There are many Catholics (even a majority today) who scoff at the idea of Antichrist. These unfortunate souls have succumbed to rationalism and have rejected a truly supernatural faith based upon Sacred Scripture and Tradition. The Fathers of the Church were unanimous in their acceptance of a personal Man of Sin who will reveal himself and demand that worship which belongs to God alone. Our Lord referred to him who is about to reveal himself in the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, verse 43.
Romano Guardini, one of the greatest Catholic writers of his day and a man known and respected for his incredible intellect and profound spirituality, had this to say on the subject:
"One day the Antichrist will come: a human being who introduces an order of things in which rebellion against God will attain its ultimate power. He will be filled with enlightenment and strength. The ultimate aim of all aims will be to prove that existence without Christ is possible - nay rather, that Christ is the enemy of existence*, which can be fully realized only when all Christian values have been destroyed. His arguments will be so impressive, supportd by means of such tremendous power - violent and diplomatic, material and intellectual - that to reject them will result in almost insurmountable scandal, and everyone whose eyes are not opened by grace will be lost. Then it will be clear what the Christian essence really is: that which stems not from the world, but from the heart of God; victory of grace over the world; redemption of the world, for her true essence is not to be found in herself, but in God, from whom she has received it. When God becomes all in all, the world will finally burst into flower."- The Lord, p. 513
* A frightening assertion from Francis here.
Santa Maria, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.
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LUZ DE MI VIDA
ESPERANZA DE MI DIA
AMOR DE MI CORAZON
CAUSA DE ESTA CANCION
ALABADO SEA DIOS
MI CREADOR
GOBERNADOR
Y GUARDIA
ALEGRIA
DE MI ALMA
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NO TENGO
PARA DAR LAS GRACIAS
A TU SABIDURIA
A TU OMNIPOTENCIA
A TU DIVINA PROVIDENCIA
CON LAS CUALES
TU VIGILAS Y GUARDAS
A TU HIJA
POR FAVOR
MI AMOR
TRANSFORMAME
CURAME
PARA QUE
SEA
MAS DULCE
MAS PACIENTE
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CON OTROS
PRECISAMENTE
COMO TU
O MI JESUS
TE LO SUPLICO
VEN, MUY PRONTO
EN UN FUTURO PROXIMO
MUY PRONTO, TE PIDO
Rita Biesemans, el primer de Julio 2002
There are some who believe the warning is VERY CLOSE. And some who say that we have to go much further down the sludge hole before the warning comes. I think we should leave the decision up to the King of Kings to decide what He's going to do when, and pray like we mean it, keep close to Him in the true Mass as much as possible, receive the sacraments OFTEN and hang on to His robe for dear life. We need every drop of grace and courage we can muster in order to withstand this mega hurricane of a spiritual storm. I don't know how it can get much worse, but???
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