Brief
Manuel Pedro Marto
The claims the writer was given for Manuel Pedro Marto, in the order they were given.
1
Lúcia accompanied her father to the Ourém town hall, but Manuel Pedro Marto (Ti Marto) chose not to bring Jacinta and Francisco.
“Lúcia accompanied her father when he went to the provincial capital, but Ti Marto decided not to take Jacinta and Francisco with him.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:11677-11806 observation
2
Artur Santos demanded to know where the other child was when he saw Manuel Pedro Marto arrive at the Ourém town hall without Jacinta and Francisco.
““Where is the other child?” roared Santos when he saw Ti Marto there alone, apparently not realizing that three children were involved.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:11813-11938 testimony first hand
3
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that the carriage carrying the children suddenly changed direction on the main road and the driver whipped the horse into a gallop, which he considered a carefully organised abduction.
““The horses fell into a trot and we went to the Cova da Íria,” recollected Ti Marto later. “I was relieved, but when we got to the main road, the carriage with the children in it took a sudden turn, the driver whipped the horse, and it bolted like lightning. The whole thing was very cleverly organized.””
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:15102-15394 opinion first hand
4
Olimpia Marto and Maria Rosa dos Santos discovered their children were not at home and went with Manuel Pedro Marto to the Cova da Iria on 1917-07-13, where they found the three children surrounded by hundreds of people.
“Soon afterward, both Olimpia and Maria Rosa discovered their children were not at home. They knew where to find them, and so together with Ti Marto they went to the Cova da Íria. When they got there, they found the three children surrounded by hundreds of people.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:2657-2913 observation
5
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that at the Cova da Iria on 1917-07-13, two men built a barrier around the children to protect them from the crowd.
““There was a huge crowd, but then two men, one from Ramilla and one from here, built a barrier around the children to protect them.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:2951-3076 testimony first hand
6
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that Lúcia was kneeling and praying the rosary, with the crowd repeating her words, before she suddenly stood up as if pulled by invisible hands and called for people to close their umbrellas because Our Lady was coming.
““A little farther away Lúcia was kneeling on the ground, saying the rosary. The crowd repeated the words after her. When they finished, she jumped up so quickly, it was as if she was being pulled up by invisible hands. She looked to the east and called out, ‘Close your umbrellas’—many people had had them open for protection against the sun—‘Our Dear Lady is coming!’”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:3252-3611 testimony first hand
7
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled seeing what looked like a small grey cloud above the oak tree during the apparition at the Cova da Iria on 1917-07-13, and that the heat subsided with a pleasant breeze unusual for high summer.
“Then I saw what looked like a very small gray cloud above the oak tree. The heat had gone down and a pleasant breeze was blowing, not at all like it usually is in high summer.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:3662-3830 observation first hand
8
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that the crowd at the Cova da Iria fell completely silent and that he heard a humming sound he could not make out, comparing it to the sound of a telephone, which he considered a sign of a miracle.
““The people were so silent, I could have heard a needle hitting the ground. Then I heard a humming sound, but could not make out any words. I imagine that's how a telephone sounds... For me, these were signs that this was a miracle.””
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:3840-4113 opinion first hand
9
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled hearing a loud clap of thunder as the Lady departed the Third apparition on 1917-07-13, causing the wooden arch with two lanterns to tremble as if in an earthquake.
““We heard a loud clap of thunder and the little wooden arch, which had two lanterns hanging on it, trembled as if there had been an earthquake.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:7740-7871 observation first hand
10
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that Lúcia sprang up, pointed to the sky, and cried "There She goes!" as the Lady departed, and considered Lúcia's subsequent confirmation that the Lady was no longer visible sufficient proof of the apparition.
“Lúcia, who was still kneeling, sprang up quickly, pointed to the sky, and cried, ‘There She goes! There She goes!’ “After a few moments she said, ‘Now you can't see her anymore.’ This was enough proof for me.””
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch10:7883-8089 opinion first hand
11
Manuel Pedro Marto's house was filled with the fragrance of the branch that the children had brought home from Portugal, Valinhos.
“When Jacinta’s father, Ti Marto, came home that evening, the whole house was filled with the fragrance from the branch the children had brought home.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch11:1857-2001 observation
12
Jacinta Marto told her father, Manuel Pedro Marto, that the fragrant branch was the one on which Our Dear Lady had stood.
