Posted on 10/24/2015 9:52:17 AM PDT by Salvation
Msgr. Charles Pope
Question: A friend of mine is forever mentioning Fatima. What am I, as a Catholic convert, to make of this? Am I required to accept it?— Name withheld, Austin, Texas
Answer: There is probably no other prophecy so well attested and verified as that of Our Lady of Fatima. That said, the Church has never required Catholics to believe private revelations as a matter of faith. The Church, however, does hold up for the faithful certain apparitions, devotions and private revelations as worthy of acceptance and pious adherence.
The teachings of our Lady at Fatima in 1917 have proven trustworthy and been verified both by signs and by the simple fact that they all came true. Her warnings of dire consequences if we did not pray and convert have sadly proven to be accurate. She warned of another, more terrible war (World War II). She said Russia would spread errors, and she warned a pope would be struck down.
These messages were verified by two signs predicted by Our Lady. The first was the miracle of the sun, where more than 70,000 people saw the sun dance and move as if falling from the sky. She also spoke of great lights in the sky that would serve as a final warning before the terrible war of which she had warned. Those lights appeared all over Europe just before Hitler invaded Poland in the form of a stunning display of the aurora borealis.
A third secret spoke of a bishop dressed in white garb who would be martyred. Many link this to the assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II, wherein he escaped full martyrdom by the prayers Our Lady had asked for.
A final and belated prophecy from Fatima seems to have come in the form of a letter written by Sister Lucia dos Santos to Cardinal Carlo Caffarra. The year was 1981 and, according to the transcript of an interview with Cardinal Caffarra, she wrote the following:
“[T]he final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Don’t be afraid, she added, because anyone who operates for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be contended and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue. And then she concluded: however, Our Lady has already crushed its head.”
And once again, the prophecy seems accurate, because this is exactly where we are. So, while belief is not required, it does not seem rational to reject these apparitions, either, due to the evidence. Finally, it never hurts to pray for peace and the conversion of sinners, which is the fundamental request of Our Lady of Fatima.
Monsignor Pope OSV Ping!
If this is indeed the “Last Battle,” then Christ’s return will be soon.
15 promises from Our Lady for praying the rosary:
1.Whosoever shall faithfully SERVE ME (Mary) by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
It is written, Luke 4:8- And Jesus answered and said to him, 5“Get behind Me, Satan! 6For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and HIM ONLY you shall SERVE.’ ”
No one who claims to be the mother of Christ would be so bold a liar.
The roman Catholic Mary is a liar in her first promise, so she must point to a false Christ.
On the testimony of the Word and the Word Made Flesh..
Game. Set. Match.
For Roman Christianity for her Mary and her Jesus..daughters included.
The mind boggles and the head is scratched. Entertain Fatima and know that you have entertained a lying spirit. For this you will be held fully responsible, contra Pope’s laid back “take it or leave it...but take it...why not?” approach.
That he, and many of you, don’t understand this is disturbing.
In Msgr’s post: “[T]he final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Don’t be afraid, she added, because anyone who operates for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be contended and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue. And then she concluded: however, Our Lady has already crushed its head.”
Hopefully this means that what many have been fearing from the Synod will not happen.
http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/10/24/0816/01825.html
There's the final document if anyone reads Italian we could answer all our questions now
“Entertain Fatima and know that you have entertained a lying spirit.”
What was the lie?
Yes, our priest talked about it too.
Interesting.
I’m about to send it to my priest, and the Grand Knight (I’m in the KofC).
I’ve shown it to anyone who will listen so far. Very exciting, don’t you agree?
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Excellent article. Thanks for posting.
the two statements do not conflict with one another at all,,Catholics do not worship Mary, they pray through her....Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death....see how easy it is when you actually pay attention.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.Therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose ends shall be according to their works.
False Mary points to a false Jesus.
And Rome’s false gospel vs Paul’s gospel also proves it..
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.
Go figure- same chapter..
It is like Christianity today is under a spell. A Roman spell..
I didn’t say you worshipped Mary..
I said ‘Mary’ tells people by faithfully
SERVING HER and praying the rosary, she will...
Fill in the blank with her quid pro quo.
It isn’t ‘worship’- it was the words SERVE ME.
And scripture is NOT silent on who WE SHOULD SERVE!
And she contracts ‘her’ very Son when He confronted Satan.
See how easy it is when you actually pay attention
“...see how easy it is when you actually pay attention...”
To lying spirits? Yes, that makes everything easier...except the consequences.
The whole vision is a lie as it is a false spirit.
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