The Great Angelic War_Brief

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The Mystical City of God

VOLUME I

THE CONCEPTION

CHAPTER VII

HOWTHEMOSTHIGHGAVEABEGINNINGTOHISWORKSANDCREATED

ALLMATERIALTHINGSFORTHEUSEOFMAN, WHILEANGELSANDMENWERECREATEDTOBEHISPEOPLE

UNDERTHELEADERSHIPOFTHEINCARNATEWORD.

80. The Cause of all causes is God, who created all things that have being. His powerful arm gave

existence to all his wonderful works ad extra when and how He chose. The beginning and succession

of the work of Creation is described b !oses in the opening chapter of Genesis. "ince the #ord hasgiven me an understanding thereof, $ will mention what $ think useful for elucidating the msterious

origin of the $ncarnation of the %ord and of our &edemption.

8'. The words of the first chapter of Genesis are as follows('. )$n the beginning God created

heaven and earth.*

+. )nd the earth was void and empt, and darkness was upon the face of the deep- and thespirit of God moved over the waters.*

. )nd God said( /e light made. nd light was made.*

. )nd God saw the light that it was good- and he divided the light from the darkness.*1. )nd he called the light da, and the darkness night-and there was evening and morning one

da,* etc.2f the first da !oses sas that )$n the beginning God created heaven and earth.* Though He

himself is immutable in being, the almight God, in calling creatures into existence, issued, so to sa,forth from his own "elf and gave to creatures a being of their own, in order that He might, as it were,

re3oice in the works of his own hands, as being the perfect and ade4uate results of his operations. nd

before creating intellectual and rational creatures, desiring also the order of executing these works to bemost perfect, He created heaven for angels and men- and the earth as a place of pilgrimage for mortals.

These places are so adapted to their end and so perfect, that as 5avid sas of them, the heavens publish

the glor of the #ord, the firmament and the earth announce the glor of the works of his hands 67s.'8, +. The heavens in their beaut manifest his magnificence and glor, because in them is deposited

the predestined reward of the 3ust. nd the earthl firmament announced that there would be creatures

and men to inhabit the earth and that men should 3ourne upon it to their Creator. /efore He createdthem the !ost High wished to provide for them and create that which is necessar for the attainment oftheir end, and for living in the manner ordained for them. Thus all parts of the creation would be

compelled as it were to obe and love their !aker and /enefactor and b his works to learn of his hol

name and of his perfections 6&om. ', +0. 8+. 2f the earth !oses sas, that it was void, which he does not sa of the heavens- for God had

created the angels at the instant indicated b the word of !oses( )God said( #et there be light, and light

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was made.* He speaks here not onl of material light, but also of the intellectual or angelic lights. He

does not make express mention of them, but merel includes them in this word, on account of the

proclivit of the Hebrews to attribute 5ivinit to new things, even of much greater inferiorit than the

angels. /ut the metaphor of light was ver appropriate to signif the angelic nature and msticall, thelight of their science and grace, with which the were endowed at their creation. God created the earth

con3ointl with the heavens, in order to call into existence hell in its centre- for, at the instant of its

creation, there were left in the interior of that globe spacious and wide cavities, suitable for hell,purgator and limbo. nd in hell was created at the same time material fire and other re4uisites, which

now serve for the punishment of the damned. The #ord was presentl to divide the light from the

darkness and to call the light da and the darkness night. nd this did happen not onl in regard to thenatural night and da, but in regard to the good and bad angels- for to the good, He gave the eternal

light of his vision and called it da, the eternal da- and to the bad, the night of sin, casting them into

the eternal darkness of hell. Thus we were to be taught the intimate relation between the mercifulliberalit of the Creator and 9ivifier and the 3ustice of the most 3ust :udge in punishment.

8. The angels were created in the emprean heavens and in the state of grace b which the might

be first to merit the reward of glor. ;or although the were in the midst of glor, the 5ivinit itself

was not to be made manifest to them face to face and unveiled, until the should have merited such afavor b obeing the divine will. The hol angels, as well as the bad ones, remained onl a ver short

time in the state of probation- for their creation and probation with its result were three distinct instants

or moments, separated b short intermissions. $n the first instant the were all created and endowedwith graces and gifts, coming into existence as most beautiful and perfect creatures. Then followed a

short pause, during which the will of the Creator was propounded and intimated, and the law and

command was given them, to acknowledge Him as their !aker and supreme #ord, and to fulfill the endfor which the had been created. 5uring this pause, instant or interval, "aint !ichael and his angels

fought that great battle with the dragon and his followers, which is described b the apostle "aint :ohn

in the twelfth chapter of the pocalpse. The good angels, persevering in grace, merited eternal

happiness and the disobedient ones, rebelling against God, merited the punishment, which the nowsuffer.

8. lthough all this of the second instant could have happened in a ver brief time on account of

the subtle nature of the angels and the power of God, nevertheless $ understood, that the kindconsideration of the !ost High permitted a certain dela. %ith the interposition of some intervals of

time, He proposed to them the good and the bad, truth and falsehood, 3ustice and in3ustice, divine grace

and friendship as opposed to sin and enmit of God. The were enabled to see eternal reward andeternal punishment, the perdition of #ucifer and of those that would follow him. His !a3est showed

them hell and its pains. The saw it all- for, b virtue of their superior and excellent nature, the

understood the essence of other more 4ualified and limited creatures- so that, before falling from grace,the were clearl aware of the place of their chastisement. lthough the did not know in the same

manner the reward of glor, the had of it other knowledge and besides the had the manifest and

express promise of the #ord The !ost High had therefore 3ustified his cause and proceeded with the

greatest e4uit and 3ustice. /ut as all this goodness and e4uit did not suffice to restrain #ucifer andhis followers, the were chastised in their stubbornness and hurled into the depths of the hellish

caverns, while the good angels were confirmed in eternal grace and glor. ll this was consummated

in the third instant, and thus it became trul manifest that no being outside of God himself isimpeccable b nature, since the angel, who held such exalted position and was adorned with so man

great gifts of knowledge and grace, nevertheless sinned and was lost. %hat will become of human

frailt, if the divine power does not defend it and if it forces God to forsake it< 81. $t remains to investigate the motive, which urged #ucifer and his confederates to sin and what

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was the occasion of their disobedience and fall, for this is the point to which $ wanted to come. $n

regard to this, it was made known to me that the could commit man sins as far as the guilt of sin

6secundum reatum is concerned, although the did not consummate them in acts. However, on

account of those which the did actuall commit freel and of their own depraved will, the ac4uiredthe disposition to all bad acts, inducing others to commit and approving in others those sins, which the

could not commit themselves. ;ollowing the bad inclinations which from that time on filled #ucifer,

he fell into a most disorderl selflove, which arose from the consciousness of being endowed withgreater gifts and greater beaut of nature and grace, than the other inferior angels. He tarried with

inordinate pleasure in this consciousness- and thus self=satisfied he became lax and remiss in the

gratitude, which was due to God as the sole cause of all that he had received. Turning again and againin admiration toward himself, he took pleasure in his own beaut and grace, attributing them to himself

and loving them as his own. This disorderl selflove not onl caused him to exalt himself on account

of the superior virtues, which he had received, but also induced him to harbor env and covetousnessfor other gifts and for excellences not his own. Then, because he could not attain them, he conceived a

mortal hatred and indignation against God, who created him out of nothing, and against all his

creatures.

8>. Hence arose his disobedience, presumption, in3ustice, infidelit, blasphem, and perhaps also acertain kind of idolatr, for he coveted for himself the adoration and reverence due to God. He

blasphemed the divine magnificence and holiness, he failed in the trust and loalt due to Him- he

plotted to destro all the creatures, and presumed to be able to do all this and much more b his ownpower. Thus his pride ascends continuall 67s. ?, + and perseveres, though his arrogance is greater

than his strength, for in this he cannot increase 6$s. '>, > and in sin, one abss calls the other 67s. ',

8. The first angel who sinned was #ucifer, as is described in the fourteenth chapter of $saias. Heinduced others to follow him and therefore he is called the prince of the demons- not on account of his

natural gifts, for these would not secure to him that title, but on account of his guilt. Those that sinned

were not all of one order or hierarch, but among all hierarchies there were man who sinned.

