Discerning Marian Apparitions - Defending the Bride St Margaret

Marian Apparitions, Seers and Visionaries
Is it Mary or the Demonic?
Prayer of St Gemma Galgani
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"Do grant, oh my God, that when my
lips approach Yours to kiss You, I
may taste the gall that was given to
You; when my shoulders lean
against Yours, make me feel Your
scourging; when my flesh is united
with Yours, in the Holy Eucharist,
make me feel Your passion; when
my head comes near Yours, make
me feel Your thorns; when my heart
is close to Yours, make me feel the
spear that pierced your side." St
Gemma Galgani
What will Happen?
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National Catholic Register
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BY EDWARD PENTIN 06/12/2015
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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican downplayed intense speculation
that Pope Francis will decide very soon on "certain doctrinal
and disciplinary aspects" of alleged Marian apparitions at
Medjugorje, saying it will most probably take months, rather
than days or weeks. In comments to the Register June 11,
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said it is “hard
to say” when a ruling might be made, but that it’s certainly not
likely before the Vatican’s summer break. He noted that there
has not yet been a feria quarta (a monthly meeting of cardinal
and bishop members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of
the Faith) on the subject and that he doubted there would be
one before the summer break. “So if you ask me: days, weeks
or months? I think it would be safest to say a few months,”
Father Lombardi said, and he warned against feeding
expectations that an announcement is “very imminent.”…
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The question becomes, and the danger will be, how will
people react when the Holy See makes it’s decision?
The Three Categories
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Official Church statements regarding the authenticity of
apparition claims are placed into three categories:
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Not Worthy of Belief … The statements to declare a private
revelation false are given according to the Latin phrase:
"Constat de non supernaturalitate". It has been determined
that there are no characteristics that show it to be from God
thereby attributing it to fraud or another spirit.
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Nothing Contrary to the Faith… When locally it is decided or
suggested that the reported apparition might or might not be of
supernatural origin, the apparition is assigned to the category of
"Non constat de supernaturalitate". Apparitions in this
category do not enjoy approval of their supernatural character
but are determined to contain nothing that is contrary to faith
and morals. Such as Garabandal and Medjugorje.
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Approved… The supernatural chracter of the apparition is
declared worthy of belief "Constat de supernaturalitate" and
contains nothing that is contrary to faith and morals. But belief
in the apparition (even the true one) is not necessary for
salvation.
Pope Leo X
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The Church is very clear on one point in the investigation of
reported apparitions.
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Whether the local bishop has or has not come to a decision
on the matter in question, only the Holy See can
definitively pass a judgement of finality regarding that
alleged revelation.
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That is, the Congregation of the Faith, who will issue a
report and make a recommendation and or decision.
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Ultimately, the Pope, as the Vicar of Christ will have, if he
wishes to exercise it, the final and binding on the matter.
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If the Vatican has not made a definitive judgement, the
revelation cannot be said to have been explicitly defined
by the Church. (Pope Leo X - 5th Council of Lateran, 1513)
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Having said that, there are a number of telltale signs that
immediately identify a false apparition, visionary or seer.
Obedience…
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Obedience holds the most important of all tests in a private revelation. Satan
is not capable of obedience because that implies obeying a mere creature.
This was the test that saved Sister Josefa Menendez from being fooled by
the appearance of Satan as Our Lord. Her spiritual director ordered her to
renew her vows at any and every appearance of Our Lord.
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And again Our Lord told her… ”Seek Me in your Superiors. Listen to their
words AS IF THEIR WORDS FELL FROM MY LIPS; I AM IN THEM FOR
YOUR GUIDANCE.”… ”I want you always to obey and I, myself, will obey."
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Amazing, isn't it? God will obey the human that He placed in authority. But
can it be any other way? If God did not obey, He would contradict His own
words, "Whatever you bind on earth, I will bind in Heaven." How would we
know if it was really God, or the father of lies. John told us how to know.
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Often times the apparitionial entity or seer attacks the authority of the
Bishop, the Pope, or the Church in general, as though the apparition itself
were the final authority. The Magisterium of the Church is replaced by the
magisterium of the apparition or the seer.
