15. In this Holy Year, we look forward to the experience of opening our hearts to those living on the outermost fringes of society: fringes modern society itself creates. Jesus introduces us to these works of mercy in his preaching so that we can know whether or not we are living as his disciples. Let us rediscover these corporal works of mercy: 19. May the message of mercy reach everyone, and may no one be indifferent to the call to experience mercy Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3XrA3rzAm I direct this invitation to conversion even more fervently to those whose behaviour distances them from the grace of God. Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3Xr4NRw2v Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3Xr35vv41 read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3Xr2QXu4g Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3Xr27veHl
This is the opportune moment to change our lives! This is the time to allow our hearts to be touched! Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-formally-announces-extraordinary-jubilee-year-of-mercy#ixzz3XrBB9LfL
I always felt that Marino Restrepo's experience of the Illumination of Conscience is right on as to what one would experience. Start around the 22 minute mark if you want to skip to where his Illumination begins but this entire video is well worth the listen.
Here is a longer version of Saint Faustina's Illumination of Conscience. It is on page 19 in my paper back edition of her diary. 36 (14) Once I was summoned to the judgment [seat] of God. I stood alone before the Lord. Jesus appeared such as we know Him during His Passion. After a moment, His wounds disappeared except for five, those in His hands, His feet and His side. Suddenly I saw the complete condition of my soul as God sees it. I could clearly see all that is displeasing to God. I did not know that even the smallest transgressions will have to be accounted for. What a moment! Who can describe it? To stand before the Thrice-Holy God! Jesus asked me, Who are you? I answered, “I am Your servant, Lord.” You are guilty of one day of fire in purgatory. I wanted to throw myself immediately into the flames of purgatory, but Jesus stopped me and said, Which do you prefer, suffer now for one day in purgatory or for a short while on earth? I replied, “Jesus, I want to suffer in purgatory, and I want to suffer also the greatest pains on earth, even if it were until the end of the world.” Jesus said, One [of the two] is enough; you will go back to earth, and there you will suffer much, but not for long; you will accomplish My will and My desires, and a faithful servant of Mine will help you to do this. Now, rest your head on My bosom, on My heart, and draw from its strength and power for these sufferings because you will find neither relief nor help nor comfort anywhere else. Know that you will have much, much to suffer, but don‟t let this frighten you; I am with you. https://liturgicalyear.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/divine-mercy-in-my-soul.pdf
I just had ankle surgery again last week, and have to share something that happened a couple of nights ago. I was sleeping the other night, and kind of uncomfortable with pain yet, but finally fell into sleep early morning, and dreamed I was just sitting there with Jesus. It was son nice, I remember thinking "what a wonderful dream, I wish I could just have this dream every time I fall asleep" and suddenly His face came close to me and He seemed excited. He said "And now we wait...." Anyway, it seemed really strong like a possible prophetic dream as I woke up right away after He said that. It was like He actually woke me up. Anyway, wanted to share. I don't really know what He meant, but it seemed BIG whatever it was. And He seemed happy and excited about it, like it was something He Himself has been waiting for.