8?. $t is proper, that ' also explain what was made known to me concerning the kind of honor andexcellence, which #ucifer aspired to and envied. s in the works of God there is measure, number and

weight 6"ap. '', +', his 7rovidence decided to show to the angels, immediatel after their creation

and before the could incline to diverse ends, the purpose for which He had created them with such anexalted and perfect nature. 2f all this $ obtained the following information( t first the received a

more explicit intelligence of the being of God, one in substance, trine in person, and that the were

commanded to adore and reverence Him as their Creator and highest #ord, infinite in his essence andattributes. ll sub3ected themselves to this command and obeed it, but with a certain difference- the

good angels obeed through love and on account of the 3ustice of it, offering their love and good will,

freel admitting and believing what was above their intelligence, and obeing with 3o. #ucifer, on theother hand, submitted himself, because the opposite seemed to him impossible. He did not do it with

perfect charit, for he, as it were, was divided in his will between himself and the infallible truth of the

#ord. $n conse4uence it happened that the precept appeared to him in a measure difficult and violent,

and his fulfilling of it was wanting in love and in the desire to do 3ustice. Thus he exposed himselfbeforehand to the danger of not persevering. lthough grace did not leave him on account of this

remissness and slowness in the accomplishment of these first acts, nevertheless his bad disposition

began with them- for there remained with him a certain weakness and laxit of virtue and spirit, and theperfection of his nature did not shine forth as it should. $t appears to me that the effect of this

remissness in #ucifer, is similar to that which is caused in the soul b a deliberate venial sin. $ do not

sa that he sinned mortall, nor even veniall at that time, since he fulfilled the precept of God- but thisfulfillment was remiss and imperfect, springing more from a sense of overwhelming compulsion, than


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from a loving willingness to obe. Thus he put himself in danger of falling.

88. $n the second place, the angels were informed that God was to create a human nature and

reasoning creatures lower than themselves, in order that the too should love, fear and reverence God,

as their uthor and eternal Good. The were informed that these were to stand in high favor, and thatthe second 7erson of the blessed Trinit was to become incarnate and assume their nature, raising it to

the hpostatic union and to divine 7ersonalit- that therefore the were to acknowledge Him as their

Head, not onl as God, but as God and man, adoring Him and reverencing Him as God=man.!oreover, these same angels were to be his inferiors in dignit and grace and were to be his servants.

God gave them an intelligence of the propriet and e4uit, of the 3ustice and reasonableness of such a

position. ;or the acceptation of the merits foreseen of this !angod was exhibited to them as the sourceof the grace which the now possessed and of the glor which the were to obtain. The understood

also that the themselves had been, and all the rest of the creatures should be created for his glor, and

that He was to be their Head. ll those that were capable of knowing and en3oing God, were to be thepeople of the "on of God, to know and reverence Him as their Chief. These commands were at once

given to the angels.

8@. To this command all the obedient and hol angels, submitted themselves and the gave their full

assent and acknowledgment with an humble and loving sub3ection of the will. /ut #ucifer, full of envand pride, resisted and induced his followers to resist likewise, as the in realit did, preferring to

follow him and disobe the divine command. This wicked prince persuaded them, that he would be

their chief and that he would set up a government independent and separate from Christ. "o great wasthe blindness which env and pride could cause in an angel, and so pernicious was the infection that the

contagion of sin spread among innumerable other angels.

@0. Then happened that great battle in heaven, which "t. :ohn describes 6poc. '+. ;or theobedient and hol angels, filled with an ardent desire of hastening the glor of the !ost High and the

honor of the incarnate %ord, asked permission and, as it were, the consent of God, to resist and

contradict the dragon, and the permission was granted. /ut also another mster was concealed in all

this( %hen it was revealed to the angels that the would have to obe the incarnate %ord, another, athird precept was given them, namel, that the were to admit as a superior con3ointl with Him, a

%oman, in whose womb the 2nlbegotten of the ;ather was to assume flesh and that this %oman was

to be the Aueen and !istress of all the creatures. The good angels b obeing this command of the#ord, with still increasing and more alert humilit, freel sub3ected themselves, praising the power and

the msteries of the !ost High. #ucifer, however, and his confederates, rose to a higher pitch of pride

and boastful insolence. $n disorderl fur he aspired to be himself the head of all the human race andof the angelic orders, and if there was to be a hpostatic union, he demanded that it be consummated in

him.

@'. The decree constituting him inferior to the !other of the $ncarnate %ord, our !istress, heopposed with horrible blasphemies. Turning against the uthor of these great wonders in unbridled

indignation and calling upon the other angels, he exhorted them, saing( )Bn3ust are these commands

and in3ur is done to m greatness- this human nature which Thou, #ord, lookest upon with so much

love and which thou favor= est so highl, $ will persecute and destro. To this end $ will direct all mpower and all m aspirations. nd this %oman, !other of the %ord, $ will hurl from the position in

which Thou hast proposed to place Her, and at m hands, the plan, which Thou settest up, shall come to

naught.* @+. This proud boast so aroused the indignation of the #ord that in order to humble it, He spoke to

#ucifer( )This %oman, whom thou refusest to honor, shall crush th head and b Her shalt thou be

van4uished and annihilated 6Gen. , '1. nd if, through th pride, death enters into the world 6"ap.+, +, life and salvation of mortals shall enter through the humilit of this %oman. Those that are of


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the nature and likeness of that !an and %oman, shall en3o the gifts and the crowns, which thou and

th followers have lost.* To all this the dragon, filled with indignation against whatever he understood

of the divine will and decrees, answered onl with pride and b threatening destruction to the whole

human race. The good angels saw the 3ust indignation of the !ost High against #ucifer and hisapostates and the combated them with the arms of the understanding, reason and truth.

@. The lmight at this con3uncture worked another wonderful mster. Having given to all the

angels a sufficientl clear intelligence of the great mster of the hpostatic Bnion, He showed themthe image of the most hol 9irgin b means of an imaginar vision 6$ speak here according to our wa

of understanding such things. The were shown the perfection of the human nature in the revelation

of an image representing a most perfect %oman, in whom the almight arm of the !ost High wouldwork more wonderfull than in all the rest of the creatures. ;or therein He was to deposit the graces

and gifts of his right hand in a higher and more eminent manner. This sign or vision of the Aueen of

heaven and of the !other of the incarnate %ord was made known and manifest to all the angels, goodand bad. The good ones at the sign of it broke forth in admiration and in canticles of praise and from

that time on began to defend the honor of the God incarnate and of his hol !other, being armed with

ardent eal and with the invincible shield of that vision. The dragon and his allies on the contrar

conceived implacable hatred and fur against Christ and his most hol !other. Then happened all thatwhich is described in the twelfth chapter of the pocalpse, which $ will explain, as far as it has been

given me, in the following chapter.

CHAPTER VIII

WHICHFOLLOWSUPTHEPRECIOUSDISCOURSEBYTHEEXPLANATIONOFTHETWELFTHCHAPTEROFTHE

APOCALYPSE.

@. The literal version of that chapter of the pocalpse is as follows('. )nd a great sign appeared in heaven( woman clothed with the sun and the moon under

her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars(

+. nd being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered.. nd there was seen another sign in heaven- and behold a great red dragon having seven

heads and ten horns- and on his head seven diadems.

. nd his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth and the

dragon stood before the woman, who was read to be delivered- that, when she should be delivered,he might devour her son.

1. nd she brought forth a man=child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod- and her son

was taken up to God, and to his throne.>. nd the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared b God, that there

the should feed her a thousand two hundred and sixt das.

?. nd there was a great battle in heaven- !ichael and his angels fought with the dragon and

the dragon fought and his angels.8. nd the prevailed not, neither was their place found an more in heaven.

@. nd the dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and satan, who

seduceth the whole world- and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down withhim.

'0. nd $ heard a loud voice saing( Dow is come salvation and strength, and the kingdom of

our God and the power of his Christ- because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused

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them before our God da and night.

''. nd the overcame him b the blood of the #amb and b the word of the testimon, and

the loved not their lives unto death.

'+. Therefore re3oice, 2 heavens, and ou that dwell therein. %oe to the earth and the sea,because the devil is come down unto ou, having a great wrath and knowing that he hath but a short

time.

'. nd when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth he persecuted the woman, whobrought forth the man=child(

'. nd there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fl into the

desert unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the face ofthe serpent.

'1. nd the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman, water as if it were a river, that he

might cause her to be carried awa b the river.'>. nd the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed the river,

which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

'?. nd the dragon was angr against the woman and went to make war with the rest of her

seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimon of :esus Christ.'8. nd he stood upon the sands of the sea.*

@1. "uch are the words of the Evangelist. He speaks in the past, because at that time was shown to

him a vision of that which had alread happened. He sas( )nd a great sign appeared in heaven- awoman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars.*

This sign appeared reall in the heavens b divine disposition and was shown to the good and the bad

angels, in order that seeing it, the might sub3ect their will to the pleasure and the commands of God.The saw it therefore before the good ones chose the good and before the bad ones had turned to evil.

