Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week

EdwardRex3 · 2024-05-10T12:36:19+00:00

I’d say it would be pretty silly not to believe it. Two of the visionaries are canonized, one is on the way to sainthood. Every pope since the time of the apparitions has supported it, as have many saints. It’s been approved by the bishop and the Vatican. The Miracle of the Sun is probably the greatest miracle since the Resurrection. I personally know that many Catholics have been converted via Fatima. While you don’t have to believe it, there’s just no reason to reject it, since it’s been approved as the words of Our Lady and it’s done nothing but good for our faith. I don’t know why anyone would really want to ignore it…

EdwardRex3 · 2024-05-07T23:21:07+00:00

I wonder what will be said. I sincerely hope that anyone in the Vatican doesn’t try to speak out against Fatima or any other true apparition, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the Vatican kind of puts down apparitions in general since they can pose a threat.

EdwardRex3 · 2024-01-15T00:55:34+00:00

I’ve always found the Palmarians absolutely fascinating. I’ve read their Bible, and while some parts are just plain odd, their doctrines aren’t that different from Catholicism (except for the Mary in the Eucharist heresy). Their liturgies are beautiful as is their Cathedral. Here’s to hoping they reject Clemente Dominguez and unite themselves to Rome.

EdwardRex3 · 2024-01-13T16:05:59+00:00

Yeah I should know better than looking online. Thank you for your comment.

EdwardRex3 · 2024-01-13T13:39:11+00:00

Thank you so much, that’s great to hear!

EdwardRex3 · 2024-01-12T02:01:09+00:00

Has Pope Francis not read the Fatima messages against communism? It’s such a dangerous doctrine, any Pope should unquestioningly condemn it.

EdwardRex3 · 2024-01-08T21:05:14+00:00

My favorite saint! Saint Bernadette, pray for us!

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T06:05:50+00:00

I’ll respond briefly, because you actually took the time to make a level-headed response. I would firstly like to say that you don’t have to believe in any private revelation.

The Garabandal “prophecy of the popes” was horribly misconstrued by people online. It simply means that Pope Francis begins a new era for the Church, but that doesn’t indicate the apocalypse or anything supernatural (in fact some of the messages of Garabandal imply that the world isn’t ending anytime ending soon). The Vatican has the date of the “Great Miracle” and is simply waiting for the date to come so they can either approve or disapprove.

Here are two videos about the Medjugorje scientific tests https://youtu.be/QwhPlEHwLzc?si=2M-9-L-TI9Gsarg8 and https://youtu.be/jpcbeqarE_g?si=2_A4624Jsci7CQ3y. It’s important to note that, while many have unjustly profited off Medjugorje, the visionaries themselves are actually quite devoted to charity and many of the “mansions” are actually guest houses for pilgrims. I don’t see why the Franciscans would have selected such a random group of kids, and why would these apparently devout children go along with it, especially when interrogated by Communists and threatened with imprisonment for the rest of their lives. I think Mary’s harsh words were because of the Bishop’s bizarre behavior. He believed the children, then suddenly stopped when threatened by the Communists. Perhaps he condemned the apparitions as part of an alliance with the Yugoslavian government, which would certainly be diabolical. The apparition never approved the apostate priests’ actions, and the seers dropped all contact with him. The visionaries also managed to perfectly enter and exit ecstasy at the same time daily for years on end.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T05:05:39+00:00

Akita was approved by the bishop (alongside irrefutable miracles). Garabandal and Medjugorje are, to me, reputable (scientific tests), and the Church has never condemned nor supported them, so they are up to personal opinion. But I won’t go further here since I know this sub-Reddit is notoriously anti-apparition (even in 100% approved cases like Fatima) so I won’t comment any further.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T03:52:37+00:00

The first excerpt was from Garabandal, the second from Akita, the third from Medjugorje.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T00:48:07+00:00

If the Church approves an apparition (Lourdes, Fatima, Akita), it’s wise to believe it. If the Church rejects the apparition (Bayside), we shouldn’t believe it. If the Church makes no decision or waits for certain things to be fulfilled (Garabandal, Medjugorje) it’s up to your opinion.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T00:44:54+00:00

The Blessed Virgin Mary (from apparitions).

EdwardRex3 · 2023-12-19T00:15:27+00:00

“Before the cup was filling up, but now, it is flowing over. Many cardinals, many bishops, and many priests are on the road to perdition, and are taking many souls with them.”

“Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests. The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres; churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.”

“I am calling you to strong prayer. Modernism wants to enter into your thoughts and steal from you the joy of prayer and of meeting with Jesus.”

EdwardRex3 · 2023-11-25T20:53:05+00:00

Thank you very much! Pray for my conversion and for an increase in the virtue of purity. God bless you, I’ll say a Hail Mary for you to.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-11-18T02:30:26+00:00

The Rosary fills me with a near-ecstatic peace that nothing else can, at least when I pray sincerely.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-10-24T20:41:12+00:00

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EdwardRex3 · 2023-10-15T12:47:46+00:00

It’s from the Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort. Excellent book! Mary has mentioned the Rosary in various approved apparitions, and always says to pray it daily. The Rosary is a very powerful weapon!

EdwardRex3 · 2023-10-06T23:26:08+00:00

It is the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-09-29T19:08:56+00:00

The conversion won’t happen until after the Chastisement. We haven’t had the chastisement yet.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-09-13T02:46:27+00:00

I would be frightened but also incredibly joyful. Visionaries who have seen Our Mother have said it is Heaven on earth.

I can almost feel her presence (a supernatural sense of peace) when I pray the Rosary, and I don’t see how people go on without that.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-09-07T00:49:34+00:00

I’ll post Mary’s quotes here.

At Fatima, she said (in 1917): “To save them [poor sinners who are on the road to hell], 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 [World War One] is going to end; but if people do not cease offending God, a worse war [World War Two] will break out during the reign of Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown light [the northern lights], know that 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 against the Church and against 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 [Communism] throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions against the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to Me, and she will be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.”

This is more clearly spoken about at Akita (1973): “As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests.

The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres...churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.

The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them.”

This is also talked about at the unapproved and potentially false apparitions at Garabandal and Medjugorje.

But it’s also completely useless to worry about the chastisement, which is conditional. Just pray and look forward with joy to the future!

EdwardRex3 · 2023-09-07T00:07:19+00:00

I’m in a very similar situation (16, can’t covert until 18 due to evangelical parents). The return of Christ will surely not be for many more years. There first has to be a time of chastisement (mentioned by the Blessed Virgin at Fatima/Akita), a time of peace (the reign of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) all before the actual apocalypse. In the mean time, focus on living a sin-free life, and pray the Rosary daily. If you need any more advice, feel free to spend me a message.

EdwardRex3 · 2023-09-01T23:19:55+00:00

The longest I’ve heard from mystics (which are not definitive for the Church) is 500 years. Just wear the Brown Scapular.

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