After the death of St. Francisco Marto (1908-1919), his sister, St. Jacinta, suffered a great deal. Lucia Santos recorded: "She [Jacinta] remained pensive for a long time and when I asked her what she was thinking about she answered, 'About Francisco. I would like to see him again,' and the tears dropped from her eyes.
"One day I said, 'You are very shortly going to heaven. But I ...'
Jacinta replied, "Oh poor little thing! Don't cry. There I will pray very, very much for you. You know it is Our Lady who wants it this way. If she would want me to stay, I would be glad to suffer more for sinners."
In July 1919, Jacinta went to the hospital. When her mother went to visit her and asked her if she wanted something, she replied she would like to see Lucia. When Jacinta saw Lucia, she was very happy and hugged her at once. Lucia asked Jacinta if she was suffering too much. She said, "Yes, But I offer all for sinners and to make reparation for the Immaculate Heart of Mary." Jacinta also spoke with enthusiasm about Jesus and Mary and said, "Oh, how much I love to suffer for them, to give pleasure to them. They very much love people who suffer to convert sinners."
In the end of August, Jacinta was taken back home with a large open fistula on her chest. She suffered the daily dressing without complaining. The most painful thing for Jacinta was the frequent visits and inquiries of people. She said, "I also offer this sacrifice for sinners. How I would like to go to Cabeco to say a rosary in our cave, but I can't anymore! When you go to Cova da Iria, pray for me. Probably I can't go there anymore!"
Our Lady visited Jacinta to let her know about the future. Jacinta said to Lucia, "She told me I shall go to Lisbon to another hospital. I shan't see you nor my parents again. When I have suffered a great deal, I shall die alone, but I mustn't be afraid because she will come to take me to heaven." Weeping, Jacinta embraced Lucia and said, "I shall never see you again. You won't come to see me. Oh, pray much for me, for I shall die all alone."
Jacinta suffered greatly by thinking about going to the hospital in Lisbon. One day, Lucia said, "Don't think about it." Jacinta said, "Let me think about it. The more I think, the more I suffer, and I want to suffer for love of our Lord and for sinners. What does it matter after all? Our Lady is coming to take me to heaven."
Sometimes, she kissed the crucifix, hugged it and said, "Oh Jesus, I love You and I want to suffer a great deal for the love of thee." Other times, she prayed, "Oh Jesus, now you can convert many sinners because this sacrifice is such a big one!" One day, she embraced a picture of our Lady and said, "Oh, my beloved Heavenly Mother, must I really die alone?"
To comfort Jacinta, Lucia said, "What does it matter, dying alone if Our Lady comes for you?" Jacinta replied, "It is true, it doesn't matter, but I don't know why, sometimes I forget that she is coming to fetch me. I only think of how I shall die without you being near me."
Once Lucia asked Jacinta, "What will you do in heaven?" Jacinta said, "I shall love Jesus very much and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I shall pray a great deal for you, for sinners, for the Holy Father, for my parents, brothers, and for all who have asked me to pray for them."
雅仙達為死亡作準備
方濟.瑪圖(1908-1919)死後，他的妹妹聖雅仙達.瑪圖受了很多苦痛。路濟亞.珊桃詩憶述：「雅仙達曾長時間哀思。我問她腦海想著些什麼，她答『方濟。我想再見到他。』淚水從眼內流出來。一天，我對她說：『你很快會到天堂了！但我… 唉！』『可憐的小東西，別哭，我會多多為你祈禱。你知道這是聖母的意願。如果她想我留在世上，我願意多為罪人受苦。』」
1919年7月，雅仙達被送進醫院。她母親探望她時問起她的心願，她表示想與路濟亞見面。當這對表姊妹再見面時，雅仙達起出望外，立刻緊緊抱著路濟亞。路濟亞問雅仙達是否覺得受太多苦了，雅仙達答道：「是呀！但我為罪人和賠補瑪利亞無玷聖心，全都奉獻了。」她又興緻勃勃地談起耶穌和瑪利亞，說：「噢！我多麼願意為他們受苦，令他們快樂。他們很愛為罪人悔改而受苦的人啊！」
8月底，雅仙達被接回家，但她胸口開著一個大洞，特別每天洗換時，她始終逆來順受，從不埋怨。不過，使雅仙達最難受的，莫過於每日大量的訪客，向她連串的發問。她對路濟亞說：「我把這些作為為罪人的犧牲。我很想到卡貝蘇堂區唸玫瑰經，但我再不可以了。你到聖母顯現的依利亞山谷時，請為我祈禱。我想我再不能到那裡了！」
聖母探望雅仙達，讓她知道未來。雅仙達對路濟亞說：「聖母告訴我，我將會被送到里斯本另一所醫院，我將再不會見到你和雙親了；然後我會受很多苦，孤獨地死去。但我不應感到害怕，因為聖母會來接我到天堂去。」雅仙達飲泣擁抱著路濟亞說：「我將不會再見到你，你也不會來探望我。噢！為我多祈禱吧，因為我要孤獨地死去。」
雅仙達想到要被轉送到里斯本的醫院，十分難過。路濟亞安慰她：「你不要再想了。」雅仙達卻說：「讓我多想吧。越多想，越難受，我可以為愛耶穌和為罪人多受苦哩。這些過去了後，又算得什麼呢？聖母要來領我到天堂去啊！」
有時，雅仙達緊握和親吻苦像，說：「耶穌，我愛祢，我願意為愛祢而多受苦。」另外，她會祈禱說：「噢，耶穌，祢現在可以歸化很多罪人，因為這個犧牲實在很大！」又有一天，她擁著一幀聖母聖相說：「噢，我敬愛天上的母親，我是否真要孤獨地死去？」
為了安慰雅仙達，路濟亞說：「孤獨地死去有什麼大不了呢？反正聖母會來。」雅仙達回答：「不錯！沒有什麼大不了。不過，我不明白有時我忘了聖母會來接我，我只想到我死時你不會在我左右。」
有次，路濟亞問：「雅仙達，你在天堂時會做些什麼？」雅仙達說：「我會很愛耶穌和聖母無玷聖心。我會多為你祈禱，為罪人祈禱，為教宗、為我父母祈禱，和為那些向我要求的人祈禱。」