It is clear from the above two revelations that God had forewarned mankind of a great and terrible chastisement. Each tree was in the shape of a cross and enveloped in magnificent light. The following is the part which refers specifically to the Act of Entrustment: Mother of all individuals and peoples, you know all their sufferings and hopes. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated'. Of the more recent revelations about these days of darkness, we will mention only two: those of Blessed Anna-Maria Taigi and Venerable Elizabeth Canori-Mora. It gives me a certitude which is beyond verification by any human way of knowing. On this solemn occasion of his visit to Fatima, His Holiness has directed me to make an announcement to you. But in order not to make my letter too long, since I was told to keep it short, I confined myself to the essentials, leaving it to God to provide another more favourable opportunity. The city can be the place of communion and progress, but also of danger and the most extreme menace. During this darkness artificial light will be impossible. We do not see the pure object, but it comes to us through the filter of our senses, which carry out a work of translation. Blessed Anna Maria Taigi (d. 1837) says this: A very thick darkness shall envelop the earth during three days. I would like finally to mention another key expression of the secret which has become justly famous: my Immaculate Heart will triumph. We might add that private revelations often spring from popular piety and leave their stamp on it, giving it a new impulse and opening the way for new forms of it. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY CARDINAL ANGELO SODANOSECRETARY OF STATE. From readiness to trample on the commandments of God, deliver us. The subject, the visionary, is still more powerfully involved. Brothers and sisters, let us thank Our Lady of Fatima for her protection. Such visions therefore are never simple photographs of the other world, but are influenced by the potentialities and limitations of the perceiving subject. Sister Lucia personally confirmed that this solemn and universal act of consecration corresponded to what Our Lady wished (Sim, est feita, tal como Nossa Senhora a pediu, desde o dia 25 de Maro de 1984: Yes it has been done just as Our Lady asked, on 25 March 1984: Letter of 8 November 1989). It shows us that our prayers can be answered and that God is always listening. The Evil One has power in this world, as we see and experience continually; he has power because our freedom continually lets itself be led away from God. The concluding part of the secret uses images which Lucia may have seen in devotional books and which draw their inspiration from long-standing intuitions of faith. For this reason, the figurative language of the visions is symbolic. The present Year of the Redemption shows this: the special Jubilee of the whole Church. To her maternal intercession let us entrust the Church of the Third Millennium. "Dear children, tonight, I come to you to tell you that the greatest sword that pierces My Heart is the unpreparedness for . These prophecies include: St. Hippolytus (d. 235) The Great French Monarch who shall subject all the East shall come around the end of the world., Monk Adso (d. 992) Some of our teachers say that a King of the Franks will possess the entire Roman Empire. This calendar has many unique features which make it a true spiritual resource, guiding our devotions on a daily basis. I write in obedience to you, my God, who command me to do so through his Excellency the Bishop of Leiria and through your Most Holy Mother and mine. This Great Monarch will assist the Pope in the reformation of the whole earth., Venerable Magdalene Porzat (d. 1850) An enormous bird (Great Monarch) shall awake as from a sleep, and with its terrible bill and claws shall sever the oxs neck and shall eagerly devour the intestines of the wicked dragon. I did say something about it. To explain the finality and completeness of Revelation, the Catechism of the Catholic Church quotes a text of Saint John of the Cross: In giving us his Son, his only Word (for he possesses no other), he spoke everything to us at once in this sole Word - and he has no more to say because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has now spoken all at once by giving us the All Who is His Son. Mother of the Church! (Mk 15:33). During these three days the people should remain in their homes, pray the Rosary, and beg God for mercy.. (7) In the Fourth Memoir Sister Lucia adds: In Portugal, the dogma of the faith will always be preserved, etc. Father Martin, who read the real third secret of Fatima and understood before others the ongoing apostasy taking place in the church since the Second Vatican Council, made the following statement that seems to talk about what is happening right now with the spread of the coronavirus and other diseases: "because