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"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits ... he who is not of
God does not listen to us [the bishops]. By this we know the spirit of truth
and the spirit of error." 1 John 4:1-6
Commercialism…
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The dubious apparitions produce a range of commercial
articles, promoted widely to disseminate the apparition
throughout the world.
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This is done before the Church makes a full investigation,
and a final pronouncement, and usually in opposition to
the Church's regulations on such promotional articles.
Commercialism is especially found in great abundance at
the apparition site itself. •
The articles usually include statues and medals depicting
the alleged apparition, including tacky flourescent plastic.
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These also include "Pilgrim Virgins", an idea borrowed
from the famous statues of Our Lady of Fatima (but which
are made to represent "Our Lady" as she is said to appear
in the bogus apparition) which travel through parishes
around the world promoting the apparition and its so-called
revelations.
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Again, before the approval of the apparitions by the
appropriate and competent ecclesia authorities.
Selling Trinkets…
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Chaplets, rosaries, prayer books, and holy cards are also
created, invoking the "Virgin" under the title she's
supposedly recommending in the alleged apparition.
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Other miscellaneous religious articles includes magnets,
coffee mugs, T-shirts, bumper stickers, and a wide range
of similar paraphernalia, all pushing the apparition.
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The articles are not just found exclusively at the alleged
apparition site. They are regularly sold in religious stores
around the world, including stores on church properties,
with statues and banners of an alleged apparition
displayed prominently inside the church, or even on the
altar itself.
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In these cases, the promoters, which include the clergy,
not just the laypersons, make it clear that they have
already come to a conclusion about the alleged
apparition, regardless of what the Church will eventually
say.
Miraculous Photographs
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Ranging from double exposures, camera movements,
or light refractions, the pictures developed
nonetheless show normal results that, with enough
imagination, can be seen to be Our Lord, the Blessed
Virgin, a luminous Cross, Host, etc.
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On some occasions, however, photographs are taken
on which appear genuine images of things unseen
when the camera took the picture. This nonetheless
does not qualify the alleged apparition to be genuine,
especially if at the same site disobedience to the
local Bishop is present, or any other of the telltale
signs. Satan can manipulate matter very easily, and
thus make such a counterfeit miracle with no trouble
at all.
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But once again, these "miraculous" photographs are
not a product of genuine, Church-approved
apparitions, but rather of condemned apparitions.
Rosaries Turning to Gold…?
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If you hear stories of Rosaries turning to gold…
RUN AWAY!
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This is a phenomenon exclusive to false apparitions!
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In some cases, the substance of actual gold is
present, although usually it is a gold-colored coating
which, when the chain is broken open, reveals the
interior to still be its regular base color. In some
cases, instead of gold coloring, the chain is brightly
tarnished a silver or grey, like it was newly polished.
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With these "golden" rosaries comes an
unquenchable thirst to see signs and miracles, and
ultimately increased reports of this type of
occurrence (as well as "spinning suns", cloud
formations, and the like) which further sensationalizes
the apparition.
Golden Rosaries?
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The phenomenon of "golden" rosaries was widespread
at the condemned apparitions of Necedah Wisconsin,
San Damiano Italy, and Bayside, New York.
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As it was at these places, this phenomena is defended
by believers in current alleged apparitions, who say that
this is Our Lady's means of bringing attention to the
Rosary.
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If this were the case, then Our Lady would have used
this means in Her apparitions at LOURDES, FATIMA, LA
SALETTE, BEAURAING, BANNEUX, HEEDE, and
AKITA, to complement Her urgings for us to pray the
Holy Rosary.
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Rosaries turning to gold have never been a charism of
a genuine apparition, but rather a consistent occurrence
with "apparitions" that are eventually condemned by
the Church.
Taking the Show on the Road
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This is demonstrated by the "visionaries" of the
alleged apparitions touring the globe to speak at
conferences and churches, and treating the audience
to an "apparition" or other form of revelation right
there on the spot.
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This phenomenon is also illustrated by numerous
pilgrims who, after visiting an alleged apparition site,
return home and suddenly begin have visions of their
own.
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This "Taking Mary Home to Meet the Neighbors"
occurrence always patterns itself off of the original
alleged apparition.
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And many times they will try to tie in their apparitions
with others which are more well known in order to
lend an air of legitimacy to their apparition.