$t was as it were a mirror of the wonderful perfection of the handiwork of God in creating human

nature. lthough He had alread revealed this perfection to the angels in making known to them the

mster of the hpostatic union, et He wished to reveal it to them also in a different manner bshowing it to them in a mere Creature, the most perfect and hol which, next to the humanit of our

#ord, He was to create. $t was also a sign for the assurance of the good angels and for confusion of the

bad, since it manifested to them that in spite of the offense which was committed, God would not letthe decree of creating man be unfulfilled, and that the incarnate %ord and this %oman, his !other,

would please Him infinitel more than the disobedient angels could ever displease Him. This sign was

also like the rainbow, which appeared after the flood in the clouds of heaven, as a guarantee that even ifmen should sin like the angels and become disobedient, the were not to be punished like the angels

without remission, but would be furnished with salutar medicine and remed b this wonderful sign.

$t was as if God said to the angels( $ will not chastise in the same wa the other creatures which $ callinto m existence, because this %oman, in whom m 2nlbegotten is to assume flesh, belongs to that

race. ! "on shall be the &estorer of friendship and the 7acifier of m 3ustice- He shall open the wa

to the felicit, which sin would close.

@>. $n further testimon of this, after the punishment of the disobedient angels, God made use of thesign in order to show that his anger, which the pride of #ucifer had occasioned, was appeased and

placated. nd according to our wa of understanding, He re3oiced in the presence of the Aueen thus

represented in that image. He gave the angels to understand that, through Christ and his !other, Hewould now divert upon men the grace which the apostates had lost through their rebellion. There was

also another effect of that great sign among the good angels- namel, that since the had been, as it

were, made sorrowful and made unhapp 6speaking according to our wa of understanding the !ostHigh now wished to re3oice them with the sight of that image and to increase their essential beatitude

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b this accidental pleasure merited b their victor over #ucifer. "eeing this %oman so full of

clemenc 6Esther , '', appearing to them as a sign of peace, the understood at once that the decree

of punishment was not issued against them, since the had obeed the precepts of the #ord and his

divine will. !uch of the msteries and sacraments of the $ncarnation, and those of the Church militantand its members, were made manifest to them in this sign. The understood also, that the were to

assist and help the human race, b watching over men, b defending them against their enemies and b

leading them to eternal felicit. The saw that the themselves would owe their felicit to the merits ofthe incarnate %ord and that the Creator had preserved them also in grace through Christ preordained in

the divine !ind.

@?. :ust as all this was a great 3o and happiness for the good angels, so it was a great torment forthe evil spirits. $t was to the latter a part and the beginning of their punishment. ;or the saw at once,

that having failed to profit b this sign, the were to be con4uered and crushed b it 6Gen. , '1. ll

these msteries, and man others, which $ cannot explain, the Evangelist wished to comprehend in thischapter, and include in that great sign- although for us it will remain obscure and enigmatic until the

proper time arrives.

@8. The sun, which is mentioned as clothing the %oman, is the true "un of :ustice. The angels were

to understand b it, that the !ost High was to remain with this %oman b his grace in order toovershadow and defend Her b the protection of his invincible right hand. The moon was beneath her

feet- for as the two planets, the sun and the moon, divide night and da, therefore the moon, being the

smbol of the darkness of sin, is beneath her feet, and the sun, being the smbol of the light of grace,clothes Her for all eternit. Thus also the deficiencies of grace in all mortals must be beneath her feet,

and never must rise either to her soul or to her bod, which on the contrar were to be ever superior to

all angels and men. "he alone was to be free from the darkness and the wanings of #ucifer and ofdam, treading them under foot without their being able to gain an advantage over Her. nd 3ust as

"he rose above all the guilt and the effects of original and of actual sin, God now placed these in a

smbolical manner under her feet, in order that the good angels might know, and the bad ones, 6though

the did not attain full knowledge of the msteries, might fear this %oman even before "he came intoactual existence.

@@. The crown of twelve stars are evidentl all the virtues, with which that Aueen of heaven and

earth was to be adorned. /ut the mster of its being composed of twelve stars has reference to thetwelve tribes of $srael, b which all the elect and the predestined are designated, as is mentioned in the

seventh chapter of the pocalpse b the Evangelist 6poc. ?, . nd since the gifts, graces and

virtues of all the elect were to crown their Aueen in a most eminent and exalted degree, a crown oftwelve stars was placed around her head.

'00. )nd being with child.* $n the presence of all the angels, for the re3oicing of the good and for

the punishment of the evil ones, who resisted the divine will and the fulfillment of these msteries, itbecame manifest that the three 7ersons of the blessed Trinit had selected this wonderful %oman as the

!other of the 2nlbegotten of the ;ather. nd since the dignit of the mother of the %ord was the

principal beginning and foundation of all the great excellences of this great !istress and of this her

smbol, "he was shown to the angels as being the resting place of the hol Trinit, represented in thedivine personalit of the %ord incarnate. ;or on account of their inseparable union and coexistence, all

the three 7ersons could not fail to be there, wherever an one of Them was present- although onl the

7erson of the %ord assumed human flesh and with Him alone was "he pregnant. '0'. )"he cried travailing in birth.* lthough the dignit of this Aueen and of that mster was to

be hidden in the beginning in order that God might be born humble, poor and unknown( et afterwards

the news of that /irth was proclaimed so loudl, that its first echo excited Fing Herod and filled himwith uneasiness. $t drew the !agi from their palaces and kingdoms in order to find Him 6!atth. +, .

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"ome hearts were touched with fear, others moved to interior affection. The ;ruit of this birth, growing

until it was raised on the Cross, gave such loud voices, that $t was heard from the rising to the setting

sun 6:ohn '+, +, and from farthest north to farthest south 6&om. '0, '8. "o far then was heard the

voice of that %oman who gave birth to the %ord of the eternal ;ather. '0+. )nd was in pain to be delivered.* He does not sa this because "he was to give birth in

bodil pain, for that is not possible in this divine 7arturition. /ut because it was to be a great sorrow

for that !other to see that divine $nfant come forth from the secrec of her virginal womb in order tosuffer and die as a victim for the satisfaction of the sins of the world. ;or this Aueen could know and

did know all this beforehand b her knowledge of the hol "criptures. 2n account of the natural love

of such a !other for such a "on, "he must be deepl afflicted thereb, although in sub3ection to the willof God. $n this pain was also foreshadowed the sorrow of this most gentle !other at the thought of

being deprived of the presence of her Treasure, after He should have issued from her virginal womb-

for although her soul alwas en3oed his presence as to his 5ivinit, et "he was to be a long timewithout his bodil presence, according to which He was exclusivel her "on. The !ost High had

determined to exempt Her from guilt, but not from the labors and sorrows corresponding to the reward,

which was prepared for Her. Thus the sorrows of this birth were not the effect of sin, as the are in the

descendants of Eve, but the were the effect of the intense and perfect love of the most hol !other forher divine "on. ll these msteries were motives of praise and admiration for the good angels and the

beginning of punishment for the bad angels.

'0. )nd there was seen another sign in heaven- and behold a great red dragon having seven headsand ten horns- and on his head were seven diadems, and his tail drew the third part of the stars of

heaven, and cast them to the earth.* Thereupon followed the punishment of #ucifer and his allies- for

after uttering his blasphemies against the %oman, who had been smbolied in the heavenl sign, hefound himself visibl and exteriorl transformed from a most beautiful angel into a fierce and most

horrid dragon. He reared with fur his seven heads, that is, he led on the seven legions or s4uadrons of

all those that followed and fell with him. To each principalit or congregation of these followers he

gave a head, commanding them to sin on their own account and undertake the leadership in the sevenmortal sins, which are commonl called capital. ;or in these are contained the other sins and the

constitute as it were the regiments that rise up against God. The are the sins called pride, env,

avarice, anger, luxur, intemperance and sloth. The are the seven diadems with which #ucifer, afterbeing changed into a dragon, was crowned. This is the punishment with which he was visited b the

!ost High and which he ac4uired as a return for his horrible wickedness for himself and for his

confederate angels. To all of them were apportioned the punishment and the pains, which correspondedto their malice and to the share which the had in originating the seven capital sins.

'0. The ten horns were the triumphs of the ini4uit and malice of the dragon, and the vain and

arrogant glorification and exaltation which he attributed to himself in the execution of his wickedness.$n his depraved desire of attaining the ob3ect of his arrogance, he offered to the unhapp angels his

malicious and poisonous friendship and his counterfeit principalities, commander ships and rewards.

These promises, full of bestial ignorance and error, were the tail with which the dragon drew after him

the third part of the stars of heaven. These angels were the stars and if the would have persevered,the would have shone with the rest of the angels and the 3ust, like the sun through the perpetual

eternities 65an. '+, . /ut the punishment which the merited drew them down to the earth of their

unhappiness into its ver centre, which is hell, where the will for all eternit be deprived of light andhappiness 6:ude >.

