It was in your baptismal waters, Francis and Jacinta, that your Creator first quenched His thirst for profound intimacy and friendship with the both of you. That first immersion into the life of Christ, into the life of the Light, became the glorified union through which your holy souls were watered and sustained, bringing forward an abundant harvest of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Throughout your lives, you never allowed the sacred flame of your baptismal candle to be extinguished but allowed the grace of this first encounter to become the cornerstone of all your hours.
Saints Francis and Jacinta Marto, who at receiving the holy Sacrament of baptism, became in return living sacraments of a life dedicated to Christ, through the refuge and way of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
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Brittany Culver, asm