{"id":41085,"date":"2021-10-13T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/nous-ne-devons-pas-nous-endormir-et-surtout-pas-maintenant\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T15:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T14:42:50","slug":"we-must-not-fall-asleep-especially-not-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/we-must-not-fall-asleep-especially-not-now\/","title":{"rendered":"We must not fall asleep, especially not now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Knights of the Immaculata,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Events are precipitating. From all sides the adversary seems to launch\u00a0the general attack. Whoever does not know in these times through whom\u00a0certain victory will come, is lost.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The “abomination of desolation” is spreading at lightning speed with a\u00a0hitherto unknown brutality. On July 16th<\/sup>\u00a02021, the Pope condemned the\u00a0traditional Holy Mass to death, so to speak. In Fatima it is forbidden\u00a0to give Communion by mouth, as it is in more and more dioceses around\u00a0the world. If a priest there still dares to give oral communion to some\u00a0people, he is punished for it. Mind you, many of these priests allow\u00a0themselves to be forced into hand communion, which means that it still\u00a0takes a lot to gain any insight into the whole traditional teaching of\u00a0the Church. After all, a single hand communion is objectively a terrible\u00a0sacrilege! Some of these priests literally perish spiritually, others\u00a0turn to all kinds of charismatic groups and sects, attach themselves to\u00a0alleged apparitions, go underground, become loners who cook their own\u00a0spiritual soup without support and guidance. This creates a hopeless\u00a0confusion that grows day by day in conservative circles.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The way of such priests and faithful to the traditional Mass is often\u00a0very long. They know little of the unadulterated teachings. The danger\u00a0is great that conservative Catholics – abandoned by their shepherds\u00a0and after having been thrown out – will split up into a thousand small sects, all of\u00a0which will collapse into nothingness after the passing away of\u00a0whichever\u00a0charismatic leader, priest or seer. This, according to befriended\u00a0Prelates, is the greatest danger threatening traditionalist Catholics.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How unspeakably grateful we must be, therefore, that we may be bound up\u00a0in a firm and solid structure which remains unshakeably faithful to the\u00a0whole Catholic truth without any compromises or additions; which, thanks\u00a0to Divine Providence, may continue the whole life and\u00a0work of Holy Mother Church in miniature, so to speak; which is free from\u00a0all the errors that have been floating around in the minds of many\u00a0priests and faithful for 60 years – partly with good intentions, out of\u00a0a lack of knowledge of the Catholic faith handed down to us.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But this must not be enough for us. Apart from the efforts to pass on to\u00a0others what we ourselves have received, there is ONE more means of\u00a0salvation that we do not use enough, because we never appreciate it\u00a0enough. One can easily say that almost all the above-mentioned\u00a0disoriented priests and faithful, despite everything, still have one\u00a0thing in common, they look up to a common lifeline: the Immaculata and\u00a0her Rosary! According to the words of Our Lady of Fatima, these are the two last\u00a0remaining means of salvation for the last times.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If we were even more convinced of this, we would, as Knights of the\u00a0Immaculata, respond with a zeal all the greater to Mary’s call at Fatima: “Jesus wants to make use of you so that people may come to know and love\u00a0me.” What a responsible mission!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now, according to many priest friends, it is high time to flood people\u00a0of good will with the writings about Our Lady, with Miraculous Medals,\u00a0with her authentic messages from La Salette, Lourdes and Fatima. But\u00a0above all, we must unite these people in a small army, in a spiritual\u00a0family, which for many will become the last sure light in the darkness\u00a0of our time. For there they will receive solid spiritual nourishment,\u00a0instruction and, above all, the necessary means not to succumb in this\u00a0valley of tears.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In all our distress, we must not overlook the fact that there can be\u00a0nothing more glorious than this rescue operation to which we have\u00a0committed ourselves. More than ever may we do good, may we be YOUR\u00a0instruments for the conversion of people to the whole Tradition, to the\u00a0only true Catholic and apostolic faith. The darker it gets around us,\u00a0the brighter the Immaculata shines as a star of the sea to guide us and\u00a0save souls from perishing!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recently, the Archbishop Emeritus of Karaganda (Kazakhstan), Jan Lenga,\u00a0visited the MI headquarters in Warsaw. He exclaimed enthusiastically,\u00a0“This is the work of God for our time.” And he promised to help us in\u00a0the distribution of the writings and medals. Another Prelate said, “Now\u00a0more than ever you (he means us Knights) can lead people to God through\u00a0Mary.”\u00a0 There have never been so many people – lay, religious, priests\u00a0and bishops – seeking contact with Tradition. It would be an abomination\u00a0if these searchers were treated dismissively by us because we\u00a0“don’t have time”. It is obvious that as our field of apostolate grows,\u00a0Our Lady invites us to spare no effort to place as many people as\u00a0possible at HER feet.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 450 years ago today, Our Lady of the Rosary won the glorious victory at\u00a0Lepanto. But only because she had instruments who laid down their lives\u00a0for it and some of whom also fell in battle. Certainly the soldiers of\u00a0the Holy League were hardly saints, but generous and ready to sacrifice\u00a0they were, full of trust in Our Lady. What an example for us – to follow\u00a0in their footsteps!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The strategy is simple and we have no need to enhance it. Father Maximilian\u00a0Kolbe, in his wisdom, provided for everything and we only have to follow\u00a0his instructions, which he gave to the Knights of the Immaculata\u00a0throughout his life:<\/p>\n

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  1. To know Mary: all our writings, our “electronic apostolate”, the talks\u00a0and homilies serve this purpose;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. To love Mary: to help her save her lost children through prayer,\u00a0sacrifice, distribution of the Miraculous Medals and the various\u00a0activities in the M.I.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. To be instruments so that others may know her: to become inventive in\u00a0the apostolate, not ceasing to bombard people again and again with the\u00a0“bullets” of divine mercy;<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. To be instruments so that others may love Mary more and more: by our\u00a0example, by reflecting her love, by our fidelity to her and to her Son.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 16th<\/sup>\u00a02021 is again the anniversary of the founding of the M.I. On this day\u00a0we want to renew our consecration to Mary as instruments in her\u00a0immaculate hands, not only to gain a plenary indulgence, but above all\u00a0to ask the Immaculata to widen our hearts and fill them with her own\u00a0zeal for the salvation of souls, her beloved children.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0 With all my heart I greet you and send you my priestly blessing.<\/p>\n

    Warsaw, 7th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2021, Feast of the Holy Rosary<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Fr. Karl Stehlin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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    Dear Knights of the Immaculata, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Events are precipitating. From all sides the adversary seems to launch\u00a0the general attack. Whoever does not know in these times through whom\u00a0certain victory will come, is lost. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The “abomination of desolation” is spreading at lightning speed with a\u00a0hitherto unknown brutality. On July 16th\u00a02021,Read More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":41128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41085"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41182,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41085\/revisions\/41182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}