Catholic Prophecy

St. Columba (6th century).
"Hearken, hearken to what will happen in

the latter days of the world! There will be great wars; unjust laws will
be enacted; the Church will be despoiled of her property; people will
read and write a great deal; but charity and humility will be laughed to
scorn, and the common people will believe in false ideas."
St. Methodius. "A day will come when the enemies of Christ will
boast of having conquered the whole world. They will say: 'Christians
cannot escape now!' But a Great King will arise to fight the enemies of
God. He will defeat them, and peace will be given to the world, and
the Church will be freed from her anxieties."
CATHOLIC PROPHECY
The Coming Chastisement
Precisions on the Great Disaster
These precisions run from ¶ 12 to ¶ 75. Since they are repeated in

many different prophecies, it is not possible to treat them separately.
Each of the paragraphs, therefore, may contain one or more of these
precisions. General Events
• Not a two-camp war, but a multi-sided war.
• Not a war only, but a world-wide revolution as well.
• Not simply a man-made holocaust, but also a God-sent
chastisement, accompanied by cosmic disturbances.
• To last about four years.
Particular Events
The whole world will be involved in the fighting. A unique feature
is the internal disintegration of the Western democracies and the
invasion of Western Europe by Arab forces.
The roles of the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. are not clear in the beginning.
The U.S.A. may be involved in the Far-East or at home or both. The
U.S.S.R. may want to keep out of the fray at first, while abetting the
Arab world, or may be involved in Siberia.
Civil wars rage in Western Europe. The Church is persecuted; the
Pope leaves Rome and dies in exile: an anti-pope is installed in Rome;
the Catholic Church is split, leaderless and completely disorganized.
Communism is victorious. The Mohammedans invade Europe and
commit innumerable atrocities.
In the West, however, Christians rally around an unexpected leader,
an army officer of royal blood, but their chances seem very slim.
The natural disturbances begin: floods, droughts, famines.
A comet approaches the earth: Whole mountains split open; huge
tidal waves swallow up low-lying lands; stones fall from
the sky; a deadly fog or gas poisons the atmosphere; a prolonged
darkness envelops the earth. Two-thirds or three-fourths of the human
race is wiped out.
The powers of evil are shattered. The Christian Prince leads his
growing army to battle and wins victory upon victory. In West
Germany he crushes a Germano-Russian Army. Communism
collapses everywhere. The Mohammedans are thrown back to the sea.
The war is carried to Africa and the Middle East, where the Arab
Power is dealt a deadly blow. At this stage, if not earlier, U.S. troops
come to the assistance of Western Europe.
Russia and China are converted to Catholicism, as also the
Mohammedans. All non-Catholics return to Mother Church. A holy
Pope is elected; he shows great firmness; and he restores all the
former disciplines in the Church.
All the nations of Western Europe unite and form a new Roman
Empire, and accept as their emperor the great Christian Prince, chosen
by God, who works hand-in-hand with the holy Pope. The triumph of
the Catholic Church is universal.
The whole world enjoys a period of complete peace and
unprecedented prosperity in mutual love and respect among people
and nations.
This great peace will last until the coming of Antichrist.
And they did not understand
Until the flood came and Swept them all away.
(Matt. 24:39)
Table of Contents
Precisions on the Great Disaster 1
Publisher's Preface 6
About the Author 7
Introduction 9
Prophecies and Commentaries 13
The Comet 83
The End of the World 89
Nostradamus 93
The Present State of the Church 113
Alphabetical Index 118
Bibliographical Index 121
Chronological Index 123
Paragraph Index 124

Publisher's Preface
A number of reasons exist for publishing this volume of prophecies

and commentaries. First of all, one hears much at the present time
about our being in the Great Apostasy foretold by St. Paul (2 Thes.
2:3). The author's research indicates this is most likely not the case.
Secondly, one also hears much about our being in the time of
Antichrist. The prophecies of this book, however, indicate that a
number of events have yet to be fulfilled before his coming. (This is
not to deny the time of Antichrist could indeed be close.) Thirdly, if
future events develop according to these prophecies, it will be just one
more proof the Catholic Church is the one, true Church of God.
Fourthly, if these prophecies are true, then the world — each and
every one of us — needs more than ever to repent, pray and do
penance. So, this book is implicitly a call to spiritual warfare against
the forces of hell let loose on earth. Fifthly, historic developments do
in fact indicate we have already entered the period foretold by these
prophecies. And finally, as the author mentions, there are many, many
other prophecies which substantiate those in this book; thus, the
number, content, and reinforcement of these predictions is such to
demand in justice, so to speak, that they be disseminated. For these
prophecies help us to understand what is wrong with our world; it has
rejected Christ and His divine counsels and has adopted instead
erroneous human counsels suggested by the very enemies of Christ.
And these prophecies help us know what we can do about our times
— pray and consecrate our lives to God, and prepare ourselves for the
coming events. May this little volume reach and enlighten many
people, and may it help fulfill the will of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the
work of saving souls.
Thomas A. Nelson
1970
About The Author
Yves Dupont was born in 1922 at Paris, where he spent his

childhood. He was educated at the College de Royan on the southwest
coast of France north of Bordeaux. In early 1941, shortly after the
outbreak of war, he joined the French Colonial Army in North Africa,
where he became a practicing Catholic, and later fought alongside the
American Army there, in Italy, and in France and Germany. During
the bitter winter of 1944 he received the Croix de Guerre in Alsace.
After the War, he lived several years in Paris and then left France for
Australia, where he currently lives with his wife of English birth and
their four children.
In 1938 at the age of 16, the author read his first book of prophecy;
it predicted the death of Pope Pius XI for the spring of 1939. When
this prediction came about, he decided to investigate prophecy more
thoroughly. Two years later, at the age of 18 and while still in school,
he wrote a prophetical "summary." That summary stated: "The war
will soon break out. France will be defeated. The Nazis will pitch their
tents on the banks of the River Loire." The master on duty that
evening found him writing this, read it, and commented, "My young
fellow, don't waste your time with such nonsense." "The French
people," Mr. Dupont reminisces, "from the Prime Minister down to
the school janitor, were supremely confident that the 'powerful' French
Army would dispose of Hitler within a few months if he were rash
enough to go to war. But the war broke out six months later. After a
few months of the 'phony' war (the war of skirmishes), the Nazis
struck in May 1940, and the French Army was defeated in three
weeks, completely destroyed in six. Not only did the Nazis reach the
Loire, they even went farther down, to the Garonne. Four long years
of occupation had begun."
"After the War, I resumed my prophetical studies. By then, I was
aware that prophecies have a far deeper significance than a mere
listing of events to come. I could see too that the postwar political
scene showed the same errors and faults which
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had been responsible for the rise of Hitler." Les Derniers Jours des
Derniers Temps (The Last Days of the Last Times), the author's first
book on prophecy, was published in Paris in 1959, and the second
one, a pro manuscripto book, in Belgium in 1962. At Melbourne in
1962 he also began publishing World Trends, a Catholic quarterly of
comment on events in the Church and in the political and social arenas
(his popular article "Garabandal" has been republished from World
Trends by TAN Books and Publishers). "My observations of the
proceedings of Vatican II prompted me to express fears and
misgivings for the future of the Church." Rereading those early issues
of World Trends, one is profoundly impressed by the accuracy of Mr.
Dupont's analyses at that time. Indeed, his prognostications of 1962 to
1965 are as fresh and vigorous today as they were then. At a time of
"surface calm" in the Church, many of his readers were incredulous at
his predictions of trouble and dissention soon to come. He believes the
fears of that time have now been vindicated and the Church is split.
He believes also that we are entering the period predicted by the
prophecies in this book.
In presenting the present volume, Mr. Dupont states that he has
enough material for four such books. The response this one receives
will determine his authoring others.
INTRODUCTION
Private and Public Prophecies
Private revelations (i.e. apparitions and locutions with or without

prophecies) are those which have been recorded since the days of
Christ. Revelations which were recorded up to the days of Christ are
known as public, biblical, or scriptural revelations.
Private revelations do not belong to the deposit of faith and, as
such, are not binding upon our faith. Nevertheless, it is an
indisputable fact that Almighty God often speaks to His servants in an
unmistakable manner. Many Catholic devotions are based solely on
private revelations: the Rosary, the Sacred Heart, and the Scapular are
cases in point. More recently, devotion to Our Lady of Fatima was
accepted and encouraged by the Church. There is ample evidence that
revelations have taken place throughout the centuries right up to the
present time, and it is likely that some are taking place at this very
moment.
The Importance of Prophecies
Saint Paul said: "Aim at charity, yet strive after the spiritual gifts,
but especially that you may prophesy. He who prophesies speaks to
men for edification and encouragement and consolation. Now, I
should like you all to speak in tongues, but still more to prophesy; for
he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues." (1 Cor.
14:1,3,5)
Indeed, prophecies are for our edification: They cast a light on
many problems; they warn us against errors; they prepare us for
dangers to come; and they are a manifestation of the power of God. At
the same time, they are an encouragement and a consolation. The
current crisis in the Church and in the world was predicted long ago,
but the final victory of the Christian forces is also predicted; this is an
encouragement and a consolation.
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The Reformation in the 16th century, the so-called Age of
Enlightenment in the 18th, and the rise of democracy in the 20th, were
all predicted and called "deadly errors." The Enlightenment, as a
matter of fact, was described as the beginning of an age of spiritual
darkness; this is self-evident today. The rise of popular power
(sometimes called "the Fourth Estate" in the prophecies) was defined
as being against the natural order willed by God, and it was said that it
would end in chaos, anarchy, and bloodshed. We are fast approaching
that stage; there is now throughout the world a general revolt against
authority that leaves little doubt as to the outcome.
Thus, what the vast majority of people today regard as their most
cherished values was denounced as errors. It is quite possible that
many of us have been so influenced by modern ideas that we may find
it difficult to accept what these prophecies say. But this is another
question, for the prophecies do not ask for our assent; they simply
warn us and describe events which, once they have come to pass, will
force our assent. Yes, we are free to reject the prophecies, but we do
not possess the right to do so. Freedom is not a right, it is a duty or,
more accurately, it is a faculty of our make-up which implies a duty.
We possess the faculty to choose between good and evil, between
truth and error, between God and Satan — a privilege which the lower
animals do not possess, but our duty is to choose God, truth, and
goodness. The modern concept of freedom-is-a-right is a distortion of
Catholic truth.
The Basis of This Study
I have studied several hundred of these prophecies over the last

thirty years or so; I have written books about them. These books, in
turn, have resulted in my getting into touch with people whom I
would never have heard from otherwise. Thus, I came to receive the
unpublished manuscripts of a saintly French priest who died shortly
afterwards; these comprised well over 1,000 pages and contained
unprocurable material of immense value together with a scholarly
analysis of private prophecies. This holy man was a country priest. I
can imagine him in his little village for many years on end spending
every evening of his solitary life assembling and analyzing this unique
monument of prophetical writings, one of the few typewritten copies
of which he finally sent to me.
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The material I now possess is indeed monumental, and it would
take many books to include it all. But this would not in any case be
desirable, as many of these prophecies are repetitive. This is so
because God has multiplied His warnings throughout the centuries, in
many different countries, to innumerable people, in order that we
might all know of the terrible events which are to take place in this,
our apocalyptic age.
It is on the basis of this material that I invite you to read this little
book.
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PROPHECIES AND COMMENTARIES
¶ 1. Teresa Neumann (1936). "The furies of hell are now set loose.
Divine punishment is inevitable." ¶ 2. St. Columba (6th century).
"Hearken, hearken to what will happen in the latter days of the world!
There will be gnat wars; unjust laws will be enacted; the Church will
be despoiled of her property; people will read and write a great deal;
but charity and humility will be laughed to scorn, and the common
people will believe in false ideas." ¶ 3. Elizabeth Canori-Mora (19th
century). "Woe to the religious who does not observe his rule! 1 say
the same to the secular clergy and to all people in the world who give
themselves to a life of pleasure and who believe in the false maxims
of modern ideas."
¶ 4. Berthe Petit (1943). "The human race will have to go through a
great storm that will sharpen divisions among men and reduce their
plans to ashes."
¶ 5. Brother Louis Rocco (19th century). "A Great King will arise
after a period of terrible wars and persecutions." ¶ 6. St. Methodius
(4th century). "A day will come when the enemies of Christ will boast
of having conquered the whole world. They will say: 'Christians
cannot escape now!' But a Great King will arise to fight the enemies
of God. He will defeat them, and peace will be given to the world, and
the Church will be freed from her anxieties." ¶ 7. Pius IX (19th
century). "There will be a great prodigy which will fill the world with
awe. But this prodigy will be preceded by the triumph of a revolution
during which the Church will go through ordeals that are beyond
description." ¶ 8. Melanie Calvat (The Seeress of La Salette, 19th
century) "After a frightful war a Great King will arise and his reign
will be marked by a wonderful peace and a great religious revival."
¶ 9. St. Cataldus (5th century). "The Great King will wage war until
the age of forty. He will assemble great armies, and hurl back the
tyrants out of his empire."
¶ 10. Fr. Souffrand (19th century). "During the reign of the Great
King, the noblest virtues will be practised throughout the world, and
the land will yield abundant crops." ¶ 11. Rudolph Gekner (17th
century). "A Great Prince of the North with a most powerful army will
traverse all Europe, uproot all the republics, and defeat all the rebels.
His sword moved by divine power will most valiantly defend the
Church of Jesus Christ."
Comment: These are but a few excerpts given to you as an

introduction. Many more need to be read and carefully collated before
the general outline of events can take form and before many
seemingly indifferent phrases can assume a deeper significance. I did
that job many years ago; so, I can, even now, add a few useful
comments to the above passages.
St. Columba's prophecy has already come to pass: We have had two
world wars so far; unjust laws have been enacted in every country; the
Church lost her property in 1870; the development of the printing
press has caused people to read and write a great deal, something
which was impossible for anyone but a saint to visualize in the 6th
century; charity and humility are now scoffed at, and people believe in
the false human messianism which arose during the Renaissance in in-
tellectual quarters, and which has spread among the common people
from the 18th Century onwards. But more of this later; we shall soon
see what this false human messianism involves in practical terms. We
shall see, also, how and why it must be regarded as the cause of the
coming disaster. Thus, this little phrase jotted down as if in passing by
St. Columba will assume a deeper significance.
Elizabeth Canori-Mora, too, alludes to the "false maxims of
modern ideas." Many other private prophecies do so and some in great
detail; we shall see some of them.
Berthe Petit announces the great disaster that will cause the almost
total collapse of modern civilization. Br. Louis Rocco foretells the
Great King who is to rule over Europe and extend his moral influence
throughout the whole world during the period of peace which will
follow the great disaster.
St. Methodius was one of the earliest prophets of the Christian era
to foresee the victory of Communism. He did not name Communism,
but correlations with other prophecies will make this clear. Many
other prophecies say that the victory of
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Communism will seem so certain that they, the Communists, will
throw up their caps and shout about their triumph. At that very
moment a cosmic phenomenon will take place, and help the designs of
the future King's small army (it is only later that his army will grow to
be very large). This most Christian prince will reduce the Communists
to a rabble.
Pius IX alludes to the same episode, although in different terms: he
sees the cosmic phenomenon that will follow the triumph of the
Communist revolution.
Melanie Calvat also foretells the rise of the Great King, the
wonderful period of peace, and the religious revival which is to
follow. So does St. Cataldus in the 5th century and, again, Fr.
Souffrand in the 19th century.
Rudolph Gekner confirms all the above predictions and adds that
this King will "uproot all republics." Countless prophecies develop
this point, saying that this King will herald a new social and political
order in which authority will be hierarchical and descending, instead
of popular and ascending. This is an aspect of political philosophy to
which we shall have occasion to return.
¶ 12. St. Malachy (12th century). "Ireland will suffer English

oppression for a week of centuries, but will preserve her fidelity to
God and His Church. At the end of that time she will be delivered,
and the English in turn must suffer severe chastisement. Ireland,
however, will be instrumental in bringing back the English to the
unity of Faith."
Comment: The authenticity of older prophecies is sometimes open to

question. The above has been challenged. On the other hand, many
reliable authors regard it as genuine, and it is indeed a striking
prophecy in many respects: In the 12th century, England had just
begun the conquest of Ireland, but she was still Catholic. The
persecutions did not start until the 16th or 17th century. Despite these
ferocious persecutions, Ireland preserved her Faith. The liberation has
come in stages: World War I, independence within the British Empire:
World War II, complete independence. Thus, Ireland was under
British rule for seven centuries. It is likely that the severe
chastisements which England will soon suffer, according to other
prochecies, will be the prelude to her return to the Catholic Faith.
¶ 13. St. Thomas a'Becket (12th century). "A knight shall come from
the West. He shall capture Milan, Lombardy, and the three Crowns.
He shall then sail to Cyrprus and Fama-goste and land at Jaffa, and
reach Christ's grave where he will fight. Wars and wonders shall
befall till the people believe in Christ toward the end of the world."
Comment: As it stands this prophecy is abstruse. However, it confirms

what is known from more specific prophecies: The Knight is the great
Christian King who will be chosen by God to destroy Communism
and to whom the U.S.A. will lend its material power. He will fight
first in France and in Germany, then in Italy, and he will liberate the
Vatican ("Three Crowns" equals the Tiara). He will then sail to
Palestine to restore Christianity there. Many prophecies confirm this,
however incredible it may now sound.
¶ 14. St. Hildegard (12th century). "The time is coming when princes
and peoples will reject the authority of the Pope. Some countries will
prefer their own Church rulers to the Pope. The German Empire will
be divided. Church property will be secularized. Priests will be
persecuted. Toward the end of the world mankind will be purified
through sufferings. This will be true especially of the clergy who will
be robbed of all property."
Comment: This prophecy is already partly fulfilled: many countries

became protestant in the 16th century, and the German Empire was
divided as a result.
¶ 15. St. Hildegard (Continuation). "A powerful wind will rise in the
north carrying heavy fog and the densest of dust by divine command,
and it will fill their throats and eyes so that they will cease their
savagery and be stricken with a great fear. Before the comet comes,
many nations, the good excepted, will be scourged by want and
famine. The great nation in the ocean that is inhabitated by people of
different tribes and descent will be devastated by an [sic] earthquake,
storm, and tidal wave. It will be divided and, in great part, submerged.
That nation will also have many misfortunes at sea and lose its
colonies. By its tremendous pressure the comet will force much out of
the ocean and flood many countries, causing
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much want and many plagues. All coastal cities will live in fear, and
many of them will be destroyed by tidal waves, and most living
creatures will be killed, and even those who escape will die from
horrible diseases. For in none of those cities does a person live
according to the laws of God.
"Peace will return to the world when the white flower again takes
possession of the throne of France. During this period of peace, people
will be forbidden to carry weapons, and iron will be used only for
making agricultural implements and tools. Also during this period, the
land will be very productive, and many Jews, heathens, and heretics
will join the Church."
Comment: Many more prophecies mention wind of such velocity and

fog and dust of such thickness that men will be forced to stop killing
each other. This natural disaster will cause much loss of life and great
destruction. After the failure of harvests, many people will starve to
death, and their un-buried bodies will cause terrible epidemics. The
nation of "many tribes" in the ocean does not seem to be America. In
fact, another prophecy names England, a former great colonial power,
which was also made up of many different tribes in the beginning.
The "White Flower" is the Lily, the symbol of French Monarchy. The
Great King will rule over the whole of Western Europe. His will be
the new Roman Empire at the end of which, according to many
Fathers of the Church, will come the last persecutions of Antichrist.
Although St. Hildegard was a German Saint, she mentions France in
particular. Why? Because France, for better or for worse has always
had a great influence on world affairs. France poisoned the whole
world with the deadly doctrines of her 18th-century philosophers,
Rousseau and Voltaire in particular. The French Revolution marked
the triumph of these philosophers' ideas, which took root first in
America, then throughout Europe in the wake of Napoleon's
victorious armies. From Europe, they spread throughout the world in
the ensuing colonial period. The social and political institutions of the
whole world — including Communism — are the logical
development of those ideas. It is fitting, therefore, that the Counter-
Revolution should start in France too. And, indeed, it is in France that
the Great King, according to all prophecies, will begin his work.
¶ 16. Monk Adso (10th century). "Some of our Teachers say that a
King of the Franks will possess the entire Roman Empire. He will be
the greatest and the last of all Monarchs. After having wisely
governed his kingdom, he will go in the end to Jerusalem and will lay
down his sceptre and his crown upon the Mount of Olives.
Immediately afterwards, Antichrist will come."
Comment: The Great King will be of Frankish descent, although his

actual nationality is uncertain. Inter-marriage be-tween the various
royal families of Europe makes it possible for virtually every prince to
claim Frankish ancestry
It seems that he will travel twice to Jerusalem, once at the
beginning of his reign to reassert the right of the Christians, and again
at the end to fight Israel, which by then, will have grown powerful
under the rising Antichrist. The mention of his laying down his
sceptre and crown, coupled with that of Antichrist, seems to indicate
that he will be defeated and killed by the Anti-Christians. This
interpretation is confirmed by other prochecies. Thus will end the
period of complete peace and prosperity which is to follow the
coming disaster. And after this the End of the World, which is to mark
the triumph of righteousness, and the reward of the elect will be quite
close.
¶ 17. St. Edward (11th century). "The extreme corruption and

wickedness of the English nation has provoked the just anger of God.
When malice has reached the fullness of its measure. God will, in His
wrath, send to the English people evil spirits who will punish and
afflict them with severity by separating the green tree from its parent
stem the length of three furlongs. But at last this same tree, through
the com-passionate mercy of God and without any national assistance,
shall return to its original root, reflourish. and bear abundant fruit."
Comment: Here again we sec that the Anglican schism was predicted
centuries before its actual occurrence. But St. Edward, the King of the
Anglo-Saxons, was off the mark concerning the duration of the
schism — unless a furlong is not meant to be a century, or unless this
prophecy was tampered with at some time in the past. This is not rare
with older
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prophecies; we are on much firmer ground with the many 19th-
century prophecies, which we also possess. It is to be noted, too, that
there was no English nation as such in the 11th Century, but only a
kingdom of the Angles and Saxons. This discrepancy, however, may
be due to a mis-transcription.
¶ 18. St. Malachy (12th century). (Following is a list of the last Popes
according to a prophecy attributed to St. Malachy. Each Pope is
designated by a short motto. Rejected as spurious by some Catholic
commentators (including Dr. Rumble of Sydney), this prophecy has
been accepted by many other scholars as genuine. In any case, it has
given fitting descriptions of every Pope since the 16th century, when it
was discovered. The following are the last twelve mottoes: Crux de
Cruce ("Cross from a Cross"). Pius IX, the Pope who had to bear the
Cross of the Italian Revolution backed up by the House of Savoy, the
Coat of Arms of which features a Cross.
Lumen in Coelo ("Light in the Heaven"). Leo XIII, the Pope coming
from the Pccci family whose coat of arms featured a comet. He was
also a brilliant writer ("light") for the Church (heaven).
Ignis Aniens ("Burning Fire"). St. Pius X. World War I ("burning
fire") broke out on the 11th Anniversary of his election. He was also
"on fire" with zeal and was canonized 40 years after his death.
Religio Depopulata ("Christendom depopulated"). Benedict XV, the
Pope of World War I.
Fides Intrepida ("Fearless Faith"). Pius XI, the Pope of the
Propagation of the Faith.
Pastor Angelicus ("Angelic Shepherd"). Pius XII, a Pope of
unquestioned holiness.
Pastor et Nauta ("Shepherd and Sailor"). John XXIII, mostly
concerned with pastoral problems, this Pope came from Venice, the
Sailors' city. He also set the Church on a "new" course with his
aggiornamento.
Flos Florum ("Flower of Flowers"). Paul VI. Uncertain significance:
the flower of flowers is the lily which the Pope's coat of arms is said
to feature, but it may also mean martyrdom.
De Mediatate Lunae ("From the Midst of the Moon." often translated,
"From the Half of the Moon"). The biblical sym-
bolism of the "moon" is "the worldly kingdom" or the "temporal
order." This Pope may therefore be elected from the midst of cardinals
who are mainly influenced by worldly ideas (social gospel, etc.), or he
may be elected at a time when the forces of Satan (the "Prince of this
World") have virtual control of the entire earth via their secret
government, possibly even influencing the papal election, so that an
agent of the world antichrist government is elected Pope. Still another
explanation is that he will be a bad Pope, himself influenced and
dominated by worldly ideas, and thus do great havoc to the Church.
Finally, this enigmatic formula may indicate that during his reign, the
Moslem world (the crescent or "half moon") will gain ascendancy and
possibly even attack Europe, as Monk Hilarion's prophecy, below,
would indicate. De Lahore Solis ("Of the Labour of the Sun"). This is
the same symbol as that of Apocalype 12:1-5, of a woman clothed
with the sun in labor to give birth to a son, who subsequently rules the
earth with "a rod of iron." H. B. Kramer, interpreting the Apocalypse
in his Book of Destiny, maintains this figure represents a highly
disputed papal election (dispute = labor; woman = Church; sun = the
light of divine truth). De Gloria Olivae ("Of the Glory of the Olive
Tree"). May refer to the glorious period of peace under the Great King
(wherein the Church is consoled and succored as with the balm of the
olive), but it may also refer to the rising power of Israel (the Olive).
Petrus Romanus ("Peter the Roman"). The last Pope, whose name will
probably be Peter II. This motto is accompanied by a description
referring to the last persecutions and to the last judgment.
¶ 19. Monk Hilarion (15th century). "Before the Christian churches

are reunited and renovated, God will send the Eagle who will travel to
Rome and bring much happiness and good. The Holy Man will bring
peace between the clergy and the Eagle, and his reign will last for four
years. After his death God will send three men who are rich in
wisdom and virtue. They will spread Christianity everywhere. There
will be one flock, one shepherd, one faith, one law, one life, and one
baptism throughout the world.
"The people of the peninsula of Europe will suffer by needless wars
until the Holy Man comes. The Lion will come from
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a high mountain in the enlightened nation. Then will the people of the
half-moon of the tribe of Agar overrun many nations towards
midnight and commit many atrocities. They will stay three years
destroying everything. Yet, in the third year, will one of the
unconquerable Eagles who reigns over the enlightened nation between
the Rhine and the North sea, with a great army meet them by the
mouth of the River Rhine and, in a fearful battle, almost entirely
annihilate them."
Comment: This prophecy contains much symbolism and is anything

but clear. A few details, however, stand out, and with correlations
drawn from other prophecies, it is possible to suggest a tentative
explanation: the Eagle, who is also often called the Lion, is the Great
King, at first disliked by the Clergy, but who will be supported by the
Pope. Of this Pope it is said elsewhere that he will be very holy
(hence: "Holy Man"), yet very firm (will rule with "a rod of iron"). He
will restore the former disciplines (apparently abolished by a previous
Pope), and he will censure the bishops who refuse to submit to his
rule. It is under his leadership that the Church will be reborn. He will
reign only four years, and three more Popes are to follow him. Then,
the scriptural prophecy "one flock, one pope, one faith" will be
fulfilled.
Before the reign of the Holy Man, however, Europe — and Italy in
particular — will suffer greatly through wars. The Mohammedans will
take advantage of the complete anarchy in Europe and invade the land
(a great many prophecies say so). But they will eventually be thrown
back into the sea by the Great King who comes from the Ardennes, in
Belgium (The Ardennes is the cradle of the Capetian Royal family). ¶
20.1 Old English Prophecy (On a tombstone at the Kirby cemetery,
Essex).
When pictures look alive, with movements free,

