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CRUSADER ISSUE 116 AUTUMN 2016
100th Anniversary
The Angels
Apparitions
at
Fatima
I
have just returned from Our explained by Father Rodriguez
Ladys Army of Advocates in this issue.
conference in St. Louis, Father Phillipson gives us an
Missouri, and I urge you if inspiring catechetical teaching
at all possible dont miss out of our Catholic belief, and last
when a conference comes to but not least read what Father
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Our conferences are an oasis great need for The Fatima
in this troubled world a place Movement of Priests.
to meet like-minded friends and Keep yourself informed
share your successes and your John Vennari writes on the
battles for Our Lady and the 500th anniversary of the
Faith. Even more important, it Lutheran revolt, Celebrating
is a place to innoculate yourself the Apocalyptic Plague, and
with the spiritual direction you amidst the current day threat to
will receive in person and by all Christians you need to read
lectures from our holy priests, Murder in the Magic Kingdom
and daily Mass and Confession. and Matt Gaspers speech
For those who cannot attend excerpt from the conference on
our conferences, The Fatima Our Lady and Islam.
Crusader, Our Ladys flagship, Why must you keep informed
continues to keep you informed through The Fatima Crusader?
of the essentials you need to Because you wont hear the truth
know to save your soul and the from the world leaders, the
souls of your loved ones and to politicians, the corrupted news
defend the Mother of God and media not even from most of
the Catholic Faith. the pulpits.
This year is the 100th The Fatima Crusader arms
Anniversary of the appearances Our Ladys dear ones with the
of the Angel of Fatima. Read spiritual grace and truth we need
the detailed account of his to bring about the Triumph of the
appearances and his message Immaculate Heart of Mary the
of reparation and prayer. Let us ONLY way to true world peace
follow his example for devotion and the salvation of millions of
to the Blessed Sacrament as souls. Only She can help us.
T
his year, we are celebrating St. Michael The Guardian
the 100th anniversary of Angel of Portugal
the Apparitions of the The Angel from Heaven
Guardian Angel in 1916, at appeared three times in 1916,
Fatima, Portugal. to the three shepherd children
This is a highly significant of FatimaLucia, Francisco and
part of Gods revelation at Jacinta. He appeared for the first
Fatima, since it prepared the way time in the spring, then a second
for Our Ladys appearances the time in the summer, and a final
following year. time in the fall.
Today, one-hundred years In his First Appearance, the
later, this Message of the Angel revealed himself as the
Guardian Angel of Portugal Guardian Angel of Portugal.
assumes an added, providential Most likely, this was, in fact, St.
dimension: it helps us to Michael the Archangel. In that
understand and appreciate the First Appearance, St. Michael
urgency of doing everything that brought a message of capital
we can, as Catholics, to work for importanceto the children of
the restoration of the Traditional Fatima, to the world, and to us
Latin Mass. Catholics of the 21st century.
Therefore, in this brief What did St. Michael say? He,
article, I will review some of whose name means, Who is
the most important parts of the like God?, brought a simple
Apparitions of the Guardian message centered on God. He
Angel in 1916, and relate them taught the little shepherds to
to the necessity of being faithful pray in adoration and reparation
to, and working toward, the to Almighty God:
restoration of the Mass of the My God, I believe, I adore,
Ages. I hope and I love Thee! I ask
pardon of Thee for those
T
he three great angelic manifestations of the Guardian Angel
of Fatima took place in the Spring, Summer and Fall of 1916.
The exact date is not known because, as Sister Lucy wrote:
at the time I did not know how to reckon the years, the
months, or even the days of the week.
much so that when Canon Barthas asked, what was he like? she
summed up her response in this laconic expression: Era de luz.
(He was of light.)
Here also is a completely biblical expression. The Angel who
announced the Resurrection of Christ, relates St. Matthew, had an
appearance as of lightning, and his raiment was white as snow. (Mt.
