Bishop Luis Zarama offers this reflection as we remember Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto on February 20. Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto were two of the three children who reported seeing the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. They were both very young when they witnessed the apparitions, with Jacinta being only 7 years old and Francisco being 9. They were known for their deep devotion to the Virgin Mary and their commitment to prayer and sacrifice.