Very, Very Rare…
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As Mgr Farges says in his celebrated study, Mystical Phenomena,
"True Visions are rare, but visionaries are legion..." (p. 323).
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That the great majority of reported visions are almost certainly
false, and are due to human delusion, or illness, or malice, or, in
the worst cases, to diabolical deception. As St. Paul pointed out,
the devil is capable of disguising himself as an angel of light (2
Corinthians 11:14).
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On occasion God does grant "visions" to those who could be
regarded as “sinners.” But these are exceptional, and the great
majority of such visions or apparitions have been the privilege of
either young children or holy men and women.
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There is no "track record" of Mary, or Jesus, or the saints,
appearing to adult individuals of a mediocre, or worse, spiritual
level.
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As Mgr Farges puts it: "Amongst sinners... visions are always
very rare, and therefore must always seem suspect and
attributable to illusion or the devil, unless there is a proof to the
contrary.” The category of "sinner" is, unfortunately, that which
applies to most of us, and thus we must conclude that genuine
apparitions or visions are extremely rare.
False
Apparitions…
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Veronica Leuken… The Bayside
Apparitions New Jersey USA.
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Mama Rosa… San Damiano
Apparitions San Damian Italy.
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Mary Ann Van Hoof… Necadah
Apparitions Necadah Wisconsin
USA.
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Julia Kim… Naju Korea
Julia Kim…?
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For years, the Korean bishops have been trying
to stop the activities of would-be mystic Julia
Kim (now Julia Youn) at Naju, Korea. She
claimed to have a weeping statue of Our Lady;
she claimed to suffer the stigmata; she claimed
that the Eucharist turned into visible, bloody
flesh in her mouth, including in 1995 when she
received the Sacred Host from Pope John Paul
II.
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The Archdiocese of Kwangju issued several
declarations against the claims of supernatural
miracles in the case, and on January 21 2008,
the confrontation reached a decisive point when
the Archbishop of Kwangju declared Youn and
those who participate in her activities
excommunicated for grave disobedience.
Christina Gallagher…?
False
Visionaries…
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“The Little Pebble”… William Kamm.
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“Maria Divine Mercy”… Mary
Carberry.
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“La Pia Unione di Gesù
Misericordioso”…Mamma Ebe
Gigliola Giorgini
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Vassula Ryden
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“Army of Mary”… Marie-Paule
Giguère
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“Our lady of Emmitsburg”… Gianna
Talone-Sullivan
The ruling from the Orthodox Church
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“…For the beneficial protection of our pious Orthodox
plenitude from dangerous spiritual confusion, who do not
know well matters underlying the risk of delusion, we
denounce from the Mother Church Vasiliki Paraskevis
Pentaki-Ryden, widely known as Vassal, and her
organization founded under the title “True Life in God.”
which rashly and frivolously proposes teachings based
on the supposed direct dialogue between her and the
Founder of the Church Jesus Christ our Lord… Hence we
call upon the proponents of these unacceptable
innovations and the supporters who maintain them, who
henceforth are not admitted to ecclesiastical communion,
not only to not be involved in the pastoral work of the
local Holy Metropoli, but also to not preach their novel
teachings, to prevent the appropriate sanctions under the
Holy Cannons. We express, lastly the profound sorrow of
the Ecumenical Patrichate of the acts of some-fortunately
few-clergy of the Orthodox Church to be found at talks of
the said Vassal and give her a certificate of Orthodoxy.
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At the Patriarchate the 16th of March 2011 of the Chief
Secretariat of the Holy and sacred Synod.
The Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith
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The first official reaction of the Catholic Church came by means of the
Notification of the CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE
FAITH on the writings of Vassula Ryden (October 6, 1995)
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“…Given the negative effect of Vassula Ryden’s activities, despite
some positive aspects, this Congregation requests the intervention of
the Bishops so that their faithful may be suitably informed and that no
opportunity may be provided in their Dioceses for the dissemination
of her ideas. Lastly, the Congregation invites all the faithful not to
regard Mrs. Vassula Ryden’s writings and speeches as supernatural
and to preserve the purity of the faith that the Lord has entrusted to
the Church…”
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Vatican City, 6 October 1995.
