On the spiritual level, are we really all alike or is there a difference between the nature of the feminine spiritual connection and the male spiritual connection? Most of the time it seems as though I run into women who want to test my spiritual connection. They will also want to compete with me on a basis of what I perceive as the male form. What this tells me is they are apparently unaware of what the feminine power is on the spiritual side. I don’t blame them for this because in the world today there is little or no instruction for them in this regard.
On a greater level perhaps we are all the same but, I would suggest that this is only because every living thing in the universe is composed of the universe. In other words, that essence which we call life is reflective of the greater life force of the universe and this element exists in all of us. This does not mean however that we have the ability to join with this greater form or even participate with it in the nature of sustaining the universe. To make the attempt to join with this form while on this Earth is rather ridiculous. It should be obvious that if you had the ability to do this there would be no need for you to be on this Earth in any form.
It is my belief that all life on this Earth was created by the Father of this system. We are all an aspect of Him. This is why Jesus and every other true master of every faith I am aware of has presented the goal of attaining union with Him. This in my opinion means that you first attain to a conscious awareness of Him within you. Even this is in the beginning is rather difficult because you have to overcome the idea that you are an independent being who has free choice and can do anything you want your own way.
But, if you can acknowledge the possibility that you may be a manifestation of the Father then you have to consider the possibility that He created you (your angel that is) as either male or female. And since He has chosen to create both males and females there must be some reason for this. And that each has their own purpose and connection with Him.
From my experiences with Mary I have come to know Her as the essence of the feminine. She is essentially the latest manifestation of His first creation. His first creation was of a feminine form through which He could manifest life on Earth. She is connected to Him like no other. And if a woman should choose to find her connection to the Father in the most beneficial way they would best find it by learning from Mary.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
The Passover and the Ten Secrets
Moses led the Hebrews of out of bondage at the end of the last world age. The Passover was originally created to perpetrate the remembrance of the tribulations and miracles that usually accompany these times. The Hebrew word for the Passover is the pesach. Pesach was translated into the word Passover because the root of the Hebrew verb “to pass over” is found in the word pesach. However, pesach originally came from the Egyptian language. In Egyptian it means “to strike a blow.”[1]
When the concept of ages was virtually eliminated from the Bible, the true significance of the word pesach was lost. “The blow” is what Mary calls the Hand of God striking the Earth. The Great Chastisement is the result of this “blow” that will end the current world age. Moses was instructed to go Egypt no just to free the Jews from slavery but to save them from complete annihilation. The end of an age was at hand. If the Hebrews had stayed where they were, working on the temples of the king near the Nile tributaries they would most certainly have been drowned by inundations or buried in the ruble of their houses.
For the Seder meal of the Passover, special foods are prepared, which are symbolic of the hardships of the Exodus. While eating the food, the Ten Plagues are recited. The Ten Plagues of Moses were: Changing his staff into a snake, turning the waters of the Nile to blood, a plague of frogs, the air filled with gnats, the air filled with flies, animals dieing from a pestilence, a tremendous hail storm, a plague of locusts, an absolute darkness, death of the first born.
As these curses were unleashed upon the Egyptians, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh against freeing the Jews. As the Bible explains it, this was done so Moses could demonstrate the glory of the Lord with even greater demonstrations of his power. The Ten Secrets of the Mother Mary will also be a demonstration of the power of the Lord.
From what has been revealed about the Ten Secrets of Mary so far, they will have ramifications which will be way beyond the Ten Plagues of Moses. Mary’s Secrets will all have global consequences. They will be demonstrations of the power of God on all levels, not just the physical. Lighting up the Earth’s atmosphere for a week overshadows changing a staff into a snake by about a thousand times. Healing everyone in the world while God is seen in every form is way beyond turning the Nile River to the color of blood. If there are plagues and diseases they will probably be far worse than anything experienced by the Egyptians.
If the Ten Secrets of Medjugorje hold the same religious significance as the Ten Plagues of Moses, then Mary is the Moses of the current world age. By the time they are all fulfilled, the story of Mary’s Apparitions and Her Ten Secrets will be the beginning of a New Testament for the New Covenant. After “the blow” that ends the current age, a new Passover will be created in remembrance of Mary, the Ten Secrets, the tribulations and the Second Coming.
[1] “New American Bible,” St. Joseph Edition, Catholic Book Publishing Co. Ref. To the Book of Exodus pg.69
When the concept of ages was virtually eliminated from the Bible, the true significance of the word pesach was lost. “The blow” is what Mary calls the Hand of God striking the Earth. The Great Chastisement is the result of this “blow” that will end the current world age. Moses was instructed to go Egypt no just to free the Jews from slavery but to save them from complete annihilation. The end of an age was at hand. If the Hebrews had stayed where they were, working on the temples of the king near the Nile tributaries they would most certainly have been drowned by inundations or buried in the ruble of their houses.
For the Seder meal of the Passover, special foods are prepared, which are symbolic of the hardships of the Exodus. While eating the food, the Ten Plagues are recited. The Ten Plagues of Moses were: Changing his staff into a snake, turning the waters of the Nile to blood, a plague of frogs, the air filled with gnats, the air filled with flies, animals dieing from a pestilence, a tremendous hail storm, a plague of locusts, an absolute darkness, death of the first born.
As these curses were unleashed upon the Egyptians, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh against freeing the Jews. As the Bible explains it, this was done so Moses could demonstrate the glory of the Lord with even greater demonstrations of his power. The Ten Secrets of the Mother Mary will also be a demonstration of the power of the Lord.
