Children of Fatima · Remembered on February 20
Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto is remembered on February 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | February 20 |
|---|---|
| Title | Children of Fatima |
| Died | 1920 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
The two youngest seers of Fatima, seven and nine when the Virgin appeared in 1917. Francisco gave himself to ‘consoling the hidden Jesus’; Jacinta to sacrifices for sinners. Both died in the influenza epidemic within three years, the youngest non-martyr saints the Church has canonized.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto keeps February 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of February.
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