Posted on 05/13/2009 9:10:19 PM PDT by STARWISE
Do you want to offer yourselves to God, to endure all the sufferings He may allow, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended and as a supplication for the conversion of sinners? — Our Lady of Fatima
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Although Notre Dame, because of its French founding fathers and grotto, is usually associated with Our Lady of Lourdes, the above words, spoken by Our Lady of Fatima to three young shepherd children on May 13, 1917, could be taken as the rallying cry for the faithful who hope to avail on Our Lord to prevail in the "commencement of evil" scheduled at Our Lady's university just four days from now.
And while the prayer of the Fatima faithful helped bring about the famed "Miracle of the Sun," I believe that if enough people pray in 2009, it will bring about an equally amazing miracle of "the bishop who did act."
Ninety-two years ago, it was three young children, aged seven to ten, who were Our Lady of Fatima's foot soldiers in the war against the secular rulers of Portugal and the godless forces of the early 20th century.
Today, the places of the youth are taken by the likes of Randall Terry, Alan Keyes, and other Operation Rescuers who, like Fatima's Lucia, Francisco, and Juanita, are getting arrested for the sake of His Name and Her Message.
But while as many souls as the Spirit dictates should descend upon South Bend to follow in Dr. Keyes' and Mr. Terry's footsteps, everybody can pray.
It is not by coincidence that Real Catholic TV's Michael Voris told us that the Vatican itself is on the verge of stepping in to stop the South Bend sacrilege ... but at the same time urged viewers to say the full twenty decades of the rosary for Notre Dame so that the prelates don't lose their nerve.
For just as Mary urged the Fatima children, "Say the rosary every day to earn peace for the world and the end of war," She urges us today to pray for peace in the Church and the end of the Catholic campus' war on young men's souls — which leads them to destroy even younger souls before their bodies are even born.
In Bud McFarlane's 1995 novel, Pierced by a Sword, the world was saved when Pope Patrick (the first Irish pope!) celebrated Mass at Notre Dame at the precise moment the forces of an atheistic world dictatorship were about to take over our country.
On May 17th, that moment (that Satan is poised to capture the Church in America) is truly at hand; may we all, young and old, pray that our present Pope Benedict (in conjunction with South Bend bishop, John D'Arcy) act at Notre Dame and save our Church — and our country — for real.
~~PING!
**On May 17th, that moment (that Satan is poised to capture the Church in America) is truly at hand; may we all, young and old, pray that our present Pope Benedict (in conjunction with South Bend bishop, John D’Arcy) act at Notre Dame and save our Church — and our country — for real.**
Amen to that!
Obama and Abortion
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From the time of his election, on through his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama has proved himself to be the most pro-abortion president in American history.
Such a shameful record of disregard for the sanctity of life professed by the Catholic faith should disqualify him from being honored by a Catholic university like Notre Dame—as the teaching of the Church and public statements by dozens of bishops make perfectly clear.
* November 5, 2008: Obama selects pro-abortion Representative Rahm Emanuel as his White House Chief of Staff. [More Info]
* November 19, 2008: Obama nominates pro-abortion former Senator Tom Daschle as his Health and Human Services Secretary. [More Info]
* November 20, 2008: Obama adds former NARAL legal director Dawn Johnsen to his Department of Justice Review Team and later appoints her Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Legal Counsel. [More Info]
* November 24, 2008: Obama appoints Ellen Moran, former director of the pro-abortion group Emily’s List, as his White House communications director. [More Info]
* November 24, 2008: Obama puts former Emily’s List board member Melody Barnes in place as his director of the Domestic Policy Council. [More Info]
* November 30, 2008: Obama names pro-abortion Senator Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. [More Info]
* December 10, 2008: Obama selects pro-abortion former Clinton administration official Jeanne Lambrew as deputy director of the White House Office of Health Reform. [More Info]
* December 10, 2008: Obama transition team publishes memo from dozens of pro-abortion groups listing the actions they want him to take. [More Info]
* January 5, 2009: Obama picks pro-abortion Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as the Democratic National Committee chairman. [More Info]
* January 6, 2009: Obama chooses Thomas Perrelli, the lawyer who represented Terri Schiavo’s husband Michael, as the third highest attorney in the Justice Department. [More Info]
* January 22, 2009: Obama releases statement reiterating support for Roe v. Wade, the decision that has allowed 50 million abortions since 1973. [More Info]
