God’s Warning to the World!
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
The LORD will cause men to hear his majestic voice and will make them see his arm coming down with raging anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.
Isaiah 30:30
In the fire of his jealousy the whole world will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live in the earth.
Zephaniah 1:18
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Revelation 8:7
A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.
Revelation 9:18
This century is remarkable for the number of apparitions of Jesus and Mary. Our Lady of Fatima is perhaps the most well known, but since then, three separate visitations of Jesus and Mary stand out in terms of the importance of the message that was proclaimed.
In each case the message to us is that God loves us with infinite love and compassion, and calls all of humanity to a loving friendship with him by repenting of our sins and converting our lives into conformity with His commandments.
We are told that we must choose whether we will meet Him through the gates of His Mercy, or the gates of His Justice.
There are no other options: indifference or indecision is, in effect, a choice for God’s Justice!
The following pages contain an outline of the Divine Mercy devotion, Our Lady of Akita, and the continuing apparitions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, at Medjurgorje.
The actual prophetic words concerning the warning are highlighted in yellow.
1. Divine Mercy Devotion
On October 5, 1938 a young nun by the name of Sister Faustina (Helen Kowalska) died in a convent of the Congregtation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Cracow, Poland. She came from a very poor family that had struggled hard on their little farm during the terrible years of World War 1. She had only three years of very simple education. Hers were the humblest tasks in the convent, usually in the kitchen or the vegetable garden, or as a porter.
On Feb. 22, 1931, Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ appeared to this simple nun, bringing with him a wonderful message of Mercy for all humanity. Sister Faustina tells us in her diary under this date: “In the evening when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing, the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening in the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one red, and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while Jesus said to me: ” paint an image according to the pattern you see, with this inscription: ‘Jesus, I trust in you. ‘ “
Some time later, Our Lord again spoke to her: ” The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous; the red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the depths of my most tender Mercy at that time when My agonizined heart was opened was opened by a lance on the Cross…. Fortunate is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him”
The Promise
Our Lord told her that He wanted this picture to be venerated and attached a promise to it:
“I promise that the soul that will venerate this picture will not perish. I further promise to that soul victory over enemies here on earth and especially in the hour of death. I myself, shall defend that soul as My own Glory….” I will preserve the cities and homes in which this image shall be venerated.”
The Chaplet
In 1933, God gave Sister Faustina a striking vision of His Mercy. She tells us: ” I saw a great light, with God the Father in the midst of it. Between this light and the earth I saw Jesus nailed to the Cross and in such a way that God, wanting to look upon the earth, had to look through Our Lord’s wounds. And I understood that God blessed the earth for the sake of Jesus.” Of another vision on September 13, 1935, she writes: “I saw an Angel, the executor of God’s wrath… about to strike the earth…. I began to beg God earnestly for the world with words which I heard interiorly. As I prayed in this way, I saw the Angel’s helplessness, and he could not carry out the just punishment…”
The following day an inner voice taught her to say this prayer (The Chaplet) on ordinary rosary beads:
“First say one ‘Our Father’, ‘Hail Mary’ and ‘the Apostle’s Creed’.
Then on the large beads say the following words:
‘Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.’
On the smaller beads you are to say the following words:
‘For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and the whole world’
In conclusion you are to say these words three times:
‘Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. ‘ “
Jesus said later to Sister Faustina: “Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this chaplet even once, will receive grace from My infinite Mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in My Mercy.”
Jesus told Sister Faustina to write down many things in over 600 pages of diary entries.
Mercy for All
(Webmaster’s note: This section has been expanded to greater emphasise the Mercy of God which is greater than His justice. All quotes are taken directly from St Faustina’s diary and paragraph numbers are included. The words of Jesus are in italics.)