In Heede, Germany Our Lady appeared to four girls beginning November 1, 1937. She asked for prayers and penance. The apparitions continued on until they were suppressed by the local authorities because it was during the time of Nazism. One of the girls, Greta Gansforth continued to have visions and messages from Our Lady and Jesus. Jesus spoke to her these solemn words in approximately the year 1945 (before Garabandal) : "Men did not listen to My Most Holy Mother when She appeared to them at Fatima and admonished them to do penance. Now I Myself am coming at the last hour to warn and admonish mankind! It will be terrible, a minor judgement! For those who expect to have My help, I will give My grace and My love, but for those who are not in a state of grace, it will be frightful. I will make Myself known to men. Every soul shall recognize Me as their God." "Tremendous things are in preparation; it will be terrible as never before since the foundation of the world. All those who in these grave times have suffered so much are martyrs and form the seed for the new Church. They were privileged to participate in My captivity, in My scourging, in My crown of thorns and My way of the Cross!" "The Blessed Virgin Mary and all the choirs of Angels will be active during the happenings. Hell believes that it is sure of the harvest, but I will snatch it away from them. Many curse Me now, but these sufferings will come over mankind that they may be saved through it . . . Many expiate all they can for those who curse Me now." " I will come with My peace. With a few faithful, I will build up My Kingdom. As a flash of lightning this Kingdom will come . . . much faster than mankind will realize. I will give them a special light. For some this light will be a blessing; for others darkness. The light will come like the Star that showed the way to the wise men. Mankind will experience My love and My power. I will show them My justice and My mercy. My dearly beloved children, the hour comes closer and closer. Pray without ceasing!" Greta Gansforth passed away Jan. 27, 1996. There is a shrine in Heede, Germany dedicated to Mary Queen of the Universe. During the time that Father Gobbi traveled the world holding cenacles for the Marian Movement of Priests, he received this locution on May 22, 1988 (Pentecost) in Heede, Germany Message #383 " …The Holy Spirit will come to establish the glorious reign of Christ and it will be a reign of grace, of holiness, of love, of justice and of peace. With His divine love, He will open the doors of hearts and illuminate all consciences. EVERY PERSON WILL SEE HIMSELF IN THE BURNING FIRE OF DIVINE TRUTH. IT WILL BE LIKE A JUDGEMENT IN MINIATURE. And then Jesus Christ will bring His glorious reign into the world." Other Father Gobbi warning messages #450, 478, 546. 574, 586 Father Gobbi passed away June 29, 2011 As a side note, many Marian Movement of Priests prayer groups in the U.S. are holding cenacles during the month of May 2015. Come Holy Spirit, Come!
Nice one Mary Ann . I know Heede has approval , but dont remember reading this about the minor judgement . Much appreciated.
here are some interesting scripture readings that seem to point to the warning as well: " So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:5 (NIV) "On the day when I act,” says the LORD Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not." Malachi 3:18 (NIV) "When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them. Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place". Daniel 11:34-37 (NIV) “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever." Daniel 12: 1-3 (NIV) "Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand." Daniel 12:10 (NIV) and of course Revelation 6: I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” Revelation 6:12-17 (NIV) personally, I kind of think what the Protestants are referring to as "the rapture" is actually the Warning. The deception from the evil one is that this will be a great, happy, peaceful event for all who are "saved". It will be a great event but it will be a great event of mercy and many will become "saved" because of this great act of mercy and love.
This is a good compilation of biblical support for the Warning. And I have always thought, like you just pointed out, that those expecting the rapture are going to end up realizing it was not what they expected, but that there was an event that was to come in the fashion that is more correct. The last reference, however, is probably something we should all discuss in relation to these events. When you listen closely to the description of the Warning and then try to equate it with Revelation 6, they just don't line up. There is just way too much physical destruction described in Revelation 6 (...every mountain and island removed from its place). The Warning does no physical damage according to Conchita, and nobody dies, unless from shock. I think we need to see if Revelation 6 lines up with another aspect of the subsequent Chastisement, after the Warning...and maybe after the Miracle as well.
I agree Jon, but wonder if Revelation 6 needs to be in order is this talking about multiple events like you mentioned. I think this part describes part of the Warning especially those who have seen their sin and won't repent. They would want to hide and run. : Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?
It could be.... I also had thoughts about that verse, however, when thinking about the princes, generals and the rich that are potentially constructing underground bunkers and military bases, literally inside the rocks of the mountains as we speak. And I think they are doing it to hide from some coming cataclysm that they have become aware of, but don't recognize it as a Divine Chastisement........But when they finally see it coming as Divine Justice, they will be hiding from the face of the wrath of the Lamb inside those mountains.....
Hi not be on the forum for a while but had weird dreams about busses again last night and been getting them over the years don't know maybe its due to evacuation or something over some event I want to ask since I was out in hospital with my dad today after the warning how are the sick going to be move to refuges since I saw a lot of sick people today it bothered me I saw somewhere that angels would bring them to the refuges I don't know but with cars and other, transport been put of action I don't know god is in charge also just appoint on killing Jesus film on recently what a load of rubbish one scene Jesus comes back from herod with the crown of thorns on his head sure enough I looked at the film online and heord crowns Jesus with the crown of thorns wow the guy who wrote the book and he Is supposed to be a catholic Bill O Reilly how the hell this book become a best seller again film makers taking there own view of stuff really bad research for a big film. The warning sounds scary and also sad but the way things are going and especially in Ireland well has to happen sooner rather than later also this might sound strange but I getting a lot of smells that are brining me back to when I was young and innocent I don't know like they remind of a time when I had no worries and they gave a sense of comfort and security don't know if anyone got this I do not know if its a sign or not.
