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Dear Friend,

Christ warns us of the end of time. We are to be able to see and understand the signs of the end just as we can see the tender leaves of the fig tree bursting forth and know undoubtedly that summer is near.

Our Lord makes reference to Daniel the prophet and the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place. In the book of Daniel (xii, 11) we read: "And from the time when the continual sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination unto desolation shall be set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred ninety days."

So if we look to Daniel we see that first the continual sacrifice shall be taken away. The continual sacrifice seems to refer to the Sacrifice of the Mass. With the implementation of the false "Vatican II" council it appears clearly that the Sacrifice of the Mass was taken away. All mention of sacrifice was removed from their ceremonies. A table and a meal supplanted an altar and a sacrifice. And so almost overnight, the continual sacrifice was taken away, but not completely. There remained at least one true Catholic successor to the Apostles who continued offering this sacrifice and likewise empowered and commissioned others to continue this sacrifice. And thus this terrible demonic sign was prevented from completely establishing itself. It is the true Bishops and priests who still offer this continual sacrifice that are holding back the heavy wrathful hand of God. As long as the Son of God is made present and lifted up in sacrifice to atone for our sins and beg mercy from God, we will continue to be spared. As frightening as it may seem the fate of this world hangs upon shoulders of the few true bishops and priests as they continue this mission (offering the continual sacrifice) in a world steeped in evil and sin.

Following the taking away of the continual sacrifice is the abomination unto desolation being set up in the holy place. We have witnessed Catholic churches throughout the world turned from houses of God into houses of men. Tabernacles, altars, communion rails, and crucifixes all taken away and if they are replaced with something it is always an abomination of what once was there. The house of God once filled with His presence in the Holy Eucharist and His abundant graces are now desolate. They are empty. "Vanity of vanity and all is vanity". In replacing God with man we clearly see the emptiness and nothingness of man and can observe this not only in the externals of the modernist churches but more importantly in their ceremonies and devotions. All true, sound, and solid worship and devotion is gone. There is a lot of pomp, ceremony and noise, but it is the tinkling of cymbals and the sounding of brass. It is just meaningless noise.

All this seems to be the preparation for the next and greater abomination. We first witnessed the driving out of Christ, then we saw the establishment of man in His place, and it seems logical that next will follow man stepping aside to allow Satan to openly be honored worshiped and praised in these places. This is the goal of the antichrists today just as it has always been the goal of the antichrists throughout history.

The devils have won a great many battles in taking over mankind, but the war is not yet over. The fight is still raging on. And whether we like to admit it or not our souls are the great battle grounds. There is a war going on for our souls and the outcome of this war has been placed in our own hands. Our weakened hands and sinful hearts have been called upon to fight the good fight. Humbly seeing our inability to judge and act correctly, we must call upon Christ (especially in the Holy Eucharist) to come to our aid and give us the strength and courage to fight manfully this fight to the end. We must never allow the devils to make our souls desolate by driving out the grace of God, and even more so must we never allow the devils to come and take up residence in our souls. For this would truly be the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place, and would be the end at least for us even if it is not for the entire world.

In our struggle for our own souls we likewise struggle for the world. As long as a remnant hangs on and remains faithful the desolation is not complete. And it is the grace of God that comes to us in the continual sacrifice of the Mass that nourishes and keeps the remnant alive and fighting.

The world will end. The things Christ has foretold will come to pass, but we must not become a part of the evil that brings it about. Our lives will end and at that moment we will be judged as to whether Christ is reigning, or the abomination of desolation is reigning in our souls. The choice of who reigns in our souls is in our own hands, let us look and read the signs while we still have time to change things for ourselves and for the world. We must do all in our power to support and preserve the continual sacrifice of the Mass, to give grace to our souls and to spare ourselves and the world from the immediate wrath of God.

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