Matthew 24:22 "And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened."
Mark 13:20 "And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but, for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days."

To me, this means that the "shortening of the days" refers to the amount of time being reduced; fewer days than would otherwise have occurred; in my opinion, until both the very end of time(“consummation of the world”) and until the Period of Peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima, when the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will take place; very soon, I hope and pray.

In that light, the Period of Peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima, as recorded by Sister Lucia in her memoirs (Third Memoir and especially the Fourth Memoir, written in the early 1940s under obedience to her Bishop), when she recounted that the Blessed Virgin Mary said, "In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she will be converted, and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world," seems, in my opinion, likely to happen soon.

It also seems to me, in my opinion, that something serious is about to happen to Rome (a city reduced to ruins; Apocalypse 18:2–11, understood by the Fathers as a symbolic reference to Rome) just before the Period of Peace occurs. St. Pius X (1903-1914) "I saw one of my successors taking to flight over the bodies of his brethren. He will take refuge in disguise somewhere; and after a short retirement he will die a cruel death."

Again, I hope and pray that the Period of Peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will take place soon.

What do you all think?

in 1925 Our Lady gave Sister Lucy the method for the First Five Saturdays Devotion.

In 1929 Our Lady told her the time had to come for the pope to Consecrate Russia with all the bishops.  

In 1931 Jesus stated, "Make it known to My ministers, that given they follow the example of the King of France in delaying the execution of My request, that they will follow him into misfortune".  Of course, 100 years later the French Revolution began.  

We're moving headlong into that 100 year time frame so it looks like it could be right around the corner.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.

In 1931 Jesus stated, "Make it known to My ministers, that given they follow the example of the King of France in delaying the execution of My request, that they will follow him into misfortune".  Of course, 100 years later the French Revolution began. 

Yes, and to be specific, the King of France was killed by the revolutionaries 100 years after numerous French kings failed to consecrate France to Our Lady.

Actually, it was the King of France who failed to consecrate France to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as requested by Our Lord through St. Margaret Mary Alacoque around 1689. The request was not fulfilled, and one hundred years later, in 1789, France was plunged into the French Revolution, with immense suffering and the execution of the King.

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I think that the Antichrist will come after the Period of Peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima has ended. Let us really pray that the Period of Peace and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary take place soon.