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Which was reiterated by CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF
THE FAITH 25th January 2007… Prot. N.: 54/92 – 24945, signed by
the then Prefect Cardinal William LEVADA.
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The Catholic Church has not come out to directly and
unambiguously condemned her though because…
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Vassal Rydén is a Greek Orthodox, and does not fall under the
jurisdiction of the Catholic Church.
Joe Coleman…?
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A Catholic News Agency report November 14th 2009 stated… ‘Joe
Coleman had predicted that Our Lady would appear inside the basilica at
3 p.m. that afternoon. The basilica has seating for 5,000, however, Lavelle
(the Knox Basilica Ireland Shrine manager) said that he and private
security allowed 7,000 inside. “I was afraid, actually, that if we stopped at
5,000 the other 5,000 would charge the building,” said Lavelle.’
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“Our basilica was left in a terrible state after. Chairs turned upside-down;
food, drinks spilled. The basilica was closed for three days… At around 2
p.m., Joe Coleman walked into the basilica and prayed a Rosary, and
then prayed in front of the altar. Minutes passed and nothing happened.
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As time worn on, the crowd became restless and began to trickle outside.
“I was viewing [the crowd] from our sound room which looks down into
the basilica, because I was concerned about safety,” Lavelle told CNA.
“The atmosphere was like a social occasion. People were talking,
people were on the phone, taking photographs. There was no sense of
dignity in the building at all. There was just a sense of anticipation,
people were waiting for something to happen.”
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Nothing happened… except for the scandalous conduct of supposed
faithful Catholics in the House of God!
Sr. Magdalena of the Cross
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For Catholics, the story of Sister Magdalena of the
Cross is a grave reminder of the dangers of false
mystics. Her deceitful mystical life reveals an important
lesson that should never be forgotten.
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Sr. Magdalena of the Cross was a Franciscan nun born
in 1487 in Spain. As a youth, she sought glory and
power, so she made an illicit pact with the devil, and as
the years progressed she became a nun, and
subsequently had spectacular and convincing
ecstasies, stigmata, levitations and prophecies, and it
was documented that for time that she was even able
to live without food.
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Sr. Magdalena, he was able to decieve even Cardinals,
priests, theologians and others who were very
experienced in the mystical life and spiritual matters.
Though St Ignatius of Loyola and St John of Avila were
skeptical of the her devout mystical claims.
The Pact with the Devil
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Sr. Magdalena eventually became the abbess (mother
superior) of the Franciscan nuns in Cordova, and
because of her reputation of holiness and the
purported extraordinary supernatural graces that
surrounded her, she attracted the friendship of
numerous dignitaries from Church and the world.
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In 1544, at age 57, Sr. Magdalena fell gravely ill, and
fearing death she confessed her illcit pact with the
devil. For his part, the devil would not so easily free
himself of her, and eventually she had to be given a
series of exorcisms. Countless souls throughout Spain
and abroad were very disillusioned and distraught
after the truth about Sr. Magdalena came forth.
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She became a repentant sinner, doing severe
penances for her sins. Not even the great Saint Teresa
of Avila would ever have as much prestige across
Spain in her lifetime as Sr. Magdalena of the Cross!
La Salette…
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Even with approved and famous Apparitions there are still
dangers.
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The apparition of the Virgin Mary witnessed by Maximin
Giraud and Melanie Calvat at La Salette on 19 September
1846 has been one of the more controversial
ecclesiastically approved private revelations, in part
because there is so much misinformation regarding the
content of the message imparted to the children.
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Some of this misinformation was propagated by Melanie
herself in her later years, most infamously in an 1879 tract
that was placed on the Vatican’s Index of Prohibited
Books, yet still enjoys popularity among Traditionalist
publishers misled by the imprimatur of the bishop of
Lecce.
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The imprimatur of the Bishop of Lecce is in essence not
valid in this regard. Because he is not the “local ordinary”
for Melanie, which would in fact be the Bishop of
Grenoble, who would have had that authority. And he was
opposed to the new and fabricated writing of Melanie.
Pope Pius IX
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This has become possible for the first time in over a century, thanks
to the rediscovery of the original secrets submitted by the
children directly to Pope Pius IX in 1851.
