Excerpts from Mystical City of God by Ven. Mary of Agreda

[Therese]

'The devil is proud and deeply hurt by contempt; in the presumption of his arrogance and vanity he desires above all the attention of men.  On this account he is so persistent in pursuing us step by step; for in his deceitfulness he can not rely upon the force of truth, but on his persistent counterfeiting of the good and the true.  As long as this slave of wickedness is not despised, he never believes himself discovered and he continues, like an importunate fly, to buzz about the spot tainted by the greatest corruption.'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 357

[Therese]

"The time appointed for this blessing was not made known to me; probably, the fulfillment of this decree is dependent upon some tacit and unknown condition.'

I wonder if such a condition will be met before the end of the world.

[Therese]

'And when this dragon afterwards engaged in his last battle with this Queen, which is described in the third part of this history (Part III, 452 seq.), this heavenly Lady vanquished him so completely that through Her and her most holy Son his head was entirely crushed.  In that final battle his strength was so weakened and ruined that if human creatures do not deliver themselves into the hands of his malice they can very easily resist and overcome him with the divine grace.'

Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 370

[Shin]

the Almighty, in reward of her battles, decreed, that through her intercession and virtue all the heresies and sects of the world against the holy Church were to be destroyed and extinguished.

O happy day! 

[Therese]

the Almighty, in reward of her battles, decreed, that through her intercession and virtue all the heresies and sects of the world against the holy Church were to be destroyed and extinguished.

O happy day! 

Will that blessed day be before the end of the world, I wonder?

[Shin]

Have you ever heard of the prophecies about the great Catholic monarch, Therese?

 

[Therese]

Have you ever heard of the prophecies about the great Catholic monarch, Therese?

 

I know that there are prophesies involving a great Catholic monarch, but I don't know what these prophesies say about him.  What do they say about him, Shin?

[Shin]

Fr. Gaudentius Rossi's book on prophecy records the following letter:

My Excellent Lord, — The time is coming when his Divine Majesty will visit the world with a new religious order of holy Cross-bearers, who will carry a crucifix, or the image of our crucified Lord, lifted up upon the principal standard in view of all.

This standard will be admired by all good Catholics; but at the beginning it will be derided by bad Christians and by infidels. Their sneers shall, however, be changed into mourning when they shall witness the wonderful victories achieved through it against tyrants, heretics, and infidels.

 Many wicked men and obstinate rebels against God shall perish; their souls will be plunged into hell. This punishment shall fall upon all those transgressors of the Divine commandments who with new and false doctrines will attempt to corrupt mankind and turn men against the ministers of God's worship.

The same chastisement is due to all obstinate sinners, but not to those who sin through weakness, because these being converted, doing penance, and amending the conduct of their life, shall find the divine mercy of the Most High full of kindness towards them.

O holy Cross-bearers of the Most High Lord, how very pleasing you will be to the great God, much more than the children of Israel! God will through your instrumentality work more wonderful prodigies than he has ever done before with any nation.

You shall destroy the sect of Mahomet, and all infidels of every kind and of every sect. You shall put an end to all the heresies of the world by extinguishing all tyrants. You will remove every cause of complaint by establishing a universal peace, which shall last until the end of time. You will work the sanctification of mankind. O holy men I People blessed of the Most Holy Trinity! Your victorious founder shall triumph over the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Laus Deo et omnibus Sanctis ejus. May God and all his saints be praised.

FRIAR FRANCIS DI PAOLA

[Therese]

Fr. Gaudentius Rossi's book on prophecy records the following letter:

My Excellent Lord, — The time is coming when his Divine Majesty will visit the world with a new religious order of holy Cross-bearers, who will carry a crucifix, or the image of our crucified Lord, lifted up upon the principal standard in view of all.

This standard will be admired by all good Catholics; but at the beginning it will be derided by bad Christians and by infidels. Their sneers shall, however, be changed into mourning when they shall witness the wonderful victories achieved through it against tyrants, heretics, and infidels.

 Many wicked men and obstinate rebels against God shall perish; their souls will be plunged into hell. This punishment shall fall upon all those transgressors of the Divine commandments who with new and false doctrines will attempt to corrupt mankind and turn men against the ministers of God's worship.

The same chastisement is due to all obstinate sinners, but not to those who sin through weakness, because these being converted, doing penance, and amending the conduct of their life, shall find the divine mercy of the Most High full of kindness towards them.

O holy Cross-bearers of the Most High Lord, how very pleasing you will be to the great God, much more than the children of Israel! God will through your instrumentality work more wonderful prodigies than he has ever done before with any nation.

You shall destroy the sect of Mahomet, and all infidels of every kind and of every sect. You shall put an end to all the heresies of the world by extinguishing all tyrants. You will remove every cause of complaint by establishing a universal peace, which shall last until the end of time. You will work the sanctification of mankind. O holy men I People blessed of the Most Holy Trinity! Your victorious founder shall triumph over the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Laus Deo et omnibus Sanctis ejus. May God and all his saints be praised.

