02/10/2025  Feast of the Guardian Angels

Apostasy is the abandonment of one’s faith on a personal level.  The Great Apostasy is the widespread abandonment of the practice of faith across the population.  This appears to be well underway and has been increasingly so since the first French Revolution and the advent of the so-called “Age of Enlightenment”.  It appears to have gathered pace since the so-called “Age of Enlightenment”,the late 19th century and again after the postwar period of the 20th century.  In the Catholic Church Apostasy increased steadily after the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) ended in the mid 1960s.  We saw the so-called “Sexual Revolution” of the 1960s and 1970s and, what I call the “Idolatry of Self” took hold.

In 1846 Our Lady told Melanie of La Salette that:  “In the year 64 [1864, 1964], Lucifer together with a great number of demons will be unloosed «unleashed» from hell. They will put an end to Faith little by little, even in those dedicated «consecrated» to God”. (Sister Mary of the Cross; Shepherdess of La Salette, by Abbe Gouin, Expanded Edition 2015).  It is unclear if Our Lady told Melanie that the year “64” meant either 1864 or 1964.  I contend that the reference is to both time periods as the Apostasy really picked up pace after the mid 1960s and a few other things appear to have happened.

Malachi Martin in his book “Windswept House” and others have talked of an event called the “Enthronement of Satan” that reputedly took place in the Vatican by unnamed members of the hierarchy of the Church.  We know that Exorcists reported that it suddenly got a lot harder to exorcise demons after about the mid 1960s.  In June, 1972. the then Pope Paul VI, concerned about the Church wrote:  “… We would say that, through some mysterious crack—no, it’s not mysterious; through some crack, the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God. There is doubt, uncertainty, problems, unrest, dissatisfaction, confrontation. The Church is no longer trusted. We trust the first pagan prophet we see who speaks to us in some newspaper, and we run behind him and ask him if he has the formula for true life. I repeat, doubt has entered our conscience. And it entered through the windows that should have been open to the light…” https://aleteia.org/2018/07/06/what-did-paul-vi-mean-by-saying-the-smoke-of-satan-has-entered-the-church/

Things certainly deteriorated in Europe after 1864 and the Age of Enlightenment took hold.  There was the Franco-Prussian war of 1870; yet another revolution in France; a revolution in Italy where the Vatican was attacked, not to mention the famines that were predicted at La Salette.  Following on the heals of this we had the events of the 20th century and the so-called “War to end all Wars”.  Further, as predicted by Our Lady at Fatima in 1917, a Second World War.  And how many wars have there been since then?  The erosion of faith in our religious institutions has steadily gained pace since the first French Revolution.  The numerous sexual abuse scandals throughout the Church in the second half of the 20th century have only served to foster this growing Apostasy.  How many Catholics still practice their faith these days?  Church attendances have been declining across the board for decades.

It is the Great Apostasy that allows the Antichrist to influence the hearts and minds of the population.  It is likely the Antichrist will use the Idolatry of Self to win over many hearts and minds.  As I mentioned in an earlier Post (29/09/2025), “the only way the Antichrist can install himself and exalt himself above God; is by inserting himself in the hearts and minds of those who believe him and those from The Church who have fallen away from the true faith, or that he is able to persuade”.  St Paul makes it clear the Antichrist cannot appear until there is the Great Apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:3).  

I believe the ability of the Antichrist to seduce a large part of the faithful will be fostered by the Great Apostasy and the confusion that is apparent in our world today.  This confusion was predicted by Melanie of La Salette:  “17. Each individual will wish to be his own guide and to be superior to his fellow men «his likes, i.e., either to his peers or to his human leaders».”  (Sister Mary of the Cross; Shepherdess of La Salette, by Abbe Gouin, Expanded Edition 2015).

In the current age, people are given over to all sorts of wacky ideas, conspiracy theories, new age and other diabolically or personally inspired bits of nonsense.  People claim their own personal truth as “The Truth” as did Pilat to Jesus Christ (John 18:38).  In a lot of ways, Pilat’s retort to Jesus “what is truth”, before condemning him to death, prefigures the great confusion in the world today before Christ’s return.  The Great Apostasy and concomitant confusion will allow the Antichrist to easily influence millions of gullible people who will be taken in by his so called signs, wonders and false miracles when he appears.  The influence of social media is likely to be of profound importance with this process.

