The Unfortunate Story of Blind Faith The 30 Jesuits and the 90 Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Source:

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-Bishop Martin.: /%o0 ) a1 curious 1yself to 2no0 ho0 and 0hen this party of a thousand spirits 0ill 3e tested+ )t is unli2ely to happen inside this house4 and in the open e5ery one of the1 0ould ha5e to 3e in a different place+ 6e are only t0o of us! and ) really cannot i1a7ine ho0 this thin7 can 3e handled+ ) 0ould not consider it 5ery difficult to distin7uish in a floc2 of a hundred sheep the one lost sheep fro1 the ninety nine 8ust ones4 3ut here! there are a thousand so to say co1pletely lost sheep and! therefore! it 0ill 1ean follo0in7 a thousand lost sheep+ Listen! friend! this 0ill 3e a 1ost unusual tas2! 9uite inco1prehensi3le to 1e as yet+/ -Bore1.: /Friend and 3rother! do not as2 too 1any 9uestions+ Many thin7s that at this sta7e see1 i1possi3le to you! are possi3le to the Lord+ %one of these spirits 0ill lea5e the house! yet still they 0ill! 0ithin the1sel5es! 3e transferred to different areas in all detail correspondin7 0ith their inner sel5es+ $nd as 0e shall enter their particular sphere! they shall see us and 3e a3le to : tal2 to us+ $s lon7 as 0e are outside their sphere! they 0ill 3e una3le to see us! 0hilst 0e shall ha5e the1 3efore us and! 3y 0atchin7 the 3ac2s of their heads! 0e shall 2no0 0hat they are doin7 and ho0 they are co1plyin7 0ith the Lord;s instructions and if they are 0al2in7 in His paths+ Loo2! they are already in the spheres of their inner sel5es 0here they 3elon7+ They are standin7 3 in the sa1e spot as 3efore and appear to tal2 to each other! 3ut they do not since they no0 can see neither each other nor us+ %o0 they are 3ein7 arran7ed in file! 0hich 0ill 1a2e it easier for us to sur5ey the1+ But they are not a0are of it! 8ust as so1eone 0ho is sound asleep 0ould not 3e a0are of 3ein7 carried < 0ith his 3ed to another roo1+ They are already standin7 in file and 0e can see the 3ac2 of the head of e5ery one of the1+ "o1e here to this Minorite and see 0hat he is doin7+/ Bishop Martin steps 3ehind the Minorite and loo2s throu7h the 3ac2 of his head! li2e loo2in7 throu7h a 1a7nifyin7 7lass+ He sees a cro0d of '5es+ Ho0e5er! the Minorite does not let = hi1self 3e disconcerted 3y the1! 3ut only teaches the1! 0hile his eyes are fi>ed upon a 3ri7ht star risin7 in the eternal east+ # -Bore1.: /This one is already sa5ed! and 0ith hi1 9uite a cro0d of others+ But let us continue and see 0hat the Jesuits are doin7+/ They 3oth 1o5e 3ehind the file of Jesuits and loo2 at the 3ac2s of their heads+ $nd 0hat do they see? $3out thirty of the1 are fi7htin7 each other for a 0hole le7ion of harlots! lustin7 for then flesh+ The stron7er ones 7ra3 the 1ore 5oluptuous harlots! lea5in7 the others to the 0ea2er @

Jesuits+ The latter are e>tre1ely annoyed a3out this and 3e7in to 0ithdra0 to so1e distance! 0ith the intention of or7aniAin7 a re5en7e party to attac2 and cruelly punish their collea7ues+ $nd the 0ea2er and less 5oluptuous harlots herd to7ether a7ainst the others! intendin7 to 3ela3or and scratch the1 0ith their sharp nails+ B Bishop Martin 0atches this scene 0ithout a 0ord! astonished! 3ut also secretly annoyed! and does not 2no0 0hat to say+ 9 -Bore1 has noticed this too! and says to Martin.: /Brother! 0hat do you thin2 of this si7ht?/ -Bishop Martin.: /&h! 1y dearest friend and 3rother! really! ) 0ould ne5er ha5e e>pected this of these hypocritical scoundrels+ They are 3eha5in7 0orse than you 0ould e>pect do7s or 1on2eys C0 on earth to 3eha5e+ )f ) had your po0er and 0isdo1! 0ith 0hat ) a1 feelin7 at present! ) 0ould send a 1illion flashes of li7htnin7 into this cro0d+ &h! you out and out scoundrelsD Loo2! 3rother! there is also the rascal 0ho 0as 3urnt to death 3et0een t0o stone sla3s in "hina for treason+ Loo2 ho0 he tortures the 3eautiful "hinese CC 0o1an ho0 he tears the poor thin7 to pieces li2e a 5ultureD But this is a0fulD By Eod! 0e 1ust not allo0 thisD/ -Bore1.: /Friend! this is only the 3e7innin7+ 6e 1ust not interfere+ The situation 0ill soon 3e C:re5ersed+ Loo2! the "hinese 0o1an is escapin7 and 0ill soon ha5e help+ Then she 0ill ta2e terri3le re5en7e on the 5en7eful Jesuit+ Loo2! she is standin7 and screa1in7 in front of a 7rotto! and fro1 it a lar7e cro0d of the 1ost atrocious 1onsters is strea1in7+ They are no0 spreadin7 and surroundin7 the 7roup of Jesuits on all sides+ They are still una0are of 0hat is in store for the1+ %o0 they are all encircled 3y the 1onsters+ The "hinese 0o1an! her s2in torn to shreds! and 0ith a scepter in her hand! approaches the cro0d of Jesuits! 0ho are still occupied 0ith the na2ed harlots+ %o0 0atch this! and tell 1e 0hat you see+/ -Bishop Martin 0atches for a short 0hile! then recoils and says! deeply stirred.: /Ho0 terri3le! oh! ho0 terri3leD The "hinese 0o1an! in a red hot fury! steps in front of our Jesuit and see1s to say! ;,o you 2no0 1e! you 0retch?; The Jesuit loo2s an7ry and o3stinate! and says! ;Fes! you 0retchD My curse shall 3e 0ith you fore5erD; He orders his collea7ues to a7ain 7ra3 the 0o1an and tear her to pieces+ But at this 1o1ent! she shouts! ;Bac2 0ith you! you cursed seducers of all C3the 0orldD Four 1easure is fullD %o0 1y 5en7eance is upon youD; Follo0in7 her 0ords! ) no0 see a 0hole le7ion of hu7e! atrocious 1onsters thro0 the1sel5es on our Jesuits! and they are tearin7 the1 to s1all piecesD The "hinese 0o1an is ta2in7 the head of our Jesuit! the one 0ho had ori7inally attac2ed her! and flin7s it into an a3yss! fro1 0hich a 3laAe is sprin7in7 up+ %o0 she flin7s the other re1ains of hi1 after it+ $h! if that is not real hell! ) could not i1a7ine a 0orse picture to represent itD Shouldn;t 0e! perhaps! inter5ene in this case?/ -Bore1.: /&h noD The Lord 0ill handle this Hi1selfD 6e are 1uch too 0ea2! any0ayD But! 0hile they are still standin7 3efore us in ran2 and file! they are not lost for 7ood+ &nly if so1e of the1 should 5anish fro1 this file! 0ould it 1ean that 0e ha5e nothin7 further to do 0ith the1+ C< But one thin7 ) can tell you: these are not far fro1 hell+ '5erythin7 you ha5e 8ust seen is ta2in7 place in the 1inds of these spirits! not in reality+ Ho0e5er! if a 1ind has co1e to 3e li2e this! reality is not far off+ Fou ha5e no0 seen 0hat is in the hearts of these 1en+

Than2s to the Lord! 0e can 0atch all this safely! fi7urati5ely! and dra1atically+ %o0 0e 2no0 0hat these 3ein7s are li2e! and 0e shall see C=0hether they heed all the 0arnin7s they ha5e recei5ed and chan7e their dispositions and their attitudes! follo0in7 this de1onstration infused into their 1inds as a sort of counter 5en7eance 3y the Lord Hi1self+ Bein7 torn to pieces 3y the 1onsters represents a 7reat hu1iliation! 0hich should 3rin7 the1 to C#their senses+ Soon 0e shall see the1 once 1ore as 0hole 3ein7s! and then 0e shall find out 0hat i1pression this de1onstration has 1ade upon the1+ C@Loo2! the 0hole Jesuit cro0d is no0 cli13in7 out of the a3yss into 0hich the "hinese 0o1an had flun7 the one dis1e13ered 1anD/ -Bishop Martin 7lances at the scene! and says.: /True! they are all co1in7 3ac2 in one piece a7ain+ ) 0onder 0hat they 0ill do no0? $h! their attitude see1s to ha5e i1pro5ed+ May3e they CB can 3e sa5ed after all4 So1e e5en appear to co11ence prayin7! 8ud7in7 fro1 the e>pression on their faces+ ) 0ould re8oice 0ith all 1y heart if they 0ould all chan7e for the 3etterD / -Bore1.: /6hat see1s i1possi3le to hu1ans! can 3e achie5ed 3y Eod+ The first test has had 1ore or less fa5ora3le results+ %o0 others 0ill follo0 and 0e shall then see ho0 they 0ill 3e C9 passed+ ) can assure you that the ne>t test 0ill 3e 1uch harder than the first+ 6atch no0! the second act 0ill 3e co11encin7 i11ediatelyD/

