Why does devotion to the hearts of Jesus and Mary CONCERN THE WHOLE CHURCH?
L’enseignement des papes
The essential character of devotions to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart of Mary have been emphasized by many popes, who created the two feasts of the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart of Mary and were very clear in their declarations:
"The doctrine which rejects devotion to the Sacred Heart (...) is false, rash, pernicious, offensive to pious ears, injurious to the Apostolic See."
Pope Pius VI
"It is perfectly fitting that the Christian people, who have received the divine life of Christ through Mary, after having rendered the worship due to the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, should also render to the most loving Heart of his heavenly mother similar tributes of piety, love, gratitude and reparation." Pope Pius XII
« Par conséquent, celui qui manifestement sous‑estimerait ce bienfait donné par Jésus‑Christ à l’Église agirait mal et témérairement, et offenserait Dieu lui‑même. » Pope Pius XII
FATIMA : Une demande officielle au chef de l’Eglise pour toute l’EGLise
Fatima n’est pas une apparition que l’on peut considérer comme uniquement privée car la Sainte Vierge est venue apporter un message qui concerne toute l’Eglise, l’a parfaitement annoncé et , par l’intermédiaire de Soeur Lucie, en a fait la demande officielle, au chef de l’Eglise lui même. Les deux demandes qu’elle a faite sont les suivantes :
1/ Consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with all the bishops of the world. Il s’agit donc d’un acte de toute l’Eglise puisqu’il doit être fait par toute la hiérarchie de l’Eglise ensemble.
2/ L’approbation et la recommandation officielle de la dévotion des 1ers samedis du mois. Il ne s’agit pas là non plus d’une dévotion “personnelle” puisque justement Notre Dame demande au Pape lui-même de la rendre officielle dans toute l’Eglise. Le fait que les Papes n’aient pas encore suivi cette demande ne change rien car Notre Dame est au-dessus des Papes et puisque c’est SA volonté, la dévotion des 1ers samedis est de facto pour toute l’Eglise et non juste personnelle. Soeur Lucie écrira le 3 octobre 1928 :
"It seems to me that the good Lord, in the depths of my heart, is acting on me so that I ask the Holy Father to approve the devotion of Reparation, which God himself and the Blessed Virgin deigned to request in 1925., (...)"
mission de soeur Lucie jusqu’à sa mort en 2005
Sister Lucia, the visionary of Fatima, lived throughout the 20th century and died in 2005. Our Lady had prophesied to her that she would live long to bring her message, given its fundamental importance for the times in which we live. Sister Lucia was adamant about the need to follow Our Lady's requests today:
"She said (the Blessed Virgin NDLR), both to myself and to my cousins, that God was giving the last two remedies to the world: the Holy Rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. that there won't be another. " December 26, 1957
If God brings "the last remedies", it's because they are fundamental to accompany humanity to the end of the world. Sister Lucia concludes with these words, which should help us understand the obligatory nature of Fatima:
"Always in the plans of providence, when God is going to chastise the world, he exhausts all other remedies first. Now, since he has seen that the world has made no use of any of them, then, as we would say in our imperfect way of speaking, he offers us with a certain fear the last means of salvation, his Most Holy Mother. FOR IF WE DESPISE AND REJECT THIS ULTIMATE MEANS, WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE HEAVEN'S FORGIVENESS BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE COMMITTED A SIN AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHICH CONSISTS IN OPENLY REJECTING WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE AND WILL THE SALVATION OFFERED TO US."
Fatima's prophecy: the key to our global crisis
An entire part of the Fatima message is geared towards resolving a major crisis in the future. This message concerns the Second World War, of course, but as we have not heeded Our Lady's requests, this message concerns the aftermath, the current crisis into which Europe and the world are sinking.
Sister Lucia had these terrible words to say in 1957 about what lies ahead:
"it will be horrible, horrible, horrible....".
And she kept saying that it was up to us to prevent it.
Indeed, the Blessed Virgin indicated that the means to be used was not optional to obtain the conversion of the world to peace:
" The practice of 1st Saturdays of the month and consecration of Russia depends war or peace
Two warnings from Christ and the Blessed Virgin
While the Blessed Virgin prophesied that, in the end, devotion to her Heart would be established, Christ and the Blessed Virgin twice warned of the consequences of not following her requests by comparing the current situation to the history of the Sacred Heart's initial rejection...:
« Fais savoir à mes Ministres (de l’Eglise NDLR), étant donné qu’ils suivent l’exemple du Roi de France en retardant l’exécution de ma demande, qu’ils le suivront dans le malheur. »
Christ, spring 1931 in Rianjo
"They wouldn't listen to my request! Like the King of France, they will repent."
Christ to Sister Lucy, summer 1931
Let's not forget that the French Revolution broke out 100 years to the day after the King's refusal to carry out the requests of the Sacred Heart. The first Saturdays of the month in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary were requested at Fatima in 1925, which brings us to 2025...
It's hard to believe that Fatima's reach is over.
An analysis based on common sense
Finally, with a little common sense, we can make an objective analysis and see that devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary is fundamental for our present world and its future conversion:
- Christ and the Blessed Virgin came in person to insist on this devotion.
- This devotion is above all others because it concerns Christ and the Blessed Virgin herself,
- Popes have recognized the importance of following this devotion and many saints have been its precursors.
- ils ont institué dans toute l’Eglise les fêtes du Sacré Coeur et du Coeur Immaculé de Marie
- the Blessed Virgin expressly asked the Pope to consecrate Russia and recognize the 1st Saturdays of the year.
- elle n’a cessé de dire que le sort du monde est lié à cette dévotion
- the beauty of this devotion is unique. We contemplate the love between Christ and the Blessed Virgin, their immense love for us, a source of considerable graces.
