Defenders of the Church...

On the darkest nights, the stars shine the brightest... Fr. John Corapi

The Catholic Church is the Church which Jesus Christ founded in Matt 16:18.
It is the only Church that can make that claim.

From the first day of founding, the Church has been under constant attack from within and from without, yet it has endured for almost 2000 years and has grown to about one billion Catholics. The reasons for this phenominal growth can be found in Holy Scripture. Jesus Christ said in Matt 16:18, "...and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." In Matt 28:20, Jesus promised to be with His Church 'all days'. The reason that the Church has endured and prospered so long is that Jesus promised it would, "even unto the consummation of the world."

History has shown us that when the Bride of Christ is under serious attack, GOD does one of three things.

1. He raises a Saint to defend her: This is historical fact. Read about St.    Francis, St. Dominic, St. Teresa of Avila and hundreds of others who 'just    happened to be there' when they were needed most.
2. He sends the Blessed Virgin Mary to warn us of impending danger: Read    about Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima and many other sites where she appeared.    Read her messages.
3. He manifests a miracle. The greatest of these in recent times was the miracle    of the sun which occurred on October 13, 1917 at Fatima Portugal. This    happening was witnessed by over 70,000 people and is well documented both    within and external to the Church.

The same is as true today as it has been in the past. The Church is under great stress today and look at what is happening. The Blessed Virgin has been appearing all over the world, in many countries, Japan, Korea, Portugal, France, Africa, Syria, Egypt, the United States, Bosnia, and many others. It appears that her apparitions are on the increase, so the urgency is on the increase also..


It seems the time is now for GOD to raise a Saint to come to the aid of His Church. Now who do you suppose it will be?
I know who I expect it will be...go here and see for yourself.

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