From what has been revealed about the Ten Secrets of Mary so far, they will have ramifications which will be way beyond the Ten Plagues of Moses. Mary’s Secrets will all have global consequences. They will be demonstrations of the power of God on all levels, not just the physical. Lighting up the Earth’s atmosphere for a week overshadows changing a staff into a snake by about a thousand times. Healing everyone in the world while God is seen in every form is way beyond turning the Nile River to the color of blood. If there are plagues and diseases they will probably be far worse than anything experienced by the Egyptians.
If the Ten Secrets of Medjugorje hold the same religious significance as the Ten Plagues of Moses, then Mary is the Moses of the current world age. By the time they are all fulfilled, the story of Mary’s Apparitions and Her Ten Secrets will be the beginning of a New Testament for the New Covenant. After “the blow” that ends the current age, a new Passover will be created in remembrance of Mary, the Ten Secrets, the tribulations and the Second Coming.
[1] “New American Bible,” St. Joseph Edition, Catholic Book Publishing Co. Ref. To the Book of Exodus pg.69
Mary in Medjugorje
On June 24, 1981, the Virgin Mary made Her first appearance in Medjugorje, Bosnia where She announced Herself as the Queen of Peace. From then to the present day, She has continued to be seen there by Her chosen messengers and a host of others. Visions of the dancing sun and numerous other miracles have been reported in conjunction with Her appearances. According to Marija, Mary will remain at Medjugorje until the Great Chastisement.
“At five o’clock one afternoon, two girls, Ivanka and Mirjana, took a walk directly below a steep hill behind the village. Suddenly, Ivanka, noticed a person on the mountain holding a child in Her arms. She understood immediately that this was Our Lady and told her friend, Mirjana, who dismissed it by saying, ‘Come on, what lady? How could Our Lady appear to us?’
Mirjana convinced Ivanka that she was hallucinating and they continued on their way home. On the way, they met their neighbor, little Milka, who asked them to go with her to help bring in the sheep. In the meantime, Vicka with her neighbors Ivan (son of Jozo) and Ivan (son of Stanko) had taken a walk to the hill. When Ivanka returned from tending the sheep she once again saw Our Lady at the same spot on the hill. She directed the others to look and they saw Her too.
None of them heard Our Lady say anything. She just waved at them, motioning them to come toward Her. She also showed them the child in Her arms as She kept covering and uncovering Him. After five or six minutes, Our Lady disappeared, leaving in a bright light. The children returned to their homes with indescribable impressions and thoughts about what happened.”[1]
The events to follow were a virtual repeat of what happened in Fatima and Garabandal. There were conflicts between the priests who supported and questioned the validity of the children’s visions. There were intrusions by local government officials. There were doubts cast on the authenticity of the Apparitions from the villagers. Skeptics and doctors came to examine the children.
All the while the visions continued the people who accompanied the children to the Apparition site had numerous miraculous experiences. About two years after Her initial appearance, Mary told the children that She was going to give each of them ten secrets. Over the next several years all of the visionaries were given their secrets one at a time.
They have all guarded the information Mary gave them very tightly. For this reason, it is unclear whether the secrets are all the same or not. From what they have revealed, the first four secrets are about the same events Mary spoke of in Fatima and Garabandal; the Final Warning, The Great Miracle, a permanent sign and the Great Chastisement.
[1] “The First Months Of The Apparitions In Medjugorje” written by Stipe Cavar, The Publisher - Ziral, Special Edition, translator: Schwanhild Heintshel-Heinegg, Medjugorje 2000, pg. 19.
“At five o’clock one afternoon, two girls, Ivanka and Mirjana, took a walk directly below a steep hill behind the village. Suddenly, Ivanka, noticed a person on the mountain holding a child in Her arms. She understood immediately that this was Our Lady and told her friend, Mirjana, who dismissed it by saying, ‘Come on, what lady? How could Our Lady appear to us?’
Mirjana convinced Ivanka that she was hallucinating and they continued on their way home. On the way, they met their neighbor, little Milka, who asked them to go with her to help bring in the sheep. In the meantime, Vicka with her neighbors Ivan (son of Jozo) and Ivan (son of Stanko) had taken a walk to the hill. When Ivanka returned from tending the sheep she once again saw Our Lady at the same spot on the hill. She directed the others to look and they saw Her too.
None of them heard Our Lady say anything. She just waved at them, motioning them to come toward Her. She also showed them the child in Her arms as She kept covering and uncovering Him. After five or six minutes, Our Lady disappeared, leaving in a bright light. The children returned to their homes with indescribable impressions and thoughts about what happened.”[1]
The events to follow were a virtual repeat of what happened in Fatima and Garabandal. There were conflicts between the priests who supported and questioned the validity of the children’s visions. There were intrusions by local government officials. There were doubts cast on the authenticity of the Apparitions from the villagers. Skeptics and doctors came to examine the children.
All the while the visions continued the people who accompanied the children to the Apparition site had numerous miraculous experiences. About two years after Her initial appearance, Mary told the children that She was going to give each of them ten secrets. Over the next several years all of the visionaries were given their secrets one at a time.
They have all guarded the information Mary gave them very tightly. For this reason, it is unclear whether the secrets are all the same or not. From what they have revealed, the first four secrets are about the same events Mary spoke of in Fatima and Garabandal; the Final Warning, The Great Miracle, a permanent sign and the Great Chastisement.
[1] “The First Months Of The Apparitions In Medjugorje” written by Stipe Cavar, The Publisher - Ziral, Special Edition, translator: Schwanhild Heintshel-Heinegg, Medjugorje 2000, pg. 19.
