Paul called the Catholic priests he had ordained together as he prepared to leave the Catholic parishes he had founded in Turkey. “At Miletus, Paul spoke to the presbyters of the Church of Ephesus: ‘Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which The Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you attend The Church of God that He acquired with His own blood.”
Then, two“Hidden Prophecies” predicted those who would attack The Catholic Church for the next 2,000 years: (Prophecy 1.) “I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come among you and they will not spare the flock.” (Prophecy 2.) “And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away to follow them.”
What “truth” would all those “savage wolves” join in “perverting”? They would all lead whomever they could to reject The Only Church-Creating Word of He Who Fulfilled the Prophecies to His First Catholic Pope:
“And I say unto you, ‘Thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.'”
May all be blessed to get and keep those “keys to The Kingdom of Heaven” by “Being Catholic!” and “Staying Catholic!” That is so important that John 17:11-19 tells us that a “Hidden Prophecy” of Jesus had predicted St. Paul’s Words at Miletus: “Lifting up His eyes to Heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: ‘Holy Father, keep them in Your Name that You have given Me, so that they may be one, just as We are One.'”
Jesus went on to describe what blessed His first Catholic followers: “I gave them Your Word (Is that not a “Hidden Prophecy” of Catholic Communion?), and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.”
Then, Jesus made this request to The Father: “I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one.” Then, Jesus predicted The Holy Vows of Poverty, Celibacy, and Chastity that His Catholic priests and religious would be blessed to take with this “Hidden Prophecy” in four short sentences:
“They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth. Your Word is Truth. As You sent Me into the world, so I sent them into the world.”
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “May all who follow Jesus / actually ‘Follow Jesus!'”
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