May Jesus and Mary be loved by all hearts.

First of all, this Blog is dedicated to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ; THE greatest Sign of all time.  To Him be the glory.  “Convert us O Lord, show us thy Face and we shall be saved” (Psalm 80:3).

This is the first post for this End Times Blog which was encouraged by others around me.  I make no claims about being a Prophet, but like many, I have had an interest in Catholic Prophecy and Eschatology for some time.  Others encouraged me to share this knowledge.  I began this blog as a way of explaining to others what I have read.  I will try to correlate it with Sacred Scripture which is what we are supposed to trust.  My purpose is to share what I know and accept that I may not always be correct.  I am tertiary educated and had a long professional life helping others with the tribulations of life.  Hopefully what I share will help others in their faith journey and to make sense of the confusion that characterises these End Times.  Remember, there is only one person you need to have complete faith in and that is Jesus Christ.

There is a mountain of “stuff” on the internet.  Most of it is worthless, clearly false, likely of diabolical origin and designed as “click bait” to earn money for the sponsor from advertising.  Do a search of Youtube on the “End Times” and you will get a plethora of wanna-be prophets, trying to make money out of sensationalism.  Jesus warned us this would happen.  I have no desire to become another one and seek no income from advertising.  What I give is given freely.  There will be no place for comments as I simply do not have the time to respond, or go chasing down rabbit holes.  I encourage the reader to do their own research.  Read the Bible and meditate on it.

Catholic history is replete with prophecy from the Saints and Seers of the Church over the last 2000 years.  I find most are completely ignorant of it. Yet God continues to reveal Himself to us.  Catholic History began with Jesus Christ Himself.  A fine example of prophecy in the Church is His discourse on Mt Olivet about the destruction of the then Temple in Jerusalem (Mathew 24).  Jesus’ Prophecy was as relevant then as it is today, even though the Temple was later destroyed by the Romans.  Just as Jesus is “The Word of God”; alive and active; Sacred Scripture therefore has a timeless element to it. By way of example: as Christ had to go through His Passion and climb Calvary so too will the Body of Christ (The Church).  However, Christ also told us that He has overcome the world and that satan will not prevail.  So Church history will continue.

This brings us to the Tribulation and the End Times (not the end of time) the beginnings of which have been going on for some time.  In one sense we have been in the “End Times” since the Incarnation and satan was subsequently forced to witness his own defeat at the Crucifixion.  However, Scriptures must be fulfilled and will continue to be so until the end of time (Mathew 24:35).  And only the Father knows when that will be (Mathew 24:36).  The fact that Scripture exists indicates to us that time will go on.  Much has yet to be revealed and fulfilled.  I believe you and I are but passing instruments and witnesses to the unfolding of the Will of God in time.  Hopefully we can bring a few others along with us.

Apart from the above, I intend to blog about such topics as Eschatology, the Catholic Church, Our Holy Mother Mary and her role in salvation history, past, present and future.  Like it or not Mary is a key figure in the work of Redemption.  Underlining all of this is Jesus Christ.  No doubt, some may be keen to read about the Antichrist that is mentioned in the Bible, and when we can expect him to appear.  I believe that is not far away.  Yet in another sense, which Antichrist do you want to hear about: Antiochus Epiphanes IV, Nero, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot or one of the other numerous and murderous figures that have appeared throughout history?  The tribulation and destruction of humanity is the same and history keeps repeating itself.  That is why the “book of Prophecy”, the Bible is still relevant.  I will mention various figures and events as the need arises.  I would also like to blog about the various “signs of the times” that only those who choose not to see will miss.

For me, Eschatology is a study in Hope.  It culminates in the salvation and redemption of humanity with our God.  This Blog is unashamedly Catholic and I make no apologies for that.

May Jesus and Mary be loved by all hearts.