"hapter @0 S'"&%, T'ST F&( TH' J'SU)TS $%, )TS )%T'(*('T$T)&% BF B&('M+ Bishop Martin starts 0atchin7 a7ain and notices a cara5an of pil7ri1s approachin7 our Jesuits! carryin7 0ith it 7reat treasures and riches+ : The Jesuits! seein7 this! stop the cara5an and en9uire a3out its destination and 0hat it is carryin7+ 3 -The cara5an.: /6e co1e fro1 earth 0here 0e ha5e plundered se5eral 1onasteries! particularly the rich ones of the Jesuits! 0ho are the 7reatest ro33ers and 3andits in the 0orld+ To ro3 people of their often hard earned possessions throu7h dou3le tal2! 3i7otry! and hypocrisy! as 0ell as false concepts of hell and da1nation! is 0orse than open ro33ery and theft+ '5eryone < has the ri7ht to defend hi1self a7ainst ro33ers and thie5es! 3ut only fe0 are in a position to protect the1sel5es fro1 such Jesuitic or other 1onastic ro33eries+ Since all their property is ille7al! it is only fair that 0e ha5e plundered those 1onasteries+ %o0 = 0e are carryin7 our loot 3efore the throne of Eod! 0here 0e shall cry for 5en7eance until the Lord 7rants our re9uest and destroys this e5il and deceitful 3reed 0ith all its roots+/ # Hearin7 this! the Jesuits start to 2indle 0ith ra7e+ -Bishop Martin! 0ho has 0itnessed all this! says to Bore1.: /Brother! it really loo2s 3ad no0 for our Jesuits! or at least for the thirty 0ho 0ere already present at the pre5ious test+ ) notice also @ the others of this order! 3ut they 2eep apart fro1 the thirty! and their separate 7roup loo2s 1uch li7hter+/ B -Bore1.: /Those others are as 7ood as sa5ed4 only the thirty are still 0a5erin7+ 6atch no0 0hat 0ill happenD/ 9 -Bishop Martin 0atches silently for a 0hile! then he says.: /$h! ah! 3rother! for the sa2e of Eod! 0e ha5e to do so1ethin7D They are perfect de5ilsD ) 0ould ne5er ha5e thou7ht this of that orderD C0Listen! in case you 1issed the reaction of the Jesuits: $fter the cara5an had ans0ered the 9uestions of those Jesuits! the latter fle0 into a red hot ra7e and cried: ;Fou cursed deicides 0ho ha5e profaned the shrine of EodD Fou ha5e deli5ered yoursel5es into the hands of 8ust 5en7eance! for 0e are those Jesuits 0ho1 you ha5e ro33ed and a7ainst 0ho1 CC you intended to call do0n Eod;s 5en7eance+ %o dou3t Eod has placed us here so that 0e 1i7ht hand you o5er to the terri3le depths of hell for your sacrile7e+ ,o0n to hell 0ith you fiends! to 0here the 1ost 0ic2ed de5ils areD C:"o1e forth! Lucifer! Satan! Le5iathanD Ta2e hold of these infa1ous! heretic and! conse9uently! cursed fiendish e5ildoers! torture the1 and thro0 the1 0here hell is hottestD; C3This is really too 1uch! 3rother! 0hat these 1en 0ant to do to that poor cara5anD ) cannot i1a7ine such 1inds e5er repentin7D C<$h! loo2! three hideous fi7ures are e1er7in7 fro1 the depths+ Their horri3le! 7apin7 1ouths! lar7e enou7h to s0allo0 0hole houses! are e1ittin7 fire+

C=$t their si7ht! the cara5an is seiAed 3y terri3le fear+ They are puttin7 do0n the loot 3efore the Jesuits! and are 3e77in7 for 1ercy and for7i5eness+ Ho0e5er! the Jesuits are sho0in7 no 1ercy! and they screa1 in e5er 1ountin7 ra7e: ;,o0n 0ith youD There is no 1ercy for you! nor for7i5eness e5erD The 1ost horri3le tor1ent in e5er 3urnin7 C# futile re1orse 3e your lot and your re0ard for your deeds in eternityD Era3 the1! you 7reatest and 1ost e5il de5ils! and re9uite the1 eternally for 0hat they ha5e done to us te1porallyD; C@The cara5an continues to 3e7 for 1ercy! 3ut in 5ain! and the three de5ils are approachin7+ The Jesuits are 7loatin7 o5er the fri7htened cara5an+ $h! they are truly the 1ost fiendish of de5ilsD CBThe three de5ils are ta2in7 their ti1e! ponderin7 the terri3le de1and of the Jesuits+ But those scoundrels ha5e only one desire to send their poor 5icti1s to hell 0ithout 1ercy or pardon+ C9Loo2! no0 the three de5ils are tal2in7 to the1! sayin7 that their 5erdict is too strict and un8ust for s1all sinners li2e those+ :0Ho0e5er! the Jesuits shout: ;&ur 8ud71ent is Eod;s 8ud71ent and! therefore! 8ustD So a0ay 0ith the1 do0n to the tor1entD; :CThe de5ils shout 3ac2: ;Fou are as2in7 too 1uchD Eod has ne5er passed 8ud71ent li2e thatD 6e shall do as you desire! 3ut 1ind you! at your o0n ris2 if your re9uest does not co1e fro1 Eod+; &h! 3rother! listen 0ith a terri3le cry the unfortunate cara5an is 5anishin7 alon7 0ith the ::de5ilsD The Jesuits re1ain! triu1phantD 6hat do you say to this! 3rother? $ren;t they perfect de5ils?/ :3-Bore1.: /,o not 0orry a3out all this! 0hich is only! as already pre5iously 1entioned! an appearance 1anifestin7 itself! than2s to Eod;s inter5ention+ :<The renunciation of e5il can often 3e attained 3y the e5il 3ein7 e8ected fro1 the 1ind fi7urati5ely! sho0in7 its true nature+ Ho0e5er! it is a sort of false alar1! not a reality+ Therefore! you should not ta2e 0hat you see here too 1uch to heart+ )t is all 3rou7ht forth than2s :=to the Lord;s profound lo5e and supre1e 0isdo1! and 1ay 3e co1pared to the 5arious illnesses of 1en on earth+ :#$lthou7h an e5il for the 3ody! the illnesses are of 7reat 3enefit to the soul! and so1eti1es e5en to the 3ody if they cause so1e 3ad su3stance to 3e eli1inated+ Thus! these 1anifestations are nothin7 3ut 1aladies the soul has 3rou7ht here 0ith it! and they :@1ust 3e e>pelled 0ith the aid of spiritual 1edicines! 8ust as the physical ones are e>pelled throu7h 1aterial specifics+ &ther0ise! the soul could ne5er re7ain its health! nor its spirit arise+ :B)s it not a fact on earth that 0hile the 3ody is ill! the soul is also ailin7 and inacti5e? $s soon as the 3ody re7ains its health! the soul a7ain ta2es pleasure in acti5ity+ $ si1ilar process is ta2in7 place here+ $ll these Jesuits ha5e 5ery sic2 souls+ Throu7h the po0er of the 6ord of Eod! 0hich is the only and 1ost po0erful 1edicine! the sic2ness is 3ein7 forced :9 out of their souls+ $nd 0hen this operation has 3een successfully co1pleted! it 0ill then 3e our turn to stren7then the con5alescents 0ith the lo5e of the Lord+

%o0! dear 3rother! perhaps you understand these 1anifestations 1uch 3etter! and perhaps they 0ill not shoc2 you so deeply! e5en if you ha5e to see 0orse thin7s than these+ 6ith e5ery 30 disease! the last 1or3id 1atter e8ected 3y the 1edicines is the 0orst! as it is the 1ain patho7enic a7ent+ The sa1e applies here+ Therefore! do not 0orry too 1uch at the si7ht of these 3asest e5ils that 0ill no0 3e e1er7in7 3Cfro1 the souls of the Jesuits+ 6atch no0 the third act co11ence! 0hich 0ill pro3a3ly 3e the last one for these thirty Jesuits+/

"hapter @C "&%G'(S)&% &F &%' &F TH' J'SU)TS+ G'%E'$%"' &F TH' &TH'( T6'%TF %)%' S*)()TS+ Bishop Martin once 1ore 0atches the 3ac2 of the head of the Jesuit in front of hi1! and he sees the thirty loo2 so1e0hat uneasy! and one of the1 says: /Brothers! 0e ha5e 0on a 5ictory 3ut! loo2in7 at this 1atter 1ore closely! it appears to 1e that 0e ha5e dealt 0ith the cara5an! no0 3urnin7 in hell! 1ost un8ustly and 0ithout any authority+ : $lthou7h they 7rossly a3used us! accordin7 to the Eospel! 0e had no ri7ht to 8ud7e and conde1n the1+ Besides! ) no0 re1e13er the 0arnin7 0e recei5ed fro1 the celestial 1essen7er prior to our enterin7 this co1pletely free state of our e>istence+ $ccordin7 to his 0ise teachin7! 0e 0ere to 1eet any pro5ocation solely 0ith lo5e! 1ee2ness! and hu1ility+ &n this occasion 0e ha5e not sho0n any trace of these 9ualities+ &n the contrary! e5en the 7reatest de5ils ha5e surpassed us in 1ee2ness and 8ustice! 0hich pro5es that 0e are 1uch 1ore 0ic2ed than they+ 6hat do you thin2 a3out this! 3rothers? ) ad1it this is 3e7innin7 to 0orry 1e+ $lto7ether! e5erythin7 in this spirit 0orld appears fallacious+ &ur ar3itrary act! in no 0ay authoriAed 3y Eod;s 1essen7er! no0 appears to 1e 9uite contrary to the order pre5ailin7 in this 1ysterious 0orld+ ) also ha5e the feelin7 that so1eone is 0hisperin7 to 1e: ;For this 1ost cruel act! all of you 0ill ha5e to repent in eternityD; &h! oh! ) 0ish ) had not 3een a 0itness to this happenin7D/ -This so1e0hat startles the other t0enty nine Jesuits! 3ut after a short pause! they say.: /Basically you are ri7ht! 3ut then! ho0 could 0e ha5e acted differently! 3ein7 0hat 0e are? $nd 0hoe5er has endo0ed us 0ith ra7e and all the other ne7ati5e attri3utes of our souls! 0ill 8ust ha5e to put up 0ith the1D 6hoe5er 7a5e the rattlesna2e its deadly 5eno1 1ust ha5e 0anted it to 3e li2e that! other0ise he 0ould not ha5e 1ade the e5il reptile the 0ay it is+ Thus also 0e Jesuits had to 3e 0hat 0e are! tau7ht 3y our order ho0 to 7i5e 0ay to e1otions of ra7e and 5en7eance! and do e5il 0ith the 3est conscience in Eod;s honor+ So 0e are fully that! 0hat 0e 0ere 1eant to 3eD 6hat 1ore could you! or rather! could Eod! e>pect of us?/ -Says the one Jesuit.: /Fes! you are ri7htD 6e are 1eant to 3e fiends and ha5e perfected our i1a7eD 6hat else could you e>pect? "onse9uently! 0e cannot e>pect to 7o to hea5en! 3ut only to hellD So 0e 1ay as 0ell continue 0ith our 0ic2edness and 1alice to speed up our eternal da1nationD That is ho0 you see it! and 7ood luc2 to you on your roadD Ho0e5er! ) shall no0 part co1pany 0ith you! for ) do not cra5e the honor of findin7 1yself any 1o1ent floatin7 to7ether 0ith you in the hot floods of sulfurous 5aporD Be assured! ) shall not 7rud7e you that honor! e5erD/ -Say the other t0enty nine Jesuits! unani1ously.: /6hat! you 0ant to forsa2e your order? Fou 0ant to turn a0ay fro1 the su3li1e founder! )7natius! and his 1ost sacred teachin7? 6hat has co1e o5er you? ,o not for7et that all of us ha5e still to face a ,ay of Jud71ent! and ho0 0ill you fare then? )f you really do this! your fate shall 3e 0orse than that of the cara5anD/ -The one Jesuit.: /%e5er 1indD Fou please yoursel5es! 3ut ) shall still adhere to 1y resolution! and 1ay Eod stren7then 1eD ) do not 0orry a3out the ,ay of Jud71ent! 3ut ) do 0orry a3out eternal da1nation! of 0hich ) a1 assured of in your co1pany+ ) do not care a3out )7natius or the order! 3ut ) shall! in future! follo0 the ad5ice of Eod;s 1essen7er+ $s ) see it no0! the Lord 1ust 3e utterly dis7usted 0ith our 0hole order! includin7 its founder+ $ll the Lutherans! "al5inists! and the &rthodo>! are an7els co1pared 0ith us 0ho! 0ith our rules and institutions! are the 0orst 2ind of de5ils+ ,o 0ith 1e as you 0ish+ ) shall not re5en7e 1yself+ ) no0 feel the deepest re1orse a3out the 0ay ) treated the poor "hinese 0o1an+ But than2 Eod ) ha5e 3een se5erely punished for it! to7ether 0ith you+ Ho0e5er! 1y participation in the conde1nation of the