“Write, the greater the sinner, the greater the mercy. Summon all those to confidence in the incomprehensible depth of My Mercy for I desire to save all. The Well of Mercy was opened wide with a lance on the Cross, for all souls. I do not exclude anyone…No souls that come to Me depart without being comforted”
1059. “Encourage souls to place great trust in My fathomless mercy. Let the weak sinful soul have no fear to approach Me, for even it had more sins than there are grains of sand in the world, all would be drowned in the unmeasurable depths of my mercy.”
1146. “Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion.
1275 “Write that I am more generous toward sinners than the just. It was for their sake that I came down from heaven; it was for their sake that My Blood was spilled. Let them not fear to approach Me; they are in most need of my mercy”
1397. “The loss of each soul plunges Me into mortal sadness. The prayer most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners. Know, my daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.”
1448. “Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores the soul in full. Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy! You will call out in vain, but it will be too late.”
1485. “I never reject a contrite heart”
1488. “You are dealing with the God of mercy, which your misery (sinfulness) cannot exhaust. Remember, I did not allot only a certain number of pardons.”
1541. “Write this for the benefit of distressed souls: when a soul sees and realises the gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother. These souls have a right of priority to My compassionate Heart, they have first access to My mercy. Tell them that no soul that has called on My mercy has been dissapointed or brought to shame. I delight particularly in a soul which has placed trust in My goodness.”
End Times
Jesus said “ Write down these words, My daughter. Speak to the world about My Mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable Mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it , will come the day of justice. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My Mercy; let them profit from the Blood and water which gushed forth for them…….. before I come as the just one, I first open wide the gates of My Mercy. He who does not pass through the gates of My Mercy must pass through the gates of justice.
Before I come as the just judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort:
All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be a great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Saviour were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place shortly before the last day.”
On a later occasion Our Lady appeared to St Faustina and said the following words: “I gave the Saviour to the world. As for you, you have to speak to the world about His great mercy and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Him who will come, not as a merciful saviour, but as a just Judge. O how terrible is that day! Determined is the day of justice, the day of divine wrath. The angels tremble before it. Speak to souls about this great mercy while it is still time for mercy. If you keep silent now, you will be answering for a great number of souls on that terrible day.”
Blessings
Jesus told Sr. Faustina “Tell souls who spread the honour of my mercy I shield through their entire life and at the hour of death I will not be a judge for them, but the Merciful Saviour.
1540. “My daughter, write down these words: All souls who will glorify My mercy and spread it’s worship, encouraging others to trust in My mercy, will not experience terror at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that final battle…”
The Hour of Great Mercy
Our Lord made this request of Sr. Faustina: “At three o’clock implore My Mercy especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in my Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world….In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion”.
Feast of Mercy
Jesus told Sr. Faustina that He wanted a new feast to celebrate His Divine Mercy: “My daughter, speak to the world of My inexhaustible Mercy. I desire that this feast be a refuge and shelter for all souls, especially for poor sinners. The very depths of My Mercy will be opened on that day. I will pour out a sea of graces upon those souls that will approach the fount of My Mercy on this day. …Let no soul fear to come to Me, even if its sins be as scarlet. This feast emerged from the bosom of My Mercy and is founded in the depths of My Mercies. I desire that it be celebrated with great solemnity on the first Sunday after Easter ….”Whoever receives the Source of Life ( i.e. goes to Holy Communion and Confession) on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.” Jesus asked that this feast be preceded by a novena, consisting of the recitation of the Chaplet for nine days preceding the Feast of Divine Mercy , commencing on Good Friday. ” By this novena I will grant souls all possible graces”
Conversion Prayer
Jesus said: “I desire that you know more profoundly the love that burns in my heart for souls, and you will understand this when you meditate upon My Passion. Call upon My Mercy on behalf of sinners; I desire their salvation. When you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of some sinner, I will give that soul the grace of conversion.”
This is the prayer:
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You” To bring Jesus into the life of another person (name person), recite this in front of a picture of the Divine Image.
