SR. MARIE LATASTE (1822-1847)
(Image: chapel of the Sacred Heart where Sr. Marie Lataste is currently buried, at the Society of the Sacred Heart house in Roehampton, UK.
The Society of the Sacred Heart is an international order of women in the Catholic Church, founded in 1800 by a French woman, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat.
Her desire was to heal the pain and division in her country in the
aftermath of the French revolution, by helping others to discover the
love of God's Heart. She chose to do this primarily through education
and spirituality.)
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Born
at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at Rennes, 10
May, 1847; was the youngest child of simple pious peasants. According
to her own narrative, written under obedience, she was poor, lowly,
country girl, knowing nothing but what her mother taught her; hence,
in the natural order, all her learning consisted in being able to
read, write, sew, and spin. Her knowledge in the supernatural order
long embraced merely the principal truths of salvation. Little by
little the light grew like a vast furnace on which wood is cast, and
towards which a mighty wind blows from all sides. The Lord Jesus, the
Light of the World, had been the light of her soul. He had brought
her up as a mother does her child, with patience and perseverance; if
she knew aught she owed it to Him, she had all from Him.
A
troublesome child, proud, ambitious, and self-contained, she was the
constant subject of her mother's anxious prayer, and her first
Communion, made in her twelfth year, was the turning point in her
life. A strong impression of the Divine presence on the great day,
and confirmation received soon after, strengthened her piety and
virtue, which thenceforward never faltered. About a year after Marie
saw at Mass, during the Elevation, a bright light which seemed to
inflame her love for the Eucharistic Lord and to increase as that
love increased. Soon, to prepare her for greater favours, she was
cast into the crucible of severe interior trials and temptations,
whence docility to her director brought her forth victorious. He
allowed her to make a yearly vow of virginity, and the Blessed
Sacrament became the central thought of her life.
According
to her own narrative, towards the end of 1839, when she was
seventeen, she saw Christ on the altar. On the Epiphany, 1840, this
was repeated, and for three whole years every time she assisted at
Mass this grace was granted her. Almost daily she received from the
lips of Jesus instructions forming a complete spiritual and doctrinal
education. He explained in simple language the principal truths of
faith; sometimes he showed her symbolical visions, or taught her in
parables. He sent His Mother and angels to her; at times He
reproached and humbled her. Her progress in virtue was rapid, her
defects disappeared, and she exercised a happy influence on those who
approached her. She did not suspect at first that hers was a singular
privilege, yet she never mentioned it except to her confessor.
In
1840 M. l'Abbé Pierre Darbins succeeded M. Farbos as curé of
Mimbaste. By Divine command Marie revealed her soul to him. Much
surprised, he tested his penitent by trying her obedience and
humility; he found her wholly submissive. Then he asked the help of
the director of the seminary of Dax. They agreed to order her to put
in writing everything supernatural she had heard and seen in the
past, and all she might hear and see in the future. In due time this
was accomplished; but the true text has been so much interpolated by
the editor that the "Works of Marie Lataste" are not
considered authentic.
The
Divine Master had made known to her His will, that she should embrace
religious life, and in the Society of the Sacred Heart, recently
founded and wholly unknown to her and her director. After many
objections and delays, she obtained permission and left for Paris, 21
April, 1844, alone, under the guidance of Divine Providence. She was
received at the Hôtel Biron by Madame de Boisbaudry, who had her
examined by an experienced spiritual guide. She was admitted as lay
sister on 15 May. With great joy she entered upon this new life.
Humility, charity, obedience, and fidelity to common life were her
chief characteristics. Her sisters' testimony was: “Sister Lataste
does everything like every one else, yet no one does anything like
her." Still a novice she was sent to Rennes, in the hope that
change of air would improve her health. An active life succeeded the
quiet of the noviceship; she was infirmarian, refectorian, portress,
but her humble virtues shown the more brilliantly; children,
strangers, as well as her superiors and her sisters, felt her hidden
sanctity. Marie's vows had been postponed in the hope of an
improvement in her health. But on Sunday, 9 May, she became suddenly
so very ill that the end seemed near. She was allowed to pronounce
her vows, just before receiving the last sacraments. Then the pent-up
ardours of her soul burst forth in ecstatic joy until her death on 10
May, 1847, at the age of twenty-five. Her memory lives in
benediction. Her remains have been secured from desecration and now
repose at Roehampton near London.