poor cara5an is already tor1entin7 1e li2e hell+ 6hat 0ould happen if ) stayed on 0ith you as your acco1plice? %o ) a1 lea5in7 you no0! so fare0ellD/ $fter these 0ords of the one Jesuit! all the others surround hi1! da1nin7 and cursin7 and 1an7lin7 hi1! distri3utin7 his s2in a1on7 the1sel5es+ Then they push hi1 out fro1 their 1idst! peltin7 hi1 0ith stones and callin7 to the de5ils to co1e and 7et hi1+ The de5ils do co1e! 3ut not to 7et the s2inless one 3ut only those 0ho called the1+ These are tryin7 desperately to defend the1sel5es! screa1in7 for help+ %o0 the s2inless one 7ets to his feet and orders the de5ils to lea5e the 3lind ones alone+ $nd! loo2! the de5ils o3ey hi1 and 0ithdra0 fro1 the frantic spirits+ C<Bishop Martin is 9uite i1pressed 0ith this scene! and ea7erly 0aits to see 0hat is 7oin7 to happen ne>t+

"hapter @: $ EL$%"' )%T& TH' F($M' &F M)%, &F TH' L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T+ )%T(U,'(S )% TH' "&%G'%T E$(,'%+ $TT$"H BF TH' G'%E'FUL L$,)'S+ -Bore1.: /Friend and 3rother! let us than2 the Lord;s endless 0isdo1 and inconcei5a3le lo5e and co1passion in dealin7 0ith the party so leniently and pro1ptly! contrary to our e>pectation+ Such tests 1ay so1eti1es last for 1any earth years! e5en 0ith less e5il spirits4 3ut 0ith this party! they too2 only three earth days! althou7h the tested ones 1ust ha5e felt it li2e so1e decades+ Ho0e5er! this is scarcely 0orth 1entionin7! considerin7 the reality and that so1e of the tested are char7ed 0ith a feelin7 that their ordeal is lastin7 throu7h thousands! so1eti1es e5en 1illions! of years+ )n short! the Lord has sho0n e>traordinary 1ercy 0ith these thirty Jesuits+ They 0ere really standin7 on the ed7e of the precipice and 0ere 5ery 1uch closer to hell than to hea5en! 0hich is : still 9uite a considera3le distance a0ay fro1 the1+ But the 0orst is o5er+ They are sa5ed and 0ill no0 3e 7radually 3ettered+ This is a 7reat step for0ard! and praise 3e to the Lord+ For 0hat is i1possi3le for the hi7hest an7el! the Lord can still achie5eD Fou 0ould li2e to see 1ore of this third act! and ) see you are still 0atchin7 the 3ac2 of that Jesuit;s head attenti5ely+ But ) can tell you that there 0ill 3e no 1ore to see+ This party 0ill no0 3 repent and 8oin its 3etter 3rothers! to 3e released fro1 this sort of 1aterial sphere as soon as 0e;5e had a loo2 at the 1inds of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart+ < So let us no0 7o to these ladies and 0atch the1 the sa1e 0ay 0e did the Jesuits+ There they areD Fou 1ay choose any of the14 you 0ill still see the sa1e thin7D/ -Bishop Martin.: /)f so! the nearest 0ill do! and ) shall loo2 throu7h the 3ac2 of her head+ There = ) can see the1 already! li2e the thirty Jesuits! standin7 all to7ether in a 7arden 0ith a hi7h 0all! a7ainst the northern corner of 0hich there is a rather o1inous loo2in7 con5ent 3uildin7+ They see1 to 3e ar7uin7 a3out so1ethin7! 3ut ) cannot yet hear 0hat it is all a3out+ Ho0e5er! ) do notice that fro1 ti1e to ti1e they turn dar2er! then a7ain li7hter si1ilar to sno0 clad 1ountain pea2s on earth 0hen the 0inds dri5e the clouds and 1a2e the 1ountains appear 9uite # 7rey at ti1es and then a7ain 3eautifully shi11erin7 as soon as the rays of the sun 7et throu7h to the1 once 1ore+ 6hat 1i7ht 3e the reason for this 1anifestation concernin7 these Ladies of the Sacred Heart?/ -Bore1.: /,ear 3rother! you ha5e used 9uite a 7ood 1etaphor and in your natural picture you can also find the reason for this pheno1enon+ For here! too! the clouds of 1isapprehension! @ dri5en 3y the 0inds of their 5arious earthly passions! are floatin7 across the pea2s of these ladies; understandin7+ $nd 8ust as on earth 3ad 0eather can 3e e>pected 0hen the 0inds start chasin7 the clouds! so it 0ill 3e here in this spiritual 1anifestation+ ,id you notice that the dar2enin7s are 3eco1in7 1ore fre9uent and lastin7? This is a sure si7n that the actual test is i11inent+ 6hen the dar2ness has 3eco1e constant! the first act of the 3ad B 0eather 0ill 3e7in+ 6atch carefully than you did 0ith the thirty Jesuits+/ for here you 0ill see e5en 1ore interestin7 thin7s

9 -Bishop Martin.: /Fou are ri7htD 6ith so1e of the1 the dar2ness is already constant+ Fro1 the others! too! the li7ht is 0anin7! turnin7 all into 7rey+ 6hat a peculiar 1i>ture of dar2ness and 7reyD &n the dar2est ones! already a colorin7 li2e that C0of red hot iron is 7radually creepin7 up0ards+ )t 1i7ht ori7inate fro1 the ra7e 0ithin the1 or e5en fro1 hell+ &h! dear 3rother! this loo2s 1ost o1inousD CC#

%o0 ) can see t0o 1ale 3ein7s enterin7 the 7arden fro1 the con5ent+ The Ladies of the Sacred CC Heart in the 1iddle of the 7arden! 0ho are already 5ery dar2! do not see1 to ha5e noticed the approachin7 intruders as yet+ $ha! no0 so1ethin7 is 7oin7 to happenD &ur ladies ha5e 7ot 0ind of the fact that there is C:so1e3ody near the1 0ho should not 3e there+ For ) see 7lo0in7 da77ers in their hands! pointin7 in the direction of the intruders! 1a2in7 a not too friendly 0elco1e+ %o0 the Mother Superior is 1a2in7 si7ns for e5ery3ody to 3e silent+ ) 0onder 0hat 0ill happen no0? )t loo2s as if she is 7oin7 to spea2+ Fes she is already clearin7 her throat+ )t 0ill 3e 1ost C3 interestin7 to hear 0hat ru33ish she is 7oin7 to offer the others+ $ttention she is already 3e7innin7+/ -The *rioress.: /Listen to 1e! 1y honora3le and hi7hly respecta3le ladies! our su3li1e! holy order is in 7reat dan7er+ T0o i1pertinent 1en! or rather ro7ues! ha5e snea2ed into our di5ine C<7arden throu7h our holy con5ent! 1ost li2ely for unchaste reasons or 1ay3e to spy out details a3out our possessions! and ho0 3est they could ro3 us+ Ho0e5er! 0e shall 1a2e the1 pay dearly for their i1pertinenceD 6e are a3out ninety in nu13er! ) esti1ate+ 6hen these scoundrels approach us! 0e shall call to the1: ;&ut 0ith you! sha1eless sca1psD; $nd if they do not lea5e i11ediately! 0e shall all fall C=upon the1 and each one of us 0ill thrust her 7lo0in7 da77er deep into their chests+ 6hen they are dead! our careta2er can chop the1 up and 3urn the1 on a pile here in the 7arden in order to cleanse this holy place after their sacrile7e+/ -Bishop Martin.: /) say! 0hat 3loodthirsty desi7ns on the part of these dear Ladies of the Sacred Heart of JesusD &h! those 0ic2ed 3eastsD This ) 0ouldn;t ha5e e>pected of these true furies of C#hellD )f this is the 3e7innin7! ) 0onder 0hat the further tests 0ill 3rin7? Loo2! the t0o 1en appear 7ood and 2ind! and ) could say of the1: ;Behold! t0o 1en 0hose souls are 7uilelessD; $nd these e5il 3easts conde1n the1! e5en 3efore they ha5e seen or spo2en to the1+/ -Bore1.: /"o1pose yourselfD Fou 2no0 ho0 these thin7s 0or2D Let the1 do as they 0ish+ C@6hen it is ti1e for us to interfere! the ta3let 0ill instruct us+ But until then! 0e 1ust 3e nothin7 3ut silent o3ser5ers of this scene+ So 7o on loo2in7D/ -Bishop Martin no0 continues to 0atch the scene 3efore hi1 attenti5ely! and after a 0hile! CBsays.: /Loo2! 3rother! the t0o 1en are turnin7 to0ards the door of the con5ent as if intendin7 to lea5e the 7arden a7ain+ C9Ho0e5er! the ladies! on noticin7 this! are shoutin7! 9uite contrary to their ori7inal intention: ;Stop! do not 1o5e any further! you un7odly sca1psD;

