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You can’t miss seeing the signs. These are some of the ones you might remember. (They are all in some of our past posts).
From Rome, Michael Matt writes an Open Letter to Pope Francis . Borrowing from St. Paul in Galatians, Michael promises not only to resist Francis but also to teach his children to resist him and to never stop resisting him until he dies or radically reconsiders his campaign to destroy what’s left of the human element of Christ’s Church.
Watch this impassioned plea. It’s not long – only 13 mins. Michael Matt is respectful in his tone, and requests our holy Father to explain. He expresses the hurt and confusion we all feel. We must resist the pope in a spirit of fraternal correction, as some of our bishops have shown us.
Those priests, bishops and cardinals who do believe are being pushed aside and forced to keep silent.
How I weep for these poor, precious disciples of Mine who have pledged their lives to Me and to the spreading of My Teachings to humanity.
Soon they will have to watch what they say about My Holy Word, for they will be forced to proclaim the teachings of a liar, whose soul does not come from the Light.
Unite, My children, My beloved priests and all those who love Me, now and help Me to save souls. …
You will be tempted to forsake Me, to denounce My True Teachings and be forced to honour and obey the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
So many poor souls will not only fall under the spell of the false pope – the false prophet, foretold so long ago – but he will have you believe that he has divine powers.
Children the time for the schism in the Church is almost here and you must get prepared now.
Join together as one. Hold onto each other. Protect each other and pray for those who will follow the wrong path and pay homage to the false prophet.
Much prayer is needed, but if you do as I tell you, you can save souls.
You, My precious followers, will form the Remnant Church on Earth and will be led by those brave sacred servants, who will recognise the false prophet for what he is.
Do not fear, as I Am bestowing Graces of wisdom, calm and discernment on each of you who ask Me to do so with this prayer:
O Jesus, help me to see the Truth of Your Holy Word, at all times, and remain loyal to Your Teachings, no matter how much I Am forced to reject You.
Stand up now and be brave, all of you, for I will never forsake you.
I will walk with you the thorny road and lead you safely to the Gates of the New Paradise.
All you have to do is trust in Me completely.
Your beloved Saviour
Jesus Christ”
We must help and speak out while we still can. Our priests and bishops are forced to keep silence; Jesus needs us to tell people about the false prophet and his false teachings. Jesus depends on us – His Remnant Army.
“It must be observed, however, that if the faith were endangered, a subject ought to rebuke his prelate even publicly.”
“But, when necessity compels, not those only who are invested with power of rule are bound to safeguard the integrity of faith, but, as St. Thomas maintains: ‘Each one is under obligation to show forth his faith, either to instruct and encourage others of the faithful, or to repel the attacks of unbelievers.’” https://www.stpeterslist.com/7334/the-path-to-hell-is-paved-with-the-skulls-of-bishops-8-quotes-and-sources/
“When the shepherd becomes a wolf, the first duty of the flock is to defend itself.” Quoted by Card. Burke in a homily on Feb. 9, 2018 at a Pontificial Mass in Kansas.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/cardinal-burke-extols-saint-who-condemned-heretic-bishop
Read more about our duty to resist here:
https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2019/07/page/1/
(or see archives: 16 July, 2019)
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Francis uses various tactics to get people thinking differently. He has already achieved quite a lot since the beginning of his papacy.
Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s prophecy:
“The False Prophet will have a religion without a cross. A religion without a world to come. A religion to destroy religions. There will be a counterfeit church. Christ’s Church [the Catholic Church] will be one. And the False Prophet will create the other. The false church will be worldly, ecumenical, and global. It will be a loose federation of churches. And religions forming some type of global association. A world parliament of churches. It will be emptied of all divine content and will be the mystical body of the Antichrist.”
Marie-Julie Jahenny:
“She (Our Lady) announces the “dispersion of the pastors” (bishops) by the Church itself, real pastors who will be replaced by others formed by hell, initiated in all vices, all iniquities, perfidious, who will cover souls with filth…. (“The Breton Stigmatist”, p 40.
Book of Truth:
Extract of Prophecy from message 0955 In the Book of Truth (November 1, 2013 @ 11:17pm.)
“…Soon, all those who have led My Church in the past, all those who provide God’s children with the True Word of God, within My Church, and all those who will remain loyal to the Truth, will be shoved to one side.