(Biography from the
'New Advent / Catholic Encyclopedia'. This biography was given the
Nihil
Obstat.
October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, Censor. Imprimatur.
+ John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York. 1910)
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Regarding
ecclesial approval of her revelations:
Of note, the bibliography above does not question nor does it even
condemn the mystical experiences and revelations granted to Sr. Marie
Lataste, and says her memory lives in 'benediction'. It only says
the 'true text' of her revelations has been so much interpolated by
the editor that printed
versions of the "Works
of Marie Lataste" are not considered authentic, that is, not as
completely coming from her.
So
from this we may assume that only the printed editions of her
revelations are in question due to an editor who was too free in his
editing and commentary, and is not
an official condemnation of the revelations themselves. In fact,
the article admits there is a 'true text' – therefore a more
authentic printing has not yet released to the public. Let us hope
that one day there will be an officially released book of her
prophecies.
In
any case, she was always obedient to her local church authorities,
and she was ordered by Our Lord to have them written and printed,
also, her biographer states her local bishop seemed favourably
disposed towards her and her revelations. I may also add I have not
found any official Church condemnation of her.
Considering
this, I have included her revelations regarding France and the
monarchy in the Great Monarch Timeline even if the printed source may
be questionable no thanks to bad editing, however, as some of these
revelations are recorded in private letters, it is easy to
distinguish her writings from those of the editor.
Note:
my own comments and observations will be clearly indicated in red
parentheses.
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Sr.
Marie Letaste's Revelations Regarding France
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France has
been punished in Sr. Marie Lataste's time, and is about to be
Punished again.
(NOTE:
at the time of this prophecy, France had just suffered the Revolution
and the Napoleonic Wars, also the July Revolution. Our Lord says
France is about to suffer terrible again for its crimes: possibly a
prediction of the World Wars of our time, and, the other
chastisements to come.)
Our
Lord: "Is there anything like mortal sin? O my daughter! Truly,
I say to you, all men would have combined their efforts to erase a
single mortal sin, to repair the injury he is doing to God, to remove
the darkness and disorder that he carries in a soul, they would never
have succeeded. It was necessary to erase mortal sin My
Incarnation; it was necessary that I take humanity, that I bring in
it the light of My Divinity to restore its brightness and make
disappear the defilements that covered it. It was necessary for Me to
bring into it the rectitude of My Divinity to teach him the path of
truth; it took My Deity to unite with him to truly repair the offence
done to my Father.
"Ah!
sinners pay no attention to it, My daughter. They continue to live in
sin, to commit sin. They strive to render useless the merits and
virtue of My Incarnation and my passion. Woe to them, woe to them!
"See how God has punished the sin of angels, as He has punished the sin of Adam, as in all ages He has punished the sins of the peoples with terrible plagues. See how, in a time very close to you, He has punished the crimes of your France with wars which have desolated her, and what misfortunes are about to melt upon her. God will also punish mortal sin in every sinner, if they do not convert, to live a real life (i.e a life of truth), He will condemn them to the fire of hell and deprive them of the happiness of heaven.
"My daughter, that malice, that the darkness of mortal sin, that the thought of the eternal vengeance of God who would pursue you in the place of his justice, makes you avoid sin with care! Yes, always remain united to my Father, always remain united to me, that this is your only link and your only good.
"You
must not only avoid and escape mortal sin, you must also repel the
smallest mortal sin with your whole heart.
