Wednesday, February 22, 2012

End of my posts until Easter

This will be my only post until Easter, as I give up reading and posting for lent.
Dominus Vobiscum, Praise be almighty God, Father,Son,and Holy Spirit.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Obama's Gay Embassador

Obama’s “Gay” Ambassadors
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris coming to you from The Philippines.
All the way over here in The Philippines .. you can feel the tremors coming out of
Obama’s White House.
Yesterday we told you about his back door attempts to get contraception .. and by
extension abortion .. legalized over here.
Today .. and this shouldn’t come as a surprise .. a look at his full court press to get the militant homosexual agenda established here as well. And for the record .. this game plan is not just limited to The Philippines.
The US Presidency wields tremendous clout and influence around the world through its
diplomatic corps .. its ambassadors .. emanating from the State Department.
Sitting atop the Obama’s State Department is none other them Mother Hen herself ..
Hilary Clinton an unabashed die hard supporter of child killing and sodomy.
Between Obama and Hilary .. they have managed to drop into various countries the
sorriest set of diplomats ever to grace the world stage .. a group of ideological stooges. Here in the Philippines .. the US ambassador is a clown by the name of Harry Thomas, who’s almost first official duty was to throw a party for every lesbian gay bisexual transgender Filipino the US Embassy here could dig up.
At this “party” he gave a speech in full throated support for so-called gay rights. In his closing remarks he said the following .. "Ladies and gentlemen, I am not tonight asking you to leave shouting that you are gay; I am not asking you to endanger yourselves in the face of other peoples’ hatred and blindness. But I am asking you leave this place on this night with one thought and one goal: to protect and love someone. Love is what matters; gender is not important.” (Sounds like one of Lisante's teachings)
What a massive insult in the face of a majority Catholic country. Obama’s audacity
knows no bounds. He has a view of the world and he is hell bent to make sure that
everyone accepts it come hell or high water.
Everywhere you look, the United States, Africa .. Asia .. this megalomaniac is bound
and determined to make the Church and her followers bend to his will and he freely
wields the power of the US Presidency to do it.
It isn't enough that his policies have force America to the edge of financial bankruptcy ..not to mention moral bankruptcy .. but he is aggressively advancing his case in every foreign territory he can set his seal as well.
The Philippines must seem to him to be an especially rich target .. owing to its deep
Catholic roots and up to now, lack of legalized divorce, contraception and abortion.
To plant ambassadors like Harry Thomas in this country is nothing less than an affront to the native population. But .. you will remember .. that he even had the chutzpah to try and foist pro-abortion ambassadors on the Vatican itself. The Pope’s men kept quietly deferring until Obama got the message.
And when you add the insult of Catholic in name only Kathleen Sebellius to Obama’s
cabinet .. the picture is pretty clear.
Immediately following Obama’s asinine explanation last week of how he would alter the
health care mandate to force insurance companies to pay for birth control for workers at Catholic institutions .. Sebellius went on the media speaking circuit .. being interviewed on every major liberal network.
She sat there, extolling the “rights”“needs” of women to birth control. She called it
preventative health care. Was there ever a more imbecilic way to describe contraception? Pregnancy isn’t a disease. How exactly does birth control improve your health? Since when does someone have a “right” to birth control paid for by someone else? For that fact .. when does anyone have a right at all to birth control? If you don’t want to get pregnant .. don’t have sex.
But we disgress however, only slightly. It is this morally blind pabluum that will be
spewing forth here in the Philippines in fact has already begun .. as Obama’s troops
keep stressing the “need” for casual sex .. contraception for heterosexuals and love for militant homosexuals.
Obama and his designs for not just America but the world are evil. The man hold to a
world view that seems like it would make Satan himself blush. Somewhere along the
way .. this man has gotten into his head the idea that he is President of the World.
As Catholic opposition to him in the US hopefully hardens .. Catholics in other parts of the world are praying that not only is he unable to fulfill his ambitions to be President of the World .. but that come November .. he isn’t even President of the US any more. Reporting from Cebu City the Philippines, this is Michael Voris. GOD Love you.

(sounds like he is reporting all that Lisante teaches, and "Itchy Watch" loves.)

Monday, February 20, 2012

Obama and the Philippines

Obama and The Philippines
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris coming to you from The Philippines.
Just to catch everyone up on our recent spat of activity .. first of all .. so far over 35-thousand dollars has been collected and sent off to the Catholic victims of the Christmas Day terrorist bombing in Abuja Nigeria.
On behalf of the poor survivors, our deepest heartfelt gratitude. Your generosity is a true testament to your love and faith. We will continue to accept donations for them and funnel them to Fr. Vincent in Nigeria who is handling all the affairs over there.
Next .. it’s Pro-Life month over here in the Philippines and some of you may recall we were invited here last year at this same time as well to speak to various Catholic groups all around Manila.
Well .. we were invited back this year and are actually doing some island hopping early on. Today .. we are coming to you from the Cebu City on the island of Cebu .. one of the Philippines main islands.
It was here that the Magellan .. famous for having the first expedition to sail around the world .. landed in March of 1521 .. just as Martin Luther was beginning to tear Christianity apart in Europe. In one of those funny twists of history .. that Catholics call Providence .. he’d actually gotten lost looking for a route to the Spice Islands.
Magellan came a shore with some Augustinian monks .. the same order .. coincidentally
that Martin Luther belonged to. After establishing friendly relations .. he persuaded the natives to accept the rule of King Charles I of Spain.
The native king and his wife were given Christian names and baptized as Carlos and
Juana. As a gift .. Magellan gave the native queen a small statue of the Christ Child
which has been treasured by Filipinos ever since. It’s called the Santo Nino.
On April 14, Magellan erected a large wooden cross on the shores of Cebu and shortly
afterwards, about 700 islanders were baptized. And that’s where we are bringing you this Vortex report from today .. the cross that Magellan erected right here in Cebu City. So there’s a little Catholic snapshot history for you.
Now .. on to more contemporary issues. Our first couple of days here have been a bit of a whirlwind. We met with a beautiful group of cloistered Carmelite nuns who are
followers of realcatholictv.com and The Vortex. Always a good thing to have cloistered nuns praying for your intentions.
Then we gave a couple of talks in churches and chapels on the necessity of remaining
solidly Catholic. The Filipino people are truly delightful and splendid hosts.
Then last night it was on to a banquet where we were invited to talk on the earnestness of being Catholic and what a profound joy and blessing it is to BE Catholic. We had the chance before hand to visit with a splendid prelate .. the archbishop of Cebu .. Jose Palma who graciously presented us with an award after the talk .. as well as a gift .. a replica of the Santo Nino.
This morning we had a semi-private meeting with him in his office where we shared
some thoughts on the need for vigilance and the new evangelization. While we were
there .. he was kind enough to present me with a medallion struck in honor of a young
Filipino man who will be canonized later this year .. Pedro Cahl-ung-sod .. a 16 year old martyr who died alongside a priest who was working to convert the native population. It’s interesting that our trip here has coincided with all the insanity going on back in the United States over Obama’s attempt to ram birth control down the Church’s throat.
That is exactly what is going on here. Extreme amounts of foreign pressure .. from US
backed UN groups .. are being brought to bear here in the Philippines to force the
government to legalize contraception.
You may recall that we first told you about this effort last year. Well .. the planned parenthood and population control forces haven’t gone away. In fact .. they’ve dug in for a long hard fight. But the good news is .. so have the faithful Catholics. This is a monumental slugfest with American interests .. meaning Obama versus the Catholic Church. Sound familiar?
In fact .. in a close parallel to the case back in the States .. the Church here also has a traitor in the person of President Begnino Aquino .. son of the late and faithful former President Corey Aquino. Begnino Aquino is a good friend of Obama’s and the two have met on several occasions .. developing a good rapore.
Aquino wants to traffic in money and powerful circles and Obama wants contraception
and abortion as common place in the Philippines as in America. But as he is finding out in his battle with the Church in America .. it might not be quite as easy as he had hoped. Unlike in America .. where the Catholic hierarchy folded like a house of cards 40 years ago in the face of the sexual revolution .. the Church in the Philippines has a long and storied past of fighting for the Faith. And while secularism is making some headway .. there are still enough determined Catholics here willing to fight to the death for the faith.
When Magellan planted his cross here nearly five hundred years ago .. he planted a faith that has survived and has so flourished as to make the Philippines the last Catholic country on earth .. no divorce .. no contraception .. no abortion. As we advised from Nigeria a few days ago .. Catholics in America need to keep Catholics in other countries in mind when casting their vote for US President. It isn’t just the Church in America that Obama is attacking .. but the Church all over the world.
Reporting from Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City the Philippines .. this is Michael Voris.
GOD Love you.

