The work of the devil will infiltrate even the Church
in such a way that one will see
cardinals opposing cardinals,
bishops against bishops.
The priests who venerate me will be scorned
and opposed by their confreres;
churches and altars will be sacked;
the Church will be full of those who accept compromise
and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls
to leave the service of the Lord.
The demon will be especially implacable
against souls consecrated to God.
Our Lady of Akita
1973
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Mary's Bleeding Heart |
In a small Florida town, a ceramic statue of the Virgin Mary appears to have miraculously bled. However, "Mary's Bleeding Heart" (story told
HERE and
HERE) is not a singular phenomenon. Around the world, a surprising number of Marian images also seem to be either weeping or bleeding. (Pictures
HERE.)
Why?
Could she be communicating her sadness because Jesus Christ's Church on earth has been battered recently by a widespread sex abuse scandal, or because of a public clash with American nuns, or the Irish rejection of their country's deeply Catholic roots, or the West's indifference to Church teaching, or the Chinese (communist and atheist) government's demand that it name its own Catholic bishops? The list could go on.
The Church has always overcome and will continue to do so. However, it is one thing to sail turbulent waters, but quite another to do it when the crew is attempting a mutiny.