'01. )nd the dragon stood before the woman, who was read to be delivered- that when "he

should be delivered, he might devour her "on.* The pride of #ucifer was so boundless that hepretended to place his throne on high, and with the utmost boasting he spoke in presence of the %oman

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smbolied in the heavenl sign( )This "on, which that %oman is to bring forth, is of lower nature than

mine( $ shall devour Him and destro Him. $ shall lead on m followers against Him, $ shall spread m

doctrines against his decrees and against the laws, which He shall set up. $ shall wage perpetual war

and contradiction against Him.* /ut the answer of the most high #ord was that this %oman was tobring forth a !anchild, who was to reign over the nations with an iron rod. )This !an* 6the #ord

added )shall be not onl the "on of that %oman, but He shall also be m "on, true God and true man,

gifted with power to overcome th pride and crush th head. He will be to thee and to all those whohear and follow thee, a powerful :udge, who shall rule thee with a rod of iron and bring to naught all

th vain and aspiring thoughts. This "on shall be taken up to m throne, where He shall be seated at

m right hand as :udge, and $ will place his enemies for a footstool beneath his feet in order to triumphover them 67s. +, @. He will be rewarded as the :ust man, who, being at the same time true God, has

done so much for his creatures- all shall know Him and shall give Him reverence and honor 67s. '0@,

'. /ut thou, as the most unhapp, shalt know what is the da of the wrath of the llpowerful 6"oph.', '. This %oman, too, shall be placed in solitude, where "he will have a place assigned b !e*

6pos. '+, >. This solitude, to which the %oman fled, is the position which our great Aueen holds, as

being onl and alone, unsurpassed in sanctit and exempt from all sin. ;or "he, being of the same

nature as mortals, far excelled all the angels in grace, merits and gifts attained in common with them.Thus, "he who was the onl 2ne and without a compeer among creatures, fled and was placed in a

solitude exalted above all the rest. This solitude was so far removed from all sin that the dragon could

not even attain sight of it, nor could he from the time of her Conception discern anthing of Her. The!ost High placed Her alone and as the onl 2ne in the world, who never had intercourse with, and

never was in subordination to the serpent. 2n the contrar, with solemn promise and assurance He

affirmed and decreed( )This %oman, from the first instant of her existence, shall be m onl 2ne,chosen for !self- $ exempt Her even now from the 3urisdiction of her enemies and $ will assign to Her

a position of grace most eminent and incomparable, in order that there "he ma be nourished one

thousand two hundred and sixt das* 6poc. '+, >. That number of das the Aueen was to remain in

an interior and spiritual state of most exalted and extraordinar graces, which were to be morememorable and wonderful. This happened in the last ears of her life, as, with the help of God, $ will

relate in its place. $n that state "he was nourished in such a divine manner, that our understanding will

never be able to grasp it. nd because these graces were in a certain measure the end toward whichothers of the life of the Aueen of heaven were ordained, and, as it were, their culmination, the

Evangelist makes a special mention of them.

CHAPTER IX

THERESTOFTHETWELFTHCHAPTEROFTHEAPOCALYPSEISEXPLAINED.

'0>. )nd there was a great battle in heaven- !ichael and his angels fought with the dragon and the

dragon fought and his angels.* %hen the #ord had manifested these things to the good and to the bad

angels, the hol prince !ichael and his companions, with the permission of God, gave battle to thedragon and his followers. $t was a wonderful battle, for it was fought with the understanding and the

will. "aint !ichael, burning with eal for the honor of God and armed with divine power and with his

own humilit, resisted the arrogant pride of the dragon, saing( )%orth is the Highest of honor, praiseand reverence, and of being loved, feared and obeed b all creation. He is might to work whatever

He desires. He that is increate and without dependence on an other being, cannot seek anthing that is

not most 3ust. To us He gave grace such as we have, creating us and forming us out of nothing. He can

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create other beings, as man and in what manner He pleases. $t is reasonable that we, submissive and

prostrate in his presence, adore his !a3est and kingl grandeur. Come then, e angels, follow me, let

us adore Him, and extol his admirable and secret 3udgments, his most perfect and hol works. God is

most exalted and above all creatures, and He would not be the !ost High, if we could attain orcomprehend his great works. $nfinite He is in wisdom and goodness, rich in the treasures of his

benefits. s #ord of all and needing none, He can distribute them to whomsoever He wishes, and He

cannot err in the selection. He can love and confer his favor to whomsoever He chooses, and He canlove whom He likes- He can raise up, create and enrich according as it is his good pleasure. $n all

things He will be wise, hol and irresistible. #et us adore and thank Him for the wonderful work of the

$ncarnation which He has decreed, and for his favors to his people and for its restoration to grace afterits fall. #et us adore this 7erson endowed with the human and the divine nature, let us reverence $t and

accept $t as our Head- let us confess, that He is worth of all glor, praise and magnificence, and, as the

uthor of grace, let us give Him glor and acknowledge his power and 5ivinit.* '0?. %ith such arms "t. !ichael and his angels gave battle, fighting as it were, with the powerful

ras of truth against the dragon and his followers, who on their hand made use of blasphemies. /ut

#ucifer at the sight of the hol prince, not being able to resist, was torn with interior rage and sought to

fl from his torments- it was the will of God, however, that he should not onl be punished, but alsocon4uered, in order that b his fall he might know the truth and power of God. Devertheless he

blasphemed and cried out( )Bn3ust is God in raising the human nature above the angelic. $ am the most

exalted and beautiful angel and the triumph belongs to me. $t is $ who am to place m throne above thestars and who shall be like unto the Highest- $ will sub3ect mself to no one of an inferior nature, and $

will not consent that an one take precedence of me or be greater than $.* $n the same wa spoke the

apostate followers of #ucifer. /ut "t. !ichael answered( )%ho is there like unto the #ord, who dwellsin the heavens, or who to compare himself to Him< /e silent, enem, cease th dreadful blasphemies,

and since ini4uit has taken possession of thee, depart from our midst, wretch, and be hurled in th

blind ignorance and wickedness into the dark night and chaos of the infernal pains. /ut let us, 2 spirits

of the #ord, honor and reverence this blessed %oman, who is to give human flesh to the eternal %ord-and let us recognie Her as our Aueen and #ad.*

'08. The great sign of the %oman served the good angels as a shield and as arms of battle against

the evil ones- for at the sight of it, all their power of reasoning weakened and was brought to confusionand silence, since the could not endure the msteries and sacraments contained in this sign. nd 3ust

as b divine power this msterious sign appeared, so also now the other figure or sign of the dragon

appeared, in order that thus transformed he might be ignominiousl hurled from heaven amid the frightand terror of his followers and amid the astonishment of the hol angels. ll this was the effect of this

new manifestation of the 3ustice and power of God.

'0@. $t is difficult to describe in words what passed in that memorable battle, since there is such awide difference between our conceptions, founded on material ob3ects, and those which would be

appropriate to the nature and operations of such great spirits as these angels. )/ut the bad ones did not

prevail* for in3ustice, lies, ignorance and malice could not prevail against e4uit, truth, light and

goodness- nor could these virtues be overcome b vices. Therefore, it is also said( );rom that time ontheir place was not found in heaven.* Through the sins which these disgraced angels had committed,

the made themselves unworth of the eternal vision and compan of the #ord. Their memor was

blotted out from his mind, where the had been written b the excellences and graces of the naturegiven to them. Having lost the right to the places, which had been reserved for them, if the had

obeed, it passed over to mankind. To man these places were now transferred in such a wa that the

ver vestiges of the apostate angels were blotted out and were no more found in heaven. 2 unhappwickedness and never to be described misfortune, which drew after itself such a horrible and dreadful

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chastisement The Evangelist adds(

''0. )nd the dragon was cast out, that ancient serpent who is called devil and satan, who seduceth

the whole world- and he was cast unto the earth and his angels were thrown down with him.* The hol

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!an, the !odel and Teacher of all virtues. These alone shall be accredited before our tribunal and

shall alwas triumph over vices. %e will raise up the lowl and humble the proud 6!atth. '', +8- we

will make labors and endurance praiseworth in our sight- we resolve to help the afflicted and the

sorrowful. #et them be corrected b afflictions and thereb advance in our grace and friendship and,according to their capabilities, reach salvation in the practice of virtue. /lessed will be the that weep

6!atth. 1, , and happ the poor and those that suffer for 3ustice sake and for Christ, their Chief- and

the insignificant ones shall be magnified, the meek of heart exalted. The peaceful shall be loved as oursons. !ost dear shall those be to us, who forgive and suffer in3uries and love their enemies. %e will

assign to them copious benedictions of our grace and an immortal glor in heaven. 2ur 2nlbegotten

will put in practice these decrees, and those that follow Him shall be our chosen ones, our cherishedones- the shall be refreshed and rewarded b Bs- their good works shall be engendered in our own

mind, which is the first cause of all virtue. %e give permission to the bad ones to oppress the good,

thus helping them to gain the crown, while for themselves the increase the punishment. #et there bescandals 6!atth. '8, ? for the common good- unhapp be those that cause them, and blessed the that

are proved b them. The vain and the proud will afflict and despise the humble- the great and the

powerful will oppress the lowl and ab3ect ones. The will give benediction instead of curses 6$ Cor.