Divine Mercy Prayers

Fourth Day
"Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and those who do not know Me,

I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy."

Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

*Our Lord's original words here were "the pagans."



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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Third Day
"Today bring to Me all Devout and Faithful Souls,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were a drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness."

Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.



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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Is Catholicism Superior?

Is Catholicism Superior?
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
Here is THE question at the heart of so many issues within the Church today. And it
really is as simple as this – Is Catholicism Superior to other faiths or is it not?
If you think it is .. then you are on the side of the saints .. not to mention The Almighty ..who established the Church.
If you think it isn’t .. then you need to leave it.
Not all religions are the same. In fact .. there is Catholicism and then .. all the others are false religions.
But there is such hesitancy today .. FROM INSIDE THE CHURCH .. to come out and
say this plainly and simply. Why – it’s the truth isn’t it?!
Can people who say they believe the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus CHRIST
HIMSELF Personally .. really walk around and say something like .. but all the other
faiths are OK also. Look, Divinely established means just that,divinely established, which means that all the others are founded by men. This makes them false religions. Period. Yea yea. They have truthful aspects to them .. but any truth they have is first Catholic truth. Period.
God wants to be worshipped in one way and one way only and He Himself makes it quite
clear HOW that is to be. Its found in the book of Malachi .. chapter 1 verse 10-11.
“Oh, that one among you would shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on
my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts; neither will I accept any sacrifice from your hands, For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, my name is great among the nations; And everywhere they bring sacrifice to my name, and a pure offering;”
God has no pleasure in vain offerings. He tells the priests of the Old Testament that it will be the Gentiles who make the pure offering that he desires.
Well? What is pure that can be offered to God for sacrifice? The only pure sin offering that can be made to God is GOD HIMSELF. This is what the Catholic Mass is, the offering of the Son, to the Father. God to God.
The Catholic Mass occurs within the context of the Catholic Faith .. and since the
sacrifice of God to Himself is the most superior form of worship there is, then it follows that the Faith which believes this is the TRUE faith .. meaning .. by extension and quite logically .. that the other faiths .. all of them .. are false.
It’s just that simple. The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity established this Church to be His Bride. He gave His life for Her. It is She He will raise from Her earthly dross to Her manifest heavenly beauty at the end of time and Her alone.
If you don’t believe this, then get out, and make way for those who do,and most
especially .. those who want to learn.
There is only one true religion. Period. And its not just a matter of faith or belief .. it’s a fact. Undeniably.
And please don’t start going on about silly notions of being unconscious Catholics, and anonymous Catholics. It is precisely the backing away from this fact that has caused SO much problem in the Church these days. Too many leaders in the Church have surrendered this truth so they could be more easily accepted .. for whatever reason.
Their motives or intentions we leave to God .. the results are left for us to judge and the judgment is not favorable. Catholic identity has been lost because the unique claim of Catholicism has been abandoned .. privately at least if not totally publically. Bottom line, do you believe that Catholicism is the One True Faith, or do you not? As Archbishop Fulton Sheen used to say .. “If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live.”
GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris.

Pray the Rosary, for the Consecration of Russia to Mary

Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, "The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description."


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How To Pray the Rosary:

While the rosary and the indulgences attached to it by the Church essentially concerns the decades and the meditation upon the mysteries only, the following is a customary way of preparing for the rosary and concluding it.


1. Preparation

Start by making the sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then recite the Apostle's Creed:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

Then say 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys (for the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity) and then 1 Glory Be:


Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.


Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen.

GLORY BE to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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2. The Rosary Proper

The Rosary is essentially the decades and their associated mysteries, and only these must be prayed to "pray the rosary", either in satisfaction of Our Lady's requests, or, to gain the indulgences attached to praying the rosary.

The traditional Rosary is divided into three parts, each having five mysteries: Glorious, Joyful and Sorrowful. In his apostolic letter The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, Pope John Paul II proposed a new set of mysteries, which he called the Luminous, and which concern the period of the public life of Our Lord. For those who wish to say all 20 decades at once during the course of a day, they may be said in the following order: Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious.

For those who wish to say only 5 decades per day, the Holy Father proposed the following schedule:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
Luminous Sorrowful Joyful
Glorious

For those who prefer to follow the traditional order of the days it is:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
Glorious

While meditating on the Mysteries, recite:

One Our Father (large beads), 10 Hail Marys (small beads) and 1 Glory Be (before the next large bead) to make a complete decade of the rosary.

After each decade the Fátima Prayer may also be said (Pope Pius XII).

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.

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3. Concluding Prayers

After the completion of five mysteries (5 decades), or 15 or 20, the following is customarily said:

Hail Holy Queen (or Salve Regina may be sung)

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
(Verse) Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

(Response) That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Rosary Prayer

(Verse) Let us pray,
(Response) O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation. Grant, we beseech Thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.

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4. For the Intentions of the Holy Father

Catholics who say the rosary in a group, or, individually before the Blessed Sacrament,
may gain a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, which includes prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father.

For the intentions of the Holy Father.
Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.