:0The t0o 1en see1 to i7nore this and continue to0ards the door of the con5ent+ Seein7 this! the ladies are turnin7 red hot 0ith ra7e! and are dashin7 screa1in7 after the 1en to 3loc2 their e>it+ $ nu13er of the1 are surroundin7 the t0o 1en 0ith dra0n da77ers! and are as2in7 the1 1enacin7ly: ;6hat are you doin7 here! you cursed scoundrels? $d1it your e5il intentions! your treacherous plan! so that 0e 1ay torture you all the 1ore 0ithout 1ercyD By your 3old and :C sha1eless entry into this 7arden! you ha5e co11itted sacrile7e a7ainst Eod;s sanctuary! and thus ha5e spurned the Spirit of EodD ,eath alone can atone for this 0orst 2ind of 1ortal sin! and only eternal da1nation can appease ,i5ine JusticeD Spea2 no0! you cursed ro7uesD; %o0 the t0o 1en spea2: ;Listen patientlyD 6e ha5e 3een sent to you 3y Eod to free you fro1 your 7reat folly+ Ho0e5er! seein7 that there is nothin7 3ut ra7e and 7lo0in7 re5en7e in your hearts! it is clear that you are still far fro1 ready for such 7reat 1ercy! and it 0ill still ta2e a 5ery :: lon7 ti1e for you to 3eco1e 0orthy of it+ Ha5e you not heard that 0hoe5er 8ud7es and conde1ns! shall hi1self 3e 8ud7ed and da1ned? 6e! on our part! shall not re0ard e5il 0ith e5il+ Therefore! let us 7o in peace! other0ise you 0ill 3e in real trou3le+; :3The ladies no0 furiously fall upon the t0o 0ith their da77ers+ Ho0e5er! the 1en 5anish and the ladies sta3 each other in their 3lind fury+/ CC@

"hapter @3 B)SH&* M$(T)%;S ('M$(HS $%, B&('M;S 6)S' H)%TS "&%"'(%)%E TH' 6$FS &F 'T'(%$L L&G'+ TH' BU(%)%E L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T+ -Bishop Martin! at the si7ht of this scene! 3e7ins to lau7h! and says.: /Brother! 8ust loo2 at those silly fe1alesD $h! in their 3lind fury they are tearin7 each other to pieces 0ith their da77ersD 6hat a si7htD $ char1in7 0itches; Sa33athD )f they carry on li2e that there 0ill not 3e 1uch left of the1 and our inter5ention 0ill 3eco1e 9uite unnecessary+ %e5er 1ind! those tatters 0ould not 1ean a 7reat loss for hea5enD For7i5e 1e! dearest 3rother! if ) appear to 7loat o5er the 1isfortune of those 3ein7s! 3ut ) 8ust can;t help it+ $nythin7 is easier for 1e to 3ear than fe1ales 0ho are stupid and 0ic2ed at the sa1e ti1e+ They are particularly hard to 3ear if they! li2e these here! co1e near to destroyin7 : the1sel5es in their ra7e and hatred+ ) do not really 0ish the1 ill! 3ut ) feel that a 3it of hell 0ould not 3e at all 3ad for such 3easts as these+ ) do not 1ean fore5er! you 2no0! 3ut 8ust for a little 3it li2e the (o1an "atholic pur7atoryD/ -Says Bore1.: /,o not 3e o5erAealous! 3rother! and 1a2e sure you 3an all the callin7 fire fro1 hea5en 0ishes fro1 your heartD Just 2eep 0atchin7 0hat the Lord is doin7 here! and you 0ill learn fro1 it the only true 0ay in 0hich such dar2! i7norant 3ein7s 1ay 3e turned to0ards the 3 li7ht once 1ore+ )f the Lord thou7ht the 0ay you do! there 0ould 3e desperately little hope for such poor 3ein7s e5er to attain eternal life+ But here you can see clearly that the Lord is 2inder than the 3est 1en or an7els+ < The Lord;s 0ays are stran7e! their nu13er infinite+ $nd each 0ay the Lord 7uides a 1an is an inscruta3le 0onder! e5en to the 0isest cheru3! and holy 0hate5er its 1anifestation+ Loo2in7 at all these 1anifestations fro1 this an7le! you 0ill find nothin7 in future annoyin7 or ridiculous a3out the1+ '5entually! you 0ill 3e con5inced ho0 endlessly lo5in7 and 0ise the = Lord 7uides all to the holy 7oal! and ho0! 3y the si1plest and apparently 1ost insi7nificant 1eans! He! at all ti1es! achie5es the 1ost su3li1e purpose+ $nd! 0here He is helpin7 one! He is si1ultaneously helpin7 innu1era3le other 3ein7s+ & 3rother! you 0ill understand only 7radually ho0 infinitely su3li1e all this is! 0hich is at the @ root of these 1anifestations4 ho0 sacred the e>istence and acti5ity of e5en a 1ite 0hich! on earth! you 1i7ht ha5e seen cra0lin7 across a half parched leafD Therefore! 3e 7lad a3out all that you see hereD For e5erythin7 is the result of our Hea5enly Father;s 1ost holy lo5e 0ithout e>ceptionD ,o you thin2 hell! 0ith all its indescri3a3le horrors! B could 3e the Lord;s re5en7e 3ased on His 0rath fro1 eternity? %ot 3y any 1eansD The Lord is the essence of lo5e also in hell! for eternal lo5e 2no0s neither 0rath nor 5en7eance! and thus all its institutions cannot 3e founded on anythin7 3ut lo5e+ But no0 7o on 0atchin7! and loo2 at e5erythin7 0ith different eyes and a different 1ind+ Fou 0ill find it 1ost educational+ For the Lord allo0s all this to happen 1ainly for your sa2e in order 9 to speed up the re3irth of your spirit and the arrayin7 of your soul in celestial 7ar3+ So! once 1ore! heed conscientiously all ) ha5e told you! and it 0ill 3e of the 7reatest

ad5anta7e to you+/ Bishop Martin no0 continues to 0atch the lady;s 3ac2 of the head! and notices the last t0o are C0still fi7htin7! thrustin7 their da77ers into each other;s 3odies+ They then collapse and lie on the 7round li2e dead+ Ha5in7 0atched this scene! he says: /Than2 Eod! they ha5e finished each other offD The Lord 3less the1D )t is really 1iraculous that this is 7oin7 to aid the1 to0ards sal5ation! as you ha5e 8ust e>plained+ ) a1 really curious to see CC 0hat 0ill happen no0 to these a1aAons! 0ho are no0 lyin7 on the 7round as if they 0ere 9uite dead+ CCB $h! a ne0 1anifestation is co11encin7D The ladies still see1 9uite dead! 3ut they are 3e7innin7 C:to 7i5e off s1o2eD Here and there e5en spar2s are flyin7+ ,ear friend! this is 3e7innin7 to loo2 rather o1inous and ) a1 sure a 3it of hell is 1anifestin7 itself here+ C3Loo2! already fla1es are shootin7 up0ardsD )t loo2s li2e a proper autodafe4 the poor thin7s are on fire! 3ut e>cept for the s1o2e! spar2s! and fla1es! nothin7 is 1o5in7 on or around the1+ Loo2! the fla1es are increasin7 in intensity and the dead ladies are already 7lo0in7! all the 0ay throu7h+ Eood for the1 that they are dead and insensiti5eD 6hat a peculiar si7ht and! stran7ely! C< nothin7 see1s to 3e destroyed 3y the intense fla1es+ ,o tell 1e! dearest 3rother! 0hat this stran7e 1anifestation 1eans?/ C=-Bore1.: /)t ser5es the 3est purpose! for 0hat co1es fro1 the Lord is al0ays 7oodD Just 7o on 0atchin7 and you 0ill soon see for yourself ho0 ri7ht l a1D/

"hapter @< B)SH&* M$(T)%;S ('M$(HS $B&UT TH' 'SS'%"' &F 'G)L+ B&('M;S ',U"$T)&%$L 6&(,S $B&UT TH' ,)G)%' &(,'(+ /E&&,/ $%, /'G)L/ $S TH' T6& &**&S)T' *&L'S )% E&, $%, "('$T)&%+ -Bishop Martin.: /&h! yes! of course you are ri7htD But you 1ust ad1it that the sinners are Eod;s creatures! 8ust as 0e are! and so is the de5ilD 6e all co1e fro1 Eod+ But 0ho 0ill! for that reason! call a sinner or the de5il 7ood? $s ) see it! Eod has! a1on7 His countless creatures! created also free 3ein7s+ He has ac9uainted the1 0ith His unchan7in7 order and has sho0n the 0ays they ha5e to 0al2 to re1ain 0ithin His : order+ But since they are free 3ein7s! they are 9uite capa3le of turnin7 their 3ac2s on the 0ell 2no0n di5ine order and act contrary to it+ )f this happens! the follo0in7 9uestion then arises: )f e5il is only thin2a3le as opposed to the di5ine 7oodness! then only an action a7ainst the 3 2no0n di5ine 7oodness can 3e called e5il+ )f! ho0e5er! this action is also 7ood! 0hat then is e5il? )t 1ust e>ist! other0ise hell 0ould 3e the 5ainest i1a7ina3le concept+ < But if hell is a reality and an action 0hich is contrary to the positi5e! i11uta3le di5ine order 1ust 3e descri3ed as e5il! then these ladies are e5il and ready for hellD Sin and sinners! as adherents of the de5il! are! conse9uently! e5il! and their re0ard! as e>pressed 3y the Lord Hi1self! is hell as a collectin7 center for e5erythin7 e5il+ The 1anifestations in = connection 0ith these ladies pro5ed that they 0ere e5il all the 0ay throu7h+ They sta33ed each other li2e furies and no0 they are on fireD "ould that 3e anythin7 3ut the i1a7e of hell?/ -Bore1.: /Friend! you are still spea2in7 li2e a short si7hted 1ortal fro1 the prison of his flesh+ %aturally! on the part of a free 3ein7! any action 0hich is contrary to the 2no0n di5ine order is # sin! and thus e5ilD But can you deter1ine the 3ounds 3et0een one and the sa1e 1an;s actual free 3ein7 and that part of it 0hich is under co1pulsion? ,o you 2no0 0here in the flesh the soul 3e7ins and 0here in the soul the spirit? ,o you 2no0 @ e>actly 0here a 1an;s actions under co1pulsion end and his free actions co11ence? ,o you 2no0 ho0 far spirituality and freedo1 e>tend into the natural and co1pulsi5e 3ein7 of 1an? 6hen you filled ne0 0ine into a cas2 and it 3e7an to fer1ent audi3ly! a pun7ent s1ell fro1 the 3un7 hole 0ould 2noc2 you 3ac2 if you put your nose near it+ ,o you 2no0 0hat it 0as that B caused the 0ine to fer1ent? %o! you don;tD Then the fer1entation ended! the ne0 0ine had cal1ed do0n! cleared and then chan7ed to 1atured 0ine+ ,o you 2no0 ho0 this could happen? 9 Soon after a fruit tree had 3losso1ed! you could already see the fruit+ )f you tasted it 3efore it 0as ready! you found it sour and unpleasant! contrary to the order of your taste4

conse9uently! it 0as 3ad and e5il+ But ho0 did you find the fruit 0hen it 0as ripe? Then it suited your taste and CC9