, '+. %hile the are pilgrims, the shall be re3ected b men, but afterwards the shall be ranked withthe angelic spirits, our sons, and the will en3o the seats and crowns, which the unfortunate and

unhapp apostates have lost. The stubborn and the proud shall be condemned to eternal death, where

the will recognie their foolish proceedings and their perverseness.* ''. )$n order that all ma have a true model and superabundant grace, if the wish to use it, the

"on will descend, capable of suffering and as a &edeemer, and He shall save men 6whom #ucifer

defrauded of their happ state- and He shall raise them up through his infinite merits. %e haveresolved and determined upon the salvation of men, through a &edeemer and Teacher, who shall be

able to propitiate and to teach, who shall be born and live poor, shall die despised, condemned b men

to a most ignominious and frightful 5eath- who shall be esteemed a sinner and a criminal, and et shall

satisf our 3ustice for the guilt of sin. 2n account of his foreseen merits %e will show merc andkindness. ll will understand, that those who are humble and peaceful, those that practice virtue, that

suffer and et forgive, are the followers of Christ and our sons. Dobod will be capable of entering b

his own free will into our kingdom, unless he denies himself, and, taking up his cross, follows his Chiefand !aster 6!atth. '0, ++. 2ur kingdom shall be composed of the perfect, who have legitimatel

labored and fought, persevering to the end. These will take part in the reign of our Christ, now begun

and determined upon. ;or the accuser of his brethren has been cast down- the triumph of Christ issecured- to Him belong exaltations and glor, since He is to wash and purif men with his blood.

Therefore onl He shall be worth to open the book of the law of grace 6poc. 1, @, He is the wa, the

light, the truth and the life 6:oan ', >, through which men ma come to !e. He alone shall open thegates of heaven- He shall be the !ediator 6$ Tim. +, 1 and the dvocate of mortals, in Him the will

have a ;ather, a /rother 6$ :oan +, ', and 7rotector after having been freed from their accuser and

persecutor. nd the angels, who like true sons, have shared in the work of our salvation and power and

have defended the reign of m Christ, shall likewise be honored and crowned through all the eternitiesof eternities in m presence.*

''. This voice 6which contains the msteries hidden since the constitution of the world and

manifested b the doctrine and the life of :esus Christ, issued forth from the throne and imported morethan $ can explain. Through it were assigned the commissions, which the hol angels were to fulfill.

"aint !ichael and "aint Gabriel were appointed ambassadors of the incarnate %ord and of !ar his

!other most hol- the were to be ministers for all the msteries of the $ncarnation and &edemption.%ith these two princes, man other angels were assigned to the same service, as $ shall explain

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afterward 6Dos. +0'=+0>. 2ther angels the lmight appointed as companions and guardians of the

souls, to teach them and inspire them with the virtues and sanctit opposed to the vices, into which

#ucifer had proposed to seduce mankind. The were to guard and defend the souls and to carr them

in their hands 67s. @0, '+, in order that the 3ust might not hurt their feet against the stones, which arethe snares and the traps laid b their enemies.

''1. lso other things were decreed on this occasion of which the Evangelist sas that the power,

salvation, virtue and kingdom of Christ began. /ut among the msterious works at this time wasespeciall the designation and enumeration of the predestined in the secret tablets of the divine mind

through the foreseen merits of :esus Christ, our #ord. 2h the msteries and the inexplicable secrets,

which then were evolved in the bosom of God 2h, happ lot of the chosen ones %hat can e4ual thisin importance %hat sacrament is so worth of the 2mnipotence of God How great was the triumph of

the power of Christ Happ, infinitel happ, the members who then were assigned and united to such a

Head 2h great Church 2h might people and hol congregation of such a #eader and !aster t thethought of such exalted msteries the 3udgment of the creature is rendered powerless, m

understanding is suspended, and m tongue becomes mute

''>. $n the consistor of the three divine 7ersons the msterious book spoken of in the pocalpse

was given and, as it were, delivered to the 2nlbegotten of the ;ather- at that time it was written,closed, and sealed with the seven seals 6poc. 1, ?, of which the Evangelist speaks. %hen He was

made human flesh He opened it, solving in their order the seals b enacting the msteries of his /irth,

#ife and 5eath unto the consummation of all things. That which the book contained were all thedecrees of the hol Trinit after the fall of the angels- namel all that belongs to the $ncarnation of the

%ord, and the law of grace, the ten Commandments, the seven "acraments and all the articles of faith,

and what is contained in them, the constitution of the whole militant Church. To the %ord as havingassumed human nature and as the High 7riest and hol 7ontiff 6Heb. >, +0, was given the power to

communicate the necessar faculties and gifts to the postles and the other priests and ministers of the

Church.

''?. This was the msterious beginning of the law of the Gospel. $n a most secret consistor of theTrinit it was resolved and recorded in the divine mind, that those who would observe that law, shall be

written in the book of life. Here was the beginning of that law and from the eternal ;ather the pontiffs

and prelates have their power and their vicariate. ;rom his infinite power flows the virtues of thosethat are meek, poor in spirit, humble and 3ust. This is their most humble origin, and on that account it

is true to sa, that he who obes the superior obes God 6#uc. '0, '>, and he who despises them,

despises God. ll this was decreed and conceived in the divine mind and to Christ was given thepower to open in its proper time this book of decrees, which was until then to be closed and sealed. $n

the meanwhile the !ost High gave his testament, that is the testimonies of his divine words in the

natural laws and in the written laws, accompaning them with wonderful works and manifesting a partof his secrets through the 7atriarchs and 7rophets.

''8. Through these testimonies and through the blood of the #amb, it is said( )The 6the 3ust

overcame him 6the dragon.* ;or although the blood of Christ was entirel sufficient and

superabundant to enable all the faithful to overcome the dragon, their accuser, and although thetestimonies and teachings of the 7rophets are of great power and help for eternal salvation- et the 3ust

attain the fruit of the 7assion and &edemption, b cooperating of their own free will with these divine

helps, con4uering their own selves and the demons, and making use of grace. The not onl succeed infulfilling the ordinar commandments and counsels of God, but the go to the extent of sacrificing their

lives for the #ord 6poc. >, @ in testimon of Him and in the hope of the crown and triumph promised

b Christ, as the martrs did in testimon of the faith and in defending his honor. ''@. 2n account of all these msteries the sacred text adds( )Therefore re3oice, 2 heaven, and all

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those that dwell therein.* &e3oice, because thou art to be the dwelling place of the 3ust, and of their

Chief, :esus Christ, and of his most hol !other. &e3oice, 2 heaven, because of all the material and

inanimate creatures none obtained a better lot, for thou art to be the house of God, who will endure

through the eternal ages, and thou art to receive as th Aueen the most pure and most hol Creature,that emanated from the power of the !ost High. Therefore re3oice, heaven and all that dwell therein,

e angels and e 3ust, since ou are to be the companions and ministers of the "on of the eternal ;ather

and of his !other, and ou are to be parts of that mstical bod, whose head is Christ himself. &e3oice,e hol angels, because ministering to them and serving them b our defense and custod, ou

increase our accidental 3o. #et the hol rchangel !ichael, the prince of the celestial hosts, re3oice

in particular because he defended in battle the glor of the !ost High and his adorable msteries, andbecause he is to be the minister of the $ncarnation of the %ord and a particular witness of all its effect

to the end. #et all his allies and all the defenders of :esus Christ and his !other re3oice, since during

their ministr the do not lose the 3os of essential glor alread their own. 2n account of such divinesacraments let the heavens re3oice

CHAPTER X

THEEXPLANATIONOFTHETWELFTHCHAPTEROFTHEAPOCALYPSEISCONCLUDED.

'+0. )%oe to the earth, and to the sea, because the devil is come down to ou, having great wrath,

knowing that he hath but a short time.* %oe to the earth, where so man sins and such wickednessshall be perpetrated %oe to the sea, which refused to pour forth its floods and annihilate the

transgressors at the sight of so great offenses against its Creator, and to avenge the insults against its

!aker and #ord /ut more woe to the profound and raging sea of those that follow the demon, after hehad descended in their midst in order to war against them with great wrath and with such unheard of

cruelt $t is the wrath of the most ferocious dragon, and greater than that of the devouring lion 6$ 7et.

1, 8, who attempts to annihilate all creation and to whom all the das of the world seem a short time toexecute his fur. "uch is his hunger and thirst to do damage to the mortals, that all the das of their life

do not satisf him, for the come to an end, whereas he desires eternal ages, if possible, in order to

wage war against the sons of God. /ut incomparabl greater than against all others is his rage againstthat most blessed %oman, who was to crush his head 6Gen. , '1. Therefore the Evangelist sas(

'+'. )nd when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the %oman, who

brought forth the !an=child.* %hen the ancient serpent saw the most unhapp place and state to

which he had fallen, and that he was hurled from the emprean heaven, he broke out in so much thegreater rage and env, like a wild beast tearing its own entrails. gainst the !other of the %ord

incarnate he conceived such a furious rage, as no human tongue or intelligence can ever describe or

understand. /ut to a certain extent this anger can be surmised from that which followed immediatelafter that dragon found himself hurled with his hosts to the infernal regions. $ will describe this event,

as far as $ can, and as far as it has been made plain to m understanding.