The Catholic Church will make a number of alarming statements, as to why it has to change and amend every part of its structure. …
All these changes will come about quickly, in the future, and the spread of these things will astonish many. Amidst it all, there will be confusion, fear, sadness and great distress.
Pope Francis said that “[t]he pluralism and the diversity of religions” is “willed by God in His wisdom.” Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb signed a document on “human fraternity” on Feb. 4, 2019 Abu Dhabi. ( https://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2019/does-god-want-religious-diversity-abu-dhabi-text-raises-questions.cfm ) This is a lie. In fact, Jesus said “Go and baptize all nations”. PF is setting the scene for the new one-world religion which is to come.
“ December 4, 2017 (Rorate Caeli) — This week, the Vatican’s organ for promulgating the Official Acts of the Apostolic See, Acta Apostolicae Sedis (AAS), has published its October 2016 issue, containing Pope Francis’ infamous Letter to the Buenos Aires Bishops. AAS not only published this letter, declaring that there are “no other interpretations” (“No hay otras interpretaciones”) of Amoris Laetitia other than those of the Buenos Aires bishops, but it also published the full Buenos Aires guidelines themselves, which permit Holy Communion in some cases for couples in a state of permanent and public adultery who are not committed to living in complete continence.
Most significantly, AAS upgrades Pope Francis’ private letter to the Buenos Aires bishops to the official magisterial status of an “Apostolic Letter” (“Epistola Apostolica”) – AND it includes a special rescript as an addendum by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State. This rescript declares that Pope Francis expressly intends that BOTH documents – the pope’s letter and the Buenos Aires guidelines themselves- bear the character of his “authentic Magisterium”, and that the pope personally ordered their publication in AAS and on the Vatican website….”
See the excerpted portion of the AAS in its original published form at: https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/declaring-communion-guidelines-for-adulterers-to-be-magisterium-cannot-be-s
Book of Truth:
( This prophecy seems to refer to Amoris laetitia being inserted into the Magisterium via the letters)
“…Many of My sacred servants will not be immediately aware of what is happening. It will only be when they read letters, given to them from those in high places, that they will find difficulty.
Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing….
They will urge those holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin. …”
Next Post: PF/FP – Destructuring the Structure – Part 3 tomorrow.
Many might think – A “New Evangelisation” – sounds exciting – just what the Church needs. But just look at past documents/encyclicals this papacy has produced:
Francis has committed himself to the “climate change” narrative and its related dubious science. It attempts to combine numerous disparate elements under the theme of an “ecological crisis”. He demands for the elimination of the use of fossil fuels (¶¶ 26, 165) and declares the existence of a moral obligation to reduce greenhouse gasses (¶169). We need to “eradicate poverty” and “safeguard the environment”.
How about “sins against the environment”???
Denziger-Bergoglio (A site by Catholic priests) sums up this encyclical:
I – Suspicion of the Church regarding ‘integral ecology’; a new doctrine involving an ideology which in many points opposes the teachings of the Church
II – The ecological problems of the planet are due to the neglect of the practice of the Commandments – immutable moral principles – by the greater part of humanity. The crisis of our world is a moral crisis, therefore, only a moral conversion will resolve ecological problems
III – An ecology of a spiritual and irenic character opens the doors toward a distortion of the Catholic religion, that must not – under the pretext of saving humanity and dialoguing with everybody, Catholics and non Catholics – adapt to ways of thinking which constitute doctrines truly contrary to unchanging teachings
“So much misinformation has been spread in relation to the environment, when only God can dictate how the earth behaves. Man may harm and damage the earth but he can never destroy it, for all these things are in the Hands of God. A lack of trust in God means that man believes he has control over the universe. The foolish man thinks that his actions can change God’s Laws. The wise man knows that God is all powerful and as long as He is revered, and His Laws adhered to, then man’s survival will be secured. The survival of the earth has nothing to do with mortal man. Only God has the power to control the air that you breathe; the water you drink and the ability to sustain life. The only danger to humanity is man himself. …. He (man) will lie if it is to his advantage and when it suits him. Trust is easily broken and now you are living in an era where you must know that the earth will remain as it was before and that any climate upheaval is by the Hand of God. Man’s intervention in such a divine creation will only be permitted if it is according to the Will of God. (1 Jan 2015)
Footnote 351 (Amoris laetitia‘s) granted permission for unrepentant adulterers to commit sacrilege at Mass.