28:3) And the same Evangelist, describing Our Lord transfigured on
Mount Tabor, says: His face shone like the sun, and His garments
became white as snow. (Mt. 17:12) God is light, and in Him is no
darkness at all. (1 Jn. 1:5), and whenever He deigns to manifest
Himself to men, by the ministry of Angels or the mediation of His
Holy Mother, He appears to us clothed in splendor, according to
the beautiful verses of the Psalm: O Lord, my God, Thou art very
great! Clothed with honor and majesty, arrayed with light as with
a cloak. (Ps. 104:2)
At Fatima, after each of the apparitions (which moreover always
took place at noon, as is also remarkable), this word Light always
comes back to the lips of the seers. To this sparkling light which
sometimes became dazzling, corresponds the intensity of the
supernatural atmosphere, the overwhelming weight of the divine
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Presence which leaves the natural faculties inhibited, almost
paralyzed. Sister Lucy writes:
The supernatural atmosphere which enveloped us was so
intense that for a long time we were scarcely aware of our own
existence, remaining in the same posture in which he had left
us, and continually repeating the same prayer. The presence
of God made itself felt so intimately and so intensely that we
did not even venture to speak to one another. The next day, we
were still immersed in this spiritual atmosphere, which only
gradually began to disappear.
It did not occur to us to speak about this Apparition, nor
did we think of recommending that it be kept secret. The very
Apparition itself imposed secrecy. It was so intimate, that it
was not possible to speak of it at all. The impression it made
upon us was all the greater perhaps, in that it was the first such
manifestation we had experienced.
Sister Lucy tells us that Francisco did not have the privilege of
hearing the words of the Angel; the others had to repeat them to
him. The same was true of all the other apparitions. However, we
can say that he was favored with the essential, the heavenly vision
and the infused graces which this imparted to their souls. For the
Angel did not come merely to speak with them, he also came to
fill them with a very elevated mystical grace, by which they felt
themselves penetrated by the Divine Presence. Lucy describes this:
This apparition of the Angel, and everything that he said
and did was so intimate, so interior, so intense. Besides being
the Messenger of God, the Angel also seems to have been for
them the one who mediated and revealed the Divine Presence.
The Presence of God is something stupendous, even crushing,
for our feeble human faculties. But this annihilation before the
Divine Presence, to use the expression of Sister Lucy, was for the
three future messengers of Our Lady, the surest school of true and
profound humility, which is, first of all, the intimate knowledge of
the infinite sanctity of God and the nothingness of the creature.
In addition to the message which the seers began to put in
practice right away, from then on, we used to spend long periods of
time, prostrate like the Angel, repeating his words, until sometimes
P
ope Fr a n c i s will 1530s to the present day.
participate in a ceremony In the early part of the 20th
commemorating Century, Saint Maximilium Kolbe
the 500th anniversary of warned that Ecumenism is the
the Protestant Revolt. The enemy of the Immaculata.1 The
January 25 Vatican Bollettino pre-Vatican II popes uniformly
announced: The Holy Father condemned the very ecumenism
Francis will travel to Lund, nurtured since the Council, for
Sweden, to commemorate it effectively places the one true
the 500th anniversary of the Church established by Christ
Reformation. His Holiness on the same level as counterfeit
Francis intends to participate in religions. The insanity of todays
a joint ceremony of the Catholic practice of ecumenism will be
Church and the World Lutheran illustrated by a closer look at the
Federation to commemorate Arch-heretic Martin Luther and
the 500th anniversary of the the devastation he wrought.
Reformation, scheduled to
take place in Lund, Sweden on Plague of Locusts
Monday, 31 October 2016. Chapter 9 of the Apocalypse
The Pope will lead the opens with Saint Johns
common worship service along terrifying vision:
with two Lutheran leaders: And the fifth Angel sounded
Lutheran World Federation the trumpet; and I saw a star fall
(LWF) President Bishop Dr from Heaven upon the earth,
Munib A. Younan and LWF and to him was given the key to
General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin the bottomless pit.
Junge. It will be held in Lund
cathedral, a medieval cathedral And he opened the
held by the Lutherans from the bottomless pit: and the smoke
of the pit ascended as the
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Why would todays Catholic leadership honor Martin Luther, a man
whose warped religious views led him to reject the true Church,
deny his priesthood, and teach that the Mass is an abomination
worse than the most loathsome brothel?