'++. 5uring the whole first week of the creation of the world and its contents #ucifer and the

demons were occupied in machinations and pro3ects of wickedness against the %ord, who was tobecome incarnate, and against the %oman of whom He was to be born and made man. 2n the first da,

which corresponds to "unda, were created the angels- laws and precepts were given to them, for the

guidance of their actions. The bad ones disobeed and transgressed the mandates of the #ord. /divine providence and disposition then succeeded all the other events, which have been recorded above,

up to the morning of the second da, corresponding to !onda, on which #ucifer and his hosts were

driven and hurled into hell. The duration of these das corresponds to the small periods, or delas,

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which intervened between their creation, activit, contest and fall, or glorification. s soon as #ucifer

with his followers entered hell, the assembled in general council, which lasted to the morning of

Thursda. 5uring this time #ucifer exerted all his astuteness and diabolical malice in conferring with

the demons and concocting plans to offend God so much the more deepl, and to obtain revenge for thechastisement, to which he had been sub3ected. The came to the conclusion and resolved that the

greatest vengeance and in3ur against God would be to impede the effects of the love, which the knew

God bore toward mankind. This the hoped to attain b deceiving men, and persuading them, or even,as far as possible, compelling them to neglect the friendship of God, to be ungrateful toward Him, and

to rebel against his will.

'+. )This we must strive to do,* said #ucifer, )toward this end we must appl all our forces, all oursolicitude and knowledge. %e will sub3ect the human creatures to our influence and will, in order to

destro them. %e will persecute this race of men and will deprive them of the reward promised to

them. %e will exert all our vigilance, to prevent them from arriving at the vision of God, which wasdenied us un3ustl. $ will gain great triumphs over them- $ will destro them all and sub3ect them to m

designs. $ will sow new sects and errors, and set up laws contrar to those of the !ost High in all

things. $ will raise up from among men false prophets and leaders, who will spread these doctrines

6ct +0, 0 and $ will scatter this seed through them and afterwards $ will assign to them a place inthese profound torments. $ will afflict the poor, oppress the afflicted, and persecute the timid. $ will

sow discord, excite wars, and stir up nations against each other. $ will raise up proud and haught men

to extend the dominion of sin and after the shall have executed m designs, $ will bur them in thiseternal fire, and in so much the greater torments, the more faithfull the followed me. This is m

kingdom and this is the reward which $ will give to those who follow me.*

'+. )$ will wage fierce war against the incarnate %ord, for although He is God, He is also man, andtherefore of a lower nature than mine. $ will exalt m throne and m dignit above his- $ will con4uer

Him and will humble Him b m power and astuteness. The %oman who is to be his !other shall

perish at m hands. %hat is one %oman against m power and greatness< nd ou, e demons, who

were in3ured together with me, follow me and obe me in the pursuit of this vengeance, as ou havefollowed me in disobedience 7retend to love men, in order to destro them- serve them, in order to

ruin them and deceive them- help them, in order to pervert them and draw them into these m hellish

regions.* Do human tongue can explain the malice and fur of this first council of #ucifer and hishosts against the human race, which although not et in existence, was to be created. $n it were

concocted all the vices and sins of the world, thence proceeded lies, sects and errors- all ini4uit had its

origin in that chaos and in that abominable gathering, and all those that do evil are in the service of theprince of this assembl.

'+1. Having closed this meeting, #ucifer sought permission to speak with God, and his !a3est, for

his own exalted ends, gave him permission. This was allowed in, the same manner in which satanspoke to God when he asked permission to persecute :ob 6:ob ', >, and it happened on the da which

corresponds to our Thursda. He addressed the !ost High in the following words( )#ord, since Thou

hast laid th hand so heavil upon me in chastising= me with so great cruelt, and since Thou hast

predetermined all that Thou desirest to do for the men whom Thou art to create- and since Thou wishestto exalt and elevate so high the incarnate %ord and enrich the %oman, who is to be his !other, with all

th predestined gifts, be now e4uitable and 3ust- as Thou hast given me permission to persecute the rest

of men, give me also permission to tempt and make war against Christ, the !an=God and the %oman,who is to be his !other- give me freedom to exert all m powers against Them.* 2ther things #ucifer

said on that occasion, and, in spite of the great violence occasioned to his pride b the humiliation, he

humbled himself nevertheless in order to ask for this permission. His wrathful anxiet to obtain whathe desired was so great that he was willing to subdue even his arrogance, thus forcing one ini4uit to

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ield to another. He knew too well that without the permission of the omnipotent #ord he could

attempt nothing. $n order to be able to tempt Christ our #ord, and his most hol !other in particular,

he was willing to humiliate himself a thousand times, for he feared the threat, which had been made,

that "he should crush his head. '+>. The #ord answered( )Thou must not, satan, ask such a permission as due to thee in 3ustice, for

the incarnate %ord is God and #ord most high and omnipotent, though He is at the same time true man,

and thou art his creature. Even if the other men sin and sub3ect themselves to th will, this will not bepossible in m 2nlbegotten made man. Though thou maest succeed in making men slaves of sin,

Christ will be hol and 3ust, segregated from sinners. He will redeem them, if the fall. nd this

%oman against whom thou hast such wrath, although "he is to be a mere creature and a true daughterof man, is to be preserved b m decree from sin. "he is to be altogether mine forever and on no

account or title shall an one else be allowed to have part in Her.*

'+?. To this satan replied( )/ut what wonder that this %oman should be hol, since no one on thisearth will be allowed to draw Her to the contrar, or persecute Her and incite Her to sin< This cannot be

e4uit, nor 3ust 3udgment, nor can this be proper and praise worth.* #ucifer added et other

blasphemies in his arrogance. /ut the !ost High, who disposes all things with wisdom, answered him(

)$ will give thee permission to tempt Christ, so that He will be an example and a teacher in this to allthe rest of men. $ also give thee permission to persecute the %oman, but thou must not touch Her in

regard to the life of her bod. $t is m will, that Christ and his !other be not exempt from temptation,

and that The be tempted b thee like the rest of men.* This permission was more pleasing to thedragon than that of being free to persecute all the rest of the human race. $n this he resolved to use

more care than in the pursuit of an other pro3ect, as afterwards reall happened. To no one else than

himself was he resolved to confide its execution. Therefore the Evangelist proceeds to sa('+8. )He persecuted the %oman, who brought forth the man=child.* ;or with the permission of the

#ord, he waged unheard of war and persecution against Her, whom he thought to be the !other of God

incarnate. /ut since these persecutions and battles will be described later 6Do. >@+=>@?, 7art $$ 0=

?'- $$$ 1'= 1+8, $ will onl sa here, that the were beond all conception of man. E4ualladmirable, was her glorious resistance and victor over them. Therefore in order to describe the

manner in which "he defended Herself, he sas( )There were given to her two wings of a great eagle,

that she might fl into the desert unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times.* Thesetwo wings were given to the most hol 9irgin before "he entered upon the combat, for "he was

prepared b special gifts and favors. The one wing was an infused science, which revealed anew to

Her vast msteries and sacraments- the other was a new and sublime humilit, as will be explained inits place 67art $$ 1=@, 7art $$$ 8=10. %ith these two wings "he took her flight to the #ord, her

proper habitation, for in Him alone "he lived and in Him was centered all her attention. "he flew like

the roal eagle, without ever directing her flight towards the enem, being alone in her flight and livingin seclusion from all earthl things, solel in communion with her last End, which is the 5ivinit. $n

this solitude "he )was nourished for a time and times,* for though this nourishment lasted all her life,

et it was more abundant in the times of her great battles with satan. $n those times "he received favors

more proportioned to the greatness of the conflict. / )time and times* is also understood the felicit,b which her victories were rewarded and crowned.

'+@. )nd half a time from the face of the serpent.* This half a time was that, in which the most

hol 9irgin was free from the persecution of the dragon and far from his sight during this life- for,having con4uered him in her battles, "he was, b divine providence and as 9ictress, freed from them.

This freedom was conceded to Her in order that "he might en3o the peace and 4uiet, which "he had

merited after having con4uered the enem, as $ will describe farther on 67art $$$, 1+>. Concerning thetime of the combat the Evangelist sas(

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'0. )nd the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman, water, as it were, a river, that he might

cause her to be carried awa- and the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and

swallowed up the river, which the dragon cast out of his mouth.* ll his malice and all his forces

#ucifer exerted and directed against the !istress- for all those, who were ever tempted b him, seemedto him of less importance than most hol !ar. %ith the same force as the current of a great swift

river, so the malice, and the lies, and the temptations flowed from the mouth of that dragon against Her.