This is from Mark Mallett's blog on the 6th Seal THE SIXTH SEAL Then I watched while he broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; the sun turned as black as dark sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. The stars in the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs shaken loose from the tree in a strong wind. Then the sky was divided like a torn scroll curling up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. The kings of the earth, the nobles, the military officers, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in caves and among mountain crags. They cried out to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come and who can withstand it?” (Rev 6:12-17) The Rider upon the white horse intervenes in a warning—what will be one of the greatest world-wide events since the Flood. It is clear from St. John’s following texts that this is not the Eye of the Storm. The “stars in the sky” represent, in particular, the leaders of the Churches who are “shaken” to their knees. [7]cf. Rev 1:20; “Some have seen in the “angel” of each of the seven churches its pastor or a personification of the spirit of the congregation.” —New American Bible, footnote to verse; cf. Rev 12:4 The other titles, from kings to slaves, indicate that every person on earth, from the greatest to the least, will recognize that the “Day of the Lord” is near. [8]See Two More Days for the Early Church Father’s explanation of the “Day of the Lord,” not as a 24 hour day, but a period of time: “…with the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day” (2 Pet 3:8). Also, see The Last Judgments St. Faustina describes a vision of this “warning” as well: Before I come as the just Judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort: All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place shortly before the last day. —Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 83 Suddenly I saw the complete condition of my soul as God sees it. I could clearly see all that is displeasing to God. I did not know that even the smallest transgressions will have to be accounted for. What a moment! Who can describe it? To stand before the Thrice-Holy-God! —St. Faustina; Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 36 THE INTERLUDE The riders of the Apocalypse, led by Jesus, have been instruments of God’s merciful judgment to this point: punishments whereby God permits man to reap what he has sown—like the prodigal son [9]Luke 15:11-32 —in order to shake the consciences of men and bring them to repentance. Through these painful moments, God will even be working in the destruction to save souls (read Mercy in Chaos). But this break—the Eye of the Storm—begins the final separation between the repentant and unrepentant. Those in the latter camp, having refused the “door of mercy,” will be forced to pass through the door of justice. Since God, having finished His works, rested on the seventh day and blessed it, at the end of the six thousandth year all wickedness must be abolished from the earth, and righteousness reign for a thousand years… —Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (250-317 A.D.; Ecclesiastical writer), The Divine Institutes, Vol 7. Thus, the breaking of the Sixth Seal is, as Esperanza said, an “hour of decision” when the weeds will be plucked from the wheat: The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (Matt 13:39-40) St. John describes this “final sifting” after the Sixth Seal is broken: After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on land or sea or against any tree. Then I saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, “Do not damage the land or the sea or the trees until we put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” (Rev 7:1-3) The souls marked for Jesus are those who will be either martyred, or survive into the Era of Peace—the “reign for a thousand years” as Scripture and Tradition call it.