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Friday, February 17, 2012

Obama's Gamble

Obama’s Gamble
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
Well .. you certainly didn’t need the gift or prophecy to see this one coming. Despite the uproar over Obama’s command that Catholic institutions pay for birth control .. his long term gamble is well calculated.
In what is doubling as an ideological imposition AND a move which helps split the
bishops further from their flocks Obama is going all in on finally once and for all
neutralizing Catholic resistance to him. It will of course remain to be seen if his gamble pays off, but the first returns are coming in and initially, his gamble is paying off.
Look at these numbers from the Public Religion Research Institute. A majority of
Catholics actually SUPPORT Obama on this one over and above the bishops.
In fact the percentage of support among Catholics for Obama’s free birth control for
everybody plan, is actually greater than among the general population of Americans.
And who says Catholics are just gullible sheep, heck, we can actually blaze a trail
when it comes defying Divine Law.
Even if he does grant some kind of waiver to some Catholic groups the main point is
this, Obama has tested the waters and found that the support for the bishops among the overall catholic population really is as weak as everyone has long suspected.
What a dilemma for the US bishops. After squandering their moral authority for the past 40 plus years by laying in bed with the party of death, they are now paying the price. It was many most in fact, of the bishops themselves who have stayed deathly silent on the issue of contraception, so much so that it is nearly impossible to turn up one single document or letter or press release from the National Headquarters where that is the main topic.
Most of them have turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to their own priests counseling what is by now, millions of couples that the teaching on contraception is “official but not realistic”.
Most of them have allowed the contraceptive mentality to seize FIRM hold in the
parishes, even in the area of Natural Family Planning that’s often times treated as little else than Catholic Birth Control.
Most of them have for decades now pushed the idea that the GOVERNMENT and NOT
individual faithful Catholics should be carrying out the corporal works of mercy with
regard to the poor and sick. A large number of them have been complicit in the rise to power of this despot and now respond as though this some how came out of the blue. What we see unfolding before us is the consequence of 40 plus years of naïveté and political alliance with Caesar on the part of the American hierarchy.
Even today, in the midst of all this, many of them still continue to align themselves
with the policy goals of the party of death with regard to illegal immigration climate change and other policies on which reasonable men can disagree.
Yet too many of them tie their political and policy opinions to their moral offices as bishops as though to disagree with them on immigration for example is to challenge
Heaven itself.
A couple of months ago, they re-released the pathetic document, Faithful Citizenship,
a document that thankfully almost no Catholics know about or pay attention to if they do. In it,the garble of language and ambiguous competing principles essentially says nothing and claims nothing as being an absolute disqualifier for holding public office. Killing Children in the womb and supporting laws that allow this barbarism IS a disqualifier, automatically and undeniably. Yet nowhere is this clearly stated in the document. Practically all Democrats in office support this murder and yet nothing is really said about them .. much less DONE about them.
The National Bishops’ office publishes watered down ambiguous pamphlets about voting
for who your conscience says you should vote for, but never gets down to the nuts and
bolts about how a good conscience should be formed.
Here’s what needs to happen and the example is Blessed Pope John Paul II Himself. An
apology, a great big Nationally televised, much publicized apology. Hell itself has been allowed to run rampant in the Church for the past half century. The
bishops who have been complicit in this through their silence need to stand up and
1) ADMIT their complicity.
2) CONFESS .. for all the Catholic world to hear .. that they have been wrong in not
exercising their authority in charity as strong men do.
3) They need to publically ACKNOWLEDGE the grave disaster that they have allowed
to be reigned down on the Church .. down to the loss of hundreds of millions of souls
from the Faith .. AND IT IS Hundreds of Millions of Souls over all these years.
4) And when all of this has been publically confessed .. they must set about to make
AMENDS in very tangible practical ways. Dissident theologians must be summarily
fired. Catholic institutions that operate in the name of the Church yet defy Her infallible teachings must finally be cast off once and for all. Chanceries must be cleared of professional Catholics. Priests and religious that do no live moral faithful lives must be brushed aside.
In short .. a purification of the Church must begin and begin in earnest.
It was after all Catholic laymen in voting booths all over the USA that put Obama in the White House. They did it because they have been deceived through their lack of proper instruction in the Faith, which falls squarely on the shoulders of bishops whose job it is to teach the faith and safeguard it.
We have come to this sorry pass because too many shepherds have abandoned and
ignored the flock as the wolves have ripped it apart.
A MAJOR mea culpa is called for.
GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris.

Divine Mercy Prayers

First Day
"Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me."

Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen



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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Seventh Day
Today bring to Me the Souls who especially venerate and glorify My Mercy*,

and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.

Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God:

Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.

*The text leads one to conclude that in the first prayer directed to Jesus, Who is the Redeemer, it is "victim" souls and contemplatives that are being prayed for; those persons, that is, that voluntarily offered themselves to God for the salvation of their neighbor (see Col 1:24; 2 Cor 4:12). This explains their close union with the Savior and the extraordinary efficacy that their invisible activity has for others. In the second prayer, directed to the Father from whom comes "every worthwhile gift and every genuine benefit,"we recommend the "active" souls, who promote devotion to The Divine Mercy and exercise with it all the other works that lend themselves to the spiritual and material uplifting of their brethren.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children,

and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.

Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Missing the Point,

Missing the Point, Entirely
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
In this whole saber rattling legalistic battle over Obama’s high command that birth
control be paid for by Catholic institutions .. the whole point is being missed.
Its being fought against by the Church leadership on the entirely wrong grounds. Yes go ahead and launch a campaign on the battlefield on religious liberties, declare the
unconstitutionality of Obama’s directive .. yada yada.
But the bishops should not let pass this moment to declare and fight the REAL ISSUE ..the explicit EVIL of contraception.
Its one thing to stand up in public and say look, we have these religious beliefs and you are trampling on them. For you to do that is an encroachment on our religious liberty and we will fight it.
But if THAT remains the battle, a fight over religious rights being trampled underfoot by the state .. then regardless of how this turns out .. in the end it will be a loss.
And the reason is simple. Contraception is evil .. intrinsically so. Birth control is an evil long condemned by the Church all the way back for centuries and centuries to our earliest beginnings.
What matters MORE than winning a fight over the right to HOLD our beliefs is the
beliefs and teachings THEMSELVES.
It’s not so much that the Church is being told to violate our consciences by Obama .. but WHY we hold what we hold in our consciences.
This is the PERFECT opportunity for Church leaders to begin to undo if only slightly,
the damage done to the faith for going on three generations now. Talk about a gift! It’s crazy! After nearly 50 years of massive neglect of Church teaching, here is an absolute perfect teaching moment. Forget all the blah blah about religious freedom and focus like a laser beam on WHY the Church teaches what She does.
Birth control is an intrinsic evil b-e-c-a-u-s-e … c’mon .. finish the thought ….
Seize the moment and announce definitively WHY it’s evil. Explain the Church teaching
.. flood parish bulletins with a clearly stated and easily understandable explanation of the Church teaching in this area.
Man! A chance comes along like this once in a lifetime. Talk about making a Federal
Case out of something! THIS IS A FEDERAL CASE .. literally.
It could very easily be the case that God has allowed in His Divine Providence this
golden opportunity for the bishops of the Church, who quickly and rightly united around the legal issues in this case, a perfect opportunity to undo the damage of so many of their predecessors who caused SO MUCH damage to the faithful by their conspiracy of silence.
When Pope Paul VI released his 1968 encyclical Humane Vitae reaffirming the Church’s
long standing condemnation of birth control, bishops of the time almost to a man,
either rejected or ignored it, thus sending the signal that Rome says one thing, but we say something else.
There were notable exceptions .. namely archbishop Boyle in Washington DC, but they
were the exceptions. Nearly all the bishops of the time caved to the popular culture to one degree or another and thus was born the attitude of rebellion.
This attitude has remained the status quo for the past nearly 50 years in virtually every quarter of the Church. It has created a usurping of numerous other Church teachings which has in turn caused a massive exodus from the faith.
For a teaching that condemns birth control, the controversy around it has itself given birth to a near total collapse of the faith in the west.
In it foul wake, this attitude of rebellion has left a catholic complicity in abortion, divorce, single-parent homes, fatherless children, cohabitation pre-marital sex, sodomy, fornication, pornography a moral meltdown unprecedented in 2000 years of Sacred History .. a near global apostasy.
Can anyone doubt seriously, that Hell itself is choking on the number of souls who
have plunged headlong into the fiery pit because of the sins of the flesh.
Our Lady Herself showed the children at Fatima the terrors of Hell and the countless
souls that go there and She attributed the fate of most of them to sins against purity.If that was the case 50 years BEFORE the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960's what must the case be now?!
This current case has given the Church an opportunity like no other to stand up and
explain Her Teaching in the clearest voice possible, and this time, she can point back to Humane Vitae and say how right Pope Paul VI was .. that birth control would destroy relationships between men and women, families and ultimately society itself.
Let us pray that the REAL issue not be passed over here amidst all the hand-wringing
about religious liberty. After all .. what good is religious liberty and freedom if it isn’t used to declare the truth?
GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Third Day
"Today bring to Me all Devout and Faithful Souls,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were a drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness."

Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.



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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Ninth Day
"Today bring to Me the Souls who have become Lukewarm,

and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them, the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy."

Most compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love, let these tepid souls who, like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love, and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen.



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Friday, February 10, 2012

Catholic Elephant, Protestant Ant

Catholic Elephant, Protestant Ants
Vort-2012-02-07
Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris coming to you from the Delta Region of Nigeria.
In the past few days, we’ve traveled in caravan hundreds of kilometers all over southern
and central Nigeria. These are the areas of Nigeria that are pre-dominantly Christian ..
meaning a mix of Catholic and Protestant.
And it’s time to dispel a common feel-good myth among western Catholics .. that the
faith is flourishing and growing like weeds in Africa .. or at least Nigeria .. the most
populous nation in Africa.
So what happens here is .. in many ways .. the trend setter for other African countries.
And here in Africa .. the once formerly thriving bastion of Catholicism is on the run as
hundreds and hundreds of Protestant sects over run the Catholic Church.
Like swarms of ants overrunning a large elephant .. it may take a while .. but eventually ..
by sheer volume .. the elephant succumbs. That’s what’s happening here in Nigeria.
While the Muslim terror groups in the north may grab the headlines with bombings and
kidnappings .. it’s the steady day by day erosion of the faith by Protestant denominations
in the south that may prove the undoing of the Faith in Nigeria.
On our third and fourth days here .. we made the long journey from Lagos to Onitsha ..
about 9 hours overland and then another 6 hours from Onitsha to Port Harcourt. Along
the way .. we shot some video out the windows of our convoy.
As we passed through the countryside .. we began noticing something very interesting ..
hundreds and hundreds of billboards for hundreds of different Protestant communities.
And believe me .. when we say hundreds .. we mean it .. it may have in fact been more
than a thousand.
This is just a very tiny sample of what we saw. Right in the center of what has
traditionally been the Catholic heartland .. it looked more like a swath from the American
Bible Belt.
Church storefronts of every imaginable name. One was even called the Burning Temple
of the Mountain of Revival .. we didn’t get a video of that one .. we went by too fast.
We did of course see Catholic parishes to be sure .. and the Catholic parishes generally
have larger numbers .. but that’s hardly much consolation when they are easily
outnumbered by nearly 150 to one.
And a very disturbing aspect of this trend is that .. according to the local faithful crowd ..
HUGE numbers of those people sitting in these makeshift protestant congregations are
former Catholics .. AND THAT should ring very familiar to the ears of Catholics in the United States.
At a talk we gave last night to a couple hundred Catholics in Port Harcourt .. we
confirmed this by asking if they knew Catholic family members who were now attending
Protestant services. Every single person raised their hands.
But there is a bright spot in all this. And the bright spot is this. As you know .. we don’t
usually pull any punches when talking about the Faith and we didn’t pull any at this talk either.
We were emphatic about the need for Catholics to know their faith and evangelize like
crazy. We pulled no punches about the deception that Protestantism represents.
And .. as a side note .. no matter how much people accuse faithful Catholics of being
mean and uncharitable and intolerant about the deceptions of Protestantism .. it absolutely IS a deception .. because people are deceived about and therefore unable to receive the Body and Blood of Blessed Lord in Holy Communion. This isn’t about sparing people’s feelings .. it’s about giving them every piece of knowledge they need to work out their own salvation.
So .. we characteristically stated the pitfalls and intellectual hurdles of Protestantism.
And wouldn’t you know it .. sitting in the crowd was a gentleman who came up
afterwards and introduced himself. He said he was a Pentecostal pastor and he’d heard
that we would be in town and this would be the topic, so he wanted to come and hear.
He asked for our email and phone number and said he wanted to talk further because ..
catch this .. HE HAD LEARNED A LOT and THINGS HE DIDN’T KNOW before.
Imagine .. saying the truth in a bold and clear and above all CHARITABE way ..
encouraged a Pentecostal minister to step up in great humility and gentleness and say that he wants to learn more.
Bottom line .. some people may not like the way some things are said. But other people DO LISTEN when its put very plainly and want to know more .. all you have to do is SAY it. And more to the point .. if you are a baptized Catholic .. you are commanded to say it .. it’s called .. the first of spiritual works of mercy .. instruct the ignorant.
Go and teach all nations to observe everything I have commanded you. We have our
marching orders .. now get to it. And please pray for the pastor. He and I will be staying in contact and further discussing the Catholic faith.
As a side note .. we have plans to be producing a Vortex episode in the next few days
from St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Abuja where Muslim terrorists killed over 40
people with a car bomb on Christmas Day as they were leaving Mass. Please keep us in
your prayers.

God Love you

Thursday, February 9, 2012

What Vatican II has created, and caused

What Vatican II has created and caused:
The following statistics are originally from Kenneth Jones' Index of Leading Catholic Indicators:

Priests. After skyrocketing from about 27,000 in 1930 to 58,000 in 1965, the number of priests in the United States dropped to 45,000 in 2002. By 2020, there will be about 31,000 priests--and only 15,000 will be under the age of 70. Right now there are more priests aged 80 to 84 than there are aged 30 to 34.

Ordinations. In 1965 there were 1,575 ordinations to the priesthood, in 2002 there were 450, a decline of 350 percent. Taking into account ordinations, deaths and departures, in 1965 there was a net gain of 725 priests. In 1998, there was a net loss of 810.

Priestless parishes. About 1 percent of parishes, 549, were without a resident priest in 1965. In 2002 there were 2,928 priestless parishes, about 15 percent of U.S. parishes. By 2020, a quarter of all parishes, 4,656, will have no priest.

Seminarians. Between 1965 and 2002, the number of seminarians dropped from 49,000 to 4,700--a 90 percent decrease. Without any students, seminaries across the country have been sold or shuttered. There were 596 seminaries in 1965, and only 200 in 2002.

Sisters. 180,000 sisters were the backbone of the Catholic education and health systems in 1965. In 2002, there were 75,000 sisters, with an average age of 68. By 2020, the number of sisters will drop to 40,000--and of these, only 21,000 will be aged 70 or under. In 1965, 104,000 sisters were teaching, while in 2002 there were only 8,200 teachers.

Brothers. The number of professed brothers decreased from about 12,000 in 1965 to 5,700 in 2002, with a further drop to 3,100 projected for 2020.

Religious Orders. The religious orders will soon be virtually non-existent in the United States. For example, in 1965 there were 5,277 Jesuit priests and 3,559 seminarians; in 2000 there were 3,172 priests and 38 seminarians. There were 2,534 OFM Franciscan priests and 2,251 seminarians in 1965; in 2000 there were 1,492 priests and 60 seminarians. There were 2,434 Christian Brothers in 1965 and 912 seminarians; in 2000 there were 959 Brothers and 7 seminarians. There were 1,148 Redemptorist priests in 1965 and 1,128 seminarians; in 2000 there were 349 priests and 24 seminarians. Every major religious order in the United States mirrors these statistics.

High Schools. Between 1965 and 2002 the number of diocesan high schools fell from 1,566 to 786. At the same time the number of students dropped from almost 700,000 to 386,000.

Parochial Grade Schools. There were 10,503 parochial grade schools in 1965 and 6,623 in 2002. The number of students went from 4.5 million to 1.9 million.

