St. John Eudes (1601-1680) explains: “By an express order of the Most Holy Trinity, [the] glorious Archangel [Gabriel] was deputed to declare to St. Joachim and St. Anne, that the Divine Majesty willed to give them a daughter who should be called Mary, which name was subsequently given Her [by Her father], St. Joachim. Therefore [...]
A Brief Reflection Mary drew the promised Savior down from Heaven, the One who was to fill with benediction all the inhabitants of the earth. Truly, the day of Her birth is the day of salvation! Today the Blessed Virgin Mary was born of the line of David. Through Her the salvation of the world [...]
Through the Sacrament of Baptism, a soul is restored to God’s friendship by the removal of original sin and the infusion in the soul of God’s grace and the three theological virtues. Our responsibility as baptized Catholics is to reciprocate by obeying God’s laws. As Our Lord said, “If you love Me, keep My Commandments” [...]
WYD ’23 Recap – Part I Editor’s Note: This is the first article in our World Youth Day (WYD) series. Each article will include a photo gallery. The images can be enlarged by clicking on the magnifying glass which appears when you hover the cursor over the center image. The enlarged mode displays an explanatory [...]
Watch a 5-minute video on Our Lord’s Warning at Rianjo with Father Gruner and John Vennari. The Terrible Price of Delaying the Consecration of Russia The following article is a condensation of Father Gruner’s booklet, Jesus Tells Us: Make It Known. (https://fatima.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bt004_jesus_tells_us_make_it_known.pdf). Jesus Tells Us, “Make it Known” In August 1931, at Rianjo, Spain, Jesus [...]
Watch a 5-minute video on Our Lord’s Warning at Rianjo with Father Gruner and John Vennari. Our Lord’s Terrible Warning to His Ministers In the months following the Church’s official recognition and approval given to the Fatima Apparitions by Bishop José da Silva on October 13, 1930, Sister Lucia was overwhelmed with inquiries and attention, [...]
Many non-Catholics falsely believe that everything the Pope states, even orally, is infallible. It should be obvious that this is not the case. (Think: the February 18, 2016 in-flight press conference on the papal plane, in which the use of contraceptives was purported to be “acceptable in difficult situations.”) Many Catholics likewise falsely believe that [...]
HAPPY FEAST DAY! A Blessed Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to You! Great Importance for Our Time The Immaculate Heart of Mary is the mystery most central to the Message of Fatima. Our Lady specifically came in 1917 because the Blessed Trinity wanted to establish devotion to Her Immaculate Heart throughout the world. [...]
Part III[1] In my previous article we saw that the three children were kidnapped, imprisoned and interrogated by the Administrator of Ourém on August 13 and held for two days. He intended to personally terrorize them into revealing the Secret. The children survived their horrific ordeal in Ourém, but they missed out on seeing Our [...]
Having covered the errors underlining the false teachings of Jan Huss, Martin Luther, and Huldrych Zwingli, we naturally come next to John Calvin. Like the other three, John Calvin taught a radically different doctrine than that taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ, believed by the early Church, and preserved through the ages. While Calvin’s errors [...]
[Editor’s Note: Below the article, we invite you to answer a poll question and “Join the Conversation” by adding your comments.] Today the Church Universal celebrates the great feast of Our Lady’s Assumption, body and soul, into Heaven. Marian theologians acknowledge that all of Mary’s special prerogatives, including the Assumption, flow from Her divine maternity. [...]
Part II[1] “I’d rather die!” (Jacinta, August 14, 1917) We saw in yesterday’s article that the three children were kidnapped by the Administrator, thereby causing them to miss their appointed time with Our Lady. He thought that, as a result, nothing out of the ordinary would happen at the Cova da Iria and the people [...]