(T.V. and movies) When ships like fish swim beneath the sea,
(Submarines) When men outstripping birds can soar the sky,
(Jets and rockets) Then half the world deep drenched in blood shall
die. ¶ 20.2
In Germany begins a dance,
Which passeth through Italy, Spain and France. But
England shall pay the piper.
(A 20th-century German prophecy says exactly the same

thing: strife will start in Germany, spread to Italy, France
and Spain, but England will suffer most.)
¶ 20.3
When Our Lady shall lie on Our Lord's lap, Then England
will meet with a strange mishap.
(This seems to refer to a Feast of Our Lady occurring between two

Feasts of Our Lord, perhaps a Feast of Mary on Easter Saturday by
opposition to Good Friday when Our Lord rested on Mary's lap after
the Crucifixion)
¶ 21. St. Pius X (20th century). "I saw one of my successors taking to
flight over the bodies of his brethren. He will take refuge in disguise
somewhere; and after a short retirement he will die a cruel death. The
present wickedness of the world is only the beginning of the sorrows
which must take place before the end of the world."
¶ 22. Pius XII (20th century). "We believe that the present hour is a
dread phase of the events foretold by Christ. It seems that darkness is
about to fall on the world. Humanity is in the grip of a supreme
crisis."
Comment: After quoting St. Pius X and Pius XII, however, it is of

some interest to contrast what John XXIII said at the opening of the
Second Council of the Vatican:
"We feel we must disagree with those prophets of gloom, who are
always forecasting disaster, as though the end of the world was at
hand.
"In the present order of things, Divine Providence is leading us to a
new order of human relations which, by men's own efforts and even
beyond their very expectations, are directed towards the fulfilment of
God's superior and inscrutable designs. And everything, even human
differences, leads to the greater good of the Church."
Comment: On the strength of this declaration we cannot but observe

that John XXIII disagreed with St. Pius X and Pius XII, as well as
with all the holy souls who have been granted
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private revelations. Further, we are now to believe that men's efforts
will, automatically so to speak, bring about the fulfilment of God's
designs, even though men's efforts today are not conspicuously
directed to the greater glory of God. I cannot help recalling one of the
pet theses of Teilhard de Chardin (whose books were condemned by
the Holy Office) which equated human progress (technological or
otherwise) with spiritual development. The last sentence of the above
passage further aggravates this piece of Teilhardian humanism by
claiming that even differences lead to the greater good of the Church.
May I suggest that since 1962, when this address was given, the
growing differences within the Catholic Church do not appear to have
done a lot of good! Karl Marx, to be sure, taught that conflicts and
differences always work for the good of the cause concerned, but we
were not quite prepared to hear this from the mouth of a Pope. In
justice to good Pope John, however, I must add that this opening
address was written for him by the then Cardinal Montini.
Let us go back to the safer ground of our prophecies. As you will
see in due course, many tell us that men's present efforts will lead the
world to chaos and destruction. Biblical prophecies, too, warn us that
the end will be close when men worship the work of their own hands
— which is precisely the case today when machines and motor-cars
arc more important than children, when higher production targets are
boldly promoted along with abortion laws.
¶ 23. Bishop Christianos Ageda (12th century). "In the 20th century
there will be wars and fury which will last a long time; whole
provinces shall be emptied of their inhabitants, and kingdoms shall be
thrown into confusion. In many places the land shall be left untilled,
and there shall be great slaughters of the upper class. The right hand of
the world shall fear the left, and the north shall prevail over the south."
¶ 24. St. John of the Cleft Rock (14th century). "It is said that twenty
centuries after the Incarnation of the Word, the Beast in its turn shall
become man. About the year 2000 A.D., Antichrist will reveal himself
to the world." ¶ 25. Sister Bouquillion (19th century). "The
beginning of the end shall not come in the 19th century, but in the
20th for sure." ¶ 26. Old Saxon Prophecy. "The seven-headed city,
now
more admirable than Jerusalem, shall be a place more desolate than
Jerusalem. The Dog shall enter Germany but shall afterwards forsake
his master and choose for himself a new man, whereby Scripture shall
be fulfilled. This Dog shall signify the Turk which shall forsake his
Mohammed and choose unto him the name Christian, which is a sign
the day of doom is at hand, when all the earth is subject unto God, or
that all people acknowledge one only God. The Fleur-de-Lys (lily)
and France shall live long at variance, but at last agree. Then shall the
clear Word spring forth and flourish throughout the world.
"But after all these things the end of the world shall approach, and
there shall be heavy and pitiful days." Comment: The seven-headed
city is probably Rome (septi-colis — seven hills). Other prophecies
predict that it will be looted and destroyed by the Mohammedans, who
will go as far as Germany where, as we have seen, they will be
defeated by the Great King. The King will cross the seas and carry the
war into Arab lands, which will eventually bring about the conversion
of the Mohammedans. France will be without a monarchy for a long
time, but it will be finally restored and, as a result, French thinkers
will spread words of truth and wisdom (instead of errors and follies).
All these things will take place during the reign of the Great European
and Christian King, shortly before the coming of Antichrist and the
end of the world (See previous prophecies in this respect). ¶ 27. Old
German Prophecy. "When the world becomes godless, revolutions
will break out against kings. Fathers will fight their sons, and the sons
their fathers. The doctrine will be perverted, and they will try to
overthrow the Catholic Church. Men will be pleasure-loving. A
terrible war will find the North fighting the South. The South will be
led by a Prince wearing a white coat with a cross on the front; he will
be lame afoot. He will gather his forces at Bremen for Mass. Then he
will lead them into battle beyond Woerl near the birch-tree country
(Westphalia). After a terrible battle at a brook running eastwards near
Berdberg and Sondern, the South will be victorious.
Comment: This prophecy does not contradict Bishop Age-da's quoted

earlier. For the North will be victorious at first (See St. Methodius and
Pius IX above). Note, too, the pre-
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diction about the perversion of doctrine in the Catholic Church, which
is the case today, especially since the introduction of the New Order
of the Mass (Novus Ordo Missae) which has given official status to
earlier anti-Catholic trends. Again, the overthrow of the Catholic
Church has now become a very real threat with the existence of IDO-
C to which many priests belong.
This prophecy mentions also the Prince who will be "lame afoot."
He is none other than the Great King to-be. His lameness is also
referred to by Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich in a 19th-century
prophecy which we shall see later. This Prince, or King, whose arrival
is foretold in a large number of prophecies, will engage the enemy
although his forces will be greatly outnumbered. He will first take his
troops to Mass and, with the help of God, he will throw back the
enemy. The battle described above is that of the "Birch-tree," well
known by all students of private prophecies and described in many
prophecies. It will be fought mainly against Russian and East German
troops. The King's troops will be mainly made up of Spanish, Italian,
Austrian and French soldiers. All these precisions may well seem
incredible, but that is what the prophecies say. The reader may not
believe it all (but, please, spare me the disgrace of thinking that I am
making up stories, for I am only relating what I have read).
The American reader may wonder why American troops have
nowhere been mentioned so far. Indeed, except for a few prophecies
mentioning rather vaguely some overseas soldiers who may or may
not be Americans, the presence of the U.S.A. in Western Europe is
nowhere clearly indicated in the hagiographical prophecies that I
know of. There is some reason to believe that the U.S.A. will have its
hands full in the Far-East, and will also have to deal with serious civil
strife at home. This may explain why the U.S.A. will not intervene in
Western Europe at the beginning. It must also be borne in mind that
the coming disaster (which I purposely do not call World War III) is
not likely to start with a conventional foreign invasion, but rather
internally through civil war and revolution. In this case, American
intervention would be very unlikely indeed.
Of all the prophecies that I know, there is only one which refers
clearly enough to the U.S.A., and it is a non-hagio-graphical
prophecy. In one particular passage, this 16th-cen-
tury prophecy goes as far as naming the U.S.A. — "Amer-ich."
However, I shall not quote that passage because, apart from the word
"Americh" (pronounced "Amerik"), it is quite unintelligible. But I
shall quote others which, in my opinion, make it clear that the U.S.A.
will intervene in the latter half of the Great Disaster which, by then,
will have developed into a war properly so-called.
Now, one reason I do not call the Great Disaster "World War III" is
that (as said before) it will not start as a war, but rather as civil
disturbance and revolution throughout Western Europe. It may be
triggered by a limited military intervention (such as East Germany's
taking over West Berlin) but it will go no further. My main reason,
however, for not calling the Great Disaster "World War HI" is the
knowledge that the appalling loss of life throughout the world will be
caused, not by human weapons, including nuclear ones, but by natural
disturbances of unprecedented severity. But more of this later.
¶ 28. Magdeburg Chronicle. "Of the blood of the Emperor Charles the
Great and of the Kings of France shall arise an Emperor named
Charles, who shall rule in Europe, by whom the decayed Estate of the
Church shall be reformed and the ancient glory of the Empire
restored."
Comment: The Bible says that we do not know "either the hour or the
day" when Christ will come again. Christ, however, gave us a number
of indications in order to enable us to determine the approximate
period. The Fathers and the Doctors of the Church wrote at length on
these proximate signs. The return of the Jews to their land is one of
them. The end of the Roman Empire is another. Thus, all those private
prophecies which announce the restoration of the Empire, to be
followed by Antichrist, are elaborating on, but adding nothing new to
the general outline of events recorded in the Bible.
¶ 29. Abbot Joachin Merlin (13th century). "After many long

sufferings endured by Christians, and after too great an effusion of
innocent blood, the Lord shall give peace and happiness to the
desolated nations. A remarkable Pope will be seated on the pontifical
Throne under the special protection of
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the Angels. Holy and full of gentleness, he shall undo all wrong; he
shall recover the Estate of the Church, and reunite the exiled temporal
powers. He shall be revered by everybody, and shall recover the
Kingdom of Jerusalem. He shall reunite the Eastern and the Western
Churches. The sanctity of this beneficent Pontiff will be so great that
the highest potentates shall bow down in his presence. All men will
return to the primitive Church, and there shall be only one Pastor, one
Law, one Master — humble, modest, and fearing God.
"Before being firmly and solidly established in the Holy See,
however, there will be countless wars and violent conflicts during
which the sacred Throne will be shaken. But through the favour of
divine mercy, moved by the prayers of the faithful, everything will
succeed so well that they shall be able to sing hymns of thanksgiving
to the glory of the Lord. In order to obtain these happy results, having
need of a powerful temporal assistance, the Holy Pontiff will ask for
the collaboration of the generous Monarch of France."
Comment: All this talk about Kings, Thrones and Kingdoms may well
seem so hopelessly out-of-date that the reader may be tempted to
dismiss all these prophecies as rank nonsense. I am well aware of this;
we have all been brought up in the belief that popular forms of
government mean progress, and that democracy and progress are
inseparable. Under those premises, therefore, a return to non-popular
forms of government, it is thought, must needs mean a return to the
Dark Ages. But we should not be too optimistic in our assessment of
the modern world. The history of past civilization shows that
governments have been in the main non-popular, and no one will deny
that some of the extinct civilizations reached very high standards
indeed. Reviewing past civilizations in a previous book which I
published in the French language, I gave evidence that these periods
enjoyed comparative stability. Wars, there were, of course, but these
wars did not involve the whole nation and the whole people as they
now do, but only the regular armies of professional soldiers. In point
of fact, it was Napoleon I who first introduced compulsory con-
scription on a large scale, thus forcing other European nations to
follow suit. Therefore, the myth of "popular sovereignty" soon gave
rise to the very real curse of popular involvement in warfare. History
further shows that periods of
popular governments were also periods of decay and degeneracy and
that they brought to an end, in chaos and anarchy, the brilliant
civilizations I have just referred to. These are lessons we should not
forget; and, if we do not forget them, it might help us to re-assess the
worth of the teachings imparted to us in our school-days regarding
modern "progress" — teachings which followed the guidelines of a
certain Judeo-Masonic philosophy.
Now, the point I should like to stress is this: the coming disaster
will be of such magnitude that our whole civilization would be
destroyed were it not for the presence of the Church. It is the Church
that will save civilization. And the totality of the errors of our modern
age will be exposed and rejected by those who survive. This explains
the sudden return to non-popular forms of government.
¶ 30. John of Vatiguerro (13th century). "Spoliation, pillaging, and

devastation of that most famous city which is the capital and mistress
of France will take place when the Church and the world are
grievously troubled. The Pope will change his residence and the
Church will not be defended for twenty-five months or more because,
during all that time, there will be no Pope in Rome, no emperor and no
ruler in France. But, after this, a young captive prince shall recover the
Crown of the Lilies and shall extend his dominions all over the world.
"After many tribulations, a Pope shall be elected out of those who
survived the persecutions. By his sanctity he will reform the clergy,
and the whole world shall venerate the Church for her sanctity, virtue,
and perfection."
Comment: This is the first of many references to the destruction of

Paris, to take place when the Church and the world are in deep
ferment. This is also the first of many references to the Pope's exile
and vacancy of the Holy See. France will be in the throes of a
murderous civil war, but she will be saved by the Prince — the Great
King to-be.
A word of caution here: although the Prince will be crowned King
of France, and although he will "extend his dominions all over the
world," this must not be understood as meaning that France will
conquer the whole world — for two different reasons: first, because
this King will also be crowned
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King of other European countries (he may, but need not be French).
He will be, in fact, Emperor of Europe, and it is as such that he will
extend his dominions all over the world Second, because "all over the
world" does not mean "over the whole world." It would be extravagant
to assume that the European Emperor would want to dominate the
whole white race in Europe, Africa, America and Australia. It would
mean that he will dominate and guide various primitive nations in
certain parts of the world and exert strong influence upon the others.
¶ 31. John of the Cleft Rock (14th century). "Towards the end of the
world, tyrants and hostile mobs will rob the Church and the clergy of
all their possessions and will afflict and martyr them. Those who heap
the most abuse upon them will be held in high esteem.
"The clergy cannot escape these persecutions, but, because of them,
all the servants of the Church will be forced to lead an apostolic life.
"At that time, the Pope with his cardinals will have to flee Rome in
tragic circumstances to a place where they will be unknown. The Pope
will die a cruel death in his exile. The sufferings of the Church will be
much greater than at any previous time in her history. But God will
raise a holy Pope, and the Angels will rejoice. Enlightened by God,
this man will rebuild almost the whole world through his holiness. He
will lead everyone to the true Faith. Everywhere, the fear of God,
virtue, and good morals will prevail. He will lead all erring sheep back
to the fold, and there shall be one faith, one law, one rule of life, and
one baptism on earth. All men will love each other and do good, and
all quarrels and wars will cease."
¶ 32. St. Vincent Ferrer (15th century). "Armies from the West, East,
and North will fight together in Italy, and the Eagle shall capture the
false king, and all things shall be made obedient unto him, and there
shall be a new reformation in the world.
"In the days of peace that are to come after the desolation of
revolutions and wars — before the end of the world — Christians will
become so lax in their religion that they will refuse the sacrament of
Confirmation, saying that it is un-
necessary. And when the false prophet, the precursor of Antichrist,
comes, all who are not confirmed will apostatize, while those who are
confirmed will stand fast in their faith, and only a few will renounce
Christ."
Comment: From a complete study of prophecies it is almost certain

that there will be two distinct periods of wars: one to come soon,
which will be followed by a period of peace and prosperity; and
another to follow the period of peace, and which will be that of
Antichrist. The latter period will in turn be followed by the triumph of
the Church and by another period of peace of unknown duration. The
Gospel, too, seems to confirm that there will be two different periods:
the beginning of the end, and the end proper, with an intervening
respite.
¶ 33. Nicholas of Fluh (15th century). "The Church will be punished

because the majority of her members, high and low, will become so
perverted. The Church will sink deeper and deeper until she will at
last seem to be extinguished, and the succession of Peter and the other
Apostles to have expired. But, after this, she will be victoriously
exalted in the sight of all doubters."
Comment: According to many prophecies, the Church will be without

a Pope for some time, and most of the hierarchy will have been
martyred. It will seem that the Church has been destroyed. But she
will miraculously rise again and be more powerful than ever.
The perversion alluded to in the opening sentence of the above
passage (as I said six years ago in World Trends) seems to be the
perversion of the mind — an intellectual perversion, that of humanism
and secularism which is influencing much of the thinking in the
Church of today. I gave evidence of this by quoting the very words of
the Council Fathers while the Council was still in session, but I added
that the possibility of a moral perversion was hardly to be considered.
This was six years ago, however, and the same cannot be said in 1970.
Moral perversion now exists within the Church, and this is not
surprising since the philosophical concepts of one's intellect are bound
to be reflected sooner or later in one's patterns of behaviour. Apart
from the many priests who have
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sought dispensations before getting married, many others in Europe
and America have felt that dispensations were not necessary after all.
They felt in conscience — so they said — that the dispensation existed
in the very circumstances of their lives, and since they were "adult and
responsible," it was quite superfluous for them to seek a humiliating
formal dispensation from Rome's "autocratic" power. More recently, a
news item picked up in a Belgian newspaper reported that one of the
"prophets" of the new wave, the author of many theological best-
sellers, had been convicted of offensive behaviour for sunbathing nude
in the sand dunes of his native country. A fine example for a priest to
give!
¶ 34. Telesphorus of Cozensa (16th century). "A powerful French

Monarch and French Pope will regain the Holy Land after terrible
wars in Europe. They will convert the world and bring universal
peace. They will overcome the German ruler."
Comment: This is a repeat, or confirmation, of what we have already

seen in previous prophecies. The identity of the German ruler,
however, is not clear at this stage. One point worthy of note is the
absence of references to a general invasion of Western Europe by
Soviet Russia. On the other hand, many prophecies lay stress on the
chaos and anarchy that will prevail in every country. We can only
infer that Communism will triumph from within. At the same time,
however, a revolution in Russia will shake the foundations of the
Communist regime there. Another possibility is that Soviet Russia
will be so involved in an Asian conflict that it will be unable to inter-
fere with Western Europe.
¶ 35. David Poreaus (17th century). "The Great Monarch will be of

French descent, large forehead, large dark eyes, light brown wavy hair
and an eagle nose. He will crush the enemies of the Pope and will
conquer the East."
Comment: As said before, the great king will be of French descent,

but not necessarily French in the narrow sense. Other prophecies
mention his having German and Austrian blood as well. One thing
seems certain; France will be the cradle of the counter-revolution, as it
was the cradle of the revolution in the 18th century.
¶ 36. Fr. Balthassar Mas (17th century). "I saw a land swallowed up
by the sea and covered with water. But, afterwards, I saw that the sea
receded little by little and the land could be seen again. The tops of
the towers in the city rose again above the water and appeared more
beautiful than before, and I was told that this land was England,"
Comment: I think this prophecy must be correlated with that of St.

Hildegard, quoted earlier. There exist one or two more mentioning the
low-lying lands of England being destroyed by a tidal wave. Many of
the capital cities of the world will be destroyed during the coming
upheaval, and the destruction seems to have some relationship with
the role of each of these cities; thus, London will be destroyed by the
sea (England used to rule the seas), Paris by fire (France spread the
fire of her false political doctrines throughout the whole world), Rome
by an earthquake (the "Rock" of Peter has been split by Paul VI
himself).
¶ 37. St. Margaret Mary (17th century). "I understand that the
devotion of the Sacred Heart is a last effort of His Love towards the
Christians of these latter days, by offering to them an object and
means so calculated to persuade them to love Him."
Comment: Salvation is in the Sacred Heart, not in some pragmatic

"updating," and not in some humanistic rewording of the Holy Mass.
Recently, a priest wrote in a Catholic paper: "Our people do not go
much to Benediction these days; devotion, generally, is decreasing."
And a few lines below, he went on to say: "People are becoming more
and more social; they increasingly realize the necessity of living in the
modern world . . ." The context of this article made it obvious that the
parallel was not intentional, but the relation of cause and effect is
inescapable: the world seems more important than the Eucharist. This
is surely not the way to salvation. As a matter of fact, it is quite untrue
to say that the Catholic people as a whole are becoming "more social"
in the sense understood by this priest. We are all aware, of course, that
interdependence is increasing, and that we are living in the modern
world, but this is no justification for the frantic efforts of the Progres-
sives to make us live like the modern world; still less for the
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unpardonable sacrilege of making the Mass a sort of social gathering.
The agitation for a reform of the Mass did not come from the Catholic
people; it came from a handful of intellectuals obsessed with
Teilhardian concepts. One clear result, however, is the decline in
devotional practices in general, and in the devotion of the Sacred
Heart in particular.
¶ 38. Bl. Mary of Agreda (17th century). "It was revealed to me that
through the intercession of the Mother of God all heresies will
disappear. The victory over heresies has been reserved by Christ for
His Blessed Mother. In the latter days, the Lord will in a special
manner spread the renown of His Mother. Mary began salvation, and
by her intercession it will be completed. Before the second coming of
Christ, Mary, more than ever, must shine in mercy, might, and grace
in order to bring unbelievers into the Catholic faith. The power of
Mary in the latter days will be very conspicuous. Mary will extend the
reign of Christ over the heathens and the Mohammedans, and it will
be a time of great joy when Mary is enthroned as Mistress and Queen
of Hearts.
"An unusual chastisement of the human race will take place
towards the end of the world."
Comment: Many prophecies speak of the special role of Mary in the
latter days. Her mercy, power, and grace have indeed been shining
with increasing intensity since 1830 in many apparitions: Rue du Bac,
La Salette. Lourdes, Pontmain, Knock, Fatima, Banneux, Beauraing,
Heede, Marienfried, Garabandal, San Domiano, etc. In spite of this,
the Council Fathers deemed it "inopportune" to proclaim Mary as
Mediatrix and Co-Redemptrix.
¶ 39. St. Louis-Marie Grignion De Montfort (18th century) "The

power of Mary over all devils will be particularly outstanding in the
last period of time. She will extend the Kingdom of Christ over the
idolaters and Moslems, and there will come a glorious era when Mary
is the Ruler and Queen of Hearts."
Comment: Here again we have confirmation that the Mohammedans

will be converted. This will take place under the reign of the Great
King (see previous prophecies), after the invasion of Western Europe
and the Arabs' defeat at the
hands of the Great Christian King. The following prophecy says the
same thing again.
¶ 40. Capuchin Friar (18th century). "All priests, both secular and
regular, shall be stripped of their possessions and of every kind of
property. They will have to beg from lay people their food and
everything necessary for their support and for the worship of God.
'The Pope shall die during these calamities, and the Church will be
reduced to the most painful anarchy as a result. Much human blood
will be shed in Italy; many cities, towns and castles shall be brought to
ruins, causing the death of many thousands of people. By the Catholic
clergy and people the true and lawful Pope will be elected who shall
be a man of great holiness and goodness of life.
"A scion of the Carolingian race, by all considered extinct, will
come to Rome and behold and admire the piety and clemency of this
Pontiff, who will crown him, and declare him to be the legitimate
Emperor of the Romans. He shall destroy the Ottoman Empire and all
heresies. With the assistance of God and of the Pope, he will
cooperate in the reformation of abuses; he will assume the direction of
temporal governments; he will assign a decent pension to the Pope
and also the bishops and clergy. And they all will live in peace which
shall last till the End of Time."
Comment: Just one remark here: the death of the Pope will bring
about a schism and an anti-pope. The reference to the "true and lawful
Pope" in itself justifies this interpretation, but other prophecies are
quite explicit about the election of an anti-pope.
¶ 41. Bernhardt Rembordt (18th century). "Cologne will be the site of

a terrible battle. Many foreigners will be slaughtered there; both men
and women will fight for their Faith. It will be impossible to prevent
this horrible devastation. People will wade up to their ankles in blood.
At last, a foreign King will appear and win a victory for the cause of
the righteous. The remaining enemy will retreat to the Birchtree
country. There, the last battle will be fought for the just cause.
"At that time France will be divided. The German Empire will
choose a simple man as the Emperor, who will rule for a
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short time. His successor will be the man for whom the world has
longed. He will be called a "Roman Emperor," and he will give peace
to the world. A good and happy era will follow. God will be praised
on earth, and war will be no more."
Comment: A number of prophecies mention a great battle in the

Birchtree country, which is probably in Westphalia. It will be the
determining battle between the Christian forces under the Great King
and the last armies of the Communist block. This prophecy must be
correlated with that of Tele-sphorus of Cozensa, which referred to a
"German Ruler" who will precede the Great King. All these
prophecies confirm and complete each other.
¶ 42. Elizabeth Canori-Mora (19th century). "Countless legions of

demons shall overrun the earth — the instrument of divine justice —
and causing [sic] terrible calamities and disasters. Nothing on earth
shall be spared. After the frightful punishment I saw a great light
appear upon the earth which was the sign of reconciliation of God
with men. All men shall become Catholics, and they shall
acknowledge the Pope as Vicar of Jesus Christ."
Comment: There exist a few other prophecies announcing the

unchaining of demons in the second part of the 20th century. Elizabeth
Canori-Mora did not indicate the period, but Anne Catherine
Emmerich did. Demons are now roaming the earth, and this accounts
for the aberrations to be found even within the Church. The modern
world is completely corrupt — intellectually, philosophically and
morally. Technology and Democracy were supposed to bring about
happiness on earth, but it has brought about such misery that people
everywhere are taking to liquor and drugs. Moral corruption is such
that its presence is now to be seen — and tolerated — even within the
walls of a church; priests now give communion to half-naked girls as a
matter of course. The chastisement is inevitable.
In this vein read the following. It was said by Bishop Fulton Sheen
long before he took over the See of Rochester, which seems to have
brought about a complete change in his thinking, but at that time he
often had truly prophetic insights:
"Wild and gloomy times? Small wonder that people are shaken and
confused! The signs are everywhere. The signs of
our times point to a struggle between absolutes. We may expect the
future to be a time of trials and catastrophes for two reasons: firstly, to
stop disintegration. . . Revolution, disintegration, chaos must be
reminders that our thinking has been wrong, our dreams have been
unholy. The second reason why a crisis must come is in order to
prevent a false identification of the Church and the World. Our Lord
intended that His followers should be different in spirit from those
who were not His followers. . . But, though this is the divine intent, it
is unfortunately true that the line of demarcation is often blotted out.
Mediocrity and compromise characterize the lives of many Christians.
. . There is no longer the conflict which is supposed to characterize us.
We are influencing the world less than the world is influencing us.
Since the amalgamation of the Christian and pagan spirit has set in,
since the gold is married with an alloy, the entirety must be thrown
into the furnace so that the dross may be burnt away."
¶ 43. St. Anthony of the Desert (4th century) [Disquisition CXIV].

