{"id":47205,"date":"2022-03-24T18:01:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=47205"},"modified":"2022-03-24T18:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T00:26:52","slug":"not-a-magic-wand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a Magic Wand","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-47206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG-768x813.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE<\/strong> Consecration of Russia on March 25th, 2022 is a monumental event, insofar as it fulfills the <em>explicit<\/em> request of Our Lady of Fatima.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countdowntothekingdom.com\/did-the-consecration-of-russia-happen\/\">Did the Consecration of Russia Happen?<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><em><strong>In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.<\/strong><\/em>\u2014Message of Fatima, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, it would be a mistake to believe this is akin to waving some kind of magic wand that will cause all our troubles to disappear. No, the Consecration does not override the biblical imperative that Jesus clearly proclaimed:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">Repent, and believe in the gospel. (Mark 1:15)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Will a period of peace come if we remain at war with one another \u2013 in our marriages, families, neighbourhoods and nations? Is peace possible while the most vulnerable, from<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-32321\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/wargirl-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/> the womb to the Third World, are daily victims of injustice?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Peace is not merely the absence of war, and it is not limited to maintaining a balance of powers between adversaries. Peace cannot be attained on earth without safeguarding the goods of persons, free communication among men, respect for the dignity of persons and peoples, and the assiduous practice of fraternity. Peace is &#8220;the tranquillity of order.&#8221; Peace is the work of justice and the effect of charity.<\/strong><\/span> \u2014<em>Catechism of the Catholic Church,\u00a0<\/em>n. 2304<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is why the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsaturdaydevotion.com\/\">reparation of First Saturdays<\/a>&#8221; was also part of Our Lady&#8217;s request \u2014 a call to the People of God to lead the world in repentance.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, we should take Our Lady at her word: a &#8220;period of peace&#8221; will come \u2014 but not as Heaven had hoped. Again:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><em><strong>My will wants to Triumph, and would want to Triumph by means of Love in order to Establish Its Kingdom. But man does not want to come to meet this Love, therefore, it is necessary to use Justice.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2014Jesus to Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta; Nov. 16th, 1926<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">\u2026the Sovereign Lord patiently waits until [nations] reach the full measure of their sins before punishing them\u2026 he never withdraws his mercy from us. Although he disciplines us with misfortunes, he does not abandon his own people.\u00a0 (2 Maccabees 6:14,16)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What the Consecration will do is <em>open up a new channel of grace<\/em> to hasten the coming Triumph and &#8220;period of peace&#8221;. Peace will indeed come \u2014 but now, by way of Divine Justice. It has to be this way. Cancer in its earliest stages can easily be dealt with; but when it metastasizes, it requires major surgery and treatment protocols.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-cosmic-surgery\/\">The Cosmic Surgery<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> And so it is: we did not listen to Our Lady, and hence, the &#8220;errors of Russia&#8221; have had a century to spread across the world allowing the philosophic seeds for global Communism to take root. As Our Lady said in a message to Italian seer, Gisella Cardia:<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>With your prayers and true faith you can avoid the third world war, but you are still enclosed in your shells and do not see beyond; catastrophes are coming, but do not abandon the sacraments. Despite my tears, your hearts are hard and you do not allow the light to enter. I ask that your faith be not only one of words, but of deeds. You have the most powerful weapon, the prayer of the Holy Rosary: pray. As time goes by, the Christian faith will no longer be professed and you will be forced to hide: be prepared for this as well. Communism is advancing rapidly. All of this will take place and will be punishment for the heresies, curses and blasphemies that have been perpetrated until now. Now, my daughter, I leave you with my maternal blessing, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. <\/em><\/strong>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.countdowntothekingdom.com\/gisella-communism-is-advancing-rapidly\/\">March 24th, 2022<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>This, she has said to us <em>on the vigil of the Consecration<\/em> \u2014 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/032422.cfm\">same day<\/a> as this first Mass reading:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">But they obeyed not, nor did they pay heed. They walked in the hardness of their evil hearts and turned their backs, not their faces, to me&#8230; I have sent you untiringly all my servants the prophets. Yet they have not obeyed me nor paid heed; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their fathers. When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you either; when you call to them, they will not answer you. Say to them: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">This is the nation that does not listen <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">to the voice of the LORD, its God, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">or take correction. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">Faithfulness has disappeared; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">the word itself is banished from their speech. (cf. Jer 7:23-28)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<h5>A Time for Miracles<\/h5>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div>In the year 2000, I consecrated my life and ministry to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Star of the New Evangelization. The next morning, the only thing different was that, now, I had a Mother who was given <em>permission<\/em> to mother me. But the same faults and weaknesses of the day before remained. Over the next two decades, I can attest that, without question, I have seen how Our Lady has had such a powerful hand in bringing about a more authentic conversion in my life. Before every one of my writings, I ask her to be in my words, and my words in hers so that she may mother us all. This, I feel, is a fruit of that personal consecration.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>So too, Russia \u2014 already in a process of conversion through the previous but &#8220;imperfect&#8221; consecrations of other popes<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-consecration\/\"><em>The Late Consecration<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> \u2014 has yet to become that nation that will be an instrument of peace, instead of war.\u00a0<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The image of the Immaculate will one day replace the large red star over the Kremlin, but only after a great and bloody trial.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2014St. Maximilian Kolbe,\u00a0<em>Signs, Wonders and Response,<\/em>\u00a0Fr. Albert J. Herbert, p.126<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The comfort we should take from this Consecration on the Feast of the Annunciation is that God still has a plan. Even though we have thwarted and delayed it by our disobedience (as the Israelites so often did), God knows how to make all things work to the good for those who love Him.