AMID fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to worldwide nuclear holocaust, we are confronted with conflicting prophecies on whether mankind is facing World War 3.
There have been reports that in the Garabandal, Spain apparitions in the 1960's, the Blessed Mother told visionary Conchita Gonzalez that there would "never" be a third world war. Yet, in recent messages from Heaven, particularly through stigmatist mystic Luz de Maria de Bonilla, both the Blessed Mother and St. Michael the Archangel have warned of World War 3.
First, let us review what was reportedly said in Garabandal, where the Marian apparitions from 1961 to 1965 were confirmed as authentic by contemporary St. Padre Pio and St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
What I know is that three sources are being quoted as attributing to Conchita a supposed assurance from the Blessed Mother that there would never be World War 3.
The first source was the late Joey Lomangino who personally knew the Garanbandal visionaries since 1963 and became known as an apostle of Garabandal. He quoted Conchita as telling him that the Blessed Mother had revealed there would not be a third world war, although there would be wars limited between nations.
Another source was Anne Mequeli from Brentwood, New York. Anne, a dedicated worker for the New York Center Scapular Committee and a friend of Conchita. She related as follows:
"One night in Conchita's house, everyone was talking about the 'Cuban Crisis' when Conchita said to me, 'At that time in my village, all the people feared a third world war and everyone had radios close to their ears waiting to hear of such a war. But I had an apparition at the time and the Blessed Virgin told me, 'No World War Three.'"
A third source is a taped conversation between Conchita and Bishop Franciso Garmendia, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, on August 27, 1981, wherein Conchita said:
"The Virgin told me that before the Miracle, there will be only three popes. That same day—I don't know if you remember but in France they were saying that in 1962 world war would break out—she (The Virgin) told us that there would never be another world war. Everybody, in fact, was frightened that day, including me, when the Virgin appeared and said, 'Don't be afraid because there will never be a world war.'"
The word "never" in the latter source is very crucial, since such prophecy would extend to our days, even to the end of the world.
But was the word "never" really used by the Blessed Mother? This has to be asked since in her recent message of the Blessed Mother to Luz de Maria, Our Mother said "nations are silently preparing for the third world war." Of course, something being prepared for need not happen,
Yet, there also was St. Micheal the Archangel also telling Luz de Maria that "the disease that is raging throughout humanity is part of the silent war that has started the Third World War."
One question is: could Garabandal's Conchita have misunderstood the message of the Blessed Mother and innocently exaggerated her use of the word "never?"
This is a possibility since the duration of the Garabandal apparitions covered the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when the entire world was placed on tenterhooks, believing that a nuclear war was inevitable. Even in far-away Philippine where I was in my elementary grades in a Catholic school, the religious sisters were so afraid that they enrolled all schoolers into the Brown Scapular devotion, gave each a scapular to wear with assurance the kids would be delivered from Purgatory on the first Saturday after bing snuffed out by nuclear bombs.
Was the Blessed Mother referring only to the Cuban crisis that, indeed, ended after 13 days as Russia withdrew its nuclear arsenal from Cuba as the US promised not to invade the island and withdraw its military forces from Turkey? For indeed, the nuclear war that was feared to arise from the crisis NEVER occurred.
Now to review recent messages to Luz de Maria, whom reliable Catholic priests assert to be reliable, on quotes with categorical reference to World War 3.
Allow me, however, excerpts from a quote from the Blessed Mother, with merely a brief reference to a world war, on Nov. 16, 2020 as follows
"You are living in a constant spiritual battle against evil; do not forget that you are soldiers of Divine Love, growing continuously in the Faith. Do not waste time on worldly matters; man's time passes without stopping, it advances and does not return. My children's duty is to see and weigh themselves regarding their compliance as children of My Son, before they examine themselves during the Warning.
"I grieve for each one of My children; I suffer because of the desolation in which you are living and the absence of My Son within you, due to having accepted evil as your god, thus at this moment you find no consolation....
"Beloved children, pray – another disease will take man by surprise through its aggression; I suffer for you, My children.
"Beloved children, pray, war between nations is now here; THE NATIONS ARE SILENTLY PREPARING FOR THE DREADED THIRD WORLD WAR.
"My Son loves you; do not forget that He loves and protects you... I am here to protect you, but you must turn away from evil. Go forward, mould your human ego so that it would work and act for the good.
"I call you to continue using the Oil of the Good Samaritan. Be wise, dearly beloved children: you need to return to my Son's House." (End of quote.)
And then another quote citing World War 3, this time from St. Michael in his message also to Luz de Maria on February 6, 2022. Here's an excerpt:
"The military might of the most potent powers is to be feared by you, because they are holding in their possession weapons that have not been shown to humanity and which have great destructive power.
"Families have been transformed into places of individualism and cruelty, of pain and not of education or love: a favorable result expected by the elite.
"Suffering continues for the human race.
"Strange sounds are coming from the ground, these being the creaking of tectonic plates preparing for strong earthquakes. The earth has become intoxicated by the sins of human generations. As part of humanity, YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE AWAITING THE DREADED THRID WORLD WAR.
"People of God, the powers are inflaming one another. Wars have within them their own interests and at this moment it is the meager economy of one of the powers that prevails, as well as the desire for territorial expansion of another power, which has spread its ideology all over the Earth, fomenting communism and social revolutions, which finally are part of the prelude to war.
"People of God, the disease that is raging throughout humanity is part of the silent war that has started the THIRD WORLD WAR."
One thing is certain: chastisements can still be mitigated, if not prevented, by conversion and prayers. Amen.