Chaplet of Mercy and the Dying
Jesus said,”Write that when they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just judge but as the Merciful Saviour”
Heaven
St Faustina also was given visions of heaven and hell. Of heaven she says: “Today I was in heaven in spirit, and I saw its inconceivable beauties and the happiness that awaits us after death. I saw how all creatures give ceaseless praise and glory to God. I saw how great is happiness in God, which spreads to all creatures making them happy; and then all the glory and praise which springs from this happiness returns to its source; and they enter into the depths of God, contemplating the inner life of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, whom they will never comprehend or fathom.
This source of happiness is unchanging in its essence, but is always new, gushing forth happiness for all creatures. Now I understand St Paul, who said “Eye has not seen, nor ear has heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man what God has prepared for those who love Him”
Hell
“Most of the souls there are those that disbelieved that there is a hell.”
St Faustina was also shown hell: “Today I was led by an Angel to the chasms of hell. It is a place of great torture; how awesomely large and extensive it is! The kinds of torture I saw:
the first torture that constitutes hell is the loss of God;
the second torture is perpetual remorse of conscience;
the third is that one’s condition will never change;
the fourth torture is the fire that will penetrate the soul without destroying it- a terrible suffering, since it is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God’s anger;
the fifth torture is continual darkness and a terrible suffocating smell, and, despite the darkness, the devils and the souls of the damned see each other and all the evil, both others and their own;
the sixth torture is the constant company of satan;
the seventh torture is horrible despair, hatred of God, vile words, curses and blasphemies.
These are the tortures suffered by all the damned together, but that is not the end of the sufferings. There are special tortures destined for particular souls. These are torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings, related to the manner in which it has sinned. There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me:
Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin.
I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like.
I, Sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the abyss of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence. “
Subsequent History
One day in that same year, 1935, Sister Faustina wrote for her spiritual director: “The time will come when this work, which God so commends, [will be] as though in complete ruin, and suddenly the action of God will come upon the scene with great power which will bear witness to the truth. It will be as a new splendour for the church, though it has been dormant in it from long ago.”
This indeed came to pass. On the 6th March, 1959, the Holy See, acting on information that was inaccurately presented, prohibited “the spreading of images and writings advocating devotion to the Divine Mercy in the form proposed by Sister Faustina.” As a result, there followed almost twenty years of total silence. Then, on the 15th April, 1978, the Holy See, after a thorough examination of original documents previously unavailable to it, completely reversed its decision and again permitted this devotion. The one man primarily responsible for this reversal of decision was Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, the Archbishop of Sister Faustina’s home diocese of Cracow. On October 16, 1978, he was elevated to the See of Peter as Pope John Paul II. Sr. Faustina was canonised on the 30th April 2000. God is indeed mysterious and wondrous in his ways!
You Can Receive God's Mercy Now!
First of all we must admit to our sin and cry out to God for mercy and forgiveness. God will always respond with infinite compassion and merciful love to the sincere cry of one of his children and we are ALL his children.
Secondly we must turn away from sin and resolve to place our lives in the hands of Jesus and to place all our trust in Him, and to obey His commandments.
Thirdly: Pray on a daily basis.
The Chaplet is an excellent form of prayer. Many people have testified that they have received great blessings and graces as a result of adopting the devotion to the Divine Mercy. One Brisbane, Australia man was facing major brain surgery and was also without a permanent job when he cried out to God for mercy and forgiveness for his many sins. Within a few weeks the surgery was cancelled and the condition gradually improved until the symptoms had completely gone. As well as that, he obtained permanent employment with a government department !
Mary has asked each of us to pray the Rosary daily.
Fourthly: Frequent Communion, daily if possible, and monthly confession
Fifthly: Read the Bible on a daily basis even if only for a few minutes. The Bible is the Word of God, and He will speak to you in a powerful way through His Word.