FRIAR FRANCIS DI PAOLA

I'm afraid I still do not see any connection to a great Catholic monarch here, other than Jesus Christ, of course.  Is He the great Catholic monarch who is prophesied about?

[Shin]

Oops, I was first looking at one of the other letters but then cited this one.

There are several letters attributed to St. Francis of Paola on this subject. Here is another:

My excellent Lord, —

You and your consort desire to have children; you shall have them. Your holy offspring shall be admired upon Earth. Among your descendants there will be one who shall be like the sun amidst the stars. He shall be a first-born son; in his childhood he will be like a saint; in his youth, a great sinner; then he will be converted entirely to God and will do great penance; his sins will be forgiven him, and he shall become a great saint. He shall be a great captain and prince of holy men, who shall be called the holy Cross-bearers of Jesus Christ, with whom he shall destroy the Mahometan sect and the rest of the infidels. He shall annihilate all the heresies and tyrannies of the world. He shall reform the Church of God by means of his followers, who shall be the best men upon Earth in holiness, in arms, in science, and in every virtue,
because such is the will of the most High. They shall obtain the dominion of the whole world, both temporal and spiritual, and they shall support the Church of God until the end of time. I say no more.

Friar Francis di Paola.

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So the prophecy is that the great Monarch will through this religious order of cross bearers put an end to all heretical religions and etc.

[Therese]

Oops, I was first looking at one of the other letters but then cited this one.

There are several letters attributed to St. Francis of Paola on this subject. Here is another:

My excellent Lord, —

You and your consort desire to have children; you shall have them. Your holy offspring shall be admired upon Earth. Among your descendants there will be one who shall be like the sun amidst the stars. He shall be a first-born son; in his childhood he will be like a saint; in his youth, a great sinner; then he will be converted entirely to God and will do great penance; his sins will be forgiven him, and he shall become a great saint. He shall be a great captain and prince of holy men, who shall be called the holy Cross-bearers of Jesus Christ, with whom he shall destroy the Mahometan sect and the rest of the infidels. He shall annihilate all the heresies and tyrannies of the world. He shall reform the Church of God by means of his followers, who shall be the best men upon Earth in holiness, in arms, in science, and in every virtue,
because such is the will of the most High. They shall obtain the dominion of the whole world, both temporal and spiritual, and they shall support the Church of God until the end of time. I say no more.

Friar Francis di Paola.

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So the prophecy is that the great Monarch will through this religious order of cross bearers put an end to all heretical religions and etc.

Yes, I see; through Mary this monarch and his men will defeat all heresies and sects.  Certainly, this religious order will have to be a traditional religious order, as the religious orders of the Conciliar Church (sect) have all embraced the heresies of Vatican II and thus are corrupted.  God bless you!

[Therese]

'If mortals would strive to know the loving care for their direction and advancement, as shown by this Father of mercies (Matt. 6, 5), they would be relieved and would not be involved in such irksome, useless and dangerous anxieties, living in perpetual toils and vain trust in the help of creatures.  For they would resign themselves without hesitation to the infinite wisdom and love, which, with paternal sweetness and gentleness would watch over all their thoughts, words and actions and all things necessary for them.  I do not wish thee to be ignorant of this truth, but to understand how the Lord from all eternity bears in his mind all the predestined of the different times and ages; and that by the invincible force of his infinite wisdom and goodness He continually disposes and prepares all the blessings useful to them, so that the end desired for them may be attained.'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 384

[Therese]

Who could ever measure the number and greatness of the blessings which He would shower upon a heart prepared to receive them!'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 386

[Shin]

Who could ever measure the number and greatness of the blessings which He would shower upon a heart prepared to receive them!'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 386

Our hearts must be set upon the Lord!

[Therese]

Who could ever measure the number and greatness of the blessings which He would shower upon a heart prepared to receive them!'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 386

Our hearts must be set upon the Lord!

Yes, we must always look to Him and see Him and His hand in everything, with our hearts fixed completely on Him.

[Therese]

'Learn also from this never to defend thyself against accusations, no matter how innocent thou mayest be.  Oblige the Lord to do it by confiding in his love.  Charge thy reputation to this account; and in the meanwhile overcome by patience and humility, by sweet and kind words, those who have offended thee.  Above all things, I admonish thee never to judge evil of anyone, even if thou seest with thy own eyes the outward warrants of thy judgment; for perfect and sincere charity will teach thee to find a prudent evasion and excuse for all faults of thy neighbor....For in law of discreet and holy charity it must be held as prudence, not temerity, to suspect higher causes, as yet unseen, rather than to judge and condemn our neighbors for faults in which his guilt is clearly not evident.'

Our Lady to Ven. Mary of Agreda, City of God, Vol. II, 396