"Venial sin is an offence so sensitive to the heart of God that you can never expiate it enough or repent of it (enough). O my daughter! So, also run away from a sin that displeases God so much and causes him so much pain. Flee this sin and flee it carefully, for this sin will lead you naturally and with great ease to mortal sin. Flee this sin, because God punishes him with very serious penalties in this life and in the future life. The flames of Purgatory are terrible, and those who are in a state of venial sin at the hour of death will have to go through these flames to expiate it before entering heaven. Flee this sin, because it diminishes your strength to do good, depriving you of the many graces that God would grant without this sin.”
(Excerpt
taken from the lessons on sin in French, Volume 10, Chapter 4 of
“La Vie et Les Oeuvres de Marie Lataste”, (Ambroise Bray, Paris.
Second Edition, 1866)
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An
exhortation to pray for France.
Another
day the Savior Jesus spoke to me like this:
"My
daughter, the King Assuerus having resolved to lose the Jewish
nation, Mordecai advised Esther, his niece and the wife of Assuerus,
to ask for mercy from the Jewish people. She presented herself before
the king, and seized with terror, she fell fainting. The king
immediately gave her his consideration (or lavished his care); Esther
regained her senses and fell again unconscious. The king, moved with
compassion, promised to grant her all that she asked for. This is how
Esther was able to save her people.”
"My
daughter, I say to you in truth, it is sometimes enough (for) a soul
who presents himself before God in fear and trembling, and who
addresses to Him his supplications, to stop His vengeful arm already
raised against a whole nation.”
"Pray,
my daughter, pray much for France: the number of her iniquities is
increasing day by day; pray for her, and disarm the wrath of my
Father. Join with the pious and holy souls who address to Him their
incessant supplications. If God watches over France and protects her
despite her iniquities, it is only in view of the many prayers and
supplications that are addressed to Him, and which go up to Him to
appease Him."
(Excerpt
from: From Vol. 13. Chapter 14. “La Vie et Les Oeuvres de Marie
Lataste”, Ambroise Bray, Paris. Second Edition, 1866)
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June
21, 1842 - Sr. Marie Lataste sees the Destroying Angel ready to
strike Paris
“One day
while I was working I felt in my heart a strong attraction which I
could not resist, for I found it impossible to be at rest anywhere. I
abandoned myself to this attraction, and then I seemed to find myself
in a large square in Paris. In the middle of this square I saw a
young man standing on a low pillar. He was clothed in a red garment;
he had a diadem on his head, and in his hands he held a sheathed
sword and a bow. His glances were like lightning, and his lips seemed
ready to pour forth menaces. Over his head I saw inscribed, in
characters of fire, 'The Destroying Angel'. At this sight, strange
feelings of fear, grief, and compassion came over me, and I exclaimed
several times, Lord, preserve Paris; save the King! I remained a long
time prostrate before God, uttering only groans and supplications."
(Excerpt
from “The life of Marie Lataste, lay-sister of the Congregation of
the Sacred Heart: with a brief notice of her sister Qiutterie” by
Edward Healy Thompson 1813-1891 , (London, Burns and Oates, 1877)
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To
her spiritual director, November 20, 1843 -
"Here,
is what the Saviour Jesus said to me last Sunday after communion:
'My
daughter, I am the Master of My Word; I say all that I will, when I
will, and to whom I will, and no one has the right to question Me,
saying, Wherefore, Lord, dost Thou speak in this wise? I know how to
make all turn to My glory and the economy of My Providence, as for
the entire world, so for each soul in particular.
To-day I
desire to speak to you of your country. Listen! The first king, the
first sovereign, of France is I Myself. I am the Lord of all peoples,
nations, kingdoms, empires, dominions; but I am specially the Master
of France. I give her prosperity,
greatness,
power, above all other nations, when she is faithful in hearkening to
My voice. I raise her princes above all other princes of the earth
when they are faithful in hearkening to My voice. I have chosen
France, to give her to My Church as her daughter of predilection.