After the Warning A Great Miracle
A message to Conchita Gonzolas from the Virgin Mary
On the day of the warning, everyone in the whole world will see a sign. They will find themselves all alone in the world, no matter where they are at that time, along with their consciences. The warning will be very personal. We will all react differently to it. To me, I understand that it will be like a preparation to see the miracle.
The miracle will affect everyone in Garabandal, as well as all peoples around the world. The sick will be cured, no matter what disease they suffer from, or religion they follow. Those without faith will come to believe. At the moment of the miracle, there will appear a sign in the pine trees overlooking the village. It will be seen and can be touched, but cannot be felt or sensed. For me the time is very close.[1]
Conchita was given the day for the Miracle. She is to relay this information to the world eight days ahead of time. Conchita now lives in New York City. From what Mary has shown Her, Conchita believes that the Great Chastisement will be horrific. She does not want anyone to have to live through it. She hopes the Divine Mother will take her and her children away when the Great Miracle happens.
What Mary-Loli remembers of the message, is different from what Conchita is willing to talk about. She saw a time when no motors would operate anywhere in the world. There would be a terrible heat. People will be looking for water and unable to find it. They will attempt to kill each other because of a universal shortage of resources. Mary Cruz and Jachinta are waiting until the announcement of the Miracle before they speak about the messages they received.
Just as it was in Fatima, an air of confusion has surrounded the Garabandal visionaries. Mary told them that they would all give conflicting accounts of what happened. She said they would even deny they had seen Her before their ordeal was over. Mary also told them why this would happen. They would be passing through the confusion of the Church. To date, all of these things have come to pass.
None of the girls remember everything about their ecstasy experiences. Considering the intensity of what they went through and the influences around them, it would not be surprising if they got some of the messages confused. Until Mary began to communicate through Veronica Lueken, in 1968, it was difficult to discern what was actually going to happen at the time of the Final Warning, the Great Miracle and the Great Chastisement.
[1] Ibid,
On the day of the warning, everyone in the whole world will see a sign. They will find themselves all alone in the world, no matter where they are at that time, along with their consciences. The warning will be very personal. We will all react differently to it. To me, I understand that it will be like a preparation to see the miracle.
The miracle will affect everyone in Garabandal, as well as all peoples around the world. The sick will be cured, no matter what disease they suffer from, or religion they follow. Those without faith will come to believe. At the moment of the miracle, there will appear a sign in the pine trees overlooking the village. It will be seen and can be touched, but cannot be felt or sensed. For me the time is very close.[1]
Conchita was given the day for the Miracle. She is to relay this information to the world eight days ahead of time. Conchita now lives in New York City. From what Mary has shown Her, Conchita believes that the Great Chastisement will be horrific. She does not want anyone to have to live through it. She hopes the Divine Mother will take her and her children away when the Great Miracle happens.
What Mary-Loli remembers of the message, is different from what Conchita is willing to talk about. She saw a time when no motors would operate anywhere in the world. There would be a terrible heat. People will be looking for water and unable to find it. They will attempt to kill each other because of a universal shortage of resources. Mary Cruz and Jachinta are waiting until the announcement of the Miracle before they speak about the messages they received.
Just as it was in Fatima, an air of confusion has surrounded the Garabandal visionaries. Mary told them that they would all give conflicting accounts of what happened. She said they would even deny they had seen Her before their ordeal was over. Mary also told them why this would happen. They would be passing through the confusion of the Church. To date, all of these things have come to pass.
None of the girls remember everything about their ecstasy experiences. Considering the intensity of what they went through and the influences around them, it would not be surprising if they got some of the messages confused. Until Mary began to communicate through Veronica Lueken, in 1968, it was difficult to discern what was actually going to happen at the time of the Final Warning, the Great Miracle and the Great Chastisement.
[1] Ibid,
Mary in Garabandal
On June 18, 1961, in the tiny village of San Sebastian de Garabandal, Spain, four young girls; Conchita Gonzolas, Mary-Loli Mazon, Mary Cruz Gonzolas and Jachinta Gonzolas, began having visions of the Virgin Mary. Conchita describes her encounter with an angel when the visions first began.
“I was ten years old then and I was with my three friends when we heard a loud noise like thunder. Suddenly, a very beautiful figure appeared to me. Then, the other girls saw it. We froze for a moment, and then ran toward the church very frightened. Most of the people thought we were making it up. I was very sad, going to bed that night. When I was saying my prayers, I heard a voice that said, ‘do not be troubled, you will see me again.”[1]
The angel appeared to them several more times over the next twelve days. Then, on July 1, the angel proclaimed himself to be Michael. He had come to introduce them to the Blessed Mother. On July 2, at about 6:00 PM, Mary appeared to them with an angel to each side of Her. The angels were later identified as Michael and an identical twin, who was probably Gabriel. Above the Virgin was a large eye. The children thought it to be the Eye of God.
Over the next year and a half, Mary appeared to them hundreds of times. Sometimes, they would go into ecstasy multiple times in a single day. During these episodes, the girls would do many erratic and miraculous things. There were reports of levitation. They would fall backwards in a completely rigid position, with no effort to catch themselves. After landing flat on their backs, they would then rise back up again while their bodies remained perfectly stiff.
One time, four large men attempted to move one of the children while she was in a state of ecstasy. They could not budge her. The children were also exposed to tests by the medical community. They were poked with needles and had matches lit close to their eyes. They were pinched and prodded in an effort to see how they would respond while they were in an altered state. While they were having the ecstasy experience, nothing seemed to faze them. When they awoke, there was never a mark left on them.
