Prayer of Our Lady of Fatima

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who in most need of your mercy.

Our Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal six times between May 13, 1917 and October 13, 1917. Our Lady of Fatima shared numerous messages with the children. Among the messages was to pray the Rosary daily, to repent and live a sacramental life, and to pray for peace.

During the third apparition, the children were given a vision of hell by Our Lady. After that vision, she gave the children the exact text of this prayer and asked that it be prayed after each decade of our daily Rosary.

That is why it is sometimes referred to as “The Decade Prayer.”