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Clarapẹlu baba nla Ọmọ-ọmọ mi akọkọ, Clara Marian, ti a bi ni Oṣu Keje ọjọ 27th, 2016

IT jẹ iṣẹ pipẹ, ṣugbọn nikẹhin pingi ti ọrọ kan fọ idakẹjẹ naa. “Ọmọdebinrin ni!” Ati pe pẹlu idaduro pipẹ, ati gbogbo aifọkanbalẹ ati aibalẹ ti o tẹle ibimọ ọmọ, ti pari. A bi ọmọ-ọmọ mi akọkọ.

Awọn ọmọkunrin mi (awọn arakunrin baba mi) ati Emi duro ni yara idaduro ti ile-iwosan bi awọn nọọsi ṣe pari awọn iṣẹ wọn. Ninu yara ti o wa lẹgbẹ wa, a le gbọ igbe ati igbe ti iya miiran ni awọn eeyan ti iṣẹ lile. "O dun mi!" o kigbe. “Kilode ti kii ṣe jade ??” Iya ọdọ naa wa ninu ipọnju pipe, ohun rẹ n dun pẹlu ainireti. Lẹhinna nikẹhin, lẹhin ọpọlọpọ awọn igbe ati ikẹdun diẹ, ohun ti igbesi aye tuntun kun ọdẹdẹ naa. Lojiji, gbogbo irora ti akoko iṣaaju evaporated… ati pe Mo ronu ti Ihinrere ti St John:

Nigbati obinrin ba rọbi, o wa ninu irora nitori wakati rẹ ti to; ṣugbọn nigbati o ti bi ọmọ, ko ranti irora mọ nitori ayọ rẹ pe a ti bi ọmọ kan si aye. (Johannu 16:21)

The same Apostle, while exiled on the island of Patmos, would later see in a vision:

Ami nla kan han ni ọrun, obinrin kan ti oorun fi wọ, ti oṣupa si wa labẹ ẹsẹ rẹ, ati ori rẹ ni ade ti irawọ mejila. O loyun o si sọkun kikan ni irora bi o ti n ṣiṣẹ lati bimọ. (Ìṣí 12: 1-2)

It was a vision that symbolized both the Iya ti Ọlọhun ati awọn People of God, most especially the Church. St. Paul would later describe the future labors of the Church in the same terms:

Nitori ẹnyin tikaranyin mọ gidigidi pe ọjọ Oluwa yoo de bi olè ni alẹ. Nigbati awọn eniyan n sọ pe, “Alafia ati ailewu,” nigbana ni ajalu ojiji yoo de sori wọn, gẹgẹ bi irọbi lori obinrin ti o loyun, wọn ki yoo sa asala. (1 Tẹs 5: 2-3)

We are, brothers and sisters, on the verge of the “day of the Lord”, which the Church Fathers taught as not a 24 hour day, but a period of time that they pinpointed to the symbolic “thousand years” in Revelation 20, a period that would be preceded by the “labor pains” brought on by the machinations and persecutions of a “beast” who would rise to ultimately divide humanity. Pope Benedict warned that this hour was indeed emerging…

… Laisi itọsọna ti ifẹ ni otitọ, agbara kariaye yii le fa ibajẹ alailẹgbẹ ati ṣẹda awọn ipin tuntun laarin idile eniyan… eniyan n ṣe awọn eewu tuntun ti ẹrú ati ifọwọyi. -Caritas ni Veritate, n 33, 26

As I noted in Itumọ Ifihan ati Kini idi ti Awọn Pope ko fi pariwo?several pontiffs have openly compared our times, particularly the “culture of life” dipo the “culture of death”, to the battle between the woman and the dragon in Revelation 12 which immediately precedes the arrival of an antichrist. As I wrote in Is Jesus Coming?, even though several contemporary authors and the popular opinion of many in the Church today is that the Antichrist nikan arrives near the very end of the world, this theological opinion is beginning to fall apart under the more careful scrutiny of the Early Church Fathers, approved apparitions and locutions, and notably, the awọn ami ti awọn igba. I don’t really care if I’m in the “minority” of thinkers in this regard; what I care about is whether or not what is taught here for the past ten years is consistent with 2000 years of Tradition and is consonant with what God is saying to the Church at this hour through His prophets, chiefly, the Mother of God. They should be in harmony, and they indeed are. But in pointing this out, I have watched some contemporary authors literally devolve into a fit of rage and calumny against me for standing by the teachings here. When their book sales are on the line, I suppose it becomes personal.

Nonetheless, the purpose of this website is to draw you deeper into the mystery and reality of God’s mercy and thus to bring readers into a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. There are, to be certain, many writings that deal with the signs of the times and eschatology. But I hope my new readers will understand that they are only intended to give you a context at this hour, the Great Context: preparation for the return of Jesus to establish a universal reign of peace. This, I must repeat again, is not the return of Jesus in the flesh, but a pneumatic coming of Christ in Spirit to reign in the hearts of His saints. This “new Pentecost” has been prayed for by Popes, prophesied by Mary, and announced by Saints.