* January 23, 2009: Obama overturns the Mexico City Policy, forcing taxpayers to fund pro-abortion groups that either promote or perform abortions abroad. [More Info]
* January 26, 2009: Obama nominee for Deputy Secretary of State, James B. Steinberg, advocates taxpayer funding of abortion. [More Info]
* January 29, 2009: Obama nominates pro-abortion David Ogden as Deputy Attorney General. [More Info]
* February 12, 2009: Obama nominates pro-abortion Elena Kagan to serve as Solicitor General. [More Info]
* February 27, 2009: Obama starts the process of overturning pro-life conscience protections put in place by President Bush. [More Info]
* February 28, 2009: Obama nominates pro-abortion Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. [More Info]
* March 5, 2009: The Obama Administration shuts out pro-life groups from attending a White House sponsored health care summit. [More Info]
* March 9, 2009: Obama signs an executive order allowing taxpayer money to fund embryonic stem cell research. [More Info]
* March 10, 2009: Obama creates a new foreign policy position for women’s issues filled by abortion advocate Melanne Verveer. [More Info]
* March 10, 2009: Obama reverses an executive order calling for research into obtaining embryonic stem cells without harming human life. [More Info]
* March 11, 2009: Obama creates a new agency known as the White House Council on Women and Girls, led by abortion advocate Tina Tchen. [More Info]
* March 11, 2009: Obama administration officials at the United Nations deny the negative effects of abortion and advocate an unlimited right to abortion. [More Info]
* March 17, 2009: Obama names pro-abortion federal judge David Hamilton to serve on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. [More Info]
* March 20, 2009: The White House announces that President Obama will give the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame. [More Info]
* March 26, 2009: Obama announces $50 million for the UN Population Fund, which is closely tied to the Chinese forced abortions program. [More Info]
* April 15, 2009: Obama administration’s Department of Homeland Security labels pro-lifers potential terrorists. [More Info]
* April 22, 2009: Obama administration’s Food and Drug Administration changes policy to allow 17-year-old girls to obtain Plan B contraceptive pills without a prescription. [More Info]
http://notredameprotest.com/obama/
Love it!
~~PING!
well said
Thank you Star, for compiling the list.
“Do you want to offer yourselves to God, to endure all the sufferings He may allow, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended and as a supplication for the conversion of sinners? — Our Lady of Fatima”
Odd that Panagia only talks that way to Western, Latin Rite Catholics and even then usually only to children. In Greece and Russia, she visits all sorts of people and so far as I have been told, doesn’t issue orders or threats or dire warnings or discuss theology with old ladies. She acts just as one might expect, as a friend and loving mother.
Kinda fits the Western "do this and you'll go to hell" versus the Eastern "do this and you will be like God" phronema, doesn't it, K? In the West, the compelling element seems to be fear and intimidation; in the East, love and encouragement.
Prayer ping!
I guess you two have never heard of the Guadalupe apparitions, where she appeared to a 55 year old Indian man. She said there, "I truly am your merciful Mother, your Mother and the Mother of all who dwell in this land, and of all mankind, of all those who love me, of those who cry to me, and of those who seek and place their trust in me. Here I shall listen to their weeping and their sorrows. I shall take them all to my heart, and I shall cure their many sufferings, afflictions, and sorrows."
I guess your implication as well is that only the Orthodox apparitions are legit. I don’t see Catholics questioning yours!
“I guess your implication as well is that only the Orthodox apparitions are legit.”
Not at all. I don’t doubt they are real. I do doubt she issues threats and talks like a bad dramatic actress in an over done B grade movie.
“I don’t see Catholics questioning yours!”
I should think not!
“Kinda fits the Western “do this and you’ll go to hell” versus the Eastern “do this and you will be like God” phronema, doesn’t it, K? In the West, the compelling element seems to be fear and intimidation; in the East, love and encouragement.”
Sad that they use Panagia that way, to scare and threaten people. On the other hand, we do have Our Lady of Guadalupe who, while certainly speaking in a dramatic way, does offer a refuge and solace and not the Fatima, “Watch out, my Son is angry and I don’t know if I can hold Him back much longer” routine, so its not a totally lost cause.
Much more recently, she appeared to a Japanese nun (obviously not a child) near the city of Akita in the 1970s. The message is along the lines of Fatima though, so I guess she wasn’t actually talking that way. :-P
Our Lady of Soufanieh , an ongoing Marian visitation calling for Christian unity. Approved by the local bishops, East and West.
http://www.soufanieh.com/menuenglish.htm
Good to see you on here N.O.!
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