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Was the Recent Aurora Borealis
A Sign of World War III?
Brilliant red lights reached northern Greece
People in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia and even Central Macedonia in Greece witnessed the rare phenomenon, which scientists identify as an aurora borealis.
There are also photos of the phenomenon from the Ukraine, Turkey, Austria and Russia.
Rare phenomenon in parts of the Ukraine & throughout Russia
An unusual sight: the northern lights viewed in Vienna, left, Munich, middle, & Ireland, right
Left to right, Glasgow, Montana; Milnocket, Maine; Rockbridge County, Virginia
In Western Australia, the lights danced for hours on end
But even with all their super-sophisticated equipment, they did not predict anything of this magnitude or intensity.
For Catholics, however, such far-reaching lights can have another significance. Many recall another grand show of lights across Europe that directly preceded World War II, fulfilling a Fatima prophecy.
The ‘unknown light’ of 1938
On January 25, 1938, during the reign of Pope Pius XI, the sky lit up with an aurora borealis seen over all of Europe as far south as Southern Australia, Sicily, Portugal and across the Atlantic to Bermuda and Southern California. It was remarkable for the brightness of its green strip lights and red glow. Among Catholics It became titled as the “Fatima Storm” since many believed it to be the fulfillment the second part of the Fatima Prophecy.
November 5, 2023: lights over Bratislava Devin, Slovakia on Sunday evening; below, top, clearly visible to the naked eye in Croatia, bottom, skies in Bosnia
Below, rare colors in Zorza Polarna, Poland
So what is the second part of the Message? After showing the three shepherd children a vision of Hell during the July 13, 1917 apparition, Our Lady told the children this:
“If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end; but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the reign of Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that He is about to punish the world for its sins, by means of war, famine and persecutions against the Church and of the Holy Father.
“To prevent this, I shall come to ask for the Consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays. If My requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, it will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated.”
As we know, the Consecration was not made, The First Saturday devotion was poorly spread, Russia was not converted.
And so, when the brilliant “unknown lights” appeared in 1938, many Catholics wondered if that was the great sign from Heaven. In fact, within two months of this dazzling display, Hitler’s armies invaded Austria, signaling the beginning of World War II.
In her Third Memoir written in 1941 Sister Lucy noted that, even though the scientists explained the lights as an extraordinary aurora borealis, God had made her understand this was a sign that “His justice was about to strike the guilty nations.”
The facts & a question
To conclude, let me note some facts and ask a single question.
First, the facts. On the world scene, the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East is threatening to escalate into a Third World War. Given the intensity of Israel’s bombardment and ground operation, the scope for miscalculation is great.
A warning to the world from Heaven?
Then there is China which is threatening to impose a blockade on Taiwan, which could craw in the US and explode into an international conflict. All of these scenarios involve the threat of nuclear launches.
On the Church scene, the Synod on Synodality has closed, opening unheard of questions for discussion: women deacons and priests, married priests, acceptance of the whole LGBT agenda. This week the Vatican announced that transgender persons can be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents.
In fact, today the Heart of Jesus and Mary is being offended more than any time in History. We are living in the disastrous aftermath of Vatican II, where Popes have abandoned Catholic doctrine and morals, changed the Sacraments, embraced religious liberty and ecumenism, and are fighting to abolish the hierarchical structure of the Church established by Jesus Christ.
Thus, the question arises: Could this aurora borealis be another warning from Heaven, a sign of an approaching World War III and the Chastisement that Our Lady at Fatima and Quito warned us would come if mankind did not convert? It is only a question, but one that any serious Catholic should consider in view of the days in which we are living.
A spectacular show all across the United Kingdom
Lofoten Islands & Hellesylt, Norway: Reported as the strongest lights ever seen
In times of war the skies of Ukraine are illuminated
Green lights in Calgary, Canada
Incredible displays on the Isle of Man & Moray Firth, Scotland
Posted November 10, 2023
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