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The End of times:

La Salette, Knock and the Book of Truth (Part 2)

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Miracle at Knock, Ireland:

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It had been pouring rain all day on 21st August, 1879. In the evening, 15 local people saw the apparition of Mary, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist, and a lamb standing on an altar before a cross, in front of the parish church’s gable wall.

The vision was very clear. It stood out from the gable wall of the church, and was about 2 feet from the ground.  To the west of it appeared the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and St. John.

The vision lasted for about two to three hours and then faded.

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/knock-virgin-mary

Knock, IrelandOur Lady was in the centre of the apparition and was the tallest of them all. She was wearing a large brilliant gold crown and was clothed in white garments. Her hands were raised in prayer and her eyes gazed toward heaven.

To her right was her spouse, St. Joseph, whose head was inclined toward her.

To her left was St. John the Evangelist, who was attired as a bishop wearing a mitre and was holding a book, (perhaps his book of the Apocalypse) in his left hand. His right hand was raised as if he were preaching.

To the left of St. John was an altar on which stood a cross and a lamb surrounded by angels.

Though it was raining, the ground beneath the vision was dry. The constant rain represented the sorrow and the tears relating to Our Lady, the Church and the world.

The enigma of the apparition at Knock was its silence.  There was no message given, unlike at other apparition sites.

The unspoken message was one of love and solidarity with the perseveringly faithful Irish in their time of suffering and sorrow. They had suffered famine and potato blight since 1847. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2018/08/21/the-unspoken-message-of-heaven-at-knock/

What could all this mean?

  • It was the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Heart – reminding us of the Seven Sorrows of our Lady.
  • It was to remind us that the Eucharist – the Mass – is the source and summit of the Christian life.
  • The angels are there, as they are at each Mass, around the Lamb, adoring and praising Him..
  • Mary, the tallest, with her gold crown and white garments, is the Queen of Our Lady of Knockheaven and earth. Mary is also Queen of the angels. She will crush the head of Satan.
  • The Cross and the Lamb also testify to the Eucharistic Sacrifice and to our Salvation by Jesus on the Cross. (Jesus is the Lamb of God).
  • Mary was in the centre, in front of the Cross and looking up to heaven with hands joined. She is praying and interceding for us – she is the Co-Redemptrix
  • St Joseph’s head was inclined to her – as if telling us to listen to our Mother and Co-Redemptrix.
  • St Joseph, the patriarch of the Church, is seen bowing in prayer –  praying for the Church as it goes through its crucifixion, and as patron saint of the Family, is interceding for us at this time when the definition of family is much under attack with same sex marriage legally accepted and on the rise, the evils of abortion and euthanasia becoming wider spread.
  • Mary, herself is the Mother of the Church.
  • There was Silence, which is the essence of prayer. At the foot of the Cross, Mary said nothing. The silence was a deep, contemplative silence.

It was a silence of prayer, of doing penance and of placing ourselves at the foot of the Cross and being in union with Christ’s sufferings.  It is to let us know that Jesus is with us in our times of suffering and sorrow.

La Salette  and Knock are connected

  • The apparition at Knock occurred at the very hour that the Basilica at La Salette was consecrated
  • For this reason, the sorrows which were part of Our Lady’s message at La Salette, are obviously connected to the apparition at Knock.
  • The ‘Hand of God” at La Salette and book of St John (the Apocalypse) are one and the same – i.e. lack of faith, sin and chastisement..

Knock and Book of Truth are connected and inter-related:

  • La Salette, Knock and the Book of Truth are about the times which are upon us – they concern “the mission of salvation”; a plea for penance and prayer – in order to save souls and to help us survive these times.
  • They point to sin and apostasy in the world; to the neglect of the Eucharist and the Mass; to Mary, our Mother, who intercedes and cries for her children (Co-Redemptrix).
  • St John the Evangelist (from the Knock vision, and preaching from his book), is also one of the saints in the Book of Truth, in which Jesus explains the events of the Book of Revelation/Apocalypse, which has been hidden until this time. Knock foretells the Apocalypse. In the Book of Truth, Jesus laments that His “sacred servants” have not prepared His children for His Second coming. They have not preached about the Book of Revelation. This is portrayed by St John in the Knock vision, holding the Book of Revelation in his hand and preaching from it, in his role as a Bishop.
  • The actual Church at Knock is the place where Maria received her first call to the Mission that God had selected for her (the Book of Truth): that is the ‘Mission of Salvation’ which encapsulates all of Our Lady’s church-approved appearances which prophesy these end times.(https://missionofsalvation.com/2018/03/18/thinking-of-ireland-on-st-patricks-day
  • The lamb on the altar, represents the Lamb of God. It is the Lamb, mentioned in Revelation Chapter 5, that is worthy to open the Seals. The Seals were mentioned in the Book of Daniel, who was told the Seals had to be kept sealed, until the time of the end. In the Book of Truth, Jesus, (the Lamb of God) opens the Seals and explains the events recorded in John’s book. He warns us of the events, which are happening today, and how we are to prepare, and what to expect. He interprets Revelations, as only the Lamb of God can do.