Footnote 329 rips the Second Vatican Council’s Gaudium et spes 51 (concerning temporary abstinence from marital relations) completely out of context in order to argue that “doing it for the children” might mitigate the mortal sin of adultery.
Other Errors:
Prophecies from Book of Truth:
“When Satan attacks humanity, his first focus will always be on the family, because the family represents all that is of My Father. He will destroy marriages, change the meaning of what marriage is, encourage abortion, seduce people into committing suicide and he will divide and break up families. Then he will destroy and break up My Family – My Church on Earth, for that is what he swore he would do to Me at the final hour. He has already begun to dismantle My Church and he will not stop, until it has collapsed in a heap at My Feet. My Father has permitted a destroyer, in the form of the antichrist, to do this, but only so far can he go. My Church is My Family and, while a large proportion of God’s children will leave to follow a restructured false church, many will still cling to Me and so My Church – My Body – cannot die.” (8 April 2014) and also
Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing….
They will urge those holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin.
They will be told that God is an ever-merciful God and that He loves everyone. Yes, this part is true. But then, they will be instructed to condone laws, which are an abomination in My Eyes. The family unit, and the destruction of it, will be at the root of everything…” (December 23rd, 2012)
Magnum Principium: “… new “Apostolic Letter” in which the “Pope” makes a change to Canon 838 of Novus Ordo Canon Law, which pertains to the translation of liturgical texts.” It took effect on Oct. 1, 2017.
“… Whereas formerly approval by the “Holy See” was needed for liturgical translations, now the Vatican needs to merely “recognize” and “confirm” the translations made and approved by the local bishops’ conferences themselves.
… It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to predict that what will happen in actual practice : “…the Vatican will just give the nod of approval more or less automatically to virtually all of them. We will probably also see “priests” and “bishops” using their own words for all sorts of liturgical things and daring the Vatican to intervene, which will happen only after a long time and only in the rarest of cases.”
From: https://novusordowatch.org/2017/09/francis-motu-proprio-magnum-principium/
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Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis addressing the pastoral care of families. Dated 19 March 2016, it was released on 8 April 2016.
It follows the Synods on the Family held in 2014 and 2015.
“I wrote to Sister Lucia of Fatima through her Bishop… I received a very long letter with her signature – now in the Institute’s archives. In it we find written: ‘the final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Don’t be afraid,’ she added, ‘because anyone who works for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be fought and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue.’”
See original article at: http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2017/03/francis-falsified-footnotes-he-mangles.html
Read it for yourself in “Amoris Laetitia” on the link below: https://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia_en.pdf
As a result of this document, 4 cardinals issued a “Dubia” (i.e. a formal correction) to which Pope Francis had to answer some simple questions. He ignored it and eventually was able to get it into the magisterium through the back door. “Describing them as “authentic magisterium,” Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of “Amoris Laetitia,” his apostolic exhortation on the family.” (https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/popes-letter-argentine-bishops-amoris-laetitia-part-official-record)
See our post at: remnantdisciples.wordpress.com/category/prophecies-fulfilled/ (19 Jan 2018)
Mon Dec 4, 2017 – 11:00 am EST
“ December 4, 2017 (Rorate Caeli) — This week, the Vatican’s organ for promulgating the Official Acts of the Apostolic See, Acta Apostolicae Sedis (AAS), has published its October 2016 issue, containing Pope Francis’ infamous Letter to the Buenos Aires Bishops. AAS not only published this letter, declaring that there are “no other interpretations” (“No hay otras interpretaciones”) of Amoris Laetitia other than those of the Buenos Aires bishops, but it also published the full Buenos Aires guidelines themselves, which permit Holy Communion in some cases for couples in a state of permanent and public adultery who are not committed to living in complete continence.
Most significantly, AAS upgrades Pope Francis’ private letter to the Buenos Aires bishops to the official magisterial status of an “Apostolic Letter” (“Epistola Apostolica”) – AND it includes a special rescript as an addendum by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State. This rescript declares that Pope Francis expressly intends that BOTH documents – the pope’s letter and the Buenos Aires guidelines themselves- bear the character of his “authentic Magisterium”, and that the pope personally ordered their publication in AAS and on the Vatican website….”
See the excerpted portion of the AAS in its original published form at :https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/declaring-communion-guidelines-for-adulterers-to-be-magisterium-cannot-be-s
( seems to refer to Amoris laetitia being inserted into the magisterium via the letters)
“…Many of My sacred servants will not be immediately aware of what is happening. It will only be when they read letters, given to them from those in high places, that they will find difficulty.
Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing….
They will urge those holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin.
They will be told that God is an ever-merciful God and that He loves everyone. Yes, this part is true. But then, they will be instructed to condone laws, which are an abomination in My Eyes. The family unit, and the destruction of it, will be at the root of everything…
Be alert. Open your eyes and beg Me for the strength you are going to need, in order to stand up against this vile and wicked plan.
This battle within My Church on earth will be vicious. Priest against priest. Bishop against Bishop. Cardinal against Cardinal. …” (December 23rd, 2012)
See our post dated 24 Dec. 2017 “Prophecy fulfilled – Pf and his letter” at remnantdisciples.wordpress.com/category/prophecies-fulfilled/
It seems that when Bishop Egan spoke of “a new dark age” (on April 18, 2018 (LifeSiteNews), that he was referring to “Amoris Laetitia”.
Bishop Egan mentioned the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Pope Paul VI’s landmark encyclical reaffirming Catholic teaching on married love and artificial contraception
“It restates the Church’s doctrine on the integrity of sexual intercourse,” Bishop Egan wrote, “reserved to a husband and wife in marriage, as an act of love open to life and that these two aspects, openness to life and love, must not be split or artificially separated.”
“Otherwise, the Pope warned, there would be catastrophic consequences for persons, families and society,” he added.
Part 5: Magnum Principio to be posted tomorrow
“Recently I re-read a message given by Jesus on December 23rd, 2012 which refers to the destruction of the family unit, changing of teachings and how the priests will have to make a choice. Not only has this been fulfilled, but down to the’ letter’ (Pun intended). The writing in black bold was actually in bold on the original prophecy. All other lines have been coloured by myself. Very interesting in light of recent events.
See extract of prophecy below:
My dearly beloved daughter, many of those sacred servants of Mine, are to face a terrible challenge. This will be one, which will convince them to take one of two separate paths. It will be up to each, by his own free will, as to which path he must choose. For the abomination will make itself known shortly.
Many of My sacred servants will not be immediately aware of what is happening. It will only be when they read letters, given to them from those in high places, that they will find difficulty.
Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing.
They will urge those holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin.
They will be told that God is an ever-merciful God and that He loves everyone. Yes, this part is true. But then, they will be instructed to condone laws, which are an abomination in My Eyes. The family unit, and the destruction of it, will be at the root of everything…
Be alert. Open your eyes and beg Me for the strength you are going to need, in order to stand up against this vile and wicked plan.
This battle within My Church on earth will be vicious. Priest against priest. Bishop against Bishop. Cardinal against Cardinal.
Let it be known that those amongst you, My sacred servants, who know Me and love Me, I will lead you. I will guide you. I will give you the strength to deal with these enemies of God. You are not alone.
You must never listen to lies, given or presented to you, in My Holy Name. Only you know the Truth in your hearts. Listen to your heart. Remain loyal to all that you have been told is the Law of God.
If you are presented with anything, which seems to be in contradiction of My Teachings, then you must turn your back.
Your Jesus
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The prophecy, as we now know, probably refers to the admittance of those in grave sin, to Holy Communion (despite not having a firm purpose of amendment), through Amoris Laetitia.To allow this is an abomination before God.
This confirms the line:”It will be up to each, by his own free will, as to which path he must choose. Many of My sacred servants will not be immediately aware of what is happening.”
This is why the guidelines differed from country to country and the Dubia was launched as a result of the confusion. Each diocese made a choice and each priest chose whether to obey or resist their Bishop.
The AAS is the regular method under Canon Law 8 by which universal ecclesiastical laws are to be promulgated. So the re-script basically seeks to amend or change the law.
“Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing.
They will urge those holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin.
They will be told that God is an ever-merciful God and that He loves everyone. Yes this part is true. But then, they will be instructed to condone laws, which are an abomination in My Eyes.”
Jesus warned us 5 years ago :
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Secret committee working on an ecumenical Mass reported by Marco Tosatti, who listed Archbishop Piero Marini and a modernist lay liturgist – Andrea Grillo as being some of those involved. He claims that Cardinal Sarah has not been officially informed. See “firstthings.com”
“Magnum Principium” can affect the very wording of the Consecration of the Mass. When this happens, ‘transsubstantiation” will not take place. The Bible readings used may also be manipulated, so that we hear only half of the Truth, and thus get a wrong impression. It will be more welcoming to all and sundry – the basis for the One World Church. The Eucharist will now be simply a memorial meal – Jesus will no longer be present. The “Abomination of Desolation” foretold by the prophet Daniel will now be in place.
