The Supernatural Perception of St. John Paul II Concerning Kairos, Not Just Chronos.
St. Josemaria Escriva ""These World Crises are Crises of Saints:"The
Way #301.
"We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation
humanity has ever experienced. I do not think the wide circle of the American
Society, or the wide circle of the Christian Community realize this fully.
We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the
anti-church, between the Gospel and anti-gospel, between Christ and the
antichrist. This confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence. It
is, therefore, in God's Plan, and it must be a trial which the Church
must take up, and face courageously.....
We must prepare ourselves to suffer great trials before long, such as will
demand of us a disposition to give up even life, and a total dedication to
Christ and for Christ. With you and my prayers, it is possible to mitigate the
coming tribulation, but it is no longer possible to avert it, because only thus
can the Church be effectually renewed. How many times has the renewal of the
Church sprung from the shedding of blood? This time, too, it will not be
otherwise. We must be strong and prepared and trust in Christ and in his
Holy Mother and be very, very assiduous in praying the holy rosary."
Magnificat published the first paragraph of Karol Wojtyla's address at the Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia in 1976 before he was elected Pope. The second paragraph are his words as Pope in response to questions about the Third Secret of Fatima while speaking in Germany in 1980. They placed them together in today's Meditation of the Day.
No comments:
Post a Comment