http://www.novusordowatch.org/thirdsecret.htm

In May of 1994 -- 77 years after Our Lady first appeared to the three children at Fatima, Portugal -- a French priest was listening to a CD entitled "Mysterium Fidei," with French lyrics and sung by French choirs. As he was listening devoutly, suddenly the music faded into the background and a clear voice, which was perceived quite normally and not as an interior inspiration, said: "L'eglise saignera de toutes ses plaies", that is, "The Church will bleed from all her wounds."

Then, there followed this text:

There will be a wicked council planned and prepared that will change the countenance of the Church. Many will lose the Faith; confusion will reign everywhere. The sheep will search for their shepherds in vain.

A schism will tear apart the holy tunic of My Son. This will be the end of times, foretold in the Holy Scriptures and recalled to memory by Me in many places. The abomination of abominations will reach its peak and it will bring the chastisement announced at La Salette. My Son's arm, which I will not be able to hold back anymore, will punish this poor world, which must expiate its crimes.

One will only speak about wars and revolutions. The elements of nature will be unchained and will cause anguish even among the best (the most courageous). The Church will bleed from all Her wounds. Happy are they who will persevere and search for refuge in My Heart, because in the end My Immaculate Heart will triumph.


After this message, the priest only heard one more sentence: "This is the Third Secret of Fatima."

Could this be the true Third Secret, then? It could be. The identity of the priest is not known to Novus Ordo Watch. However, this text has been published and circulated before, for instance, in the book The Devil's Final Battle as well as in a newsletter of then-SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson in 2000. If this is the true Third Secret, it is no wonder why the Vatican, beginning in 1960 with John XXIII, did not wish to make it public. John XXIII claimed that the Third Secret "does not concern my pontificate" and refused to reveal it, despite the Blessed Virgin Mary's order that it be revealed to the faithful by 1960 at the latest. Of course, by 1960, preparations for John XXIII's so-called "Second Vaticcan Council" were running high, its convocation having been announced by him on January 25, 1959.

It is perhaps particularly interesting that the text states: "The sheep will search for their shepherds in vain," a perfect description of the Catholic world according to the sedevacantist position, which holds that the clergy of the Novus Ordo Church (the Church of Vatican II) are not valid or legitimate Roman Catholic shepherds. Besides, the text makes reference to the "chastisement announced at La Salette", which could be another reference to the illegitimacy of the New Church, for it was at La Salette (in 1846) that Our Lady reportedly said that "Rome will lose the Faith and become the Seat of the Antichrist."

The fact that, according to private testimony, then-"Cardinal" Joseph Ratzinger admitted in 2004 that the true text of the Third Secret speaks of an "evil council" (source here - see also this response), helps to bolster the hypothesis that this might indeed be the genuine Third Secret of Fatima, revealed by the Blessed Mother to Lucia dos Santos on July 13, 1917. (Though there are, of course, also some considerations that speak against this hypothesis.)

The above text and its preface are based on a pamphlet Novus Ordo Watch received from a traditionalist Catholic German publisher, Pro Fide Catholica. It is reproduced here for the education and (hopefully) the benefit of faithful Catholics, but really for all men of good will. Whether it is the true Third Secret or not, we do not profess to know. But let us certainly follow its advice and seek refuge in the Immaculate Heart of Mary.




Related:

•"Cardinal" Oddi hints Third Secret about Vatican II
•Book: "The Fourth Secret of Fatima" by Antonio Socci
•Book: "The Secret Still Hidden" by Christopher A. Ferrara
•No Friend of Fatima: Unspinning Christopher Ferrara's Defense of Benedict XVI

Can anyone here think of any good reason why Pope Pius XII didn't release the third secret?

No one in a position of authority at the Vatican, including the likes of Cardinal Ratzinger, are denying its existence.

Sometime ago, I got a hold of the following text from a source who claimed to have ties with those who had read the Secret in the past. According to the account this person gave, the Secret was translated from the original Portuguese into Latin when it arrived at Rome for the examination of the Pope and the Cardinals. Several copies of the translation were made, whilst the original Portuguese docuмent authored by Sr. Lucia was kept by the Pope himself.

Since the source did not identify himself satisfactorily, I do not trust it.

Below is a transcript of what was read to me during the above-mentioned conversation in question. The lacunae are parts of the text that were missing or supposedly illegible in the docuмent from which this person was reading to me, which was presumably a copy of a copy.

In Lusitania, dogma Fidei semper persevabitur, sed in iis tantum qui devovebunt Cordi Immaculati mei, praesertim recitatione Sacratissimi Rosarii, et sequentur omnia qui Filius meus docuit [lacuna] Ecce, tempus veniet in quo Ecclesia Filii mei persequetur modo non visus est in saeculis prioribus [lacuna] inter clericis atque episcopi (?) Romae mysterium iniquitatis fetinantius veniet, quia non vident zizania inimici in medio ejus [lacuna].

That's as much as the person could get.

