Jeanne le Royer (Sister of the Nativity) (18th Century)

The knowledge of these things shall contribute to the sal vation of many souls, and form a treasure for the faithful of the last age of the world .

I had a vision: Before the Father and the Son - both seated -- a virgin of incomparable beauty, representing the Church was kneeling. The Holy Ghost spread His wings over the virgin and two other persons. The wounds of Our Lord seemed alive. Leaning on the Cross with one hand. He of fered to His Father with the other hand the chalice which the virgin had given to Him. She supported the Chalice which die Master held in the middle. The Father placed one hand on the cup and raised the other to bless the virgin.

I noticed that the chalice was only half-filled with blood, and I heard these words spoken by the Saviour at the moment of presentation: 7 shall not be fully satisfied until I am able to fill it right up to the brim. 'I understood then that the contents of the chalice represented the blood of the early martyrs, and that this vision had reference to the last per-

secutions of the Christians, whose blood would fill the chalice, thereby completing the number of martyrs and predestined. For at the end of time, there will be as many martyrs as in the early Church, and even more, for the per secutions will be far more violent. Then the Last Judgment will no longer be delayed.

I see in God that — a long time before the rise of Antichrist — the world will be afflicted with the many bloody wars. Peoples will rise against peoples, and nations will rise against nations, sometimes allied, sometimes enemies, in their fight against the same party. Armies will come into frightful colli sions and will fill the earth with murder and carnage.

As well as that, I see that the earth will be shaken in different places by frightful earthquakes. I see whole moun tains cracking and splitting with a terrible din. Only too happy will one be if one can escape with no more than a fright; but no, I see come out of these gaping mountains whirlwinds of smoke, fire, sulphur, and tar, which reduce to cinders entire towns. All this and a thousand other disasters must come before the rise of the Man of Sin (Antichrist).

A long time before the rise of Antichrist - the world will be afflicted with the many bloody wars

the World?' was not afflicted as such till World War I (1914-1918), which was dubbed at the time as the war to end all wars.

A long time before the rise of Antichrist — the world will be afflicted with the many bloody warsWould not a reasonable conclusion from this proph ecy be that, it is still a long time

I saw in the light of the Lord that the faith and our holy Religion would become weaker in almost every Christian kingdom. GOD HAS PERMITTED THAT THEY SHOULD BE CHASTISED BY THE WICKED IN OR DER TO AWAKEN THEM FROM THEIR APATHY. And after the justice of God has been satisfied , He will pour out an abundance of graces on His Church, and He will spread the Faith and restore the discipline of the church in those countries where it had become tepid and lax.

I saw in God that our Mother, Holy Church, will spread in many countries and will produce her fruits in abundance to compensate for the outrages she will have suffered from the impiety and the persecutions of her enemies.

I saw that the poor people, weary of the arduous labours and trials that God sent to them, shall then be thrilled with a joy that God will infuse in their good hearts. The Church * will become by her faith and by her love, more fervent and more flourishing than ever. Our good Mother the Church will witness many amazing things, even on the part of her

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I saw in Gods essence a numerous assembly of ministers of the Church, who like an army in battle array, and like a firm and unflinching column, shall sustain the rights of the church and of her Head, and shall restore its ancient disci pline.

All the false religions will be abolished; all the abuses of the Revolution will be destroyed; the altars shall be reestab lished, and our religion will flourish more than ever.

I see in God that the Church will enjoy a profound peace over a period which seems to me to be of a fairly long duration. This respite will be the longest of all that will occur between the revolutions from now till the General Judgment.

One day I found myself in a vast plain alone with God. Jesus appeared to me, and from the top of a small hill, showing to me a beautiful sun on the horizon, He said dole fully: The world is passing away and the time of My sec ond coming draws near. When the sun is about to set, one knows that the day is nearly over and that the night will soon fall. Centuries are like days for me. Look at this sun, see how much it still has to travel, and estimate the time that is left to the world/

/ looked intently and it seemed to me that the sun would set in two hours. Jesus said: Do not forget that these are not

millenaries, but only centuries, and they are few in num ber. But I understood that Jesus reserved to Himself the knowledge of the exact number, and I did not wish to ask Him more. It sufficed me to know that the peace of the Church and the restoration of discipline were to last a reasonably long time

It suf ficed me to know that the peace of the Church and the restoration of discipline were to last a reasonably long time.

In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph, and a certain period of peace will be given to the world.

The storm began in France, and France shall be the first theatre of its ravages after having been its forge.

But the Church in Council assembled shall one day strike with anathemas, pull down and destroy the evil prin ciples of that criminal constitution. What a consolation! What consolation, what joy for all the truly faithful!