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Rom 8:28<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A word spoken over me by a prophetic soul at the very beginning of this writing apostolate some seventeen years ago has been lingering in my heart as of late:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>This is not the time for comfort but the time for miracles.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-39997\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge-1024x943.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stormbridge-640x590.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>This Consecration will, indeed, open the way for Heaven&#8217;s miracles \u2014 above all, the so-called &#8220;Warning&#8221; or Eye of the Storm.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_47205_1('footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-great-day-of-light\/\"><em>The Great Day of Light<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_47205_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Our role as faithful Christians is more crucial than ever:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>&#8230;the power of evil is restrained again and again, [and] again and again the power of God himself is shown in the Mother\u2019s power and keeps it alive. The Church is always called upon to do what God asked of Abraham, which is to see to it that there are enough righteous men to repress evil and destruction. I understood my words as a prayer that the energies of the good might regain their vigor. So you could say the triumph of God, the triumph of Mary, are quiet, they are real nonetheless.<\/strong>\u2014<em>Light of the World,\u00a0<\/em>p. 166, A Conversation With Peter Seewald (Ignatius Press)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In that regard, the Consecration of Russia to Our Lady is a <em>call to arms<\/em> of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/our-ladys-little-rabble\/\">Little Rabble<\/a>. Through the Holy Rosary, above all, we have an opportunity to hasten the coming of her Triumph, which will ultimately usher in the Era of Peace and the reign of Jesus to the ends of the earth through a remnant Church.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>At times when Christianity itself seemed under threat, its deliverance was attributed to the power of this prayer, and Our Lady of the Rosary was acclaimed as the one whose intercession brought salvation.<\/strong> \u2014POPE JOHN PAUL II, <em>Rosarium Virginis Mariae<\/em>, 40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>May we not be counted among the stiff-necked of this generation!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 10pt;\">Oh, that today you would hear his voice: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 10pt;\">\u201cHarden not your hearts as at Meribah <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 10pt;\">as in the day of Massah in the desert, w<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 10pt;\">here your fathers tempted me;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: 10pt;\"> they tested me though they had seen my works.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/032422.cfm\">Today&#8217;s Psalm<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We have many difficult years ahead of us; but what is certain is that a &#8220;period of peace&#8221; <em>is<\/em> coming. While Heaven is always our goal, who cannot long for that day when swords will be beaten into ploughshares and the wolf will lie down with the lamb?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Yes, a miracle was promised at Fatima, the greatest miracle in the history of the world, second only to the Resurrection. And that miracle will be an era of peace which has never really been granted before to the world.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, October 9th, 1994 (papal theologian for Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II);\u00a0<em>Family Catechism,\u00a0<\/em>(Sept.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">9th, 1993), p. 35<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>When it does arrive, it will turn out to be a solemn hour, one big with consequences not only for the restoration of the Kingdom of Christ, but for the pacification of\u2026 the world. We<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-39534\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace.jpg 2256w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/naturepeace-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/> pray most fervently, and ask others likewise to pray for this much-desired pacification of society.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014POPE PIUS XI,<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/pius-xi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-xi_enc_19221223_ubi-arcano-dei-consilio.html\">Ubi Arcani dei Consilioi<\/a>\u00a0\u201cOn the Peace of Christ in his Kingdom\u201d<\/em>, December 23, 1922<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>It will at length be possible that our many wounds be healed and all justice spring forth again with the hope of restored authority; that the splendors of peace be renewed, and the swords and arms drop from the hand and when all men shall acknowledge the empire of Christ and willingly obey His word, and every tongue shall confess that the Lord Jesus is in the Glory of the Father.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014POPE LEO XIII,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_l-xiii_enc_25051899_annum-sacrum.html\"><em>Annum Sacrum<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<em>On Consecration to the Sacred Heart<\/em>, May 25th, 1899<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Your divine commandments are broken, your Gospel is thrown aside, torrents of iniquity flood the whole earth carrying away even your servants\u2026 Will everything come to the same end as Sodom and Gomorrah? Will you never break your silence? Will you tolerate all this for ever? Is it not true that your will must be done on earth as it is in heaven? Is it not true that your kingdom must come? Did you not give to some souls, dear to you, a vision of the future renewal of the Church?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014St. Louis de Montfort,\u00a0<em>Prayer for Missionaries<\/em>, n. 5;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/Montfort\/PMISSION.HTM\">www.ewtn.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The most authoritative view, and the one that appears to be most in harmony with Holy Scripture, is that, after the fall of the Antichrist, the Catholic Church will once again enter upon a period of prosperity and triumph.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014<em>The End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life<\/em>, Fr. Charles Arminjon (1824-1885), p. 56-57; Sophia Institute Press<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><iframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1836718?h=053cdf15f7\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"left\">Related Reading<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" align=\"left\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/why-the-world-remains-in-pain\/\">Why the World Remains in Pain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" align=\"left\">What happened when souls obeyed a prophetic revelation:<em>\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/when-they-listened\/\">When They Listened<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Support Mark&#8217;s full-time ministry:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/donations\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To journey with Mark in\u00a0<strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word<\/strong><\/em>,<em><br \/>\n<\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/>\nYour email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-768x250.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Now on Telegram. Click:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thenowword\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-46727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Telegram-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Telegram-.png 500w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Telegram--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Telegram--150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 55px) 100vw, 55px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Follow Mark and the daily &#8220;signs of the times&#8221; on MeWe:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mewe.com\/group\/6001b664d73c61322e27a39c\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-44298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22-1536x636.