St Hildegard speaks of a minor chastisement which includes a Comet .,which resembles the Fatima prophecy. THE MINOR CHASTISEMENT "The time is coming when princes and peoples will reject the authority of the Pope. Some countries will prefer their own Church rulers to the Pope. The German Empire will be divided. Church property will be secularised. Priests will be persecuted.After the birth of Antichrist heretics will preach their false doctrines undisturbed, resulting in Christians having doubts about their holy Catholic faith." At that period when antichrist shall be born, there will be many wars and right order shall be destroyed on earth. Heresy will be rampant and the heretics will preach their errors openly without restraint. Even among Christians doubt and scepticism will be entertained concerning the beliefs of Catholicism "Toward the end of the world, mankind will be purified through sufferings. This will be true especially of the clergy, who will be robbed of all property. When the clergy has adopted a simple manner of living, conditions will improve. At this time as a punishment for their sins Christians especially will attempt armed resistance to those who at that time are persecuting them, sensing no concern for the death of their bodies. "A powerful wind will rise in the North carrying heavy fog and the densest dust by divine command and it will fill their throats and eyes so they will cease their savagery and be stricken with great fear. Then within the Christian people the Holy Godhead will accomplish signs and wonders as if accomplished them at the time of Moses with the pillar of cloud and as Michael the archangel did when he fought the heathen for the sake of the Christians. Because of Michael's help Gods faithful children will march under his protection. They will decimate their foes and achieve victory through Gods power…As a result of this a large number of heathens will join Christians in true faith and they will say “ The God of the Christians is true God because such wondrous works have been accomplished among the Christians”. After that there will be so few men left that seven women will fight for one man, that they will say to the man: "Marry me to take the disgrace from me." For in those days it will be a disgrace for a woman to be without child, as it was by the Jews in the Old Testament. "Before the Comet comes, many nations, the good excepted, will be scoured with want and famine. The great nation in the ocean that is inhabited by people of different tribes and descent by an earthquake, storm and tidal waves will be devastated. It will be divided, and in great part submerged. That nation will also have many misfortunes at sea, and lose its colonies in the east through a Tiger and a Lion. The Comet by its tremendous pressure, will force much out of the ocean and flood many countries, causing much want and many plagues. [After the] great Comet, the great nation will be devastated by earthquakes, storms, and great waves of water, causing much want and plagues. The ocean will also flood many other countries, so that all coastal cities will live in fear, with many destroyed. All sea coast cities will be fearful and many of them will be destroyed by tidal waves, and most living creatures will be killed and even those who escape will die from a horrible disease. For in none of these cities does a person live according to the laws of God. "Peace will return to Europe when the white flower again takes possession of the throne of France.
I get the feeling the things that are coming are imminent. im·mi·nent ˈimənənt/ adjective adjective: imminent 1. about to happen. "they were in imminent danger of being swept away" synonyms:impending, close (at hand), near, (fast) approaching, coming, forthcoming, on the way, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, just around the corner, coming down the pike, expected, anticipated, brewing, looming, threatening, menacing; informalin the cards "a ceasefire was imminent" 2. archaic overhanging.
OK....I think we need to break this down. We can't just parrot Mark Mallet's interpretation as Truth, even though I greatly follow and respect his writings. If that interpretation of the Sixth seal as the Warning is correct, and I'm not sure Mark's is correct here, then the effects of the Sixth seal are not really physical, and the mountains and islands being moved from their places actually doesn't kill anyone. Which also means the sixth seal can't be Antonio Yague's pole shift (which would kill millions). Antonio's opinions are not Truth either, but are worthy of study. Mark, in the earlier parts of his dissertation on the Seals, identifies the First seal as the Divine Mercy, the Rider with the bow, Who is Jesus Christ, Who in this way is "Mercy preceding Justice". But then he inserts his opinion that when the Sixth Seal is reached, the "Rider intervenes with a warning" (though this is not mentioned in the Revelation text, but is Mark's opinion of the nature of the Sixth Seal). At some point, St. Faustina's vision must be reconciled with the sequence, and that means her vision of Christ appearing in the fashion of the illumination as she describes has to fit somewhere, but her description does not match the description of the Sixth seal: Before I come as the just Judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort: All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place shortly before the last day. —Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 83 Suddenly I saw the complete condition of my soul as God sees it. I could clearly see all that is displeasing to God. I did not know that even the smallest transgressions will have to be accounted for. What a moment! Who can describe it? To stand before the Thrice-Holy-God! —St. Faustina; Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 36 And curiously enough Mark inserts this vision, right after a biblical quote from Zechariah describing the arrows from the bow of the Rider: The LORD shall appear over them, and his arrow shall shoot forth as lightning… (Zechariah 9:14) And from Maria Esperanza: The consciences of this beloved people must be violently shaken so that they may “put their house in order”… A great moment is approaching, a great day of light… it is the hour of decision for mankind. —Servant of God, Maria Esperanza; Antichrist and the End Times, Fr. Joseph Ianuzzi, P. 37 (Volumne 15-n.2, Featured Article from www.sign.org) So Mark's great effort here then becomes confusing when trying to equate the Sixth Seal with Faustina's Warning/Illumination event. They don't match unless the Sixth Seal is spiritual, not physical. Yet even if you make this leap, no "day of light" is described in the Sixth Seal, and no "sign of the cross in the sky" is mentioned.