Fatima is a very apocalyptic But it was almost the sixth hour,and there was darkness in the entire earth, until the ninth hour. The religious orders will be reestablished and the homes of Christians will become homes imbued with religion. These conversions will be amazing. Our Lady of Fatima told the shepherd children to pray the rosary daily for the end of the war (World War I). It is called Revelation because in it God gradually made himself known to men, to the point of becoming man himself, in order to draw to himself the whole world and unite it with himself through his Incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. It is the vision as a whole that matters, and the details must be understood on the basis of the images taken in their entirety. The martyrs die in communion with the Passion of Christ, and their death becomes one with his. How can we ever be grateful enough to our kind heavenly Mother, who had already prepared us by promising, in the first Apparition, to take us to heaven. In the Via Crucis of an entire century, the figure of the Pope has a special role. They will say: Christians cannot escape now! But a Great king will arise to fight the enemies of God. It might be objected that we should not place a human being between ourselves and Christ. It is a process which involves man in his entirety and therefore reason as well, but not reason alone. Since we did not heed this appeal of the Message, we see that it has been fulfilled, Russia has invaded the world with her errors. God will use the powers of darkness to exterminate these sectarian, iniquitous and criminal men, who plot to eradicate the Catholic Church, our Holy Mother, by tearing Her up by Her deepest roots, and casting Her on the ground. He had been very close to death, and he himself explained his survival in the following words: it was a mother's hand that guided the bullet's path and in his throes the Pope halted at the threshold of death (13 May 1994). Thus, while the world faces a fearsome and terrible destruction in light of mankinds insolence and impiety, God assures us that He will not abandon those who are faithful to Him. She experienced frequent ecstasies, performed miraculous cures, read hearts, foretold deaths, and predicted the coming of future events. Those who expected exciting apocalyptic revelations about the end of the world or the future course of history are bound to be disappointed. Read Part I introducing the error to guard against. Amen. In the private revelations approved by the Church - and therefore also in Fatima - this is the point: they help us to understand the signs of the times and to respond to them rightly in faith. This apocalyptic view is also known as Imminentist , because it believes an apocalypse will happen in the mid term future and completely destroy the present world order, replacing it with a new one. And with regard to this subject, separating the chaff from the wheat is indeed a daunting task. On 18 July 1981 Cardinal Franjo eper, Prefect of the Congregation, gave two envelopes to Archbishop Eduardo Martnez Somalo, Substitute of the Secretariat of State: one white envelope, containing Sister Lucia's original text in Portuguese; the other orange, with the Italian translation of the secret. Though the prophetic spirit continued through the centuries, the Church has never promoted any other prophetic work even as she proclaimed countless saints who were gifted with prophesy. Fatima Center Vignettes: Does that mean Our Lord Hasnt Been Present For Years? North Carolina 1999 Part II, The Companions of Christ: The Forgotten Three Holy Days of Obligation after Christmas Day, Fatima Center Vignettes: The Canadian National Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima Statue. This will be something so deplorable and atrocious that it will reduce the world to the ultimate depths of desolation.. He ascends the throne of Peter. The way in which the Church is bound to both the uniqueness of the event and progress in understanding it is very well illustrated in the farewell discourse of the Lord when, taking leave of his disciples, he says: I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. In the documentation presented here four other texts have been added to the manuscripts of Sister Lucia: 1) the Holy Father's letter of 19 April 2000 to Sister Lucia; 2) an account of the conversation of 27 April 2000 with Sister Lucia; 3) the statement which the Holy Father appointed Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State, to read on 13 May 2000; 4) the theological commentary by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. new rosary radio station! She was asked if she would be happy to have it published, and she replied: If the Holy Father agrees, then I am happy, otherwise I obey whatever the Holy Father decides. This is the Congregation which works most closely with the Pope in defending the true Catholic faith, and which since 1957, as you know, has kept your hand-written letter containing the third part of the secret revealed on 13 July 1917 at Cova da Iria, Fatima. Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in connection with her apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. I am in the midst of you. Today the prospect that the world might be reduced to ashes by a sea of fire no longer seems pure fantasy: man himself, with his inventions, has forged the flaming sword. Now a veil is drawn back on a series of events which make history and interpret it in depth, in a spiritual perspective alien to present-day attitudes, often tainted with rationalism. LAST SECRET OF FATIMA The Church has given permission to reveal to the people the last part of the message. The true Pope would be forced to leave Rome and would be murdered in exile, leaving the Church without a head. Fr. The history of an entire century can be seen represented in this image. The Fatima CenterThu, October 20, 2022 1:00pmURL:Embed:#shorts Watch FULL episode here: https://youtu.be/kdsPRSASCSk Please help us spread the saving. The Pope seems to precede the others, trembling and suffering because of all the horrors around him. Have courage! While it must always take its lead and direction from the liturgy, it in turn enriches the faith by involving the heart. And Moses extended his hand toward heaven. The Bishop of Leiria-Fatima read the autograph letter of the Holy Father, which explained the reasons for the visit. In 1984 Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral of Fatima confirmed that the Third Secret of Fatima is not about atomic war or the end of the world, but instead concerns the Catholic Faith, and specifically the loss of that Faith throughout (at least) Europe. The place of the action is described in three symbols: a steep mountain, a great city reduced to ruins and finally a large rough-hewn cross. While the visionaries at Medjugorje have mentioned that the Three Days of Darkness are not part of the Tenth Secret, this is an honest, mistaken belief on their part. The Fatima CenterMon, October 17, 2022 9:00amURL:Embed: The Fatima CenterMon, June 27, 2022 4:47pmURL:Embed:Check out the full video here: https://youtu.be/1eIleTNNVBk Please help us spread the, The Fatima CenterTue, December 27, 2022 2:00pmURL:Embed:Watch the talks from the FATIMA: The Moment Has Come conference: https://tinyurl.com/2hk5472m, Opinion on the three days of darkness | Q&A FATIMA: The Moment Has Come, Get notified of the latest news from the Fatima Center, Proving Jesus Christ Was a Real, Historical Person, https://www.instagram.com/the_fatimacenter/, Brain-Death Is a Legal Fiction Enabling Murder by Mutilation, Is Christian Civilization the Best Civilization? A great light will flash from their bodies and will settle upon the cardinal, the future Pontiff. Your email address will not be published. Eric Bermingham is an aerospace engineer by day and a creationist author by night. PHONE: 1-800-263-8160 This clarifies two things: 1. Then Christianity will spread throughout the world. The criterion for the truth and value of a private revelation is therefore its orientation to Christ himself. Catholic prophecy points to a coming three days of darkness. If we do not reject the path of sin, hatred, revenge, injustice, violations of the rights of the human person, immorality and violence, etc. He, who out of curiosity, opens his window to look out, or leaves his home, will fall dead on the spot. To reach this goal, the way indicated - surprisingly for people from the Anglo-Saxon and German cultural world - is devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. REMINDER - It is FIRST FRIDAY & FIRST SATURDAY this weekend! The common and outstanding character among latter day prophecies seems to be the foreboding of a terrible destruction of the world due to an unrepentant mankind, the resurgence of the Church, and the conversion of the world. Elizabeth pleaded for mercy, in part by agreeing to spend nine days in hell as an act of reparation. An attempt to interpret the secret of Fatima. After having most happily governed his kingdom, he will go to Jerusalem, and depose on Mount Olivet his scepter and crown. It will be impossible to use any man-made lighting during this darkness, except blessed candles. (8) In the translation, the original text has been respected, even as regards the imprecise punctuation, which nevertheless does not impede an understanding of what the visionary wished to say. In a special way we entrust and consecrate to you those individuals and nations which particularly need to be thus entrusted and consecrated. As you know, the purpose of his visit to Fatima has been to beatify the two little shepherds. Thus it is from that day on the hand of the Lady Fatima has been used in the Islamic world as a symbol ofpatience, abundance, and faithfulness. 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