We are living through the Tribulation, not the End of the World. The Tribulation is the foreshadowing of the End of World rather than the run up to the End of the World, during which the anti Christ will appear. Thus we call it the, 'Lesser Tribulation'. 'Lesser' , not meaning it is a small thing but simply less than that which will take place before the end of the world. Fr Gobbi and the visionaries of Madugorje have said that current events are all described in Chapter 13 of the Book of the Apocalypse. I believe the False Religious Teacher (s) (Church)are shown there as the Lamb with with the Two Horns. Revelation 13:11, Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
However, I have a feeling that the Faith in Ireland was tainted by surviving beliefs and superstitions of the indigenous culture (be that called Celtic or whatever). Part of the problem could also have been the ubiquitous one of the tares and the wheat growing together. Hi InVeritatem In the above quote you have touched on something I can relate to. I'm just an Irish descendent in Australia, but I remember as a child my beautiful Irish Nan and how devout she was, her prayers and sacrifices, I believe these are one of the reasons God applied graces to my soul for reversion. The interesting thing is my Nan looked after her mother, my great-grandmother when I was very young; I remember my great-grandmother as the very old lady in the wheelchair. A bit scary. Apparently my great grandmother was a very holy catholic women who had accomplished extraordinary things to assist her community. However I remember 2 of my aunts reading tealeaves and reading palms for fun on a number of occasions (to upset my Nan it seems), my Nan would protest that this was not part of our Christian beliefs and I remember them coming back at Nan saying 'well we learnt this from grandma', which was my great-grandma, my Nans mum. I was very intrigued by this strange power my aunts spoke of. My dear holy Nan would speak to me when we were alone about how some people may have been gifted with extraordinary gifts but Nan always said we are not to follow these ways, because God has giving us everything in the Blessed Eucharist and we need only to look to Him for anything and everything, (Nan was a daily communicant). I know now as a adult, that Nan loved her mum very much and saw her mother, my great-grandmother as a good and holy catholic, which no doubt she was, except she somehow retained a superstitious culture with her catholic beliefs. Maybe the Faith in Ireland was tainted by surviving beliefs and superstitions of the indigenous culture, this is true, however I believe many Irish, like my Nan, were obviously given graces that unveiled truth profoundly. And maybe this is what is needed for all cultures. Nan did not endorse her mothers superstitious tendencies mixed with Catholicism, in fact she separated herself from them. Nan turned the other cheek and continued to love all, (my Nan is my holy Hero, as you can probably tell) no doubt this is because she was a daily communicant and a very prayerful and penitent person. I think Ireland and the rest of us (in every other country) all need to commit to real heartfelt prayer and real heartfelt penance, because this is the key to Gods Sacred Heart and to His Most Adorable Divine Face. Just my 2 cents worth.
I think for most people these days (I don;t know if it was always the case) in order to enter into a close relationship with Jesus we have to be broken first. We have to hit bottom. That is why when we meet and talk to deeply devout Catholics time and time , yes even Catholics who were born Catholic, we discover some intense conversion experience that changed their lives forever. Very,very often these conversions are Marian in form. Of course before conversion comes conviction of sin and repentance. You can't have conversion without going through these two hallways, conviction of sin and repentance. They are must do's.
A few people have posted about the history of Ireland and I wanted to ask you if you have read Deirdre Manifold's book, Fatima and the Great Conspiracy? You can find the PDF of the book here: www.fatimaandthegreatconspiracy.com/index.html Deirdre is Irish and I came across a translation of her above book a few months ago which really impressed me. She makes the case that a great turning point came with the Reformation in England, the foundation of the Church of England and the creation of the Bank of England in 1694. The Reformation and creation of the Church of England happened in the 16th century, with events leading to it starting in 1520 when Henry wanted to divorce his 1st wife. You all know more about this than me, but after it's all said what struck me was very simple: wicked men manipulated the King who had a number of vices and because of these vices, they coerced him into breaking from Rome, forming his own Church and eventually taking from the crown all the land in his kingdom that once belonged to the Church. The Bank of England eventually acquired the land etc through their manipulations putting millions of people in the street. The king's vices made him too weak to resist evil and he broke away from the Church, then the lust for money of greedy bankers did the rest with Henry and future kings. “I set to work to read the Act of Parliament by which the Bank of England was created in 1694. The inventors knew well what they were about. Their design was to mortgage by degrees the whole of the country, all the lands, all the houses, and all other property, and even all labour, to those who would lend their money to the State — the scheme, the crafty, the cunning, the deep scheme has produced what the world never saw before - starvation in the midst of plenty." The author also says the Federal Reserve was setup to run in the US in the same way that the communists in Russia ran their finances. In the USSR a tightly knit clique of the Communist Party runs everything, operating in total secrecy and with total disregard for the people and for the Constitution of the US. In both countries, a small group of people have knowledge of, and benefit from, the decisions of those tightly knit cliques. In the US, monetary policy is controlled by the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board, the 12 Presidents, and the 108 directors of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. These 127 people, operating in total secrecy, have absolute power over monetary decisions. In the USSR there are 133 members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This group runs everything in the USSR. Both these bodies have a more elite group - a small super committee. One of the things that struck me were how the dates lined up with apparitions: Our Lady appeared in Guadalupe in 1531 - which is around the time of the Reformation and just before the creation of the Bank of England. She appearsd in Fatima in 1917, just a few years after the creation of the Federal Reserve in the US. It's a very good read and very sad too. It sounds like life before the Reformation was a heck of a lot better for everyone and the setup of land ownership allowed clergy to focus on their main mission serving God and souls instead of chasing after money - which became necessary after the state took over all the monasteries and their land. If you have thoughts on this, I'd love to know more.
Yes I have read her book and I was impressed at the time by her knowledge and her ability to join the dots. I would have to read it again to really give my opinion.
I met her a few times as she was a friend of my father. I called down to see her one time and said the Rosary with her and her family in Galway Town. She was very old even back then and has long since gone to her Eternal Reward. There was nothing she did not know about the Illuminati and their history. She used to give lectures. A holy lady and very learned. She was interested in what Our Lady looks like and what she is like to talk to. If she was alive still the very first thing I would ask her about would be our present Holy Father. I would guess she would have loads to tell.
Much of what you say here has been coming out in alt news sources over the last few years. Not the spiritual info but the secular stuff.
I agree with what AED says. The Evil One has stolen what he could and is continuing to do so, from generation to generation. The sheep and the goats. Great post, Andree.
She had a lovely very old fashioned, lovely large home right beside the sea. It reminded me of the 1920's . I think they said the rosary together at the same time every night. Like another world. Like time travelling. She was very,very smart indeed, smart as they come and did not miss very much. I was supposed to stay the night but did not. It is because of her I believe in the Illuminati. She researched them all her life and knew what she was writing about; they are real. She was also a very,very devout Catholic indeed, she lived and breathed it.
She was. She was red pilled before anyone knew what red pilled was. I think she was born red pilled. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red pilled red pilled enlightened; aware of the nature of the universe. Is a reference to The Matrix (blue pill or red pill) "Wow, our philosophy professor is red pilled."
josephite, There is nothing like a lived example among our near ancestors (Mine was primarily my Mom). May they provide a foundation to which we can always return. May your Nan pray for us as well as you and yours! O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us!
I read this yesterday. It really kinda hits one in the face (a good thing) with the reality of where we are now. The author really lines everything up. I've read elsewhere that what happened in China was called "the Great Leap Forward". Not far from what we have now in "the Great Reset" propaganda/agenda. Watched this last evening. Very powerful movie, difficult to watch but glad we did watch it. And I can see how this attachment to the land affected my own family. Watching it was, for me, a warning about being attached to anything of this world, even our own lives. "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord."
Amen! I feel we are in a Nicodemus moment so to speak. Jesus said we need to be born again. And I know our Protestant brothers look at this a bit differently than how Catholics do ( or should at least from my pov). In many ways, we need to “renew” our baptism promise. Most of us were baptized as infants…. And let’s be honest our catechisis has not been good. I think we need to almost re-do our baptism ( not literally) but think about how adults are catechized and then baptized. It is all about that personal relation with Christ. It’s not about checking the boxes. It’s about old man dying and new man rising in Christ with the spirit of cross- to love the enemy , not just accept th3 cross, but in a way welcome it since through it is salvation. It’s not easy at all and it’s much more than just talking about it… as they say walk the talk! I’m trying as I’m sure so many on this forum are…. This place is a blessing because it helps us all walk.
I must say I admire very much the way several U.S Bishops are starting to speak out. It is rather as though they have awaken from some kind of deep freeze sleep. But it is so good to see. Thank God for Mother Angelica smiling on us all down from Heaven. EWTN is doing a really superb job. Apparently too many Cardinals in the Vatican are starting to kick up too. Bless them all every one. Better late than never. A joy to behold. It's never too late to do the right thing. So there is a lot of very good news recently for a change. May God bless our good Bishops and Cardinals. May they continue to come out swinging as hard as ever they can. Good news is so needed.
Reminds me of King Theoden of Rohan. He is under a spell and oblivious to the evil being enacted and some of it in his name. When he wakes up he becomes the warrior king he was meant to be and gives his life on the battle field. I'm hoping for Pope Francis. It's good some of the lieutenants are waking up. Here's hoping.
Matthew 19 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
This is more of what we need to hear… https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoaXdtIqL9C/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