"brining me back to when I was young and innocent I don't know like they remind of a time when I had no worries and they gave a sense of comfort and security don't know if anyone got this I do not know if its a sign or not..." Ian, maybe our Lord is telling you to trust, become a like a child and Trust in him...ask St Therese the little flower to help you : ) Bill O Reilly, his book and movie are based on a historical account of Jesus. Its based on the Roman Empire view of Jesus,the Christian view and the Jewish view thru historical accounts.ALL of Bills best selling books are about people who impacted or changed History.He stated he was not trying to convert anyone but show how Jesus was viewed by these 3 groups. Intresting note in his book Killing Jesus.The Bible tells us the magi followed the star and found our Lord.In his research Bill found 2 accounts of a RED sky over Bethlahem where the star came to rest. One account was in Persian writeings and Chinese astrologer writeings,both stating a red sky over Bethlahem at Jesus birth... This interested me since our Ladys warning in Fatima of a greater war to come WW2 ...the sky would be illumed.Fr Apostoli wrote a book on Fatima in 2010, he stated that the sky over Europe down to Africa had a red illumination.
Not sure what to make of this article . Is the WARNING of Fatima still to come? The night of an unknown light ... With the sudden passing of Father Gruner, it seems appropriate to reassert the importance of the Fatima message and predictions. First off, Catholics must put aside the mistaken belief that God has already punished the world for its many crimes many decades ago when everything about our Catholic Church was so much stronger than it is today. We believe Fatima's "unknown light in the sky" is yet to come “You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, 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 is going to end; but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the reign of Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, 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 of the Church and of the Holy Father.” ~The Queen of Heaven to Lucia dos Santos, July 13, 1917. “Your Excellency is not unaware that a few years ago God manifested that sign, which astronomers chose to call an aurora borealis. I do not know, but it seems to me that if they examine the form in which it appeared it could not possibly have been an aurora borealis. Be that as it may, God made use of this to make me understand that His justice was about to strike the guilty nations.” (Emphasis added) ~ Sister Lucia dos Santos,Third Memoir to her Bishop written on August 31, 1941. On the evening of January 25, 1938, at 8:00 pm, the phone rang at Professor Carl StØrmer’s home in southern Norway. His associate was calling from Rjukan, Norway which was about 100 km west of Oslo. The excited voice on the other end of the line was speaking about “an alarming big red corona over the town which surpassed everything seen there before.” (2) Professor StØrmer immediately notified all of his associated aurora-stations and their photographic work began by 9:00 pm – only an hour after the phone call. There would be over 1,000 photographs taken that evening to document in color this “great” aurora borealis. (3) He wrote down what he had seen in the skies that night in the following words: “There was at that time a big green-rayed arc near the southern horizon and above it a series of fine red and broad bundles of long rays were in fine contrast to the green arc below. Above these rays again there was a blue fine drapery extending toward the west. But the zenith and the northern half of the heaven was without any aurora. During the following hours the auroral displays were imposing, with rays, curtains, and corona in ever-changing development especially in the southern part of the sky. The color changed between yellow-green, yellow, white and red. Sometimes big patches were mingled with the other forms and these patches, whose height was from 300 to 700 km, very often remained without motion for a long time among the other yellow-green moving forms of the aurora. The aurora moved successively towards the north and reached its most imposing development about one o’clock am on the morning of January 26, 1938. Big red draperies and rays, whose height reached towards 700 km had for a time been moving from the south towards the zenith and spread now all over the sky as an imposing corona with white, blue, yellow, green and red rays.”