Pope Francis attacks 'diseases' of Vatican in Curia address

3.785 – March 5, 2013

… The Barque of St. Peter is going to flounder, and there is going to be great confusion. Peter is the secret: there is your answer. Courage. Do not hold back. I love you and I will pray to my Jesus for you. Go forward with joy.



3.783 – March 2, 2013

… Difficult days are coming for humanity. Now is a time of great and painful tribulations. Pray. Do not stop praying. The great ship (the Church) will face tempests never seen before. She will be encircled by enemies and many will leave her.



3.780 – February 23, 2013

Dear children, do not be afraid. I am your Mother and I came from Heaven to lead you to the truth. Open your hearts and heed me. Now the times which I predicted have arrived. You are going toward a future of great trials. Now is a time of great spiritual confusion.



Here are some recent messages related to the Church and papacy:

Message 3276, June 2, 2010

The day will come when an apparently good and just man will appear. He will deceive many people, for he will realize great prodigies. He will come from the southern hemisphere and many people will consider him as a savior. Pay attention and don’t be deceived.



Message 3098, December 23, 2008
…The Church of My Jesus will carry a heavy cross. The day will come when there will be two thrones, but only on one will be the true successor of Peter. It will be a time of great spiritual confusion for the Church. Stay with the truth. Listen to what I say and remain firm in the faith.



Message 3148, April 17, 2009
Dear Sons and Daughters, an arrogant Pope will divide the Church. His orders will be obeyed and what is precious will be thrown out. A great spiritual confusion is on the way. Pray. You can only defeat the devil by the power of prayer. Stay with the truth and accept the Gospel of My Son Jesus. Those who remain faithful to the end will be saved.



Message 3093, December 9, 2008

The smoke of satan has spread everywhere and My poor children have become spiritually blind. Very few will remain faithful to God. Pray. Pray. Pray. The Church of My Jesus will drink the bitter cup of pain. The throne of Peter will be shaken and there will be confusion everywhere. Through the merciful Grace of The Lord, a man will contribute to the return of My poor fleeing children, and truth will reign in the house of God. The day will come when he who is seated on the throne of Peter will change the path of the Church forever. Don´t flee from the truth.

…The day will come when the Pope will be taken from his throne. The kingdom will be divided, with great spiritual confusion everywhere. Don´t lose heart. Stay with the truth and you will be victorious…

…The smoke of the devil will spread everywhere and people will be contaminated with false doctrines. They will abandon the Gospel and embrace false ideologies. Don’t forget, the truth is fully maintained only in the Catholic Church. If you want to remain on the way to salvation that I have pointed out during these years, listen to the true magisterium of the Church and flee from the lies of the devil…



Message 3119, February 7, 2009

… You live in the time of the great spiritual tribulations I have announced to you. Pray for the church. The great suffering of the church will come from the political powers. Laws will be passed to impede the action of the church. Churches will be destroyed in many places and Christians will weep and lament. I suffer because of what awaits you….


Message 3129, March 3, 2009
…There will be a great profanation and the throne of Peter will be overturned. Be strong in the faith. Don’t back away. Trust in Jesus. After all the persecutions, the victory of The Lord will come. I am your Mom. Open your hearts to My call and bring My appeals to everyone. Courage….
… The action of the devil will cause great spiritual confusion in the house of God. The day will come when the fierce bear will unite with the devouring Lion. The fury of these animals will fall upon the Church and My consecrated people will carry a heavy cross. I suffer because of what awaits you. Listen to Me….



Message 3073, October 26, 2008
Dear Sons and Daughters, love the truth and seek to be as Jesus in everything. Be faithful to Jesus. Be faithful to the Church. When all the persecutions are over, the Church of My Jesus will experience a great victory. Only the Church founded by Christ will deliver men and women faithful to Christ. You can attain salvation only through the one true Church. You can encounter the necessary means for salvation only in the Church of My Jesus. Enemies will try to destroy the Church. They will manage great things, but cannot prevail against those who truly love the truth. In the great and last persecution of the Church, the enemies will be surprised. Christ will come to defend His Church. Don’t stray from the way I have pointed out. Be just. Pray. You can comprehend My appeals only by prayer. Forward without fear.



Message 2502, March 29, 2005
Dear Sons and Daughters, friends of the king unite against him, but God will severely punish them for their betrayal and because they opened the door for the assassins to enter. The city of the seven hills will fall. The day will come when the king will leave his home to dwell in another country.



A few more related messages from 2008:



January 5, 2008: Message 2939
Dear Sons and Daughters, a war will explode on Rome and there will be few survivors. He who is against Christ will bring suffering and sorrow to all Europe. The throne of Peter will be empty. Tears of pain and weeping of lamentations will be seen in the Church.

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May 13, 2008: Message 2996
Dear Sons and Daughters, … Now is the time I foretold to you in the past. …A man clothed in white will be persecuted and killed. The faithful will have to weep and lament on the feast of a great martyr. …

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May 22, 2008: Message 3000
Dear Sons and Daughters, … The day will come when men will be obliged to deny the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The faithful will be threatened and taken to court. There will be a great persecution against the church. It will be a time of great pain for the faithful. Many of the consecrated will back out from fear. The enemy will conquer in many places, but the final victory belongs to The Lord….

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June 24, 2008: Message 3014
Dear Sons and Daughters, the revolt of many consecrated persons will cause great suffering for the Church. The heart of the Church will be wounded by a great schism. The work of the devil will cause many consecrated souls to go away from the truth….

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August 29, 2008: Message 3046
Dear Sons and Daughters, bend your knees in prayer for the Church of My Jesus. The one who could have been Peter will become Judas. He will open the doors for the enemy and will make men and women of faith suffer….

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September 9, 2008: Message 3051 Dear Sons and Daughters, pray for the Church of My Jesus. Europe will rise up against the Church. It will reject the truth and cause great suffering to a successor of Peter….

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December 19, 2008: Message 3096
Dear Sons and Daughters, the day will come when there will be few men and women of faith. The church will be without Peter, and many will follow their own thoughts….


A summary:
December 23, 2008: Message 3098
Dear Sons and Daughters, … The Church of My Jesus will carry a heavy cross. The day will come when there will be two thrones, but only on one will be the true successor of Peter. It will be a time of great spiritual confusion for the Church. Stay with the truth. Listen to what I say and remain firm in the faith….

 

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After more than 33 years of apparitions in Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary issued her first ever call to pray for the Church in her November 9 message given to to visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic in Palestrina, Italy. Italian author Antonio Socci raises alarm and asks if anyone is listening. Previously unseen for 33 years and four and a half months of apparitions in Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary called people to pray for the Church in her message to visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic on Sunday in Fiuggi, Italy. Mary even said the Church is “much in need of your prayers.”

“Dear children, I have so many messages to give you, but just start living the messages which I have already given! Open your hearts and pray for the Church. The Church is much in need of your prayers. Go in the peace of the Lord, my dear children.”

From http://www.medjugorjetoday.tv/

Now we know why she said this!!!

 

Padraig,
I think the book you referred to earlier is 'The Devil's Advocate'. I read it many years ago. Think it was by Maurice West a writer from Galway.
Yes the church is standing on the brink in need of prayer.
Have a blessed Christmas day.
Mary

 

Along this line is Verne Dagenais message on 11/06/07...."The complete fulfillment of the prophecy from Daniel of the abomination of desolation will occur: when the continual sacrifice of the mass is abolished by the false prophet and the anitchrist. Acceptance of the protestant doctrine of the mass by anantipope will be the fulfillment of the prophecy". http://www.scribd.com/doc/22505473/God-Speaks-Will-You-Listen

 

[quoWe should pray for the Holy Father. He is very brave to have done thiste="padraig, post: 76694, member: 2"]
I Agree with this with my whole heart! Thanks for the extra thoughts and desires to pray for at Mass and Rosary my little for him is not enough!