Scarcely had she bowed her head under My yoke, which is sweet and
light, scarcely had she felt the Blood of My Heart fall upon her
heart, to regenerate her, to strip her of her barbarism, and
communicate to her of My gentleness and My charity, when she became
the hope of My Pontiffs, and, soon after, their defence and their
support. They gave her the well-merited title of Eldest Daughter of
the Church.”
“Now, you
know, whatever is done to My Church I regard as done unto Me. If she
is honoured, I am honoured in her; if she is defended, I am defended
in her; if she is
betrayed, I
am betrayed in her; if her blood is shed, it is My Blood which issues
from her veins. Well, My daughter, I say it to the honour and the
glory of your country, for ages France defended and protected My
Church ; she was My instrument, full of life, the visible and
indestructible bulwark which I gave to My Church to protect her
against her enemies. From the height of Heaven I protected her,
herself, her kings, and their subjects. What great men she has
produced, that is to say, what saints in all conditions, on the
throne as in the humblest cottage! What great men she has produced,
that is to say, what intelligences, the friends of order and of
truth! What great men she has produced, that is to say, what minds
all whose acts were founded on justice and truth! What great men she
has produced, that is to say, what souls inflamed with the burning
fire of charity! It was I who gave her these men who will constitute
her glory for ever.
"My
generosity towards France is not exhausted. My hands are full of
graces and benefits which I should desire to lavish on her. Why has
it been needful, why is it still, and why shall it yet be needful,
that they should wield the rod of justice. What a spirit of wild
licence has replaced in her heart the only true liberty come down
from Heaven, which is submission to the will of God! What a spirit
of cold egotism has replaced in her heart the ardent spirit of
charity descended from Heaven, which is the love of God and of
neighbour! What a spirit of unjust intrigue and lying diplomacy has
replaced that nobility of conduct and that rectitude both of speech
and of action which once were directed by Truth, descended from
Heaven, which is God Himself! I still see, and shall ever see, in the
kingdom of France men submissive to My will, men inflamed with
charity, men who are friends of truth; but at the present hour, My
daughter, their number is small.
France
overturns the throne of her kings, banishes, recalls, and again
banishes her monarchs; lets loose upon them the wind of revolutionary
tempests, and makes them disappear like passengers in a vessel that
is swallowed up in the depths of the ocean. Scarcely does there
remain to them in this shipwreck a plank of safety to bring them to
the shore. I have raised up kings for her, and she has chosen
others at her own pleasure.
Has she not seen, does she not see, that I make use of her
self-will to punish her, and to force her to raise her eyes towards
Me! Does she not now esteem the yoke of her king to be grievous
and onerous? Does she not feel herself humiliated before the
nations? Does she not see division in the minds of her people? She
is not at rest. All is quiet on the surface; but all is murmuring,
threatening, fermenting below, among her people, among those who are
just raised above the populace, as also among the great.”
(IMPORTANT
OBSERVATION – Sister Marie-Letaste's revelations here corroborate
the Great Monarch Prophecies of Marie-Julie Jahenny. In
this Letter we see Sr. Marie Lataste learns of France's special place
in the world and its Holy Mission from God – Our Lord then rebukes
its rebellious spirit, for rejecting its TRUE KINGS raised by Christ
and chooses others instead, and at this time in the 1830s and 1840s,
France had chosen a king that has given her a grievous and onerous
yoke.
This
letter was written in the last years of Louis Philippe I, who stole
the throne from Henry V the 'Miracle Child', the true King of France
and sent him into exile. It would later be revealed to the stigmatist
and mystic Marie-Julie Jahenny that Henry V was not only the true
king, but also the PROMISED GREAT CATHOLIC MONARCH.
Hell had worked against him, but Heaven promised that the 'Miracle
Child' was reserved for the Great Epochs and would be 'returned'.
See more about Marie-Julie Jahenny and Henry V the “Miracle Child”, click here. The revelations of Ven. Mother Marie Josepha du Bourg also reveal that Henry V, 'Prince Dieudonné', was the chosen King. Click here for her revelations. The "Ecstatic of Tours" also revealed that the King rejected and not wanted in their time, i.e. Henry V the Count of Chambord, was the chosen Great Monarch.)