"Men will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they
had lived in our day, Faith would be simple and easy. But in their day,
they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to
date and made meaningful to the day's problems. When the Church
and the World are one, then those days are at hand. Because our Di-
vine Master placed a barrier between His things and the things of the
world." (Quoted in Voice of Fatima, January 23, 1968).
Comment: Most prophecies quoted in this book are translations from

other languages, viz., Latin, French, German, Italian, and other
languages, as the case may be. Old prophecies like the one quoted
above are translated from the Latin. Obviously, the choice of suitable
words for rendering the original is a matter for the translator to decide.
However, in this case, the words "up to date" and "meaningful" are a
little surprising because they are precisely the words used by today's
Progressives to justify their reckless innovations. If the rendering is
absolutely correct, then St. Anthony was remarkably perspicacious.
¶ 44.1 The Ecstatic of Tours (Her name is not known. She

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was a nun living in Tours, in France. In the year 1882, using a nom-
de-plume, her spiritual director published her revelations in a book
called La Veille de la Victoire du Christ (On the Eve of the Victory of
Christ). The following excerpts come from the prophecies made in
1872 and 1873.) ¶ 44.2 "Before the war breaks out again, food will be
scarce and expensive. There will be little work for the workers, and
fathers will hear their children crying for food. There will be
earthquakes and signs in the sun. Towards the end darkness will cover
the earth.
¶ 44.3 "When everyone believes that peace is assured, when everyone
least expects it, the great happenings will begin. Revolution will break
out in Italy almost at the same time as in France. For some time, the
Church will be without a Pope. England, too, will have much to
suffer.
¶ 44.4 "The revolution will spread to every French town. Wholesale
slaughter will take place. This revolution will last only a few months
but it will be frightful; blood will flow everywhere because the malice
of the wicked will reach its highest pitch. Victims will be
innumerable. Paris will look like a slaughter-house. Persecutions
against the Church will be even greater, but it will not last long. All
churches will be closed, but only for a very short time in those towns
where disturbances are least. Priests will have to go into hiding. The
wicked will try to obliterate everything religious, but they will not
have enough time.
¶ 44.5 "Many bishops and priests will be put to death. The
Archbishop of Paris will be murdered. Many other priests, in Paris,
will have their throats cut because they will not have time to find a
hiding place.
¶ 44.6 "The wicked will be the masters for one year and a few months.
In those days, France will receive no human assistance. She will be
alone and helpless. At this juncture, the French people will turn back
to God and implore the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary Immaculate.
They will at last confess that He alone can restore peace and
happiness. ¶ 44.7 "The French people will ask for the good King, he
who was chosen by God. He will come, this saviour whom God has
spared for France, this King who is not wanted now because he is dear
to God's Heart. He will ascend to the throne; he will free the Church
and reassert the Pope's rights. ¶ 44.8 "The Council will meet again
after the victory. But,
this time, men will be obliged to obey; There will be only one flock
and one shepherd. All men will acknowledge the Pope as the
Universal Father, the King of all peoples. Thus mankind will be
regenerated."
Comment: Australian and American readers may wonder what the

relevance of this prophecy is to their parts of the world. Here is my
answer: whereas it is not possible to assert that the same sequence of
events will affect Australia and America, there is no doubt that what is
happening in Europe will have far-reaching repercussions throughout
the world; European affairs have always done so. Moreover, although
most prophecies originate from European countries and describe
events in those countries, there are some which make it clear that the
whole world will be in turmoil, that the revolution will be universal,
that persecutions will be waged everywhere on earth, and that a new
political order will be set up everywhere.
¶ 45. St. Francis Of Paola (Born in Italy, 15th century.) "By the grace
of the Almighty, the Great Monarch will annihilate heretics and
unbelievers. He will have a great army, and angels will fight at his
side. He will be like the sun among the stars. His influence will spread
over the whole earth. All in all. there will be on earth twelve Kings,
one Emperor, one Pope and a few Princes. They will all lead holy
lives." ¶ 46.1 Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser (Born in the 17th
century, in Germany). "The fifth period of the Church, which began
circa 1520, will end with the arrival of the Holy Pope and of the
powerful Monarch who is called "Help From God" because he will
restore everything [in Christ]. ¶ 46.2 "The fifth period is one of
affliction, desolation, humiliation, and poverty for the Church. Jesus
Christ will purify His people through cruel wars, famines, plague
epidemics, and other horrible calamities. He will also afflict and
weaken the Latin Church with many heresies. It is a period of defec-
tions, calamities and extermination. Those Christians who survive the
sword, plague and famines, will be few on earth. Nations will fight
against nations, and will be desolated by internecine dissensions.
¶ 46.3 "During this period the Wisdom of God guides the Church in
several ways: 1) by chastising the Church so that
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riches may not corrupt her completely; 2) by interposing the Council
of Trent like a light in the darkness, so that the Christians who see the
light may know what to believe; 3) by setting St. Ignatius and his
Society in opposition to Luther and other heretics; 4) by carrying to
remote lands the Faith which has been banned in most of Europe.
¶ 46.4 "Are we not to fear, during this period, that the Mohammedans
will come again, working out their sinister schemes against the Latin
Church?
¶ 46.5 "During this period, many men will abuse of the freedom of
conscience conceded to them. It is of such men that Jude, the Apostle,
spoke when he said: 'These men blaspheme whatever they do not
understand; and they corrupt whatever they know naturally as
irrational animals do. . . They feast together without restraint, feeding
themselves, grumbling murmurers, walking according to their lusts;
their mouth speaketh proud things, they admire people for the sake of
gain; they bring about division, sensual men, having not the spirit."
¶ 46.6 "During this unhappy period, there will be laxity in divine and
human precepts. Discipline will suffer. The Holy Canons will be
completely disregarded, and the Clergy will not respect the laws of the
Church. Everyone will be carried away and led to believe and to do
what he fancies, according to the manner of the flesh.
¶ 46.7 "They will ridicule Christian simplicity; they will call it folly
and nonsense, but they will have the highest regard for advanced
knowledge, and for the skill by which the axioms of the law, the
precepts of morality, the Holy Canons and religious dogmas are
clouded by senseless questions and elaborate arguments. As a result,
no principle at all, however holy, authentic, ancient, and certain it may
be, will remain free of censure, criticism, false interpretations,
modification, and delimitation by man.
¶ 46.8 "These are evil times, a century full of dangers and calamities.
Heresy is everywhere, and the followers of heresy are in power almost
everywhere. Bishops, prelates, and priests say that they are doing their
duty,, that they are vigilant, and that they live as befits their state in
life. In like manner, therefore, they all seek excuses. But God will
permit a great evil against His Church: Heretics and tyrants will come
suddenly and unexpectedly; they will break into the Church
while
bishops, prelates, and priests are asleep. They will enter Italy and lay
Rome waste; they will burn down the churches and destroy
everything.
¶ 46.9 "The sixth period of the Church will begin with the powerful
Monarch and the Holy Pontiff, as mentioned previously, and it will
last until the revelation of Antichrist. In this period, God will console
His Holy Church for the affliction and great tribulation which she has
endured during the fifth period. All nations will become Catholic.
Vocations will be abundant as never before, and all men will seek
only the Kingdom of God and His justice. Men will live in peace, and
this will be granted because people will make their peace with God.
They will live under the protection of the Great Monarch and his
successors.
¶ 46.10 "During the fifth period, we saw only calamities and
devastation; oppression of Catholics by tyrants and heretics;
executions of Kings, and conspiracies to set up republics. But, by the
Hand of God Almighty, there occurs so wondrous a change during the
sixth period that no one can humanly visualize it.
¶ 46.11 "The powerful Monarch, who will be sent by God, will uproot
every republic. He will submit everything to his authority, and he will
show great zeal for the true Church of Christ. The empire of the
Mohammedans will be broken up, and this Monarch will reign in the
East as well as in the West. All nations will come to worship God in
the true Catholic and Roman faith. There will be many Saints and
Doctors (of the Church) on earth. Peace will reign over the whole
earth because God will bind Satan for a number of years until the days
of the Son of Perdition. No one will be able to pervert the word of
God since, during the sixth period, there will be an ecumenic council
which will be the greatest of all councils. By the grace of God, by the
power of the Great Monarch, by the authority of the Holy Pontiff, and
by the union of all the most devout princes, atheism and every heresy
will be banished from the earth. The Council will define the true sense
of Holy Scripture, and this will be believed and accepted by
everyone."
Comment: On many points this prophecy confirms that of the Ecstatic

of Tours. Ven. B. Holzhauser divides Church history into seven
periods. The fifth period, (he is specific
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about it), will end with the arrival of the Great Monarch and the Holy
Pontiff, both of whom are mentioned in many prophecies. They will
work hand-in-hand. The Holy Pontiff will be very firm, and his
spiritual directives will be made effective thanks to the temporal
power of the Great King, who will be his secular arm, and that is
exactly the way it should be: the State should be independent from,
but obedient to the Church.
The age of permissiveness will have come to an end. It will be
realized that rules and regulations have to be enforced, and not merely
left to the discretion of the "free conscience" of man — a perverted
notion. That is why the Great King will use force whenever necessary
to restore order and discipline. A few remarks are necessary here.
It is true that a system based on force alone has no intrinsic value.
The yardstick of its worth is not force, but the principles which inspire
the system. When the principles are sound, force is justified.
It is also true, however, that the use of force never succeeds in
imposing good principles upon persons hardened in their errors. But it
does achieve something: it greatly impedes the destructive efforts of
such persons; it protects the people at large from their nefarious
influence.
If the West has now reached the point of internal disintegration, it
is not because the people at large are, in essence, worse than in former
times (human nature does not change); it is because they have been
led to believe in errors (such as the belief that one has the right to do
as one pleases) by a minority of "intellectuals" who have been allowed
to disseminate freely their pernicious ideas.
Venerable Holzhauser touches on this point in paragraphs 5, 6, and
7 above. It is those "intellectuals" whom St. Jude castigates: men full
of pride, perpetual dissenters, skilful in sophistry, twisting the
meaning of words, sowers of discord, blaspheming holy things; these
men respect nothing in their studious efforts to appear at all times
respectable and objective. What is worse, they hold positions of power
and influence, so that even our bishops, the defenders of the faith, dare
not upbraid these men too openly when they make a public statement
to promote their deadly errors.
After noting that the Council of Trent was a gift of God to
enlighten and strengthen the Christians of our times, Ven.
Holzhauser goes on to say that another Council is to take place at the
time of the Great Monarch. (The Ecstatic of Tours says the same.)
Yet, strangely enough, Vatican I and Vatican II are mentioned
nowhere. Why? I submit that there may be a number of reasons.
Obviously, Ven. Holzhauser can mention only the most significant
events of the fifth period. Now, Vatican I may in no way be compared
to Trent. It did define Papal infallibility, but its work was unfinished.
Vatican II purposely refrained from being doctrinal; the accent was
on the pastoral side of things. But even in a "pastoral" Council it is
impossible to avoid all references to doctrinal matters. Vatican II got
out of the difficulty by compromise and ambiguities. The Conciliar
Fathers were so divided on so many vital issues that it could not have
been otherwise, short of a Papal intervention. (The Pope, however, did
intervene in a limited way). Had the Council wanted to be doctrinal, it
could not have done so either, unless, again, the Pope had imposed his
own decisions. It follows that, doc-trinally, Vatican II is insignificant.
Pastorally, it could have achieved a great deal, but the climate of
permissiveness, hesitancy, timorousness (which is so typical of our
times) is hardly propitious for the imposition of firm guidelines. In
other words, Rome has failed to impose the correct implementation of
the Council's decrees. What has been imposed constitutes a mockery
of what had been decided, and it has been imposed by the sizeable
proportion of Ecclesiastics, in the world and in the Vatican itself, who
are currently subverting the Church.
The liturgy is a case in point: Vatican II permitted an extension of
the use of the vernacular, while it commanded that Latin should be
retained. There is nothing wrong, really, in extending the use of the
vernacular to the reading of the Epistle and Gospel. But when this
latitude results in the complete elimination of Latin, when it leads to
the abandonment of Gregorian Chant (which is inseparable from
Latin), and to the adoption of guitar-playing and hand-clapping, it is
then clearly in opposition to what Pope John intended when he wrote
his encyclical Veterum Sapientia on retaining Latin.
The result, of course, is here for everyone to see: confusion in the
Church, shocking innovations, defections of priests, a sharp drop in
vocations and conversions, etc. The Second Vatican Council,
therefore, has indirectly precipitated the
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crisis which had been brewing for about sixty years. Far from being a
"renewal", it marks instead the coming end of the fifth period of the
Church, mentioned by Ven. Holzhauser.
It must be understood, however, that it is not my intention to
oppose in a sweeping statement all the changes which have taken
place since Vatican II. Throughout history the Church has had to
adopt herself to changing conditions. The changes brought about by
St. Pius X, who is now regarded as a Conservative, were
unprecedented at the time. Conservatism does not mean immobilism.
On the contrary, it implies regular overhauls and renovations. This is
so because nothing can be conserved without some work of
maintenance and renovation, and the Church is no exception.
Obviously, in this changing world of ours some sort of updating was
called for. That is why there is no question of rejecting
indiscriminately all changes. What is to be deplored, however, is that
the wise updating intended by John XXIII has become synonymous
with Revolution, and that the necessary changes have become a
pretext for a clean break with the past.
Obviously, a Council which asserts nothing doctrinally, at the very
time when every doctrine is boldly being challenged, and fails to
enforce what it decides pastorally, cannot be a very significant
Council in the historical perspective. If we fail to see this just now, it
is because we are not yet in the broad historical perspective. We are
still in the post-conciliar perspective — far too close for a correct
assessment. Ven. B. Holzhauser, however, cast his prophetic eye on
the general historical perspective, and this may explain why he did not
mention the Second Council of the Vatican.
¶ 47. Venerable Holzhauser (Continued). "When everything has been

ruined by war, when Catholics are hard-pressed by traitorous co-
religionists and heretics, when the Church and her servants are denied
their rights, when the monarchies have been overthrown and their
rulers murdered, then the hand of Almighty God will work a
marvelous change, something seemingly impossible according to
human reason. . .
"There will rise a valiant king anointed by God. He will be a
Catholic and a descendant of Louis IX, yet a descendant also of an old
imperial German family, born in exile. He will rule supreme in
temporal matters. The Pope will rule supreme in spiritual matters at
the same time. Persecution will cease
and justice shall reign. He will root out false doctrines. His dominion
will extend from East to West. All nations will adore God their Lord
according to Catholic teaching. There will be many wise and just men.
People will love justice, and peace will reign over the whole earth, for
Divine Power will bind Satan for many years until the coming of the
Son of Perdition. . .
"After desolation has reached its peak in England, peace will be
restored and England will return to the Catholic faith with greater
fervour than ever before. . .
"The Great Monarch will have the special help of God and be
unconquerable. . ."
Comment: Venerable Holzhauser correctly saw three hundred years

ago that, in our own times, the restoration of Monarchy would seem
impossible according to human reason. It does seem impossible. Yet,
if we consider the manner in which a handful of doctrinally well-
trained and determined Bolsheviks took over Russia in 1917, and if
we consider that there exists at present in Europe an equally well-
trained and determined association of dedicated Catholics who are
sparing no efforts to sow the seeds of renewal and are spreading the
sound concepts of Catholic thinkers and philosophers who are just as
unknown as Karl Marx was in 1850 — but not less capable, one can
see, then, that God has already set the stage for the marvelous renewal
which He will work.
¶ 48.1 BI. Anna-Maria Taigi (19th century). "God will send two
punishments; one will be in the form of wars, revolutions and other
evils; it shall originate on earth. The other will be sent from Heaven.
There shall come over the whole earth an intense darkness lasting
three days and three nights. Nothing can be seen, and the air will be
laden with pestilence which will claim mainly, but not only, the
enemies of religion. It will be impossible to use any man-made
lighting during this darkness, except blessed candles. He, who out of
curiosity, opens his window to look out, or leaves his home, will fall
dead on the spot. During these three days, people should remain in
their homes, pray the Rosary and beg God for mercy. ¶ 48.2 "All the
enemies of the Church, whether known or unknown, will perish over
the whole earth during that universal darkness, with the exception of a
few whom God will soon
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convert. The air shall be infected by demons who will appear under all
sorts of hideous forms.
¶ 48.3 "Religion shall be persecuted, and priests massacred. Churches
shall be closed, but only for a short time. The Holy Father shall be
obliged to leave Rome.
¶ 48.4 "France shall fall into a frightful anarchy. The French shall
have a desperate civil war in the course of which even old men will
take up arms. The political parties, having exhausted their blood and
their rage without being able to arrive at any satisfactory settlement,
shall agree at the last extremity to have recourse to the Holy See. Then
the Pope shall send to France a special legate. . . In consequence of the
information received, His Holiness himself shall nominate a most
Christian King for the government of France. ¶ 48.5 "After the three
days of darkness, St. Peter and St. Paul, having come down from
Heaven, will preach in the whole world and designate a new Pope. A
great light will Hash from their bodies and will settle upon the
cardinal who is to become Pope. Christianity, then, will spread
throughout the world. He is the Holy Pontiff, chosen by God to
withstand the storm. At the end, he will have the gift of miracles, and
his name shall be praised over the whole earth. ¶ 48.6 Whole nations
will come back to the Church and the face of the earth will be
renewed. Russia, England, and China will come into the Church.
Comment: This prophecy does not add anything new to what we

already know from the other prophecies quoted in the twelfth issue of
World Trends, but it does bring further evidence concerning the
events to come. One might conceivably entertain doubts if we had
only two or three different prophecies, but it would be unreasonable to
do so when we possess well over one hundred, coming from different
sources.
Among the books written on Anna-Maria Taigi, we have Wife,
Mother and Mystic, written by Albert Bessieres. S.J.. and translated
into English by Fr. Stephen Rigby. In his introduction, Fr. Rigby
quotes an interesting passage from Louis Veuillot's book The
Fragrance of Rome. This passage is better than anything I could say to
acquaint my readers with the extraordinary gifts of Anna-Maria Taigi
(I quote):
"Her intellectual gifts were altogether overshadowed by an
unexampled miracle. Shortly before she had entered on the
way of perfection there began to appear to her a golden globe which
became as a sun of matchless light; in this all things were revealed to
her. Past and future were to her an open book.
"She knew with certainty the fate of the dead. Her gaze travelled to
the ends of the earth and discovered there people on whom she had
never set eyes, reading them to the depth of their souls. One glance
sufficed; upon whatever she focused her thoughts, it was revealed to
her and her understanding. She saw the whole world as we see the
front of a building. It was the same with nations as with individuals;
she saw the cause of their distresses and the remedies that would heal
them.
"By means of this permanent and prodigious miracle, the poor wife
of Domenico Taigi became a theologian, a teacher, and a prophet. The
miracle lasted forty-seven years. Until her death the humble woman
was able to read this mysterious sun as an ever-open book. Until her
death she looked into it solely for the glory of God; that is, when
charity suggested or obedience demanded it. Should things for which
she had not looked, or which she did not understand, appear she
refrained from asking explanations.
"The poor, the great of the world, the princes of the Church came to
her for advice or help. They found her in the midst of her household
cares and often suffering from illness. She refused neither her last
crust of bread nor the most precious moment of her time, yet she
would accept neither presents nor praise.
"Her most powerful friends could not induce her to allow them to
favour her children beyond the conditions in which they were born.
When she was at the end of her resources, she told God about it, and
God sent what was necessary.
"She thought it good to live from day to day, like the birds. A
refugee queen in Rome wished to give her money. 'Madame,' she said,
'how simple you are! I serve God, and He is richer than you.'
"She touched the sick, and they were cured; she warnea others of
their approaching end, and they died holy deaths. She endured great
austerities for the souls of purgatory, and the souls, once set free,
came to thank her. . . She suffered in body and soul. . . She realized
that her role was to expiate the sins of others, that Jesus was
associating her with His Sacri-
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lice, and that she was a victim of His company. The pains of Divine
Love have an intoxication no words can explain. After Holy
Communion there were times when she sank down as though smitten
by a prostrating stroke. To tell the truth, her stale of ecstasy was
continual because her sense of the presence of God was continual. .
All pain was sweet to her. . . She went her way, her feet all bloody;
with shining eyes she followed the Royal way.
"Behold, then, the spectacle God raised to men's sight in Rome
during that long tempestuous period which began at the time the
humble Anna-Maria took to the way of saints!
"Pius VI dies at Valence; Pius VII is a prisoner at Fon-tainebleau;
the revolution will reappear before Gregory XVI reigns. Men are
saying that the day of the Popes is over, that Christ's law and Christ
Himself are on the wane, that science will soon have relegated this so-
called Son of God to the realm of dreams. . . He will work no more
miracles.
"But at precisely this time God raised up this woman to cure the
sick. . . He gives her knowledge of the past, present and future. She
declares that Pius VII will return. She sees even beyond the reign of
Pius IX. . . She is God's answer to the challenge of unbelief."
¶ 49.1 Fr. Nectou, S.J. (18th century). (Father Nectou was Provincial
of the Jesuits in the south-west of France. The priests who knew him
all regarded him as a saint and a prophet. He died in 1777. The
following prophecy was made circa 1760.)
"When those things come to pass from which the triumph of the
Church will arise, then will such confusion reign upon earth that
people will think God has permitted them to have their own contrary
will, and that the Providence of God is not concerned about the world.
The confusion will be so general that men will not be able to think
aright, as if God had withheld His Providence from mankind, and that,
during the worst crisis, the best that can be done would be to remain
where God has placed us, and persevere in fervent prayers. Two
parties will be formed in France which will fight unto death. The party
of evil will at first be stronger, and the good side will be weaker. At
that time there will be such a terrible crisis that people will believe
that the end of the world has come. Blood will flow in many large
cities. The very elements
will be convulsed. It will be like a little General Judgment. ¶ 49.2 "A
great multitude of people will lose their lives in those calamitous
times, but the wicked will not prevail. They will indeed attempt to
destroy the whole Church, but not enough time will be allowed them,
because the frightful crisis will be of short duration. When all is
considered lost, all will be found safe. This disaster will come to pass
shortly after the power of England begins to wane. This will be the
sign. As when the figtree begins to sprout and produce leaves, it is a
sure sign that summer is near. England in her turn will experience a
more frightful revolution than that of France. It will continue long
enough for France to recover her strength; then she will help England
to restore peace and order. ¶ 49.3 "During this revolution, which will
very likely be general and not confined to France, Paris will be
destroyed so completely that twenty years afterwards fathers walking
over its ruins with their children will be asked by them what kind of a
place that was: to whom they will answer: "My child, this was a great
city which God has destroyed on account of her crimes."
¶ 49.4 "Yes. Paris will certainly be destroyed: but, before this
happens, such signs and portents will be seen, that all good people will
be induced to flee away from it. After these most frightful events,
order will be restored everywhere. Justice will reign throughout the
whole world, and the counterrevolution will be accomplished. The
triumph of the Church will then be so complete that nothing like it has
ever been seen before. Those Christians who are fortunate enough to
survive will thank God for preserving them and giving them the
privilege of beholding this glorious triumph of the Church. ¶ 49.5 "A
man disliked by France will be placed on the throne: a man of the
House of Orleans will be made king. It is only after this event that the
counter-revolution will begin."
Comment: This is a very interesting prophecy for many reasons.