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Unfortunately, Melanie was not content to let her prophetic legacy
remain in the Vatican archives. Although her personal conduct was
generally exemplary, she later found it difficult to comply with
cloistered life, and was heavily influenced by lurid apocalyptic
writings, as well as less than scrupulous advisors who wished to
coax the secret out of her.
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Finally, in 1879, she released a greatly expanded version of the
secret, including new interpretations of the true secret as well as
completely new revelations unmentioned in the 1851 version.
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All these new embellishments were indiscriminately ascribed to Our
Lady of La Salette, resulting in an apocalyptic tract many times
longer than the authentic secret submitted to the Pope in 1851. This
tract contained prophecies that were either in tension with the
Catholic faith, as in its assertion that Rome would apostatize, or,
more commonly, proven to be historically false in the course of
time.
The Republishing
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It is in reaction to this thorough rejection by the
Church hierarchy that Melanie (pictured later in
life on the right) wrote her new tract, full of
bitter invective against a supposedly faithless
clergy.
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Not contrary to faith and morals in the narrow
sense, it received an imprimatur, but in 1880
the Holy Office forbade her to write further
tracts.
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Few copies of the 1879 tract were circulated,
and it was published again more widely in
1904. A third printing in 1922, with a new
imprimatur, finally resulted in Rome’s placing
of the tract on the Index of Prohibited Books
in 1923.
The Traditionalists
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To this day, this condemned tract is widely
reprinted (often with thirty-three numbered
paragraphs), ironically among the most devout
and traditional Catholics.
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Relying on the authority of the imprimatur and on
the status of La Salette as an approved
apparition, many well-meaning Catholics have
come to believe that this anticlerical diatribe is
actually endorsed by the Church.
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Schismatically-oriented traditionalists find in it
vindication of their belief that Rome has in fact
lost the faith, as have most of the world’s bishops.
And that there has not been a valid Pope for
Decades, or that the New Mass is not valid, etc…
Even the Demon can do that
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Satan can move statues, furniture, and even mountains.
He can cause fire to come down from heaven.
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Satan can cause a glow or luminous rays to be seen
around a seer or objects. He can change a picture or
negative to have these same halos or auras of light to
appear on them.
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Satan can produce a stigmata, however, this will be by
natural but invisible means. They cannot be instantly
cured.
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Satan can simulate odors of roses or incense. Any
chemist can do the same, and no one would see them
do it. This is especially easy since all trace will be gone.
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Demons can show great signs in the sky, like fire to
come down from heaven. It is said that the Antichrist will
be able to do this very thing. (Revelations 13:13) St.
Augustine says,
Fake Symptoms Fake Healings
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Healings made by God are always done quietly and with dignity.
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Satanic cures are done by autosuggestion, hypnotism, emotion
and hyperactivity's of natural processes. Often demons can fake
a cure by causing fake symptoms of an illness and then faking a
cure.
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Demons can produce true ecstasies so that the seer is
completely oblivious of sound, light, or feelings. They can make
the seer stiff as a board and/or so heavy that no one can lift or
move the seer. This is done by Satan in the same way a hypnotist
can do it, except faster and invisible.:
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Satan can make a true apparition. He has appeared as the Virgin
Mary, as Christ, as saints, angels and relatives. Satan appeared
to Padre Pio as Christ, to Sister Josefa Mene as Christ and
Mary, and to countless other saints and false mystics.
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Satan can bring about locutions, visions, and voices. Not only do
we know this from the oracles of old and from false apparitions,
but we have thousands of cases documented in Exorcisms.
Be Wary of the Fruits…
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Regarding the seer and the followers of the seer, do not judge
"fruits" by the amount of prayer, fasting, masses, confessions, or
even the turning away from sin. All of these things occur in every
false apparition. Look instead for the virtues of chastity, poverty,
obedience, simplicity, trust in God, faith in the Church, and a
charity towards those in authority and those who do not believe.
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A false seer does things to draw attention to him or herself rather
than God. A false seer often claims to control the time and place
of an Apparition.
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Most false seers become the leader of the group.
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The false seer always profits in some way from the phenomena.
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The false seer seeks or needs the attention from people, or the
love of people, or the approval of people and the media.
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The “Apparition” engages in meaningless, circular, endless
conversation for years… and years… and years.