Continuation
of Our Lord's words to Sr. Marie Lataste:
“Injustice
stalks about with head erect, and appears to be invested with
authority; it meets with no obstacle, and acts as it lists. Impiety
is preparing to raise its haughty head at a time which it believes to
be not far distant, and which it desires to hasten on with all its
might. But in truth, I say to you, impiety shall be cast down, its
projects dissipated, its designs reduced to naught, at the very hour
when it will believe that
they are
accomplished and firmly established for ever."
“France,
France, how ingenious thou art both to irritate and to appease the
justice of God! If thy crimes draw down upon thee the chastisements
of Heaven, thy virtue of charity
shall cry aloud to Heaven, Mercy, Lord, pity! To thee, O France, it
will be given to behold the judgements of My irritated justice, at a
time which shall be manifested to thee, and which thou shalt
recognise without fear of error; but thou shalt know also the
judgements of My compassion and of My mercy, and thou shalt say,
Praise and thanksgiving, love and gratitude, to God for ever,
throughout all ages and throughout eternity. Yes, My daughter, at the
breath which shall issue from My mouth, men their thoughts, their
projects, their works shall vanish like smoke before the wind.
What has
been chosen shall be rejected, and what has been rejected shall be
taken again. What has been loved and esteemed shall be hated and
despised, and what has been despised and hated shall again be
esteemed and loved. Sometimes an old tree has been felled in a
forest, and nothing but the stump remains; but a sprout comes forth
in the spring-time, it develops and grows with years, and it becomes
at length a magnificent tree, the glory of the forest. Pray for
France, My daughter; pray much, and never
cease from praying.”
(Obviously,
this is in reference to the restoration of the monarchy of France.
Of interest: this allegory of a tree that seems dead and gone
suddenly springing to life and becoming more glorious than before has
a remarkable ring of 'resurrection' to it – see the prophecies of Marie-Julie Jahenny regarding 'Henry V' the Miracle Child, click here.)
(Source, Sr.
Marie Letaste's letter: “Letters and writings of Marie Lataste:
Lay-sister of the Congregations of the Sacred Heart, with critical
and expository notes by two Fathers of the Society of Jesus;
translated from the French, Volume 2”, Edward Healy Thompson, Burns
and Oates, London, 1893)
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From
a letter by Sr. Marie to a priest, Curé M. Duperier, November 9,
1843.
(Synopsis:
France is destined for greatness – the world will one day pray for
the prosperity and preservation of France. France is under the
special protection of Our Lady, but much prayer and sacrifice is
needed for that country. The Curé is told of the suffering he will
endure, and he must not cease praying for France.)
Monsieur le
Cure,
I have done
what you told me, and here is the answer of the Saviour Jesus: —
"My
daughter, why should I not speak to those who desire to hear My word,
seeing that I address Myself even to those who care but little about
it? Tell him who has consulted Me that I love him, and that he is
loved of My Father; and then, in My name and on account of My love
and My Father's love for him, address to him these words :
' Be glad in
the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory all ye who are right of
heart.'
My son, I
apply to you these words so full of sweetness; receive them as from
the lips of your Saviour. Be not astonished; what you have seen is
nothing in comparison with what you shall hereafter see. You shall
have trials, and then peradventure you will find but little
consolation in creatures. Usually, I act thus in order to draw
afflicted hearts towards Me; but for you, this is not the motive of
the troubles which await you. I already possess your heart; why
should I seek to gain it, seeing that it is even now
My property
by the gift you have made Me of it?
"Nevertheless,
I shall permit these afflictions for your greater perfection; for
then, through the mutual effusions of your heart and Mine, through
the communication which you will make to Me of your troubles or
afflictions and I to you of My consolations, our union will become
more close and firm. Be not like those senseless ones who lean upon
an arm of flesh too weak to support itself. These men are deceived in
their hopes, because they have placed their reliance on feebleness -
and nothingness. You have had experience of this: earthly friends
often forsake you the moment you have most need of them. Be wise, My
son, and let .your wisdom lead you to seek in Me your closest
friend.”
