“A symbol of unconditional love, the Heart of Mary mirrors the image of each of us, pilgrims in this path of life, on our journey to God. Echoing the Message of Fátima, the sculpture’s dim light conveys the gentleness of the maternal heart that, through the expression of the golden thorns, sublimates suffering and, through the flames raised to Heaven, appeals to the consecration to the things above.”

— In the Heart of Mary, by Cristina Rocha Leiria. Centennial of the Apparitions of Fátima. 2017, Edition of the Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal.