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The End Times – we have been warned! Part 1: Key events and Signs

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The time will come soon, as things deteriorate in the world, and/or after the Warning, when we will be called upon to evangelise /explain what is happening. People will be confused and not know what is happening. Many will not be familiar with the Bible and the references to the events referred to therein. Of course, there are also many other prophecies – particularly by saints of the Catholic Church – many of them hundreds of years old. We will need to prepare and be ready with the information people will need.

The key events, which are referred to in the Bible

Signs of the times:

The remnant

Book of Truth

Seal of the Living God

Mark of the Beast

The New Paradise

The false prophet

The antichrist

The New One World Religion

New One World Govt.

One world currency

Three Days of Darkness

The Biblical Basis of these events:

All quotes are from Douay Rheims Bible at: http://www.drbo.org/

Signs of the times:

Joel 2:28-31

“And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophecy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. And even on the male and female servants I will pour our My Spirit in those days.

” And I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire, and columns of smoke

Matthew 24: 6

And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. [7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places: [8] Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows. [9] Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name’ s sake. [10] And then shall many be scandalized: and shall betray one another: and shall hate one another.

The remnant:

Joel 2: 32

[32] And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved: for in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem shall be salvation, as the Lord hath said, and in the residue whom the Lord shall call.

Book of Truth:

Daniel 10:21

“But I will tell thee what is set down in the scripture of truth: and none is my helper in all these things, but Michael your prince.” (USCCB – U .S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

“ but I shall tell you what is written in the book of truth.* No one supports me against these except Michael, your prince,”

Seal of the Living God:

Rev. 7: 204

[2] And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, [3] Saying: Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God in their foreheads. [4] And I heard the number of them that were signed, an hundred forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the children of Israel. [5] Of the tribe of Juda, were twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Ruben, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand signed.

Rev 14:1

[1] And I beheld, and lo a lamb stood upon mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their forehead.

Mark of the Beast

Apocalypse (Revelation) 13:18

Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast. For it is the number of a man: and the number of him is six hundred sixty-six.

Apocalypse (Revelation) 16:2

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men, who had the character of the beast; and upon them that adored the image thereof .

False prophet:

Apocalypse (Revelation) 19:20

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who wrought signs before him, wherewith he seduced them who received the character of the beast, and who adored his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire, burning with brimstone.

Rev 13:11

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns, like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

The antichrist :

Matt. 24:15

[15] When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.

Matt. 24:16-24

“Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let him who is on the house top not go down to take anything from his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. But woe to those who are with child, or have infants at the breast in those days. But pray that your flight may not be in winter, or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation such has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor will be. And unless those days have been shortened, no living creature would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days have been shortened. Then if anyone says to you behold here is the Christ, or there he is, do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible the elect.”

That we may know these wolves when they come, let us understand what to look for.

Deuternomy 13:1-4

“If a prophet arises … and tells you of signs or wonders and if the signs and wonders take place, and he says, ‘Let us follow other gods which you have not known and let us worship them‘ You must not listen to the words of that prophet… The Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love Him with all your heart, and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow…”

Deuteronomy 13:6-7

“If your very own brother, or son or daughter, or the wife that you love, or you closest friend secretly entices you saying, ‘Let us go and worship other gods,’ gods that neither you or your fathers have known, gods of the people around you whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other, do not yield to him or listen to him…”

2 Thess. 2:12-15

Verse 9 says, “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the works of Satan, displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders…”

Revelation 13:13-15

“And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men, because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image of the beast for honor. Who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.”

( Verses 16-18, brings us to the prophecy in which all are forced to receive the mark of the beast, for without the mark no one will be able to buy or sell. )

Matt. 24:25-28

“Behold I have told it to you before hand. So if anyone says there he is in the desert, do not go, or here he is in the inner room, do not believe it. For as lighting comes from east to west, so will be the coming of the son of man, (Jesus). Wherever there is a carcass, there the eagles will be gathered.”

New One World Religion:

Rev.13:

[15] And it was given him to give life to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak; and should cause, that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast, should be slain.

Rev. 17 (1-18)

“And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters, [2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom. [3] And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. [4] And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication. [5] And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth”.

[6] And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration. [7] And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. [8] The beast, which thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go into destruction: and the inhabitants on the earth (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) shall wonder, seeing the beast that was, and is not. [9] And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings: [10] Five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time.

[11] And the beast which was, and is not: the same also is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction. [12] And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beast. [13] These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast. [14] These shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and elect, and faithful. [15] And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.

[16] And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire. [17] For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled. [18] And the woman which thou sawest, is the great city, which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.

New One World Govt.

Question: “Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?”

Answer: The Bible does not use the phrase “one-world government” or “one-world currency” in referring to the end times. It does, however, provide ample evidence to enable us to draw the conclusion that both will exist under the rule of the Antichrist in the last days.

In his apocalyptic vision in the Book of Revelation, the Apostle John sees the “beast,” also called the Antichrist, rising out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns (Revelation 13:1). Combining this vision with Daniel’s similar one (Daniel 7:16-24), we can conclude that some sort of world system will be inaugurated by the beast, the most powerful “horn,” who will defeat the other nine and will begin to wage war against Christians. The ten-nation confederacy is also seen in Daniel’s image of the statue in Daniel 2:41-42, where he pictures the final world government consisting of ten entities represented by the ten toes of the statue. Whoever the ten are and however they come to power, Scripture is clear that the beast will either destroy them or reduce their power to nothing more than figureheads. In the end, they will do his bidding.

John goes on to describe the ruler of this vast empire as having power and great authority, given to him by Satan himself (Revelation 13:2), being followed by and receiving worship from “all the world” (13:3-4), and having authority over “every tribe, people, language and nation” (13:7). From this description, it is logical to assume that this person is the leader of a one-world government which is recognized as sovereign over all other governments. It’s hard to imagine how such diverse systems of government as are in power today would willingly subjugate themselves to a single ruler, and there are many theories on the subject. A logical conclusion is that the disasters and plagues described in Revelation as the seal and trumpet judgments (chapters 6-11) will be so devastating and create such a monumental global crisis that people will embrace anything and anyone who promises to give them relief.

Once entrenched in power, the beast (Antichrist) and the power behind him (Satan) will move to establish absolute control over all peoples of the earth to accomplish their true end, the worship Satan has been seeking ever since being thrown out of heaven (Isaiah 14:12-14). One way they will accomplish this is by controlling all commerce, and this is where the idea of a one-world currency comes in. Revelation 13:16-17 describes some sort of satanic mark which will be required in order to buy and sell. This means anyone who refuses the mark will be unable to buy food, clothing or other necessities of life. No doubt the vast majority of people in the world will succumb to the mark simply to survive. Again, verse 16 makes it clear that this will be a universal system of control where everyone, rich and poor, great and small, will bear the mark on their hand or forehead.

One world currency:

Apocalypse (Revelation) 13:17

And that no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the character, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

(Three) days of Darkness:

Joel 2: 31

[31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.

Joel 2:10

“Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and the moon are darkened and the stars no longer shine.”

The New Paradise

Matthew 25:31-34

[31] And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. [32] And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: [33] And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left. [34] Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

2 PETER 3:1-13

1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

3First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

Mother of Salvation Feastday – special signs in South Africa and Australia

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Below is message from Carmen who is one of the organizers of our regional meetings here in Sydney. (see our previous post – found under “Prayer Group Sharing”)

“Hello Everyone,

Still on high from last Saturday? I am 🙂 Below is a cut and paste ‘transcript’ from facebook and I had the permission to share it to crusaders for the glory of God. Fiona has this experience on Saturday.

She is Irish by birth but lives in South Africa:

“Fiona : Just finished our Prayer meeting and saw something beautiful! As each Hail Mary was recited, a gold rose seemed to float out of each persons mouth and move slowly to a spot where it seemed an angel was standing. At the end of the Rosary, dedicated to our Mother of Salvation, the angel had a very large bouquet of golden roses in his arms and he seemed to disappear upwards with the bouquet! I told my fellow prayer warriors and the meeting used up a box of tissues, all of us, men and women, crying!

Larry : Fiona,… what a beautiful experience

Fiona : It was so, so beautiful and one of the women Elizabeth, at Mass tonight, said she was too shy to say it in front of everybody, but she saw golden arrows around me during the Rosary!”

Further thread of this conversation which I did not include (just too long) made me realise that how they prayed the Holy Rosary was done slowly and with much devotion, as encouraged by our Blessed Mother in one of the messages. “My Most Holy Rosary, when said slowly and from the heart, will open your hearts to the Truth of this Mission.”

The next story is about our own feastday celebration in Sydney Australia:

“Last Saturday was truly truly special (I do not need to mention here why) and we were so blessed to have been present at the prayer meeting. I know others would have loved to join that day but circumstances just did not allow it. Prayers are still heard anywhere and everywhere!

My account is not as dramatic as the above but nonetheless God was truly present with us and in us. We were saying our Rosary that morning and I was seated where the computer was – minding the transition of the powerpoint slides. I remember seeing the other exit door opened (the one near the kitchen), and the other exit door closest to Kay (who lead the prayers) and the Altar, closed. We finished the Joyful and Sorrowful mysteries and we were at this point into the Glorious mysteries. We were all focused in prayer, I remember, and as soon as Kay announced the third Glorious Mystery (the Descent of the Holy Spirit) the doors behind her swung open with a gust of wind! (no tongues of fire though) but we all felt His presence the entire day in different ways.

To close, we were reminded that day to focus only on Jesus, to stick to the Truth, spread the Book of Truth, the Crusade of Prayers, and remain loyal to Jesus’ final Mission on earth.

God bless you all.

Carmen”

Mother of Salvation Feastday: 4th June

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Today was a very special day. We usually have 2 general (regional) meetings of Crusade Prayer groups per year, but we decided at our last one that we just had to celebrate this special feastday.

It was the First Saturday and in the Ordinary Rite, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart. We also had a few interstate visitors and one from a nearby country.

We prayed the 3 Mysteries of the Rosary consecutively as our Bl. Mother advised us in in one of the messages. We were advised to go to Mass first before we met at the venue we hired. Unfortunately, we are still quite underground here – many priests condemn the Book of Truth. We had a beautiful altar (i.e. a table) set up with images, statues of Saint Faustina, St JPII, St Benedict, St Joseph, Crucifix, etc and lots of flowers. We had a special image of our Mother of Salvation printed, framed and put up on an easel. For Crusade Prayer 154, we each put a written list of names into a basket before the image of Our Lady.

We spent 4- 5 hours there, praying, meeting new Crusaders. We had a great lunch, organized by various prayer groups. There were also medals, seals and scapulars to hand out to those who needed them.

At the end we sang a beautiful hymn to our blessed Mother. The words are below:

Chorus:

On this Day, O Beautiful Mother

On this day we give thee our love.

Near thee Madonna, fondly we hover,

Trusting thy gentle care to prove.

On this day we ask to share,

Dearest Mother thy sweet care;

Aid us ere our feet astray

Wander from thy guiding way.

Queen of angels, deign to hear

Lisping children’s humble pray’r;

Young hearts gain, O Virgin pure,

Sweetly to thy self allure.

3. Rose of Sharon, lovely flow’r,

Beauteous bud of Eden’s bow’r;

Cherished lily of the vale,

Virgin Mother, Queen we hail.

4. Fast our days of life we run,

Soon the night of death will come;

Tower of strength in that dread hour,

Come with all thy gentle power.

WE had a very restful and peaceful day, which is always the case when we are praying, gathered together as the Remnant Army.

Mother of Salvation, pray for us!

Fr Rosica has it all upside down – Catholic blogs actually tell it like it is.

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The original article is represented here, with our comments* interspersed, in blue italics.

Reported by Ed Wilkinson of the Catholic News Service ( 17^th May, 2016) on Crux website, reporting on Fr. Thomas Rosica speaking at an event in downtown Brooklyn, where he was presented with the Brooklyn Diocese’s St. Francis DeSales Distinguished Communicator Award by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

“Although Pope Francis has succeeded in rebranding the public profile of the Church, according to a Vatican PR aide, his positive tone isn’t always reflected when Catholics themselves take to the use of social media.”

On the contrary, to hear Father Thomas Rosica tell it, sometimes Catholic conversation on-line is more “culture of death” than “culture of life.”

This is true – we lament the culture of death that has entered the Church and is killing the teachings of Our Lord Jesus and undermining the doctrines which are the Life of the Church. When the powerful ocean continually pounds up against a cliff, it makes an indent at first, then a cave, then finally the cliff collapses and is eroded. With time, the whole cliff is washed away by the powerful forces of the ocean, and all that is left is the rock platform, which is level with the ocean, and which is continually inundated with the tides.

“Many of my non-Christian and non-believing friends have remarked to me that we ‘Catholics’ have turned the Internet into a cesspool of hatred, venom and vitriol, all in the name of defending the faith!” he said.

“Indeed is this the hatred that is directed at us, no less than by the one who is at the highest point of the Church’s hierarchy? – the Rosary counters, those who breed like rabbits,….”

How can the Vatican PR accuse Catholics of hatred when we expose and criticise words and actions which do NOT lead to eternal life? That is our purpose. We hate error, not the man. We hate untruth and half truth. We hate what is happening to the church and to it’s true teachings. We hate that sinners are being gently but surely herded along the path to HELL by ones that should shepherd them away from danger! True love does not do this to souls or be complicit in those acts! True love tells the Truth (and lives it) so that souls can be part of the culture of life on earth and eternal life in heaven!

So the Vatican PR accuses us of words but ‘Pope’ Francis can freely use words to accuse us of all sorts of things! And the actions he accuses us of?? Living out, speaking of and praying the Holy Rosary to uphold the Church’s teachings on contraception, fruitfulness, marriage, abortion, adultery, immoral sexual behaviours, anti-Catholic agendas, the family, sin, hell, repentance, the Eucharist, keeping holy the Sabbath and all the Commandments, rightful ministering, chastity, heresy, apostasy and even teachings about God the Father, Jesus and Mary, His Mother! How dare we be so obstinate as to speak about and DEFEND these things against him?! To risk his ridicule, slighting and persecution for the sake of Our Lord!

But apparently it’s ok for him to call us morbid-faced Rosary counters, rabbit-like irresponsible breeders, heartless, uncaring, joyless, uptight, greedy, pride-filled, Neo-Pelagian and pharisaical (among other names that I care to forget) or to infer and insinuate those things about us. The pope can do this but is not held accountable. But we are the haters? That’s ironic!

So the cesspool of hatred is two groups: one who hates Truth and the other who hates all that is NOT Truth- for the sake of Love.

“The character assassination on the Internet by those claiming to be Catholic and Christian has turned it into a graveyard of corpses strewn all around,” said Rosica, who assists the Vatican Press Office with English-speaking media, on May 11 as he delivered the keynote address at the Brooklyn Diocese’s observance of World Communications Day.

“Often times the obsessed, scrupulous, self-appointed, nostalgia-hankering virtual guardians of faith or of liturgical practices are very disturbed, broken and angry individuals, who never found a platform or pulpit in real life and so resort to the Internet and become trolling pontiffs and holy executioners!” Rosica said.

Yes, we are obsessed with defending the Faith, (someone has to). We are self-appointed because we can’t depend on the hierarchy, especially those in the Vatican to defend the Truth. Yes, we are disturbed and our hearts, full of love for our Faith are broken, but someone has to defend our Faith – the appointed guardians are not doing it.

“In reality they are deeply troubled, sad and angry people,” he said. “We must pray for them, for their healing and conversion!”

They have it back to front. We must, and are, praying for them – for their conversion back to the Faith of our Fathers. Prayer is the strongest weapon. Join Cardinal Burke’s Rosary Campaign.

Both Rosica and his “Salt and Light TV” Catholic network in Canada have occasionally been targeted for on-line criticism, especially from conservative and pro-life Catholic organizations.

“They have to be corrected. They have to know that there are people who stand up for the Truth of their Faith, as taught by Jesus. We are proud to be ‘conservative’ and “pro-life’ ”

“The Internet, Rosica said, ‘can be an international weapon of mass destruction, crossing time zones, borders and space.’ He also described it as “an immense battleground that needs many field hospitals set up to bind wounds and reconcile warring parties.”

We would like it to be a weapon of mass destruction – destruction of evil and lies against Jesus’ teachings. The only thing that can reconcile “warring parties” is the Truth – only the Truth can set us free. The internet (pope videos) and the mass media – tv. Newspapers – are being used to destroy the Faith, so we are using it to defend the Faith.

“If we judged our identity based on certain ‘Catholic’ websites and blogs, we would be known as the people who are against everyone and everything!” he said. ”If anything, we should be known as the people who are for something, something positive that can transform lives and engage and impact the culture.”

Well we should be against everything that is contrary to Catholic/Christian doctrine – against disobeying God’s laws e.g. Amoris Laetitia which, while spruiking doctrine that can’t change, encourages a way of interpreting this doctrine so that it is, in fact ignored; where the well-being of the person is placed above the well-being and salvation of the soul. We also against “encyclicals” that promote worldly ideas which appeal to politicians and which completely ignore God’s role in creation – “Laudate Si”. We are the people who lament the profanation of Sacred Sites – (the Vatican) which houses the relics of many saints and popes and Jesus Himself in the Bl. Sacrament – with a light show with pagan images, gods and goddesses. We are against anyone who ignores the role of our Bl. Mother , who is ignored on her feastdays, whose Immaculate conception is usurped by a pagan light show. We are known as people who are for something, something positive that can transform (spiritual) lives, but WE DO NOT WANT TO ENGAGE the predominant culture that exists in the world today.

The good news, according to Rosica, is that in the broader media universe, Pope Francis has had exactly that effect.

“Prior to Pope Francis, when many people on the street were asked: ‘What is the Catholic Church all about? What does the pope stand for?’ The response would often be, ‘Catholics, well they are against abortion, gay marriage and birth control’,” Rosica said.

This is true; so it should be.

“They are known for the sex abuse crisis that has terribly marred and weakened their moral authority and credibility,’” he said. “Today I dare say that the response is somewhat different,” Rosica said. “What do they say about us now? What do they say about the pope? People are speaking about our leader who is unafraid to confront the sins and evils that have marred us,” he continued.

He is not confronting the sins – he is making them acceptable; the scary part is that he is not afraid to do this!

“We have a pope who is concerned about the environment, about mercy, compassion and love, and a deep passion, care and concern for the poor and for displaced peoples roaming the face of this earth,” he added. “Pope Francis has won over a great part of the media.”

Well that’s a worry! – John 15:19 Douay-Rheims Bible “If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you” and St Paul in Romans 12: 2 ‘Don’t be conformed to the world‘ Also Romans 12:[20] “But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head” and. [21] ’Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good’.

The pontiff “has changed the image of the church so much that prestigious graduate schools of business and management are now using him as a case study in rebranding,” the priest added.

See Bible quotes above. We don’t want to be rebranded! Our brand is the Crucifix; Jesus who died for us, Who left us the Sacraments of Penance – i.e. confession – and the Eucharist.

While the pope has caused more people to take notice, that doesn’t mean that everyone agrees or follows the message he preaches, Rosica said.

Thank God+++ for that!

He explained that Pope Francis has opened up a dialogue with the world, and the Catholic media is a big part of showcasing the work of the Catholic Church.

We don’t need to dialogue with the World. Dialogue means a 2 way conversation, usually accepting the other’s point of view. The only view we accept is the traditional and time-proven Teachings of our Catholic Church. Jesus Himself tells us that He is not of this world, nor are those who listen to His Word. Jn.17:14-15:” I have given them thy word, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world; as I also am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from evil.”

He referred to Francis’ message for World Communications Day to explain how church media should go about its work.

“Our primary task is to uphold the truth with love,” he said.

Well, to be more specific – our main task is to uphold the one and only Truth with a faithful and loyal love. This means not just anything that is proclaimed to be truth, but the Truth (capital T) of Jesus’ teachings.

That means that Catholic media should “listen,” rather than merely “hear,” as it engages in dialogue.

It also means that church media should communicate with everyone, without exception.

It further means that “Christians ought to be a constant encouragement to communion and, even in those cases where they must firmly condemn evil, they should never try to rupture relationships and communication.”

Rosica further added that “political and diplomatic language would do well to be inspired by mercy, which never loses hope.”

Just a little correction: It must be inspired by mercy AND repentance. This last word is always omitted. You can never lose hope if you follow God’s teachings, and repent of your sins and love God.

“May our way of communicating help to overcome the mind-set that neatly separates sinners from the righteous,” he said. “We can and we must judge situations of sin – such as violence, corruption and exploitation – but we may not judge individuals, since only God can see into the depths of their hearts.”

“Situations of sin” – what strange examples are given ! I should think blasphemy, abortion, murder, practising homosexuality are the worst sins. It is true – only God can judge individuals, but we can, and MUST guide them to the TRUE teachings of our Faith. Their conscience must be formed in the teachings and Truth of the Faith. If we don’t guide them, we could be found wanting when we are judged – a sin of omission.

Rosica said the work of the Catholic media is to build bridges that encourage encounter and inclusion and to avoid misunderstandings that add to wounds and vengeance.

“The Church must shine with the light that lives within itself, it must go out and encounter human beings who — even though they believe that they do not need to hear a message of salvation — often find themselves afraid and wounded by life,” he said.

The message of Salvation must include obedience to ALL God’s commandments and unchanging teachings of Christ.

“The light of Christ reflected in the church must not become the privilege of only a few elect who float enclosed within a safe harbor or ghetto network of communications for the elite, the clean, the perfect and the saved.”

Sponsored by the DeSales Media Group, the event in downtown Brooklyn drew about 250 people. Rosica was presented with the Brooklyn Diocese’s St. Francis DeSales Distinguished Communicator Award by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

What a shame that he didn’t communicate the whole Truth.

See original article at: http://www.cruxnow.com/cns/2016/05/17/vatican-pr-aide-warns-catholic-blogs-create-cesspool-of-hatred/

* Comments by Remnant Survivor and DonnaLiane

JtM Crusade Prayer Meeting Thursday 2nd June, 2016

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Our Prayer theme today: Discipleship

The readings are chosen after the Crusade Prayers and after a prayer to the Holy Spirit for guidance and listed below An overview of the readings will be posted below. It is recommended that you read the messages in full by clicking on the link beneath each one.

The Readings today:

Bible (Douay Rheims)

Ezekiel 1:22 – 2: 1-9

Book of Truth:

2. My Plans to redeem the world are being brought to fruition. All is in place now

15^th September, 2013

See here for the full message: https://missionofsalvation.wordpress.com/Message-0965/

3. When you take away the Truth, or tamper with it, it is no longer the Truth. All that is left is a shell

9^th January, 2013

See here for the full message: https://missionofsalvation.wordpress.com/Message-0668/

I, your beloved Jesus, could never undermine My Own Church.

16^th April, 2012

See here for the full message: https://missionofsalvation.wordpress.com/Message-0397/

Overview of the readings:

The Bible reading describes a glorious vision of Ezechiel – of the firmament, the living creatures with wings, the voice of the most high God, a throne of sapphires,….In Chapter 2, Ezechiel describes the vision as ‘the glory of God’.He falls on his face and God speaks to him – he receives his mission: “Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day. [4] And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: [5] If so be they at least will hear, and if so be they will forbear, for they are a provoking house: and they shall know that there hath been a prophet in the midst of them.” .

These words highlight for us our mission as disciples in the remnant army. It expresses the truth of our time –the rebellious people in God’s church revolting against God and transgressing his laws.

In the second reading, from the book of Truth, Jesus tells us that his army is formed. He tells us that “They will now grow and expand everywhere, bringing along with them the many souls I yearn for. This Army has been given great Graces by Me and by the Power of the Holy Spirit they will keep the Flame of Christianity burning and they will carry the Torch of Truth until the Final Day. They will bring the Light of God into the darkest corner and they will open the eyes of millions to the True Word of God, as the apostasy devours My Church on Earth”.

Jesus’ instructions to His army are always very affirming and gives us the confidence to carry out our Mission. “Go, My Remnant Army, in the knowledge that you will be given all the help and Graces to succeed in this last Holy Mission on Earth, so that I can gather all of God’s children off the face of the Earth and bring them into My New Paradise.”

In the third reading Jesus laments the blasphemous use of His name – how everyone knows His name, yet don’t believe in Him. Jesus describes the terror they will feel when they realize their mistake. Jesus describes to us how He sees the world as it is today:

“I look at the world and I see terrible confusion, as people are being sucked into lies about how the world was created – these lies, which are designed to turn people away from the Truth.

I see good people being told to reject their understanding of My Teachings and to throw them aside in favour of accepting Sin. Then they are encouraged to applaud sin until they convince themselves that I, Jesus Christ, will turn a blind eye.

The Truth of My Teachings lies at the very kernel of Christianity. When you take away the Truth, or tamper with it, it is no longer the Truth. All that is left is a shell.

It is time to discern whether or not you are prepared to allow yourselves to be deceived by modern new age spiritualism, or to stand firm and defend the Holy Word of God….”.

This message illustrates to us – Jesus’ disciples of His Remnant Army – how urgent it is for us to try and save these people who are daily being turned away from the Truth and are convinced to lead lives which are abhorrent in Jesus’ eyes. The mission of the Remnant Army is clear!

The message finishes with a warning and an ultimatum:

“Pray every day, as if tomorrow is your last day, because you do not know the time of My Second Coming. It will happen unexpectedly. When that day dawns, there will be little time to turn back. You will either accept Me, and My Promise to bring you into My Kingdom, or you will be sent to the place from which there is no return.”

The final reading describes to us the evil sect and its plan to destroy the Church. Jesus tells us that this started 100 years ago, but that it intensified since 1967. (This is after the completion of Vatican II, when changes came into effect that were not actually approved or demanded by Vatican II.)

Jesus tells us “Many imposters, who are members of this evil sect, who worship Satan, entered the seminaries to gain a foothold in the Vatican.” This was revealed by Bella Dodd – a former communist, turned Catholic. Indeed we can see this clearly in the post-synodal events.

Jesus tells us of the main things which will now happen: changes in the Mass, new secular laws and the disappearance of many Sacraments. The whole message is used to describe the urgency of the situation. Jesus finishes with a simple message to His disciples: “You must not be afraid to turn your back on heresy. I will guide and protect you on your journey and you will be guided by the Power of the Holy Spirit.”

Thank you Jesus! Amen!

A Sign on the Feast of Corpus Christi

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Last Thursday (26^th May 2016), there were about 8 of our Crusade Prayer Group at Mass in the morning. After Mass and Adoration, we have our weekly Prayer meeting at a prayer group member’s home. It was the Feast of Corpus Christi (according to the Traditional Calendar). Two of the prayer group members (L. And E.) were kneeling next to each other with a space between them. Unknown to the rest of us, something happened during Mass. L told E. later, that she felt someone brush past her just at the Consecration. She felt it on her upper arm and a wisp of her hair also seemed to just fly up near her face.

Now these spiritual occurrences are not new to our prayer group. Over the last few years, we have had varied experiences (which you can read under ”Signs and Wonders”). About 2 hours later, the prayer group was assembled at my house for the meeting at my place. As it was Corpus Christi, we said the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. I was sitting behind, and to the side of my daughter. Her little boy would sometimes come in to whisper something in her ear, then walk back out to play. He can always be heard.

On this occasion, while praying the 5^th Luminous Mystery – the institution of the Eucharist , I felt someone brush past me, against my left upper arm. I was kneeling, (L. was also kneeling that morning at Mass). I had my eyes closed, but I didn’t open them, as I did not want to be distracted from my prayer. I thought that maybe it was my little grandson, but I thought that he was very quiet – I realized I didn’t hear any footsteps.

I didn’t say anything. I thought that whenever something happens, someone else always notices something. We always stay and chat, but no-one mentioned anything.It was on my mind, however, and 2 days later, I decided to ask E. whether she had noticed anything unusual at the Prayer Meeting. She told me to be specific. I told her what happened. She was surprised. She told me what had happened to L. at Mass on the Thursday morning at Mass. It was the same experience!

We were both motivated to tell the same person about our individual experience.

We were both kneeling at the time.

We were both focussed on the Eucharist.

We both felt the ‘brushing past’ on our upper arm – we were kneeling, (He) was walking past us.

It was a special Feastday. It seemed that he Lord wished to impress upon us the importance of, and the Real presence in, the Holy Eucharist. Perhaps we need to make more reparation against blasphemies and sacrileges against the Blessed Sacrament. Interestingly, the prayer theme for the day was “Special Graces”. We indeed are very blessed.

Thank you Lord for being with us and guiding us.

Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!!!