The Church of Jesus Christ is “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic”. The New One World church may be the “one” officially and lawfully recognized church, but there will be a remnant of the True Church still existing. It may be “catholic” (meaning universal); but it will not be “Holy”: the Sacraments as Jesus gave us have already been tampered with – Eucharist, Penance and Matrimony. “Amoris Laetitia” has seen to that. With this latest document, not only the Mass and readings, but all the Sacraments will be changed and even eliminated.
The true Church of Jesus Christ – the Remnant Church – will remain “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic” because “the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.”
St Joseph and St Michael,pray for us!
You know the old joke; “I couldn’t enter a church or the roof would cave in?”… well, those same people who make jokes like that, are now attending Mass AND receiving the Holy of Holies; without any fear of God; without shame, without a sense of unworthiness or repentance. Could it be that God sent them a sign and the roof did cave in?
In the last week of August, in the oldest church in Malta, in the middle of the night, the roof came crashing down. There was an almost perfect symmetrical hole, exactly in the centre of an artwork of the heavens, as if it came from there… But what’s even more noticeable is exactly where it fell.
It crashed down directly onto the modern altar, destroying it in shocking rubble. The new altar was completely destroyed and the rest of the church completely untouched. The pews were unmoved, neither was the lectern touched. They eerily stand witness to what happened in the middle of the night and seem ready to receive the congregation.
Any congregation sitting in the pew, seeing the destruction of the old altar would be shocked. The symbolism of the old altar left standing in its magnificent beauty, unveiled, as it was, by the destruction of the modern altar, and appearing to almost rise out of, or stand defiantly against the rubble, is not lost on me… It is now the only altar in the church.
The reasons why Jesus may be angry with this church are due to the Maltese bishop’s statement which used AL to open the path for homosexuals and those living in other irregular unions, who are unrepentant with no firm purpose of amendment, including but not limited to re-married divorcees, to receive Communion unworthily. First this was theoretical. Then resisting priests were denounced and threatened with excommunication. Then this evil started to be implemented and thereby defiled the Altar of God and the Holiest Sacrament.
These two articles report the news and the second gives additional reasons why God may have sent this supernatural sign.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-dark-symbolism-of-the-ceiling-collapsing-in-maltas-oldest-catholic-chur
Extract from the message given to Maria Divine Mercy, below:
MOTHER OF SALVATION FOR PRIESTS: TO REMAIN TRUE TO THE CHURCH OF MY SON ON EARTH YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO FEED HIS FLOCK
2013.09.23
My child, many signs will be made known from the heavens, upon the roofs of my Son’s Churches, when the final changes are made in the liturgy of the Holy Mass.
All those who keep their eyes open and their ears alert, will witness the anger of my Son, in a way in which they cannot fail to notice.
(You can read the full prophecy here: https://missionofsalvation.wordpress.com/message-0919/ )
Well, I pondered this and prayed and asked God to send me a sign; some explanation of why this thing in the church had occurred. The message from Blessed Mother is for priests to remain true to Jesus’ Church and to be prepared to feed His flock in the way in which it was meant to be fed; with reverence, respect and belief in His True Presence. Being worthy by obeying His Commands. I know that the traditional priests maintain this teaching and practice, some of the Novus Ordo priests also do. Many of Malta’s priests now, sadly, do not. I then opened my CTS New Catholic Bible directly on this reading: 2 Chronicles 13- 2 and I read through to Chronicles 14: 1-8.
The Heading in my Bible is:
“Abijah and Loyalty to the Legitimate Priesthood.”
13 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he ruled three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Micaiah daughter of Uriel, from the city of Gibeah.
War broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah raised an army of 400,000 soldiers, and Jeroboam opposed him with an army of 800,000.