0as no lon7er 3ad and e5il+ To the senses surely 0inter 1ust 3e a sin4 for it is not in the order of 0ar1 3looded 1en and C03easts+ But 0hat a3out the fruit 3earin7 soil of the earth and 1an;s physical stren7th! if 0inter did not e>ist? )n the 0hole of infinity you 0ill al0ays find t0o poles! 3oth of 0hich are 0ithin the order of Eod althou7h they are co1plete opposites! li2e day and ni7ht! or yes and no+ Tell 1e 0hich of CC the1 is the e5il one? ,on;t you see that the Lord directs and 7uides e5erythin7 on its proper 0ay? 6here then could there 3e a 3ad 0ay? The Lord 2no0s e>actly 0hat free scope He apportions to a 3ein7+ 6ithin this scope! e5ery C:3ein7 that has a free 0ill 1ay please itself in the practice of its freedo1+ Ho0e5er! no 3ein7 is capa3le of any action outside this scope+ C3$ drop of 0ater usually contains countless freely 1o5in7 infusoria+ "ould they li5e and 3e acti5e outside that drop of 0ater? Thus! 1ortals 1ay under1ine the 1oral order of then earth throu7h 0ars and other e5ils+ "ould C<they i1pede the chan7e of ni7ht and day! or could they hold 3ac2 the rain and 0inds! or e1pty the sea? C=)f you 0ant to tal2 a3out the 7reat order of Eod! you 0ill ha5e to loo2 farther than the narro0 space of your scope of acti5ity+ 6hat is not possi3le in the drop of 0ater 0ill surely 3e possi3le in the sea! 0hich cannot 3e poisoned 3y the 1ost poisonous drop+ 6here an e9uation cannot 3e found in the or3it of earth! it C# 0ill surely 3e found in the 5ast or3it of the sun+ $nd should this still 3e too s1all! then there are or3its of central suns of endless e>pansions and depths+ )f a nu13er is indi5isi3le in another nu13er! does that already 1ean that there does not e>ist a nu13er in 0hich it 0ould 3e di5isi3le? &r! if in 1usic a 0ron7 note is used 0hich is out of C@ har1ony 0ith the 2ey of the tune therefore 3ad does it follo0 that this note should 3e 3anned fro1 1usic alto7ether? Behold! althou7h Eod has 7i5en e5ery hu1an 3ein7 on earth a certain order to o3ser5e 0ith His ;Thou shalt!; He has also 7i5en hi1 all the other thin7s+ He 2no0s 3est ho0 to 7uide one or the CBother 0ith a 5ie0 to attainin7 to the 7reat 7oal in due course+ Therefore! He has also de1anded us not to 8ud7e any3ody! 8ust as the 7reatest an7el of hea5en! Michael! 0as not allo0ed to conde1n Satan as he fou7ht 0ith hi1 for the 3ody of Moses+ )f 0e 0ant to 3e 0ise and true children of Eod! 0e 1ust 0atch 0hat the Lord is doin7 and adapt our 8ud71ent accordin7ly! for 0e can 1o5e freely only 0ithin our o0n scope+ The 1o5e1ent in C9the countless! infinite scopes of Eod;s order is none of our 3usiness! 3ut the Lord;s alone 0herefore it is 0ritten that a person should s0eep in front of his o0n door and not that of his nei7h3or+

Ma2e sure you co1prehend this! and then continue to loo2 at the scene+ ) hope 3efore Eod the Lord that you 0ill no0 3e7in to see thin7s in a different li7ht! and 5alue the1 accordin7ly+ May the Lord 7i5e you the honest 0ill and true insi7ht to this end soonD %o0 loo2 a7ain the scene has chan7edD/ :0 the Lord 7i5e you the honest 0ill and true insi7ht to this end soonD %o0 loo2 a7ain the scene has chan7edD/

"hapter @= B)SH&* M$(T)%;S FU(TH'( &BS'(G$T)&%S "&%"'(%)%E TH' H'LL)SH ST$T' &F TH' L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T+ B&('M;S 'I*L$%$T)&%S+ -Bishop Martin 0atches silently for a 0hile! then says.: /Fes! dearest friend! you are ri7ht+ ) 3e7in to realiAe that the Lord;s order is 9uite different fro1 0hat ) i1a7ined it to 3e+ )t is only too true 0hat is 0ritten! that the 0ays of the Lord are unfatho1a3leD But at the sa1e ti1e! it is also unfatho1a3le 0hy 1y i7norance is so lastin7! 0hilst you! 0ith the least spiritual aid! ha5e 3eco1e a 0ise an7el of the Lord in such a short ti1eD Ho0e5er! 3e : that as it 1ay! ) feel it stron7ly in 1y heart that the Lord Jesus has 3eco1e 1y only need+ $nd this feelin7 1a2es 1e happy and serene+ This is all ) 0ant for all eternityD ) assure you! dear friend and 3rother! as lon7 as ) ha5e the Lord! nothin7 else 1atters+ Therefore! ) thin2 that since the Lord is doin7 His 3est for this stu33orn party and 0e cannot chan7e anythin7! it is not 0orth our 0hile to 7o on 0atchin7 these scenes! in 0hich ) at least can 3 see as 7ood as nothin7 that is pleasant or 3eneficial for the spirit+ The ladies ha5e co1e 3ac2 to life and are no0 racin7 around the 7arden 7lo0in7 3ri7htly! as if they 0ere true furies or de5ils+ But 0hat 7ood can this si7ht 7i5e 1e 0hich ) cannot co1prehend! nor hardly e5er 0ill? < )f it depended on 1e! ) 0ould 1uch rather 7o outside and 0or2 in that 3eautiful 7arden than 7o on 0atchin7 these 3orin7 scenesD/ = -Bore1.: /Listen! dearest 3rother 0hat is ri7ht for the Lord should also 3e ri7ht for us+ For the Lord is 7uidin7 3oth of us too! and He 2no0s 3est 0hy He is leadin7 us this particular 0ay+ # Therefore! 2eep on 0atchin7 patiently 0hat is to 3e seen here! and do not 0orry a3out the interpretation! 0hich 0ill co1e to you in due course! clear and co1prehensi3le+ @ ,o 7o on tellin7 1e 0hat you see! and ) shall e>plain it to you 0here necessary+ )n the na1e of the Lord! do no0 as ) ha5e ad5ised you to doD/ -Bishop Martin.: /&f course! you are ri7htD The Lord is 7uidin7 us si1ultaneously! and it is B i1portant that 0e co1ply 0ith His 0ill conscientiously+ So ) shall 7o on 0atchin7 this spiritual co1edy! 3ut allo0 1e to spea2 0ithout choosin7 1y 0ordsD/ 9 -Bore1.: /Spea2 as you please that is all ) can say+ But 3e0are of passin7 8ud71ent! for that is solely up to the LordD/ -Bishop Martin! 9uite satisfied! 3e7ins to loo2 a7ain at the 3ac2 of the head of one of the ladies of the Sacred Heart! and says.: /&h dear! oh dearD This is in all earnest a rather sa5a7e and e5il C0scene+ Those ladies are no0 9uite na2ed and their flesh is 7lo0in7 li2e 1eltin7 ore+ The 1ore it 7lo0s! the 0ilder they run around in confusion+ They are not e>actly fat! these fe1ale sala1anders! 3ut they ha5e still retained a rather hu1an appearance+ Their fi7ures are not too 3ad so1e ha5e e5en 9uite 7ood 3oso1s! 3ut their faces CC are a0fully distortedD &n earth ) ha5e seen si1ilar faces only on 1on2eys+ $h! ho0 sa5a7e and horri3ly u7ly their faces areD &h dear! loo2 at that one standin7 near usD &h Lord! 0hat a faceD Her nose is han7in7 do0n al1ost to her 3elly! her ears rese13le those of an elephant! her 1outh loo2s rather li2e the arse

C:of an old co0! and her nec2 is full of 7oiters The eyes! of irre7ular shape! rese13le a do7;s arse! and her hair loo2s li2e reptiles+ Ho0 peculiar the 3ody 0ould 3e 9uite nor1al 3ut the head! really ) could not i1a7ine anythin7 1ore a3o1ina3leD &h loo2! another one is approachin7 and she loo2s really terrifyin7D She has the head of a 3oa constrictor! only her lon7 ass;s ears ha5e a so1e0hat 1iti7atin7 effect+ Those starin7 eyes and that constant sna2e;s hiss4 and 0ith e5ery 3reath she e1its dar2 3ro0n fu1es throu7h her 1outh! C3eyes and nostrilsD Ho0 dis7ustin7D Here a7ain! her 3ody is 9uite in order and! e>cept for the 7lo0! could 3e called 0ell de5eloped+ &nly her head is so a3o1ina3leD For Eod;s sa2e! 0hat unuttera3le u7linessD C<$h! no0 they are once 1ore runnin7 around in confusion li2e craAy fo0ls+ ) 0onder 0hat all this 1eans?/ C=-Bore1.: /) can tell you: nothin7 5ery unusual+ That they are 7lo0in7 is due to their furious Aeal on 3ehalf of their order+ Their acti5ity in runnin7 that order e>presses itself 3y their racin7 around+ That these ladies; 3odies loo2 9uite nor1al is due to their rather chaste 1inds! 3ut the peculiar appearance of their heads is due solely to their utter stupidity+ 6hen their understandin7 7ro0s! their heads 0ill i1pro5e+ Ho0e5er! 0hile they stic2 to their folly! there is not 1uch hope C:C for any i1pro5e1ent of their heads+ C#%o0 you 2no0 the correspondin7 cause of such 1anifestation+ But 7o on loo2in7! for 0hat you ha5e seen so far is only the prelude+ The actual dra1a is still to co1e+/ C@-Bishop Martin.: /That 0ill really 3e so1ethin7D )f the actual dra1a is yet to co11ence! ) a1 1ost an>ious to see 0hat it 0ill 3e li2e+/

