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Winter 1989
THE FATIMA CRUSADER Issue 30
This Issue is Dedicated to Saint Raphael
and the Immaculate Conception
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Jacinta speaks to Sister Lucia and the world:
"I am going to Heaven soon, but you must stay here to make known God's wish to establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Do not be afraid to tell it. Tell everyone that God gives us all graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that everyone may ask Her. Make it known that the Sacred Heart of Jesus wishes that the Immaculate Heart of Mary be honored with Him. People must ask for peace through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for God has confided the peace of the world to Her."
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| A Personal Thank You from Father Gruner |
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In this short letter addressed to every friend of the Apostolate, Father Gruner expresses his gratitude for the many prayers offered and the acts of sympathy he received on the occasion of his father's death. |
| Facts About: |
| The Communist Persecution of Christians Today |
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This survey can give some idea of the tragic situation of our brothers in the Faith, persecuted for their beliefs. It provides a brief summary of the nature of this persecution in 16 countries. |
| Dear Friend of Our Lady |
| Father Nicholas Gruner, S.T.L., S.T.D. (Cand.) |
Our Lady, at La Salette, warned that the world and the Church were on the "eve of a frightful crisis." Father Gruner outlines how that crisis She predicted is now playing out. Father asks for our help in presenting the full Message of Fatima as a beacon of light in this immense darkness. |
| An Eyewitness Report of the Beijing Slaughter: |
| Ten Million People Know the Truth |
| Interview with Wen Bin Chen |
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In this interview Wen Bin Chen, eyewitness to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, exposes the Communist lies that have obscured the event and declares the truth about the massacre. |
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| Cardinal Casaroli Celebrates!? |
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The presence of Cardinal Casaroli in Moscow for the Kremlin-staged commemoration of "1,000 years of Christianity in Russia" is a scandal to Ukrainian Catholics who are still fiercely persecuted for remaining faithful to the Pope. |
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| Father Fox and The Wanderer Guilty of Disinformation Against Fatima |
| by Coralie Graham, Editor |
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The Wanderer magazine published on November 2, 1989 a report that Father Robert J. Fox had recently met with Sister Lucia in Coimbra, Portugal. This meeting did not take place, and once again we answer this recurring false report and demonstrate why Russia cannot yet be considered converted. |
| Venerable Francisco of Fatima: |
| "The Blessed Virgin and God Himself are Infinitely Sad . . . We Must Console Them" (Part II) |
Excerpts from The Whole Truth
About Fatima, Volume II |
by Frère Michel de la Sainte Trinité |
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This two-part article is Sister Lucy's account of how Blessed Francisco of Fatima's most ardent desire was to be a consoler of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. This second part provides examples of how Francisco fulfilled his special vocation. |
| Venerable Jacinta of Fatima: |
| "I Want to Suffer ... to Save Souls from Hell!" (Part II) |
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Blessed Jacinta of Fatima was consumed with the horror of hell and most ardently wished to save sinners from going there, through sacrifices. Learn more about her saintly compassion for poor sinners. Part II provides examples of how Jacinta fulfilled her special vocation. |
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| Jesus' Revelation to Sister Lucia Regarding the Pope |
| by Frčre Michel de la Sainte Trinité |
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Jesus compared the fate of the King of France, who was publicly executed in 1793, to the fate awaiting the Pope and bishops because they delay in obeying His command given through Our Lady of Fatima to consecrate Russia. |
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| Father Gruner Answers Your Questions |
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A few people expressed some questions and difficulties arising from Father Nicholas Gruner's letter to Cardinal Innocenti, which he herein addresses. Father Gruner provides an explanation of the attempt by the Cardinal to silence him. |
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| A Hungry Moscow Demands Food Tribute from America |
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This brief article discusses in detail the deepening food crisis within the Soviet Union, and is accompanied by figures that further illustrate this growing problem. Also shown is a breakdown of the tax dollars it costs Americans to supply food to the Soviet Union. |
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| Secret Soviet War in Afghanistan |
by Philip S. Smith, Legislative Assistant for Foreign Affairs; and U.S. Rep. Don Ritter, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Afghanistan |
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Despite the Soviet Army's withdrawal from Afghanistan, a powerful and cruel engine of war remains that was designed and placed there by the Soviet Union. |
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| Mary . . . The Power of Her Name |
| by St. Alphonsus de Liguori |
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Richard of St. Laurence states, "there is not such powerful help in any name, nor is there any other name given to men, after that of Jesus, from which so much salvation is poured forth upon men as from the name of Mary." Just how powerful is the name of the Mother of God? Read this article to find out. |
| What Everyone Should Know About: |
| The Sacrament of Penance (Part II) |
| by St. Alphonsus de Liguori |
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St. Alphonsus de Liguori explains the five conditions that are necessary for the forgiveness of our sins. |
| Nine Cardinals Agree: |
| Every Roman Catholic Priest Can Now Legally Celebrate the Tridentine Mass |
| by Coralie Graham, Editor |
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In one of the world's best kept secrets, nine Cardinals appointed by Pope John Paul II in 1986 to study the legal status of the Tridentine Mass unanimously agreed that no bishop has the authority to forbid priests from celebrating the traditional rite of Mass. Why aren't more people aware of this conclusion? |
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| We Too Want to be Free! |
| Taken from The New American |
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Read this interview with Father Alfonsas Svarinskas, a Catholic priest who has spent more than one third of his life in the prisons of the Soviet Union. Father Svarinskas tells us about the persecution of Catholics in Lithuania. |
| Recent News Reports Indicate: |
| War with Russia May Be Very Soon |
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These reports are reprints of newspaper articles on Soviet expansion and armaments. They make it clear that a terrible war with Russia may break out very soon. |
| As the Soviets Prepare for War: |
| The Expanding U.S./Soviet Military Gap |
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This report, which was written following a conference addressed by U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop, discusses the growing gap between the U.S. military and that of Soviet Russia, which is conducting the biggest military buildup in world history. The article further gives a comparison between the two military forces. |
| Jesus Wants It: |
| Frequently Pray these Two Prayers |
| by John Collorafi |
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It is little known that Our Lord Himself taught two prayers to Sister Lucy, for the conversion of the world, at Rianjo, Spain in 1931. We earnestly recommend all to recite these prayers, which are contained in this brief article. |
| Pope's Own Words Confirm that the Consecration of Russia Has Not Been Done |
The official newspaper of the Vatican, L'Osservatore Romano, carried the Pope's acknowledgement that the Consecration of Russia to Our Lady's Immaculate Heart was never carried out. This is a photographically reproduced copy of the original newspaper from March 27, 1984, two days after the consecration of the world in 1984, which some say fulfilled Our Lady's requests. |
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| Invocation to Archangel Raphael |
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| Everyone Has a Right to Know These Truths |
| Interview with Father Nicholas Gruner, S.T.L., S.T.D. (Cand.) |
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The Fatima Crusader recently interviewed Father Gruner to clarify certain issues about the Consecration of Russia, especially why it is so important for the Holy Father and the bishops to do it. |
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| Romanians Starve |
| Taken from The Voice of the Martyrs |
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Presented here are two reports which describe the unstable conditions of the Soviet Union, due to the growing social and economic crisis - including the deplorable condition of the starving Romanian people under Communist rule. Also, a former head of West German intelligence warns of the growing threat of civil war in the Soviet Union because of this crisis. |
| Salutation to The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| by St. John Eudes |
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