Tuesday 12 June 2012

The Prophecies of La Salette and the Turn of the Millennium




The original secrets of Our Lady of La Salette, given to Melanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud in 1846, and first written down in 1851, were buried in the Vatican Secret Archives for almost 150 years before their discovery by Fr. Michel Corteville in 1999. When they were first published by Fr. Corteville along with Fr. Rene Laurentin in the 2002 book Découverte du Secret de La Salette, it was found that Melanie's secret differed somewhat from the later versions of her secret, published in 1858, 1873 and 1879 respectively. Prior to the publication of the 1851 originals in 2002, the vast majority of the content of Maximin's secret was unknown to the general public.
As I argue in my book Unveiling the Apocalypse, it seems that the main reason that the secrets of La Salette was suppressed for so long, was due to their reference to a specific point in the future as to when the prophecies would begin to take place - the year 2000. It stands to reason that the Church would withhold a private revelation from publication if it contained a set time frame by which its prophecies were to be fulfilled - so as not to "paint itself into a corner" before the date comes to pass and the prophecy could be verified. Indeed it would be very foolish to publish and publicly endorse a prophecy that points to a specific point in the future, as it could only serve to discredit the judgement of the Church hierarchy if it failed to bear fruition by the appointed date. It seems that this was the true reason that the secrets of La Salette were withheld from publication until after the turn of the millennium. Once the date mentioned in Maximin's secret had passed, then it would be safe to publish the secrets without causing undue panic and hysteria focusing on a certain date, which history has repeatedly shown to be a very grave error indeed - such as in the case of the Millerites in the 19th century. When Baptist preacher William Miller used the 2,300 day prophecy in the Book of Daniel to point to the year 1844 as the date of the Second Coming of Jesus, an entire movement consisting of several hundred thousand followers were left bewildered and disillusioned when the appointed time had passed without event.
If we turn to read the original version of Maximin's secret, we find that its inclusion of a date pointing to the year 2000 could have generated a similar amount of hysteria if it had been published during the lifetimes of the seers of La Salette and left for a century for its readers to speculate on the meaning of its content.


The faith will die out in France: three quarters of France will not practice religion anymore, or almost no more, the other part will practice it without really practicing it. Then, after [that], nations will convert, the faith will be rekindled everywhere. A great country, now Protestant, in the north of Europe, will be converted; by the support of this country all the other nations of the world will be converted.
Before all that arrives, great disorders will arrive, in the Church, and everywhere. Then, after [that], our Holy Father the Pope will be persecuted. His successor will be a pontiff that nobody expects.

Then, after [that], a great peace will come, but it will not last a long time. A monster will come to disturb it.
All that I tell you here will arrive in the other century, at the latest in the year two thousand."

Maximin Giraud


The original 1851 text of Maximin's secret



Upon first reading the text, it would be easy to dismiss this secret as failed prophecy, since it appears to predict that its contents - which includes the coming of a monster, the martyrdom of the pope, and the Second Pentecost (when "the great country in the north" - England, would be converted), would all take place by the year 2000. Upon closer inspection however, we find that it states that these events would "arrive" by the year 2000 at the latest. The exact wording of this is important.

"Tout ce que je vous dis là arrivera dans l'autre siècle, [au] plus tard aux deux millle ans."

The French word arriver has the exact same meaning in English, and has a fairly loose interpretation when used in this context - especially in comparison with other more definite words that could have been used. For example if the prophecy had used the word "occur" instead of "arrive", the prediction would have a more absolute rendering, and we could only interpret it as meaning that all of the events described would take place by the year 2000: "All that I tell you here will occur in the other century, at the latest in the year two thousand". If this was the original wording of the prophecy, then we would have no other choice but to conclude that it had failed to unfold by the appointed date. But the use of the word "arrive" here can imply an ongoing process that would begin to take place by the year 2000 at the latest. The use of this word suggests that the prophecies would "arrive", or begin to happen by the year 2000, rather than that they would be fulfilled by this date. And when we look back to the other posts concerning the turn of the millennium, we find that this accords exactly with the various other prophecies on this subject - i.e. that this date would see the end of the hundred years of Satan's greater power, when he would be cast to earth by the Archangel Michael. An event which was foretold to occur through the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and which would pave the way for the coming of the Second Pentecost that must take place before the Paraousia of Christ.
So the fact that Maximin's secret points to the year 2000 as the date which would see the arrival of the events leading to the Second Pentecost corresponds exactly with the theology of Bl. John Paul II on the significance of the Great Jubilee year as the dawn of a "new springtime" for the Church (see the earlier post John Paul II - The Triumph of Mary and the Great Jubilee).