"hapter @# H'$(TL'SS $TT)TU,' &F TH' L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T T&6$(,S TH')( *$('%TS ,'S)()%E $,M)TT$%"'+ TH' T6& 6H)T' (&B', M'% )%T'(G'%'+ -Bishop Martin.: /%o0 ) see these dis7ustin7 tatters of Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Jesus -0hat a pity a3out that 0onderful na1eD. hurriedly 0ithdra0in7 into their con5ent+ 6hat could they 3e suspectin7 no0? $h! there ) see ca1ped outside the 7arden a nu13er of 5ery sad and 1isera3le old 1en and 0o1en+ ) 0onder 0hat they 0ant and 0ho they are?/ -Bore1.: /They are the parents of so1e of these ladies! and they are see2in7 help fro1 the1! for : after 1uch see2in7 and entreatin7! they ha5e 3een told that their 3lessed dau7hters are in this celestial con5ent! constantly prayin7 for their sal5ation+/ 3 -Bishop Martin.: /&h 0hat a situationD ) a1 already sorry for those poor! 7ood natured 3ut i7norant parents+ < (i7ht! there an old 1an is already rin7in7 at the 7ate! 3ut no one ans0ers+ He rin7s a7ain and a third ti1e! 3ut in 5ain+ %o0 the old people start to 3e7 and pray and la1ent+ They e5en 3e7in to 0orship those ninnies = 0ith loud prayers+ This is really 7oin7 too farD But still not one of the fe1ale sala1anders is sho0in7 herself+ %o0 ) can hear loud 0eepin7 and so33in7 fro1 the old people! and they cry: ;&h you! our # 3elo5ed! holy dau7hters! loo2 1ercifully upon your poor parents fro1 your celestial thronesD Let us 3e your lo0est ser5antsD &h! do 7rant our re9uest! you holy 5ir7ins and 3rides of EodD; Friend! 3rother! ) ne5er e>pected people ) 1ean (o1an "atholic people to 3e that stupidD $lthou7h ) 0as a 3ishop 1yself and thou7ht the 0orld of so1e pious loo2in7 follies! ) 0ould @ not ha5e put up 0ith anythin7 li2e this in 1y diocese+ ) pity these poor people or rather! spirits 0ith all 1y heartD ) a1 really curious to see 0hat 0ill happen no0+ %one of the o38ects of 0orship is 5isi3le+ *ro3a3ly they 2no0 3y no0 0hat they loo2 li2e and are terri3ly asha1ed of lettin7 their parents B see the1 li2e that+ Therefore! all the pleas and prayers 0ill 3e in 5ain+ Listen to ho0 the poor thin7s are cryin7 and la1entin7D $h! loo2! a ne0 pheno1enonD )n the 1any 0indo0s of the con5ent flashes of li7htnin7 are 9 appearin7! and it is 3e7innin7 to thunder! thou7h not 5ery loud+ )t 1ust 3e a 1onastic! theatrical house thunder! 3ut the li7htnin7 loo2s 5ery 1uch li2e the real thin7+ Listen! it sounds as if the thunder 0ere articulatin7 actual 0ords+ )ndeed! the thunder is no0 spea2in7 clearlyD )t says: ;Bac2 0ith you! cursed spirits! 0ithdra0 fro1 this sanctuary of Eod or C0the 7round 0ill open up and you 0ill 3e s0allo0ed 3y hell for ha5in7 dared set your 0ic2ed feet on itD Flee fore5er fro1 3efore our holy presenceD $h! ho0 5ile they areD Bein7 al1ost of the de5il the1sel5es and asha1ed to face their 1uch CC 3etter parents! they scare the1 a0ay 0ith this 1as9uerade+ $nd the poor thin7s are no0 lea5in7 this place! 0eepin7 and so33in7+ C:6hat a hellish 3e7innin7 for this dra1aD ) a1 no0 an>ious to see its further de5elop1ent+

C3%ot far 3eyond the 7arden! to0ards the south! the poor parents ha5e reached a hea5ily laden fruit tree+ They are restin7 under it! facin7 the con5ent 0hich still see1s to 3e holdin7 false hope and consolation for the1! althou7h that sha33y! decepti5e de1onstration should ha5e con5inced the1 that they ha5e nothin7 to hope for fro1 their presu1edly 3lessed dau7hters! e>cept 1ay3e a 0orse de1onstration+ ) 0onder 0hat our ladies are 7oin7 to do no0? Flashes of li7htnin7 are still co1in7 fro1 the 0indo0s of the con5ent! and a 0ea2 thunder is still audi3le+ The old people under the tree ha5e C<no0 disco5ered the fruit and so1e of the1 are 3e7innin7 to eat and really en8oy it+ They are ea7erly pic2in7 1ore fruit and passin7 so1e to those 0ho do not see1 to ha5e the coura7e to pic2 their o0n+ But no0 ) can see so1ethin7 li2e a 1e7aphone 3ein7 pushed out one of the con5ent 0indo0s+ )t is directed to0ards the tree under 0hich our old people are restin7 to en8oy the ;celestial; si7ht of C=the con5ent! or 1ay3e for so1e other reason+ ) 0onder 0hat 0ill de5elop fro1 this 1e7aphone! 0hich 1i7ht 3e a sort of *andora;s 3o>? &h dear! loo2 at thatD $ 7reat nu13er of o0ls are e1er7in7 fro1 the 1e7aphone! flyin7 strai7ht to the tree! under 0hich our poor! cheated! old people are restin7+ Those o0ls are 0hirrin7 C#around the tree and shootin7 do0n at the people 3eneath! and those poor old people are 7ettin7 rather fri7htened+ %o0 fla1es! inter1in7led 0ith 0ords! are co1in7 fro1 the 1e7aphone! in the direction of the C@tree+ The 0ords appear li2e 7lo0in7 serpents4 they see1 to 3e carried alon7 3y the fla1es and are full of the 1ost terrifyin7 threats+ This is so1ethin7 9uite different for a chan7eD )t is a 0ell 2no0n fact that 0ords can 3e 0ritten CBdo0n 0ith certain si7ns called letters+ But ) did not 2no0 that 0ords can also 3e e>pressed throu7h such a3o1ina3le shapes+ C9%o0 the old people are risin7 to their feet and fleein7 as fast as they can! follo0ed 3y the o0ls+ They are headin7 for a strea1! 0hich ) ha5e only 8ust noticed+ There ) can see t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en! the sa1e 0ho1 the heartless ladies intended to sta3 to death+ These 1en 3ec2on to the fleein7 old people to co1e to the1! 0hilst the o0ls! on seein7 :0the 1en! turn around and hurriedly fly 3ac2 to the con5ent! 0here they shoot li2e li7htnin7 into the 1e7aphone+ $lso! the serpent 0ords and fla1es are 9uic2ly 0ithdra0in7+ The old people are 7atherin7 around the t0o 1en and they! too! appear to 1o5e in the direction :Cof the con5ent+ This is really 7ettin7 1ost e>citin7! and ) a1 curious to 2no0 0hat 0ill happen ne>t+/ -Bore1.: /,earest 3rother! you 1ust 7uard your heart a7ainst e>cessi5e curiosity! 0hich is al0ays associated 0ith so1e 1alicious pleasure+ Just 3e a 0ise o3ser5er for the 3enefit of your ::o0n spirit! free fro1 curiosity+ $s these scenes 0ill contain a hellish ele1ent! it is 1ost i1portant that 0e are 5ery 1oderate+ %o0 7o on 0atchin7 0ithout curiosity and tell 1e all you see+/

"hapter @@ TH' S&U%,)%E &F T(UM*'TS BF TH' T6& 6H)T' (&B', M'%! $%, TH' "&LL$*S' &F TH' "&%G'%T+ TH' L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T $S E)$%T F(&ES+ 'I*L$%$T)&%S T& TH' F()EHT'%', *$('%TS+ -Bishop Martin once 1ore 7lances at the 3ac2 of the head of the lady! and says after a 0hile.: /Fes! that is ri7ht! the t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en are no0 really 1o5in7 to0ards the con5ent! acco1panied 3y the old people+ The closer they 7et! the 1ore flashes of li7htnin7 are co1in7 fro1 the 1any 0indo0s! 3ut they are not reachin7 far enou7h+ $lso! the thunder inside is only scarcely audi3le+ : The party has no0 reached the 0all around the 7arden+ &ne of the 0hite ro3ed 1en 9uic2ly opens the 7ate! and they all enter the 7arden and dra0 close to the con5ent 3uildin7+ There! the t0o 1en in 0hite post the1sel5es in front of the 7roup of old people! they pull out 3 lon7 tru1pets fro1 under their ro3es! and are no0 soundin7 the1 0ith 7reat force+ 6hat a stron7! 1a8estic sound it isD But 0hat do ) see? The con5ent 3uildin7 is collapsin7 li2e the 0alls of Jericho! and our ladies are cra0lin7 out fro1 under the de3ris! li2e 0or1s fro1 a s0a1p! la1entin7 and cursin7+ They < no0 loo2 li2e the 7iant fro7s that are found on earth in Lo0er '7ypt+ &nly their heads are 1ore li2e those of 3oa constrictors than those of fro7s+ ) also notice that they ha5e scorpion tails+ The situation no0 loo2s rather o1inous+ The old people are terrified at this si7ht+ The stran7e fro7s ha5e stopped cursin7! 3ut are croa2in7 horri3ly+ Ho0e5er! their croa2in7 is 9uite senseless and has not the least effect! as the = t0o 1en are no0 dri5in7 the1 to0ards the 0est! 0hilst the old people follo0! 7reatly astonished+ $t the site of the con5ent! there no0 stands a dis7ustin7! 7loo1y pool+ ) find this 1ost fri7htenin7D &ne thin7 is 5ery stran7e: ) see the fro7s and the party 3ehind the1 as they all hurry # to0ards the 0est! yet they are still 9uite as 3i7 and clear as 3efore! althou7h they are already at a considera3le distance fro1 us+/ -Bore1.: /,istances in space ha5e no effect on the eyesi7ht of a spirit+ $ spirit is independent of @ space and ti1e+ &nly the different states of the 1ind represent true spiritual distances! and influence the eyesi7ht of the spirit! often 3lindin7 it co1pletely+ )f the t0o 1en in 0hite 0ere not present at the fli7ht of the fro7s! you 0ould not 3e a3le to see the1 at all! for the state of 1ind of those fro7s is too different fro1 ours+ But as the 1inds of the B t0o are closely related to ours! 0e 0ould still see the1 the sa1e! e5en if they 0ere at a 7reat distance fro1 usD 6e could ha5e a close loo2 at hell also+ Ho0e5er! that 0ould not 3e acco1plished throu7h an 9 association of 1inds! 3ut only throu7h the Lord;s 1iraculous 1ediation! 0hich you 0ill 7et to 2no0 in due course+ %o0 you 2no0 the reason for this appearance! 0hich ri7htly see1s stran7e! 3ut 0ill 3eco1e C09uite clear to you at a later ti1e+ %o0 7o on 0atchin7 the scene 3efore you! 0hich is 1ost educational+/

