“Roman Catholicism is a broken and utterly desperate thing, capable only of malignant mischief in our awakening world” H.G. Wells – Crux Ansata (1943)
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From Wikipedia we read:
Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese pronunciation: [‘fatim?]) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary with respect to reported apparitions of her to three shepherd children at Fátima in Portugal on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on 13 May. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins, siblings Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The title of Our Lady of the Rosary is also sometimes used in reference to the same apparition (although it was first used in 1208 for the reported apparition in the church of Prouille), because the children related that the apparition specifically identified herself as the “Lady of the Rosary”. It is also common to see a combination of these titles, i.e. Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima (Portuguese: ”Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima”). The events at Fatima gained particular fame due to their elements of prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to possible world war and the conversion of Russia.[1] The reported apparitions at Fatima were officially declared “worthy of belief” by the Catholic Church. Wikipedia |
The Three Secrets of Our Lady of Fatima
Again from Wikipedia, we read:
On July 13, around noon, the lady is said to have entrusted the children with three secrets. Two of the secrets were revealed in 1941 in a document written by Lúcia, at the request of José da Silva, Bishop of Leiria, to assist with the publication of a new edition of a book on Jacinta.[1] When asked by the Bishop of Leiria in 1943 to reveal the third secret, Lúcia struggled for a short period, being “not yet convinced that God had clearly authorized her to act.”[2] However, in October 1943 the bishop of Leiria ordered her to put it in writing.[3] Lucia then wrote the secret down and sealed it in an envelope not to be opened until 1960, when “it will appear clearer.”[4] The text of the third secret was officially released by Pope John Paul II in 2000, although some claim that it was not the real secret revealed by Lucia, despite assertions from the Vatican to the contrary. Wikipedia |
First Secret
The first secret was a vision of Hell:
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At the Lewiston Shrine in New York (picture of August 09)
Second Secret
The second secret is a statement that World War I would end and supposedly predicts the coming of World War II should God continue to be offended and if Russia does not convert. The second half requests that Russia be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart:
This secret’s controversy is second only to the supposed final secret of Fátima, as it seemingly predicts both the all-encompassing World War II, the radical, bloody, and extreme anti-religion ideology of the Soviet Union; the proxy wars and limited direct confrontations that would be initiated between the Western Democracies and the Soviet Bloc. Some critics have noted that the “Prophecy” was not disclosed until August 1941, after World War II had already begun.[7] Pope Pius XII allegedly consecrated Russia on July 7, 1952.[1] Wikipedia |
Third Secret
The third part of the secret was written down “by order of His Excellency the Bishop of Leiria and the Most Holy Mother …” on 3 January 1944.[8] Bishop Silva, visiting Lúcia on 15 September 1943 while she was bed-ridden, first suggested that she write the third secret down to ensure that it would be recorded in the event of her death. Lucia was hesitant to do so, however. Finally, in mid-October, Bishop Silva sent her a letter containing a direct order to record the secret, and Lúcia obeyed. In June 1944, the sealed envelope containing the third secret was delivered to Silva, where it stayed until 1957, when it was finally delivered to Rome.[9]It was announced on 13 May 2000, 83 years after the first apparition of the Lady to the children in the Cova da Iria, that the third secret would finally be released. The text was published on 26 June 2000:
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From catholictradition.org we read that this Our Lady of Fatima does mean business indeed:
Our Lady’s MessageOur Lady of Fatima came with a message from God to every man, woman and child of our century, promising that the whole world would be in peace, and that many souls would go to Heaven if Her requests were listened to and obeyed. She told us that war is a punishment for sin; that God would punish the world for its sins in our time by means of war, hunger, persecution of the Church and persecution of the Holy Father, the Pope, unless we listened to and obeyed the commands of God. catholictradition.org |
Movie: The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
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