/ut the earth helped Her- for the earth of her bod and of her inclinations was not cursed, nor did thesentence and punishment, which God hurled against dam and Eve, touch Her in an wa. ;or in it

our earth is cursed and produces thorns instead of fruit. $t is wounded in its ver nature b its

inclination to sin )fomes 7eccati* 6Gen. , '?, which continues to assault us and causes opposition.The devil avails himself of these inclinations for the ruin of men, for he finds within us arms for his

offensive warfare- and catering to our evil inclinations b his false representations and apparent

sweetness and delight, he draws us toward sensible and earthl things. ''. /ut the most blessed !ar, the hol and sanctified earth without touch of bad inclinations or

evil dispositions, was free from all danger of corruption arising from the earth. 2n the contrar, since

all her inclinations were most orderl, composed and obedient to grace, the earth of her bod was in

perfect harmon with her soul. Thus this earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the stream oftemptations which the dragon raised up for Her in vain- for he found that material indisposed and

unfomented for sin, unlike the other offspring of dam. Their terrestrial and disorderl passions are

more adapted to produce the floods of temptation, than to absorb them, since our passions and ourcorrupt nature are alwas in opposition to virtue. 2n account of the futilit of his efforts against this

msterious %oman, "cripture sas(

'+. )nd the dragon was angr against the %oman( and he went to make war with the rest of herseed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimon of :esus Christ The dragon, having

been gloriousl overcome in all things b the Aueen of all creation and dreading the furious torments

of his own confusion and the ruin of all hell power, fled from Her, determined to make cruel war

against the other souls belonging to the generation and race of the most blessed !other. These are thefaithful, who are marked with the testimon and the blood of Christ in /aptism as keepers of his

commands and constant witnesses. ;or all the wrath of the demon turned so much the more toward the

hol Church and its members, when he saw, that he would be unable to gain an advantage over Christand his most hol !other. Especiall does he war against the virgins of Christ, and with a more

particular hatred does he seek to destro the virtue of virginit or chastit, this being the seed and the

inheritance of the most chaste 9irgin and !other of the #amb. 2n account of all this the Evangelistsas(

'. )nd he stood upon the sands of the sea.* This is the contemptible vanit of the world, on

which the dragon feeds and which he eats like ha. ll this passed in heaven and man msteries weremade manifest to the angels in the decrees of the divine %ill regarding the privileges reserved for the

!other of the $ncarnate %ord.* $ have been short in describing what $ saw- for the multitude of the

msteries has made me poor and halting in the words needful for their manifestation.

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EXORCISM; MARCH30, 19!

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MARY, THE MOTHER OF THE CHURCH

/( 2n one occasion, during the time she was helping, to organie, the Church founded b her "on, shewas immersed in praer, that the lmight might well have carried her constantl in His hands, so great

was His satisfaction.

Then the postle, /arnabas, came, followed b another. The prostrated themselves before her and

the pointed out, correctl, that it was now time for the Gospels to be written for the Church. )Theinvoked the Hol "pirit for a long time, and the praed constantl for das on end. "uch praer does

not happen an more toda, or onl in ver rare circumstances and places. Ies, for several das the

praed, the bombarded Heaven with praers, to know who should be chosen to write the Gospels. ndthen the /lessed 9irgin appointed that #uke, that :ohn, that !ark and do $ know the other one< to write

those filth books. How annoed we were about, that, but it still happened 5o ou know what it felt

like for us when those texts of !atthew, !ark, #uke and :ohn came out< 6he growls furiousl. :ust

think about it, those four were chosen b the Trinit and b the /lessed 9irgin with her rotten ma3est$t was not 7eter who was charged with it, no not he- he was the rock, he had the overview of

everthing, and the Church was founded on him- et the writing of the Gospels was entrusted to those

four postles.

E( Tell the truth, in the name...

/( Then the Hol "pirit descended in the form of a dove on those 6gathered there and the saw that

those four were appointed = all the others saw this. /ut now, $ donJt want to sa an more.

E( Ies, ou must $n the name of the ;ather... in the name of the $mmaculate Conception, ou arere4uired to speak, /eelebub, go on

/( %hen /arnabas and one of the others came to visit the /lessed 9irgin, she said to them( )bove all,ou will tell the stor of the life of Christ. 5o ou understand< $t is He %ho must be glorified, He who

must be in the forefront- as for me, let me stand aside. Concerning me, ou will relate onl what is

indispensable for the /irth and $ncarnation of Christ. The rest ou will leave aside.*

lthough the knew about and had seen ver great and elevated things which gave evidence 6of hergreatness, the were not able to write about them. $t was a great sacrifice for them not to have the

privilege of writing about her. "he wished to efface herself through humilit, in order to leave the

forefront to the "on of God, His :esus Christ, on whom the Church was founded. /ut "he, the !otherof God, is the great "ign of God- indeed she smbolies the Church. He 6:esus loves the Church like a

spouse.

Then, so the would not be saddened, she told these two apostles 6/arnabas and his companion that

later on Christ would speak again about her, through mankind or through $ donJt et know whom 6hecries terribl.

E( !ar of greda has spoken of her.

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/( 6turned towards the priest with an annoed expression- Iou have guessed it. !ar of :esus, in the

town of greda. %e know more about it than men. Ies, we have cursed those books, we fear them

How $ was forced to sa that 6he grumbles and gives an anxious cr.

E( Continue to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth / order of the /lessed 9irgin, ou must speaknow and in the name...

ANNE/CATHERINE EMMERICH AND MARY OF ESUS, OF AGREDA

/( 2n the sub3ect of the beginnings of the Church, $ have to repeat that the Gospels contain ver littleabout the /lessed 9irgin. /ut later, great saints were inspired b Heaven, or received in visions and

revelations, enlightenments on the life and work of Her up there 6he points upward.

2ne of the greatest among these is Catherine Emmerich who has not even been canonied et 6#augh

of evil 3o. "he is one of the greatest of HeavenJs "aints.

nd the second one is !ar of :esus, from the town of greda. "he lived in greda. "he was anabbess. Her parents had previousl retired to a convent 6snarling...the had made a vow to enter a

convent. The obtained for their daughter, their favorite child, the grace of having these accursed

visions.E( "peak now, in the name... speak now about this central point that ou announced

/( /ecause the Gospels contain much too little about the /lessed 9irgin, she wishes that now,

particularl in the this time of confusion, reading the books of this !ar of :esus of greda be

recommended from the height of the pulpit.

Do Catholic famil should be without them. The should have all the volumes 6terrible cr. 2riginall,there was one volume- now there are, to be strictl accurate, four blue volumes, and eight volumes in

the edition with red binding 6snarling.

E( Continue to speak, in the name of the !ost Hol Trinit... in the name of the $mmaculate

Conception- ou must speak, b her order

/( "o she wants the priests to sa in their sermons that these books should not be lacking in anCatholic famil and that the should even be recommended to 7rotestants. %hen the readers have

become ac4uainted with all the richness of these books, it will not be long before the understand what

a...

&( Continue, in the name of the !ost Hol Trinit

/( ...what a chosen and predestined creature she is, a creature of such grandeur as could never beattained b man, neither in deeds nor in thoughts. The priests should lot the people know that these

books, which are so instructive, should be distributed throughout the entire world and everone should

read them straight awa. Iou will also learn from them about our disaster in all its extent and totalit,

and about the grandeur and dignit of this creature 6his teeth are chattering, who crushes our heads.E( Iou must speak, in the name... of the $mmaculate Conception, on this 2ctave of the nnunciation,

ou must now speak, /eelebub, and also in the name of "aint !ichael the rchangel

/( "he wishes 6he utters a dreadful cr...$ am speaking against m will, against m will 6he roars. ;or

all that, $ still cannot withstand That %oman from up there 6he points upward if $ have to withstandwhat the 2ld 2ne 6#ucifer wants. $ do not wish to speak.

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E( /ut ou must speak now, in the name..., in the name of the $mmaculate Conception, in the name of

the nnunciation of the /lessed 9irgin, in the name of "aint !ichael the rchangel, for the Church /(

/esides, it isnJt our 3ob, it isnJt our business. 2ur mission is to lead men astra. %e do not want to direct

them along the best roads. Through these books, men would indeed be rushing headlong along the bestroads 6he cries.

E( Continue Iou must speak, in the name of the $mmaculate Conception, in the name of 2ur #ad of

!ount Carmel Iou have no right to lie, continue

/( %ell in these books, ou will learn what the /lessed 9irgin has done in her life and death, andindeed before. These books are a reliable source from which to gain knowledge of GodJs eternal plans,

as far as man can know them, and are worth of belief. $n these hooks, the faithful will see the full

details and the outcome of everthing.