Again and again, they would fall into these trances, sometimes for minutes, sometimes for hours. After four months of these experiences with the Mother, Conchita announced their purpose. Mary had chosen the children to receive a message to convey to the world. The girls received the message on two consecutive nights. The first night they were heard to scream in terror. For this reason this message has come to be called, “the prophecies of the night of screams.”[2]
The girls had been reminded twice before about a Great Chastisement. A view of a hell on Earth was shown to them one more time. Then, the girls were told of two more events that would come to pass before the punishment. First, there would be a world wide warning. This would be followed by a Great Miracle for all to see.
[1] “San Sebastian de Garabandal” Produced by Michael Tubberty, M. F. J. Productions, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, 1997.
[2] Ibid,
“I was ten years old then and I was with my three friends when we heard a loud noise like thunder. Suddenly, a very beautiful figure appeared to me. Then, the other girls saw it. We froze for a moment, and then ran toward the church very frightened. Most of the people thought we were making it up. I was very sad, going to bed that night. When I was saying my prayers, I heard a voice that said, ‘do not be troubled, you will see me again.”[1]
The angel appeared to them several more times over the next twelve days. Then, on July 1, the angel proclaimed himself to be Michael. He had come to introduce them to the Blessed Mother. On July 2, at about 6:00 PM, Mary appeared to them with an angel to each side of Her. The angels were later identified as Michael and an identical twin, who was probably Gabriel. Above the Virgin was a large eye. The children thought it to be the Eye of God.
Over the next year and a half, Mary appeared to them hundreds of times. Sometimes, they would go into ecstasy multiple times in a single day. During these episodes, the girls would do many erratic and miraculous things. There were reports of levitation. They would fall backwards in a completely rigid position, with no effort to catch themselves. After landing flat on their backs, they would then rise back up again while their bodies remained perfectly stiff.
One time, four large men attempted to move one of the children while she was in a state of ecstasy. They could not budge her. The children were also exposed to tests by the medical community. They were poked with needles and had matches lit close to their eyes. They were pinched and prodded in an effort to see how they would respond while they were in an altered state. While they were having the ecstasy experience, nothing seemed to faze them. When they awoke, there was never a mark left on them.
Again and again, they would fall into these trances, sometimes for minutes, sometimes for hours. After four months of these experiences with the Mother, Conchita announced their purpose. Mary had chosen the children to receive a message to convey to the world. The girls received the message on two consecutive nights. The first night they were heard to scream in terror. For this reason this message has come to be called, “the prophecies of the night of screams.”[2]
The girls had been reminded twice before about a Great Chastisement. A view of a hell on Earth was shown to them one more time. Then, the girls were told of two more events that would come to pass before the punishment. First, there would be a world wide warning. This would be followed by a Great Miracle for all to see.
[1] “San Sebastian de Garabandal” Produced by Michael Tubberty, M. F. J. Productions, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, 1997.
[2] Ibid,
The Pope's Reaction
When Pope John Paul II was in Fulda, Germany in Nov 1980, he was questioned about the third secret of Fatima.
Q): What about the third secret of Fatima? It already should have been published in 1960.
A): (of the Holy Father): Due to its shocking content, and so as not to allow the global power of communism to interfere with the affairs of the Church, my predecessors gave confidential information in a diplomatic way. In addition, it should be enough for every Christian to know the following: when you read, that oceans will flood whole continents that millions of men will die very suddenly, in a few minutes. ...if this is known, it isn’t really necessary to claim the publication of this secret. Many people want to know it just for curiosity, and sensationalism: but, they forget, that knowing also involves responsibility. But, they just want to satisfy their own curiosity.
Q): How will things go with the Church?
A): (of the Holy Father): We must be ready to face great imminent trials, which could also require the sacrifice of our life for Christ. The trials could be reduced through yours, and our prayers, but they can’t be (anymore) avoided, because a true renewal of the Church can take place only this way. Just as it has already occurred many times, that the Church rose up again through blood, it won’t be different either this time. Let’s be strong, and let’s get ready, having faith in Christ, and in His Mother.[1]
Oddly enough, almost nothing Pope John Paul II talks about in this interview can be found in the Fatima secrets, at least as they have been published in Lucia’s book. Either what has been made available to the public has been edited, or Pope John Paul II was making reference to information from other sources. John Paul’s response to the question about the fate of the Church was the only answer complicit with the published edition of the third secret. However, none of his comments match the Vatican’s official press release in 2000.
Of course, he made these statements before his attempted murder. His assailant claimed to be motivated by what was in the third secret of Fatima. Wouldn’t it be something if he was hired to keep Pope John Paul II from continuing to speak openly about what he really knew? “We must be ready to face great imminent trials, which could also require the sacrifice of our life for Christ.”
In 1980 John Paul II must have viewed the killing of the pope in the third secret as a repeat of the persecutions of the early Christians by the Romans. “The Church rose up again through blood” is a statement of his expectation of a renewal of the church after another similar period of persecution. But, what if the last pope is killed “when oceans will flood whole continents (and) millions of men will die very suddenly, in a few minutes?” Why is there no mention of great ocean waves in the secrets as they were published from Lucia?
Perhaps, John Paul II thinks everyone fully understands what Jesus said about the end of the age. Or, everyone is aware of the messages from the Mother Mary about moving away from the shorelines. Or, everyone has studied the writings of Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce who have also prophesized great waves, famine and persecution. Why else would he say, “If this is known, it isn’t really necessary to claim the publication of this secret?”
If this were true, why did the church publish an interpretation of the third secret without addressing the traditional church doctrines about the Judgment Day and the end-times? If the secrets are about just another persecution of the church by tyrants like Caesar, Hitler or Stalin, the pontiff’s comments would be apropos. What is going to happen at the end of this age goes way beyond the total of all the atrocities ever committed by any of the most notorious despots in the last 2,500 years.