A tribute to: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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This feast is celebrated on the 31^st May to conclude May – a month dedicated to our Bl. Mother. Pope Pius XII instituted this feast. He hailed her as: “O most sweet Mother of Him who is King by right, by inheritance, and by conquest.”

He asked the special aid of the Queen of Heaven and earth for those who do not yet know Her divine Son, and for the persecuted members of the Church that they may never yield under unjust compulsion.

“Reign over the minds of men, that they may seek only what is true; over their wills, that they may follow only what is good; over their hearts, that they may love only what You yourself love.”

The prayers below are those of the Traditional Latin Mass for today. For those who attend the Novis Ordo Mass, : the Introit and Collect (sometimes referred to as the Prayer) are equivalent to the Entrance antiphon and Opening Prayer; the Lesson (or Epistle) is the (one and only) Reading; the Gradual is equivalent to the Responsorial Psalm. The Gospel and Offertory antiphon are self explanatory; the Secret is said after the offertory and before the Preface. The preface itself is a special one for feastdays of Our lady. The Communion and Post Communion are read towards the end of Mass.

The prayers are so beautiful, I felt I had to share them.

They are a good source of meditation.

INTROIT
Let us all rejoice in the Lord as we celebrate the feast in honour of our Queen, the Blessed Virgin, upon which the angels rejoice and praise the Son of God.
Ps. 44:2. My heart overflows with good tidings; I sing my song to the king.
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O Lord, bestow peace in this life and glory in the life to come upon all who celebrate the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Queen. Through our Lord . . .

LESSON Eccli. 24:5, 7, 9-11, 30-31
I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the firstborn before all creatures; I dwelt in the highest places, and my throne is in a pillar of a cloud. I have stood in all the earth and in every people, and in every nation I have had the chief rule; and by my power I have trodden under my feet the hearts of all the high and low. He who hearkens to me, shall not be confounded, and they who work by me, shall not sin; they who explain me shall have life everlasting.

GRADUAL Apoc. 19:16; Ps. 44:10
Upon His cloak and upon His thigh He has written the name: King of kings and Lord of lords.
V. The queen stands at His right hand, clad in robes of gold from Ophir.

Alleluia, alleluia! V.
Hail, O Queen of mercy. Shield us from our enemy, and receive us at the hour of death. Alleluia!

GOSPEL Luke 1:26-33
At that time, And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: “Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end.”

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON
Mary has come forth from a royal race and is crowned with glory. We earnestly plead with heart and soul for the assistance of Her prayers.

SECRET
O Lord, receive the gifts of Your jubilant Church and let them assist us toward salvation through the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Queen. Through our Lord . . .

COMMUNION ANTIPHON
O Ever-Virgin Mary, the most royal Queen of the world who gave birth to Christ the Lord, the Savior of all men, obtain peace and salvation for us.

POSTCOMMUNION
We have celebrated the Sacred Mysteries with joy, O Lord, on this feast of Holy Mary, our Queen. May the Sacrifice that we have jubilantly offered in Mary’s honor bring us to our eternal salvation through Her intercession. Through our Lord . . .

The hymns we sang at Mass today were:

Chorus:

On this Day, O Beautiful Mother
On this day we give thee our love.
Near thee Madonna, fondly we hover,
Trusting thy gentle care to prove.

1. On this day we ask to share, 
Dearest Mother thy sweet care;
Aid us ere our feet astray, 
Wander from thy guiding way.  Chorus

2.Queen of angels, deign to hear
Lisping children’s humble pray’r;
Young hearts gain, O Virgin pure,
Sweetly to thy self allure.  Chorus


O Sanctissima, O Piissima,
Dulcis Virgo Maria,
Chorus: Mater amata, intemerata
Ora, ora pro nobis.

Tota pulchra es, O Maria,
Et macula non est in te. Chorus

Hail Queen of heaven
the ocean star,
Guide of the wand’rer here below;
Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care;
Save us from peril and from woe.
Mother of Christ, star of the sea, pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

O gentle, chaste and spotless maid,
We sinners make our prayers through thee;
Remind thy Son that he has paid
The price of our iniquity.
Virgin most pure, star of the sea,
Pray for the sinner, pray for me.

Sojourners in this vale of tears,
To thee, blest advocate, we cry;
Pity our sorrows, calm our fears,
And soothe with hope our misery.
Refuge in grief, star of the sea,
Pray for the mourner, pray for me.

And while to Him who reigns above,
In Godhead One, in Persons Three,
The Source of life, of grace, of love,
Homage we pay on bended knee.
Do thou, bright Queen, star of the sea,
Pray for thy children, pray for me.
(John Lingard 1771-1851)

The World’s Greatest Weapon Part IV : A timeless prayer

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So then, what is it about this sublime and timeless prayer which has such dramatic impact on situations and nations?

In essence it is a repetition of phrases lifted from Holy Scripture, the living Word of God, which brings to mind Isaiah 55:11, “The Word that goes forth from My Mouth, shall not return to Me unfulfilled…without accomplishing My purposes.”