Sacramental Life. In 1965 there were 1.3 million infant baptisms; in 2002 there were 1 million.(In the same period the number of Catholics in the United States rose from 45 million to 65 million.) In 1965 there were 126,000 adult baptisms-----converts-----in 2002 there were 80,000. In 1965 there were 352,000 Catholic marriages, in 2002 there were 256,000. In 1965 there were 338 annulments, in 2002 there were 50,000.

Mass attendance. A 1958 Gallup poll reported that 74 percent of Catholics went to Sunday Mass in 1958. A 1994 University of Notre Dame study found that the attendance rate was 26.6 percent. A more recent study by Fordham University professor James Lothian concluded that 65 percent of Catholics went to Sunday Mass in 1965, while the rate dropped to 25 percent in 2000.

Way to go Progressives!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Truth of the third Fatima letter

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Truth of the third Fatima letter
The Truth of the third Fatima letter
•JUNE 25, 2010 - Truth about the Third Secret is out — and on Italian TV In May, we went to Rome with The Fatima Challenge — a gathering of the world's Fatima experts who put all the facts about Fatima in the public spotlight. Fatima became news.We succeeded beyond our fondest hopes. And the impact of The Fatima Challenge continues. The truth is resonating ever more loudly. Now, it is sounding on mainstream Italian television, which just aired a program called: Top secret "Fatima: An Unfinished Business. "Now, one no longer has to be afraid of being called a crank or a "Fatimist" for pointing out the contradictions in the Vatican bureaucracy's "official" position on the Third Secret and the Fatima Message in general. Well-respected Vatican journalists, such as Andrea Tornielli, are now saying what we have long said: There is a hidden part of the Third Secret. Tornielli made the claim on the above-mentioned TV program, which also featured comments by Father Nicholas Gruner, who has led the fight of this apostolate for 33 years and who brought The Fatima Challenge to Rome. And Rome listened. The Pope listened. Now, all of Italy is listening. The week following The Fatima Challenge, Pope Benedict XVI, on his way to Portugal to mark the 93rd anniversary of the May 13, 1917 apparition of Our Lady, agreed with what was said at the conference; what this apostolate has been saying for many years: The Third Secret is not about the past, but about what is happening now and what is to come."Whoever thinks the prophetic mission of Fatima is over is deceived." So said the Holy Father. And in saying so, the Pope not only sided with the "Fatimists," once a term of disparagement, but he made our position respectable in the mainstream media. Many Catholics and media commentators in Italy now accept that we have not been given the full text of the Secret. And they are citing the evidence we presented in our publications through the years and in The Devil's Final Battle in particular. They are also citing the Holy Father's recent statements that the events foretold in the Third Secret are about the suffering of the Church due to the sins of its own members, suffering such as we now see in the clerical sexual-abuse crisis. The Pope has said that the "realities" foretold in the Third Secret are "unfolding" and that they are "terrifying." Thus, does Pope Benedict reject as false the position put forth with such dogged insistence by his own Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, that Fatima is in the past. Now, the media has also turned against Bertone. In Top secret "Fatima: An Unfinished Business," Tornielli says precisely what Father Gruner, Chris Ferrara and other Fatima experts have said: that Cardinal Bertone has failed to produce the envelope containing the hidden text of the Third Secret. How do we know this? Because Archbishop Capovilla, the still living former secretary to Pope John XXIII, said that he wrote on the envelope, on Pope John's instructions, the names of those who had read the Secret and the Pope's decision to leave the disposition of the Secret to his successors. Cardinal Bertone showed what he purported to be the envelope containing the "authentic" Third Secret on Italian television, in 2007, but the envelope contained no writing, except Sister Lucy's injunction that it was not to be opened before 1960, by the express orders of Our Lady. When Cardinal Bertone's collaborator and co-author, Giuseppe De Carli, was questioned about this discrepancy at The Fatima Challenge, he could give no satisfactory answer and attempted to dismiss the problem by saying that Fatima is "not about envelopes." But the truth has come out, and on mainstream Italian TV: Bertone was being less than honest. In fact, the Cardinal was deliberately misleading, and on a very grave matter: the words of Our Lady of Fatima. Tornielli, as though he were quoting from what transpired at The Fatima Challenge, cites the discrepancy over the "Capovilla envelope" as an indication that there is a missing text, an "attachment" to the vision revealed by the Vatican in June 2000.The program goes even further, and insists, as this apostolate has always done, that the missing text must be a continuation of the phrase "In Portugal the dogma of the Faith will always be preserved etc." The journalist's say that Our Lady could not have ended Her revelation to Sister Lucy with an "etc." and notes that the Vatican's The Message of Fatima, published with the release of the vision in 2000, conspicuously avoids addressing this question. Mr. Allesandro Banfi, co-director of Mediaset Channels, an Italian TV network, is also now on record saying that there must be a missing text of the Third Secret. As Italian journalist Antonio Socci, author of The Fourth Secret of Fatima, has pointed out, the Pope is engaged in a great "truth-telling" work about the Third Secret. And now, he has allies in the media ready to follow his lead. As the effect of The Fatima Challenge and the Pope's words continue to grow, we will keep you posted. For now, join us in thanking Our Lady for blessing our efforts and keep praying. Her Triumph must be very close.

http://www.fatimachallenge.com/

The Truth of the third Fatima letter

•JUNE 25, 2010 - Truth about the Third Secret is out — and on Italian TV In May, we went to Rome with The Fatima Challenge — a gathering of the world's Fatima experts who put all the facts about Fatima in the public spotlight. Fatima became news.We succeeded beyond our fondest hopes. And the impact of The Fatima Challenge continues. The truth is resonating ever more loudly. Now, it is sounding on mainstream Italian television, which just aired a program called: Top secret "Fatima: An Unfinished Business. "Now, one no longer has to be afraid of being called a crank or a "Fatimist" for pointing out the contradictions in the Vatican bureaucracy's "official" position on the Third Secret and the Fatima Message in general. Well-respected Vatican journalists, such as Andrea Tornielli, are now saying what we have long said: There is a hidden part of the Third Secret. Tornielli made the claim on the above-mentioned TV program, which also featured comments by Father Nicholas Gruner, who has led the fight of this apostolate for 33 years and who brought The Fatima Challenge to Rome. And Rome listened. The Pope listened. Now, all of Italy is listening. The week following The Fatima Challenge, Pope Benedict XVI, on his way to Portugal to mark the 93rd anniversary of the May 13, 1917 apparition of Our Lady, agreed with what was said at the conference; what this apostolate has been saying for many years: The Third Secret is not about the past, but about what is happening now and what is to come."Whoever thinks the prophetic mission of Fatima is over is deceived." So said the Holy Father. And in saying so, the Pope not only sided with the "Fatimists," once a term of disparagement, but he made our position respectable in the mainstream media. Many Catholics and media commentators in Italy now accept that we have not been given the full text of the Secret. And they are citing the evidence we presented in our publications through the years and in The Devil's Final Battle in particular. They are also citing the Holy Father's recent statements that the events foretold in the Third Secret are about the suffering of the Church due to the sins of its own members, suffering such as we now see in the clerical sexual-abuse crisis. The Pope has said that the "realities" foretold in the Third Secret are "unfolding" and that they are "terrifying." Thus, does Pope Benedict reject as false the position put forth with such dogged insistence by his own Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, that Fatima is in the past. Now, the media has also turned against Bertone. In Top secret "Fatima: An Unfinished Business," Tornielli says precisely what Father Gruner, Chris Ferrara and other Fatima experts have said: that Cardinal Bertone has failed to produce the envelope containing the hidden text of the Third Secret. How do we know this? Because Archbishop Capovilla, the still living former secretary to Pope John XXIII, said that he wrote on the envelope, on Pope John's instructions, the names of those who had read the Secret and the Pope's decision to leave the disposition of the Secret to his successors. Cardinal Bertone showed what he purported to be the envelope containing the "authentic" Third Secret on Italian television, in 2007, but the envelope contained no writing, except Sister Lucy's injunction that it was not to be opened before 1960, by the express orders of Our Lady. When Cardinal Bertone's collaborator and co-author, Giuseppe De Carli, was questioned about this discrepancy at The Fatima Challenge, he could give no satisfactory answer and attempted to dismiss the problem by saying that Fatima is "not about envelopes." But the truth has come out, and on mainstream Italian TV: Bertone was being less than honest. In fact, the Cardinal was deliberately misleading, and on a very grave matter: the words of Our Lady of Fatima. Tornielli, as though he were quoting from what transpired at The Fatima Challenge, cites the discrepancy over the "Capovilla envelope" as an indication that there is a missing text, an "attachment" to the vision revealed by the Vatican in June 2000.The program goes even further, and insists, as this apostolate has always done, that the missing text must be a continuation of the phrase "In Portugal the dogma of the Faith will always be preserved etc." The journalist's say that Our Lady could not have ended Her revelation to Sister Lucy with an "etc." and notes that the Vatican's The Message of Fatima, published with the release of the vision in 2000, conspicuously avoids addressing this question. Mr. Allesandro Banfi, co-director of Mediaset Channels, an Italian TV network, is also now on record saying that there must be a missing text of the Third Secret. As Italian journalist Antonio Socci, author of The Fourth Secret of Fatima, has pointed out, the Pope is engaged in a great "truth-telling" work about the Third Secret. And now, he has allies in the media ready to follow his lead. As the effect of The Fatima Challenge and the Pope's words continue to grow, we will keep you posted. For now, join us in thanking Our Lady for blessing our efforts and keep praying. Her Triumph must be very close.

