our lady of light catholic church

I am looking for your thoughts on this prophecy which is valid and approved by the church.

Our Lady prophesied that at the end of the 19th Century and especially in the 20th Century that Satan would reign almost completely by the means of the Masonic sect. The Queen of Heaven told Mother Mariana that this battle would reach its most acute stage because of various unfaithful religious, who, "under the appearance of virtue and bad-spirited zeal, would turn upon Religion, who nourished them at her breast." "During this time," she continued, "insomuch as this poor country will lack the Christian spirit, the Sacrament of Extreme Unction will be little esteemed. Many people will die without receiving it – either because of the negligence of their families or their false sentimentality that tries to protect the sick from seeing the gravity of their situations, or because they will rebel against the spirit of the Catholic Church, impelled by the malice of the devil. Thus many souls will be deprived of innumerable graces, consolations and the strength they need to make that great leap from time to eternity..." "As for the Sacrament of Matrimony, which symbolizes the union of Christ with His Church, it will be attacked and profaned in the fullest sense of the word. Masonry, which will then be in power, will enact iniquitous laws with the objective of doing away with this Sacrament, making it easy for everyone to live in sin, encouraging the procreation of illegitimate children born without the blessing of the Church. The Christian spirit will rapidly decay, extinguishing the precious light of Faith until if reaches the point that there will be an almost total and general corruption of customs. The effects of secular education will increase, which will be one reason for the lack of priestly and religious vocations..."

"The Sacred Sacrament of Holy Orders will be ridiculed, oppressed and despised. ...The demon will try to persecute the Ministers of the Lord in every possible way and he will labor with cruel and subtle astuteness to deviate them from the spirit of their vocation, corrupting many of them. These corrupted priests, who will scandalize the Christian people, will incite the hatred of the bad Christians and the enemies of the Roman, Catholic and Apostolic Church to fall upon all priests. This apparent triumph of Satan will bring enormous sufferings to the good Pastors of the Church...."

"Moreover, in these unhappy times, there will be unbridled luxury which, acting thus to snare the rest into sin, will conquer innumerable frivolous souls who will be lost. Innocence will almost no longer be found in children, nor modesty in women. In this supreme moment of need of the Church, those who should speak will fall silent."

"But know, beloved daughter, that when your name is made known in the 20th century, there will be many who will not believe, claiming that this devotion is not pleasing to God...A simple humble faith in the truth of My apparitions to you, My predilect child, will be reserved for humble and fervent souls docile to the inspirations of grace, for Our Heavenly Father communicates His secrets to the simple of heart, and not to those whose hearts are inflated with pride, pretending to know what they do not, or self-satisfied with empty knowledge."

During this time, Our Lady foretold, "the secular Clergy will leave much to be desired because priests will become careless in their sacred duties. Lacking the divine compass, they will stray from the road traced by God for the priestly ministry, and they will become attached to wealth and riches, which they will unduly strive to obtain. How the Church will suffer during this dark night! Lacking a Prelate and Father to guide them with paternal love, gentleness, strength, wisdom and prudence, many priests will lose their spirit, placing their souls in great danger. This will mark the arrival of My hour."

"Therefore, clamor insistently without tiring and weep with bitter tears in the privacy of your heart, imploring our Celestial Father that, for love of the Eucharistic Heart of my Most Holy Son and His Precious Blood shed with such generosity and the profound bitterness and sufferings of His cruel Passion and Death, He might take pity on His ministers and bring to an end those Ominous times, sending to this Church the Prelate who will restore the spirit of its priests."