4 The armies met in the hill country of Ephraim. King Abijah went up Mount Zemaraim, in the highlands of Ephraim, and called out to Jeroboam and the Israelites: “Listen to me!” he said. 5 “Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the sovereignty of Israel to David and his descendants forever? It is an inviolable covenant for him and his sons. 6 Yet, Jeroboam, son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon, Son of David, has risen in revolt against his lord; 7 worthless men, scoundrels, have rallied to him and they forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, then a young man and timid, powerless to resist them. 8 Now you propose to fight against the royal authority that the Lord gave to David’s descendants. You have a huge army and stand there with the gold bull-calves that Jeroboam made you for gods! 9 You drove out the Lord‘s priests, the descendants of Aaron, and you drove out the Levites. In their place, you appointed priests in the same way that other nations do. Anybody who comes along with a bull or seven sheep can get himself consecrated as a priest of what is no god at all!
10 “But for part, our God is the Lord whom we will still serve and have not abandoned him. Our priests are sons of Aaron who minister to the Lord and those who serve are Levites . 11 Every morning and every evening they offer him incense and sacrifices burned whole. They present the offerings of bread on a table that is ritually clean, and every evening they light the lamps on the golden lampstand. We do what the Lord has commanded, but you have abandoned him. 12 See how God is with us, at our head; see his priests with the trumpets, who will sound them to call us to battle against you. Sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of our ancestors for you will not succeed.”
13 Meanwhile, Jeroboam had sent some of his troops to ambush the Judean army from the rear, while the rest faced them from the front. 14 The Judeans looked around and saw that they were surrounded. They cried to the Lord for help, and the priests blew the trumpets. 15 The Judeans gave a loud shout, and led by Abijah, they attacked; God defeated Jeroboam and the Israelite army. 16 The Israelites fled from the Judeans, and God let the Judeans overpower them. 17 Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat—half a million of Israel’s best soldiers were killed. 18 And so the people of Judah were victorious over Israel because they relied on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam’s army and occupied some of his cities: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the villages near each of these cities. 20 Jeroboam never regained his power during Abijah’s reign. Finally the Lord struck him down, and he died.
21 Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the history of Abijah, what he said and what he did, is written in The History of Iddo the Prophet.
2 Chronicles 14
“Asa and his reform of public worship”
King Abijah died and was buried in the royal tombs in David’s City. His son Asa succeeded him as king, and under Asa, the land enjoyed peace for ten years.
2 Asa pleased the Lord, his God, by doing what was right and good. 3 He abolished the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars and sacred poles, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah. 4 He urged the people of Judah to look to the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commandments. 5 He abolished the high places and the altars of incense from all the cities of Judah, and so the kingdom was at peace under his rule. 6 He built fortifications for the cities of Judah during this time, and for several years there was no war, because the Lord gave him peace. 7 He told the people of Judah, “Let us fortify the cities by building walls and towers, and gates that can be shut and barred. We have control of the land because we have done the will of the Lord our God. He has protected us and given us security on every side.” And so they built and prospered. 8 King Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, armed with shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin, armed with shields and bows. All of them were brave, well-trained men.
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The connection to me was pretty clear but then on rising, the next morning, Monday 28.08.17, I opened on:
1 Maccabees 4: 46-51
The heading is:
“The Purification of the Temple”
Then Judas and his brothers said,
“Now that our enemies have been defeated, let’s go to Jerusalem to purify the Temple and re-dedicate it. 37 So the whole army was assembled and went up to Mount Zion. 38 There they found the Temple abandoned, the sanctuary a wilderness, the altar profaned, the gates burned down, vegetation growing in the courts and the priests’ rooms torn down. 39 In their sorrow, they tore their clothes, mourned bitterly, threw ashes on their heads, 40 and prostrated themselves on the ground. When the signal was given on the trumpets, everyone cried aloud to heaven.
41 Then Judas ordered some of his soldiers to attack the men in the fort, while he purified the sanctuary. 42 He chose some priests who were blameless in their observance of the Law and who were devoted to it 43 to purify the sanctuary and remove the stones of the abomination that had been defiled and put them in an unclean place. 44 They discussed what should be done with the altar of holocausts, which had been profaned 45 and very properly, decided to tear it down, that it might never become a reproach to them from its defilement by the pagans. So they tore down the altar 46 and put the stones in a suitable place on the Temple hill, where they were to be kept until a prophet should appear and decide what to do with them. 47 Then they took uncut stones, as the Law prescribed, and built a new altar on the lines of the old one. 48 They restored the Holy Place, and the interior of the house , and purified its courts. 49 They made new sacred vessels and brought the lampstand, the altar of incense, and the table for the bread into the Temple. 50 They burned incense on the altar and lit the lamps on the lampstand, and there was light in the Temple! 51 They placed the loaves of bread on the table, hung the curtains, and completed all the work.