smoke of a great furnace; and open the pit and let loose
the sun was darkened, and the against the Church all the
air with the smoke of the pit: fury of hell. Therefore modern
And from the smoke of the interpreters almost universally
pit, there came out locusts upon see in this fallen star, Luther.2
the earth, and power was given Father Kramer references the
to them, as the scorpions of the eminent Scriptural commentator
earth have power. (Apoc. 9:1-3) Cornelius a Lapide as making
this point.3
Devout Catholic Scriptural
commentators for the past 500 The whole description of
years have seen in this vision the locusts, Father Kramer
a prediction of Luther and his explains, fits down to the last
Protestant Revolt. detail the kings and princes who
established by force the heresy of
Father Herman Bernard the 16th Century. He continues:
Kramer, in The Book of Destiny,
explains: Luther did truly
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When Luther propounded The princes of Germany
his heretical and immoral eagerly took up Lutheranism to
doctrine, the sky became as become the spiritual heads of
it were obscured by smoke. It the churches in their domains
spread very rapidly over some and to plunder the Church. Their
regions of the earth, and it assumed jurisdiction in spiritual
brought forth princes and kings matters was usurpation ... In
who were eager to despoil the Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Church of her possessions. They the Kings imposed Lutheranism
compelled the people of their upon the people by the power of
domains and in the territories the sword and by lying, deceit
robbed from the Church to and hypocrisy. They left the
accept the doctrines of Luther. altars in the churches and had
The proponents of Protestantism apostate priests use vestments
made false translations of the and external trappings of the
Bible and misled the people Catholic Church to mislead the
into their errors by apparently people. They crushed out the
proving from the Bible Catholic faith by terrorism, by
(their own translations) the making it a felony and treason to
correctness of their doctrines. remain a Catholic. Each monarch
It was all deceit, lying and made himself the spiritual head
hypocrisy. Bad and weak, lax of the church in his kingdom.
and lukewarm, indifferent and They had so-called historians
non-practicing Catholics and falsify history to arouse hatred
those who had neglected to get against the Church in the hearts
thorough instruction were thus of the people. They pretended to
misled; and these, seeing the prove the truth of Lutheranism
Catholic Church now through by false translations of the Bible
this smoke of error from the made by Luther and by others
abyss and beholding a distorted and by still falser interpretations
caricature of the true Church, of it. Those princes and kings
began both to fear and hate were the locusts appearing in the
her.4 vision of St. John. They had the
As for Luther, he did teeth of lions to terrify lukewarm
everything to instill hatred of Catholics into submission.6
the [Catholic] Church into the The Haydock Commentary
hearts of his followers.5 Father of the Douay Rheims bible
Kramer explains: contains a similar explanation
of Apocalypse 9:2:
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Luther and his followers justification, asserting that
propagated and defended their faith alone justifies man; they
new doctrines with such heat made God the author of sin,
and violence as to occasion and maintained the observance
everywhere seditions and of the commandments to be
insurrections which they seemed impossible.8
to glory in. Luther openly Msgr. Joseph Clifford
boasted of it. You complain, said Fenton, the eminent American
he, that by our gospel the world theologian, rightly observed
is become more tumultuous; I that Martin Luthers alleged
answer, God be thanked for it; Reformation of the Church
these things I would have so to consisted in an effort to have
be, and woe to me if such things people abandon the Catholic
were not.7 Faith, and relinquish their
The Commentary further membership in the one true
explains that indeed the sun was Church militant of the New
darkened since the light of faith Testament, so as to follow his
was darkened by the widespread teaching and enter into his
heresy of Protestantism. The organization.9
revered Redemptorist Father This is what the Lutheran
Michael Mller elucidates how revolt was, the tearing away
these Protestant reforms of millions of souls from the
snuffed out the light of true one true Church of Christ,
Faith: and probable consignment of
... they dissected the Catholic millions to eternal hellfire. The
faith till they reduced it to a Protestant revolt is nothing to
mere skeleton; they lopped off celebrate!
the reality of the body and blood In the present ecumenical
of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, climate, the above-mentioned
the divine Christian sacrifice facts receive little press,
offered in the Mass, confession since ecumenical Catholics
of sins, most of the sacraments, regard these truths as an
penitential exercises, several of embarrassment. Much of what
the canonical books of Scripture, saints, theologians and the
the invocations of saints, Church herself taught regarding
celibacy, most of the General the errors and dangers of
Councils of the Church, and Protestantism are either not
all present Church authority; mentioned, or explained away as
they perverted the nature of
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Candlelight Rosary Procession
in Honor of Our Lady
Our Ladys Army
of Advocates
Conference
at
St. Louis, Missouri
pathetic ignorance of a bygone annoys you with the word
era. Thanks to Vatican II, the (alone) tell him straightway: Dr.