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A true Apparition enters into absolutely NO IDLE
CONVERSATION. All conversation of a true Apparition is for the
salvation of souls, EVERYTHING ELSE IS FROM THE DEVIL!
St John of the Cross
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Any person who seeks a spiritual chrism or
supernatural phenomena will not get one
from God. The primary condition for a true
apparition or miracle is that man free
himself from any desire for supernatural
phenomena, such as visions, locutions,
revelations, speaking in tongues etc.
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"The Devil rejoices greatly when a soul seeks
after revelations and is ready to accept them;
for such conduct furnishes him with many
opportunities of insinuating delusions, and
derogation from faith as much as he possibly
can; for such a soul becomes rough and
rude, and falls frequently into many
temptations and unseemly habits.” St. John
of the Cross
The Deceptions…
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In the Roman ritual, common miracles of Satan
are speaking in an unknown language,
understanding someone who speaks it, revealing
hidden secrets of people, things, or places.
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Demons CANNOT really perform a miracle, but
there are things they can do that will seem like
miracles to the layman. A good rule of thumb is
that demons can do anything that man or nature
can do, except that they can do it invisibly and
instantly.
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Only God can create matter out of nothing, such
as the changing of water into wine at the
marriage feast of Cana, or the multiplication of
the bread and fishes. This would also hold for
cures that require instantaneous growth of
destroyed tissue such as cancer, or the quick
closing of a wound such as a stigmata.
Fake Tears and Blood…
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Satan can fake tears on a statue, but it will not be real tears,
which even a chemist cannot reproduce.
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The tears that Satan can cause will be proved to be nothing
but water. He cannot even produce water out of nothing;
however, he can cause water to condense out of the air and
onto a statue, since this can also be done by man.
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Satan cannot produce blood on a statue or picture, unless it
is done when no one is looking, in which case he could
bring it to the room from somewhere else. He could use a
leech as he did on a statue in Portugal. Investigation by the
Church showed leech saliva in the blood.
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If the Church investigates, and we do not accept that
investigation, what does the Bible say of us? "Appeal to the
Church, but if he refuse to hear EVEN THE CHURCH, let him
be to you as the heathen and the publican. Amen I say to
you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound also in
heaven." (Matthew 18:17-18)
By Association…
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One of the greatest and most common tricks of false
miracles is to associate themselves with true ones.
They know that we love Fatima and Padre Pio, so
they make it appear that the messages or the seer is
also devoted to Fatima and Padre Pio. They may
have a picture taken with the Pope or Padre Pio and
claim, falsely, that they have their support.
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THEY WILL EVEN DO SO ON THEIR WEBSITES!
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And while we are at it, avoid like the plague, any
ANONYMOUS Seers or Visionarys is Anonymous,…
Like the one on the right…
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In mid-2014, Monsignor Essef's initial statement of
support and name was completely removed from the
website Locutions to the World.
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Monsignor Essef publicly disassociated himself with
the alleged locutionist back in 2014, even using a
lawyer to have his name and picture removed from
the Locutions.org website.
Healing of the Family Tree…?
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A concept apparently discovered by an English Protestant psychiatrist called
Kenneth McCall.
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That people inherit their ancestors´ sins, which cause chronic family
problems. The proponents of "family-tree healing," also called "generational
healing, argue that if people do not pray for their ancestors´ souls and offer
Masses for the removal of their sins, these problems cannot be solved. •
Bishop Paul Choi Deog-ki of Suwon Korea issued a pastoral directive warning
Catholics against "family-tree healing" practices, which he says runs counter to
Church teaching. He points out that sins belong solely to the individual and
cannot be inherited. Furthermore, baptism frees all Catholics from their past
sins, even original sin, he points out.
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It’s something that has been picked up by some Catholic priests, like Fr.
Hampsch. Fr. Ssemakula’s (pictured) work was reviewed and rejected for Church
approval when the imprimatur of Bishop Parkes was sought. Despite the
rejection due to theological errors, he still published it.
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In his book Fr. Yozefu states, "He (Jesus) did not come to die, but to save, and
ended up dying because when the world opposed Him, ever more strongly
(which was expected), He did not back down from His mission, so the world
extinguished Him."
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There is nothing in Catholic teachings, in the CCC to support "Generational
Healing."
Father Gruner…?
