THE PROPHECY OF MALACHIAS

   (Concerning the sacrifices offered at the Temple)

     "...I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.  For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts." 
(Malachias 1: 10 - 11)

     "But did God, in rejecting the Jewish oblations, intend to abolish sacrifice altogether?  By no means.  On the contrary, He clearly predicts, by the mouth of the Prophet Malachias, that the immolations of the Jews would be succeeded by a clean victim, which would be offered up not on a single altar, as was the case in Jerusalem, but in every part of the known world.  Listen to the significant words addressed to the Jews by this prophet: (Here, read the above mentioned quote again.)  The prophet here clearly foretells that an acceptable oblation would be offered to God not by Jews, but by Gentiles; not merely in Jerusalem, but in every place from the rising to the setting of the sun.  These prophetic words must have been fulfilled.  Where shall we find the fulfillment of the prophecy?  

     We may divide the inhabitants of the world into five different classes of people, professing different forms of religion --- Pagans, Jews, Mohammedans, Protestants and Catholics.  Among which of these shall we find the clean oblaton of which the prophet speaks?  Not among the Pagan nations; for they worship false gods, and consequently cannot have any sacrifice pleasing to the Almighty.  Not among the Jews, for they have ceased to sacrifice altogether, and the words of the prophet apply not to the Jews, but to the Gentiles.  Not among the Mohammedans; for they also reject sacrifices.  Not among any of the Protestant sects; for they all distinctly repudiate sacrifices.  Therefore, it is only in the Catholic Church that is fulfilled this glorious prophecy; for withersoever you go, you will find the clean oblation offered on Catholic altars.  If you travel from America to Europe, to Oceanica, to Africa, or Asia, you will see our altars erected, and our Priests daily fulfilling the words of the prophets by offering the "clean oblation" of the body and blood of Christ.

     This oblation of the New Law is commonly called Mass.  The word Mass is derived by some from the Hebrew term Missach (Deut. xvi), which means a free offering.  Others derive it from the word Missa, which the Priest uses when he announces to the congregation that the Divine Service is over.  It is an expression indelibly marked on our English tongue from the origin of our language, and we find it embodied in such words as Candlemas, Michaelmas, Martin-mas and Christmas."

(Quotes excerpted from the book, THE FAITH OF OUR
FATHERS, written by James Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishop of Baltimore.  It was originally published in
1876 by The John Murphy Company, and it was
republished by TAN BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS in 1980
(1-800-437-5876 or www.tanbooks.com ). 

ARCHBISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY OF BOSTON
PRAYING WITH CHILDREN IN CHURCH!

THIS IS A HOLY EXAMPLE
FOR EVERYONE TO IMITATE
AND PUT INTO PRACTICE
EVERY WEEK
IN EVERY LOCAL PARISH!

PRAY WITH YOUR CHILDREN!

ANGELS WERE CREATED BEFORE MANKIND!

ALL OF THE ANGELS WERE GIVEN A TEST!

ANGELS WHO REFUSED TO SERVE
GOD'S DESIGN FOR THEM TO BE 
THE GUARDIAN ANGELS OF MANKIND,
WERE CAST OUT OF HEAVEN
AND DOWN TO EARTH!

"And that great 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 with him."
(APOCALYPSE 12: 9)

"Therefore rejoice, O heavens,
and you that dwell therein.
Woe to the earth, and to the sea,
because the devil is come
down unto you,
having great wrath,
knowing that he hath but a short time."
(APOCALYPSE 12: 12) 

AFTER HIS 1000 YEARS
OF CAPTIVITY IN HELL
(See Apocalypse 20: 1-8)
Satan was 
"loosed out of his prison" 
in the year 1332
(2 x 666 = 1332)
(3 X 666 = 1998)
and Satan has gone forth
for more than 600 years
and seduced the nations.

DO NOT COOPERATE WITH
SATAN'S SEDUCTIVE LIES, DECEITS,
SNARES AND MURDERS ANY LONGER!

PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY
WITH AND FOR
YOUR CHILDREN
AND GRANDCHILDREN
EVERY DAY!

PRACTICE THE VIRTUE
OF PERSEVERANCE!

WHEN WE PRAY; GOD WORKS!
PRAYER CHANGES HARD HEARTS!

DO NOT DELAY!!!