POEM:
Guardians of the Faith
By: Eric Gajewski
2
Thess. 2:14 Therefore, brethren, stand
fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word,
or by our epistle.
Please help this apostolate my friends...
Here is my latest poem from the work, "Fortress of the Soul". I hope you all enjoy it and share it.
Press play and listen as you read along, Ave Maria!
The
Dark Clouds Gather,
The
Earth Trembles In Sin’s War drums Beneath our Feet,
Truth,
no longer wanted
Falsehood
reigns in these diverse lands of heresy
But
Who Are These Few?
Where
Are These Eagles To be Found?
Is
It Not Far Above These Worldly Men Who Are Compromising?
Are
We Not In Flight Utilizing the Winds Of Adversity?
Harken
To Heareth An Eagle Speak,
It
is You, O’ Soldier and Handmaid
Who
Are Chosen! The Apostles of These Latter Times
True
devotees of Mary…
Who
Live In Contempt Of This Godless Modern World
With
Faith and Hope never wavering
Who
Are Found In Silence Embracing Poverty & Humility
Nay,
Indeed, The Times Are Evil
But
The Time Now is To Emerge And Show Yourselves
Ye
FEW Who Still See Clearly
Ye
Children Of Light
For
Time of Times is Nigh Now Upon Us
And Regeneration
Shalst Cometh After The Storm On The Eighth
In
Patience, O’ Lord, We Await…For Great is the Name of the LORD
Who
Has Already Given Us the Victory
Where
His Social Reign Shall Rule Men From State To State
Yea,
the LORD keeps His Promise And Is Never Late
Ye, Few
Who Are Found In This Ark, Ye Few Guardians Of the Faith”
"For there shall be a time, when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own
desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears:"
[2 Timothy 4:3]
[2 Timothy 4:3]
"I
address a pressing appeal to the earth: I call upon the true disciples of the
God living and reigning in the heavens; I call upon the true imitators of
Christ made man, the one true Savior of men; I call upon my children, my true
devotees, those who have given themselves o me so that I may lead them to my
Divine Son, those whom I bear as it were in my arms, those who have lived in my
spirit; finally, I call upon the Apostles of the Latter Times, the faithful
disciples of Jesus Christ who have lived in contempt of the world and of
themselves, in poverty and humility, in contempt and silence, in prayer and
mortification, in chastity and in union with God, in suffering, and unknown to
the world. It is time for them to emerge and come enlighten the earth. Go, show
yourselves to be my dear children; I am with you and in you, provided your
faith is the light enlightening you in these evil times. May your zeal make
your famished for the glory and honor of Jesus Christ. Do battle, children of light,
you, the few who see thereby; fir the time of times, the end of ends, is at
hand.
~Our
Lady of LaSalette, 1846
Press Play and listen as you read along....
Last time we saw a small bit of the ominous
warning about the arrival of the Antichrist and end of times. The
Catechism tells us the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, must go
through the passion as Our Lord did.
In the midst of this, St. Pius X observed in his encyclical E Supremi that “the victory will ever be with God…Of this we are assured in the holy books by God Himself...”
Because we know the outcome, there’s no reason to fret whenever the signs unfold. God does not leave us without hope. Does not Jesus tell us, "When these things begin to happen, stand erect and hold your head high, for your deliverance is near at hand" (Luke 21:28).
Saints have also given indications of these times and how to meet them. Here’s what a small handful have to say.
Father of the Church St. Hippolytus clearly spelled out those engrossed in worldly affairs and lusts will be easily deceived. But many who hear “the divine Scriptures, and have them in their hand, and keep them in mind with understanding, will escape his imposture. For they will see clearly through his insidious appearance his deceitful imposture, and will flee from his hands…they will seek after the Friend of man with tears and a contrite heart; and He will deliver them…and with His right hand He will save those from his snares who in a worthy and righteous manner make their supplication to Him.”