However, the precision is such as to make one suspect an interpolation
made, perhaps 100 years ago, when Legitimists and Orleanists were
vying for the French Crown. Fr. Nectou died before the Revolution of
1789, that is. before King Louis XVI had been murdered following a
vote in which the Head of the House of Orleans took part. Yet, Fr.
Nectou foresaw that the House of Orleans would not be liked in
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France. Now, the interesting point is that the House of Orleans
became heir to the French Crown when the Count of Chambord died
childless in 1883. Did Fr. Nectou really foresee all this? Does it mean
that the heir of the House of Orleans is to redeem the crime of his
ancestor? It seems unlikely to me. but I keep an open mind. Moreover,
a prophecy previously quoted says that the Great King will rise from a
Royal Family which is "now considered extinct." This is surely not the
House of Orleans, but it could be a descendant of Louis XVII who,
according to history, died during the revolution as a child but, on the
strength of much evidence, was in fact smuggled out of his prison, and
replaced by a dying child. Personally, I am inclined to believe that the
Great King will come from neither family, but from another branch
which will be truly European. I find it somewhat difficult to assume
that a French King would be accepted as the Ruler of the whole of
Western Europe. Finally, some prophecies seem to warrant the
inference that an Orleans King will indeed reign, but only for a very
short time, to be superseded by the Great King. If this is so, then Fr.
Nectou's prophecy may be wholly authentic, for nowhere does he say
that the Orleans King will be the Great King, the Pope's secular arm.
the victor over the Mohammedans, the ruler of Europe, etc.
That all these events are imminent is now beyond question. Fr.
Nectou supplies us with an additional proof: the waning power of
England. England has indeed lost her Empire since the end of World
War Two. What is even worse, she seems to have lost the sense of her
mission, Every Western nation has a mission, that of bringing
civilization to primitive peoples. Whereas a man can not be regarded
as inferior on account of skin-color alone, whereas color
discrimination is absolutely wrong and unchristian, it is also an
indisputable fact that colored peoples generally are, as a whole, more
primitive than white people. Intelligent and unprejudiced Negroes will
not deny it. That is why it is insane to insist on absolute equality
between whites and Negroes when their general make-up and way of
life are so different. For the same reason, it is insane to insist on
majority rule in Africa. The attitude of the British Government under
Wilson shows that England has lost the sense of her mission. This was
evidenced also under another Labour government, that of Attlee.
Naturally, one cannot expect realism from socialist dreamers. Be that
as it
may, I do not think that anyone in his right mind would deny that the
loss of the Empire has reduced England to the rank of a second-class
power, to economic hardship, and to its concomitant ills. There is
every reason to think, for instance, that the legalization of abortion
and sterilization has been helped along by England's economic
problems. Remedies like these, of course, are worse than the evils
they are intended to cure, but a wholly secularized community is
unable to perceive this. And so the stage is set for the chastisement
which the prophecies say will be very severe for England.
¶ 50. Sister Marianne (This holy nun lived in the convent of the
Ursulines in Blois. She made many prophecies. Shortly before her
death she predicted the fall of Napoleon I and his brief return from the
Island of Elba.)
¶ 50.1 "As long as public prayers are said, nothing shall happen. But a
time will come when public prayers shall cease. People will say:
'Things will remain as they are.'
"All men will be taken away gradually in small groups. Only old
men will remain. Before the great battle the wicked shall be masters
(in France). They will do as much harm as they can, but not as much
as they would like, because they shall not have enough time. The good
Catholics shall be on the point of being annihilated but, O Power of
God, a stroke from Heaven will save them. All the wicked shall
perish, but also many good Catholics.
¶ 50.2 "Such extraordinary events shall take place that the most
incredulous will be forced to say: 'Truly, the finger of God is here.'
There shall be a terrible night during which no one will be able to
sleep. But these trials shall not last long because no one could endure
them. When all shall appear lost, all will be saved."
¶ 50.3 "It is then that the Prince shall reign, whom people did not
esteem before, but whom they shall then seek. The triumph of religion
will be so great that no one has ever seen the equal. All injustices will
be made good; civil laws will be made in harmony with the laws of
God and of the Church. Education in the schools will be most
Christian, and workers' guilds will flourish again.
Comment: Here again we see the outlines of a new social and political
order diametrically opposed to that of our era.
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The state will no longer be separated from the Church. Schools will
impart a totally Christian education (and not merely a few hours of
religion separated from the other subjects of the curriculum). Finally,
workers' guilds will replace the obnoxious trade unions. There is a
capital difference between guilds and unions: guilds unite employers
and employees in a vertical association within each industry. Unions
pit employees against employers in a horizontal association grouping
several industries. Guilds promote order, justice, and social harmony;
unions create chaos, injustice, and civil unrest. Here again we have
another instance of the failure of our generation 'to think aright.'
¶ 51. Nursing Nun of Bellay. This prophecy was written sometime

between 1810 and 1830 and was entrusted to Fr. Fulgence, the
Chaplain of the Trappist Monastery of Notre-Dame des Gardes, near
Angers.
¶ 51.1 "Once again the madmen seem to gain the upper hand! They
laugh God to scorn. Now, the churches are closed; the pastors run
away; the Holy Sacrifice ceases. ¶ 51.2 "Woe to thee, corrupt city! the
wicked try to destroy everything; their books and their doctrines are
swamping the world. But the day of justice is come. Here is your
King; he comes forward amidst the confusion of those stormy days.
Horrible times! The just and the wicked fall; Babylon is reduced to
ashes. Woe to thee, city three times accursed! ¶ 51.3 "There was also a
great battle, the like of which has never been seen before. Blood was
flowing like water after a heavy rain. The wicked were trying to
slaughter all the servants of the Religion of Jesus Christ. After they
had killed a large number, they raised a cry of victory, but suddenly
the just received help from above.
¶ 51.4 "A saint raises his arms to Heaven; he allays the wrath of God.
He ascends the throne of Peter. At the same time, the Great Monarch
ascends the throne of his ancestors. All is quiet now. Altars are set up
again; religion comes to life again. What I see now is so wonderful
that 1 am unable to express it.
¶ 51.5 "All these things shall come to pass once the wicked have
succeeded in circulating large numbers of bad books." ¶ 52. Jeanne le
Royer (Sister of the Nativity). She was born in 1731 and became a
nun in 1755. Being illiterate, she dictated
her revelations to her spiritual directors. But later, assailed with
scruples, she had these early copies thrown into the fire. Some thirty
years later, in 1790, her new spiritual director, Fr. Genet, wrote down
her revelations again. He had already written four books when his
work was cut short by the persecutions waged against the Church by
the revolutionaries.
It seems likely that she had predicted the terrible events of the
French Revolution in her earlier revelations, which were destroyed.
When the fury of the enemies of God was unleashed from 1789
onwards, however, it became clear that she had a mission, and she was
probably persuaded to elaborate on her visions. The holy nun died in
1798. Here are excerpts which seem to have a bearing on our own
times. ¶ 52.1 "I see that the century which begins in 1800 shall not yet
be the last.
The reign of Antichrist is approaching. The thick vapors which I
have seen rising from the earth and obscuring the light of the sun are
the false maxims of irreligion and licence which are confounding all
sound principles and spreading everywhere such darkness as to
obscure both faith and reason."
Comment: By 1790, the "false maxims" which she mentions were

already being put into practice by the revolutionaries. But these "false
maxims" had been formulated long before and were spread freely by a
certain school of philosophers in the fashionable drawing-rooms
during the reign of Louis XV. These philosophers were invariably
Freemasons — a very significant detail which, however, is usually
overlooked by modern historians. Yet, if one wishes to understand the
development of the Mystery of Iniquity up to our own times, it is
essential to know that these destructive ideas, emanating from France
and spreading therefrom throughout the world, were essentially
Masonic ideas. Since these ideas were Jewish in origin and therefore
anti-Christian, it is easy enough to understand why their acceptance in
the modern world has led mankind to the brink of abyss. There is, of
course, convincing bibliographical evidence of a Judeo-Masonic plot
from the 18th century onwards, but it is not readily available. As a re-
sult, the mere mention of a "Judeo-Masonic" plot is usually dismissed
as right-wing extremism.
Another error, studiously cultivated by the enemies of the
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Church, is that the French Revolution was the spontaneous uprising of
a down-trodden populace. In actual fact, allowance being made for
some well-founded local grievances, the French peasantry were the
most prosperous of all the European countries! Far from being a
popular uprising, the French Revolution was brought into being by a
section of the nobility who, some decades earlier, had lavishly
entertained the "philosophers" in their drawing-rooms and imbibed
their false ideas! These same noblemen and their ladies, however, lost
their heads under the guillotine after themselves having aroused and
unleashed the fury of the mobs.
This digression, I think, is necessary for a better understanding of
today's turmoil, for the Revolution is still with us. The issues may
have changed but the spirit is the same, and it has now permeated the
entire world. Behind all this, of course, stands a spiritual power I will
make no bones about naming, no matter how old-fashioned it may
sound: this is the devil in his eon-old struggle against God. He knows
that his time is running short; he is intensifying his efforts and, being
intelligent, realizes that his most likely cooperators are to be sought
among those who crucified Christ. This he has done throughout the
centuries and more particularly since the 18th century, until such time
as the Mystery of Iniquity will find its completion in the earthly
kingdom of the Jews under Antichrist. Many private prophecies say
so, and not a few Doctors of the Church have thought so. Back now to
Sister Jeanne.
¶ 52.2 "One day I heard a voice which said: The new Constitution will
appear to many other than what it really is. They will bless it as a gift
from heaven; whereas, it is in fact sent from hell and permitted by
God in His just wrath. It will only be by its effects that people will be
led to recognize the Dragon who wanted to destroy all and devour all.'
¶ 52.3 "One night I saw a number of ecclesiastics. Their haughtiness
and air of severity seemed to demand the respect of all. They forced
the faithful to follow them. But God commanded me to oppose them:
'They no longer have the right to speak in my name.' Jesus told me. "It
is against My wish that they carry out a mandate for which they are no
longer worthy.'
¶ 52.4 "I saw a great power rise up against the Church. It plundered,
devastated, and threw into confusion and disorder
the vine of the Lord, having it trampled underfoot by the people and
holding it up to ridicule by all nations. Having vilified celibacy and
oppressed the priesthood, it had the effrontery to confiscate the
Church's property and to arrogate to itself the powers of the Holy
Father, whose person and whose laws it held in contempt.
¶ 52.5 "I had a vision: Before the Father and the Son — both seated —
a virgin of incomparable beauty, representing the Church, was
kneeling. The Holy Ghost spread His shining wings over the virgin
and the two other persons. The wounds of Our Lord seemed alive.
Leaning on the Cross with one hand, He offered to His Father with the
other hand the chalice which the virgin had given to Him. She
supported the chalice which the Master held in the middle. The Father
placed one hand on the cup and raised the other to bless the virgin.
¶ 52.6 "I noticed that the chalice was only half-filled with blood, and I
heard these words spoken by the Saviour at the moment of
presentation: 'I shall not be fully satisfied until I am able to fill it right
up to the brim.' I understood then that the contents of the chalice
represented the blood of the early martyrs, and that this vision had
reference to the last persecutions of the Christians, whose blood would
fill the chalice, thereby completing the number of martyrs and
predestined. For at the end of time, there will be as many martyrs as in
the early Church, and even more, for the persecutions will be far more
violent. Then the Last Judgment will no longer be delayed.
¶ 52.7 "I see in God that a long time before the rise of Antichrist the
world will be afflicted with many bloody wars. Peoples will rise
against peoples, and nations will rise against nations, sometimes
allied, sometimes enemies, in their fight against the same party.
Armies will come into frightful collisions and will fill the earth with
murder and carnage. ¶ 52.8 "These internal and foreign wars will
cause enormous sacrifices, profanations, scandals, and infinite evils,
because of the incursions that will be made into the Church. ¶ 52.9
"As well as that, I see that the earth will be shaken in different places
by frightful earthquakes. I see whole mountains cracking and splitting
with a terrible din. Only too happy will one be if one can escape with
no more than a fright; but no, I see come out of these gaping
mountains
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whirlwinds of smoke, fire, sulphur, and tar, which reduce to cinders
entire towns. All this and a thousand other disasters must come before
the rise of the Man of Sin (Antichrist)."
Comment: This is what I have called elsewhere the "Great Storm," a

period of civil and foreign wars, anarchy and chaos all over the world,
and enslavement under Communism, from which God alone can save
us. This liberation will come through natural disasters and is to be
followed by a period of complete peace and harmony between people
and nations under the reign of the Great Monarch and the Holy Pope.
At the end of this glorious reign, Antichrist will come. He will be
accepted by the Jewish nation as their messiah and king and will
control the whole earth.
The above sequence of events is obvious in such a large number of
private prophecies, coming from every nation and every past century,
that it is impossible for any serious student of private prophecies to
have any reasonable doubts that these events will come to pass as
revealed. It should be borne in mind in regard to these prophecies, that
communications as we know them today were not in existence even
fifty years ago. What then of the preceding centuries? Medieval
archives unearthed in a small German village in, say, the 16th century
could have no relation to records coming from a French or Italian
hamlet in a former or later century. But all these prophecies say the
same thing. And there are hundreds of them!
For my part, I have studied no less than 300 different prophecies.
Moreover, the more ancient of these prophecies describe accurately
subsequent events such as the Reformation, the French Revolution,
the rise of Capitalism and Democracy, and even Communism. The
sceptic may say that these prophecies are nonsense, but the nonsense
is in his own mind. Or again, he may say that they are only "private",
but so are Lourdes and Fatima; so are the Scapular and the Rosary. It
matters little, really, whether a revelation is private or public, so long
as it has given reasonable evidence of being true. Let us return again
to Sr. Jeanne.
¶ 52.10 "I saw in the light of the Lord that the faith and our holy
Religion would become weaker in almost every Christian kingdom.
God has permitted that they should be
chastised by the wicked in order to awaken them from their apathy.
And after the justice of God has been satisfied, He will pour out an
abundance of graces on His Church, and He will spread the Faith and
restore the discipline of the Church in those countries where it had
become tepid and lax. ¶ 52.11 "I saw in God that our Mother, Holy
Church, will spread in many countries and will produce her fruits in
abundance to compensate for the outrages she will have suffered from
the impiety and the persecutions of her enemies. ¶ 52.12 "I saw that
the poor people, weary of the arduous labours and trials that God sent
to them, shall then be thrilled with a joy that God will infuse in their
good hearts. The Church will become by her faith and by her love,
more fervent and more flourishing than ever. Our good Mother the
Church will witness many amazing things, even on the part of her
former persecutors, for they will come forward and throw themselves
at her feet, acknowledge her, and implore pardon from God and from
her for all the crimes and outrages that they had perpetrated against
her. She will no longer regard them as her enemies, but she will
instead welcome them as her own children.
¶ 52.13 "Now all the true penitents will flow from all sides to the
Church, which will receive them into her bosom. The entire
community of the faithful will pour out their hearts in hymns of
penance and thanksgiving to the glory of the Lord. ¶ 52.14 "I see in
God a great power, led by the Holy Ghost, which will restore order
through a second upheaval. I see in God a large assembly of pastors
who will uphold the rights of the Church and of her Head. They will
restore the former disciplines. I see, in particular, two servants of the
Lord who will distinguish themselves in this glorious struggle and
who, by the grace of the Holy Ghost, will fill with ardent zeal the
hearts of this illustrious assembly.
¶ 52.15 "All the false cults will be abolished; all the abuses of the
Revolution will be destroyed and the altars of the true God restored.
The former practices will be put into force again, and our religion —
at least in some respects — will flourish more than ever,"
Comment: This "large assembly of pastors" who will restore the

former disciplines and the former practices, is undoubtedly the
Ecumenic Council to which many other prophecies refer:
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This Ecumenic Council will also "destroy the abuses of the
Revolution," which have been set loose by Vatican II. These abuses
cannot be of a political nature, for it is not the function of an ecumenic
council to make political decisions. These abuses, therefore, are
liturgical. They are the abuses which we are supposed to accept and
hail as a "renewal." And they are indeed "of the Revolution," because
it is undeniable that the spirit of the Revolution has entered the
Church. (In fact the word was recently used by the Holy Father
himself.) Moreover, the mention that "former practices will be put into
force again" and "false cults abolished" seems to confirm that view. At
the same time, it affords hope for the future: the beautiful Latin
liturgy, after all, is not so dead as the revolutionaries would like it to
be.
¶ 52.16 "I see in God that the Church will enjoy a profound peace
over a period which seems to me to be of a fairly long duration. This
respite will be the longest of all that will occur between the
revolutions from now till the General Judgment. The closer we draw
to the General Judgment, the shorter will be the revolutions against
the Church. The kind of peace that will follow each revolution will be
shorter also. This is so because we are approaching the End of Time,
and little time will be left for either the elect to do good or for the
wicked to do evil.
¶ 52.17 "One day the Lord said to me: 'A few years before the coming
of my enemy, Satan will raise up false prophets who will announce
Antichrist as the true Messiah, and they will try to destroy all our
Christian beliefs. And I shall make the children and the old people
prophesy. The closer we get to the reign of Antichrist, the more will
the darkness of Satan spread over the earth, and the more will his
satellites increase their efforts to trap the faithful in their nets."
Comment: As I said previously, the evidence drawn from so many

prophecies is such that it is truly impossible to deny in good faith —
unless through ignorance of these prophecies — that we have now
entered the apocalyptic period. The general picture is quite clear — so
plain that it requires no interpretation. Some details, however, call for
an interpretation; and, in this case, all I can do is offer my personal
opinion with no
claim to infallibility. Concerning the above passage, it seems to me
that false prophets are already with us. They are not announcing
Antichrist yet, but they are surely heralding him because many of the
new ideas they push forward are quite in keeping with the descriptions
of the reign of Antichrist as found in some early Fathers and Doctors.
These false prophets will infiltrate the Church more and more, so that
the faithful will be hard put to know which of the new trends to reject
and which to accept. It is a time of confusion, of sorrow, and of
anguish for many. At the same time, however, the Lord will make
little children and old people prophesy. Indeed, there have been many
reports recently of children and old people prophesying, both in
Europe and America. But, here again, we arc none the wiser because,
short of an authoritative decision from Rome, we have no means of
knowing which of these prophecies are genuine and which are not.
Indirectly, however, one can still benefit from them because they all
re-affirm the forgotten traditional truths.
Some prophecies have it to be understood that Antichrist was to be
born circa 1962. This, admittedly, is highly speculative. Others seem
to indicate that the "Great Storm" might take place circa 1974 (do not
take this as a certainty!). But it is interesting to note that, up to the
Ecumenic Council (Vatican II), the Catholic Church was the only
human organization in which nothing but the truth was still taught (the
world at large was already wallowing in a quagmire of errors). But,
with the supposed birth of Antichrist in 1962, error has now entered
even the Church. Likewise, the possible events of 1974 would
correspond with Antichrist's puberty — and first public appearance.
I have said that all this is highly speculative, and I would not repeat
it but that I am aware that there is an inveterate tendency in all of us to
seek knowledge of the future, which leads us to hold as a certainty
what is only a possibility. For this reason I feel that another word of
caution is not out of place.
¶ 52.18 "When the reign of Antichrist draws near, a false religion will
appear which will deny the unity of God and will oppose the Church.
Errors will cause ravages as never before. ¶ 52.19 "One day I found
myself in a vast plain alone with God. Jesus appeared to me, and from
the top of a small hill.
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showing to me a beautiful sun on the horizon. He said dolefully: The
world is passing away and the time of My second coming draws near.
When the sun is about to set, one knows that the day is nearly over
and that the night will soon fall. Centuries arc like days for me. Look
at this sun, see how much it still has to travel, and estimate the time
that is left to the world.'
¶ 52.20 "I looked intently and it seemed to me that the sun would set
in two hours. Jesus said: 'Do not forget that these are not millenaries,
but only centuries, and they are few in number.'
¶ 52.21 "But I understood that Jesus reserved to Himself the
knowledge of the exact number, and I did not wish to ask Him more.
It sufficed me to know that the peace of the Church and the restoration
of discipline were to last a reasonably long time.
¶ 52.22 "God has manifested to me the malice of Lucifer and the
perverse and diabolical intentions of his henchmen against the Holy
Church of Jesus Christ. At the command of their master these wicked
men have crossed the world like furies to prepare the way and the
place for Antichrist, whose reign is approaching. Through the
corrupted breath of their proud spirit they have poisoned the minds of
men. Like persons infected with pestilence, they have communicated
the evil to each other, and the contagion has become general. The
storm began in France, and France shall be the first theatre of its
ravages after having been its cradle. The Church in Council shall one
day strike with anathemas, pull down and destroy the evil principles of
that criminal constitution. What a consolation! What a joy for the truly
faithful!"
Comment: The proud spirit which has poisoned the minds of men is
undoubtedly Rationalism in its original sense. Indeed, all the other
modern errors derive from it. The development of modern errors is in
itself a subject matter that calls for not less than a book. It is
impossible to show in a few pages how Rationalism developed into
Liberalism and finally led to Marxism. There are natural and
supernatural reasons for this. Perhaps, I shall explain all this in
another book. When people understand why the world is sick, then
they may also discover how it can be cured. Admittedly, irreligion is
the primary cause, but the problem is not so simple as that
because many religious people have now accepted the errors of the
agnostics even though they may not be agnostics themselves. Never
before have men boasted so much of their "maturity" and of t h e i r
"reasonableness." vet never before have they been so confused and
distracted as today.
The revolution which Sister Jeanne is referring to is the French
Revolution of 1789. but more generally, it may be regarded as the
universal revolution of ideas called "Enlightenment" which is still
continuing in our own times. Indeed, the 1789 revolution was nothing
but the palpable result of the Enlightenment, but it did help in
spreading its errors all over the world. The American revolution,
admittedly, was of a different kind, but the foundations of that new-
born republic were laid on the principles of the Enlightenment — of
Masonic incubation, mingled with a Protestant brand of Christianity
which has always been remarkably accommodating with lower
denominators. George Washington himself once expressed the fear
that the Republic might deteriorate.
¶ 53. Anna-Katarina Emmerich (Blessed Sister Emmerick was an

Augustinian nun. She was born in Germany in 1774, spent a life of
sufferings, and died in 1824 in her n a t i v e country. She bore the
stigmata of Our Lord.
¶ 53.1 May 13, 1820. "1 saw also the relationship between the two
popes. . . 1 saw how baleful would be the consequences of this false
church. I saw it increase in size: heretics of every kind came into the
city (of Rome). The local clergy grew lukewarm, and I saw a great
darkness, . . Then, the vision seemed to extend on every side. Whole
Catholic communities were being oppressed, harassed, confined, and
deprived of their freedom. I saw many churches close down, great
miseries everywhere, wars and bloodshed. A wild and ignorant mob
took to violent action. But it did not last long. ¶ 53.2 "Once more I
saw that the Church of Peter was undermined by a plan evolved by the
secret sect, while storms were damaging it. But I saw also that help
was coming when distress had reached its peak. I saw again the
Blessed Virgin ascend on the Church and spread her mantle [over it]. I
saw a Pope who was at once gentle, and very firm. . . I saw a great
renewal, and the Church rose high in the sky."
Comment: Many prophecies predict an anti-pope and a