The magnitude of the destruction associated with the secrets is why Mary is appearing in the first place. Not only this, but Jesus will be coming to Earth in the body shortly after the Chastisement. This situation does not compare to anything the Church has had to deal with before.
At no time has the Divine Mother encouraged the clergy and the lay people to be martyrs in the face of the persecution of the Church. For those who have seriously studied Her messages and sought Her guidance it should be apparent that She is making every effort to save Her children from complete annihilation.
She is offering a safe harbor in places where the destruction will be minimal. She is offering salvation and guidance. She is appalled by the useless degradation of martyrdom. She is disappointed that the Vatican has never offered any other means to deal with the tribulations. They have not offered any positive guidance as to where to go or what to do in order to survive.
No doubt, they did not see fit to publish the third secret of Fatima for over eighty years for fear of creating a panic in the general populous. According to John Paul II, they also believed it would invigorate the communist movement; everyone else was just curious and thrived on sensationalism. The common man was not deemed capable of dealing with the information in the pious manner expected by the Church. Instead, the Vatican relayed what they knew to the governments of various countries, exclusive of those under communist rule. By doing so, the weight of the secret was no longer on their shoulders.
As a result of these attitudes and political agendas, a great paradox has arisen between the policies of the Church and the actions of the Mother Mary. While the Vatican has been frozen by fear of the Communists and unwilling to feed the desire for sensationalism, Mary has appeared to three children in Fatima, four young girls Garabandal, five children in Rwanda and six children in Medjugorje giving them terrible visions of a hell on Earth.
So, how is it that Mary can entrust this information to ten year old children and the Vatican can’t see fit to reveal anything to their own priests or let alone the lay people? Are children able to bear the responsibility of this knowledge, when those grownups responsible for world religious organizations are not?
All of the children Mary has appeared to have been normal people. None make any claims to a special spiritual status. Most say they are just as mystified by what happened to them as everyone else is. In contrast, the piety of the priests seems to have tainted their humanity. Their self-righteousness has perverted their trust in their fellow man. If there is to be a final demise to the church, these attitudes will certainly contribute to it.
[1] Interview with John Paul II, “Vox fidei” issue no.10-1981
Q): What about the third secret of Fatima? It already should have been published in 1960.
A): (of the Holy Father): Due to its shocking content, and so as not to allow the global power of communism to interfere with the affairs of the Church, my predecessors gave confidential information in a diplomatic way. In addition, it should be enough for every Christian to know the following: when you read, that oceans will flood whole continents that millions of men will die very suddenly, in a few minutes. ...if this is known, it isn’t really necessary to claim the publication of this secret. Many people want to know it just for curiosity, and sensationalism: but, they forget, that knowing also involves responsibility. But, they just want to satisfy their own curiosity.
Q): How will things go with the Church?
A): (of the Holy Father): We must be ready to face great imminent trials, which could also require the sacrifice of our life for Christ. The trials could be reduced through yours, and our prayers, but they can’t be (anymore) avoided, because a true renewal of the Church can take place only this way. Just as it has already occurred many times, that the Church rose up again through blood, it won’t be different either this time. Let’s be strong, and let’s get ready, having faith in Christ, and in His Mother.[1]
Oddly enough, almost nothing Pope John Paul II talks about in this interview can be found in the Fatima secrets, at least as they have been published in Lucia’s book. Either what has been made available to the public has been edited, or Pope John Paul II was making reference to information from other sources. John Paul’s response to the question about the fate of the Church was the only answer complicit with the published edition of the third secret. However, none of his comments match the Vatican’s official press release in 2000.
Of course, he made these statements before his attempted murder. His assailant claimed to be motivated by what was in the third secret of Fatima. Wouldn’t it be something if he was hired to keep Pope John Paul II from continuing to speak openly about what he really knew? “We must be ready to face great imminent trials, which could also require the sacrifice of our life for Christ.”
In 1980 John Paul II must have viewed the killing of the pope in the third secret as a repeat of the persecutions of the early Christians by the Romans. “The Church rose up again through blood” is a statement of his expectation of a renewal of the church after another similar period of persecution. But, what if the last pope is killed “when oceans will flood whole continents (and) millions of men will die very suddenly, in a few minutes?” Why is there no mention of great ocean waves in the secrets as they were published from Lucia?
Perhaps, John Paul II thinks everyone fully understands what Jesus said about the end of the age. Or, everyone is aware of the messages from the Mother Mary about moving away from the shorelines. Or, everyone has studied the writings of Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce who have also prophesized great waves, famine and persecution. Why else would he say, “If this is known, it isn’t really necessary to claim the publication of this secret?”
If this were true, why did the church publish an interpretation of the third secret without addressing the traditional church doctrines about the Judgment Day and the end-times? If the secrets are about just another persecution of the church by tyrants like Caesar, Hitler or Stalin, the pontiff’s comments would be apropos. What is going to happen at the end of this age goes way beyond the total of all the atrocities ever committed by any of the most notorious despots in the last 2,500 years.
The magnitude of the destruction associated with the secrets is why Mary is appearing in the first place. Not only this, but Jesus will be coming to Earth in the body shortly after the Chastisement. This situation does not compare to anything the Church has had to deal with before.
At no time has the Divine Mother encouraged the clergy and the lay people to be martyrs in the face of the persecution of the Church. For those who have seriously studied Her messages and sought Her guidance it should be apparent that She is making every effort to save Her children from complete annihilation.