Frankly I do not pay too much credit to such things, but I found the piece of paper wherein I wrote down this text recently in a tome that I was about to scan tonight and thought it interesting to post it here on CathInfo (the only place where I publish things).

I do not even know if the Latin is correct...?

However, the text above does elucidate upon the great conundrum that is often debated here (i.e., the question of what exactly is going on with the Church) in a very important manner. Paucity of time and exigencies of circuмstance are delaying the research I am now undertaking regarding these matters...

I wish that this Latin be translated,

Oh, sorry about that.

Here is a loose English translation:

"In Portugal the dogma of the Faith shall always be preserved, but only in those who shall devote themselves unto my Immaculate Heart, particularly by the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary, and [those] who follow all that my Son hath taught [...] Lo, there shall come a time wherein the Church of my Son shall be persecuted in a manner that hath not been seen in previous ages [...] amidst the clerics and bishops at Rome the mystery of iniquity shall come more speedily, for they do not see [or perhaps it could be "for they do not wish to see," or "are unable to see"] the cockle of the enemy in their midst [...]"

The thing about the text is, according to my view, that it does not hearken to the celestial simplicity wherewith the Blessed Mother speaks to the children, which is the same mysterious simplicity that is at once sublime and profound whereby Our Lord's sacred words are recorded in the Holy Gospels.

If the account is true, "something" may have been lost in translation, as it is a Latin translation of the original Portuguese.

This is of course only my opinion, but might it be the pope did not release the third secret because he just could not believe that God would allow this to happen to His Church in that way.  Therefore he no doubt could not believe it was a true message from heaven.  

"The good continue on their way but without paying attention to the Message ... I cannot give any other details, since it is still a secret ... Only the Holy Father and His Excellency the Bishop of Fatima would be able to know it in accordance to the Will of the Blessed Virgin ... But they haven't willed to know it as they did not want to be influenced."      

Pope Pius XII, therefore, without a doubt, preferred to wait for 1960, but he died before then. What a loss for the Church!4

http://www.fatima.org/crusader/crthird/sfrpg05.asp

I would also reccomend reading Fatima in Twilight by Mark Fellows.  We can only speculate about the motives of anyone but the humanistc way of thinking is that "We can't realease the message.  It is too much for them to handle."  Or, "I or the next valid Pope will release it in 1960 when it will be more understood and cause the least amount of scandal".

Even now, 50 years later, with all the results before us, the mere possibility of SV  or a false pope approving a false council causes great scandal to some. Even the idea that not all Popes were perfect causes great scandal to some.  Knowing how many lay people react to such things could scare some people from presenting the hard facts.  But our Lady thought we would be ready for it, at least by 1960 and I tend to side with her.   :smile:

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I did read from a source that Pope Pius XII did read the Third Secret, and
after reading the secret, he almost passed out. However, he did not reveal
in what he read.

A poorly educated novus ordite may wonder why he's so bored at "mass" but he generally does not have the acuity to pinpoint his problem. If he speaks with a novus ordo priest or some layperson at his parish they probably will just say that he has to be obedient or recommend that he attend a novus ordo retreat. Eventually, he may actually decide that his "heart" isn't mean to be a "practicing" Catholic. That's probably the fate of the largest group of Catholics post-Vatican II, the ones who saw the changes and said "Whatever, dude" then they walked away and maybe only come back on Christmas and Easter.

Most incisive.  I was that novus ordite precisely.  There were no trad Masses for hundreds of miles in the neighborhood where I grew up, so I just hadn't a clue about "tradition", and had the exact experience you describe.   But it wasn't so much boredom, as yearning.  Changing parishes, talking to the priests, never helped and yes, I was often referred to either an n.o. retreat or their group bible study groups, or invited to join a "ministry".   It's best described as, I didn't know what I was searching for, but I knew what they were practicing was wrong, and sometimes awful.
That n.o. cabal isolate the faithful from tradition so effectively it's diabolical.

I moved from that region, still unaware of the Tridentine rite. One sad Easter 10 years ago, at the n.o. version of a Vigil Mass, as  I kneeled after communion and cell phones rang around me, the woman in front of me tugging on her very tight and very short skirt in an unsuccessful attempt to cover herself, children laughing and playing in the aisles, with one running up to the altar (communion still being distributed), and incessant talking as I tried to offer thanksgiving, I hit the wall, broke down and cried.  It was that moment I knew I could not ever go back, but what to do?  I could not become protestant, this was certain.  The anguish was tormenting!
God mercifully heard my heartbroken plea - do not let me be confounded, Lord!  He allowed me to stumble upon a traditional independent chapel in the area, one of the few with daily Mass, 4 on Sunday, and devotions several times a week.  Imagine my surprise to find that the Faith was still alive and well in little pockets around the world.  

The yearning has not ceased, it has in fact increased, not from deprivation as before, but in the bliss of moving closer to His Sacred Heart.  Life is now joyful.