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schism. Many predict war, bloodshed, and persecutions right in the
Vatican. But also many say that "'it will not last long" and that "help
will come when everything seems hopeless."
¶ 53.3 Sept. 12, 1820. "I saw a strange church being built against
every rule. . . No angels were supervising the building operations. In
that church, nothing came from high above. . . There was only
division and chaos. It is probably a church of human creation,
following the latest fashion, as well as the new heterodox church of
Rome, which seems of the same kind. . .
¶ 53.4 "I saw again the strange big church that was being built there
(in Rome). There was nothing holy in it. I saw this just as I saw a
movement led by Ecclesiastics to which contributed angels, saints and
other Christians. But there (in the strange big church) all the work was
being done mechanically (i.e. according to set rules and formulae).
Everything was being done according to human reason. . . ¶ 53.5 "I
saw all sorts of people, things, doctrines, and opinions. There was
something proud, presumptuous, and violent about it, and they seemed
to be very successful. I did not see a single Angel nor a single saint
helping in the work. But far away in the background, I saw the seat of
a cruel people armed with spears, and I saw a laughing figure which
said: 'Do build it as solid as you can; we will pull it to the ground.' "
Comment: Two different churches seem to be indicated in this

passage. First, a puppet church set up by the Communists, and a
"strange church" comprising "all sorts of people and doctrines"
(perhaps in the name of Ecumenism), which will follow modern
trends. This church is "unholy and humanistic," but it is not
Communist inspired, otherwise the Communists would not want to
pull it to the ground. This church is either the true Catholic Church
after it has been completely subverted from within, or it is a new
church claiming to be the true Catholic Church, if two popes are
elected at the same time. Some prophecies seem to warrant the infer-
ence that the true Catholic Church will disappear completely for a
while as an organization, but, although disorganized, it will survive in
the persons of the faithful members of the clergy and laity who will go
underground.
¶ 53.6 July 12, 1820. "I had a vision of the holy Emperor Henry. I saw
him at night kneeling alone at the foot of the main altar in a great and
beautiful church . . . and I saw the Blessed Virgin coming down all
alone. She laid on the Altar a red cloth covered with white linen. She
placed a book inlaid with precious stones. She lit the candles and the
perpetual lamp. . Then came the Saviour Himself clad in priestly vest-
ments. He was carrying the chalice and the veil. Two Angels were
serving Him and two more were following. . . His chasuble was a full
and heavy mantle in which red and white could be seen in
transparency, and gleaming with jewels. . . Although there was no
altar bell, the cruets were there. The wine was as red as blood, and
there was also some water. The Mass was short. The Gospel of St.
John was not read at the end. When the Mass had ended, Mary came
up to Henry (the Emperor), and she extended her right hand towards
him, saying that it was in recognition of his purity. Then, she urged
him not to falter. Thereupon I saw an angel, and he touched the sinew
of his hip, like Jacob. He (Henry) was in great pain; and from that day
on he walked with a limp. . ." Comment: Henry is the Great Monarch,
chosen by God to restore all things in Christ. Other prophecies, too,
mention that he will be limping. The Blessed Virgin urges him not to
falter because the enemies of the Church are still to be defeated, and
his mission is strewn with difficulties. The white and red of the cloths
and vestments symbolize the purity of Christ the Priest, and the fire
and blood of those times. The red color also symbolizes the age of the
Holy Ghost, which is to come after our age of darkness. It is
interesting to note, too, that St. John's Gospel "was not read at the
end." This new development was foreseen 140 years ago by Sr.
Emmerick.
¶ 53.7 August to October 1820. "I see more martyrs, not now but in
the future. . . I saw the secret sect relentlessly undermining the great
Church. Near them I saw a horrible beast coming up from the sea. All
over the world, good and devout people, especially the clergy, were
harassed, oppressed, and put into prison. I had the feeling that they
would become martyrs one day.
¶ 53.8 "When the Church had been for the most part destroyed (by the
secret sect), and when only the sanctuary and altar were still standing,
I saw the wreckers (of the secret
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sect) enter the Church with the Beast. There, they met a Woman of
noble carriage who seemed to be with child because she walked
slowly. At this sight, the enemies were terrorized, and the Beast could
not take but another step forward. It projected its neck towards the
Woman as if to devour her, but the Woman turned about and bowed
down (towards the Altar), her head touching the ground. Thereupon, I
saw the Beast taking to flight towards the sea again, and the enemies
were fleeing in the greatest of confusion. Then, I saw in the distance
great legions approaching. In the foreground I saw a man on a white
horse. Prisoners were set free and joined them. All the enemies were
pursued. Then, I saw that the Church was being promptly rebuilt, and
she was more magnificent than ever before."
Comment: The description of the Beast of the sea and the Woman
with Child is strikingly similar to that which is given in the
Apocalypse. Yet, Sister Emmerick's confidant, whose truthfulness
cannot be doubted, said that she had never read it. In this passage the
Woman is the Church. She is about to give birth to ("elect") a Pope
who will rule with a "rod of iron" (Apoc. 12:5), and her travail will
coincide with the last persecutions before peace is restored. The
legions are those of Henry, the great Catholic prince. Many
prophecies say that he will ride a white horse, and this may be taken
quite literally, for by that time Europe will be in ruins and there will
be nothing else for travelling.
¶ 53.9 August 10, 1820. "I see the Holy Father in great anguish. He
lives in a palace other than before and he admits only a limited
number of friends near him. I fear that the Holy Father will suffer
many more trials before he dies. I see that the false church of darkness
is making progress, and I see the dreadful influence it has on people.
The Holy Father and the Church are verily in so great a distress that
one must implore God day and night."
¶ 53.10 "Last night I was taken to Rome where the Holy Father,
immersed in his sorrow, is still hiding to elude dangerous demands
(made upon him). He is very weak, and exhausted by sorrows, cares,
and prayers. He can now trust but few people. That is mainly why he
is hiding. But he still has with him an aged priest who has much
simplicity and godli-
ness. He is his friend, and because of his simplicity they did not
t h i n k it would be worth removing him. But this man receives many
graces from God. He sees and notices a great many things which he
faithfully reports to the Holy Father. It was required of me to inform
him, while he was praying, of the traitors, and evil-doers who were to
be found among the high-ranking servants living close to him, so that
he might be made aware of it."
Comment: When I first published this prophecy in a 1964 edition of

World Trends, it was not possible to say then that the Vatican was
riddled with traitors. Today, it is much more credible.
Here is another question likely to be asked: "Is Pope Paul the Holy
Father referred to in this prophecy?" Frankly, I do not know. In any
case, it cannot be taken for granted that he is.
¶ 53.11 August 25, 1820. "I do not know in what manner I was taken
to Rome last night, but I found myself near the Church of St. Mary
Major, and I saw many poor people who were greatly distressed and
worried because the Pope was to be seen nowhere, and also on
account of the restlessness and the alarming rumors in the city. These
people did not seem to expect the church doors to open; they only
wanted to pray outside. An inner urging had led them there
individually. But I was in the church, and I opened the doors. They
came in, surprised and frightened because the doors had opened. It
seems to me that I was behind the door, and they could not see me.
There was no office on in the Church, but the Sanctuary lamps were
lit. The people prayed quite peacefully. ¶ 53.12 "Then, I saw an
apparition of the Mother of God, and she said that the tribulation
would be very great. She added that these people must pray fervently
with outstretched arms, be it only long enough to say three Our
Fathers. This was the way her Son prayed for them on the Cross. They
must rise at twelve at night, and pray in this manner; and they must
keep coming to the Church. They must pray above all for the Church
of Darkness to leave Rome. ¶ 53.13 "She (the Holy Mother) said a
great many other things that it pains me to relate: she said that if only
one priest could offer the bloodless sacrifice as worthily and with
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the same dispositions as the Apostles, he could avert all the disasters
(that are to come). To my knowledge the people in the church did not
see the apparition, but they must have been stirred by something
supernatural, because, as soon as the Holy Virgin had said that they
must pray God with outstretched arms, they all raised their arms.
These were all good and devout people, and they did not know where
help and guidance should be sought. There were no traitors and no
enemies among them, yet they were afraid of one another. One can
judge thereby what the situation was like."
Comment: The first remark to be made here, perhaps, concerns the

fact that Sister Emmerick was taken through space and time (i.e. from
Germany to Rome, and from her own times to some time in the
future). In what manner she was thus carried, she herself did not
know. This is reminiscent of St. Paul. But whatever the manner, a
person with any knowledge of mystical theology, and believing what
a Catholic should, will know that it is possible. The rest of the
message alludes once more to the false Church of Darkness which
will be set up in Rome, and to the fact that the Pope will no longer be
seen in public. Then, we have another reference to the Great Disaster
to come, and the confusion of the Faithful who, by then will be left
without guidance. Finally, there is the significant reference to the
mutual distrust of Christians, significant, because of the well-known
Communist "technique" of planting traitors everywhere.
¶ 53.14 September 10, 1820. "I saw the Church of St. Peter: it had
been destroyed but for the Sanctuary and the main Altar. St. Michael
came down into the church, clad in his suit of armor, and he paused,
threatening with his sword a number of unworthy pastors who wanted
to enter. That part of the Church which had been destroyed was
promptly fenced in with light timber so that the Divine office might be
celebrated as it should. Then, from all over the world came priests and
laymen, and they rebuilt the stone walls, since the wreckers had been
unable to move the heavy foundation stones."
Comment: The actual destruction of the Church of St. Peter does not
necessarily follow from what is said here, although it remains a
possibility. The Church of St. Peter may stand as a
symbol of the Catholic Church which — as many privileged souls
have warned — will be almost completely destroyed before being
reborn more beautiful and more glorious than ever.
¶ 53.15 September 27, 1820. "I saw deplorable things: they were
gambling, drinking, and talking in church; they were also courting
women. All sorts of abominations were perpetrated there. Priests
allowed everything and said Mass with much irreverence. I saw that
few of them were still godly, and only a few had sound views on
things. I also saw Jews standing under the porch of the Church. All
these things caused me much distress."
Comment: When I first quoted this, in 1964, things were not half so
bad as they are now. True, I already had a photograph showing
teenage girls "twisting" in black tights in the sanctuary of a Belgian
church, but not, as now, of nuns dancing and throwing up their legs
while Mass was being concelebrated by a number of priests in
business suits. In 1964 they were not yet consecrating Coca-cola and
hot-dog buns. Although it was obvious that many priests had unsound
views on many things, their love of freedom had not yet driven any of
them to issue ultimata to the hierarchy, or to go on strike, to occupy
churches, to canvass protest notes, nor to challenge openly the
authority of the Pope and hierarchy. These things are now on record.
¶ 53.16 October 1, 1820. "The Church is in great danger. We must

pray so that the Pope may not leave Rome; countless evils would
result if he did. They are now demanding something from him. The
Protestant doctrine and that of the schismatic Greeks are to spread
everywhere. I now sec that in this place (Rome) the (Catholic) Church
is being so cleverly undermined, that there hardly remain a hundred or
so priests who have not been deceived. They all work for destruction,
even the clergy. A great devastation is now near at hand."
Comment: It is clear that these predictions refer to the same period.

However, one may justifiably ask: "Is this really our period? Was not
the Church in great danger in the 19th century too?" To both questions
the answer is yes, for at the time of this prophecy, the arrest of Pius
VII was already a
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thing of the past. As for the events of 1870, it cannot be said that they
match the details of the prophecy. On the other hand, the specific
mention of Russia (as will be seen later) makes it clear that this is
indeed our own period, as it is hardly necessary to point out that
Russia was no threat to the Church in the 19th century.
¶ 53.17 October 4, 1820. "When I saw the Church of St. Peter in ruins,
and the manner in which so many of the clergy were themselves busy
at this work of destruction — none of them wishing to do it openly in
front of the others — I was in such distress that I cried out to Jesus
with all my might, imploring His mercy. Then, I saw before me the
Heavenly Spouse, and He spoke to me for a long time. . . He said,
among other things, that this translation of the Church from one place
to another meant that she would seem to be in complete decline. But
she would rise again; even if there remained but one Catholic, the
Church would conquer again because she does not rest on human
counsels and intelligence. It was also shown to me that there were
almost no Christians left in the old acceptation of the word.
¶ 53.18 October 7. 1820. "As I was going through Rome with St,
Francoise and the other Saint, we saw a great palace engulfed in
flames from top to bottom. I was very much afraid that the occupants
would be burned to death because no one came forward to put out the
fire. As we came nearer, however, the fire abated and we saw the
blackened building. We went through a number of magnificent rooms
(untouched by the fire), and we finally reached the Pope. He was
sitting in the dark and slept in a large arm-chair. He was very ill and
weak; he could no longer walk. The ecclesiastics in the inner circle
looked insincere and lacking in zeal; I did not like them. I told the
Pope of the bishops who are to be appointed soon. I told him also that
he must not leave Rome. If he did so, it would be chaos. He thought
that the evil was inevitable and that he should leave in order to save
many things beside himself. He was very much inclined to leave
Rome, and he was insistently urged to do so. The Pope is still attached
to the things of this earth in many ways.
¶ 53.19 "The Church is completely isolated and as if completely
deserted. It seems that everyone is running away. Everywhere I see
great misery, hatred, treason, rancour, con-
fusion, and an utter blindness. O city! O city! What is threatening
thee? The storm is coming; do be watchful! ¶ 53.20 1820-1821 (No
precise date). "I also saw the various regions of the earth. My Guide
(Jesus) named Europe, and, pointing to a small and sandy region, He
uttered these remarkable words: "Here is Prussia, the enemy.' Then He
showed me another place, to the north, and He said: "This is Moskva,
the land of Moscow, bringing many evils.' "
Comment: Here, the mention of Prussia may lead to the inference that
this prophecy applies to the 1870 events. (The Pope lost his temporal
power and became a virtual prisoner because the French troops, which
were protecting him, were recalled to France during the Franco
Prussian war). However, the mention of Russia is unmistakable.
Moreover, there exist other prophecies saying that Prussia (or East
Germany) will be instrumental in starting World War III.
¶ 53.21 June 1, 1821. "Among the strangest things that I saw, were
long processions of bishops. Their thoughts and utterances were made
known to me through images issuing from their mouths. Their faults
towards religion were shown by external deformities. A few had only
a body, with a dark cloud of fog instead of a head. Others had only a
head, their bodies and hearts were like thick vapors. Some were lame;
others were paralytics; others were asleep or staggering. ¶ 53.22 "I
saw what I believe to be nearly all the bishops of the world, but only a
small number were perfectly sound. I also saw the Holy Father —
God-fearing and prayerful. Nothing left to be desired in his
appearance, but he was weakened by old age and by much suffering.
His head was lolling from side to side, and it dropped onto his chest as
if he were falling asleep. He often fainted and seemed to be dying. But
when he was praying, he was often comforted by apparitions from
Heaven. Then, his head was erect, but as soon as it dropped again onto
his chest, I saw a number of people looking quickly right and left, that
is, in the direction of the world.
¶ 53.23 "Then, I saw that everything that pertained to Protestantism
was gradually gaining the upper hand, and the Catholic religion fell
into complete decadence. Most priests were lured by the glittering but
false knowledge of young
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school-teachers, and they all contributed to the work of destruction.
¶ 53.24 "In those days, Faith will fall very low, and it will be
preserved in some places only, in a few cottages and in a few families
which God has protected from disasters and wars."
Comment: The symbolism of the first paragraph may be interpreted in

a number of ways: "Heads like fog" may mean errors of thinking.
"Heads only, no bodies and no hearts" may mean high intellect, but
divorced from reality and with no charity. "Lame" may mean
performance of duty in a halfhearted way. "Paralytics" may mean
powerlessness to do anything although the knowledge of what should
be done is not impaired. "Asleep" may denote an unawareness of the
vital problems which are facing the Church. "Staggering" may mean
that the burden of responsibility is too heavy.
The second paragraph may refer to an ecumenic council. Few
bishops are sound. The Pope is holy, but old and tired. His head is
swaying; he hesitates. He falls asleep; he fails to grasp the really
important issues of the day. The others are very much concerned with
the world.
Meanwhile, Protestantism is penetrating into the Catholic Church.
Like those bishops who have only a head, many priests are more
interested in knowledge than in charity, but it is a false knowledge,
worldly-wise, overlooking the essentials, similar to the knowledge of
young school-teachers who have been taught facts instead of
principles, science instead of philosophy.
As a result of all this, Faith will fall very low. But the Faith will
survive in a few families which God will protect during the coming
disasters.
¶ 53.25 1820-1821 (No precise date). "I see many excommunicated

ecclesiastics who do not seem to be concerned about it, nor even
aware of it. Yet, they are (ipso facto) excommunicated whenever they
cooperate to [sic] enterprises, enter into associations, and embrace
opinions on which an anathema has been cast. It can be seen thereby
that God ratifies the decrees, orders, and interdictions issued by the
Head of the Church, and that He keeps them in force even though men
show no concern for them, reject them, or laugh them to scorn."
Comment: There is no doubt that this prophecy applies to our times.
Writing in past issues of World Trends, I have cited many instances of
bishops and priests who evinced opinions irreconcilable with Catholic
doctrine.
¶ 53.26 March 22, 1820. "I saw very clearly the errors, the
aberrations, and the countless sins of men. I saw the folly and the
wickedness of their actions, against all truth and all reason. Priests
were among them, and I gladly endured my suffering so that they may
return to a better mind."
Comment: This prophecy only states the presence of errors, without

comments. But some other prophecies are more specific; it is not
unduly difficult to recognize the errors condemned by Pius XII in
Humani Generis and by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On
Modernism). I cannot elaborate on this subject; I did so in Issue No.
10 of World Trends in which the main errors of our times were
examined. In No. 6, I gave evidence that many of the clergy had fallen
for these errors. Some young avant-garde priests are now
disseminating them freely in parish bulletins in the Diocese of
Melbourne.
¶ 53.27 April 12, 1820. "I had another vision of the great tribulation.
It seems to me that a concession was demanded from the clergy which
could not be granted. I saw many older priests, especially one, who
wept bitterly. A few younger ones were also weeping. But others, and
the lukewarm among them, readily did what was demanded. It was as
if people were splitting into two camps."
Comment: This is another significant passage in the light of current

developments. Catholics are divided, and this division was brought
about by the reckless changes in our liturgy and the doctrinal
deviations that were bound to result.
¶ 53.28 lanuary 27, 1822. "I saw a new Pope who will be very strict.
He will estrange from him the cold and lukewarm bishops. He is not a
Roman, but he is Italian. He comes from a place which is not very far
from Rome, and I think he comes from a devout family of royal
blood. But there must still be for a while much fighting and unrest."
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Comment: This is one of the countless prophecies announcing a

strong Pope and one of the few adding that he will be of royal blood.
But we shall see more of these. This Pope will make use of his God-
given power, the mandate every Pope receives from Christ and which
he has the duty to use unhesitatingly and resolutely.
¶ 53.29 October 22, 1822. "Very bad times will come when non-
Catholics will lead many people astray. A great confusion will result.
I saw the battle also. The enemies were far more numerous, but the
small army of the faithful cut down whole rows (of enemy soldiers).
During the battle, the Blessed Virgin stood on a hill, wearing a suit of
armor. It was a terrible war. At the end, only a few fighters for the just
cause survived, but the victory was theirs."
Comment: This is probably the decisive "Birch-Tree Battle," which is

described in countless prophecies. It will be fought in Westphalia
(Germany) under the royal leader who is to become Emperor of the
West. All the odds will seem to be against him, but after taking his
troops to Mass, he will nevertheless engage the enemy and win.
German and Russian troops will flee in disarray. Both the Birch-Tree
Battle and the rule of the Great Monarch have been described by so
many prophecies from the sixth century onward that it is quite
unreasonable to dismiss these predictions as nonsense. Only ignorance
can be an excuse. The fact is, contrary to a widely held notion,
Communism is not "here to stay," and Democracy is going through its
last senile stage. Both the West and the East are diseased, adhering
obstinately to their respective follies, or seeking co-existence between
their two dying systems, and unable to see that something else is
coming.
¶ 53.30 April 22, 1823. "I saw that many pastors allowed themselves
to be taken up with ideas that were dangerous to the Church. They
were building a great, strange, and extravagant Church. Everyone was
to be admitted in it in order to be united and have equal rights:
Evangelicals, Catholics, sects of every description. Such was to be the
new Church. . . But God had other designs."
Comment: This passage is so plain that no elaboration seems

necessary. Sister Emmerick alluded earlier to the same error. All
efforts currently made in a spirit of appeasement to unite the churches
will be cut short by the Great Holocaust. Reunion will never come
about through compromise.
Conclusion: We have reached the end of our encounter with Anna-

Katharina Emmcrick. What she has told us is anything but heartening.
However, there is no cause for despair for the Catholic who is strong
in Faith. The cross is our symbol. It is an instrument of torture, but it
is also the instrument of salvation. Catholics must never forget this
trilogy: "Sacrifice, suffering, salvation."
¶ 54. Fr. Freinademetz (20th century). "All foreign missionaries shall

soon be expelled from China. You will have to walk hundreds of
miles before you can find a priest. Even then, your journey will often
be fruitless. Some priests and some Catholics shall apostatize. A war
shall break out once all foreign missionaries have been expelled.
Then, some foreign powers shall occupy the whole of China and shall
divide it into zones. One of the occupying powers will be pitiless, and
very hard on the people. But during this period, nearly the whole of
China shall turn to Christianity."
Comment: This prophecy was made in 1906 in China where Fr.

Freinademetz was a missionary. It is certainly significant today. In my
opinion, Russia will be the "pitiless" occupying power, but it is not
possible to say whether Russia will be converted first, then join the
allies to crush Chinese Communism, or will wage war first and be
converted later. I am inclined to think that it will be as follows: Soviet
Russia fights Communist China. At the same time, or shortly
afterwards, the period of chaos and anarchy begins in Western
Europe. Soviet Russia meets with great difficulties in China, and the
war goes on and on. Revolution breaks out in Russia. Communism
collapses. The new Russian government asks for the assistance of the
U.S.A. and other powers — which is granted. All together, they defeat
China and occupy the land. But the occupying Russian troops have
not yet renounced their former ways of dealing with their enemies,
hence their ruthlessness.
¶ 55. The Prophecy of Premol (5th century). "Everywhere

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there is war! Peoples and nations are pitted against each other. War,
war, war! Civil and foreign wars! Mourning and death everywhere!
Famine over the whole world. Will Lutetius (Paris) be destroyed?
Why, O Lord, dost Thou not stop all this with Thy arm? Must also the
elements be the instrument of Thy wrath? Enough, O Lord, enough!
The cities are destroyed, the natural elements are set loose, the earth
quakes everywhere. But mercy, mercy for Rome! But Thou hearest
not my entreaties, and Rome also collapses in tumult. And I see the
King of Rome with his Cross and his tiara, shaking the dust off his
shoes, and hastening in his flight to other shores. Thy Church, O Lord,
is torn apart by her own children. One camp is faithful to the fleeing
Pontiff, the other is subject to the new government of Rome which has
broken the Tiara. But Almighty God will, in His mercy, put an end to
this confusion and a new age will begin. Then, said the Spirit, this is
the beginning of the End of Time."
Comment: From this prophecy, it is clear that the true Church will be
faithful to the Pope in exile; whereas, the new Pope in Rome will be,
in fact, an anti-pope. But, since a number of other prophecies tell us
that the true Pope will die in his exile, it follows then that the true
Church will be lead-erless for some time. Then, it is not difficult to
anticipate what the anti-pope and renegade hierarchy and clergy will
say: "See, your so-called Pope is dead; and who can give you a new
Pope now? Our cardinals have already elected the new Pope, he is
here in Rome." And, indeed, since the true Church will be completely
disorganized, and the faithful Cardinals isolated, no new true Pope
could be elected, and thus a large number of Catholics will be misled
into accepting the leadership of the anti-pope. Such a schism could not
happen if the Pope followed A. C. Emmerick's advice "to stay in
Rome". "But", she said, "the Pope is still attached to the things of the
earth." And, as is said elsewhere, "He will want to save what he thinks
can be saved." In other words, the true Pope, whoever he is at that
time, will use his human judgment and leave Rome, instead of
remaining firm in the face of the invaders.
¶ 56. Maria Steiner (19th century). "I see the Lord as He will be
scourging the world and chastising it in a fearful manner so that few
men and women will remain. The monks will
have to leave their monasteries, and the nuns will be driven from their
convents, especially in Italy. The holy Church will be persecuted, and
Rome will be without a shepherd. But the Lord showed me how
beautiful the world will be after this awful punishment."
¶ 57. Werdin D'Otrante (13th century). "The Great Monarch and the
great Pope will precede Antichrist. The nations will be at war for four
years and a great part of the world will be destroyed. The Pope will go
over the sea carrying the sign of Redemption on his forehead. The
Great Monarch will come to restore peace and the Pope will share in
the victory. Peace will reign on earth."
¶ 58. Blessed Johannes Amadeus de Sylva (15th century). "In the
Latter Days there shall be great wars and bloodshed. Whole provinces
shall be left despoiled and uninhabited, and cities deserted by the
people. The nobility shall be slaughtered and influential people
ruined, with many changes of kings, commonwealths and rulers.
"Germany and Spain will unite under a great prince chosen by God.
But, because of Germany's unfaithfulness, the war will be prolonged
until all countries unite under the Great Ruler. After this union, mass
conversions will take place by the command of God, and peace and
prosperity will follow." ¶ 59. Sister Rosa Asdenti Di Taggia (19th
century). "A great revolution shall spread over all of Europe, and
peace will not be restored until the white flower, the Lily, has taken
possession of the throne of France. Not only religious communities
but also good lay Catholics shall have their properties confiscated. A
lawless democratic spirit of disorder shall reign supreme, and there
will be a general overthrow.
"There shall be great confusion of people against people, and
nations against nations, with clashing of arms and beating of drums.
The Russians and Prussians shall come to Italy. Some bishops shall
fall from the Faith, but many more will remain steadfast and suffer
much for the Church. Priests and religious shall be butchered, and the
earth, especially in Italy, shall be soaked with their blood."
Comment: Here again we have confirmation of East Germany's work