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In the end, all of God’s prophecies (through His Mother and other chosen souls) will be fulfilled: Quito, La Salette, Leo XIII, Knock, Fatima and others.

These heavenly interventions are to guide us
and support us through these times.
They are a sign of God’s Love and Mercy!

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Part 8 Medjugorie cont. -Special Blessings

10th July:

A Special Mass:

We started off by going to a Mass at 7am in a small chapel in an orphanage which was built by Fr. Slavko who died in 2000.

Chapel at orphanage
Chapel at orphanage

Our Austrian friend from World Youth Day was there and another German friend. The hymn at the end of Mass was in 2 languages. I didn’t understand the first but I recognized the word “Gospa” which refers to Our Lady at Medjugorje. The next was in German which I understood. The words were simple and I was concentrating on what I was hearing. I heard “Mary, my Mother, you are my Mother too.”

Well, the tears just started to roll down my face. It makes me teary just remembering it. I wasn’t expecting this. I often pray to Our Lady as “Mother of all mothers” when I have a motherly problem and ask for her intercession.

It was a special grace from Our Lady to start my time at Medjugorje.

More amazing impressions:

There are always large numbers of priests who want to say Mass. Sometimes there are 20 or more concelebrating. There is the main church which has a 10am English Mass each day and lots of other Masses during the day. There is also an Adoration Chapel which has adoration from 2pm to 6pm each day. The whole complex is run by Franciscans.

Two of our group went to Adoration in the afternoon because they were not able to do the climb on the Apparition Hill. Towards late evening they stayed for Mass even though they had been in the evening. One thing they noticed is that 90% of people receive Holy Communion kneeling, and on the tongue!

We arrived home from our 3 hour eventful climb (more later), came home for a quick clean-up and headed off to the church for the evening’s activities.

Being Friday, after the Rosary, it was Adoration of the Cross. There is an altar which is exposed to the

Outdoor Altar as part of St James Church
Outdoor Altar as part of St James Church

outside as the church inside is not big enough. There were about 2 thousand people there today. There are also about 50 confessionals built on the outside, with bench seats for people to line up. As well as these, there are priests simply sitting on chairs hearing confessions.

BUT the most amazing thing wasn’t any of the above. We joined the people on the outside facing the platform with a huge Cross and a statue of Our Lady near the altar.  There was beautiful music that helped you meditate and various meditations were read – each one in about 4 or 5 different languages. They were simple ones like “Remember me when you come into your kingdom” and a short application of each to our personal lives. There were short breaks in between each one. It went for about an hour.

The amazing thing was that not one person whispered, or spoke or moved around. Not even children could be heard. Not even in a church does this happen! It was really unbelievable.  And afterwards they left just as silently and there were thousands of people.

The presence of Our Lady is evident:

There were people from all different countries – Italian, Mexican, Irish, the locals, German and of course, us Aussies. These were ones we spoke to. There was a holy and reverent atmosphere that was unmistakable. This place has blessings flowing from heaven– from Our Lady “the Queen of Peace”. (She first appeared in 1981 – 10 years before the Bosnian war. Her message was “Peace, peace, peace”)

Pilgrimage Part 8: Medjugorie

Arrival at Medjugorie: Thursday, 9th July.

Our plane from Rome arrived after 6pm. We were picked up by our driver at 6.30pm. It was a 2.5 hour drive from Split to Medjugorje. As we got closer, we saw a huge Cross all lit up on the mountain lighting up the darkness.
One of our group noticed on the way that the clouds were in the formation of God the Father- (just for a minute or two) and then they dissipated.

A surprise was waiting for us.

When we got there, we found a friend waiting for us. He was an elderly, Austrian pilgrim that had come to World Youth Day in Australia in 2008.

At the time, one of our local churches had asked that we pick up 3 or 4 pilgrims each day from the Church Hall in which they slept, take them home for breakfast and a shower and return them by 9am so that they could catch the buses which would take them to the day’s activities.

I had noticed one all alone and asked the church staff about him. They said that, unlike the young ones, he could not speak English. I thought that I could use my very basic child-like German to say “hello”. I then rang my brother who could speak better than I – and that’s where the friendship started! We nicknamed him ‘Moses’ because of his long white hair and beard. There he was, in Medjugorie, waiting for us! He had been waiting for us for 2 or 3 hours.
Another surprise was dinner waiting to be served at 9.15pm! There were also 25 other priests (out of 500) staying at our hotel for a priests’ retreat. One of them had just been ordained a few days before, so we received his special blessing.

Hotel chapel Medjugorie
Altar in hotel chapel with view

The hotel also had a chapel with an altar. The circular window above the altar looked to the skies and to Apparition Hill.

We felt like the blessings had only just begun.

Holy Family Holy Water font at hotel reception
Holy Water font reception

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows

Statues Reception Foyer incl St Anthony and Our Lady
Statues Reception Foyer incl St Anthony and Our Lady