Awareness of the
Prophecies
The first law of the Church is
the salvation of souls (canon 1752). To facilitate the salvation of souls, a
certain amount of peace is needed so the Faithful have time and the other
resources needed to attend to the worship of God and to the contemplation of
divine mysteries. The Church therefore, to the extent it is able to do so, has
a duty to bring about peace among men.
God gave to the Church the
specific formula for peace in the Message of Fatima. Therefore, the Church is
asked to study the prophecies contained in the Message of Fatima, to reflect on
them and to obey them. Further, as our teacher She has the obligation to make
individuals, societies and nations aware of the prophecies now.
Many people today do not know
the story of Fatima. Less are aware of all of the requests Our Lady made at
Fatima, and still less people know that the promises Our Lady made would take
place when Her requests were fulfilled. The Pope, bishops and priests the world
over should do all they can to make them known to Catholics and all men of good
will. This widespread dissemination of these requests and prophecies of Fatima
have a very important role in Gods plan, because when Russia is converted
by the Consecration of Russia and peace given to the world, then people will
realize that it came about through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary and the obedience of the Pope and bishops to Heavens command to do
the Consecration of Russia in the specific manner asked for. People will then
give due credit to the Immaculate Heart, as God desires.
Blessed Pope Pius IX was
grateful when he received the secret of La Salette, and said that knowing it
saved him from making many mistakes during his pontificate. Similarly, as the
prophetic Secret of Fatima was meant for the entire Church, it should be given
to Her members, so that the greatest number of souls may be saved, and many
mistakes can be avoided.
It is the duty of the clergy
to save the souls under their care, and because they have been denied the final
part of the prophetic Message of Fatima, the Third Secret, they are not able to
utilize the weapon granted to them for these times by the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Therefore, we must pray that the words of Our Lady given in the final part of
the Secret of Fatima be completely revealed, so that the Church and the world
may benefit from the prophecies as well as the warnings and the remedies that
they contain. And we should further encourage the entire Church, especially the
Pope and the bishops, to heed those prophetic elements of the Secret that have
already been made known.
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