Mary's Request

In mid-1916, three children in Portugal were visited by an angel who taught them how to improve their prayer as a preparation for six apparitions of the Blessed Virgin, the first of which began on this date in 1917. Mary appeared once a month on the 13th of the month  from then on until the final apparition on October 13th, when the "Miracle of the Sun" occurred.  There was one exception in August when the children were in prison on the 13th being questioned by the non-believing mayor.  Mary appeared to them after their release later that month.  Mary asked the children to pray the rosary daily for the conversion of sinners and for peace. She also asked that the world be consecrated to her, which St. John Paul II did on May 13th, 1982. His attempted assassination took place in St. Peter's Square on May 13th, 1981, and he attributed his survival to Our Lady of Fatima.
Mary's request for prayer and reflection on her Son through the Rosary continues,  but a look at today's world indicates that more prayer, more praying people need to answer the request. Could we not find time today to honor it?
Bro. Rene