She is offering a safe harbor in places where the destruction will be minimal. She is offering salvation and guidance. She is appalled by the useless degradation of martyrdom. She is disappointed that the Vatican has never offered any other means to deal with the tribulations. They have not offered any positive guidance as to where to go or what to do in order to survive.
No doubt, they did not see fit to publish the third secret of Fatima for over eighty years for fear of creating a panic in the general populous. According to John Paul II, they also believed it would invigorate the communist movement; everyone else was just curious and thrived on sensationalism. The common man was not deemed capable of dealing with the information in the pious manner expected by the Church. Instead, the Vatican relayed what they knew to the governments of various countries, exclusive of those under communist rule. By doing so, the weight of the secret was no longer on their shoulders.
As a result of these attitudes and political agendas, a great paradox has arisen between the policies of the Church and the actions of the Mother Mary. While the Vatican has been frozen by fear of the Communists and unwilling to feed the desire for sensationalism, Mary has appeared to three children in Fatima, four young girls Garabandal, five children in Rwanda and six children in Medjugorje giving them terrible visions of a hell on Earth.
So, how is it that Mary can entrust this information to ten year old children and the Vatican can’t see fit to reveal anything to their own priests or let alone the lay people? Are children able to bear the responsibility of this knowledge, when those grownups responsible for world religious organizations are not?
All of the children Mary has appeared to have been normal people. None make any claims to a special spiritual status. Most say they are just as mystified by what happened to them as everyone else is. In contrast, the piety of the priests seems to have tainted their humanity. Their self-righteousness has perverted their trust in their fellow man. If there is to be a final demise to the church, these attitudes will certainly contribute to it.
[1] Interview with John Paul II, “Vox fidei” issue no.10-1981
Fatima Secrets Revealed
The story of the Fatima Apparitions, as they have been approved by the Catholic Church, can be found in a book called In Lucia’s Own Words. It is a collection of Lucia’s writings which were both prompted and approved by the Catholic clergy. These are the three secrets revealed to the children at the Cova da Iria as written by Lucia.
The Vision Of Hell
Our Lady showed us a great sea of fire which seemed to be under the Earth. Plunged in this fire were demons and souls in human form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, floating about in the conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames that issued from within themselves together with great clouds of smoke, now falling back on every side like sparks in a huge flame, without weight or equilibrium, and amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fear. The demons could be distinguished by their terrifying and repulsive likeness to frightful and unknown animals, all black and transparent. This vision lasted but an instant. 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? Otherwise, I think we would have died of fear and terror[1].
Lucia grew up at a time when the orthodox views of heaven and hell were still intact. She has continued to maintain her allegiance to church doctrines and authority. The description of hell contained in her memoirs corresponds to the traditional portrayals of hell and purgatory which have been a part of the Catholic faith for nearly fifteen-hundred years. Because Lucia’s writings have been approved and released by the church, they would have to comply with Catholic doctrines.
None of the messages received in conjunction with secrets after 1961 have been approved. None of the visionaries who have received this information have become priests or nuns. All of them were raised in the Catholic faith. All of them have made a great effort to work within church guidelines. All of them have seen the vision of hell. None of them describe what they saw as a realm under the Earth. Instead, they saw it as a condition on the surface of the planet.
If what Lucia saw was actually the same thing, then what she calls “demons” could have been burning “animals” being thrown up into the air in a sea of flames. If the Earth was hit by a celestial object, there would be bodies of all kinds, animal and human, burned, twisted and distorted beyond recognition as they were thrown about in a global conflagration.
The Unknown Light
You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end: but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the Pontificate of Pius XI. When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that he is about to punish the world for it’s crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of the Holy Father. To prevent this I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays. If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated. In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world[2].
“The war is going to end,” was a reference to the conclusion of World War I. Mary’s appearance in Fatima at the height of the first global confrontation was another part of the picture. Of particular interest, is how this war was ended. History books tell of the Allies defeating the Central Powers on the battle field. However, according to some analysts, the war was really forced to a halt by the Spanish Influenza; the same disease that took the lives of Francisco and Hacinta.
Millions of soldiers on both sides of the conflict either died, or were too ill to fight.[3] The fighting took the lives of 8.5 million in the military. Ten million civilians were also killed in the conflict. Twenty million people died of the influenza in the final year of the war. No number has been recorded for the millions more who were bedridden. The disease was called the Spanish Influenza because it was believed to have started in Spain. It’s true origins it could easily have been from Portugal.
Researches are still trying to unravel the nature of the virus that caused it. At the time of the outbreak, doctors and scientists were completely baffled. There was nothing they could do to stop it. There was never any vaccine developed to stem the tide of death. It was first detected in January of 1918. It ended just as mysteriously as it began when the war concluded in November of the same year.[4]
Mary may have unleashed the Spanish Influenza through the two children in Fatima. This was the way She ended the First World War. Still, man did not stop “offending God” and World War II began during the reign “of Pius XI (1922-1939).” If Mary is giving Her predictions in chronological order, then after World War II, “when you see a night illuminated by an unknown light” a period of greater tribulations will begin. “This is the great sign given you by God that He is about to punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine and persecutions of the church and of the Holy Father.”
At the end of the current age, divine intervention will end a great war. The only difference between the First World War and the Last World War will be the number of people involved. Both World Wars I and II have been previews of what is to come. The final battle will include all of the elements of the first two; disease, pestilence, nuclear weapons and a final great explosion near Japan. More people will die as the result of this conflict and its ultimate conclusion than the sum of all those killed in every previous war put together.
Mary asked for the “conversion of Russia” in the 1990’s, in an effort to prevent the initiation of a World War III before the “unknown light” is seen. In Her early messages, She would sometimes say, that the punishment by God could be avoided with increased devotion. Now it appears as though all hope of avoiding the tribulations is gone. If so, then “a period of peace” was all that could be hoped for in the “conversion of Russia.”
