Lucia asked Mary to take them to heaven. Mary reassured Lucia, "I will take Jacinta and Francisco shortly; but you will stay here for some time to come. Jesus wants you to make Me known and loved. He wishes to establish the devotion to My Immaculate Heart throughout the world. I promise salvation to whoever desires it; these souls will be dear to God, like the flowers I use to adorn his throne." Ten years later, in 1927, the last sentence of Mary’s utterances was cited in a letter from Sr. Lucia to her confessor.
Nais niyang maging deboto ng aking Imakuladang Puso ang buong mundo. Ipinapangako kong magkakaroon ng kaligtasan ang sinumang magnanais nito; magiging malapit sa Diyos ang mga kaluluwang ito kagaya ng mga bulaklak sa paligid ng kanyang luklukan." Sampung taon pagkaraan ng aparisyon, inihayag ni Lucia noong 1927 ang tinurang ito ni Maria sa isang liham sa kanyang tagapagkumpisal.