December 9 – Second Sunday of Advent – First apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) – Saint Juan Diego

So that the Virgin Mary might help the Church in these times of crisis

Famille Missionnaire (1) invited everyone to pray the Rosary during the month of October for the protection of the Church, in this time of upheaval, so that she may be defended from the attacks of demons.

According to Vatican News, Pope Francis asked all Catholics to pray the Rosary every day, so that the Virgin Mary might help the Church in these times of crisis, and also to pray to Saint Michael the Archangel that he too might defend her from the attacks of the devil...

Have we reached the climax of the great battle between Heaven and Hell? We cannot know for sure, but great scandals have been revealed in recent months, which can only be explained by the concerted action of demons. We should remember the vision received by Pope Leo XIII on October 13, 1884: At the end of the mass… he collapsed on the floor, remaining motionless for 10 minutes as if dead. When he woke up, he rushed to his private office... Leo XIII immediately composed a prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel, instructing that it be recited after every low Mass throughout the Catholic world.

Later, the Pope explained what happened: “After the Mass, I heard two voices: one sweet and good, the other guttural and hard. It was the devil speaking to the Lord, as in a dialogue. Here is what I heard: Satan said to Jesus: I can destroy your Church. Jesus replied: You can? Then go ahead and do so. Satan: To do so, I need more time and more power. Jesus: How much time? How much power? Satan: 75 to 100 years, and a greater power over those who will give themselves over to my service. Jesus: You have the time, you will have the power. Do with them what you will.

Jesus gave Satan permission to act to "destroy his Church" as the demon phrased it, but the Lord hid from him how He would prevent it when Satan thought he had succeeded—by the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

(1) Famille Missionnaire

Father Bernard Domini

Superior of the Famille Missionnaire de Notre Dame, a French religious community

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