Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1917, Mhandara Maria inonzi yakaoneka kanoverengeka kuvana vatatu vedhishopi yaSilva ndokuvaudza zvakavanzika zvitatu
, pamusoro pazvo pakava nokuvhiringidzika kukuru gare gare. Pana 13 October 1930, Dom José akazivisa mutsamba yokufudza kuti akanga achipa mvumo yepamutemo yokuvimbika kwezvakaonekwa. Akanyora Muna 1941, Dom José akakumbira mupenyu bedzi wavana vatatu, uyo zvino akanga ava munun, kujekesa zvakavanzika, kubetsera nokubudiswa kwechinyorwa chitsva chebhuku pamusoro pomuzukuru wake Jacinta, mumwe wavana vatatu, uyo akanga afa muna 1920. Pakukumbira kwake, Hanzvadzi Lúcia vakanyora gwaro raitsanangura zvakavanzika zviviri izvo zvakapfuudzwa kuzviremera zvikuru. Muna 1943 akakumbira Lucia kuzivisa chakavanzika chechitatu, uye akaramba, nemhaka yokuti akanga "asati agutsikana kuti Mwari akanga amubvumira zvakajeka kuita chiito". Muna October 1943, apo akanga achirwara zvakakomba uye paiva nokutya nokuda kwoupenyu hwake, Dom José akamumanikidzazve, achimuraira kuisa chakavanzika chechitatu mukunyora. Lúcia akateerera, asi akaisa chirevo chake muhamvuropu iyo yakanga isingafaniri kuvhurwa kutozosvikira muna 1960 kana kuti kutozosvikira pashure porufu rwake, kana yakarebesa.