Maximin's secret places its prophecies in the context of the Great Apostasy foretold in Scripture, which it suggests will have already occurred by this date:

The faith will die out in France: three quarters of France will not practice religion anymore, or almost no more, the other part will practice it without really practicing it.

This prophecy corresponds to the falling away from the faith described in various places throughout the New Testament:

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons...
(1Tim 4:1-3)

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction...
(2 Thess 2:3)

But like the Olivet discourse, the secret of La Salette states that this state of apostasy will be reversed by the coming of the Second Pentecost, and that the practice of the true religion would again reflourish, beginning with the conversion of England:

Then, after [that], nations will convert, the faith will be rekindled everywhere. A great country, now Protestant, in the north of Europe, will be converted; by the support of this country all the other nations of the world will be converted.

Compare this description of the reversal of the falling away from the faith with Jesus' eschatological discourse below:

And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
(Matt 24:10-14)

Maximin's secret is remarkable in the fact that the decline of Christianity in Europe would have been unthinkable in mid-19th century France - especially before the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859.

The next part of the secret speaks of "disorders" arising within the Church and "everywhere" - a prophecy which appears to allude to the impact of the liturgical reforms made in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, and the paedophile scandals that have helped to propagate an anti-clerical mindset in the common populace:

Before all that arrives, great disorders will arrive, in the Church, and everywhere.

It then goes on detail the martyrdom of a pope, after which it states the Second Pentecost, or "great peace" will come (see also the post Prophecies of the Martyr-Pope).

Then, after [that], our Holy Father the Pope will be persecuted. His successor will be a pontiff that nobody expects. Then, after [that], a great peace will come, but it will not last a long time. A monster will come to disturb it.


Importantly, this part of the secret tells us that the promised era of peace after the Second Pentecost will not last a long time, as a "monster" would come to disturb it. This portion of Maximin's secret closely corresponds with the Book of Revelation, which describes how the Two Witnesses are to be killed by the Beast that rises from the "bottomless pit" or abyss:

And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified.
(Rev 11:7-8)

The above passage similarly suggests that the era of peace would be short-lived, since the Two Witnesses who are responsible for initiating the Second Pentecost are killed by the Antichrist, who is foretold to bring about the last persecution of the Church - just as Ss. Peter and Paul were killed by the Emperor Nero, who is the ultimate prototype of the Beast of Revelation. This suggests that the era of peace after the Second Pentecost will be overturned within the course of a human life time.
The prophecy of the appearance of a monster who would disturb the peace established by the Two Witnesses is directly related to several other passages of the Apocalypse concerning the "throwing down" of the Red Dragon to the earth, who then rises from the watery abyss in the form of the Antichrist:

Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
(Rev 12:7-9)

And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
(Rev 12:13-17)

And once the Dragon is thrown to earth, he transfers his power and authority to the Beast that rises up from the sea - which was the location of the abyss in ancient Jewish cosmography:

And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority.
(Rev 13:1-2)

So Maximin's secret points to a time in salvation history which would not only see the beginning of the Second Pentecost, but also the arrival of the monster that would disturb the era of peace which follows the martyrdom of a pope. A series of events that corresponds exactly with the sequence I forward in the book.


17 comments:

Anonymous said...

I read Maxim's secret and before I read your interpretation of the great country in the North of Europe being England, I took it to mean Russia. England is great in terms of the spread of civilization and achievements, but it is not great in size. I took the Virgin of LaSalette use of the word great to mean a vast area and Russia would come to mind. That would also tie into the prophecy at Fatima where Russia will be converted and once that happens, other communist countries like China, North Korea and others will be converted, too. Thanks for your article, Mary

Emmett O'Regan said...

Thanks Mary,

We can determine that the country being referred to is England, by the phrase "now Protestant". Russia is predominantly Eastern Orthodox, and not a form of Protestantism. This would make it align with the many other prophecies which foretell the conversion of England, such as those of St Philip Neri, St Malachy, St Edward the Confessor, St Dominic Savio, etc. Also in 1846, England was the central hub of the British Empire, which is the largest empire the world has ever known. The conversion of Russia spoken of at Fatima ties into the prophecies concerning the Angelic Pope and Great Monarch, which predict the reunification of the Orthodox Churches with Rome. They are all part of the promised Second Pentecost, which will take place shortly before the Second Coming of Christ, when the Bride of Christ will be allowed to prepare itself to meet the Groom:

"Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints."
(Rev 19:7-8)

Anonymous said...