On December 8, 1634, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, three archangels and their Queen appeared to Mother Mariana. St. Gabriel was carrying a Ciborium filled with Hosts which Our Lady explained: "This signifies the Most August Sacrament of the Eucharist, which will be distributed by my Catholic priests to faithful Christians belonging to the Holy Roman, Catholic and Apostolic Church, whose visible head is the Pope, the King of Christianity. His pontifical infallibility will be declared a dogma of the Faith by the same Pope chosen to proclaim the dogma of the Mystery of My Immaculate Conception. He will be persecuted and imprisoned in the Vatican by the unjust usurpation of the Pontifical States through the iniquity, envy and avarice of an earthly monarch." This holy Pope was Blessed Pius IX, who fulfilled every prediction made by Our Lady. His body, being exhumed for beatification in 2000, was found miraculously preserved in the tomb where it had lain for more than a century. His face still showed a striking serenity in death.

Another most interesting prophecy of Our Lady: "In the 19th Century there will be a truly Catholic president, a man of character whom God Our Lord will give the palm of martyrdom on the square adjoining this Convent. He will consecrate the Republic to the Sacred Heart of My Most Holy Son, and this consecration will sustain the Catholic Religion in the years that will follow, which will be ill-fated ones for the Church. These years, during which the evil sect of Masonry will take control of the civil government – will see a cruel persecution of all religious communities, and they will also strike out violently against this one of mine."

The "truly Catholic" president of Ecuador, Gabriel Garcia Moreno (1821-1875), consecrated the republic to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1873. Pope Pius IX paid him tribute as a man who had died "the death of a martyr...a victim to his Faith and Christian charity." Gabriel Moreno's incorrupt heart and the famous painting of Our Lady of Quito can be seen in the Cathedral of Quito.

Conclusion

We are living in a time of the great crisis of Faith and morals as prophesied by Our Lady. The confusion is of such magnitude that it is not only subverting the temporal sphere, but also penetrates the walls of the Church itself. Indeed, as Our Lady prophesied, the corruption of customs has become general and the precious light of Faith almost extinct. Yet the message of Our Lady of Good Success ends with a note of great hope: When everything will seem lost and paralyzed, that will be "the happy beginning of the complete restoration. This will mark the arrival of my hour, when I, in a marvelous way, will dethrone the proud and cursed Satan, trampling him under my feet and fettering him in the infernal abyss." It is the promise echoed by Our Lady again at Fatima in 1917: "In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph."
The question is for Catholics what are your thoughts on this prophecy. Yes this is the 21st century, the prophecy was made in the centuries ago about what would begin to happen in the 20th century. I am looking for your thoughts on this prophecy. If you believe it or not.
Elmbeard. Nice answer, but I don't believe Benedict XVI is a valid pope. I believe just as this prophecy says that the church will have no prelate, no pope, no leader to guide it. I know that since Vatican II we have had heretic after heretic claim the throne of St. Peter and spout nothing but heresy and blasphemy. I don't know about that Nostradamus prophecy. I suppose we shall have to see what happens and stock up on blessed candles.
I forget to site my source. here it is.

http://www.olrl.org/prophecy/
so cross crafter, after that extremely long response, I saw no answer as to what you think of this prophecy, which it doesn't really matter since you are no Catholic. You have spread many lies today and I only hope that the people who read your answer will not be duped into believing everything you have said. I hope they do their own research and that includes reading the Catholic side of the story. People, please don't believe everything you read. History books are merely someone's perspective of what happened.

I hope the Lady of Good success will shine down on us.

2008-08-11 13:17:25 by mrs_catholicportugalian

on April 24th, very sadly the Municipal Council of Mexico legalized abortion. Mexico was one of the few remaining countries where abortion was ...

An old lady walks into a Catholic Church, lights a candle in front of a Stature of Our Lady of Grace and prays.
Everyone knows that she is worhiping plaster, wood and stone, right? Everyone knows that she is so stupid as to think that that plaster will save her, right?
Everyone knows none of this is Biblical, right?

WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!
That old lady will get into heaven before you do. You know why? You have judged her already and Jesus told us not to judge. Did you ever think that your judgment could be wrong?
What if that lady lite the candle because Christ is the light, the true light that enlightens men.
What if she is praying before, not to, that statue to Christ mother who is now in heaven praying and helping us in our love relationship with God. The saints are not dead. The phrase"asleep" does not mean gone. God is the God of the living not the dead. If all the saints are dead asleep then how did Moses appear in the Transfiguration
How do the 24 ancients live in the Revelations? Saints live. God is the God of the living, not the dead.
That old lady will get into heaven before you because she knows something many others don't. Love of God and neighbor in the Communion of Saints!
She is not the dead one, you are. Your faith died in the reformation when the reformers invented their doctrines, never before heard in the Church and Christ himself never preached Protestantism.
THE POINT IS THAT CATHOLICS DO NOT WORSHIP STATUES. THE POINT IS THAT FUNDAMENTALISTS ARE SO DUMB THAT THEY THINK CATHOLICS DO!

I'm 71 &have been a catholic for 7years. Many people have asked me why? My answer is simple; because I beleive that this is where God wants me. As a former Protestant, I too used to beleive thet catholics worshiped statues. NOTHING IS FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. We worship what the image represents. I once heard a Baptist Minister say that "my Christ came down off of the Cross"(refering to the Crucifix that is in all Catholic Churches. My answer to that is; so has mine. That crucifix represents what Christ did for ALL of us. So much for statue or idol worship. These words come from the mouths of the ignorant, one of which I used to be. God Bless of of you who worship the Living God, & also our brothers & sisters who don't. We are all Gods children

2007-07-26 15:30:56 by hossteacher

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25th Anniversary of Apparitions to Be Celebrated

KIBEHO, Rwanda, NOV. 13, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Diocese of Gikongoro has announced a Jubilee Year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary's first apparition in Kibeho.

Kibeho, where the Marian apparitions began in 1981, is the goal of national and international pilgrimages.

According to the visionaries, the Blessed Virgin introduced herself in the local language as "Nyina wa Jambo" -- Mother of the Word -- inviting to conversion, prayer and fasting.

On one occasion, she showed stark images: a river of blood, people killing one another, and abandoned corpses with no one to bury them.

In the following years the vision was linked to the genocide that convulsed Rwanda in 1994-1995. Kibeho was one of the bloodiest scenes of that tragedy.

In 2003, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, then prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated the Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows in the site of the apparitions in Kibeho. He expressed the hope that Kibeho would become a place in which a Rwandan people would be born renewed in faith and forgiveness.

The apparitions began on Nov. 28, 1981, and ended on Nov. 28, 1989. "These two dates are considered an important historical reference for all who are anxious to know more about the apparitions and message of Kibeho," said a diocesan communiqué, signed by Father Eugene Dushimurukundo, chancellor.

Recognition

The Catholic Church recognized these apparitions officially on June 29, 2001, after years of study by two commissions, one medical and the other theological, which were established by the local bishop.

Declared valid were the apparitions to three visionaries: Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka and Marie Claire Mukangango.

In a message last Sept. 8, Bishop Augustine Misago of Gikongoro announced that the celebrations for the 25th anniversary would begin on Nov. 28, feast of Our Lady of Kibeho.

In his message, Bishop Misago says that "to celebrate worthily the Jubilee Year we must make concrete acts in the light of the message of Kibeho."

Among them, he suggests: "praying during the year for all the intentions of the Pope; increasing participation at Mass and reception of Communion; receiving the sacrament of reconciliation."

The bishop also urges "striving for reconciliation with enemies; asking forgiveness of people we have offended; respecting others; being tolerant in the family, with neighbors, at work, in meetings and other social events."

To these gestures he adds "working with courage to promote truth and justice for all, particularly in present-day conditions of the Gacaca courts" -- peoples tribunals charged with judging persons accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide -- "which must be well managed to guarantee they do not become forums for injustice and revenge, covering the law."

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I don't know, but we are all to be blamed for having close our eyes and shut our mouth while tousands were slaugters.
I'm only 19 y.o. but I feel guilty for this anyway. Even the United Nations didn't act in order to stop the genocide. We ought never to forget what happened.

