Scene 9

Setting: the Cabeço

people:
Lucia
Francisco
Jacinta
Angel of Portugal

(Sr. L synchronizes her words to fit the children’s actions.)

Sr. L: We were again at the cave on the Cabeço reciting the prayer the Angel taught us, when we saw an unknown light.

(The children stop in front of the cave, prostrate, and then a light from offscreen hits the camera. The children kneel up. The Angel comes in solemnly to where the wire rigging is, without acknowledging the children. With his right hand, he is holding a Host dripping drops of Blood into a chalice, held in his left hand. There is a close-up in the middle of this procession. He gets to the rigging, leaves the Host and chalice suspended in midair. He turns and prostrates himself to the Host and chalice. The children mimic him.)

Angel: (alone) Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He, Himself is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart, and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.

(The Angel gets up and gets again the Host and chalice. He turns toward the children, who kneel straight up to receive Communion.)

Angel: (while giving Lucia the Host and Francisco & Jacinta the chalice of the Precious Blood) Eat and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, horribly outraged by ungrateful men. Make reparation for their crimes and console your God.

(The children kneel upright as the Angel places the chalice in midair again, prostrates, and starts the same prayer.)

Angel with children: (three times; the children this time pray with him, except for Francisco, who fumbles through it the second time and finally gets it right the third time. The Angel gets up after the first time, takes the chalice and walks away while they are still prostrate.) Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly, and I offer you the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He, Himself is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart, and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.

(The children stay prostrate. After “seven apple”, Francisco gets up and looks around. He gets up and taps Lucia. Jacinta gets up, and they walk off.)

Sr.L: We remained in that position, repeating the same words over and over again. It was Francisco who realized it was dark, and drew our attention that it was time to go home.