of destruction (called Prussia as in all the other prophecies). It is
interesting to note that the majority of Bishops will remain steadfast.
Perhaps when the chips are
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down, they will perform better than they did during the Vatican II
Council.
¶ 60. Sister Marianne Gaultier ( 18th century). "So long as public
prayers arc said, nothing shall happen. But a time will come when
public prayers shall cease. People will say: 'Things will remain as they
are.' It is then that the great calamity shall occur. Before the great
battle, the wicked shall be the masters, and they will do all the evil in
their power, but not so much as they will desire because they shall not
have enough time. The good and faithful Catholics, less in number,
shall be on the point of being annihilated, but a stroke from Heaven
will save them. Such extraordinary events shall take place that the
most incredulous shall be forced to say: The finger of God is there." O
power of God! There shall be a terrible night during which no one
shall be able to sleep. These trials shall not last long because no one
could endure them. When all shall appear lost, all will be saved. It is
then that dispatches shall arrive, announcing good news. It is then that
the Prince shall reign, whom people will seek that before did not
esteem him. The triumph of religion shall be so great that no one has
ever seen the equal. All injustices shall be righted; civil laws shall be
enacted in harmony with the law of God and of the Church. The
education given to children will be most Christian. Pious guilds for
workmen shall be restored."
Comment: Many of the prophecies which I have so far quoted are
repetitive, but every one of them adds something new besides the
description of the main events. Here we have an interesting reference
to public prayers; they will cease because people will think that things
will remain as they are anyway. Seen in the light of the current crisis
in the Church, this statement is significant. How many times have we
not heard it said: "Communism is here to stay; we must seek a
compromise; we must reach some understanding; we must 'dialogue'
and work together for the betterment of mankind." I could cite actual
quotations of such instances of wishful thinking. Not a few priests
have been led to believe that Communism indeed works for the
betterment of mankind! Not a few priests are of the opinion that
individual prayer is futile, and social action the only possible answer
to the world's ills. Even Rome has decided that it is no longer
necessary to pray for the conversion of Russia after each Mass. Rome
has even received Soviet dignitaries with smiles and gifts while their
henchmen were torturing priests in Bulgaria and elsewhere. The very
day that a priest was challenged to renounce his faith or die (I think it
was in Bulgaria), Pope Paul VI was shaking hands with Podgorny in
the Vatican. This heroic priest's answer was: "I believe in God, I
believe in the Holy Catholic Church. My master is the Pope and the
Pope will never shake hands with murderers. Why should I?" He was
slaughtered on the spot. Meantime, Paul VI was exchanging
diplomatic smiles with the murderers.
¶ 6l. Brother Louis Rocco (19th century). "Terrible wars will rage all
over Europe. God has long been patient with the corruption of morals;
half of mankind He will destroy. Russia will witness many outrages.
Great cities and small towns alike will be destroyed in a bloody
revolution that will cause the death of half the population. In Istanbul
(Constantinople) the Cross will replace the half-moon of Islamism,
and Jerusalem will be the seat of a King. The southern Slavs will form
a great Catholic Empire and drive out of Europe the Turks
(Mohammedans), who will withdraw to North Africa and
subsequently embrace the Catholic faith." ¶ 62. Marie de la Faudais
(19th century). "There will come three days of compelte darkness.
Only blessed candles made of wax will give some light during this
horrible darkness. One candle will last for three days, but they will not
give light in the houses of the Godless. Lightning will penetrate your
houses, but it will not put out the blessed candles. Neither wind, nor
storm, nor earthquake will put out the blessed candles. Red clouds,
like blood, will cross the sky, and the crash of thunder will shake the
earth to its very core. The ocean will cast its foaming waves over the
land, and the earth will be turned into a huge graveyard. The bodies of
the wicked and of the righteous will cover the face of the earth. The
famine that follows will be severe. All plant-life will be destroyed as
well as three-fourths of the human race. This crisis will be sudden and
the punishment will be world-wide." ¶ 63. Ossolinski Prophecy (19th
century). "The Western Lion, betrayed by its emancipated slaves, shall
unite with the Cock and put a young man on the throne. This time, the
strength of the disturbers of the earth is broken forever. Brother shall
shake hands with brother, and the enemy shall withdraw to a far-away
country. At the Rising Sun the Ham-
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mer is broken. When the Black Eagle and the Hammer invade foreign
countries, they shall perish on a river. The Bear falls after its second
expedition. The Danube shines again in splendor. The Barbarians,
stricken with great fear, flee in disarray to Asia."
Comment: The symbolism of this prophecy presents no difficulties,

but not everyone is acquainted with the language of many prophets.
Here, therefore, is the translation.
England, ("the Western Lion") betrayed by her former colonies
(which are still formally members of the Commonwealth), will unite
with France and put a young Prince on the Throne. The strength of the
Communists is broken forever, and the enemy withdraws to a distant
country. In China, the Communist "Hammer" is broken. When
Communism unites with Prussia (East Germany), they will both be
defeated on the banks of the Rhine River (a correlation from other
prophecies). Soviet Russia will collapse after her second expedition.
The Chinese, stricken with fear, flee back to their country.
From this, and from inferences drawn from other prophecies, it
seems that Soviet Russia and Communist China will be at war, and
Russia will suffer military set-backs. At the same time, or shortly
before, East Germany will wage war in the West with the support of
Soviet Russia, but they will both be defeated in Westphalia by the
Great King who will be in command of all the Western forces. These
events will take place towards the end of the Great Disaster, not at the
beginning. There will be a bloody revolution in Russia, perhaps as a
result of her military defeats. Communism will be overthrown. The
new government will ask for U.S. support against China, and the
Chinese will be defeated, their country occupied.
¶ 64. Maria de Tilly (19th century). "I see a great darkness and
lightning. Paris will be almost entirely destroyed by fire. Marseilles
also will be destroyed, and other cities as well."
Comment: The darkness is that of the prolonged night when

tremendous lightning will streak across the sky from east to west and
north to south.
¶ 65. Countess Francesco de Billiante (20th century). "I see yellow
warriors and red warriors marching against Europe. Europe will be
completely covered with a yellow fog that will kill the cattle in the
fields. Those nations which have rebelled aginst the law of Christ will
perish by fire. Europe will then be too large for them who survive.
May the Lord grant to my grand-children the grace of persevering in
the
true Faith."
¶ 66. American Prophecy (20th century). "The yellow hordes of the
Rising Sun and the troops of the middle kingdom will pour out their
wrath on the people of the island kingdom which had gathered riches
through trade."
Comment: I have mislaid the exact references concerning this

prophecy which I received many years ago. But I am quoting it
because it confirms others of the same kind.
¶ 67. Helen Wallraff (19th century). "Some day a pope will Bee from
Rome in the company of only four cardinals . . . and they will come to
Koeln [Cologne]."
Comment: This prophecy lends credibility to what I have said before:

only four cardinals will be with the Pope. The other faithful cardinals
will be isolated in various countries, and unable to communicate
because of the chaotic conditions prevailing then, and they will be in
no position to elect a new Pope when the Pope of that time dies in his
exile. As a result, the Roman anti-pope will be able to persuade many
Catholics that he is the true Pope. This prophecy says that the Pope
will come to Cologne (Koeln in German). There are others, too, which
say that he will go to Germany; but many more insist that he will go
overseas. Perhaps, he will go to Germany before going overseas.
¶ 68. Bishop George M. Wittman (19th century). "Very sad times are
coming for the Holy Church of Jesus Christ. The Passion of Our Lord
will be renewed in a most painful manner in the Church and in her
supreme Head. Brutal hands will be laid upon his person. Secret
societies will work great ruin, and they will exercise a great financial
power."
Comment: It is not possible here to discuss the very im-

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portant question of economics. Economics, admittedly, is a complex
science, and the various existing schools teach conflicting principles.
One thing is certain; today's economics are not designed for the
furtherance of popular prosperity, but for the benefit of a few
manipulators. The working force provides the real wealth of a nation.
The working force provides the goods and should be able, therefore,
to enjoy the benefits which these goods bring with them. In actual
fact, most salaries are totally inadequate, with the result that more
goods are produced than can be sold. Alternatively, goods are pro-
duced which do not contribute at all to popular prosperity, but only
help the manipulators to increase their strangle-hold on the working
force. Banks, for instance, which are necessary to a point and deserve
a decent remuneration for the services they provide, are accumulating
wealth all out of proportion to the work they do. They are continually
putting up new skyscrapers for more office suites, more businesses,
and more exploitation of the working class, while the man in the street
cannot even afford a house for his family. We hear a great deal about
"development" and "national prosperity," but such development and
prosperity benefit only the financiers. In fact, the so-called "national
prosperity" is in the hands of a very few, and it is no right-wing
extremism to claim that money is controlled by a Judeo-Masonic
clique.
¶ 69. Franciscan Friar (18th century). "All the religious orders will be
suppressed, except one, the rule of which will be as rigid and severe
as that of the monks of the past. During these calamities the Pope will
die. As a result, the most painful anarchy will prevail within the
Church. Three Popes will vie for the pontifical throne, one German,
one Italian, and another Greek. They will all be installed by the armed
might of three factions."
¶ 70. Ida Peerdeman (20th century). "I clearly sec the land of Italy
before my eyes. It is as if a terrible storm were breaking out. I am
forced to listen, and I hear a word: 'Exile.'" ¶ 71. Blessed Gaspar Del
Bufalo (19th century). "The death of the impenitent persecutors of the
Church will take place during the three days of darkness. He who
outlives the darkness and the fear of these three days will think that he
is alone on earth because the whole world will be covered with
carcasses."
Comment: This prophecy confirms what I have said before: the
passage of the comet will be the turning point, God's answer to the
arrogance of the wicked, the end of the persecutions and wholesale
murders. But why does Blessed Gas-par use the word "carcasses"
instead of "bodies?" Because, as I believe, human bodies will be in
many cases indistinguishable from animal carcasses — being burnt
and blackened by the fires that will rage over the land.
¶ 72. Sister Marie of Jesus Crucified (19th century). "All the nations
will be shaken by war and revolution. During the three days of
darkness, the followers of the evil cause will be annihilated, so that
only one-fourth of mankind will survive." ¶ 73. Brother Anthony of
Aachen (19th century). "Some day war will break out again in Alsace.
I saw the French in Alsace with Strassburg at their rear, and I saw
Italians fighting with them. Suddenly, great transports of troops
arrived from the French side. A two-day battle ended with the defeat
of the Prussian army. The French pursued the Prussians over the
Rhine in many directions. In a second battle, at Frankfurt, the
Prussians lost again and retreated as far as Siegburg, where they
joined with a Russian army. The Russians made common cause with
the Prussians. It seemed to me as if Austrians also were helping the
French. The battle of Siegburg was more terrible than any before, and
its like will never occur again. After some days, the Prussians and
Russians retreated and crossed to the left bank of the Rhine below
Bonn. Steadily pressed by their opponents, they retired to Cologne,
which had been bombed so much that only one-fourth of the city
remained intact. Constantly in retreat, what was left of the Prussians
moved to Westphalia where the last battle went against them. People
greatly rejoiced because they were freed from the Prussians. Then, a
new Emperor, about forty years old, was elected in Germany, and he
met the Pope. Meanwhile, epidemics broke out in the regions
devastated by war and many people died. After the battle of
Westphalia, the French returned to their country, and from then on
there was peace between the French and the Germans. All exiles re-
turned to their homes. When I begged God to take the terrible vision
away, I heard a voice saying: 'Prussia must be humiliated in such a
manner that it will never again bring sorrow to the Church.'
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"In the following year, the Russians will war with the Turks,
driving the latter out of Europe and taking Constantinople. The new
German Emperor will mobilize for war, but the Germans will not go
beyond their frontiers. When afterwards I was shown France and
Germany, I shuddered at the losses that had taken place. Soon after
the Russian-Turkish war, England also will be visited by war."
Comment: A question arises: who are the soldiers called "the

Prussians?" Are these East Germans only? It is fairly certain that East
Germany will move first, but it must not be forgotten that Prussia does
not consist of East Prussia only; it comprises also Brandenburg,
Pomerania, Grenzmark, Silesia, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein,
Hanover, Westphalia, Hesse-Nassau, Rhineland and Hohenzollern; in
fact the whole of Northern Germany. Many of these states are now
part of West Germany. Will West Germany, then, remain faithful to
the West? It is difficult to say. The fortunes of politics can change
almost overnight in a democracy. Under Chancellor Adenauer West
Germany was quite decidedly pro-Western, but will she remain so
under another leader? This is doubtful; there is much in these
prophecies which appears to indicate that West Germany will sign an
agreement with, and subsequently be dominated by, East Germany. In
the context of these prophecies, therefore, the word "Prussia" should
not be interpreted in the restrictive sense of "East Germany," but
rather in the broader sense of "Germany," especially northern
Germany, with the possible — but possible only — exception of
Bavaria and other southern Catholic states.
¶ 74. Fatima (20th century). Our Lady said: "If my requests are
granted, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not,
Russia will spread her errors in every country, raising up wars and
persecution against the Church; many will be martyred. The Holy
Father will have much to suffer, and many nations will be destroyed."
Comment: This message was given shortly before Communism took

over in Russia. The revelations of Fatima have been confirmed by
Pius XII, John XXIII, and Paul VI. No Catholic worthy of the name
can ignore them. This does not mean, however, that the other
revelations given in this book
are open to doubt. Quite the opposite; most of them have been taken
from Catholic hagiography and are completely reliable too. But
Fatima is more recent and has been given a wider publicity. Although
less explicit than many others, the words have been sanctioned by a
spectacular miracle, the reality of which can be ascertained from the
Portuguese newspapers of that time, which were by no means
favorably disposed to the Church. The message of Fatima in its
entirety can be summed up as follows:
• Do penance and pray the Rosary. Or else . . .
• Russia will spread her errors throughout the world.
• Terrible persecutions will take place.
• Many nations will be destroyed.
• The Pope will have much to suffer.
• The Church will be split into two camps.
• But peace will finally be given to the world.
Many other messages have been given to the world since 1917:
Beauraing, Banncux, Osnabruck, Girkalnis, Bonate, Caderosa, Heede,
Pfaffenhofen, Montichiari, Espis, Gimigli-ano, Sisov, Sicily, Necedah,
Garabandal, San Damiano, Mexico, Quebec, New Norcia, and many
others. Some have been already approved by the Church, some are
still being investigated, others have been the object of a negative judg-
ment, and still others have been condemned.
All these recent messages, however, confirm what the other
prophecies say.
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THE COMET
Comets are fiery bodies hurtling through space which, unlike the
stars, are of low density, and, unlike the planets, have orbits around
the sun that are very eccentric. Comets consist of three different parts:
the head, the "hair" and the tail. The hair is formed of gases the
brightness of which lessens the farther it reaches from the head.
When passing close to the sun, a comet emits a tail which always
remains in the direction of the sun, and not necessarily behind the
comet. The tail does not later return to the comet, but disperses into
space. When the tail of a comet crosses the path of a planet, its
remnants crash to the ground.
More than sixty comets are known to belong to our solar system,
and they re-appear at intervals up to eighty years. But it is estimated
that there exist hundreds of thousands of comets, and it is not known
whether some will ever re-appear. About 500 are sighted through
telescopes every 100 years, and it is thought that their average cycle is
equal to tens of thousands of years.
It can be assumed that the larger of these comets would cause such
disturbances in the solar system that life on the planets would be
greatly affected. However, many civilizations would have time to
develop, flourish and perish between two consecutive passages of
such long-cycle comets, and the passage of a comet need not mean the
complete annihilation of human life. Indeed, almost all the ancient
civilizations known to man have left evidence of such destruction by
comets. It is quite likely that the destructions recorded in the Book of
Exodus were caused by a comet.
Comets cause fears which are often quite groundless, but it must
not be inferred that such fears are always due to ignorance or
superstition. The Comet of Brook, for example, hit Jupiter in 1886
and, as a consequence, the Comet's cycle was changed from twenty-
nine to seven years: whereas Jupiter was delayed by only two minutes
(which shows the disproportion between the mass of a comet and that
of a planet).
Nevertheless, such an encounter is more than sufficient to wipe out all
traces of life on a planet. If the comet's atmosphere is composed of
methane, as is sometimes the case, the earth's atmosphere would be
irremediably poisoned.
Concerning Exodus, let us recall briefly a situation which afflicted
the Egyptians, the crossing dry-shod of the Red Sea and the prolonged
duration of the day. In Mexico, on the other hand, a prolonged night
was recorded, as evidenced by archeological discoveries. The passage
of a comet at that time was recorded, not only in the book of Exodus,
but also in other documents: an Egyptian papyrus, a Mexican manu-
script, a Finnish narration, and many others. The book of Exodus, it is
true, does not speak of the comet itself, but only of what certainly
appears to be its logical effects. We have seen that Nostradamus and
other prophets use the term "bloody" and "ferruginous" when speaking
of the light of the comet which is to come, but it is never referred to as
"fiery red." This is in perfect accord with ancient records on the
Exodus comet: "Non igneo sed sanguineo rubore fuisse." ("It was not
the redness of fire, but the redness of blood.")
Will the comet to come be the same as that of Exodus? It is not
impossible, when we consider the description of the plagues as given
in Exodus and those described in our Christian prophecies. When the
tail of the Exodus comet crossed the path of the earth, a red dust,
impalpable, like fine flour, began to fall. It was too fine to be seen,
which is why it is not named in Exodus (7:21), but it colored
everything red, and the water of the Egyptians was changed into
"blood." The fish died and the water was poisoned by the
decomposition of their flesh. It is for this reason that the Egyptians
had to "scratch the earth," that is to say, to open new wells. A similar
occurrence was recorded in various parts of the world. After the fine
rusty pigment fell over Egypt, there followed a coarser dust — "like
ash," this is recorded in Exodus, for then it was visible. This ash
irritated the skin and eyes of both men and animals. They scratched
themselves and sores formed; boils appeared and changed into
pustules for want of being treated. Soon, the infection spread to the
whole body and death followed. After that ash-like substance came a
shower of fine sand, then coarse sand, grit, gravel, small stones, large
stones, and finally, boulders. The narrative of the Book of Exodus
confirms this and is in turn corroborated by various docu-
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ments found in Mexico, Finland, Siberia, Egypt, and India. It is
therefore certain that a comet crossed the path of the earth more than
3,000 years ago, causing widespread destruction. This is the kind of
phenomenon (if the prophecies are accurate) which is soon to strike
the earth again. And now, as it was then, this exceptional occurrence
will be permitted by God as a punishment for the sins of men.
Mountains will literally split open; the sea will overrun whole
provinces and possibly even small nations such as Holland; some
coastal plains will just collapse into the sea; the sky will be on fire in
many places when the oxygen of the earth's atmosphere will ignite the
hydrogen of the comet's tail. As a result, tremendous hurricanes will
be induced, adding to the devastation. The oxygen supply being used
up in those regions where the sky fire will rage, people who leave
their houses will die from asphyxiation, which is probably why many
prophecies say: "Stay indoors; keep your windows shut." But the
hurricanes will promptly bring back fresh supplies of oxygen with the
effect that this ordeal will be of very short duration. Then, torrential
rains will fall, quenching the many fires on earth, but, at the same
time, causing widespread flooding. After all these disasters, food will
be so scarce that a general famine will follow. Millions of people will
starve to death; their unburied bodies will cause pestilence and epi-
demics all over the land. And so, the loss of life through natural
disturbancs will be such as to make appear negligible the number of
lives lost through human acts of war. For the above reasons, it would
have been misleading to call the Great Disaster "World War III."
Admittedly, the prophecies do not give a description of the many
plagues that will strike mankind in the manner I have just detailed,
and I may possibly be wrong in some details; but the prophecies do
insist on the occurrence of those plagues, namely, fire in the sky, fires
on earth, hail of stones, violent lightning, complete darkness, gigantic
earthquakes, tidal waves, droughts, floods, air made irrespirable,
tremendous hurricanes, famines, epidemics, and the presence of a
comet. In other words, the prophecies list the various plagues but
without giving an overall picture. In my opinion, the comet will be
responsible for the other plagues in the order which I have tentatively
indicated. Let me elaborate on this point in tabloid form for greater
clarity:
• The Comet approaches the earth: Climatic changes take place.
Droughts and floods occur. Summer is cold because the comet's
gases interfere with normal solar radiation.
• The Comet is now very close: Climatic changes worsen. Food
shortage begins. Winter is hot because the comet is now close
enough to radiate its own heat.
• Hail of stones: This occurs either before or after the sky fire, and is
preceded by a rain of dust, and caused by the comet's tail.
• Sky fire: The hydrogen of the comet's tail mixes with the oxygen of
the earth's atmosphere and is ignited.
• Violent lightning: Caused by electrical discharges between the
earth and the comet's head.
• Air made irrespirable: Caused by a shortage of oxygen in the
earth's atmosphere or by deadly gases, such as methane.
• Fires on earth: The land has been heated by the comet's head and is
very dry and hot. Lightning strikes. Fields, forests, and cities flare
up.
• Droughts: Same reason as above, plus climatic changes.
• Floods: The combustion of the comet's hydrogen in the sky causes
not only a shortage of oxygen, but also the formation of huge
clouds which condense into torrential rains.
• Hurricanes: Like the droughts and the floods (both of which will
precede and follow the encounter with the comet), the hurricanes
are caused by climatic changes. But like the droughts that will
immediately precede the encounter, and the floods that will
immediately follow it, the hurricanes also are caused by the
encounter itself. Moreover, the huge sky fires will create powerful
fire tornadoes. (From this, it follows that there will be at least three
different waves of droughts, floods, and hurricanes: before, during,
and after the encounter — which is what some prophecies say and
is in accord with scientific theory.)
• Darkness: Caused by the thick dust and gases of the comet's tail
and possibly by the thick layers of clouds in the sky following the
combustion of the hydrogen and before the torrential rains begin.
The sun, then, will be blotted out for three days.
• Earthquakes and Tidal Waves: Caused by the gravitational pull of
the comet's head.
• Famines: Caused by droughts, fires, and floods.
• Epidemics: Caused by the famines and injuries.
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It is interesting to note, too, that many prophecies mention that the
land will yield abundantly during the period of peace which will
follow. This is quite understandable: the violent lightning will have
enriched the soil with large quantities of nitrogen. Moreover, it is
quite possible that some of the dust, which the prophecies say will be
released by the comet's tail, will be rich in minerals and have
fertilizing properties. The very precipitation of the nitrogen will help
restore the proper balance of the atmosphere after the binding of so
much oxygen into water. Here, for the benefit of those of my readers
who may not be aware of it, I must add that water is a combination of
oxygen and hydrogen. The combustion of hydrogen binds some
oxygen and produces water. Also, the atmosphere which we breathe is
made up of various gases, mainly nitrogen and oxygen. We need
oxygen in order to survive. The binding of large quantities of oxygen,
therefore, causes asphyxiation. Likewise, lightning precipitates the
nitrogen of the air into the soil where it is a fertilizing agent, since all
plants need nitrogen, but only a few can absorb it directly from the air.
Without this scientific data it would be difficult to understand what
has been said above.
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THE END OF THE WORLD
Christ Himself has warned us that "no one knows of the day and
hour, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father only." (Mall.
24:36). It is futile, therefore, to attempt to determine any date for the
end of the world. At the same time, however, Christ gave us a number
of signs to watch for, and he added "When you see all these things,
know that it is near, even at the door." (Matt. 24:33). Now what are
these signs?
1. The Gospel shall be preached in the whole world.
2. A universal falling away from the Faith.
3. The coming of Antichrist.
4. The return of the Jews to the Holy Land.
5. Widespread disturbances of nature.
St. Alphonsus di Liguori enlarges on these signs as follows:
1. The Gospel shall be preached freely in the whole world.
2. All the nations of the earth shall fall away from the Faith.
3. The Holy Roman Empire shall collapse.
4. Antichrist shall come.
5. Henoch and Elias shall return to preach.
6. The Jews shall return to the Holy Land.
7. The powers of heaven shall be shaken.
8. The stars shall fall from heaven.
9. Widespread earthquakes, tidal waves, lightning, wars, famines, and
epidemics shall occur.
Now, the question is this: "Have any of these signs come to pass
already?" The answer cannot be definite and clear cut. It may be
asserted that the first two signs are already here: indeed, the Gospel
has been preached in every nation, and there is overwhelming
evidence of a general falling away from the Faith. Yet, it has been,
and it may still be contended that the preaching of the Gospel must be
absolutely world-wide and reach every single human being, and not
be merely confined to pockets of missionary activity in every nation.
It can also be objected that the current faithlessness is not general
enough to be applied to the second sign; indeed, the Church is still
very active and influential. Some statesmen are openly profes-
sing their Catholic Faith; some governments are wholly or almost
wholly Catholic (e.g., Spain, Portugal, and Ireland).
In my opinion, the two interpretations are valid if given the
necessary qualifications. This is so because there are two different
stages within the Latter-Days period: the first, heralding the final
stage, being of lesser intensity; the final stage bringing about the
consummation of the world. To each of these two stages will the
proximate signs of the End apply. Thus, we are now about to enter the
first stage, the Great Disaster which is imminent and which will be
followed by a period of peace. So, we can already see the signs of its
coming: the Gospel has been preached in every nation (although
imperfectly), and the falling away from the Faith is worldwide (yet
incomplete). Then, the lands of the former Roman Empire will be in a
state of utter chaos and anarchy. Communism (a prefiguration of
Antichrist) will triumph (but its victory will be as short-lived as that of
Antichrist some thirty years later). The Great King to-be and the Holy
Pontiff will reveal themselves to the world and fight Communism,
thus prefiguring Henoch and Elias. Stones will fall from heaven;
earthquakes and tidal waves will wreak havoc throughout the world;
famines and epidemics will be widespread. Thus will come the end of
the first stage, or "the Good Friday of Christendom." The resurrection
will be spectacular: the Great King will be the Emperor of Western
Europe, and anointed by the Holy Pontiff. Many Jews and all non-
Catholic Christians will turn to the True Faith. The Mohammedans
will embrace Christianity, as also the Chinese. In short, virtually the
whole world will be Catholic. This universal preaching of the Gospel,
in turn, will constitute the first sign of the second stage. Toward the
end of the Great King's reign, people will fall away again from the
Faith (the second sign). Then, the Holy Roman Empire will collapse
(Third sign). Antichrist will come (Fourth sign). Henoch and Elias
will be sent down again in order to fight Antichrist (fifth sign). The
Jews will return to Palestine (sixth sign). New disturbances of nature
will take place (seventh, eighth, and ninth signs).
This personal interpretation of mine is based on my knowledge of a
large number of private prophecies, and on extensive and painstaking
cross-references and correlations made many years ago, when I was
in a position to devote much time to studying these prophecies.
Moreover, this interpreta-
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tion is not incompatible with Scripture. Indeed, Scripture supports it in
many cases. We read in the Gospel, for instance, a description of
various evils followed by the caution: "But the end is not yet" (Matt.
24:6), and, again, a description of pestilence, famines and earthquakes,
with the conclusion: "But these things are the beginnings of sorrows,"
(Matt. 24:8), the first stage only. Then, we are told that "the Gospel is
to be preached in the whole world" (Matt. 24:14) before the End
finally comes. In Verse 15, another description of these events is
given, but it is clear that Verses 9 to 14 formed an indivisible whole,
as did Verses 4 to 8. Then, at the end of that third passage (Verses 15
to 22) we are informed again that those days will be shortened for the
sake of the elect, otherwise no living creature would be saved.
For the above reasons I regard it as certain that there will be two
different stages. The first stage will only be the beginning of sorrows,
and it will be shortened for the sake of the elect, and the Gospel will
then be preached throughout the world. This will be the period of
peace under the Great Monarch, the period of conversions and general
prosperity which we and our children may enjoy — in short, the
period of peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima.
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NOSTRADAMUS
¶ 75. Michel De Nostredame (Michael of Our Lady) Known as