Church has allegedly outgrown Martin Luther will have it so:
its juvenile counter-reformation Papist and ass are one and the
stance that was based on the same thing. (Amic. Discussion,
ghetto mentality of no salvation I, 127).10
outside the Catholic Church. Goldstein goes on to explain
The ecumenical Catholic has the brutality of the Lutheran
effectively abandoned the true revolt: The soldiers of the
God of Catholicism to serve the princes slaughtered the peasants,
false god of ecumenism and pillaged the churches and
inter-religious dialogue. He prevented Catholic worship in
incinerates the Churchs anti- public. In this way Lutheranism
Protestant doctrines as burnt was made the doctrine of the first
offerings to his new deity. Protestant Church the State
Luther, the Man Church of Germany (1520).11
Take, for example, what Goldstein further points out
faithful Catholics have observed that Luther denied the binding
about Luther. force of the moral law: We
must remove the Decalogue
David Goldstein, the zealous out of sight and heart (De
Catholic convert from Judaism Wette, IV, 188), and again,
who was called a 20th Century If Moses should attempt to
Saint Paul, rightly remarked: intimidate you with his stupid
The father of the first Ten Commandments, tell him
Protestant Church [Luther] right out: Chase yourselves to
changed the 28th verse of the Jews (Works, Wittenberg,
the 3rd chapter of St. Pauls ed. V,1573).12
Epistle to the Romans to make Luther, an ordained priest and
it fit his doctrine that Christian consecrated religious, wantonly
faith minus Christian works is broke his vow of celibacy to God,
sufficient for salvation: We hold and married a nun, also under
that man is justified without a vow of celibacy. Of Luthers
works by the law of faith alone. debased teachings, Goldstein
To one of his followers who observed:
complained that objection was
being made to this perversion Luthers writings regarding
of the sacred text, Luther gave matters of sex are the opposite of
the cold comfort: If any Papist things decent. Only in Socialist
I
f we want to be loved by enough attention: Neither the
Christ, we should accept bad nor the good.
the spiritual maturity that She said that over 50 years
Christ gives the Blessed Virgin ago, but its even more true today
over us by the very fact that, if than it was in 1957. What we
we are going to be the beloved need is priests to promote the
disciple and we should all Message of Fatima.
be beloved disciples then
we should accept Christs will Now, I promote the Message
that She become our Spiritual of Fatima and Im sure I could
Mother. do better, but even if I could do
it perfectly, I dont think it would
The Blessed Virgin came be enough. Im one priest. Ive
with a message at Fatima for been able to do a fair amount
the Church. Saint Thomas tells of work in this area, but just
us that God sends prophets or imagine if there were a hundred
messengers to every generation priests, each with his own little
to remind the faithful what they Fatima apostolate. Weve been
must do to save their souls. So, successful, by the grace of God,
the prophecy and the prophet and certainly through the help
of our time, par-excellence, is of our friends and supporters.
Our Lady of Fatima, and so Her
message is for our time. Weve raised the number
of Rosaries offered by several
Unfortunately, up to now, the million. If every priest could raise
words of Our Lady, more exactly, a million Rosaries, youd have
the words of Sister Lucy, tell us: hundreds of millions of Rosaries
Our Lady is very sad because offered for the fulfillment of Our
no one has paid attention to Her Ladys request.
Message. Sister Lucy points out
that most people have not paid
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That would certainly have a of man comes at the end of time,
tremendous impact on getting will He find faith on earth? The
the Consecration of Russia done, dogmas are what encapsulate
not to mention, if we had more the teaching of Christ, in, shall
priests helping to get more books we say, very precise language
and leaflets and pamphlets out and its dogmatic terminology.
there. And even though we Theres no misunderstanding.
translated some of our material If youre going to draw up a
into six languages, there are still contract, you have very precise
a lot of other places that we dont language. You draw it up, in
reach with those languages but which case then, you say: Now
we could, with the help of more both parties know exactly what
priests. each other one is signing to
We have put together a and agreeing to. Well, thats
manual articulating some pretty what dogmatic theology does.
specific principles for priests to It basically takes the terms of
follow in The Fatima Movement Scripture and other common
of Priests. This isnt just: Go parts of those terms and puts it
forth and preach Fatima see into formulas which only have
you later. one meaning.
Knowing, Communicating Obviously, everybody deals
and Defending the Dogmas with this. When they get up in
of the Faith. the morning, they ask for coffee.