A ti fọ ofin rẹ ti Ibawi, a ti sọ Ihinrere rẹ rẹ silẹ, ṣiṣan aiṣedede ti pa gbogbo aye ja pẹlu awọn iranṣẹ rẹ… Njẹ ohun gbogbo yoo wa ni opin kanna bi Sodomu ati Gomorra? Ṣe iwọ yoo ko dakẹ dakẹ? Ṣe iwọ yoo fi aaye gba gbogbo eyi fun lailai? Ṣe kii ṣe otitọ pe ifẹ rẹ gbọdọ ṣee ṣe lori ile aye bi o ti jẹ ọrun? Ṣe kii ṣe otitọ pe ijọba rẹ gbọdọ wa? Ṣe o ko fun awọn ẹmi diẹ, ọwọn si ọ, iran ti isọdọtun ọjọ iwaju ti Ile-ijọsin? —St. Louis de Montfort, Prayer for Missionaries, n. 5; www.ewtn.com

I believe our understanding of what is coming has only been unfolding in awọn wọnyi times. For as St. Michael the Archangel said to the prophet Daniel regarding his vision of the end times:

“Go, Daniel,” he said, “because the words are to be kept secret and sealed titi the end time. Many shall be refined, purified, and tested, but the wicked shall prove wicked; the wicked shall have no understanding, but those with insight shall. (Daniel 12:9-10)

And so, as we enter more deeply into the purification of the Body of Christ, so too is our understanding and insight of the trials and triumphs at hand increasing.

As I held my granddaughter for the first time today, I felt inspired to remind all of you to “look up”.

In the same way, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the gates. (Matt 24:33)

Neither Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, or any other man or woman will be able to stop what has now begun in motion: that is, the iṣẹ irora that will usher in God’s judgment and an Era of Peace.

Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the da y of justice. —Jesu si St. Faustina, Aanu Olohun Ninu Ọkàn Mi, Iwe ito iṣẹlẹ ojojumọ, n. 848

This “day of justice” is another way of saying the “day of the Lord.”

… Ọjọ yii ti wa, eyiti o jẹ didi nipasẹ dide ati ipo ti oorun, jẹ aṣoju ti ọjọ nla yẹn si eyiti Circuit ti ẹgbẹrun ọdun kan fi opin si awọn opin rẹ. - Lactantius, Awọn baba ti Ile-ijọsin: Awọn ilana Ọlọrun, Iwe VII, Orí 14, Encyclopedia Catholic; www.newadvent.org

Wò o, ọjọ Oluwa yio jẹ ẹgbẹrun ọdun. —Tẹta ti Barnaba, Awọn baba ti Ile-ijọsin, Ch. 15

Our Lord himself indicates to Faustina that the day of the Lord will inaugurate a temporal universal peace once man casts off the shackles of the new Communism that is rising, and embraces His salvation.

Araye ko ni ni alaafia titi yoo fi yipada pẹlu igbẹkẹle si aanu Mi. -Aanu Olohun Ninu Ọkàn Mi, Jesus to St. Faustina, Diary, n. 300

Those words indicate to us that the “labor pains” have really only begun. But already, as the culture of death expands, religious freedom wanes, and the Islamic Jihad rises, we can see that the hard labor is nearing. So you must be prepared, my beloved friends, for great tribulations are to unfold here in the West very soon. They have already begun, and they will engulf the whole world, changing the course of the future forever.

Ṣugbọn ẹnyin, arakunrin, ko si ninu okunkun, nitori ọjọ yẹn lati de ba yin bi olè. Nitori gbogbo yin ni ọmọ imọlẹ ati ọmọ ọsán. A kii ṣe ti alẹ tabi ti okunkun. Nitorinaa, ẹ maṣe jẹ ki a sun bi awọn iyoku ti nṣe, ṣugbọn ẹ jẹ ki a wa ni gbigbọn ati ki a kiyesi. (1 Tẹs 5: 4-6)

As I have said to you from the very beginning of this writing apostolate, we “stay alert and sober” by remaining in a state of grace, of detachment and prayer (see Mura!). Really, this is just another way of saying: have a deep personal relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always and everywhere. Were the world ending tomorrow, I would tell you the same thing. What is essential is to live in childlike faith and joy each moment of your life, no matter the context, and you will most certainly be prepared to meet the Lord whenever that moment comes.

And yet, we cannot ignore the times around us as though life is going to go on the same as it always has. Such a soul is like the five foolish virgins who were unprepared when the call came at Midnight to meet the bridegroom. No, we must also be ọlọgbọn. And we must also remain in a state of ireti. Indeed, the future of my granddaughter and our children is not one of gloom but of great hope… even if for now, we must pass through this Storm.

...but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. (John 16:21)