bad omen? superstition?
Yes, if it’s a sign that is not Christ- Based.
Catholics who die without their scapulars on: Bad omen for them.
People who die hating the Catholic Church and Our Lady: A bad omen and end for them.
Men who die unrepentant of their sins, especially blasphemy, guaranteed there will be signs of their bad end to come, for those with eyes to see.
The liquefaction of St. Januarius’s blood, shed under the reign of Diocletian, a good sign for those who can see it.
Diocletian’s inability to sleep in his final days (because of all the Catholics he slaughtered) was a bad omen of his final end.