They didnt ask for tea, they
You may ask: What does
didnt ask for an egg, they asked
that have to do with Fatima?
for coffee. They know what they
Well, first of all, the beginning
asked for. So if we can do that in
of the Third Secret, the words of
our daily life from the moment
Our Lady, says: In Portugal the
when we get up, to the moment
dogma of the Faith will always
we go to bed, we can also do that
be preserved, which implies, as
in the most important thing we
you well know, that in all other
do in life in our relationship to
parts of the world, the dogma of
God. So, if we can do that with
the Faith will not be preserved.
our relations with each other
Our Lady Herself, is saying, and even talking to ourselves,
Look, preserving the dogma we can certainly do it when we
of the Faith is important! And talk to God. Thats why doctrine
why is it important? Because and dogma are fundamental to
Our Lord says: When the Son the Message of Fatima because
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Father Gruner led pilgrimages to the well where the Angel made his second appearance.
The Angel said to the children: What are you doing? Pray, pray very much! The Hearts
of Jesus and Mary have designs of mercy on you. Offer prayers and sacrifices constantly
to the Most High. Let us apply the Angels spiritual direction to ourselves.
The Fatima Movement of Priests (FMP) helps good priests and bishops (as well as
lay people) to work together for the triumph of Marys Immaculate Heart through
the Consecration of Russia. Thus, peace will be brought to the world and MILLIONS
of SOULS will be saved. Priests committed to the Movement (FMP) are already
missionaries for Our Lady of Fatima. They preach the Message of Fatima throughout the
world. To date, hundreds of priests from six continents have committed themselves to this
great work.
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O
n Saturday, June 4, 2016 been positive developments in
the city of Aliquippa recent years.
(located in western In November 2007 the
Pennsylvanias Beaver County) Traditional Latin Mass
was solemnly consecrated to Guild of the local Knights of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Columbus (Woodlawn Council
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. 2161) was formed. Part of a
It was truly an historic and growing national contingent
exceptional moment. of traditional Knights of
Aliquippa is a small city just Columbus councils, the Guild
outside of Pittsburgh, with about does admirable work, actively
9,000 inhabitants. Years ago, the and successfully promoting the
areas citizens numbered over celebration of the Traditional
27,000. But like many American Mass and sacraments, especially
cities, Aliquippa has suffered at Aliquippas Roman parish of
tremendously over the past Saint Titus.
few decades due to the collapse During the past few years,
of the local steel industry and members of this Guild had
other economic-social changes. considered the necessity and
The city finds itself at a critical timeliness of a consecration
time; human solutions for its of their city to the Sacred and
improvement and revival seem Immaculate Hearts. They began
to be exhausted. to arrange this consecration in
In the past, a great percentage a concrete way, after reading
of Aliquippas citizens were excerpts of a speech given by
Catholic, filling its churches to Suzanne Pearson at The Fatima
the brim for Sunday Mass. The Centers September 2015
city has three Catholic parishes: conference in Washington, DC.
one Roman, the others of the In her speech, New Light
Byzantine and Ukrainian Rites. on the Consecration of Russia,
Although Mass attendance has excerpts of which were published
dropped significantly, there have
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in the Winter 2016 Fatima churchs iconostasis, and the
Crusader (Issue 113), Miss Holy Rosary recited. The Divine
Pearson described the benefits of Liturgy followed, beautifully
past consecrations (of parishes, sung by the choir of SS. Peter
dioceses, cities and countries like and Paul Ukrainian Catholic
Portugal) and encouraged local Church of nearby Ambridge.
ceremonies as a kind of stepping The Liturgy was concelebrated
stone to the proper Consecration by Aliquippas three Catholic
of Russia to the Immaculate pastors (Fr. Mykhaylo Shkyndya
Heart of Mary. Encouraged by of St. George, Fr. Michael
this, Guild members approached Polosky of SS. Peter and Paul
the local Catholic pastors and and Fr. Paul Householder of
Aliquippas mayor, Hon. Dwan St. Titus). Several other priests
Walker. assisted in choir, Mayor Walker
All parties readily agreed was also in attendance. Upon the
to perform the consecration of Divine Liturgys conclusion, the
Aliquippa. The date was set, pastors and mayor knelt in front
June 4: the First Saturday of of the icon, where they fervently
the month, in the centenary read in turn, the prayers of
year of the Fatima apparitions. consecration.