"oncentratin7 on the scene once 1ore! Bishop Martin sees ho0 the fro7s! already deep in the dar2 e5enin7! ha5e reached the shore of a 5ast sea and ha5e stopped+ Here they are 3e7innin7 to CC croa2 pitifully! refusin7 to enter the 0ater+ The t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en do not force the1 in! 3ut 7i5e the1 free choice+ -Seein7 this! Bishop Martin says.: /Loo2 at those u7ly fro7sD They do not 0ant to enter the ele1ent for 0hich they see1 to ha5e 3een created+ ) a1 3e7innin7 to suspect the reason 0hy this C:is so+ There 1ust still 3e so1ethin7 of a 3etter nature in the1 0hich does not 3elon7 to that ele1ent! and 0hich 1ost li2ely is 7oin7 to 2eep the1 on dry land+/ C3-Bore1.: /That 1ay 3e soD But 7o on 0atchin7! for the de5elop1ent of the first act 0ill soon 3e apparentD/ -Bishop Martin 0atches the scene attenti5ely! and says after a 0hile.: /$h! ah! loo2! ho0 stran7eD The fro7s are no0 inflatin7 the1sel5es to the fri7htenin7 siAe of hu7e elephants! facin7 C<the t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en and the party of old people! 0ho are 7ettin7 1ore and 1ore scared+ The fro7s are still s0ellin7! as if 3lo0n up 0ith 3ello0s+ C=They loo2 as if they could attac2 the 0hole party! 3ut the t0o 1en do not retreat a sin7le step! althou7h the old people see1 ready to fly 1ore than run a0ay+ %o0 the t0o 1en order silence! and one of the1 addresses the old people: ;,o not 3e afraid of these inflated thin7sD )t is only the 0ic2ed s2in that see1s so fri7htenin7! 3ut the 3ein7 inside is 0ea2er than that of a 1iteD 6e could 3lo0 the1 a0ay 0ith a sin7le 3reath! these 3ein7s 0ho1 C#you 0orshipped as 3lessed! 3ut 0e shall not 3e as 1erciless as they the 0ould 3e 3rides of Eod 0ere to us and to you! althou7h 0e are true *rotestants and Aealously protest a7ainst e5erythin7 that is not of the Lord+ ;$nd if you 0ant to 2no0 e>actly 0ho these inflated fro7s are! then 2no0 that they are your dau7hters 0ho1 your utter foolishness has practically sent to their da1nation! dri5in7 the1 into C@the con5ent of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart to7ether 0ith considera3le fortunes+ Ho0 do you li2e the1 in their celestial 7ar3?; The old people thro0 up their ar1s! tear their hair! and screa1: ;But for hea5en;s sa2e! Jesus! Mary and Joseph! help usD Ho0 is this possi3le? They 0ere said to ha5e led such pure li5es and CBha5e at all ti1es o3eyed the strict rules of the order and their father confessorD $nd no0 0e find the1 here in this terri3le stateD &h! Jesus! Mary and Joseph! 0hat has 3eco1e of the1?; Says one of the 0hite ro3ed 1en: ;"al1 yoursel5es and do not 0orry a3out these un0orthy ones+ 6e ha5e 3een sent here 3y the Lord to see2 and reco5er! in His 1ost holy na1e! 0hat 0as lost! and 0e shall e5entually strai7hten out these fro7s+ But in order that you 1ay 3e cured of C9your folly! you ha5e to 3e present 0hen 0e do this! and patiently accept all that 1i7ht 3efall you+ But first! 1a2e sure that you a0a2en your lo5e of the one Eod! Lord and Father! Jesus! and the path you 0ill ha5e to follo0 0ill 3e 1uch easierD; :0%o0 the old people are 3e7innin7 to 0eep at the 1isfortune of their supposedly 3lessed dau7hters+ But the latter are inflatin7 the1sel5es e5en 1ore so+/

"hapter @B $% &BS"U(' J'SU)T ST&(F: $ F$TH'( "H'$T', &UT &F H)S ,$UEHT'(+ TH' ST&(F )% TH' S*)()TU$L L)EHT+ -Bishop Martin.: /$ 5ery old loo2in7 father of one of these ladies co1es for0ard no0 and addresses the 0hite ro3ed 1en in a la1entin7 5oice: ;&h! you 1i7hty 1essen7ers of Eod! ho0 is it possi3le that 1y dau7hter is also a1on7 these unfortunates? $s far as ) 2no0! 1y dau7hter li5ed in strict o3edience of her order;s rules! and thus fully in the spirit of the only true church the (o1an "atholic! 0hose spirit 1ust o35iously 3e the Holy Ehost+ )n 5ie0 of such a life and the assurances of the church! 1y dau7hter should ha5e 7one strai7ht to hea5en+ For! in addition to her conscientiously holy life! she 0as a0arded 3y the *ope hi1self : not 8ust one! 3ut a 0hole doAen! of plenary indul7ences! pri5ile7ed 3y the Laurentian Mary! a3sol5in7 her co1pletely fro1 pur7atory+ Ho0 can it 3e that here such a life has no 5alue 3efore Eod? Fes! ) can assure you! upon 1y life! that 1y dau7hter 0as truly and un1ista2a3ly no1inated 3y 3 hea5en as a 3ride of "hrist throu7h a 5ision recei5ed 3y a 1ost 7odly and strict li5in7 Jesuit+ This pious 1an ad1itted hu13ly to ha5in7 had the follo0in7 drea1: Mary and St+ Joseph ca1e to hi1 in a celestial li7ht and said! ; Listen you pure 3rother of the an7els+ Eo to %+%+ 0ho has a dear youn7 dau7hter 0ho has found fa5or 0ith Jesus! and H' < 0ants to 1a2e her His 1ost fa5ored 3ride+ Eo on 3ehalf of Eod! your Lord! and procure this 3ride for Hi1! or you 0ill ne5er ha5e a part in the Hin7do1 of EodD; = Upon 0a2in7! he pondered this drea1 and after he had had the sa1e drea1 three ti1es! he infor1ed the con5ent! 0hich then passed it on to the 7eneral in (o1e+ $nd ho0 surprised the 0hole con5ent 0as 0hen the 0ord ca1e fro1 the 7eneral that he had had the sa1e drea1! and 0hen he did not 3elie5e it! Mary had appeared to hi1 e5en a fourth ti1e and said sadly: ;&h! you 0retched 0or1 in the dust! since you do not 3elie5e! you 0ill 3e s1itten 0ith a se5ere illness until the dear 1aiden is in the con5ent of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart as a 3ride for 1y # sonD $s a confir1ation of the truth! for three days in succession all the 3ells in (o1e shall rin7 of their o0n accord at 1idni7ht for an hourD; $ll this had 1iraculously ta2en place! and the 7eneral secretly ordered special prayers in all the @ con5ents+ He had also particularly ur7ed the Jesuit! 0ho had had the drea1 a3out 1y dau7hter! to 2eep prayin7 ni7ht and day for her to 8oin the con5ent+ ) 1yself did not 0ant to part 0ith her! especially as ) 0as 5ery rich and of hi7h no3ility+ My dau7hter 0as 5ery 3eautiful! 7entle and 7ood! and could ha5e 1arried 0ell+ Ho0e5er! e5entually B ) 7a5e in to the pleas of the pious Jesuit! and as 1y dau7hter also preferred "hrist to any other 3ride7roo1! she too2 the 5eil and 3eca1e a 3ride of "hrist+ &h! you unhappy 3rideD ;Fou 1i7hty 1essen7ers of the Lord! tell 1e! poor unhappy father that ) a1! in 0hat 0ay did 1y dau7hter sin that she is no0 a1on7 these unfortunate! truly hellish! 3ein7s? ,id she ha5e any

