Philomena
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We are living in a time of the great crisis of Faith and morals as prophesied by Our Lady. The confusion is of such magnitude that it is not only subverting the temporal sphere, but also penetrates the walls of the Church itself. Indeed, as Our Lady prophesied, the corruption of customs has become general and the precious light of Faith almost extinct. Yet the message of Our Lady of Good Success ends with a note of great hope: When everything will seem lost and paralyzed, that will be "the happy beginning of the complete restoration. This will mark the arrival of my hour, when I, in a marvelous way, will dethrone the proud and cursed Satan, trampling him under my feet and fettering him in the infernal abyss." It is the promise echoed by Our Lady again at Fatima in 1917: "In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph."
Thus it seems opportune to turn to Our Lady of Good Success and invoke Her, begging for every good success – both temporal and spiritual. It is the moment to ask for her orientation and certainty amid this storm, and the courage and strength to keep aloft the standard of the Faith.
Finally, let us pray that Our Lady will intervene quickly to restore the Church and society, so that she may reassume her throne and reign again in glory as Queen of all the earth.
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| Posted Jun 30, 2012, 3:00 am |
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Philomena
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I thought I would add the following on this post.
It is from a writing of Bishop Sheen which seems appropriate for today’s events
(SCOTUS verdict on Obama care). I like reading Archbp. Sheen; he is indeed a saint needed for our times.
From “The Thing We Are Fighting Against”
“These demonic forces replaced the spiritual anarchy of bourgeois civilization with a semblance of order; they found substitutes for the doubt, the scepticism, and the sophistication of an irresponsible intelligentsia, in the certitude of an absolute authority embodied in a social philosophy. They proved that any worldview is better than no world view; and that a regime that possesses some authority is better than a system of no authority. And in doing so, they thrust the issue before us very clearly: It makes a war of a difference what you believe. This conflict is not between men and nations; it is not only a war, it is a revolution!
Our enemies have their creeds. Where is ours? Which one shall we adopt? The clue is to be found in them. What do they all universally oppose? They are all opposed to Christianity. These evil systems know that they cannot totally possess man until they dispossess the Church which asserts that man’s soul belongs to God. They are not afraid of our liberalism, our parliaments, our capitalism, our universal education. But they are afraid of Him Who said: “Render to God the things that are God’s.”
We are fighting against the Devil. There is a Devil! And man is no match for him. Unless we very quickly get on God’s side and trust in God’s strength we will lack the faith to see the Devil, and the moralindignation to oppose him. We are up against the kind of a Devil now that the disciples could not cast out when Our Lord told them, “This kind can only be cast out by prayer and fasting” (Matt. 17:20).
America awake! There is too great a disparity between the effort on the battle front and the effort on the home front. Our American boys cutting away the underbrush at Guadalcanal, fighting sharks on rafts in the Pacific, rushing Jap pill boxes at Buna village, and attacking through mud one season and heat another at El Agheila, have a right to ask a commensurate sacrifice of those at home. If we were fighting a nation we could leave the job to the armed forces; but we are fighting an evil, something intrinsically wicked; we are in combat with the demon, and that kind of a demon is driven out only by prayer and fasting. Eddie Rickenbacker made his Holy Hour of prayer on a raft in the Pacific. Anyone of us who thinks it is too much to make it in our homes or in Church is not worthy to salute the same flag. This is not a war; it is a revolution against the anarchic spirit of evil. Our business is to send the demons back to hell. But they will obey that command neither when we stand or sit, but only when we are on our knees, praying and fasting – watching an Hour. God love you!”
Now we can indeed say today..... “Bishop Sheen, pray for us!”
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| Posted Jun 30, 2012, 3:05 am |
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Philomena
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p.s. I wish to add one last thing. I have hope! As my priest so wisely said to me today:
"Courage! Take heart! We still have the sunrises and sunsets. God is still with us. He is greater than any government, president or supreme court judge".
Amen, Father. Amen.
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| Posted Jun 30, 2012, 3:08 am |
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