52-54 The twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev, in the year 148[a]was the anniversary of the day the Gentiles had desecrated the altar. On that day they made a lawful sacrifice was offered on the new altar of holocausts, which they had made. The new altar was dedicated and hymns were sung to the accompaniment of harps, lutes, and cymbals. 55 All the people bowed down with their faces to the ground and worshiped and praised the Lord for giving them victory.
56 For eight days they celebrated the re-dedication of the altar. With great joy, they brought burnt offerings and offered fellowship offerings and thanksgiving offerings.57 They decorated the front of the Temple with gold crowns and shields, rebuilt the gates and the priests’ rooms and put doors on them. 58 Now that the Jews had removed the shame which the Gentiles had brought, they held a great celebration.59 Then Judas, his brothers, and the entire community of Israel decreed that the rededication of the altar should be celebrated with a festival of joy and gladness at the same time each year, beginning on the twenty-fifth of the month of Kislev and lasting for eight days.
60 Then they built high walls and strong towers around Mount Zion, so that the Gentiles could not come in and trample and defile it again. 61 Judas placed a detachment of soldiers there to guard the Temple. He also fortified the town of Bethzur, so that the people of Israel would have a fortress facing Idumea.
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I think that God takes his Holy Temple, His priests, His commandments, profanation, and desecration of His Altars pretty seriously, don’t you? Our Lady’s message was that signs would be sent on the roofs of her Son’s Churches, showing his displeasure. No matter what physically caused this, the symbolism of that gaping hole and the destroyed altar, in the oldest church in Malta, cannot be missed.
God bless+++
Donna Liane
Bible used: The CTS New Catholic Bible, The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society, London, 2007.
A+M+D+G
PART TWO: HIGH-LEVEL FALL-OUT
1
It’s almost as if the internet
were designed for end-time’s main onset.
There’s a deep Malaise in Bloggerland
that print media cannot withstand.
Local authorities may keep mum,
but gags on truth we can overcome.
Although Francis sows confusion,
the record will break the illusion.
Let’s broach these errors to date,
that the pew-stalled dare not contemplate.
We open with Laudato Si
which critics call far from error-free.
From St Francis Francis got the name,
if not this encyclical’s chief aim
(backing ecological myths
spread by neo-pagan re-truth smiths.
So this I’ve nicknamed Lousy Data.
This makes me persona non grata,
like Lord Monckton, whose analysis
caused it some kudos paralysis).
3
Random-testing critics’ reactions
highlights the underlying factions
in ideological debates
Teilhard de Chardin, Karl Marx, Al Gore
get, says one wit, a Francis rebore.
But scientific error’s no base
for any valid doctrinal case,
such as made here, to view earth-ethics
as a new eco-religious mix.
4
Off-the-cuff’s one thing; but: pre-planned?
Such would prove things at root underhand.
The frantic Francis pace that’s churned out
word/deed pile-ups shows “well-planned” no doubt.
Still, picking out from background onslaughts
on priest-a-shuttle “bad-mention” courts
does not wrestle obscurity
from shepherds’ names, nor impurity
from the motives for their great pretence
that they act in our dumb-sheep defence.
The Synod (family-themed) which proved
the battleground Lucia was moved
years earlier to call the “last”,
had chief contenders reacting fast
(most laymen left adrift on the tide) –
if few took on the other side,
or claimed debate-finality;
all was interim view-parity.
But much unthinkable was aired,
whose contrariness many shared.
6
Faith’s juggernauts ran on well-oiled cogs,
however ballistic grew the blogs.
Among hushed pew-folk suspense just hung,
even as the prelate-balance swung:
cardinals at odds; bishops caught “out”;
priests spurred to rule-bends. Full hard-truth rout!
But few, purple-robed, backed lay-disgust.
Many saw shattered a life-time’s trust.
Do-something’d Francis did nothing till:
Pledged post-Synod sifts from through-the-mill.
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Forth lumbered Amoris Laetitia.
Sounds like (but proves less than) “glitzier”:
marriage and Eucharistic error,
joyfully loved but striking terror
into some Churchmen as Church fellows
spread these errors world-wide. Truth’s bellows
pound shrinking ear-drums, but it’s the Host
the hordes want to desecrate most.
The Four whose pope tight-lips their “Dubia”
might as well rot in darkest Nubia.
Part Three will be published tomorrow.