"I warn
you that you shall have much to suffer still, — but I promise also
to sustain and comfort you. Perhaps you will begin to ponder in your
mind what the troubles may.be that await you: they will be such as
you least expect; but you will acknowledge the truth of My words when
you come to experience them. Then your mind and your heart will turn
towards Me, and you will say, " Ah, Lord, I acknowledge the
truth of what Thou didst say to me; help me, comfort me!" and
I will come to help and comfort you.' "
Then the
Saviour Jesus added,
"My
son, pray for France. I have already said, and I love to repeat it,
that if the strokes of My Father's justice have not yet fallen on
her, it is Mary, the Queen of Heaven, who has withheld them. Satan
roars from the depths of Hell against a kingdom which, in truth, has
dealt him rude blows; he is convulsed with rage when he beholds the
good done in that country; he directs all his efforts to augment the
evil, and to provoke still more the Divine vengeance. But a chain
which he cannot break holds him captive; for My Mother has a special
right over France, which is consecrated to her, and, in virtue of
this right, she arrests the vengeful arm of God, and pours upon it
the benedictions of Heaven, that it may produce good more abundantly.
This is why I cease not to warn, in order to avert unspeakable
calamities.
O France!
thy glory shall spread afar; thy children shall go forth beyond the
vast expanse of ocean, and those who know thee only by name shall
pray for thy preservation and prosperity.
"My
son, I have spoken to you with the familiarity of a friend and the
tenderness of a father. Marvel not if in doing so I have addressed to
you words which you did not expect; often the confidences of one
friend to another embrace what he never would have guessed. Listen
now to My exhortations: Every time you offer the Holy Mass pray for
the welfare and preservation of France. Accept with patience and
submission all the trials which it may please Me to send you. Detach
yourself more and more from creatures, and make Me your most intimate
friend. In tine, pray for My little servant Marie, through whom I
transmit to you My words ; she has need of prayers because of the
numerous troubles that await her. Receive, My son, the kiss which I
give you in My mercy."
Monsieur le
Cure, I know not into whose hands this letter may one day fall, but,
since there is in it mention of France, I will permit myself to add
what follows: In the last letter which I addressed to you, I only
heard the words which I reported, that is to say, I did not receive
within myself any interior illumination; whereas, when the Saviour
Jesus addressed to me the words I have reported in this letter, there
appeared within me, as it were, a spiritual and heavenly light. I
saw clearly and distinctly, unless it were an illusion, what I may
thus express: There is in France much good and also much evil. If the
good were proportionate to the bad, we should not have so much reason
to dread the strokes of God's justice, because it would be as much
appeased by the good as provoked by the evil committed. Now, it is
not so; the good is less than the evil, and is not sufficient to turn
away the vengeance of God. More good is needed. Happily, the
Blessed Virgin intercedes for us, and prevents the justice of God
from falling on our heads. But Mary desires us to implore her
assistance. She places herself between God and us, and awaits our
prayers and supplications. Her heart is full of kindness and
tenderness. One single word addressed to Mary obtains for us
immeasurable graces. God will allow Himself to be appeased if we
have recourse to Mary. Mary is a beggar for our prayers, so great
is her will and desire to come to our aid. We ought also to have
recourse to Mary because it is the will of God and the means of
rendering Him favourable to us.
Be pleased
to receive, I pray you, Monsieur le Cure, the assurance of my high
consideration, with which I have the honour to be,
Your very
humble and grateful servant,
MARIE.
Mimbaste, 22
nd November, 1843.
(Excerpt
from “Letters and writings of Marie Lataste, laysister of the
Congregation of the Sacred Heart”, Volume 3 by Edward Healy
Thompson. Published by Burns and Oates, 1893.)