The pope said to be martyred: would this be John Paul I. He died very shortly and some believe he was poisoned. I too heard that Russia is the nation that will be converted. However the point of protestant does make for confusion. We have to understand that like faith itself prophecy is rarely a word for word provable road map.

Emmett O'Regan said...

Hi Anon,

I discuss the possibility that the pope martyred in the vision of La Salette is Pope John Paul I in the following post:
http://unveilingtheapocalypse.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/petrus-romanus-st-john-bosco-and-pope.html
If so, it would follow that this is also the pope who St. John Bosco seen being killed in his Dream of the Two Pillars. The pope seen being shot in the vision of the Third Secret would then be a different pope who is martyred.

BroRob said...

Dear friends, to connect with this question belatedly: I think it's clear that the Pope to be martyred is also that of Fátima, who will either be Benedict or Francis, God bless them. Pope John Paul I was killed, but that was a different case, in secret by his own cardinals, not in the open by the open enemies of the faith. This will be a defining (and tragic) moment. But it will lead later to a great new springtime afterwards. It will also be the death of the present disordered Vatican II church.

Anonymous said...

Very interesting Blog. The Fatima vision is the Passion of the Church. The Papacy is surely killed off it isn't necessarily a Pope. I recommend the Sermons of St Vincent Ferrer. The Fathers identified the Church with the Moon and its cycle. The Sun of course is Our Lord. De labor solis it seems sadly the eclipsing of the Sun Our Lord. I suggest the Great Apostacy of the West.

Christie said...

What about Germany? Germany is mainly protestant.... and many believe that Germany and Russia do many things hand in hand with eachother, thus Germany could have a great influence on Russia, thus leading to other influence of other communist nations.

Emmett O'Regan said...

Germany is east of France though, not north.

Christie said...

truth! I misread I think, I thought it was a country in north Europe, which I didn't think England was considered a part of Europe (British Isles?) but then I'm not all that great with World Geography, lol... I didn't realize it was to be north of France! Then England would make sense in that aspect! Many prayers and thank you for writing the article! Much food for thought!!!!!!

Christie said...

ohhh, I understand, I think... north OF Europe! re-reading again, forgiveness please!

Anonymous said...

Henry said,

Brothers and sisters I am not sure what map you are using however I must inform you that Germany is north of France. On occasion I would drive south from Germany to attend mass in Strasbourg. At some places Germany is east of France but the
greater part of Germany is north of France. If, England would return to its Catholic roots it would take an event of near biblical
proportions and it would suffer greatly. Russia will come to the aid of the Catholic church in the end times read WW III and the Great Catholic Monarch in Orthodox and Catholic prophecy. Pray for the peace in the world as I a veteran of ten wars I can assure peace is better.

Henry

Anonymous said...

if you go to futurerevealed.com, look for the caption "various prophecies from the middle ages", you will find many catholic prophecies there that are not spoken about today. the country that will return to the "faith" is england. many of these prophecies point to england nearly being leveled during a great war/earthquake.
at first i thought these prophecies pointed to things that had happened in the past, like a leader who will rise up in france. i thought it was constantine, but it is not. please look at the site and see for yourself. it has been a wonderful tool for me to study prophecies and i am not a chatholic. God bless

Anonymous said...

I understand the last comment was over a year ago...but surely now that we have a very clear anti-pope in the Vatican, you can see where much of this is going. Ultimately I'm beginning to believe that some of these prophecies are merely serving as reinforcements to the book of revelation itself, yet mentioning new perceptions of the original information. Take for instance, the Apostacy. Does one look at the 7 eras of the Church and claim that each golden era is followed by a form of Apostacy...or do we take it through the eyes of omniscience and speculate that God means for the seals to be broken or the course of decades...scores...over an entire century even??

Sadly I feel that Benedict is the martyred pope that Fatima speaks of. As for the prophecies of La Salette...I believe it to speak of reinforcing Fatima AND parts of Revelation. First coincidence...both on occasion referenced a period of peace...but La Salette mentioned a specific period of 25 abundant harvests. And my 2nd point...with God the divine need not use coincidences. God's plan is perfect, and much in that way he uses perfect forms of symmetry...for coincidence is a concept for an atheist or agnostic.

Unknown said...

I don't know about these prophecies except where Melanie warns bishops not to accept bad priests. This certainly has happened..