9 secret 5ices! or 0as she si1ply a hypocrite? &r is! perhaps! the (o1an church a fa2e? ,o tell 1e 0hy this terri3le thin7 has happened to 1y dau7hterD; C0Says one of the t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en: ;Friend! ha5e you ne5er read the Eospel of the Lord?; (eplies the old 1an: ;&nly as a school3oy! 3ut ne5er after that! for ) used to attend 1ass e5ery Sunday and on all holidays and listened to the ser1ons+ Besides! 0e lay1en 0ere for3idden 3y CC the church to read the Bi3le! and ) 3elie5e ) did the ri7ht thin7 in o3eyin7 the church in e5erythin7+; Says the 1essen7er a7ain: ;6ell! if the church 0as 1ore i1portant to you than the pure 6ord of Eod! you 0ill ha5e to as2 the church to account for 0hat has happened to your dau7hter not us! 0ho as true *rotestants! unli2e the (o1an church! ha5e ne5er adhered to anythin7 3ut 0hat C:"hrist Hi1self tau7ht+ But in the Eospel there is nothin7 1entioned a3out an only true (o1an "atholic church! nor a3out a pope! Jesuits! or Ladies of the Sacred Heart+ )t si1ply says: ;Thou shalt lo5e the Lord! thy Eod! 0ith all thy heart! and 0ith all thy soul! and 0ith all thy 1ind + + + and thy nei7h3or as thyself+ &n these t0o co11and1ents han7 all the la0s and all the prophetsD; 6hoe5er 0or2s only for the sa2e of the re0ard is an idle ser5ant and not 0orthy of the re0ard! e5en less of the Lord! 6ho says: ; He that lo5eth father or 1other! son or dau7hter! 1ore than C3Me is not 0orthy of Me+ 6hen ye shall ha5e done all those thin7s 0hich are co11anded you! say! 0e are unprofita3le ser5ants+; C<Behold! those are 0ords of EodD $s2 yourself 0hether you 2ne0 the1 and 0hether you or your spiritually arro7ant dau7hter ha5e e5er o3ser5ed the1+; Says the old 1an: ;)f they are really the 0ords of Eod! 0hich ) do not dou3t! especially the C=co11and1ents of lo5e! ) a1 3e7innin7 to understand 0hy this has happened to 1y dau7hter+ Ho0e5er! she is a 5icti1 of deception and entitled to for3earance and the Lord;s 1ercy+; Says the 1essen7er a7ain: ;Friend! if the Lord 0ere not 3etter than you and your dau7hter i1a7ine! 3oth of you 0ould 3e in hell 3y no0D But! 3ecause the Lord is endlessly 3etter and C#0iser! you are no0! instead of in hell! only in a 1ost essential state of correction of your thin2in7! in a 3ath of 1ercy for the healin7 of your 0hole 3ein7+ Let 1e tell you that the drea1 of the Jesuit 0as an in5ention 3ecause of your 3eautiful and rich dau7hter+ The Lord allo0ed this to happen in 5ie0 of the fact that you 0anted nothin7 less than C@a prince for your dau7hter+ This 0as all the 1ore 0ron7 of you for! contrary to the "hristian teachin7 that all 1en are e9ual! you 0ithheld your dau7hter fro1 a poor 3ut other0ise ri7hteous 1an! and e5en had hi1 punished for his 3oldnessD Such an attitude is accursed 3efore EodD )n the end it 0as not a prince 0ho 7ot your dau7hter! 3ut a sly Jesuit! 0ho decei5ed 3oth of youD CB)n 5ie0 of all this! can you call Eod to account for the unfortunate state your dau7hter is in no0 Eod 6ho is the essence of lo5e! hu1ility! and 1ee2ness? Besides! 1y friend! your dau7hter 0as arro7ant and harsh to0ards her su3ordinates! ha5in7 soon 3eco1e a prioress of this ne0 order! 3ecause she 0as the richest+ She considered herself a saint in 5ie0 of her 1iraculous callin7! and e5en 1ore so 3ecause at ni7ht a 1as2ed Lord Jesus

C95isited her personally! to 0ho1 she! as his 3ride! naturally 7ranted all he as2ed! after the so called hea5enly 5eil had 3een raised+ &f course! she did not tell you a3out this! e>cept that her Jesus de1anded that you 3e9ueath your entire 7reat fortune to the holy order! 0hich you also did in your 3lind faithD This is ho0 thin7s are 0ith you and your dau7hter and ho0 they 0ill 3e 0ith your 0ife! 0ho is still li5in7 on earth+ Ho0 do you i1a7ine that a hu1an 3ein7 can e>pect hea5en 0ith such a life :0ne>t to Eod;s teachin7! especially since your dau7hter 2ne0 5ery soon 0ho her 0ould 3e Lord Jesus really 0as? )s this no0 clear to you! 1y dear friend?; The old 1an is 9uite nonplussed! and se5eral others 0ith hi1+ He no0 feels li2e cursin7 (o1e! 3ut the t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en for3id hi1 to do so! pointin7 out to hi1 that the Lord alone 1ay :Cconde1n! and that all 1en 1ust for7i5e if they 0ant to 3e for7i5en the1sel5es+ This pacifies our old 1an! and ) can see that one of the fro7s is 3e7innin7 to shrin2+ )t is pro3a3ly the aforesaid ;3ride of "hrist+; %o0 thin7s are 3e7innin7 to 1o5e in the ri7ht direction! 3rotherD/

"hapter @9 TH' &L, M$%;S $%E'( "&%"'(%)%E (&M' $%, E&,;S F&(B'$($%"'+ *$($BL'S $B&UT TH' L&(,;S *$T)'%"'+ -Bishop Martin.: /The old 1an once 1ore addresses the 1essen7er! sayin7: ;) no0 understand 0hat you ha5e told 1e and do not dou3t that you are ri7ht+ Ho0e5er! if thin7s are as you descri3e! ) 0ould li2e to 2no0 0hy the Lord puts up 0ith (o1e at all+ For in this case! (o1e 1ust 3e an a3o1ination and not a church of the Lord at all+ 6here then is *eter! the roc2! not to 3e pre5ailed o5er 3y the 7ates of hell? (o1e clai1s this for itself! and the *ope! as the so called deputy of "hrist on earth! is alle7edly sittin7 on that roc2! : constantly inspired 3y the Holy Ehost+ Such a clai1 1ust 3e an a3o1ination 3efore EodD ,o e>plain to 1e ho0 it is possi3le that the Lord tolerates this+ He 1ust ha5e a thousand 0ays of controllin7 such an e5il+; Says the 1essen7er: ;That is true! 1y friend! the Lord can do a3solutely anythin7 He 0ants to+ But 0hat 0ould you say of a father of 1any children if he i11ediately e>ecuted those 0ho 3 diso3eyed hi1? 6ould not e5ery3ody say: 6hat a sha1e+ 6e ha5e ne5er seen such a de5il of a fatherD 6hat 0ould you say to a ruler 0ho had his su38ects i11ediately put to death for non < co1pliance 0ith his la0s? 6ouldn;t you cry: &h! loo2! 0hat a terri3le tyrant! 0hat an inhu1an fiendD = Such an inhu1an ly se5ere father the children 1i7ht resist 9uite successfully! and the su38ects of such a tyrant could rise in re3ellion and 2ill hi1+ # )f the $l1i7hty Father 0ere to treat His children li2e that! 0hat 0ould you thin2 of such action on the part of Eod? @ )f the $l1i7hty Father 0ould do to His po0erless creatures 0hat 3loodthirsty 5illains at one ti1e did to the people in France! 0ould not that 3e indescri3a3ly cruel? The Lord is 0ell a0are 0hat a harlot (o1e is! 8ust as He 2ne0 all a3out the adulteress! Mary Ma7dalen! and the 0o1an of Sa1aria at Jaco3;s 0ell+ But the sa1e for3earance He sho0ed B those three 0o1en! He is also sho0in7 (o1e! and He 0elco1es e5eryone of her lost sons if he is truly penitent! ho0e5er 1uch he 1ay ha5e 0ooed the harlot (o1e+ 9 $s for the roc2 of *eter! 0hich pre5ails o5er the 7ates of hell! the Lord has referred to this in a nu13er of te>ts in His Eospel+ C0So! for instance! it says: ;He that 3elie5eth on the son hath e5erlastin7 life+; that is already a roc2D Behold!

CC )t is also 0ritten: ; The 2in7do1 of Eod co1eth not 0ith o3ser5ation +++ it is 0ithin you+; There! too! the true! uncon9uera3le roc2 of *eter has 3een erectedD $nd a7ain it is 0ritten: ;He that hath 1y co11and1ents! and 2eepeth the1! he it is that lo5eth 1e4 and he that lo5eth 1e shall 3e lo5ed of 1y Father! and ) 0ill lo5e hi1! and 0ill 1anifest C:1yself to hi1+; That! too! is *eter! the uncon9uera3le! in the heart of 1an+ That alone is the true! li5in7 church of the Lord! if He! throu7h li5in7 faith 0hich is lo5e! has co1e to d0ell in the heart of 1an+ %o0 you 2no0 a3out *eter and 0here he is+ So stop as2in7 a3out silly idle thin7s of the 0orld! C33ut see2 first the true Hin7do1 of Eod 0ithin you and its ri7hteousness! and e5erythin7 else shall 3e 7i5en you+; The old 1an no0 3o0s deeply 3efore this 1essen7er of the Lord! and so do all the others+ Ho0e5er! the fro7s are still fro7s4 they only see1 to 3e so1e0hat less inflated+ &ne of the1 has C<3eco1e 9uite s1all! and is no0 approachin7 the t0o 0hite ro3ed 1en+ The closer it 7ets! the s1aller it 3eco1es+ This see1s to 3e a 7ood si7n+ By the 0ay! ) 1ust confess honestly and 0ith 7ratitude to the Lord that ) ha5e learned a lot fro1 C=this scene and a1 no0! no dou3t! considera3ly 0iser than 3efore+ But the scene is 3eco1in7 1ore interestin7 and stran7er all the ti1e+ ) 1ust say that the description of the Jesuit in this case is e>cellent+ )t truly re9uires 1ore than di5ine patience not to punish such types 0ho are 0orse than Sodo1 and Eo1orrah+ )t is as 0ell C#that ) a1 not e9uipped 0ith the Lord;s 1i7ht at this sta7e or thin7s 0ould 3e really 3ad for these decei5ers of the 0orldD Ho0e5er! the Lord;s 0ill 3e doneD/ "hapter B0 *$($BL' $B&UT TH' 6H'$T $%, TH)STL'S+ M$(T)%;S L&G' F&( TH' L&(, )S $6$H)%E+ "&%T)%U$T)&% &F TH' S"'%' 6)TH TH' L$,)'S &F TH' S$"(', H'$(T+ -Bore1.: /That is ri7htD The Lord;s 3est and 0isest 0ill 3e doneD $pparently! the thistles are inferior to the 0heat! 0hich is 1ore or less the sa1e all o5er the 0orld+ Ho0e5er! if you e>a1ine all the different 2inds of thistles! you 0ill find the delicious pineapple! the 1edicinal aloe! and the fi7 thistle in $frica! rich in su7ar content+ : Ho0 foolish it 0ould therefore 3e to conde1n the entire 7enus of thistles since nature sho0s ho0 they can 3e i1pro5ed+ 6heat stays 0heat! 3ut a thistle! enno3led! can 3eco1e a pineapple+ Thus a *eter! a Ja1es! an $ndre0! and so on! re1ained 0hat they 0ere fro1 the 3e7innin7 a pure 0heat in the Lord;s 3arnD But a1on7 this 0heat there 0as also a 5ery pric2ly 0ild thistle+ 3 )ts na1e 0as Saul+ $nd 3ehold! the Lord 1ade a pineapple out of it! the 1ost delicious fruit on earth+ < $nd 0hat the Lord has done then! he is still doin7 no0! and 0e can only say fro1 the depths of

our hearts: ;& Father! Thy 1ost holy 0ill 3e doneD;/ -Bishop Martin! 1o5ed to tears! says.: /Fes! 1y dear 3rother! His holiest 0ill 3e done in = eternityD )f ) had Hi1 here no0! ) could press Hi1 to 1y heart in 1y o5er0hel1in7 lo5e+ &h! 1y 7ood Lord Jesus! do co1e to 3oth of usD/