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The Vatican's press release. "The Congregation for
the Clergy, upon the mandate from a higher
authority, wishes to state that Rev. Nicholas
Gruner is under an 'a divinis' suspension, which
has been confirmed by a definitive sentence of the
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature."
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In short, Fr. Nicholas Gruner was suspended a
divinis. According to canon 1333 §1., which was in
disobedience to the lawful directive from his Bishop.
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In following the Fatima message one must choose
between Fr. Gruner's example of disobedience to
legitimate ecclesiastical authority, or Sister Lucy's
constant example of obedience to the Church.
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The Signatura is the Church’s highest court of
appeal, short of the Holy Father himself.
What is Satan’s Game Plan in This
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So what is Satan trying to accomplish with all these false Seers,
Visionaries and Apparitions.
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First it is to sow confusion among the faithful.
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To drown out, obscure and confuse the true and approved apparitions
of Our Blessed Mother and Our Lord.
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To prey on man’s curiosity and desires to experience the supernatural.
To seek the gifts rather than the gift giver. To channel that curiosity to
open a supernatural door that leads to the ruin of souls. To have us
exalt in our supposed spiritual pride.
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To sow dissension in the Church. To pit the apparition against the
magisterial authority of the Church. To set up the seer or visionary’s
authority above that of the Church in disobedience and pride when the
two come into conflict.
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In other words… Satan knows us better than we do… He knows how
to manipulate even the desires of pious Catholics to his own ends.
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He knows what he is doing… and is doing it very well.
Humility
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GOD's revelations strengthen
humility, obedience, patience and
conformity to His Holy Will.
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The Devil's revelations beget pride,
presumption and disobedience to
GOD's Church on earth. A sure sign of
a demonically-inspired seer is their
seeking self-profit, glory and power
over GOD's.
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Humility is the opposite of those who
take the “Show on the Road.” When
the Seer or Visionary becomes the
focus of the apparition…
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi…
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To reach high into sanctity, holiness, you must fall deep into
humility. Humility is the opposite of pride and therefore the
opposite of Satan. Satan cannot be humble and neither can a seer
of Satan, even one who does not know that Satan is the object of
the vision. The humble will always submit their revelations to
their spiritual directors and will always obey their lawful
superiors.
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Blessed Anna Maria Taigi often doubted whether it was the good
or evil spirit that spoke to her. God told her the most important of
all discernment an individual can use… "You must know,: said
Jesus to her, "that when I speak to you I produce in you
tenderness, peace, compunction; above all, HUMILITY. Know
well, my daughter, that no matter how much he desires to love me,
if a man enter not the straight path of humility he will keep on
stumbling. Man has within himself a dust that settles round his
heart; it is called self-love... Man is full of pride, and I have nothing
to do with the proud. Only the humble find favor in My sight… I
make My abode in humble souls that are full of simplicity. The
more lowly and uncultured they are, the more I take pleasure in
them. As to these wise and learned professors whose heads are
full of the fumes of pride, I put them down from their seats, and
you, yourself, shall soon learn where I send them.”
The Eucharist…
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The book "THE IMITATION OF CHRIST" by Thomas Kempes, says that if you
travel the world over looking for miracles, you would not find a greater miracle
than the Mass.
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One Mass is far greater than even a thousand thousand pilgrimages to Fatima.
Unfortunately, just like the Charismatic movement, people say, I get more out of
the pilgrimage…
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BUT GOD PUTS MORE INTO THE MASS!
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We ALL… lack the wit to overpower and outsmart Satan's hordes on our own…
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And NO APPARITION true or false can provide a soul more Grace and Wisdom
than the Precious Blood of Christ received in the Most Holy Eucharist.
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Anchored in Christ's Blood no one will wander into curious realms of deceit.
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You want to see and experience our Blessed Mother… Go to Eucharistic
Adoration… she is there night and day in the company of Her Son.
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You want to experience the greatest miracle that happens on this earth and on a
daily basis throughout…
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Go to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Receive the Lord in a state of Grace and
become a true and living Tabernacle.
Jesus and Mary
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Sacred Heart of
Jesus, have mercy on
us!
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Immaculate Heart of
Mary, pray for us!
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St Michael the
Archangel, defend us
in Battle!
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AMEN!