Meanwhile, solemn ceremonies These prayers were based
were organized for the morning on the Act of Dedication of
and afternoon. On Saturday the Human Race to the Sacred
morning, a procession began at Heart of Jesus; the May 1931
10:30 am at St. George Byzantine consecration of Portugal to
Catholic Church. During the the Immaculate Heart by the
procession, a copy of the icon Portuguese episcopate; and the
of the United Hearts of Jesus May 2013 Miami consecration.
and Mary was carried. This icon They were fitting texts, fulfilling
was originally commissioned in Our Lords desire expressed to
Miami. There, it was exposed Sister Lucia in 1936: I want
during a May 2013 consecration My whole Church to put
ceremony although not made the devotion to My Mothers
explicitly to the Sacred and Immaculate Heart beside the
Immaculate Hearts performed devotion to My Sacred Heart.
by the local Archbishop and After the prayer, the
Mayor. consecrators gathered near
The image was then the churchs entrance. The
enshrined just outside of the Knights Guild presented each
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consecrator with a copy of the assembled.
icon. Surrounded by parishioners The Votive Mass of Christ the
and guests, Mayor Walker read King was offered in thanksgiving
an official proclamation. He for the consecration, by Canon
then presented a copy of the Jean Marie Moreau of the
proclamation and the flag of the Institute of Christ the King
city of Aliquippa to each pastor. Sovereign Priest. He was assisted
Visibly moved, the mayor by Pittsburgh diocesan priests,
proceeded to make some Fathers Ladis Cizik and David
unprepared remarks, embracing Rombold, respectively as deacon
the grateful clergy and many of and subdeacon. The Bach Choir
the faithful. He acknowledged of Pittsburgh sang Mozarts
that only Divine intervention Coronation Mass magnificently.
could save Aliquippa, beset by so During the Mass, Canon Moreau
many challenges. But those who preached on the Social Reign of
assisted at the ceremony could Our Lord, citing Saint Augustine
not help but have renewed hope in his work, City of God, as well
for Aliquippa, now-consecrated as the eminent Cardinal Pie of
to the Sacred and Immaculate Poitiers.
Hearts. Let us pray that the city of
Although well-conscious of Aliquippa be abundantly blessed
their citys current troubles, the by God for this Consecration.
faithful could take courage in Let us pray for our country, the
the words spoken by Our Lady to whole world and the Church,
Lucia on June 13, 1917: Dont doing what we can to bring
lose heart. I will never forsake about more local consecrations.
you. My Immaculate Heart will Above all, let us continue to pray
be your refuge and the way that and work for the Consecration of
will lead you to God. Russia as requested by Heaven.
The congregation then While we know that this will
proceeded to St. Titus Church, be done late, and we realize all
where a number of people were too well that things appear to be
already present, waiting for the very bleak, even universally, let
Tridentine Mass to begin. Before us remember and take comfort
the Solemn High Mass, at which in Our Lords words to Sr. Lucy
he also assisted, Mayor Walker in August 1931: It is never too
read his proclamation again late to have recourse to Jesus
and briefly addressed those and Mary. |
A
lot of people are trying separate us from Christ, it brings
to attempt to form their together the faithful and Christ,
moral Catholic life because they both have the half
without being rooted in the of the coin that goes together in
truth. That is an error in and of the original meaning of what a
itself! First, the truth is needed. symbol is.
First, the mind needs to be Not only does the Symbol of
converted to the truth and then the Creed attach us to God, it
a person will begin to act in the also brings us in communion
truth. Many people are trying with one another. We all hold
to act somewhat in a Catholic the same half coin because we
way without first changing their all hold the same Faith. Our
minds. Thats the first place that Faith should be one, Catholic,
change needs to occur. apostolic and holy. Thats a
The Catechism is the first Catechism question, by the way
recourse to conversion and to What are the four marks of
acting properly in a moral and the Church?
Catholic way. The devil is doing The four marks of the Church
everything he can to separate are: the Church is one, holy,
the faithful from the Shepherd, Catholic and Apostolic. These
theShepherd of Truth. However, marks should characterize our
the Creed, as a Symbol, is the Faith as well. It needs to be
solution to what the devil is apostolic; it needs to come from
trying to do. The Creed does not the Apostles. Therefore, when we
movement of the will which is act of faith in the God who has
itself moved by the grace of God. revealed it. That requires grace
Clearly, when were making an to elevate my intellect and my
act of faith, asupernaturalact of will to assent or consent to that
faith, grace is required. Truth, for the reason that God
We might be able to reason revealed it: not because I can
I would imagine most adults figure it out.
would be able to figure this out For example, if I think it makes
that there is one God. The proofs sense that Christ founded a
of St. Thomas Aquinas bear this Church and wed all come
out. Reason alone can attain to together occasionally for social
thefact: there is one God. That purposes and have a good time,
is not an act of faith: believing on Sundays and so forth.That
it on rational grounds is not an is a rational approach to the
act of faith. understanding of the Church.