Mary has never altered Her messages with regard to the significance of the “unknown light.” From the beginning, She has associated it with a Final Warning. Neither has She wavered from the inevitability of a Great Chastisement. Although some of the tribulations might be mitigated, they cannot be entirely avoided. The punishment must then be inevitable. If the prophecies of the Bible about the coming of the Anointed One are to be fulfilled then all of these things must happen to one degree or another.
The Secret For The Pope
I write in obedience to you, my God, who commands me to do so through his Excellency the Bishop of Leiria and through your Most Holy Mother and mine. After the two parts which I have already explained, at the left of Our Lady and a little above, we saw an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire; but they died out in contact with the splendor that Our Lady radiated towards him form her right hand: pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a loud voice: ‘Penance, Penance, Penance!’. And we saw in an immense light that is God: ‘something similar to how people appear in a mirror when they pass in front of it’ a Bishop dressed in White ‘we had the impression that it was the Holy Father’. Other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious going up a steep mountain, at the top of which there was a big Cross of rough-hewn trunks as of a cork-tree with the bark; before reaching there the Holy Father passed through a big city half in ruins and half trembling with halting step, afflicted with pain and sorrow, he prayed for the souls of the corpses he met on his way; having reached the top of the mountain, on his knees at the foot of the big Cross he was killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him and in the same way there died one after another of the other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious, and various lay people of different ranks and positions. Beneath the two arms of the Cross there were two Angels each with a crystal aspersorium in his hand, in which they gathered up the blood of the Martyrs and with it sprinkled the souls that were making their way to God[5].
The angel with the “sword of flames” is usually associated with Michael the Archangel. Michael is in essence the Hand of God. It is he who will unleash the purification in the form of a rain of fire and brimstone to “set the world on fire.” The crucifixion was an expression of this kind of energy. Those who feed on the ideals that condemned Jesus to the cross will end up being martyrs. They will be consumed by the fire of the “sword” of self-righteousness.
The Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Jesus can mitigate certain circumstances. Mary stopped Michael from carrying out a “penance” upon the world before now. However, a balance between dark and light has to be maintained. God has seen fit to let the punishment be carried out. Therefore, Mary showed Lucia the final hours of the Church.
When the Vatican finally saw fit to release the third secret in the early part of the year 2000, they included an interpretation. They deemed the death of the “Holy Father” to be a depiction of the attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981. How they arrived at this understanding is a great a mystery. Nothing Lucia describes fits anything John Paul II was doing at the time he was shot. He was not walking up a “steep mountain.” He was not killed by a hail of “bullets and arrows.” He was not walking through “a big city half in ruins.” No other “Bishops” or “lay people” were killed by “soldiers.”
What Lucia was shown must have been the annihilation of what is left of the Vatican in the days just before “the punishment of the world.” The scene does not take place in Rome. The pope is not supposed to be there when the end comes. Somewhere in Europe, near “a big city,” there must be a “steep mountain” with a “rough hewn” cross on “the top” of it. A likely spot would be somewhere in France.
The last pope will be in hiding there during the last days before the Chastisement. At some point, he will emerge. He will bless the dead and dying as he walks through the city and up a steep hill followed by “other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious.” They will all be killed by the mobs and the invading soldiers.
[1] “FATIMA in Lucia’s own words”, Secretariado Dos Pastorinhos, Fatima, Portugal, Translated by Dominican Nuns of Perpetual Rosary, 11th edition, September 2000, pg.209.
[2] Ibid, pg.210.
[3] “Spanish Influenza,” http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/
[4] “WWI,” Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia 1998 edition
[5] Ibid, pg.215.
The Vision Of Hell
Our Lady showed us a great sea of fire which seemed to be under the Earth. Plunged in this fire were demons and souls in human form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, floating about in the conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames that issued from within themselves together with great clouds of smoke, now falling back on every side like sparks in a huge flame, without weight or equilibrium, and amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fear. The demons could be distinguished by their terrifying and repulsive likeness to frightful and unknown animals, all black and transparent. This vision lasted but an instant. 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? Otherwise, I think we would have died of fear and terror[1].
Lucia grew up at a time when the orthodox views of heaven and hell were still intact. She has continued to maintain her allegiance to church doctrines and authority. The description of hell contained in her memoirs corresponds to the traditional portrayals of hell and purgatory which have been a part of the Catholic faith for nearly fifteen-hundred years. Because Lucia’s writings have been approved and released by the church, they would have to comply with Catholic doctrines.
None of the messages received in conjunction with secrets after 1961 have been approved. None of the visionaries who have received this information have become priests or nuns. All of them were raised in the Catholic faith. All of them have made a great effort to work within church guidelines. All of them have seen the vision of hell. None of them describe what they saw as a realm under the Earth. Instead, they saw it as a condition on the surface of the planet.
If what Lucia saw was actually the same thing, then what she calls “demons” could have been burning “animals” being thrown up into the air in a sea of flames. If the Earth was hit by a celestial object, there would be bodies of all kinds, animal and human, burned, twisted and distorted beyond recognition as they were thrown about in a global conflagration.
The Unknown Light
You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end: but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the Pontificate of Pius XI. When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that he is about to punish the world for it’s crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of the Holy Father. To prevent this I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays. If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated. In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world[2].
“The war is going to end,” was a reference to the conclusion of World War I. Mary’s appearance in Fatima at the height of the first global confrontation was another part of the picture. Of particular interest, is how this war was ended. History books tell of the Allies defeating the Central Powers on the battle field. However, according to some analysts, the war was really forced to a halt by the Spanish Influenza; the same disease that took the lives of Francisco and Hacinta.
