Posted on 05/13/2009 9:53:05 AM PDT by Salvation
"You saw hell where the souls of poor sinners go. In order to save them, God wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world. If people do what I ask, many souls will be saved and there will be peace."
At the time that She confided the Fatima Secret to the three seers, the Blessed Virgin also promised that God would work a great miracle the following October "so that all may believe." On October 13 1917, in the presence of 70,000 eyewitnesses, a miracle was worked in the sky above Fatima at the exact moment and in the precise spot that the children had announced earlier. Witnesses recounted that the sun appeared to actually "dance" in the sky and seemed to fall to the ground before resuming its normal place in the heavens."On the last month, I will perform a miracle so that all may believe."
The Catholic Church has officially endorsed the Fatima Message "as worthy of belief" since 1930. Five successive popes have publicly indicated their approval and belief in the validity and critical importance of the Fatima apparitions. Several popes have visited Fatima on solemn pilgrimage and Pope John Paul II has gone at least once in every decade of his pontificate. His Holiness has publicly credited Our Lady of Fatima for saving his life during an assassination attempt in 1981 (which, parenthetically, took place on the 64th anniversary of the first Fatima apparition). The following year, while in Fatima to give thanks for Her intervention, the Pope stated that "the message of Fatima is more relevant and more urgent" today than even when Our Lady first appeared."In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me and she will be converted and a period of peace will be granted to the world."
have been produced as part of a growing worldwide movement of faith and devotion (see Our Lady's Book Service). Belief in the Fatima apparations and Our Lady's full Message are now widely synonymous with an orthodox adherence to the doctrines, rites and traditional practices and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Many theologians believe that Our Lady's Message is uniquely designed for the difficult and trying times in which we live today and suggest that it is Heaven's intervention to save the world from war, hunger and need; the Catholic Church from apostasy and chaos; and the souls of countless millions from eternal damnation. While stern in its warning of the terrible punishments for sin and disobedience, Fatima remains fundamentally a life-affirming and faith-building message of hope and peace for all Catholics and others of good will everywhere. "Only I can help you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God."
Oh boy ...
Bump for later. Thank you.
Why do you exclaim in such a way.
Have you read these predictions? Are you aware of what is happening in the world?
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I wont comment any more than to say I beleive this isn’t from God, period.
The Vatican has approved it and many of the predictions have come true, although Russia isn’t fully converted. We still need to pray for that.
FYI, the Vatican goes through a thorough study of apparitions to prove that they are either false or true. Our Lady of Fatima has been approved.
If I were you I would read some of the Catholic books on it, an excllent one is “In Her Own Words to the Nuclear Age” — basically the memoirs of Sister Lucia.
LAST OF CHILDREN WHO CLAIMED TO SEE VIRGIN MARY DIES AT 97
Last child who claimed to see "Virgin Mary" dies
Virgin Mary Child Dies (Lucia of Fatima)
Mourning for Fatima seer (Portugal declares day of mourning)
Third Secret of Fatima is not fully revealed.
Sister Lucia, last remaining witness of Fatima apparitions, dies at 97
Sr. Lucia, Fatima, and Islam
Mystery Fatima: Death of Lucia Accents Famed Secrets & Area's Hidden History
"No More Secrets," Visionary Said in 2001 (Sr. Lucia Confirmed Russia Consecrated to Mary)
Papal praise at Sister Lucia's funeral
Our Lady of Fatima, ‘counterrevolutionary’ and ‘ecumenical’
Fatima Statue Due at Vatican to Mark a Fateful Day 25 Years After Attempt on John Paul II's Life
Sister Lucia's Unpublished Writings Released - Visionary Reflects on Marian Apparitions
Sister Lucia's Last Moments
Fatima: Case Closed
Rosary Rallies Planned for Fatima Anniversary [Catholic Caucus]
Giant new church at Fatima shrine
Sister Lucia's Beatification Process to Begin ( Pope Waves 5-Year Waiting Period)
The faithful remember miracle of Fatima, Thousands gather in Washington Twp. on 90th anniversary
Pius XII Saw "Miracle of the Sun" [Catholic Caucus]
I look toward Jesus and him only, best of luck to you ...
Nothing about luck here. It’s called faith.
Our Lady of Fatima
Optional Memorial
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The Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated under this title following apparitions to three shephard children in Portugal in 1917. The message of Fatima includes a call to conversion of heart, repentance from sin and a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary, shown especially by praying the Rosary.
Source: Daily Roman Missal, Edited by Rev. James Socías, Midwest Theological Forum, Chicago, Illinois ©2003
Collect:
From the Common of the Blessed Virgin MaryFirst Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11
Their descendants shall be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks Himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Gospel Reading: Luke 11:27-28
As Jesus said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts that You sucked!" But He said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 26, 2000 (Link to Vatican Website)
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I forgot one thing in that post. The last words of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Bible are “Do whatever he tells you.”
Why do you think that Catholics don’t believe in Jesus Christ? The Blessed Virgin Mary is silent after those instructions — Catholics are focused on Christ!
Absolutely.
Everything about Mary points to Christ.
Jesus: I am the way, the truth and the light. Nobody comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6)
There was a great movie about this that I saw years ago. I still remember the scene about the sun.
When God sends Mary (or another saint, or an angel) on a mission to do His will here on earth in our own day, the same things apply. I marvel at how people can come to the conclusion that such things can't be from God, as if God always acts directly in mediating our affairs. Scriptural examples of His use of secondary intermediaries abound. Quoting John 14:6 is entirely irrelevant. Heeding Mary, when she is sent to us on a "mission from God," is coming to the Father through Jesus.
No. I’m not.
Then address, specifically, my contention about secondary intermediaries. Do they, or do they not, act under God’s command, and therefore have a will at one with His? If they do, then ... what is your point? If they are sent under God’s auspices, then it should be clear that they act with a view of bringing people to Him, not away from Him.
Your quoting of John 14:6 puts obvious Scriptural episodes of divinely-sanctioned mediation and your particular take on “coming to Jesus” in a rather startling - and completely unnecessary - opposition.
Don’t assume that everything that claims to be sent by God really is my friend.
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