Posted on 10/07/2001 4:41:26 PM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
Michael Matt, editor of the Remnant a traditionalist Catholic newspaper published the following report on their website. We have been informed by a reliable contact in France that Sister Lucy (the only surviving seer of the Fatima apparitions) has delivered a message to Carmelite sisters in France. According to this report, Sister Lucy recently received another communication from the Mother of God. In the wake of that communication, we are told, Sister Lucy has asked Carmelite sisters throughout the world to pray specifically on the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary for a special intention. That intention is, we are told, that the world might be spared “a blood bath.” Whether this has any connection to the impending war with Islamic terrorists, we have no way of knowing. Though our French source is reliable, we have not been able to confirm this report ourselves, and are now in the process of trying to do so. At least two Carmelite convents in the United States have indicated to us that they have NOT received such a message. One Carmelite convent, however, did confirm that they did receive a letter from the Asociatcion Ntra. Sca Del Rosario in Fatima Portugal (dated September 13th, 2001), which did call on the Carmelite order to unite with Sister Lucy in praying for peace in the world on October 7—the Feast of the Holy Rosary. In this letter (written in Spanish) there was no mention of a recent communication to Sister Lucy from Our Lady, nor was there reference to a “blood bath.” We are presently waiting for the text of the French version. In any event, we believe that, because time is short between now and the Feast of the Holy Rosary, it would be a good idea for all Catholics to join the Carmelites in praying for this intention on tomorrow’s Feast. Such an intention is a certainly most worthy, especially right now; so even if this French report turns out to be somehow exaggerated, the intention is still well worth remembering during this critical hour of unrest and uncertainty in the world.
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A LUTHERAN BUMP LIST...............
Lutherans do not worship Mary........We WORSHIP OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS, THE CHRIST.......
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A LUTHERAN BUMP LIST...............
Lutherans do not worship Mary........We WORSHIP OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS, THE CHRIST.......
I AM A LUTHERAN and because of Martin Luther, we found that the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are FALSE!!
We believe that Our Lord Jesus Christ founded the One True Catholic Faith. We also believe that Mary, His mother, humbled herself to God's will, and became the mother of God. The two are thus bound inexplicably to one another. She stood silently by as the enemies of Christ, her son, cruelly tortured and crucified him on the cross. She kept her peace knowing that she was all part of God's plan to redeem the world which was hopelessly lost to Original Sin.
Our Lord, Jesus, so loved his Mother that he proclaimed that if we ask anything in his Holy Mother's name it will be granted to us, as he cannot deny His Mother anything. This is a part of our Faith that is embedded into our very souls. Mary is our recourse. She is our Mother. And just as our earthly mothers cannot deny our most urgent needs, our Heavenly Mother will look after us until we see her enthroned along side of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Taken in that context, it was received with laughs, as evidenced by some of the comments.
BTW - I've earned enough stripes on this board defending The Church from bashers without feeling the need to explain myself, anyway.
And if you're not a Catholic, then I invite you to please SHUT UP about things you know nothing about.
Ad Majorem Dei Glorium!
"I have myself seen a small baby jealous; it was too young to speak,
but it was livid with anger as it watched another infant at the breast"
(Book I, Chapter VII, trans. F. J. Sheed).
There are political 'sheeple' and there are the religiously ignorant or stubborn 'sheeple'.
Thanks for the enlightening comments.
Ad Majorem Dei Glorium.
Lucy - you got some 'splainin' to do!
sorry senator ... this is utter ridicule of Catholic beliefs ... if you disagree, fine ... just say how, and do your own "'splainin'" ... but to compare any aspect of Fatima with a sitcom, demonstrates a trite understanding and shallow and hateful perspective
I'm Catholic, and I appreciated having a good chuckle before entering the Protestant vs. Catholic bloodbath that I expect on these threads : )
I'm Catholic and thought it was cute. And I've seen you defend denominations that have been attacked, and I've always appreciated it. Peace.
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