In the 14th century, the mystic St. Bridget of Sweden said, “Before Antichrist comes the portals of the faith will be opened to great numbers of pagans.”
Similarly, in the 19th Century, Bl. Anna Maria Taigi revealed: “Whole nations will join the Church ….There shall be innumerable conversions of heretics, who will return to the bosom of the Church…Russia, England and China will come into the Church…” There’s hope.
How Might This Happen?
Father and Doctor of the Church St. John Damascene taught that “Enoch and Elias will be sent and they shall ‘turn the heart of the fathers to the children’ that is to say, turn the synagogue to our Lord Jesus Christ and the preaching of the apostles.”
Three centuries later another Doctor, Hildegard of Bingen, concurred. She spelled out that God will reveal to his two Witnesses, Enoch and Elias, “the actions and condition of men that they may regard them with the eyes of compassion. Because of this special preparation, these two holy men are more wise than all the wise men on the earth taken together. God will give them the task of opposing antichrist and of bringing back those who have strayed from the way of salvation.
“Both of these men will say to people: ‘This accursed one has been sent by the devil to lead men astray and into error; we have been preserved by God in a hidden place where we did not experience the sorrows of men but God has now sent us to combat the heresy of this son of perdition.’
“They will go into all cities and villages where previously antichrist had broadcasted his heresies and by the power of the Holy Spirit will perform wonderful miracles so that all nations will greatly marvel at them. Thus as to a wedding feast, Christians will hasten to death by martyrdom which the son of perdition will have prepared for them in such numbers that those murderers will be unable even to count the slain, then the blood of these martyrs will fill the rivers…”
The Sacred Heart Speaks
Jesus and Mary are, and will be, our pillars then as now. In the 17th century, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque as the Sacred Heart. She said, "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." Jesus gave 12 promises to us through her. Take advantage of them.
We know from our Blessed Mother’s approved appearances that she is helping to hold back the justice in order for people to repent.
As Venerable Sister Elena Aiello in the 20th century reported Mary saying, “I am bending over the world and detaining the justice of God, otherwise those things would have already happened. Prayer and sacrifices are needed. Men must return to God and to My Immaculate Heart, mediatrix for men, then at last part of the world will be saved…”
Mary Is the Essential Key
Our Blessed Mother is the essential key to victory over the Antichrist.
The great Marian apostle St. Louis de Montfort had this to say: “Mary's power over the evil spirits will especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lie in wait for her heel, that is, for her humble servants and her poor children whom she will rouse to fight against him. In the eyes of the world they will be little and poor” but they would “be rich in God's graces, which will be abundantly bestowed on them by Mary. n union with Mary, they will crush the head of Satan with their heel, that is, their humility, and bring victory to Jesus Christ.”
Right before him, Bl. Mary of Agreda had a revelation that 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.”
This is just one reason de Montfort stressed, “Devotion to Mary is especially necessary in the latter times.”
Following Mary Assures Victory
De Montfort tells us in True Devotion to Mary why God has her lead the faithful in the latter times, including the time the Antichrist will appear.
“God has established only one enmity — but it is an irreconcilable one — which will last and even go on increasing to the end of time. That enmity is between Mary, his worthy Mother, and the devil, between the children and the servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and followers of Lucifer.”
“Thus the most fearful enemy that God has set up against the devil is Mary, his holy Mother.”
De Montfort explained from Genesis (3:16) God already gave Mary who was yet to be born ingenuity to expose, and the power to defeat and crush, the rebellious devil. That’s why “Satan fears her not only more than angels and men but in a certain sense more than God himself. This does not mean that the anger, hatred and power of God are not infinitely greater than the Blessed Virgin's, since her attributes are limited. It simply means that Satan, being so proud, suffers infinitely more in being vanquished and punished by a lowly and humble servant of God, for her humility humiliates him more than the power of God.”
