This evening, Pope Leo arrived to Lourdes and his first
engagement there was prayer. Just after arriving at the local airport, the Holy
Father was taken to the grotto where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette.
... ...At the grotto, he spent several moments in prayer,
kneeling in silence before the statue of the Virgin Mary. He also drank water
from the spring -- the waters considered to be the channel through which God
has worked countless miracles, officially just over 70 since the apparitions in
1858.
... Finally, the Pope added a candle to those already
burning on the large candelabra at the foot of the statue, before reciting a
prayer in French. Here is a translation of his prayer:
Our Lady of Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception, in this
blessed place you spoke with such gentleness and tenderness to Saint
Bernadette, a humble daughter of the French people, to convey to the world a
radiant message of prayer, conversion, and hope. We turn to you with trust, for
you are the Mother whom Jesus has given, and you are attentive to all our
needs. (Read More)
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Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments,
Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world's 1.4 billion baptized
Catholics, recited a prayer in Lourdes, France, on September 26, 2026, before
the statue of the Virgin Mary, who originally appeared to Bernadette there in
1858.
This news article was posted by Aleteia.org, which
happens to be a major online Roman Catholic news site. In this article, they
said that "God has worked countless miracles" since the
"Lady" appeared at Lourdes in 1858.
Pope Leo has strongly encouraged Marian devotion, drawing
significant attention to major apparition sites like Fatima in Portugal and
Guadalupe in Mexico. These sites are reported to have visions and messages from
the Queen of Heaven, alongside numerous healings and miracles, just like
Lourdes in France.
Here is a quote from the website ourladyoflourdesqvny.org
<http://ourladyoflourdesqvny.org>
:
"On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis
Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady
appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the
apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the
Immaculate Conception.”....Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and
continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock
to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world."
Pope Pius IX, in his papal apostolic constitution
Ineffabilis Deus on the very day he proclaimed the Dogma of the Immaculate
Conception on December 8, 1854, envisioned a future where through the powerful
aid of the Blessed Mother the Roman Catholic Church may "reign from sea to
sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.”
.."in her do we hope who has delivered us from so
many threatening dangers. We have, therefore, a very certain hope and complete
confidence that the most Blessed Virgin will ensure by her most powerful
patronage that all difficulties be removed and all errors dissipated, so that
our Holy Mother the Catholic Church may flourish daily more and more throughout
all the nations and countries, and may reign “from sea to sea and from the
river to the ends of the earth,” and may enjoy genuine peace, tranquility and
liberty... and that here may be one flock and one shepherd."
The website http://catholicprophecy.org tells us of a very interesting prophecy of
Venerable Mary of Agreda that dates back to the 17th century:
Did you know that numerous conversions to Roman
Catholicism, healings, and miracles have been reported at apparition sites
around the globe associated with the Queen of Heaven? Could these events be connected to end-times
prophecies in Revelation 17 in which a city will reign over the kings of the
world and over the people of every nation?
In his book The
Final Prophecies, Dr. Bill Salus addresses this question on pages 12–13.
"Will future signs and lying wonders that are
associated with the Roman Catholic Church jump start the apostate world
religion of Revelation 17?
It is commonly
taught that Revelation 17 describes a coming world religion. It is depicted as
a Harlot in this prophecy. If this Harlot world religion is embodied by Roman
Catholicism, which I and some of my colleagues believe, then future
supernatural apparitions of Mary could be the catalyst to its emergence. What
better way to deceive a world that will be traumatized after the miraculous
disappearance of millions of Christians, than to have some supernatural
sightings of the Blessed Mother in strategic world locations."
In the Roman Catholic community there are many Roman
Catholics who are anticipating that a time is coming when there will be future
Marian apparitions seen throughout the world. Below is one example. Marian
expert Thomas W. Petrisko states the following:
“After the warnings will come the great miracles. Some of
these miracles are to be wondrous signs to the world that God exists and that
Jesus Christ is Lord. Others will confirm the Virgin Mary’s apparitions
throughout the world.”
Is it reasonable to believe that there might be a
deceptive end game with the many apparitions of Mary that have occurred
throughout history?"
You might be shocked to learn that there have been some
Roman Catholics that have believed that the city in Revelation 17 and 18 is the
future city of Rome. Here is only one example taken again from the book Final
Prophecies pages 83-85:
"Rev. Father R. Gerald Culleton, who was a priest,
respected Catholic apologist and author of the twentieth century. In his book
entitled, “The Reign of Antichrist,” says this on page 207.
“The fall and devastation of Rome were mentioned in the
preceding chapter, but its importance as the
seat of the false prophet and the capital of a world- wide empire under
Antichrist demands a more detailed
account. Hence St. John now describes at length the new pagan empire of Rome
(Rev. 17) and foretells its complete and final destruction in (Rev. 18).”
