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Fátima is one of Portugal’s most emblematic religious sites, with millions visiting the shrine each year.
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- 00:00:033.192Um dos locais religiosos mais emblemáticos de Portugal é a cidade de Fátima. One of Portugal's most emblematic religious sites is the city of Fatima.
- 00:00:099.132A história religiosa deste local começou em 1917, The religious history of this place began in 1917,
- 00:00:1313.732quando, segundo o testemunho do povo, when, according to the testimony of the people,
- 00:00:1616.352uma senhora vestida de branco apareceu a três pastorinhos a lady dressed in white appeared to three little shepherds
- 00:00:2020.232que andavam a guardar um rebanho naquela zona. who were guarding a herd in that area.
- 00:00:2323.792Duas das crianças eram irmãos Two of the children were siblings
- 00:00:2525.892e a terceira era prima de ambos. and the third was their cousin.
- Até Until
- Azinheira Holm oak tree
- Companhia Company
- Crianças Children
- Desconfiar Suspect, distrust
- Falecer Die, pass away
- Fiéis Believers, worshippers
- Homenagem Homage, tribute, honour
- Irmãos Siblings
- Mesmo Same
- Milagre Miracle
- Orar Pray, speak to God
- Pastorinhos Shepherds (diminutive)
- Peregrinação Pilgrimage
- Prima Cousin
- Rebanho Herd
- Relato Account, report
- Religiosa Religious
- Rezar Pray, recite a prayer
- Santuário Shrine, sanctuary
- Segredos Secrets
- Sinal Sign
- Terceira Third
- Terço Rosary
- Tornar-se Become
- Visões Visions
- A partir de As of
- Todos os dias Every day
Why is a rosary called “o terço” and not “o rosario?” Thanks, Cheri
I looked this up and it seems that the full prayer, the Rosary, consisted of 150 Hail Mary’s (now 200), and this was at some point split into three sets of prayers -> this three-part division is what originated the name “terço” (third part), which was extended to the object itself, which only has 50 beads.
OK, back in my day, we only had 3 mysteries (now there’s 4). But in 1917, there were still 3. I remember the decades stuff, but I didn’t really remember the mysteries stuff. So I looked it up. You are to pray to certain mysteries on certain days. So one out of 3 mysteries is 1/3 or terço. So I think that is what you are talking about (and I’m trying to remember this stuff from almost 50 years ago!!) Thanks!!
Yes! Each mystery is apparently represented by 50 beads (5 decades), and that’s what the terço consists of as well 🙂