Why Jacinta is now a Saint

Little seven year old Jacinta Marto, when the apparitions of Fatima happened, did not grow up like other girls of her age.  Her life was to be a short one.  She would die at the age of 9 years from a flu' epidemic the would rage through Europe after the First World War.  Her brother who was a year older and deserves his own story died also of this cruel ailment at the age of 10 years.

Despite her life being so short Heaven had a plan for her that would make her name remembered forever.  Our Mother Mary chose her to tell us all that we must not offend God by our sins, and that our God was greatly offended by them.   She asked her to offer the Rosary every day for peace in the world for if we did not turn from sins to prayer and goodness when the First World War ended there would be a greater War and men would go on killing and fighting and hating.   This was not what God wanted for us, the people He loved so much that he sent his Son to die for us.   Jacinta saw a representation of Hell and the many souls who go there.  Mary asked her to pray and do sacrifices for those souls who would also go to Hell unless someone was there to pray for them and ask reparation for their sins.  Jacinta was horrified with what she saw and spent the rest of her short life making sacrifices and praying the Rosary to try and spread the Grace of knowledge and forgiveness into the world, so that many would turn to God and avoid Hell.

Hell is not a popular subject among Christians today.   We prefer to think of a God of Mercy and perhaps our idea of God and Mercy turns us against any such thought that a kind and loving God would contemplate the existence of Hell.   It is certainly a difficult subject to contemplate but we  must then turn to Jesus for the answer.   Yes, Jesus.  He spoke of Hell often.  He told the story of Lazarus whom the rich man neglected  and when they both died Lazarus was in heaven in the bosom of Abraham and the rich man was in Hell and there was as Jesus related a chasm between them which could not ben crossed.  Jesus talked about separating the sheep form the goats.   "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the Devil and his Angels"   Yes, Jesus believed in Hell and he believed in Lucifer and the angels who had been sent there.   So as a Christian I must stand beside Jesus and show my love.  "If you love me, keep my Commandments".  The words of Jesus never changes and we must resist those who would have us believe otherwise.  Our salvation is important, the salvation of others is important, the love of God being brought to the world is important.  Every Catholic should be saying the Rosary and sacrificing for the sins of others.  Jesus had great hopes for his Church.  How disappointed he must be.    

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