Why did Francisco have to say many rosaries first?

I agree with Carol Dolours,
I found several little gems in this article. Thanks for posting it.
It was interesting to see that Jacinta gave details of her death beforehand.

 

Yes, although I think looking back on it I had a few experiences before seeing Our Lady.

I think there is a doorway between this world and the next and sometimes it just goes ajar a little. For various reasons and sometimes none at all that we can tell for sure. Many of the reasons can be good some evil. Some just unfortunate. I think that is one of the reasons God gives us a Guardian Angel , to be a kind of doorkeeper.

 

Do share with us, if you see it fit to do so.

 

I will, though at the risk of boring older members as they've heard it all before, but maybe tomorrow as I slept in this morning and a beautiful morning it is.

 

I consider myself an old member and can no longer remember the details Padraig.
So definitely worth a retell.

 

I will that are mostly pleasant and if not pleasant, interesting

 

I have wondered about this also Garabandal.

What originally came to mind when I first read this question of yours about a week ago......was a statement in a book about Fatima, that I read years ago. This book states that before the apparition of St Michael, the children used to go off to pasture the sheep and Lucias mother I think, used to say to them all, remember to say the rosary. The children obeyed Lucias mother and said the rosary but they used to cut it short so they had more time for play.

They cut the rosary short by saying only the first two words of the Hail Mary.

So instead of saying....Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, Blessed art Thou among women and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. and the response..........Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen

One would give out the decade with just....
Hail Mary.

The other two would respond with just....
Holy Mary

So it would be......
Hail Mary.
Holy Mary.
Hail Mary.
Holy Mary
Hail Mary.
Holy Mary. etc Ten times.
Of course this changed after the appparition of St Michael to the children.

But I been thinking about why Francisco would need to say many rosaries first, over this last week, hoping to get an answer and this is what I now realise....

I remember one time I had to take 2 of my children to the dentist on the same day. One of them, my eldest daughter was very good and thorough at cleaning her teeth so I didn't need to say anything to her before we left home, but my other child my second eldest son was not so thorough, due to forgetfulness and a tendency to rush when cleaning his teeth, and I said to him..... make sure you clean your teeth well.

As a mother you somethimes need to stress something to one child more than others and you do this out of Love.

Mary being a loving mother would in her loving way tell each child what was necessary, especially if Francisco [though very good] needed reminding because of a tendency to forget or not understand the importance of what was being requested.