De Montfort goes into great detail that abounds in hope and victory in all times. He stresses that in all present and future persecutions “the humble Mary will always triumph over Satan, the proud one, and so great will be her victory that she will crush his head, the very seat of his pride. She will unmask his serpent's cunning and expose his wicked plots. She will scatter to the winds his devilish plans and to the end of time will keep her faithful servants safe from his cruel claws.”
Directives for us become clearer and clearer. To win the battle we must be close to Mary.
About devotees, de Montfort stressed, “They will see clearly that she is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus and will surrender themselves to her, body and soul, without reserve in order to belong entirely to Jesus.”
Triumph in Sight
“Blessed shall they be who overcome the tyrant then,” wrote St. Hippolytus amid all the many details he presents of the last times. “For they shall be set forth as more illustrious and loftier than the first witnesses; for the former witnesses overcame his minions only, but these overthrow the accuser himself, the son of perdition. With what eulogies and crowns, therefore, will they not be adorned by our King, Jesus Christ!”
St. John Damascene gave a strong reminder of what’s in Scripture about the return of Christ then. The Lord will come from heaven in the same way the apostles saw Him ascending to heaven “and he shall destroy the man of iniquity, the son of perdition, with the spirit of His mouth. So let no one expect the Lord to come from the earth but from Heaven, as He Himself has positively assured us…”
Until then it’s clear we fortify ourselves turning and listening to the Sacred Heart and our Mother Mary who will guide and protect us to stay faithful in turbulent times.
Tough times ahead, yet at Fatima, she gave us her assurance, “But in the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
In the midst of this, St. Pius X observed in his encyclical E Supremi that “the victory will ever be with God…Of this we are assured in the holy books by God Himself...”
Because we know the outcome, there’s no reason to fret whenever the signs unfold. God does not leave us without hope. Does not Jesus tell us, "When these things begin to happen, stand erect and hold your head high, for your deliverance is near at hand" (Luke 21:28).
Saints have also given indications of these times and how to meet them. Here’s what a small handful have to say.
Father of the Church St. Hippolytus clearly spelled out those engrossed in worldly affairs and lusts will be easily deceived. But many who hear “the divine Scriptures, and have them in their hand, and keep them in mind with understanding, will escape his imposture. For they will see clearly through his insidious appearance his deceitful imposture, and will flee from his hands…they will seek after the Friend of man with tears and a contrite heart; and He will deliver them…and with His right hand He will save those from his snares who in a worthy and righteous manner make their supplication to Him.”
In the 14th century, the mystic St. Bridget of Sweden said, “Before Antichrist comes the portals of the faith will be opened to great numbers of pagans.”
Similarly, in the 19th Century, Bl. Anna Maria Taigi revealed: “Whole nations will join the Church ….There shall be innumerable conversions of heretics, who will return to the bosom of the Church…Russia, England and China will come into the Church…” There’s hope.
How Might This Happen?
Father and Doctor of the Church St. John Damascene taught that “Enoch and Elias will be sent and they shall ‘turn the heart of the fathers to the children’ that is to say, turn the synagogue to our Lord Jesus Christ and the preaching of the apostles.”
Three centuries later another Doctor, Hildegard of Bingen, concurred. She spelled out that God will reveal to his two Witnesses, Enoch and Elias, “the actions and condition of men that they may regard them with the eyes of compassion. Because of this special preparation, these two holy men are more wise than all the wise men on the earth taken together. God will give them the task of opposing antichrist and of bringing back those who have strayed from the way of salvation.
“Both of these men will say to people: ‘This accursed one has been sent by the devil to lead men astray and into error; we have been preserved by God in a hidden place where we did not experience the sorrows of men but God has now sent us to combat the heresy of this son of perdition.’