Nostradamus. Nostradamus was born in the South of France in 1503
where he studied the humanities. He obtained his doctorate in
philosophy and medicine at the age of twenty-six. Later, he was
appointed adviser and personal physician to the Kings of France, a
post which he retained through the reigns of Henry II, Francis II, and
Charles IX. A member of the Third Order of St. Francis, he enjoyed
the friendship of Pope Pius IV. He was a devout Catholic all his life,
and he died in 1566.
I make no apologies for quoting Nostradamus. I am aware, of
course, that he is not regarded very highly by some of the more
educated people in this part of the world, although he enjoys
considerable popularity among lovers of sensationalism. This
unfortunate state of affairs has been brought about by the shameless
commercial exploitation of his works. In point of fact, however,
Nostradamus was an authentic seer and, in the Old World, many an
erudite has not deemed it beneath his dignity to spend long hours
poring over his predictions. The list of lay and clerical authors who
have written books on Nostradamus over the last 150 years is quite
impressive, and I once knew a medical specialist of high renown, a
man of great learning, now deceased, who wrote at least three books
on the prophecies of Nostradamus. His familiarity with the Greek and
Latin languages and with the dialect of southern France enabled him
to decipher many of the most obscure of Nostradamus' coined words.
Yes, I have every reason indeed to regard Nostradamus as a
genuine seer. I know that Dr. Rumble of Sydney would not agree with
me, and Dr. Rumble is quite an erudite too — on a par with some of
the clerical writers I have just mentioned. But, however great his
erudition, Dr. Rumble had to specialize in breadth of knowledge rather
than in depth. This was required by his very functions as a "Radio-
Replies" man. No one could possibly answer such diverse questions as
he was
asked without having at his disposal a good library of reference
books. But once you consult a work of reference, you have to take at
its face value the information given therein. On controverted
questions, this is unreliable.
Although a pygmy compared to the intellectual giant that Dr.
Rumble is, I, on the other hand, became acquainted with Nostradamus
not less than thirty-two years ago and feel entitled to say without
exaggeration that I know the man and his works. Not only the man
and his works, but also a number of the works that have been written
about him. This necessary introduction being made, here now are
some of his prophecies. ¶ 75.1 4.50
Libra shall see the Hesperides reign, Of heaven and earth
shall hold the monarchy, Not to perish under any Asian
forces, Until seven in rank have held the Hierarchy.
Comment: A bad start, you may say! It is unintelligible. Not really so,
however, once you are fully acquainted with Nostradamus'
symbolism.
The Hesperides' Gardens is that fabulous land of plenty, west of
Gibraltar, from which Hercules brought back to Greece the Golden
Apples. That land is the United States, and the above quatrain,
interpreted, should read thus:
Under the sign of Libra, America shall reign, Shall hold

power in the sky and on land, Shall never perish under
Asian forces. Until seven Pontificates have passed.
Comment: As a great world power, the U.S.A. began its "reign"

during the First World War — but it was not the greatest world
power; in 1918, that was France. In 1945, however, the U.S.A. was,
by and large, the greatest world power. I think it is from the reign of
Pius XII that the seven Pontificates must be counted, and this brings
us to the last Pope according to St. Malachy's list — when the world
will end. It is debatable, of course, whether the U.S.A. is still the
leading world power; the inane policies of the Washington politicians
since 1945 have been quite successful in lowering U.S. prestige and
influence, and the Vietnam War seems to
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suggest that the giant has feet of clay. However, it must be borne in
mind that the Washington politicians have never really wanted to win
the Vietnam War. That war could have been won within a few months
if the U.S. Army had been allowed to land in North Vietnam. Finally,
in the unlikely event of an all-out war with Soviet Russia, I am
inclined to think that the U.S. would prove the stronger of the two.
The greatest weakness of the U.S. is moral corruption. But, miracu-
lously, when an all-out war erupts, people pull themselves up by the
bootstraps and forget about drugs and sex. On the other hand, the
greatest weakness of Soviet Russia is internal discontent, and when a
global war breaks out, the dissenters, far from rallying round the
Government, may seize this unique opportunity to revolt. We saw this
during World War II when whole Russian armies, hundreds of
thousands of soldiers, defected to the Germans and were anxious to
liberate their homeland under the leadership of their general, Vlassov.
To my mind, this is why Soviet Russia is so careful in its dealings
with the U.S. They just do not relish the prospect of a global war. And
if the Washington political careerists had taken this into account since
1945, it is fairly certain that Communism would now be a thing of the
past — without any war. The history of post-war U.S. diplomacy is a
story of missed opportunities.
I must be pardoned for elaborating on the subject. But this study in
prophecy would lose its significance — in fact might become
irrelevant if I did not examine the political context of the period to
which these prophecies refer. So, let me explain a little further the
story of "missed opportunities "
In 1945, the U.S. was the only nuclear power in the world. When
the Soviets decided on the Berlin Blockade, what did the U.S. do? At
great expense, it organized an air bridge; whereas, the only logical
answer worthy of the leading nation was to force the way with tanks
through the blockade. No, there would have been no war: the Russians
could not afford it. But their loss of prestige in the satellite countries
would have been tremendous, and the consequences for them would
have been incalculable.
Next came the Korean War. General MacArthur had a plan to finish
it quickly, a plan that would have in the process brought to its knees
the rising power of Communist China. But Washington opposed it and
recalled MacArthur (as a re-
ward for his genius, no doubt). In 1956 there was Hungary; after the
popular uprising, the Russian tanks left the country and remained
poised for several days on the other side of the border, waiting to see
what action the U.S. would take. Meantime, the newly-formed
Hungarian government asked the U.S. for support — which was
refused — and they then approached several European countries.
Spain offered to send a few planes, but re-fuelling facilities were
required in West Germany. West Germany did grant, or was about to
grant. those facilities when the U.S. stepped in and threatened West
Germany with economic sanctions. Bonn had to back down. Result,
the Russian tanks poured back into Hungary and crushed the uprising
in a bloodbath.
Is it the end of the "missed opportunities?" Not in the least! but I
cannot review them all: Yalta, Poland, East Germany, the Middle
East, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Czechoslovakia, the list is long indeed.
And, except in these last few years, the risk of all-out war with Russia
was non-existent. Even now, this risk is minimal if the Washington
politicians would but allow the U.S. Army to show its teeth.
Back now to Nostradamus. He foresaw the Age of Enlightenment
and the subequent development of the printed word which man is
using to boast of his achievements. It is to be noted that in his time
printed books were still comparatively few.
¶ 75.2 Letters will do such great and unequalled boasting . . . He

foresaw the development of radiology and. as his apposition of "rare
metals" and "waves" makes clear, the development of nuclear power
— a thing which was undreamed of in his time.
¶ 75.3 "The complete transformation of incorruptible metals and

mysterious waves. . ." (i.e. Plutonium and Gamma and Beta rays).
He foresaw the decadence of the spiritual and temporal powers (the

Church and the secular governments), modern irreligion, and the
general revolt against authority; plus, he foresaw that the Church
would be affected first. Indeed, it is only within the last twenty years
that anarchy has been spreading: whereas, irreligion began in the 18th
century.
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¶ 75.4 "Momentous and painful events, calamitous adventures are
drawing close . . . first, the temples of the Lord; then, those whose
power is on earth, when the enemies of Jesus Christ shall begin to
multiply. . ."
He also foresaw much of what the other prophecies mention:
¶ 75.5 "I find that learning shall be at a great loss, and that so many
great floods shall happen before the universal conflagration, that there
shall scarcely be any land that shall not be covered with water, and
this shall last so long that except from what lives on mountains and in
waters, all shall perish. Before and after these floods, however, there
shall be such scarcity of rain and such a great deal of fire, and burning
stones shall fall from heaven, that nothing unconsumed shall remain.
The world shall be so diminished, and so few men shall be left on
earth, that not enough will be found to plow the fields, and these will
stay in fallow as long as they had once been tilled."
He gave the correct date when the Christian Calendar was

abolished in France: (It was restored later by Napoleon I.)
¶ 75.6 "And it shall be in the year 1792, which will be thought to be a

renewal of time. . ."
He foresaw the rise of authoritarian regimes in Italy, Germany and

Spain (Mussolini assumed power in 1922, Hitler in 1933, Franco in
1938).
¶ 75.7 "And three regions shall be over a wide extent of leagues,

namely, the Roman, the German, and the Spanish. They shall be equal
in nature, but much different in faith."
There is another passage that should be inserted before the last

sentence above, but it is practically impossible to translate it
satisfactorily as the sense is quite obscure. However, it clearly refers
to a war, and two or three countries, by indicating the nearest latitude
of their capital cities. Thus, 48° for Paris (although it should really be
49°); 50° for Prague; 52° for London, Berlin and Warsaw. It goes on
to say that
the first areas (50° and 52°) will be the first to "tremble", followed by
the Western, the Southern and the Eastern. in that order. Indeed,
Prague and Warsaw were the first to 'tremble" (March 1939 and
September 1939). Then, came Paris (May 1940); Greece (October
1940); Russia (June 1941). It could not have been more accurate. Yet,
it is impossible to reconstruct this passage, which is a jumble of verbs,
nouns and adjectives, with no apparent connection. This obscurity, of
course, is deliberate. In nine different passages at least, Nostradamus
explains that it is not expedient to be too specific and that he has
"roughed up" his original vaticinations so that they might be passed by
the ecclesiastical censor. "But," he says, "I could have given the dates
for every event which my prophetical instinct enabled me to see
because I have worked out all dates through astrological calculations."
Nostradamus had a natural gift of clairvoyance coming from God, of
course, as all things come from God, but not immediately inspired by
God. Moreover, he was a scientist and an accomplished scholar.
Astrology had no secrets for him, and it is his knowledge of astrology
that enabled him to find out the dates (he gives precisions about this in
twelve different passages).
Astrology is, to the mind of modern men, a superstition, but it was
not so in the past, in those so-called Dark Ages which, in his foolish
pride, modern man derides. Astrology was then held in high esteem
by men such as Galileo and St. Thomas Aquinas. It is only
comparatively recently that rationalistic philosophers and scientists
decided that there was nothing but superstition in Astrology (although,
to be sure, a great deal of what is currently presented as "Astrology" is
just that). Yet, some fifteen years ago in Paris, a group of biologists
and radiologists established experimentally that the sun and the moon
did influence some biological processes. And since the exercise of our
free-will depends on our thinking power, which in turn rests on
biological processes, it is not hard to see that the stars may indeed
have a bearing on the future of mankind. Let us consider another
passage on the Second World War:
¶ 75.8 "Italy, emulating Ancient Rome, will raise great armies and put
her wings high in the sky (planes). And at that time, great Bysantine
sails (the British fleet based in the
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Middle East), with the help and power of Aquila (the American
Eagle), shall meet the Ligustics (Italians) and hinder them so, that the
two Cretans (the perfidious ones: Hitler and Mussolini), shall not keep
their faith. In the sea. there shall be great commotion, beginning in the
Panpotam (Sicily) to the European Mesopotamia (Italy) at forty-five
and others, from forty-one, forty-two, and thirty-seven."
Comment: This passage would have been incomprehensible before the

events it describes. But not so now. "Pan-Potam" means Sicily
because this coined word means in effect "island". European "Meso-
Potamia" means Italy because the word means "Peninsula" in Greek.
The figures 45, 41, 42, and 37 are degrees of latitude. And so, this
passage can be explicated as follows:
"Italy will emulate Ancient Rome. She will raise great armies and
put her planes in the sky. But the British fleet of the Middle East,
supported by the Americans, will confront the I t a l i a n s with the
result that Italy and Germany will not keep their faith. There will be
great activity at sea. It will begin in Sicily (where he Americans under
Patton, and the English under Montgomery landed in July 1943). It
will be then carried to the mainland of Italy."
All this is strictly correct: the Anglo-Americans landed in Sicily

first (37° of latitude), then on the mainland at Naples and Salerno
(Between 41° and 42° latitude) where bloody fighting took place.
Finally, the war ended when the Allies had reached the North of Italy
(45°). Meantime, and even before the Salerno landing took place, the
Italians had broken their faith with Germany (six days before,
exactly), so that the Fifth American Army of General Clark was
confronted, not by Italian troops, but by German troops under
Rommel and Kesselring. Let us now turn to Nostradamus' prophecies
of events yet to come.
As the above passage has shown, it is extremely difficult to

interpret Nostradamus' predictions before the events. Once the events
have come to pass, however, some significant details always make it
possible to identify the passage concerned. Regarding the future,
therefore, all one can do is to
give an outline, and qualify any possible interpretation of details by
means of a question mark.
¶ 75.9 "After this, the Barren Female (the revolution), more powerful
than the second (Russian Revolution), shall be received in two
countries: the first, obstinate, which used to rule all the others
(England?); the second, and the third which shall deploy its forces in
Eastern Europe, shall be defeated in Pannonia (Hungary) but shall
send its navy to Sicily and to the east coast of Italy before being
soundly defeated in Italy and in Germany."
Comment: The "Second" is probably Italy where the Revolution will

be raging according to many prophecies. The "Third" will not be in
the throes of a revolution; it is the Arab world, "the southern Ally of
Russia," as Nostradamus says elsewhere. The Mohammedans will take
advantage of the complete anarchy prevailing in Western Europe, and
proclaim a new "Holy War." They will be armed by Soviet Russia
who will endeavor not to become involved directly, at least not in the
beginning.
¶ 75.10 "And in that time and in these countries the Powers of Hell
shall set up against the Church of Jesus Christ the might of the
enemies of His law. This will be the second Antichrist, and he will
persecute the Church and its true Vicar through the power of temporal
rulers who, in their ignorance, shall have been deceived by high-
sounding words that will do more harm than a sword in the hands of a
madman. And this shall last until the appearance of him who is of
noble birth and whose time shall have come. . ." [some unintelligible
details follow this].
Comment: Here the role of Russia is clearly outlined: no direct

involvement, but her propaganda will deceive many foreign rulers,
ignorant of the true purpose and nature of Communism. And this will
last until the appearance of the Great King to-be. As we have seen
earlier, Russia will finally intervene directly but will be defeated by
the Great King with the help of God.
Soviet Russia is called the "second Antichrist". In fact, there will
be only one Antichrist properly so-called, and he
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will come at the end of the Great King's reign. But, according to
Nostradamus, two others will come before who can be called
Antichrist figuratively. The first Antichrist was either Hitler or
Napoleon. Let us recall here that Nostradamus calls Napoleon "the
first Son of the Revolution." Likewise, he calls the Russian
Revolution, the "second" revolution. It seems likely, then, that the first
Antichrist was Napoleon who forcibly brought back to France the
Popes of his time and cast them into jail (Pius VI and Pius VII).
Surely, a temporal ruler who lays his hands on the Vicar of Christ is
an Antichrist by that very act.
Note, too, the reference to the "true" Vicar of Christ — which
seems to imply that there will be a "false" one, or an anti-pope.
¶ 75.11 "Then shall there be against the Church a greater persecution

than ever was. And thereupon such great epidemics shall develop that
more than two-thirds of the world shall perish, so much so that no one
shall know the owners of the fields and houses, and grass shall grow
in the streets of the cities knee-high and even more.
"In those days of desolation the largest cities will be depopulated,
and he who would return therein shall be struck by the wrath of God.
And the Sacred Place shall be turned into a stable for cattle, large and
small, and put to profane uses. O what a calamitous time shall it be for
women with Child! (Cf. Matt. 24:19).
"And during the said astrological computations, in harmony with
Holy Writ, the persecution against the clergy shall have its beginning
in the power of the North united with the East, and it shall last eleven
years, or a little less, when the chief northern ruler shall fall, and his
southern ally shall persecute the Church even more for three years by
the apostolical seduction of one who has absolute power over the
militant Church of God.
"The holy people of God, the keepers of His law, and all the
religious orders shall be grievously persecuted and afflicted, so much
that the blood of the true ecclesiastics shall flow all over. One of these
horrible temporal rulers shall be highly praised by his followers for
having spilled more of the innocent ecclesiastics' human blood than
anyone could do with wine. The said ruler shall commit incredible
crimes
against the Church, and human blood shall run in the streets and in the
churches as water after a heavy rainstorm. And the rivers shall also be
red with blood."
Comment: Here, again, the mention of "true" ecclesiastics seems to

imply that a section of the clergy will apostatize and follow the anti-
pope. Concerning the "eleven" years, I definitely think that this is a
mistake — perhaps a misprint in the original edition. It should read
either eleven months, or one year. One and eleven cannot be confused
in English, but in old French an extra letter and the substitution of an
"o" for a "u" turns one into eleven. A misprint is therefore a distinct
possibility. All other prophecies say that the great crisis will be of
short duration, and the whole events should not last more than four
years.
¶ 75.12 "And the countries, towns, cities, governments, and provinces

which had left their former ways in the belief that they would free
themselves, but which had become more deeply enslaved by treachery
and had lost their religion, shall then start to strike on the left part in
order to return to the right, and shall give back to the Church her
former glory."
Comment: This passage is plain enough: many nations will choose

Communism in the belief that they will thus win complete freedom.
This will be achieved by treachery and lying promises. (See
previously: "high-sounding words that will do more harm than a
sword in the hands of a madman.") But they will realize their error,
and a general popular uprising against Communism will take place.
They will strike the left to return to the right, and under the leadership
of the Great King, they will restore the Church to her former glory.
This is a remarkable prophecy, seeing that it was written in the 16th
century when neither the right nor the left existed in the political
spectrum.
Another lengthy passage follows the above excerpt, but the style is
clumsy, and the sentences run for lines on end without a single full
stop. Little would be gained by quoting it in full. Here are the salient
points with my own interpretation:
¶ 75.13 "The Communists will at first try to deceive (the Christians),

but as soon as they think they are masters of the
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whole world they will know no restraint and will begin to liquidate
people by the million. However, a stupendous phenomenon will
thwart their plans. (See previous prophecies). Taking advantage of
this, a number of military leaders will rebel and will deprive
Communism of its "two swords" (Deceit and War), leaving only the
symbols of these (the hammer — brutal force; and the sickle — the
lies that undermine from below). These symbols will make a last
attempt to arouse the people's enthusiasm, but in vain. The Great King
to-be will then be known, and the people will follow him in order to
free themselves from the slavery they had themselves consented to.
They will take up arms, and the uprising will begin in a city astride
two rivers (possibly the city of Plancus, mentioned elsewhere, in
which case it would be Lyons, in France). Finally, the supreme
Communist ruler himself will be unseated and put in the pillory.
¶ 75.14 "Then, within the same year and through the following years,
a most horrible epidemic of plague shall break out, caused by the
preceding famine, and such great tribulations as never have happened
since the foundation of the Christian Church in the Latin regions, not
even in Spain where traces remain. Thereupon, the third ruler of
Aquila, hearing the cries of anguish of the peoples of his principal
title, shall raise up so great an army, and shall retrace the steps of his
ancestors in order to put most nations back on their feet again. "Then,
shall the. Great Vicar of the Cope be. restored in his former estate."
Comment: This is one of the very few references to an American

intervention to be found in the prophecies. This intervention will take
place toward the end of the holocaust. That this passage refers to
America is almost certain. The "title" of the U.S.A. is its being
Western and European in culture, even though it lies beyond the
ocean. Nostradamus gives the added precision that he "shall retrace
the steps of his ancestors." Moreover, the emblem of the American
Coat of Arms is the White Eagle (Aquila in Latin). But why the "third
ruler of Aquila?" The most likely interpretation is that there shall rise
a great American president, of the stature of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln, who will thus be "the third [great] ruler of Aquila."
There is a lengthy prophecy about such a person which, as well as I
can deter-
mine, has never been fulfilled by any one so far. But there is a
deliberate ambiguity in Nostradamus' terminology; he uses the word
"Aquilonnaire" which may mean either "of Aquila", or "of the North
wind". As a result, the word may stand for either "U.S.A." or
"Russia", according to the context. But the context, here, makes it
clear that Aquila is the U.S.A. To a 16th or even 19th-century reader,
however, it would not have been clear by any means; this is one of the
characteristics of many prochecies: quite obscure at first, until the
developments of history allow for an interpretation. But, in previous
passages, I have translated "Aquilonnaires" by "Northern" = Russian,
because the context made it clear that it could not possibly mean the
U.S.A. This is plain common sense: no one in his right mind will
contend that Russia will "help" other nations, or that the U.S.A. will
cause the clergy to be slaughtered. Hence, the First, Second and Third
Ruler of Aquila: Russia, China, U.S.A., but with an entirely different
sense each time. Concerning the "Great Vicar of the Cope", two
interpretations are possible: 1) the Pope will come from a religious
order in which a Cope is part of the habit, or 2) he will be a
descendant of the Capet family — some prophecies say that he will be
of royal blood.
¶ 75.15 "Then, from that stock that has long been barren, proceeding
from the 50th degree, one will come who will renew the entire
Christian Church. And there shall be great peace, union and harmony
between the offsprings of the separated and lost Heads."
Comment: The 50th degree crosses the Ardennes, the cradle of the
Capetian family. This prophecy may refer either to the Great King or
to the Holy Pontiff — it is impossible to say. The "separated Heads,"
or leaders, were the schismatics. The "lost Heads" were the heretics.
Their descendants will be reunited. This passage has not been quoted
in full, and the rest is obscure. One phrase, however, seems to refer to
the conversion of Soviet Russia; this, added to the fact that peace will
be universal, is in accord with the Fatima prophecy. ¶ 75.16 10.86
As a Griffin the King of Europe shall come,
Accompanied by those of Aquila.
Of Reds and Whites shall lead a great army,
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Shall march against the King of Babylon.
The Greal King is here represented as a Griffin — a mythical

creature formed with the body of a lion, the head and wings of an
eagle, and the dorsal fin of a fish. This comparison may be explained
by the fact that his will be a motley army, and we have seen that some
seers call him the "Lion" or the "Eagle."
The Great King will receive the assistance of the U.S.A. (Aquila).
By that time (probably after the victory of Westp h a l i a against the
Prusso-Russians) Communism will have been defeated. Many former
Communists troops will defect and join the forces of liberation. This
union of Reds and Whites will throw back to the sea the invading
Mohammedan forces (King of Babylon).
Nostradamus wrote other quatrains on this episode. Following is
one in which the Arab Power is called a "mastiff." (We have seen
elsewhere that it was called a "dog"). Greatly assisted by Soviet
Russia (the Bear), the Arabs will invade Italy (the Wolf) and confirm
their alliance there. But as we have seen previously, Communism will
eventually collapse, and former Communist troops (whose soldiers are
no more Communist than you or I) will join the Great King's forces, to
the great displeasure of the Mohammedans. Here is this quatrain: ¶
75.17 5.4
The Great Mastiff, driven out of the City (Rome), Shall be annoyed at
the strange alliance (of Reds and Whites). After having pursued the
Leader (Pope) in the Fields,
The wolf and bear shall defy each other.