http://www.fatimachallenge.com/

Great Catholic Teachings

Welcome to ScriptureCatholic.com, one of the most comprehensive Catholic apologetics websites on the internet. ScriptureCatholic.com provides over 2,000 Scripture citations from the Old and New Testament that explain and defend the teachings of the Catholic Church. This site also provides hundreds of excerpts from the writings of the early Church Fathers (1st through 8th centuries). These writings explain the Fathers' interpretation of Scripture and demonstrate that the early Church was unequivocally Catholic. Through the study of Scripture and the Church Fathers, we see that, not only is the Catholic faith biblical, Catholicism is Bible Christianity par excellence.

Because the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the divinely-revealed, written Word of God, Catholics venerate the Scriptures as they venerate the Lord's body. But Catholics do not believe that God has given us His divine Revelation in Christ exclusively through Scripture. Catholics also believe that God's Revelation comes to us through the Apostolic Tradition and teaching authority of the Church.

What Church? Scripture reveals this Church to be the one Jesus Christ built upon the rock of Saint Peter (Matt. 16:18). By giving Peter the keys of authority (Matt. 16:19), Jesus appointed Peter as the chief steward over His earthly kingdom (cf. Isaiah. 22:19-22). Jesus also charged Peter to be the source of strength for the rest of the apostles (Luke 22:32) and the earthly shepherd of Jesus' flock (John 21:15-17). Jesus further gave Peter, and the apostles and elders in union with him, the power to bind and loose in heaven what they bound and loosed on earth. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18). This teaching authority did not die with Peter and the apostles, but was transferred to future bishops through the laying on of hands (e.g., Acts 1:20; 6:6; 13:3; 8:18; 9:17; 1 Tim. 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim. 1:6).

By virtue of this divinely-appointed authority, the Catholic Church determined the canon of Scripture (what books belong in the Bible) at the end of the fourth century. We therefore believe in the Scriptures on the authority of the Catholic Church. After all, nothing in Scripture tells us what Scriptures are inspired, what books belong in the Bible, or that Scripture is the final authority on questions concerning the Christian faith. Instead, the Bible says that the Church, not the Scriptures, is the pinnacle and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15) and the final arbiter on questions of the Christian faith (Matt. 18:17). It is through the teaching authority and Apostolic Tradition (2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6; 1 Cor. 11:2) of this Church, who is guided by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16,26; 16:13), that we know of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the manifold wisdom of God. (cf. Ephesians 3:10).

I hope that this site gives Catholics the biblical and patristic knowledge they need to answer questions about their faith, and helps them rediscover the truth of their faith as taught by Sacred Scripture. I further pray that non-Catholics come to recognize that God's gift of salvation comes only through Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. I also pray that each one of us grows more deeply in love with Jesus as we become better Bible Christians (or, rather, "Scripture Catholics").

+Instaurare omnia in Christo+

John Salza

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

Fifth Day
"Today bring to Me the Souls of those who have separated themselves from My Church*,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart, that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church My wounds heal and in this way they alleviate My Passion."

Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.

*Our Lord's original words here were "heretics and schismatics,"



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Monday, February 6, 2012

Mass in Nigeria

Mass in Nigeria
Mass in Nigeria
I’m Michael Voris coming to you from Nigeria.
We’ve spoken often in The Vortex about reception of Holy Communion and proper
expression of reverence at Mass and numerous liturgical abuses and so forth.
And here in Nigeria .. the same types of discussions are being had by rank and file
Catholics as well.
It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that liturgical abuses are rampant in the Mass here.......
just like in the west .. although some Catholics in the west have a kind of idealized vision
of the Faith in Africa. They need to disabuse themselves of that.
The Protestant influence is very strong in Catholic circles here as well. From lack of understanding of Sacred Scripture to the devotional life to an almost total
misunderstanding of the nature of sacraments .. the Protestant heresy has made major
inroads in African Catholicism.
At Mass .. faithful Catholics have been dismayed at what’s called Praise and Worship
demonstrated at Mass. For example .. right at the moment of consecration .. people
standing up with arms thrown up in the air carrying on in tongues and dancing and so
forth.
Faithful Catholics here have described many Masses as little else than Protestant
Pentecostal worships services .. complete with Protestant hymns and Protestant emotional outbursts.
These sorts of concerns sounded all too familiar to us .. at least in substance if not in style as debates about this are growing more intense in many places in the west. As the Traditional Latin Mass continues to grow .. the difference between Catholic Mass and Protestant Praise and Worship hi-jinks at Catholic Mass become ever more stark.
But perhaps not quite so stark as what we saw at Mass last Sunday. As much of the
establishment Church in the western countries continues to talk down about reception of
Holy Communion kneeling or on the tongue .. take a look at what we saw.
Faithful Catholics in Nigeria not only receive on the tongue while kneeling, but they
proceed up the aisle .. on their knees. That’s right they get on their knees the moment they exit their pews and process up the aisle on their knees .. receive Our Lord’s Body and Blood and then .. turn around and go back to their places on their knees.
Can you imagine .. could you even begin to picture the opprobrium that would be reigned down on a Catholic doing this at Mass at St. Whoever’s Parish in Anywhere USA?
The diocesan staff at the chancery would schedule an emergency meeting .. notifications would be fired off to all local clergy .. a flurry of statements would be forthcoming ..
press releases would be issued .. letters from various departments and divisions at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops would fly off the presses asserting local this and local that.
And all because a Catholic wanted to approach their Lord and their God on his knees and receive Him on their knees.
Meanwhile .. hardly a peep as abuse after abuse continues as par for the course in parish after parish .. Sunday after Sunday .. Mass after Mass.
Nope .. nary a peep. Maybe it’s Catholics in the west that have something to learn here. Reporting from Nigeria ..
GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Divine Mercy Prayers

"Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious,

and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind."

Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard -- upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.



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Friday, February 3, 2012

How Christians are fooled into voting for Obama

[QUOTE who="Itchy Watch"]
All that mental masturbation is going to make you even crazier, Itchy.
What's troubling, Itchy, is that because I comment on your post, you automatically assume that I support abortion rights (where have I ever said that?). What I object to is you and all of the other crazies who want to go war with anyone who doesn't believe the way you do. There are two sides to every story and just because someone doesn't accept you point of view doesn't mean that they're wrong.
But I would expect you to understand any of this, moron. And that's because you're just plain nuts.[/QUOTE]

The above rant, was in answer to my posting of "Is this what msgr believes now?"
Fortunately I can screen out all of the rantings that I am subjected to on other blogs. My answer to his rant was:


"Good Catholics. I am restraining myself from answering the rants of this poster. If someone can not see the effects of Obamaism, the proliferation of his Secretary of State to impose through the
U.N., Abortions, then you do not know what is happening through the U.N., and how Abortions are being fed through-out the world.
Obama's withholding of money to Hospitals that will not give contraceptives, and abortions, is breaking the boundaries between politics and Religion, with the risk of sanctions and closure.
You must be blind not to see this. He had gotten those phony Democrats that stated they did not want Government money being used for Abortions, to vote for his health bill, and once he had gotten
the Health-care bill passed, proceeded innocuously ahead with his planned parenthood agenda. This is why Catholics voted by a margin of 55-45% for the most pro-death President in history. And if his Abortion history is not enough, according to the Health-care bill, a committee will meet with anyone on medicare, to talk to them about EUTHANASIA, IF THEY ARE ILL. Once again abrogating the wall between Government and Religion. This is just a small sample of the items that are bothering me, and all the while He claims to be a CHRISTIAN? I guess that JUDAS also claimed to be a follower of Jesus. Wake up Christians, and look at his record, do not be fooled by what he promises, or the smoke screen he puts up just to get re-elected.He started out by covering up the crucifix at Georgetown before delivering a speech, so as not to offend Muslims or Atheists, proceeded to declare that “America is not a Christian nation.” This is the actions of a person claiming to be a Christian? A great Liberal ploy, that should not work a second time around. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, SHAME ON ME."

IS THIS WHAT MSGR BELIEVES IN NOW?

[QUOTE who="Itchy Watch"]
Another right-wing, conservative rant, Itchy? Confusing religion and politics again? The lunacy never cease, Itchy.[/QUOTE]


That was his responce to my last post: "Will you vote for GOD? Or Obama?"
See that Folks, the follower of Msgr Lisante, No longer believes in what Lisante believes. "Itchy Watch" is now PRO-ABORTION!

You decide Catholics. Pro-GOD?, or Pro-Obama? Anti-Catholic? or
Pro-Obama?
Remember this when you vote this November. Obama will shut down any Catholic church, regardless of our Constitution, with our Freedom of Religion, and Beliefs.

Mrs Obama had said:
Let’s start with babies. Of course we know that Obama would not want his daughter to be “punished with a baby” [sic] if she became pregnant. But it gets worse. In February of 2004, Michelle Obama authored a fund raising letter soliciting funds for Obama’s senatorial campaign.

Preaching to the radical, left-wing, pro-abortion, feminist choir, she railed against the federal partial birth abortion ban, and trumpeted the fact that her husband would never allow pro-life judges to interpret the law and would preserve the right of a woman and her doctor not just to perform an abortion, but to kill viable babies who were inches from life, by stabbing them in the head with scissors and sucking their brains out—euphemistically referred to as “partial birth abortion.” (Perhaps if commentators, politicians, and the rest of us referred to the procedure as “stabbing a nearly-born baby in the head and sucking his or her brains out” rather than “partial birth abortion,” people would better understand the hideous nature of this procedure.) But, back to the fund raising letter. Michelle Obama, when raising money for her husband, referred to “partial birth abortion” (“stabbing a nearly born baby in the head and sucking his or her brains out”) as:

“...a legitimate medical procedure.” [sic

Unless you are like "Itchy Watch", and are deaf, dumb, and blind
as to what Obama is doing, and intent on shutting down Catholic Hospitals, THE BLOOD OF THOSE UNBORN CHILDREN ARE ON YOUR HANDS!

WILL YOU VOTE FOR GOD? OR OBAMA?

Obama: Most pro-death President in History
ObamaCare Abortions: Will Catholics Vote for Him A Second Time?
- William Kevin Stoos Friday, February 3, 2012
During the last presidential election, Catholics voted by a margin of 55-45% for the most pro-death President in history. Of course, he started out by covering up the crucifix at Georgetown before delivering a speech, so as not to offend Muslims or Atheists, proceeded to declare that “America is not a Christian nation,”, then bowed before a Saudi king. Therefore, should we be surprised when this secular humanist, pro-abortion President now attacks religious freedom by backing regulations which force Catholic hospitals—against their will and the tenets of their religion—to fund and or even perform abortions or risk sanctions and closure?
Before it is too late and we re-elect the most pro-abortion politician ever to hit Washington, perhaps we should revisit Obama “family values.”

Let’s start with babies. Of course we know that Obama would not want his daughter to be “punished with a baby” [sic] if she became pregnant. But it gets worse. In February of 2004, Michelle Obama authored a fund raising letter soliciting funds for Obama’s senatorial campaign.

Preaching to the radical, left-wing, pro-abortion, feminist choir, she railed against the federal partial birth abortion ban, and trumpeted the fact that her husband would never allow pro-life judges to interpret the law and would preserve the right of a woman and her doctor not just to perform an abortion, but to kill viable babies who were inches from life, by stabbing them in the head with scissors and sucking their brains out—euphemistically referred to as “partial birth abortion.” (Perhaps if commentators, politicians, and the rest of us referred to the procedure as “stabbing a nearly-born baby in the head and sucking his or her brains out” rather than “partial birth abortion,” people would better understand the hideous nature of this procedure.) But, back to the fund raising letter. Michelle Obama, when raising money for her husband, referred to “partial birth abortion” (“stabbing a nearly born baby in the head and sucking his or her brains out”) as:

“...a legitimate medical procedure.” [sic]
(question: Will you vote for GOD, or Obama?)

Divine Mercy Prayers

First Day
"Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me."

Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.




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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Nigeria