“They will go into all cities and villages where previously antichrist had broadcasted his heresies and by the power of the Holy Spirit will perform wonderful miracles so that all nations will greatly marvel at them. Thus as to a wedding feast, Christians will hasten to death by martyrdom which the son of perdition will have prepared for them in such numbers that those murderers will be unable even to count the slain, then the blood of these martyrs will fill the rivers…”
The Sacred Heart Speaks
Jesus and Mary are, and will be, our pillars then as now. In the 17th century, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque as the Sacred Heart. She said, "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." Jesus gave 12 promises to us through her. Take advantage of them.
We know from our Blessed Mother’s approved appearances that she is helping to hold back the justice in order for people to repent.
As Venerable Sister Elena Aiello in the 20th century reported Mary saying, “I am bending over the world and detaining the justice of God, otherwise those things would have already happened. Prayer and sacrifices are needed. Men must return to God and to My Immaculate Heart, mediatrix for men, then at last part of the world will be saved…”
Mary Is the Essential Key
Our Blessed Mother is the essential key to victory over the Antichrist.
The great Marian apostle St. Louis de Montfort had this to say: “Mary's power over the evil spirits will especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lie in wait for her heel, that is, for her humble servants and her poor children whom she will rouse to fight against him. In the eyes of the world they will be little and poor” but they would “be rich in God's graces, which will be abundantly bestowed on them by Mary. n union with Mary, they will crush the head of Satan with their heel, that is, their humility, and bring victory to Jesus Christ.”
Right before him, Bl. Mary of Agreda had a revelation that 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.”
This is just one reason de Montfort stressed, “Devotion to Mary is especially necessary in the latter times.”
Following Mary Assures Victory
De Montfort tells us in True Devotion to Mary why God has her lead the faithful in the latter times, including the time the Antichrist will appear.
“God has established only one enmity — but it is an irreconcilable one — which will last and even go on increasing to the end of time. That enmity is between Mary, his worthy Mother, and the devil, between the children and the servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and followers of Lucifer.”
“Thus the most fearful enemy that God has set up against the devil is Mary, his holy Mother.”
De Montfort explained from Genesis (3:16) God already gave Mary who was yet to be born ingenuity to expose, and the power to defeat and crush, the rebellious devil. That’s why “Satan fears her not only more than angels and men but in a certain sense more than God himself. This does not mean that the anger, hatred and power of God are not infinitely greater than the Blessed Virgin's, since her attributes are limited. It simply means that Satan, being so proud, suffers infinitely more in being vanquished and punished by a lowly and humble servant of God, for her humility humiliates him more than the power of God.”
De Montfort goes into great detail that abounds in hope and victory in all times. He stresses that in all present and future persecutions “the humble Mary will always triumph over Satan, the proud one, and so great will be her victory that she will crush his head, the very seat of his pride. She will unmask his serpent's cunning and expose his wicked plots. She will scatter to the winds his devilish plans and to the end of time will keep her faithful servants safe from his cruel claws.”
Directives for us become clearer and clearer. To win the battle we must be close to Mary.
About devotees, de Montfort stressed, “They will see clearly that she is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus and will surrender themselves to her, body and soul, without reserve in order to belong entirely to Jesus.”
Triumph in Sight
“Blessed shall they be who overcome the tyrant then,” wrote St. Hippolytus amid all the many details he presents of the last times. “For they shall be set forth as more illustrious and loftier than the first witnesses; for the former witnesses overcame his minions only, but these overthrow the accuser himself, the son of perdition. With what eulogies and crowns, therefore, will they not be adorned by our King, Jesus Christ!”
St. John Damascene gave a strong reminder of what’s in Scripture about the return of Christ then. The Lord will come from heaven in the same way the apostles saw Him ascending to heaven “and he shall destroy the man of iniquity, the son of perdition, with the spirit of His mouth. So let no one expect the Lord to come from the earth but from Heaven, as He Himself has positively assured us…”
Until then it’s clear we fortify ourselves turning and listening to the Sacred Heart and our Mother Mary who will guide and protect us to stay faithful in turbulent times.
Tough times ahead, yet at Fatima, she gave us her assurance, “But in the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
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