Originally associated with the 150 Psalms of the Bible, each bead of the Hail Mary represented one psalm over 15 decades. This was in an age of general illiteracy prior to the printing press when the Rosary was known as “the poor man’s Psalter”. Nowadays it remains a Gospel compendium, with the contemplative aspect of visualizing scenes from the life of Jesus and Mary set against the almost musical, rhythmical backdrop of the “angelic salutation”, linked by Christ’s own prayer, the Our Father, and the Trinitarian Glory Be, enveloping the soul in a total atmosphere of prayer which engages both mind and lips.

When the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Dominic in 1214, the Holy Rosary assumed its present form along with fifteen promises for advocates. One in particular is awesome in its content: we are promised the “entire celestial court” as intercessors during our life!

Written and contributed by Chris. W – a Crusader

On the 27th April 2016: Feast of St Louis de Montfort

The World’s Greatest Weapon, Part III – Remedy against Abortion

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Whenever Christians have gathered in great numbers united together reciting the Holy Rosary, miracles have happened, wars and invasions been averted, evils and heresies overcome.

Individual devotees today can similarly quote their own personal miracles and experiences of great wonder.

Catholic convert and ex-Satanic high priest, Zachary King, who visited New Zealand in February this year (2016), told of his first encounter with the Rosary when it was prayed outside an abortion clinic where he was involved. He had no idea what these people were “chanting”. He repeated the words he heard, “Hail Mary full of grace”, and the intended abortion had quite unexpected developments and was abandoned.

Again and again he witnessed the consequences when Catholics assembled outside clinics praying the Rosary.

Read Part IV tomorrow

Article written and contributed by Chris. W – a Crusader.

Bishop Schneider’s advice to Parents

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In a recent article Bishop Schneider has acknowledged the fears and the reality of what is to come – the ‘sexual anarchy’ which will be disguised as gender rights, and marriage equality. We fear for our children.

The insane laws are coming fast – here in this country, they have tried to bring in a programme of education to apply to schools called ‘Safe Schools”. It is meant to be an anti-bullying strategy – but of course it entailed things hidden from the eye. Fortunately Christian groups brought it to the public’s attention, and it has been amended somewhat. The good news is that it is optional, but a list was published and 2 schools that have taken it on are actually “catholic”.

Bishop Schneider has laid out a survival plan for Catholic parents who find themselves in a secular, relativistic, and hostile environment but who simply want to raise their children to become future citizens of heaven.

Bishop Schneider said that to survive in a heretical wasteland, Catholic parents must:

See persecution as a grace from God for becoming purified and strengthened, not simply as something negative.
Become rooted yourself in the Catholic faith through study of the Catechism.
Protect your family’s integrity above all else.
Catechize your children as your first duty.
Pray with your children daily, such as litanies and the Rosary.
Turn your home into a domestic church.
In the absence of a priest and Sunday Mass, make spiritual communion.
Withdraw your family from a parish spreading error and attend a faithful parish, even if you have to travel far.
Withdraw your children from school if they are encountering immoral danger in sex-ed.
If you cannot withdraw your children, establish a coalition of parents to fight for that right.
Fight for parental rights using available democratic tools.
Be prepared for persecution in protecting your children (see first point).

The bishop said that being a Catholic “family” in the truest sense of the word is the key to survival.

See the whole article at: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/video-bishop-schneider-12-steps-to-surviving-as-a-catholic-family-in-a-mora

The key events, which are referred to in the Bible

The Biblical Basis of these events:

Signs of the times:

The remnant:

Book of Truth:

Seal of the Living God:

Mark of the Beast

False prophet:

The antichrist :

New One World Religion:

New One World Govt.

One world currency:

(Three) days of Darkness:

The New Paradise

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To close, we were reminded that day to focus only on Jesus, to stick to the Truth, spread the Book of Truth, the Crusade of Prayers, and remain loyal to Jesus’ final Mission on earth.

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WE had a very restful and peaceful day, which is always the case when we are praying, gathered together as the Remnant Army.

Mother of Salvation, pray for us!

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The Readings today:

Book of Truth:

2. My Plans to redeem the world are being brought to fruition. All is in place now

3. When you take away the Truth, or tamper with it, it is no longer the Truth. All that is left is a shell

I, your beloved Jesus, could never undermine My Own Church.

Overview of the readings:

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Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!!!

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The hymns we sang at Mass today were:

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So then, what is it about this sublime and timeless prayer which has such dramatic impact on situations and nations?

In essence it is a repetition of phrases lifted from Holy Scripture, the living Word of God, which brings to mind Isaiah 55:11, “The Word that goes forth from My Mouth, shall not return to Me unfulfilled…without accomplishing My purposes.”

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Whenever Christians have gathered in great numbers united together reciting the Holy Rosary, miracles have happened, wars and invasions been averted, evils and heresies overcome.

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