2. Our Lady Of Akita
On April 22, 1984, after eight years of investigations, after consultation with the HOLY SEE, the messages of Our Lady of Akita were approved by the Bishop of the diocese. In the Japanese village of Akita, a statue of the Madonna, according to the testimony of more than 500 Christians and non-Christians, including the Buddhist mayor of the town, has shed blood, sweat and tears. A nun, Agnes Katsuko Sasagawahas received the stigmata and has received messages from Our Lady.
The extraordinary events began on June 12, 1973, when Sr. Agnes saw brilliant mysterious rays emanate suddenly from the tabernacle. The same thing happened on each of the two days that followed.
On June 28, 1973, a cross shaped wound appeared on the inside left hand of Sr. Agnes. It bled profusely and caused her much pain. On July 6, Sr. Agnes heard a voice coming from the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the chapel where she was praying. The statue was carved from a single block of wood from a Katsura tree and is three feet tall. On the same day, a few of the sisters noticed drops of blood flowing from the statue’s right hand. On four occasions, this act of blood flow repeated itself. The wound in the statue’s hand remained until September 29, when it disappeared.
On August 13, Sr. Agnes received a second message. On October 13, (the anniversary of Our Lady’s final appearance at Fatima) she received a final third message.
Two years later on January 4, 1975, the statue began to weep. It continued to weep at intervals for the next 6 years and eight months. It wept on 101 occasions.
Bishop Ito, in 1984, officially recognized the occurrence of the supernatural phenomenon and the Madonna’s messages. Since then there has been a steady influx of pilgrims from throughout the world. Cardinal Ratzinger,(now Pope Benedict) received the Bishop of Nigata, John Shorijo Ito and judged the Virgin’s messages as credible.
Here is part of the third message of Our Lady of Akita to Sr Agnes.
October 13, 1973
“My dear daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you. You will inform your superior.
As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will have never been seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests.
The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church, in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate Me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres…….churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.
The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them.”
3. Our Lady of Peace at
Medjurgorje
In June 1981, the Blessed Virgin Mary was reported to have appeared to a number of young people in the vicinity of Medjurgorje in Yugoslavia. The extraordinary aspect of these apparitions are that they are continuing to the present day.
Our lady has stated that she has come to call the world to urgent repentance and conversion to God. She gives us grave warnings that God’s chastisement is soon to fall upon the world, but can be mitigated by prayer and penance. She asks each of us to pray the complete 15 decades of the Rosary daily, and to fast on bread and water on Wednesday and Friday
She has given each of the seers several secrets concerning the future of the world. Each seer will receive ten secrets in all and when this has been accomplished, the apparitions will cease.
Medjurgorje has become a site of pilgrimage to hundreds of thousands of Christians, and numerous miracles of healing and conversion have been widely reported. The complete Medjurgorje story is beyond the scope of this leaflet, but has been well documented in many of the books that have been written on Medjurgorje.
In a report that Father Tomislav Vlasic sent to the Pope and to the Bishop of Mostar at the end of 1983, he gave a summary of the messages and warnings given by Our Lady to the seers:
“The ninth and tenth secrets are grave matters. They are a chastisement for the sins of the world. The punishment is inevitable because we cannot expect the conversion of the entire world. The chastisement can be mitigated by prayers and penance. It cannot be suppressed. An evil which threatened the world, according to the seventh secret, has been eliminated through prayer and fasting, Mirjana said. For that reason, the Blessed Virgin continues to ask for prayer and fasting: “You have forgotten that with prayer and fasting you can ward off wars, suspend the laws of nature”.
After the first warning the others will follow within a rather brief period of time. So it is that people will have time for conversion.
This time is a period of grace and conversion. After the visible sign, those who are still alive will have little time for conversion. For that reason, the Blessed Virgin calls for urgent conversion and reconciliation.”
The invitation to prayer and penance is destined to ward off evil and war and above all to save souls.
According to Mirjana, we are close to the events predicted by the Blessed Virgin. Because of this, Mirjana says to mankind: “Convert yourselves as quickly as possible. Open your hearts to God”