2006-11-16 23:59:10 by lauraleighmer

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I like this quote from the article:

"The McCanns will be particularly disappointed at reports that Jose Manuel Pacheco, the Roman Catholic priest who befriended them, has ordered every trace of the Madeleine appeal removed from his church of Our Lady of the Light.

Friends of Fr Pacheco said he could no longer bear to discuss the case.

"He says it is an extremely unpleasant situation and the McCann family only ever brought him problems.

"He even told one friend they ruined his life.

"There are two completely different Pachecos, the one before the McCanns and this shell of a man after the McCanns. He is a nervous wreck."


.... Seems it wasnt just only Madeleine's life that the McCanns destroyed. Still they'll have a nice Xmas with their 2 children and not the loud, outspoken Madeleine who apparently could be 'very naughty' according to Kate.
Funnycun - Actually you will find a similar story in most of todays papers. I suppose they are all wrong, and that Praia du luz is full of Madeleine posters huh? Give me a break moron.

i like that people can quote the daily mail with a straight face

i also like that i'll get reported for pointing out that youre a useless cuunt

2007-12-12 01:59:34 by dave s

It's one of the creeds that the Ethiopian Orthodox Christians use. Apparently it's meant to be of apostolic origin, but it's different to the apostles creed used by western christianity.

E. Orthodox
"“We believe in one God, maker of all creation. Father of our Lord and our God and our Savior Jesus Christ, because his nature is unsearchable.



As we have before declared, he is without beginning and without end, but He is ever living, and He has light which is never extinguished and He can never be approached.



He is not two or three and no addition can be made to Him; but He is only one, living for ever, because He is not hidden that He cannot be known, but we known Him perfectly through the law and the prophets, that He is almighty and has authority over all the creation.



One God, Father of our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ, who was begotten before the creation of the world, the only-begotten Son, coequal with Him, creator of all the hosts, the principalities and the dominions:



Who in the last days was pleased to become man, and took flesh from our Lady Mary, the holy Virgin, without the seed of man, and grew like men yet without sin or evil; neither was guile found in his mouth.



Then He suffered, died in the flesh, rose from the dead on the third day, ascended unto heaven to the Father who sent Him, sat down at the right hand of Power, sent to us the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, who proceedeth from the Father, and saved all the world, and who is co-eternal with the Father and the Son.



We say further that all the Creatures of God are good and there is nothing to be rejected, and the spirit, the life of the body, is pure and holy in all.



And we say that marriage is pure, and childbirth is undefiled, because God created Adam and Eve to multiply. We understand further that there is in our body a soul which is immortal and does not perish with the body.



We repudiate all the works of heretics and all schisms and transgression of the law, because they are for us impure.



We also believe in the resurrection of the dead, the righteous and sinners; and in the day of judgment, when everyone will be recompensed according to his deeds.



We also believe that Christ is not in the least degree inferior because of His incarnation, but He is God, the Word who truly became man, and reconciled mankind to God being the High-priest of the Father.



Henceforth let us not be circumcised like the Jews. We know that he who had to fulfill the law and the prophets has already come.



To Him, for those coming all people looked forward. Jesus Christ, who is descended from Judah, from the root of Jesse, whose government is upon his shoulder: to Him be glory, thanksgiving, greatness, blessing, praise, song, both now and ever and world without end. Amen. "

http://eotcbooks.com/16.html


W. Christianity's apostle's creed:
. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
2. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
3. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
4. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
5. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again.
6. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
7. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
8. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
9. the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints,
10. the forgiveness of sins,
11. the resurrection of the body,
12. and the life everlasting.

The short answer is, no. Reconstructing the history of the Ethiopian liturgy is, it seems, difficult if not impossible. For a discussion of what is known see:

http://kidane-mehret.org/liturgy.html

2009-05-03 11:17:27 by Tallula Belle