E( Continue to tell the truth, in the name...

/( The will see in That %oman 6he points upward a universal creature. The should bow downbefore so much humilit and dignit. %e ourselves fear her- we have to surrender before such humilit

and such dignit... Then how much more should creatures like ou men, filth muck that ou are

IouJre not worth a red cent %e were far superior to ou men...and how much more so is "he 6he points

upward.

E( $n the name... continue

/( $f ou saw onl a tenth of her dignit, ou would immediatel grovel in the dust = but $ am saing

that against m will. %e have seen her, we were forced to see her, we had to. %e donJt want ou to see

her. %e would rather ou hurl ourselves down, and not up. "ome of those educated men, actuallthose academics, should have been told about this !ar of :esus of greda before the 3oined up with

priests in opposition to the )Traditionalists*.

E( Tell the truth now, in the name...

/( Even the )Traditionalists* 6no matter what their method of approach are a long wa, a terribl long

wa, from being able to capture such dignit, even if the read these books. /ut ou must read them, inthe name of God. Deither ou nor lamen can pass them b an longer. Iou priests must announce it to

the people. $ have to sa it once more( Iou must proclaim it from the height of the pulpits. That %oman

up there wishes these books to be carried to the four corners of the world.

Dow comes the second one( Catherine Emmerich, this fawning expiator. "he was alwas ling on herback because she was torn b pain and suffering. "he didnJt have much to sa during her lifetime, and

et when she died, all 5ulmen was ablae. %hen everone from the district came running with fire=

pumps, it should have been seen as a sign from Heaven...but men are fools, men are cra fools. %hatdo men know< The know nothing...the are blockheads, fools to the tips of their toes...

E( $n the name..., tell the truth

/( Even a block of wood is more intelligent. Here and there, it produces a little green leaf. /ut men canproduce, nothing but filth and chaff.

E( Continue, tell the truth, in the name... of the $mmaculate Conception, in the name of the !ost/lessed 9irgin !ar, of "aint !ichael the rchangel

/( This Catherine Emmerich had to speak for the Church. "he made prophecies about the Church and

praed and suffered continuall for the Church. "he was suffering right from the time she was 4uite a

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small child. %e used to get in such a rage against her. Even as a small child, she used to toddle around

6making the %a of the Cross and she used to imitate to the letter, the humilit of That %oman up

there...h and the cross too, the cross, 3ust like That %oman up there.

"he was a great "aint. %e had a great fear of her, which is wh we wanted to destro her, but we werenever successful. "he alwas survived, so that she might suffer mortal illnesses for others, in order that

the might receive the grace of conversion. "he died onl when Those up there 6he points upward

trul wished it, so that the could take her venerable, her hol soul...it was a hol soul...to Heaven.

There are man "aints in Heaven = $ mean those "aints canonied b &ome = who are less hol and lessgreat than she. h How $ was forced to sa that

E( Ies, continue to tell the truth, in the name...

/( %e considered that if she were canonied her books would be known. s long as she is not

canonied, her books will not be so well received. That is also wh the bishops donJt want to hear about

it. 7erhaps one can be found who reads her, but that is of no conse4uence.

$ have to sa this et once again she is a powerful "aint in Heaven 6he weeps. Her books should havebeen distributed to the four corners of the world a long time ago. Iou must proclaim it from the height

of the pulpits. /ut now, $ am saing nothing more, nothing more 6He whimpers like a dog.E( "peak in the name..., in the name of the $mmaculate Conception, of the !ost /lessed 9irgin !ar

and "aint !ichael the rchangel, ou must speak now

/( mong her books it is particularl the volume )#ife and 5eath of the 9enerable Catherine

Emmerich* which should be distributed among the people. These books should be strapped to the

backs of children so that, the learn to walk with the cross which the #ord puts on their path. t the age

of four ears, this little "aint used to go, even at night, to make the %a of the Cross, with her smallfeet wounded and covered with blood, in honor of her crucified Fing. $n the morning her mother used

to have to bandage her feet. "he did not know where she had been. The little one said nothing 6he

weeps.

Catherine was a great suffering soul. $t used to be ver cold in her room. "he accepted this as part ofher povert. Even when her sheets were froen stiff and she was shaking with fever in this coldness,

she did not ask for them to be changed. "he wanted to bear her 7assion and to offer it up humbl.

%here are such souls still seen< "ome compassionate nuns then changed the sheets for her. Catherinehad not even complained- she would rather be dead from the cold. "he endured everthing for her

crucified #ord. %hat she did for Him is beond imagining. "he is a powerful "aint whom we have

alwas feared. These people who renounce self and voluntaril follow their %a of the Cross, andsuffer patientl for others, are ver annoing for us. There are some great "aints, who perform man

miracles and who are ver great in the ees of the #ord and who can even read into peopleJs

consciences = which, ou must understand, she also did =but $ am talking about those who do it ver

much more publicl, so much so that the attract the attention of millions, or at least thousands, of

people. The are certainl great "aints also, but man, man of them cannot and do not e4ual her. "hewas a suffering, hidden, ardent soul of God. God has especiall loved and glorified her and that is wh

He would like her to be canonied.

E( Continue, in the name...

/( $t is not 3ust now, but a long time ago that she should have been canonied. $t is essential that ou

inform people about her books and her numerous visions and revelations. $t is essential that ou do this

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through love of the bitter 7assion of 2ur #ord :esus Christ. lso, she wishes it and God Himself, :esus,

wishes it. 2f these books, ou should give prominence to )The 5olorous 7assion of 2ur #ord :esus

Christ*. This book too, should not be lacking in an famil, above all in an famil which calls itself

Catholic 6he sighs. /ut now, $ donJt want to speak an more

E( Ies, ou must $n the name of the ;ather... in the name of the $mmaculate, in the name of the !ost

/lessed 9irgin !ar, of "aint !ichael the rchangel, of all the Hol ngels, ou have to speak now,

/eelebub

/( :esus Christ and the /lessed 9irgin have given and allowed these great visions and revelations tothese two great "aints, to this !ar of :esus and this Catherine Emmerich, so that the would come to

the knowledge of the faithful. The should accept them in their hearts, follow them, and tell others

about them. This isnJt bunkum, it is a treasure, a great thing which the /lessed 9irgin foretold the

postles in the past( )God will provide, Heaven will provide that m name, at the desired time, at thedesired time... 6he whines like a dog...


/( ...will et be glorified and placed in the light, and what should be revealed about me will be revealed

at itJs proper time*. Dow, it is high time. Dow we are alread in the midst of the pocalpse. nd "he

6he points upward is the Great "ign. That is wh people must read these books, because it is inEmmerich, and more particularl in !ar of :esus, that the pocalpse, the Great "ign, the 9irgin

!ar are considered,

E( Continue to tell the truth, sa what ou have to sa on behalf of the /lessed 9irgin, the $mmaculate,"aint !ichael the rchangel and all the Hol ngels and rchangels

/( $f the were to read these books 6he emits plaintive sounds, the would soon understand that the

hour has come. The would understand a great part of the pocalpse and what is written about in the

/ible. %hat fools ou are %hat super=fools men are The allow such great treasures to get lost,s4uandered or neglected 6Dois laugh of wicked 3o.


/( The allow these precious treasures of infinite value to stagnate and remain hidden. nd what ought

to sta hidden, the publish and displa in bold tpe 6sarcastic laugh such as, for example, bibles

which are no longer bibles and lives of saints which contain absolutel nothing of a religious nature.This kind of work is guided more from down below than from on high 6sneering laughter. The are all

the work of )village idiots* Even a donke or a horse is much more intelligent = it has some idea of

what its master wants. /ut down here, on earth, the have no idea- it is onl when it is far too late thatthe realie that there could still be something that ought to be done differentl.

h ;or us, those texts of Emmerich and greda are accursed books which we have feared for a long

time and will fear forever. %e, down there, pondered for $ donJt know how long to see what we could

do to oppose them... and men donJt even read them 6sarcastic laugh. Even those who call themselves

good Catholics do not have them in their homes 67rolonged, sneering laughter.

E( Tell the truth, in the name... of the $mmaculate, of the most /lessed 9irgin, "aint !ichael the

rchangel, "aint :oseph and all the Choirs of /lessed "pirits

/( Iou should expound this to the world( ll priests, all )traditionalists* and even the modernists,

should proclaim from the height of the pulpits, that these books should be disseminated everwhere, as4uickl as possible so that the might be read. $f the were read and their contents followed, be it onl

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in an approximate sort of a wa, there would be a great number of saints 6terrible howling.

E( Continue, in the name of the !ost Hol Trinit

/( ;or Emmerich had visions of the dolorous 7assion of :esus so that it could be known in a closer and

deeper wa, because the Gospels have recorded onl fragments of it. lthough the postles knew more

about it

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