The Answer said...

The country north of Europe that was protestant at the time the prophecy​ was written and still is today is Scandinavia/Norway. The beast he speaks of is Islam. Same beast in the book of Revelation

The Answer said...

The faith will die out in France: three quarters of France will not practice religion anymore, or almost no more, the other part will practice it without really practicing it."

*weekly attendance at religious services is below 10% in France and Germany* - Gallop Poll, 2004

"Then, after [that], nations will convert, the faith will be rekindled everywhere. A great country, now Protestant, in the north of Europe, will be converted; by the support of this country all the other nations of the world will be converted."

The country north of Europe that was Protestant at the time the prophecy​ was written and still is today is Scandinavia. And Islam is quickly becoming the grand majority.

"Before all that arrives, great disorders will arrive, in the Church, and everywhere. Then, after [that], our Holy Father the Pope will be persecuted."

After the second world war, Pius XII advocated peace and reconciliation, including lenient policies towards Axis and Axis-satellite nations. The Church experienced severe persecutions​ from the advocation.

"His successor will be a pontiff that nobody expects."

Pope Saint John born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. Roncalli was elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 76 after 11 ballots. His selection was unexpected, and Roncalli himself had come to Rome with a return train ticket to Venice. He was the first pope to take the pontifical name of "John" upon election in more than 500 years, and his choice settled the complicated question of official numbering attached to this papal name due to the antipope of this name. Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962–65), the first session opening on 11 October 1962.

"Then, after [that], a great peace will come, but it will not last a long time."

1975-1999, no world conflicts worldwide.

"A monster will come to disturb it."

Islam attacks Western world

"All that I tell you here will arrive in the other century, at the latest in the year two thousand."

War on terror declared 2001

Unknown said...

@ The Answer

Kind of but I have to take issue with the following...

> The country north of Europe that was Protestant at the time the prophecy​ was written and still is today is Scandinavia. And Islam is quickly becoming the grand majority.

According to the following Wikipedia entry, 2.9% of Norway is Muslim, and 29% claim not to even believe in the existence of God. I don't see it "converting" any time soon. Also, as others have rightly stated, England has been suggested by several other prophecies as the country that will undergo a conversion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Norway

> 1975-1999, no world conflicts worldwide.

Perhaps in terms of what we've typically deemed "world war," but conflicts have become more and more numerous, spread out and localized thanks to modern technology and communication over satellite states of the dominant empires. We've had the scourge of communism almost sweep the globe, taking hundreds of millions of lives with it, dozens of millions of Christians, from Mao's Great Leap Forward to the Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge, the Communist revolts in South America, "peoples armies" funded by the great arbiter of peace just one hemisphere northerly of them, so no matter the comfort of your pleasant North American suburban dwelling, it's hardly been a time of "great peace." France has also been largely been at the forefront of support for US wars in the Middle East since the 1980s, so it's hard to localize this prophecy to the French countryside either. Now that Macron is taking a step back from those conflicts, we might see an age that waxes peaceful for France in general, but we'll have to wait and judge whether that bears out.

> Islam attacks Western world

"Islam" has not attacked the Western World. Militant Wahabbists funded by American neocons have perpetrated several heinous atrocities, hardly amounting to anything more than a drastically climbing military and black budget at the expense of American taxpayers, and similarly rising death tolls of civilians in areas from which the Wahabbis do not even hail or have remote ties to. Islam, in case you hadn't noticed, is hardly a monolith, having already been through its golden age and decline of the Ottoman Empire, and now fractured into dozens of warring sects, it's pretty far from pulling the ropes on any global-scale political movement of influence.

Now in terms of Islam being described as a "monster," I'd say although they may have shut their eyes to the Truth above the living Word of God embodied in Our Lord Jesus, having accepted at the very least his teachings and the sanctity of his words as a prophet of the Lord, they are more than a stone's throw further from what I'd describe as a "monster" than the cult of supremacism that remains as of yet unremorseful for having slain the Messiah in the flesh, that holds on to petty delusions of salvation being rooted in the lineage of its own ancestry, despite having been told by the Lord Christ that if they were indeed the children of Abraham, they would do as Abraham had. The cult that has been attacked and degrading our Christian standards and values from the inside out, parading it right in front of our very eyes from Hollywood, and from the fake "Irish Catholic" mouthpieces in the press like Bill "grab-ass" O'Reilly, Sean "AIPAC writes my checks" Hannity, or Chris "thrill up my leg" Matthews.