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Signs-Banner22-640x265.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFollow Mark\u2019s writings here:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mewe.com\/p\/thenowword\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-47176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner.jpg 1886w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner-1024x345.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MeWe-Page-Banner-1536x518.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Listen on the following:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenoword.buzzsprout.com\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thenoword.buzzsprout.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buzzsprout3-cutout.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-now-word\/id1519573192?uo=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/apple-podcasts2-cutout.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6sXnpNwaMtd5ja4MyA1YgX\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-43899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spotifyPodcasts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spotifyPodcasts.png 740w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spotifyPodcasts-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spotifyPodcasts-640x163.png 640w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/spotifyPodcasts-720x189.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"f6hij\" data-offset-key=\"7ormq-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7ormq-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script>var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'block';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = '';var pfEncodeImages = 0;var pfShowHiddenContent = 0;var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text\/javascript';pf.src='\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})();<\/script><a class=\"printfriendly\" style=\"color: #6d9f00; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Printer Friendly and PDF\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; -webkit-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/printfriendly-button-lg.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly and PDF\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_47205_1();\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_47205_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_47205_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_47205_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countdowntothekingdom.com\/did-the-consecration-of-russia-happen\/\">Did the Consecration of Russia Happen?<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-cosmic-surgery\/\">The Cosmic Surgery<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_3');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-consecration\/\"><em>The Late Consecration<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_4');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. Rom 8:28<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_47205_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_47205_1_5');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-great-day-of-light\/\"><em>The Great Day of Light<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_47205_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_47205_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_47205_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_47205_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_47205_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_47205_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_47205_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_47205_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_47205_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_47205_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_47205_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_47205_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_47205_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_47205_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; THE Consecration of Russia on March 25th, 2022 is a monumental event, insofar as it fulfills the explicit request of Our Lady of Fatima.[1]cf. Did the Consecration of Russia Happen?\u00a0 In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,39,44],"tags":[474,668,719,1011],"class_list":["post-47205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-journal","category-mary","category-era-of-peace","tag-triumph","tag-immaculate-heart","tag-consecration","tag-russia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; THE Consecration of Russia on March 25th, 2022 is a monumental event, insofar as it fulfills the explicit request of Our Lady of Fatima.[1]cf. Did the Consecration of Russia Happen?\u00a0 In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Now Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mark\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mark\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a\"},\"headline\":\"Not a Magic Wand\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1867,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"triumph\",\"immaculate heart\",\"consecration\",\"russia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"HOME\",\"MARY\",\"THE ERA OF PEACE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/\",\"name\":\"Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/notamagicwandBG.jpg\",\"width\":837,\"height\":886},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/not-a-magic-wand\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Not a Magic Wand\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Now Word\",\"description\":\"\u2014 With Mark Mallett \u2014\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a\",\"name\":\"Mark\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Mark\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.markmallett.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word","og_description":"&nbsp; THE Consecration of Russia on March 25th, 2022 is a monumental event, insofar as it fulfills the explicit request of Our Lady of Fatima.[1]cf. Did the Consecration of Russia Happen?\u00a0 In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/","og_site_name":"The Now Word","article_published_time":"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Mark","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mark","Est. reading time":"11 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/"},"author":{"name":"Mark","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a"},"headline":"Not a Magic Wand","datePublished":"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/"},"wordCount":1867,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg","keywords":["triumph","immaculate heart","consecration","russia"],"articleSection":["HOME","MARY","THE ERA OF PEACE"],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/","url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/","name":"Not a Magic Wand - The Now Word","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg","datePublished":"2022-03-25T00:01:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-25T00:26:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/notamagicwandBG.jpg","width":837,"height":886},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/not-a-magic-wand\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Not a Magic Wand"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/","name":"The Now Word","description":"\u2014 With Mark Mallett \u2014","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/000af5cf476f9c725d5bc45f722aa99a","name":"Mark","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Mark"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cropped-hurricaneearth_Fotor2.jpg"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47205"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47222,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47205\/revisions\/47222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}