(4) Professor StØrmer also thought it was worth mentioning in his written documentation that during this corona, one of his aurora-stations on Njuke Mountain in Tuddal, 733 m. above sea level and more than 100 km west of Oslo, heard a sound apparently connected with the aurora. He wrote later: “The sound was difficult to describe. It resembled that of burning grass and spray. On the mountain it was quite still. No sound from wind, waterfalls, telegraph wires, of motors. Both my assistant and I heard it quite distinctly and are both quite sure that it was no illusion. On the mountain where our aurora station was lying there are only some firs and below us on all sides is a big wood.” (5) Fredrik Carl Mulertz StØrmer was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist who lived from September 3, 1874 to August 13, 1957. A Fellow of the Royal Society with multiple honors for his scholarship, he was the first to develop precise photographic methods that could calculate heights and morphologies of diverse auroral forms during four solar cycles. Professor StØrmer independently devised numerical techniques to determine the trajectories of high-energy charged particles allowed and forbidden in the Earth’s magnetic field. His theoretical analyses explained cosmic ray access to the upper atmosphere 20 years before they were identified by other scientists. It is written that StØrmer’s crowning achievement – his book entitled The Polar Aurora – which was published in 1955 by Oxford University Press, Amen House, London when he was 81 years old - stands to this day as a regularly cited guide in graduate-level courses on space physics. His reputation as a preeminent researcher and discoverer of the auroral phenomenon has even earned him the elite honor of having a crater on the dark side of the moon named after him. (6) The most visually notable low-latitude aurorae are the type A red auroras (7) and In The Polar Aurora, Professor Carl StØrmer described this event of January 25-26, 1938, as “the most imposing display I had ever seen. (8) Also in that text he described that particular aurora’s “fine red and broad bundles”, its “big red patches” and its “big red draperies” (9). This “great” type A red, low-latitude aurora was seen all over Europe and as far south as the Azores and North Africa. (10) Significantly, but not unusually, this aurora was not observed in the southern hemisphere below North Africa. The scientific literature about “low latitude aurorae” distinguishes “great type A” aurorae from the SAR arcs, the type ds, the neutron atom type and the ion proton type but the strongest events are referred to as “great aurorae”. (11 ) Professor StØrmer particularly referred to this event as “the Great Aurora of January 25-26, 1938.” (12) This literature describes such “Low-latitude auroras”, like this one seen in January, 1938, as follows: “Low-latitude aurorae are storm time phenomena, in which particles originating from the ring current (and/or which are energized by the ring current) enter the earth’s lower thermosphere causing an optical emission”, a visual display often called ‘the Northern lights’. (13) Professor StØrmer’s detailed documentation, measurement, and analysis of this “imposing”, great, type A, red, low-latitude aurora can assure us that there is very little chance that a physicist like him, who specializes in the study of these auroral events, would mistakenly designate some other kind of an event as a carefully categorized aurora or vice versa. StØrmer wrote: “During the 500 nights I have observed aurorae in southern Norway, almost every big aurora was different from the others, with new fascinating colours and forms and with only a few common characteristics.” (14) Yet despite the possible variance in their appearances, the Professor would still be able to recognize an aurora when he sees one – just as any knowledgeable veterinarian would be able to recognize an animal as a dog be it a Saint Bernard or a Pekinese. Professor StØrmer’s book The Polar Aurora is still the standard, classic text for graduate students studying auroras. As in his article in the May 28, 1938 edition of the journal Nature, that book left absolutely no doubt that this January 25-26, 1938 Great event was nothing other than what Sister Lucia admitted all of the astronomers said it was: an aurora borealis. There was, and is, simply no doubt that two important points must be made about this particular auroral event of January, 1938: (1) Sister Lucia was correct that astronomers – like Carl StØrmer – did in fact call this event an aurora, and (2) they had very good reasons to do so given what they already knew of such phenomena and what they observed in great scientific detail of this event on January 25-26, 1938. It is said that humility is the science of the saints and it appears that the saintly Sister Lucia, in her third memoir written to and for her Bishop in 1941, displayed that blessed humility when considering this auroral event. In one translation, when opining that if astronomers were to examine the form in which this illuminating event appeared in January 25-26, 1938 they would conclude that “it could not possibly have been an aurora borealis”, the holy woman did humbly preface that opinion with the words “I do not know, but …” (15). In another translation her prefaced words were equally humble: “I can’t say for certain, but …” (16). Similarly, in a third book she recognized that she might be stepping out of her area of knowledge when her words were translated as: “I don’t know for certain, but…”(17) In fact, the astronomersdid examine the form with all of their expertise, equipment and insight and, with absolutely no uncertainty at all, they all did conclude that this event was truly an aurora borealis – a great, type A, red, low-latitude aurora borealis to be exact. In other words, this event involved a “known light” and this is the first reason why this event could not be THE “unknown light” referred to by Our Lady on July 13, 1917. CONTINUED......