When I believe there is one But understanding the Catholic
God, because God revealed there Church as aDivine institution
is only one God, as the Church because God has revealed it to be
teaches, then I am making an such requires the assistance of
By Matt Gaspers
O
ver the past several themes as the increased
years, one of my primary prominence of Mary prior to
study interests besides the Second Coming, the rise of
Islam has been what Holy a great Catholic Monarch, and
Scripture sometimes refers to as the reign of an extraordinarily
the latter days1 or last days,2 holy Pope. The definitive
that is, the era leading up to destruction of Islam, as you
the glorious Second Coming will soon hear, is foretold in the
of Christ.3 My interest in this context of these specific themes.
topic has led me to read several But before we explore the
interesting resources, including prophetic texts themselves,
two books that provide a concise it is worth our time to hear
yet thorough look at authentic the testimony of Mr. Dupont
Catholic teaching concerning regarding the importance of
the end times. Those books prophecy. In the Introduction
are Catholic Prophecy: The to his book, he states:
Coming Chastisement by Yves Indeed, prophecies are for
Dupont and Prophecy for Today: our edification: They cast
A Summary of the Catholic a light on many problems;
Tradition Concerning the End- they warn us against errors;
of-Time Era by Edward Connor. they prepare us for dangers
Both of these works present a to come; and they are a
large collection of prophecies manifestation of the power
from reliable Catholic sources, of God. At the same time,
together with each authors they are an encouragement
commentary, and cover such and a consolation. The
N
asrudin is a comic that the real problem is
character in Middle elsewhere, where easier (but
Eastern folklore whose false) solutions can be found.
misadventures illustrate bits This failing is repeatedly on
of homely wisdom or, in some display following the endless
cases, a more profound truth. In parade of bombings, shootings,
one story, Nasrudins wife looks stabbings and assorted atrocities
out the window at midnight preceded by the cry of Allahu
to find her husband, returned akbar! Whenever an act of
home from a night of carousing, savagery is visited upon the
crawling around under the West by Muslims following the
street lamp. dictates of the Koran, our leaders
What are you doing? she of Church and state can always
asks. be found crawling around under
Looking for my house the street lamp, looking for a key
key, he answers. that isnt there.
Where did you lose it? The key to these attacks
she asks. is clearly Islam itself: not
radical Islam or some aberrant
Over there, he says, interpretation that distorts
pointing to a dark corner Islam (the religion of peace),
some distance from where but Islam itself. There is no act
he is crawling around. of Islamic terror that cannot
Then why are you looking find its provenance in one of the
under the street lamp? she suras (chapters) of Mohammeds
asks. book, or in the hadith, the
Because the lights better sayings and acts of the Prophet
here. accepted as guiding principles
in Islam. And no perpetrator
The story underscores a
of these bloody incidents ever
common failing: a desire to
cites as his motivation anything
avoid difficulties by pretending
other than his or her allegiance
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Our Lady Will Protect Her Dear Ones
by Coralie Graham ................................................................ 2
The Angel of Fatima and Reparation at Holy Mass
by Father Michael Rodriguez................................................... 4
100th Anniversary: The Angel Appearances at Fatima
by Frere Michel de la Sainte Trinite......................................... 11
Celebrating an Apocalyptic Plague: The 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran
Revolt
by John Vennari.................................................................. 21
WE NEED PRIESTS: To Promote the Fatima Message
Father Nicholas Gruner, S.T.L. S.T.D. (Cand.)........................... 33
The Consecration of the City of Aliquippa to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
by Nelson Hertel.................................................................. 41
OUR CATHOLIC CATECHISM: PART II
Authentic Apostolic Teaching on Faith and Truth
by Father David Phillipson.................................................... 45
Prophecies For the Latter Day Saints
Our Lady and Islam
by Matt Gaspers.................................................................. 52
WHY the World Needs Fatima NOW............................................. 62