Millions of soldiers on both sides of the conflict either died, or were too ill to fight.[3] The fighting took the lives of 8.5 million in the military. Ten million civilians were also killed in the conflict. Twenty million people died of the influenza in the final year of the war. No number has been recorded for the millions more who were bedridden. The disease was called the Spanish Influenza because it was believed to have started in Spain. It’s true origins it could easily have been from Portugal.
Researches are still trying to unravel the nature of the virus that caused it. At the time of the outbreak, doctors and scientists were completely baffled. There was nothing they could do to stop it. There was never any vaccine developed to stem the tide of death. It was first detected in January of 1918. It ended just as mysteriously as it began when the war concluded in November of the same year.[4]
Mary may have unleashed the Spanish Influenza through the two children in Fatima. This was the way She ended the First World War. Still, man did not stop “offending God” and World War II began during the reign “of Pius XI (1922-1939).” If Mary is giving Her predictions in chronological order, then after World War II, “when you see a night illuminated by an unknown light” a period of greater tribulations will begin. “This is the great sign given you by God that He is about to punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine and persecutions of the church and of the Holy Father.”
At the end of the current age, divine intervention will end a great war. The only difference between the First World War and the Last World War will be the number of people involved. Both World Wars I and II have been previews of what is to come. The final battle will include all of the elements of the first two; disease, pestilence, nuclear weapons and a final great explosion near Japan. More people will die as the result of this conflict and its ultimate conclusion than the sum of all those killed in every previous war put together.
Mary asked for the “conversion of Russia” in the 1990’s, in an effort to prevent the initiation of a World War III before the “unknown light” is seen. In Her early messages, She would sometimes say, that the punishment by God could be avoided with increased devotion. Now it appears as though all hope of avoiding the tribulations is gone. If so, then “a period of peace” was all that could be hoped for in the “conversion of Russia.”
Mary has never altered Her messages with regard to the significance of the “unknown light.” From the beginning, She has associated it with a Final Warning. Neither has She wavered from the inevitability of a Great Chastisement. Although some of the tribulations might be mitigated, they cannot be entirely avoided. The punishment must then be inevitable. If the prophecies of the Bible about the coming of the Anointed One are to be fulfilled then all of these things must happen to one degree or another.
The Secret For The Pope
I write in obedience to you, my God, who commands me to do so through his Excellency the Bishop of Leiria and through your Most Holy Mother and mine. After the two parts which I have already explained, at the left of Our Lady and a little above, we saw an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire; but they died out in contact with the splendor that Our Lady radiated towards him form her right hand: pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a loud voice: ‘Penance, Penance, Penance!’. And we saw in an immense light that is God: ‘something similar to how people appear in a mirror when they pass in front of it’ a Bishop dressed in White ‘we had the impression that it was the Holy Father’. Other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious going up a steep mountain, at the top of which there was a big Cross of rough-hewn trunks as of a cork-tree with the bark; before reaching there the Holy Father passed through a big city half in ruins and half trembling with halting step, afflicted with pain and sorrow, he prayed for the souls of the corpses he met on his way; having reached the top of the mountain, on his knees at the foot of the big Cross he was killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him and in the same way there died one after another of the other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious, and various lay people of different ranks and positions. Beneath the two arms of the Cross there were two Angels each with a crystal aspersorium in his hand, in which they gathered up the blood of the Martyrs and with it sprinkled the souls that were making their way to God[5].
The angel with the “sword of flames” is usually associated with Michael the Archangel. Michael is in essence the Hand of God. It is he who will unleash the purification in the form of a rain of fire and brimstone to “set the world on fire.” The crucifixion was an expression of this kind of energy. Those who feed on the ideals that condemned Jesus to the cross will end up being martyrs. They will be consumed by the fire of the “sword” of self-righteousness.
The Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Jesus can mitigate certain circumstances. Mary stopped Michael from carrying out a “penance” upon the world before now. However, a balance between dark and light has to be maintained. God has seen fit to let the punishment be carried out. Therefore, Mary showed Lucia the final hours of the Church.
When the Vatican finally saw fit to release the third secret in the early part of the year 2000, they included an interpretation. They deemed the death of the “Holy Father” to be a depiction of the attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981. How they arrived at this understanding is a great a mystery. Nothing Lucia describes fits anything John Paul II was doing at the time he was shot. He was not walking up a “steep mountain.” He was not killed by a hail of “bullets and arrows.” He was not walking through “a big city half in ruins.” No other “Bishops” or “lay people” were killed by “soldiers.”
What Lucia was shown must have been the annihilation of what is left of the Vatican in the days just before “the punishment of the world.” The scene does not take place in Rome. The pope is not supposed to be there when the end comes. Somewhere in Europe, near “a big city,” there must be a “steep mountain” with a “rough hewn” cross on “the top” of it. A likely spot would be somewhere in France.
The last pope will be in hiding there during the last days before the Chastisement. At some point, he will emerge. He will bless the dead and dying as he walks through the city and up a steep hill followed by “other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious.” They will all be killed by the mobs and the invading soldiers.
[1] “FATIMA in Lucia’s own words”, Secretariado Dos Pastorinhos, Fatima, Portugal, Translated by Dominican Nuns of Perpetual Rosary, 11th edition, September 2000, pg.209.
[2] Ibid, pg.210.
[3] “Spanish Influenza,” http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/
[4] “WWI,” Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia 1998 edition
[5] Ibid, pg.215.
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