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Sr. Marie
Lataste has a vision predicting the election of Pius IX and the
declaration of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception - The Vision
then skips from her present time to the future Chastisement of Rome
and the Future Victory of the Immaculate Conception over the whole
world – the Age of Peace
(Date of the
vision is not given other than it occurred on December 8 some time
before 1846. Sr. Marie died in 1847 – the Immaculate Conception
was not defined as dogma until 1854.)
“I had
paid my homage to Mary, conceived without sin; I had congratulated
our Lord Jesus Christ on having so privileged a creature for His
Mother; with my whole heart I associated myself with the belief of
the Church, and united myself in spirit to all the faithful who on
that day pay homage to Mary. I had the happiness of receiving
communion.
When Jesus
was in my heart, He spoke thus to me: My daughter, your homage has
been acceptable to My Mother and also to Me. I am going to
recompense your devotion by telling you something which will give you
pleasure.
The day is
drawing nigh when heaven and earth will unite together to accord to
My Mother that which is her due in respect of her highest
prerogative. Sin was never in her, and her conception was pure and
without stain; it was immaculate, as was the rest of her life.
It is My
will that this truth should be proclaimed on earth, and acknowledged
by all Christians. I have chosen to Myself a Pope, and I have
inspired him with this resolution. He will ever have this thought in
his mind from the time that he shall be Pope. He will collect
together the Bishops of the whole world, that their voices may be
heard proclaiming Mary Immaculate in her Conception, and the voices
of all shall be united in his voice. His voice shall proclaim the
belief to which the other voices have given testimony, and will
resound throughout the entire world. Then, upon earth, nothing
shall be wanting to My Mother's honour.
The infernal
powers and their adherents shall raise themselves up against this
glory of Mary, but God will maintain it with all His might, and the
powers of hell shall be thrust back into the abyss along with their
partisans. My Mother shall appear to the world on a solid and
immovable pedestal; her feet shall be of the purest gold, her hands
like white molten wax, her countenance like the sun, her heart like a
glowing furnace. A sword shall issue from her mouth which shall
cast down her enemies and the enemies of those who have proclaimed
her without stain. They of the East shall call her the Mystical
Rose, and those of the New World the Strong Woman. She will bear
upon her brow, written in characters of flame, "I am the City of
the Lord, the Protector of the oppressed, the Consoler of the
afflicted, the Rampart against foes."
Now
affliction shall come upon the earth, oppression shall reign in the
city which I love, and in which I have left My Heart. She shall be
in sorrow and desolation, surrounded by enemies on all sides, like a
bird taken in a net. This city will seem to succumb during three
years and a little longer after these three years.
But My
Mother shall descend into the City; she will take the hands of the
old man seated on a throne, and will say to him, "Behold the
hour, arise: See thy enemies: I cause them to disappear one after
another, and they disappear for ever. Thou hast rendered glory to me
in heaven and on earth, and I will render glory to thee in heaven and
on earth. Look at men they venerate thy name, thy courage, thy
power. Thou shalt live, and I will live with thee. Old man, dry thy
tears; I bless thee." Peace shall return to the world, Mary
shall breathe upon the tempests and appease them; her name shall be
praised, blessed, and exalted for ever.
The captives
shall acknowledge that to her they owe their liberty the exiled,
restoration to their country; the miserable, tranquillity and
happiness. Between her and all her
clients there shall be a mutual interchange of prayers and graces, of
love and affection; and from the East to the South, and from the
North to the West, all shall proclaim Mary conceived, without sin,
Mary Queen of earth and heaven. Amen.”
(NOTE: this
complies with some other prophecies that say Rome shall suffer for
several years, it will be when an old pope reigns. Our Lady will
declare the time of the Age of Peace.)
(Excerpt
from “The life of Marie Lataste, lay-sister of the Congregation of
the Sacred Heart: with a brief notice of her sister Qiutterie” by
Edward Healy Thompson 1813-1891 , (London, Burns and Oates, 1877)
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