““It is the branch on which Our Dear Lady stood,” Jacinta explained to him.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch11:2008-2077 testimony first hand
13
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that on the morning of 1917-10-13 his house was so crowded with visitors that his wife Olimpia was upset because people climbed on the furniture and made a mess.
“Our house was so full of people, we couldn't move. Outside there was a cloudburst... My poor wife was totally upset, for the people in the house climbed on everything”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:2283-2467 testimony first hand
14
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that a neighbour warned him he might be attacked if he accompanied the children to the Cova da Iria on 1917-10-13.
“a neighbor came up and whispered to me, 'Ti Marto, you'd better not go, because you might be attacked.'”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:2811-2904 testimony first hand
15
Jacinta Marto told her father that people who might kill them and the children would go to heaven while those who harmed them would go to hell.
“Jacinta said to me, 'If the people kill us, we will go to heaven. But the poor people who do that to us, they will go to hell.'”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:3422-3543 testimony second hand
16
On 1917-10-13, Lúcia dos Santos wore a blue dress and Jacinta Marto wore a white dress with white lace bows for the procession to the oak tree at the Cova da Iria.
“Lúcia's dress was blue and Jacinta's white. She placed white lace bows on their heads so they looked like little angels as they walked in the procession to the oak tree.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:3650-3814 testimony first hand
17
A man carried Jacinta Marto to the arch with the lanterns at the Cova da Iria on 1917-10-13, calling out to clear a path for the children who saw Our Lady.
“A man picked up my Jacinta and carried her to the arch with the lanterns, clearing a path for them by crying out, 'Make way for the children who see Our Dear Lady!'”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:4220-4378 testimony first hand
18
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that someone struck him with a stick amid the crowd at the Cova da Iria on 1917-10-13, but the crowd then formed a protective barrier around him.
“Suddenly a man hit me with a stick, and I thought, Now trouble is about to start. But nothing happened after that. The people built barriers around me to protect me.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:4761-4923 testimony first hand
19
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that on 1917-10-13 the crowd at the Cova da Iria could look directly at the sun without being blinded as it flickered and threw beams of light in different colours.
“We could look directly at the sun without being blinded. It seemed to flicker and throw out beams of light in various directions, covering everything in different colors. The astonishing thing was that it did not hurt our eyes to look at it.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:9087-9325 testimony first hand
20
Manuel Pedro Marto recalled that the sun appeared to tear itself from the heavens and rush toward the crowd at the Cova da Iria on 1917-10-13, which he described as a frightening moment.
“Then the sun suddenly started dancing and looked as if it was tearing itself away from the heavens and rushing toward us. That was a frightening moment.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch12:9345-9490 testimony first hand
21
Francisco Marto was born on 1908-06-11, the sixth child of Manuel Pedro Marto and his wife Olimpia Marto.
“Her cousin Francisco was born on June 11, 1908. The sixth child of Manuel Pedro Marto and his wife Olimpia, he was a sturdy boy with a round, plump face that always had a smile on it.”
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch8:2434-2614 administrative
22
Manuel Pedro Marto told his family that the Mother of God has appeared at different times and places since the beginning of the world, and that if this had never happened, the world would be in a worse state than it is today.
“but finally their father, Ti Marto, who was the thoughtful one in the family, raised his voice and said, “Since the beginning of the world the Mother of God has appeared at different times and places. If this never happened, the world would be in a worse state than it is today. God is great. We don’t understand everything He does, but may His will be done.””
The Fatima Secret 2000-11-28 ch9:10603-10956 opinion first hand
23
Manuel Pedro Marto reported seeing a luminous globe spinning through the clouds during the Fatima events of 1917-08-13, in a statement made under oath during the canonical enquiry concerning the signs of that date.
“One man, Manuel Pedro Marto, reported seeing clearly a luminous globe spinning through the clouds ("Uma especie de globo luminoso girando nas nuvens") in a statement made under oath during the canonical enquiry concerning the "signs" of August 13, 1917.”
THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered About UFO Influences on the Human Race 2014-09-27 ch15:7610-7860 testimony second hand