Nigeria
Vort-2012-02-01
Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris coming to you from Lagos Nigeria, where the Church is
suffering greatly. Since almost the very beginning of his pontificate .. Our Holy Father Benedict has pinpointed two ominous dangers for the Church. One of those dangers is the attacks from secularism .. from both outside AND inside the Church .. a quiet persecution if you will.
It is the Church in the west that has labored under these types of attacks for decades, now .. the Church in Europe .. North America .. Australia .. the so-called First World Countries. And an overwhelming amount of damage has been done to the Faith. But here in the Third World .. the attacks are not only ideological to a degree but outright physical .. and the threat comes largely from militant Islam and its violent adherents. A killing rampage has been underway for some time now against Catholics in countries where there are large Muslim populations.
From Pakistan to Iraq to Egypt to the Sudan to here in Nigeria .. if you are Catholic in predominant Muslim areas .. you are a potential target for physical persecution .. including martyrdom.
So while those of us Catholics who live in the West have to endure the scourge of
Modernism in all its intellectually abusive forms .. our fellow Catholics in the Third World have to endure the threat of physical martyrdom.
On Christmas day for example .. at least 40 people were killed by a massive explosion as they walked out of Mass at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. The bombing was carried out by Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram.
Boko Haram .. which means .. “Non-Islamic education is sinful” .. is situated in the
Northern part of Nigeria which is overwhelmingly Muslim and the terrorist outfit has
been using violence for close to ten years now to try and achieve the imposition of Sharia Law throughout ALL of Nigeria. About one third of Nigeria is currently under Sharia Law. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with 160 million people which also makes it the ninth most populous country in the world. Its population is roughly split 60-40 between Christians in richer oil-producing states of the South and Muslims in the North. Observers believe that Boko Haram is trying to incite a civil war among Christians and Muslims with an end to seizing control of the oil-producing states to help fund more radical Islam throughout Africa.
Whether that eventually happens or not .. Catholics will continue to face the threat of persecution and martyrdom for their faith as long as Islamist insurgents are not dealt with by the nation’s government.
The President is Goodluck Jonathan .. A Christian from the South .. who came to power
when his predecessor died in office two years ago. He did win national election
eventually and is serving that current term.
But his presidency is a sore spot for northern Muslims who feel that the unwritten
agreement of alternating between a Christian president and a Muslim president has been violated by Jonathan.
Many Christians in the country’s more central region .. which includes the nation’s
capital of Abuja where the Christmas Day Massacre occurred feel that his government
isn’t doing enough to protect them and capture the Boko Haram. In fact .. one those
arrested for the Christmas bombing recently escaped.
The Catholic archbishop and some of his priests have had their hands full trying to
convince the young people whose relatives were killed in the bombing not to seek
revenge .. but at the same time .. they have been appealing to the government to step up its efforts or they may not be able to help keep a lid on the situation much longer. The Pope himself .. on the day after Christmas had to make a special appeal for an end to the violence and this just one month after he had visited neighboring Benin .. immediately to the west of Nigeria where he had appealed vigorously to Catholics to hold on to their faith and resist temptations to water it down.
There is no doubt that the Church is playing defense on a macro level everywhere in the world. From the secular and ideological threats in the west .. like Obama’s massive overrunning of religious freedom in the United States to the more physical bodily threats in the Third World with bombings and kidnappings.
In the west .. souls are being killed. In the third world .. bodies are being killed.
The assault against the faith is global and this means that the response must be global .. but any response must begin with individuals. This means that faithful Catholics .. to a man .. must step up and determine for themselves - what are YOU going to do to serve the Church where you live.
This doesn’t mean volunteering to be a lector. The Church doesn’t need lectors or more parish council members. It needs heroes and saints .. people who are willing to commit their lives and fortunes to the defense and promotion of the Faith. If you’re baptized and confirmed .. that means you and me.
We’ll be reporting from Nigeria for the next week as well as accepting an invitation from local Catholics to give a number of addresses on the importance of staying faithful even during these trials .. so please stay tuned .. and keep us in your prayers.
GOD Love you. I’m Michael Voris.

Heavenly Peace

Heavenly Peace
Vort-2012-01-30
Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
So .. have you ever stopped to consider what heaven will be like .. in how we relate to
one another I mean.
Down here .. we’re always disagreeing over this or that .. some things minor, some things
major.
But on moral principles and matters of objective truth .. there can be no disagreement .. at
least not in heaven.
In heaven .. all in peaceful because there is nothing but unity .. because God is unity.
There is no disagreement in God .. and there can be no disagreement among his faithful
in heaven.
Our Blessed Lord even make this his prayer just hours before his Passion begins .. That
they Father may be One just as you and I are one.
So .. can you imagine .. for even a slight instant .. disagreement in heaven? Well .. it
makes no sense at all!
Souls on one cloud aren’t declaring how good abortion was on earth while souls on
another cloud are saying it was evil.
Likewise .. some of the angels aren’t thinking adultery or pornography or cohabiting or
fornication were perfectly fine .. while some other angels and a few saints are roundly
condemning it.
These two groups would be at odds with each other and you wouldn’t have heaven .. but
just an eternity of the fighting we already have down here. That could hardly be
described as heaven now could it?
No. Either the pure of heart are correct and these things are sinful and damnable and
those who called them good while they were on earth are tormented – OR – the pure in
heart are naïve nincompoops who missed all the fun on earth while the partiers had their
heaven on earth and in eternity.
Both sides CANT be right. Either there are objective evils and sin or there are not. But
whichever the case .. we KNOW that BOTH positions cannot be the case in Heaven.
So the only thing left to do is figure out WHICH position is correct.
So .. is sexual license and objectification of the body and lack of respect for the divine
imaging in each person the essence of Heaven .. or is the rejection of all the above and an
embracing of the reflection of the Divine in each person what goes in Heaven?
What passes for the heavenly in heaven is how we need to be understanding and acting
on earth. Short of that .. we will go to a place wherein dwell those who called evil good
and good evil.
There are no disagreements in Heaven .. only peace!
GOD Love you.
I’m Michael Voris.

Divine Mercy Prayers

Seventh Day
Today bring to Me the Souls who especially venerate and glorify My Mercy*,

and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.

Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God:

Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.

*The text leads one to conclude that in the first prayer directed to Jesus, Who is the Redeemer, it is "victim" souls and contemplatives that are being prayed for; those persons, that is, that voluntarily offered themselves to God for the salvation of their neighbor (see Col 1:24; 2 Cor 4:12). This explains their close union with the Savior and the extraordinary efficacy that their invisible activity has for others. In the second prayer, directed to the Father from whom comes "every worthwhile gift and every genuine benefit,"we recommend the "active" souls, who promote devotion to The Divine Mercy and exercise with it all the other works that lend themselves to the spiritual and material uplifting of their brethren.



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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

ABOUT ST. FRANCIS

St. Francis Unplugged!

Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
The week before last .. before we were so rudely interrupted by Obama’s Catholic Health
and Human Service Secretary telling the Church it has to pay for birth control .. we were
talking about masculinity and the glaring lack of it in the Church these days.
Then we got emailed a cartoon which pretty much sums it up about as well as anything
we have ever seen.
It’s a look at the feminized version of St. Francis compared to the REAL St. Francis.
This extraordinarily masculine Saint has been turned into some feminine hippy by the
cult of the feminine that dominates certain quarters of the Church these days.
So here’s the cartoon .. right after A big Shout Out to Jeff Harris of Sword of St. Peter
Blogspot .. Thanks Jeff. Be sure and click on the link on this page and give some lovin to
Jeff on his blog.
Now .. Feminine hippie boy Francis says .. I love birds and trees and people who smile ..
blehck!!! Yuk ! Phewy!
AH .. but S-A-I-N-T Francis the Masculine says the following in his Second Letter to the
Faithful ..
“See, you blind ones, you who are deceived by your enemies: by the flesh, the world, and
the devil; because it is sweet to the body to commit sin and it is bitter for it to serve God;
… And you have nothing in this world or in the one to come.
The body becomes sick, death approaches, and this man dies a bitter death. And no matter
where or when or how a man dies in the guilt of sin without doing penance and satisfaction
.. the devil snatches up his soul from his body with so much anguish and tribulation
that no one can know it unless he has experienced it.
And they leave their substance to their relatives and friends, and these have taken and
divided the inheritance among themselves .. Worms eat the body. And so they have lost
body and soul in this passing world, and both will go down to hell where they will be
tormented without end.”
Bet that’ll make you look differently at those St. Francis gnomes in your friend’s garden
next time you see one. Be sure and share this Vortex with those friends .. and see how
long they stay your friends.
GOD Love you.

I’m Michael Voris.
Jeff Harris: http://swordofpeter.blogspot.com/2012/01/st-francis-true-story.html

Divine Mercy Prayers

Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children,

and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.

Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

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