The "fields" mean that the Pope and the Clergy will be
forced to go into hiding in the open country, an event which
will take place at the beginning of the Great Disaster when
Arabs and Reds are still friends.
There is still another quatrain describing the final phase of
the Great Disaster:
¶ 75.18 6.21
When those of the Arctic are allied together,
There shall be in the East great fear and great trembling.
One newly elected holding the Great Temple,
Rhodes, Istanbul shall be dyed with barbarian blood.
"When those of the Arctic . . ." means Russia and the U.S.A. We
have seen already "North." "North Wind," and "Aquilonnaires" which
can be rendered by "Aquila" (Eagle) or "North Wind." Here the
U.S.A. is referred to as "Arctic" because of its synonymity with
"Aquilonnaires" and also possibly because the U.S. will send its
troops and arms over the North Pole. Russia, of course, will no longer
he Soviet Russia, but a new Russia allied with the U.S.A. and Western
Europe to repel the Mohammedan invasion for which the Soviet
government had been responsible. The East may also refer to China,
but this is not certain. At that time, a new Pope will have been elected.
The Christian forces will cross the seas and annihilate the Arab forces
in the Middle East.
Nostradamus' quatrains were deliberately shuffled as one does with
a deck of cards. It follows that there is no order in his 1,000 or so
quatrains. Yet many correlations can be found, and it may be possible
to restore the original order, although this would entail a time-
consuming procedure which does not appear to be worthwhile,
considering that the succession of events to come is f a i r l y well
delineated in the other private prophecies. One need only fit in those
quatrains which clearly have a bearing on events already described.
That is what I have done here, after having quoted a sufficient number
of private prophecies earlier in this book. Following are a few more
quatrains which either corroborate or complement what we already
know: ¶ 75.19 3.95
The Moorish law shall be seen to decline,
Past another that was more seductive,
The Boristhenes shall be the first to fall,
Through bribes and words was much more attractive.
This means that Soviet Russia (Boristhenes), despite its bribes and
lying propaganda, will collapse before the Arab power does, and the
latter will not possess the appeal that Communism had. The French
did not use "bribes and words," but "gifts and tongues;" but the real
sense is that given in my translation.
Many prophecies, and in particular the Apocalypse, mention the
Beast of the Earth and the Beast of the Sea — the Dragon and the
Hydra. No doubt, these apply to the time of Antichrist which is the
second phase of the Latter Days, but they also apply to a lesser extent
to the first phase. The
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Dragon, or first Beast of the Earth, is Soviet Russia. The Hydra, or
Beast of the Sea, is the Arab power that will come across the
Mediterranean Sea. The Hydra will be powerful because Western
Europe will be in chaos and thrown into confusion by the Dragon's
work, but especially because Soviet Russia will arm the Arabs, which
is exactly what the Apocalypse says (13:2): "The Beast of the Sea
shall receive its might from the Dragon."
In the same period of time, the Pope will die in exile. A new Pope
will be elected in Rome, but the validity of the conclave will be
challenged by a number of Cardinals — the Church will then be in an
incredible state of internal dissension. Then, the first Mohammedan
forces will march into Rome, coming from Albania where they had
probably landed, Albania being the only Mohammedan nation in
Europe at the present time, and also a Communist country. Here is this
quatrain: ¶ 75.20 5.46
By the Red Hats, quarrels and new schisms, When the Sabine shall
have been elected. Great sophisms against him shall be said, And
Rome shall be wounded by Albanians. ¶ 75.21 5.47
The Great Arab shall progress well forward, But betrayed
shall be by Byzantines. (Turks) The ancient Rhodes shall
come and shall meet him, Then great evil shall befall
Hungary.
Here, we are told that Turkey will break its faith with the rest of the
Arab world. Turkey, it will be remembered, is the only Mohammedan
Power having adopted the Roman alphabet. What the third verse says
about Rhodes may mean that the Knights of St. John, who once held
Rhodes (1311-1533), will again become powerful and play a dominant
role in military affairs. As for the fourth verse, it alludes once again to
the determining battles which are to take place in Hungary.
The number of quatrains which Nostradamus has written on the
Mohammedan invasion is quite impressive; it does not appear
necessary, however, to quote them all. Suffice it to say that the
Mohammedans will overrun the whole of Southern Europe. In France,
they will be stopped on the banks of the river Loire. In Germany,
however, they will cross the Dan-
ube, reach the Rhine, and possibly the North Sea. In Eastern Europe
they will clash with the Poles who, by then, will have shaken off their
Communist yoke. The Mohammedans will commit innumerable
atrocities, but no great military feats, since Europe will already be on
its knees through civil wars. As soon as the European nations can
gather up their forces again, the Mohammedans will suffer crushing
defeats on every front, will be thrown back to the sea again, and
pursued into their own homelands — which will mark the prelude to
their conversion to Christianity.
Below are now a few additional quatrains with a bearing on
various events predicted by many seers:
¶ 75.22 2.41 (The Cornel, The Arab "Mastiff", the exile of the Pope)
For seven days the great star shall be seen,
As if two Suns in the sky should appear.
The big Mastiff shall be howling all night,
When the Pontiff shall go into exile. ¶ 75.23 2.43 (The
Comet, the earthquakes)
During the time the hairy star appears . . .
Struck from heaven, shaky peace, shaking earth ... ¶ 75.24
2.18 (The Rain of Stones)
New downpour, sudden, impetuous,
Unexpected, shall hinder two armies.
Stone, Heaven, Fire, shall fall over the sea .. .
The suddenness of the natural disasters is noteworthy; it has been

stressed by many seers. These acts of God will stop men from killing
one another pointlessly. The killing will go on after the disturbances
of nature have begun, but it seems that it will no longer be pointless.
Chaos, anarchy, blind hatred will give way to organized fighting
against the two Beasts. At any event, these disasters will mark the
turning of the tide; from then onwards the enemies of God will suffer
nothing but defeat. In a somewhat elliptic and symbolic form, the
following verses lay stress on this particularity: The leaders of men
will be overcome by the forces of the Infinite when the stones hidden
in the "hair'' of the comet start falling. Then the leaders will vainly
attempt to enforce their rulings, but death will deprive them of any
effective means. Here it is:
Paragraph 15.26 109
¶ 75.25 2.47
The sovereigns by Infinite conquered, Stones are raining,
hidden under the hair, Through death in vain shall rulings be
invoked.
Many more quatrains describe the passage of the comet, the three
days of darkness, and the accompanying disasters including the fiery
rain of stones. This, said Nostradamus, is to take place late in March
and early in April.
Once more, Nostradamus mentions the American intervention. Of
all the prophecies I possess, Nostradamus is the most explicit in this
respect: ¶ 75.26 4.39
The Rodians shall ask for assistance. Forsaken by neglect of
their sons. Arab Empire shall roll back in its course, By
Hesperides the cause shall be restored.
The Rodians, as stated above, may well mean the Knights of St.
John, who, as prominent champions of Christian civilization once
more, in dire straits because its members failed to respond to a call to
arms, may invoke their influence with the American government and
request American assistance. The Americans will come, and things
will be straightened out.
That the Americans will finally intervene is beyond doubt. In this
case, however, the above interpretation is not absolutely certain.
Nostradamus often uses the same word for different things. In some
quatrains, it is clear that "Hesperides" means America. In the above
quatrain, it may just mean any land west of Gibraltar, in which case it
could be Portugal. What prompts me to this word of caution is the
following quatrain. ¶ 75.27 6.85
Great city of Tarsus by Gauls shall be destroyed, All those
wearing turbans shall be made prisoners, Through assistance by
sea from the great Portuguese, The first day of summer when
Urban is installed.
This seems to mean that the French, with the help of the
Portuguese, will win a battle at Tarsus ("great" equals "famous"; it
was St. Paul's birth-place). This will be in June when a new Pope is
installed.
Here is now part of the quatrain referring to the new capital of
France: ¶ 75.28 3.93
In Avignon the Head of the Empire (Great King) Shall make
ready, for Paris desolate . . .
I feel I must now bring to a close these specimens of Nostradamus'

extraordinary insights. This does not mean, however, that there is
nothing further to be said; far from it, for I could not do justice to
Nostradamus even if I were to write a 600-page book. But such a book
would involve a tremendous amount of preparation — which is
probably why no one has ever attempted it. There is no doubt that,
with a certain method of approach, the totality or the near totality of
his often obscure quatrains could be understood. The future, then,
would be like an open book. Moreover, some definite dates, or some
alternative dates, could be given. This is so because Nostradamus,
apart from his prophetical instinct and extensive knowledge in many
fields, was well versed in astronomy and astrology, two sciences
which, it must be remembered, were one and the same in the 16th
century.
Nostradamus, therefore, gives many configurations in his quatrains.
When these configurations are exceptional and happen, say, once in
twenty or thirty years, a definite date could be ascribed to certain
events. When they are common and happen, say, every year or so, a
number of alternative dates could be given. Some of these alternative
dates, in turn, could be eliminated after a careful screening of
correlations.
Take for instance the Comet; it is mentioned in many quatrains, but
for the sake of simplicity let us imagine that it is mentioned in only
two quatrains. Suppose the first gives three alternative dates; for
instance, 1970, 1973, 1977. Suppose further that the second quatrain
gives three more alternative dales; for instance, 1973, 1976 and 1979.
Since the event is the same, i.e., the Comet, it is obvious that the
correct date is that which is common to both quatrains, namely, 1973;
and the others can be eliminated.
The elimination of alternative dates could be effected in another
way too. For instance, we know that the Great King will fight the
Mohammedans. So, we have two different events here: 1) the rise of
the Great King, 2) the Mohammedan invasion, but they both happen
at the same time. Suppose then
Paragraph 75.29 111
that the configuration given in respect to the Great King occurs in
1976, 1978, 1980, and the configuration in respect to the
Mohammedans in 1978, 1982 and 1984. Well, quite clearly, since
these events are simultaneous, the date to be retained is 1978.
In practice, however, it is not so simple as that. For one thing, a
configuration may be given for an event which is not easy to
understand. Consider for instance: ¶ 75.29 2.35
In two dwellings at night the fire shall take,
Many inside shall choke and roast to death,
Near two rivers for sure it shall happen,
Sol. Arc, Caper, they shall all lose their lives.
The astronomical data here is that the sun will be in the signs of
Sagittarius and Capricorn. This "sky" is not very specific in itself, but
we are not concerned with this at the moment; we are concerned with
the particular event that will take place then, and we do not really
know what it is. How are we going to identify it?
Let us consider the elements of information at our disposal: Two
dwellings, ai night, fire, many inside will die, two rivers. Our next
step will be a quest for correlations: we are going to go through the
1,000 quatrains and look for those which contain one or several of the
above elements of infor-mation. Then, we will determine whether a
relationship really exists, and if so. we shall know what it is all about.
But it is hardly necessary to point out how time-consuming such a job
would be!
If the same is to be done with every quatrain, it will take quite a
few years, although towards the end, we should know most of the
quatrains by heart. There is really only one way to tackle the problem
satisfactorily: feed all the elements of information into a computer,
and it will sort them out on demand within a few seconds. Supposing
we find an average of five elements in each quatrain, we shall have
5,000 elements to feed into the computer. Not very many, you may
say. In fact we will get many more. This is so because it is not
sufficient to feed individual words, but rather all the different
meanings that a given word may assume.
It is impossible, then, to estimate the number of elements we
should finally obtain. Nevertheless, the task is quite fea-
sible with the help of a computer. It remains only to be seen whether it
is really worth the trouble, and 1 do not think it is. To satisfy our
curiosity has never been the purpose of the prophecies, but only to
warn, enlighten, and comfort. And what we now possess is quite
sufficient to fulfill this function.
We have been warned that an apocalyptic disaster is about to come;
we have been enlightened because those prophecies tell us that
practically all the values cherished by the modern world — social,
political, and philosophical — are erroneous and deadly. We live in
fact in an abyss of errors, a bottomless pit of fallacies. Finally, we
have been comforted because these prophecies tell us that a wonderful
period of peace will follow and a unique Church revival; we know for
certain, therefore, that the forces of evil in general and Communism in
particular shall not prevail.
This gives us hope and courage. We must fight on, and we shall
fight on. Those who do not believe, however, are deprived of such
hope and certainty, and since on the face of it. the victory of
Communism seems inevitable, these people have no alternative but to
seek compromises every time they can. That is what politicians have
been doing for many decades, thus furthering the cause of
Communism, and that is what the Catholic Church Hierarchy —
which at the present time scorns private prophecies — has started to
do with that sorry business called "dialogue."
5
THE PRESENT STATE OF THE CHURCH
The Church is indeed in a sorry state, and this can no doubt be

ascribed to the crisis of discipline which has affected the hierarchy, the
clergy, and the laity alike. Indeed, a crisis of discipline is bound to
bring in its train a crisis of faith and a crisis of morals, the ravages of
which are so glaringly evident today that no elaboration is necessary
here.
The point to bear in mind, if one is to steer clear of the many
pitfalls which surround every Catholic, is that the current crisis was
predicted long ago, and not only predicted, but also described in some
detail, so that we might recognize it when it came, and also the
circumstances obtaining in the world at the time of the crisis. In this
connection it must be remembered that the Great Chastisement is to
follow the crisis. Any mention of the Great Chastisement, therefore,
forms part of the circumstances surrounding the crisis.
1 76. Mother Shipton (16th century). "The great chastisement will

come when carriages go without horses and many accidents fill the
world with woe. It will come when 'thoughts are flying round the earth
in the twinkling of an eye' [i.e. radio-communications], when long
tunnels are made for horseless machines, when men can fly in the air
and ride under the sea, when ships are wholly made of metal, when
fire and water 'great marvels do' [i.e. the steam engine], when even the
poor can read books, when many taxes are levied for war."
¶ 77. Bl. Rembordt (18th century). "God will punish the world when
men have devised marvellous inventions that will lead them to
forgetting God. They will have horseless carriages, and they will fly
like the birds. But they will laugh at the idea of God, thinking that
they are 'very clever.' There will be signs from heaven, but men, in
their pride, will laugh them off. Men will indulge in voluptuousness,
and lewd fashions will be seen."
¶ 78. Trappistine Nun of Notre Dame des Gardes. "Chastisement will
come when a very large number of bad books have been spread."
¶ 79. Abbe Voclin. "People will speak only of money. Horrible books
will be freely available. Intellectuals will argue fiercely among
themselves. Then the war will break out that will see the rise of the
Great Monarch."
¶ 80. Jasper. "When men indulge in sensuous pleasures and

voluptuousness, when no one wishes to obey any more, when there is
widespread discontent among the peoples of the earth, then Russia
will pour out masses of soldiers, and they will reach the Rhine."
¶ 81. Ven. Anne de la Foi. "There will be discord within the Catholic
Church. In those days, men will wear women's clothes, and women
will put on men's clothes."
¶ 82. M. Porsat (19th century). "There will be confusion among the

clergy."
1 83. Quoted by Abbe Curlcque (19th century). "What caught my

attention repeatedly is that a large number of priests will join in the
revolution."
¶ 84. St. Thomas' Apocalypse—Apocrapha (1st century). "Every man

shall speak that which pleaseth him, and my priests shall not have
peace among themselves but shall sacrifice unto me with deceitful
minds. Then shall the priests behold the people departing from the
House of the Lord and turning unto the world. The House of the Lord
shall be desolate and her altars will be abhorred. The place of holiness
shall be corrupted, and the priesthood polluted."
¶ 85. Holzhauser (17th century). "The Great Monarch will come when
the Latin Church is desolated, humiliated, and afflicted with many
heresies . . . The Mohammedans will come again." (Note: "The Latin
Church," which presumably, excludes the Eastern-Rite Churches.)
¶ 86. Bl. Rembordt (18th century). "These things will come

Present State of the Church 115
when they try to set up a new kingdom of Christ from which the true
faith will be banished."
¶ 87. Oba Prophecy. "It will come when the Church authorities issue
directives to promote a new cult, when priests are forbidden to
celebrate in any other, when the higher positions in the Church are
given to perjurers and hypocrites, when only the renegades are
admitted to occupy those positions."
We live in an age of revolution and contestation. Never before have

priests taken an active part in revolutionary movements; never before
have the Church authorities imposed a new liturgy and forbidden the
traditional liturgy.
The traditional liturgy, it must be recalled, goes back to apostolic
times, and its definitive form was codified by Pope St. Pius V, who, in
his Bull Quo Primum, gave it force of law until the end of time. The
New Missal, however, was deviously introduced, arbitrarily imposed,
and the Bull Quo Primum (which St. Pius V forbade to be abrogated)
was quietly dropped from the opening pages of the official Altar
Missal.
The New Mass was opposed by the Synod of Bishops in 1967, but
some Vatican Officials, in contempt of the will of the bishops, and
enlisting the help of six non-Catholic ministers, went ahead with the
final version of their work. (The non-Catholic ministers were Dr.
George, Canon Jasper, Dr. Shephard. Dr. Konneth, Dr. Smith, and Br.
Thurian, representing the World Council of Churches, the Church of
England, the Lutheran Church, and the Protestant community of
Taize. Their photograph was published in Issue No. 20 of World
Trends.) With devilish cleverness, they stopped just short of outright
heresy, and abusing the trust which their position entailed, they
prevailed upon Pope Paul to ratify it
The New Missal is indeed a radical attack on our Faith. It will
destroy the Mass more effectively than Luther's brutal efforts. Having
destroyed the Mass, it will inevitably destroy the Church. Having
destroyed the Church, it will—inevitably again—destroy the world.
For when the blood of Christ is no longer offered on the Altars of our
churches, then the blood of men will have to be spilled on the asphalt
of our streets.
To discuss the validity or invalidity of the New Mass is
not within the scope of this book. The debate has been raging since
1969 and, while the majority of bishops and cardinals do not question
the validity of the Consecration in the new rite, there are a few who
have expressed serious misgivings. It is not outside the scope of this
book, however, to cite prophecies which have a bearing on the matter:
¶ 88. Anna-Katarina Emmerich (19th century). "I saw again the new
and odd-looking Church which they were trying to build. There was
nothing holy about it . . . People were kneading bread in the crypt
below . . . but it would not rise, nor did they receive the body of Our
Lord, but only bread. Those who were in error, through no fault of
their own, and who piously and ardently longed for the Body of Jesus
were spiritually consoled, but not by their communion. Then, my
Guide [Jesus] said: THIS IS BABEL.' [The Mass in many
languages]." (This prophecy was made circa 1820 by Anna Katarina
Emmerick, a stigmatized Augustinian nun and is recorded in The Life
of Anne Catherine Emmerich by Rev. Carl E. Schmoeger, C.SS.R.,
first published in English in 1870 and reprinted in 1968 by Maria
Regina Guild, Los Angeles, California.)
The New Missal is an ominous sign of the destruction to come, and

these dire forebodings are in complete accord with what the prophecies
say, and which can be paraphrased thus: "They wanted to make a new
Church, a Church of human manufacture, but God had other designs.
The false Church shall be destroyed, and the enemy shall overcome
Rome. The pastors shall be scattered, persecuted, tortured, and
murdered. The Holy Father shall have to leave Rome, and he shall die
a cruel death. An anti-pope shall be set up in Rome."
Such a tragedy would not be permitted by Christ, save as a
punishment for the Church's sins. As long as the Church remains
sound, the world is comparatively safe. But let the Church be
subverted, and the whole world will be plunged into a bloodbath. In
the 15th century, the Church's great sin was immorality, but Faith was
alive. Then came the Reformation, and the wars of religion. Today,
however, the Church's sin is even greater because it is a sin against the
first of the cardinal virtues, namely Faith. The punishment must needs
be commensurate. The latest and most significant contribu-
Present State of the Church 117
tion to the process leading up to this is the New Missal, a pre-heretical
rite, which has made the Mass as changeable as the passing fashions
of the world.
Are we then to relinquish all hope and yield to despair? Not in the
least! The prophecies give us a warning, but they also give us a
promise. They tell us that the Church will prevail and be more
resplendent than ever. A wise and holy Pope will restore all things,
and he will be revered by the rulers of nations. Peace, prosperity, and
happiness will be given to the whole world.
Hope, therefore, not despair, should fill our hearts.
Melbourne, March 1, 1970*
*The last chapter revised and brought up to date in January, 1973.

Biographical Index 121
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
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Carmel. 1963.
2. Demain. Baron de Novaye. Paris. P. Lethielleux. 1934.*
3. Le Monde en Feu. J. Johannis. Paris. 1936.*
4. Le Bienheureux Barthilimy Holzhauser. Canon de Wuil-leret.*
5. La Vie de Sainte Marguerite-Marie. FR. A. Hamon, S.J.*
6. Les Prophities des Derniers Temps. Suzzane Jacquemin. Paris, La
Colombe. 1958.
7. Wife, Mother and Mystic. Rev. Albert Bessieres, S.J. London.
Sands & Co., Ltd. 1952.
8. Fatima-Merveille du XX' Siecle. Canon C. Barthas. Toulouse.
Fatima Editions. 1957.
9. Le Monde de Demain Vu par les Prophetes d' Aujourd'hui. Albert
Marty. Paris. Nouvelles Editions Latines. 1962.
10. Prophecy For Today. Edward Connor. Fresno. Academy Library

Guild. 1956.
11. Les Derniers lours des Derniers Temps. Dupont-Four-nieux.
Paris. La Colombe. 1959.
12. Signes et Messages pour notre Temps. R. Christoflour. Paris.
Buchet-Chastel. Correa. 1958.
13. Recent Apparitions Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Stephen Breen.
Chicago. Lumen Books. 1953.
14. By The Queen's Command, Lawrence F. Harvey. Glasgow. John
S. Burns & Sons. 1953.
15. Russia Will Be Converted. John M. Haffert. Washington, New
Jersey. Ave Maria Institute. 1956.
16. Light on the Mountain. John S. Kennedy. New York. Doubleday
Image Books. 1956.
17. Vie de Melanie—Bergere de la Salette. (Autobiography presented
by Leon Bloy). Paris. Mercure de France. 1954. (Reprinting).
18. The Woman Shall Conquer. Don Sharkey. New York. All Saints
Press, Inc. 1954.
19. Les Apparitions de la Sante-Vierge. J. Goubert et L. Cristiani.
Paris. La Colombe. 1952.
20. Nostradamus. James Laver. Harmondsworth. Penguin Books.
1952.
21. L'Etrange XX' Steele vu par Nostradamus. Dr. de Font-brune.
Sarlat Michelet 1946.
22. Michel Nostradamus. M. P. Edouard et Jean Mezerette. Paris.
Belles Editions. 1947.
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Fontbrune. Sarlat. Michelet. 1946.
24. Nostradamus—Ses Propheties. Emile Ruir. Paris. Editions
Medicis. 1948.
25. Les Prophities pour les Temps Actuels. Georges Vouloir. Paris.
Editions Medicis. 1948.
26. L'Apparition de la Tris-Sainte Vierge sur la Montagne de la
Salette. (An account given by Melanie Calvat herself, first
published in 1879 with the Imprimatur of the Bishop of Lecce,
Count Zola, and reprinted in Montpel-lier in 1925).
27. Berthe Petit et la Devotion an Coeur Douloureux et Im-maculi de
Marie. G. Canova. Bourg Saint-Maurice. Oeuvre de Diffusion
Mariale. 1946.
28. De la Salette a Bonate. (As above). 1947.
29. Vie d'Anne-Catherine Emmerich. Rev. K. E. Schmoger. C.SS.R.,
translated from the German by Rev. E. de Caza-les, Vicar
General and Canon of Versailles. Paris. Li-brairie P. T6qui. 1950.
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Academy Duplicating Service. Fresno. 1950.
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Larminat. (Unpublished Manuscript)**
32. Voice of Fatima. (An Australian newspaper).
33. Pro Manuscripto Book. Published by J. Jongen. Eisden. 1959.
New Testament quotations come from the Revision of the Challoner-
Rheims Version, published in 1950 in New York by the Catholic
Book Publishing Co. * Number 2, 3, 4 and 5 are important books
quoted by J. Gonthier, No. 1, but bibliographical particulars are
incomplete. ** This work, together with supplements, comprises more
than 1,000 pages. It is the most complete work of reference on
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prophecies that has come to my knowledge. It was compiled after
consulting all the prophetical books kept at the Bibliotheque Nationale
of Paris (The French National Library). It also gives extensive
bibliographical references.

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St. Columba (6th century).

"Hearken, hearken to what will happen in

The Coming Chastisement

Precisions on the Great Disaster

These precisions run from ¶ 12 to ¶ 75. Since they are repeated in

Precisions on the Great Disaster 1

About the Author 7

Prophecies and Commentaries 13

The End of the World 89

The Present State of the Church 113

Alphabetical Index 118

Bibliographical Index 121

Chronological Index 123

Paragraph Index 124

A number of reasons exist for publishing this volume of prophecies

Yves Dupont was born in 1922 at Paris, where he spent his

Private and Public Prophecies

Private revelations (i.e. apparitions and locutions with or without

The Importance of Prophecies

The Basis of This Study

I have studied several hundred of these prophecies over the last

PROPHECIES AND COMMENTARIES

Comment: These are but a few excerpts given to you as an

¶ 12. St. Malachy (12th century). "Ireland will suffer English

Comment: The authenticity of older prophecies is sometimes open to

Comment: As it stands this prophecy is abstruse. However, it confirms

Comment: This prophecy is already partly fulfilled: many countries

Comment: Many more prophecies mention wind of such velocity and

Comment: The Great King will be of Frankish descent, although his

¶ 17. St. Edward (11th century). "The extreme corruption and

¶ 19. Monk Hilarion (15th century). "Before the Christian churches

Comment: This prophecy contains much symbolism and is anything

When pictures look alive, with movements free,

(A 20th-century German prophecy says exactly the same

(This seems to refer to a Feast of Our Lady occurring between two

Comment: After quoting St. Pius X and Pius XII, however, it is of

Comment: On the strength of this declaration we cannot but observe

Comment: This prophecy does not contradict Bishop Age-da's quoted

¶ 29. Abbot Joachin Merlin (13th century). "After many long

¶ 30. John of Vatiguerro (13th century). "Spoliation, pillaging, and

Comment: This is the first of many references to the destruction of

Comment: From a complete study of prophecies it is almost certain

¶ 33. Nicholas of Fluh (15th century). "The Church will be punished

Comment: According to many prophecies, the Church will be without

¶ 34. Telesphorus of Cozensa (16th century). "A powerful French

Comment: This is a repeat, or confirmation, of what we have already

¶ 35. David Poreaus (17th century). "The Great Monarch will be of

Comment: As said before, the great king will be of French descent,

Comment: I think this prophecy must be correlated with that of St.

Comment: Salvation is in the Sacred Heart, not in some pragmatic

¶ 39. St. Louis-Marie Grignion De Montfort (18th century) "The

Comment: Here again we have confirmation that the Mohammedans

¶ 41. Bernhardt Rembordt (18th century). "Cologne will be the site of

Comment: A number of prophecies mention a great battle in the

¶ 42. Elizabeth Canori-Mora (19th century). "Countless legions of

Comment: There exist a few other prophecies announcing the

¶ 43. St. Anthony of the Desert (4th century) [Disquisition CXIV].

Comment: Most prophecies quoted in this book are translations from

¶ 44.1 The Ecstatic of Tours (Her name is not known. She

Comment: Australian and American readers may wonder what the