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The Prophecy at Rome
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IT was Pentecost Monday of May, 1975. A prophecy was given in
Rome in the presence of Pope Paul VI by alayman little known at the
time. Ralph Martin, one of the founders of what is known today as
the "CharismaticRenewal," spoke a word which seems to be drawing
ever closer to fulfillment.
I saw Ralph when I was a child at a "Fire Rally" in
Saskatchewan, Canada. I was maybe nine or ten years old.
When he finished a talk, he had to immediately leave to catch a
flight home. I rememberfeelingas though thepower of the Holy Spirit
had left the room with him.
His books later dotted my parents shelves with titles such asA
Crisis of Truth and Is Jesus Coming Soon? I wasmore interested in
sports and music at the time than in reading such heady titles. But
I heard my parents talk aboof them when I was a teenager, and came
to realize that Ralph was truly a prophet in our times as his
wordsunfolded around us.
I met Ralph in the 1990s at another conference.
I cant remember exactly what we spoke about, but I was moved by
his attention to my questions. After all, he had met thepope, and I
was just a kid from the middle of "Nowhere", Canada. But that
meeting was a preface to an interview I would lateconduct with
Ralph when I produced my first documentary ("What in the World is
Going On?") for a Canadian televisionnetwork. I was examining from
a secular viewpoint the strange "signs of the times" occurring in
society and nature, and itincluded a segment where I interviewed
various Christian denominational leaders. Knowing Ralphs gift for
perceiving whatthe Spirit is saying to the Church, I chose him to
represent the Catholic viewpoint.
He said two things which I used in the piece. The first was:
There has never been such a falling away from Christianity as
there has been in the past century. We are certainly a"candidate"
for the Great Apostasy.
The second was that God is going to give the world an
opportunityto turn back to him. (Was he speaking of the
so-called"Illumination?")
PROPHECY OF 1975 Pentecost Monday, 1975.
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Given all Ive said above, I dont know why I "missed" his
prophecy of 1975. I do recall seeing something of it somewhere,
buonly vaguely. When I read it just recently, I was struck by how
the events unfolding in the Church and the world appear to
beconfirming it more and more. (In my own written reflections,
which are similar to Ralphs, I have worked very hard to
followcarefully the Tradition of the Church, using private and
public prophecy to illuminate it further. I confess that I have
oftenstruggled with doubts about my mission to the point of wanting
to run in terror, afraid that I could be leading souls astray.
Inthis regard, I continue to turn everything over to God, hoping
that my work may help a soul here or there to be better preparefor
these days of change.) It is a tremendous encouragement when I see
such men and women as Ralph Martin whom Godhas raised up throughout
the centuries to prepare and guide us through these times.
This is as powerful a word today as I imagine it was on the day
when it was uttered under the gaze of the Holy Father. I hearnow
with urgency, as though it were indeed on the very threshold:
Because I love you, I want to show you what I am doing in the
world today. Iwant to prepare yofor what is to come. Days of
darkness are coming onthe world, days of tribulation Buildings
that are now standing will not bestanding. Supports that are
there for my people now will not bthere. I want you to be prepared,
my people, to know only me and to cleave to me and to have
mein a way deeper than ever before. I will lead you into the
desert I will strip you ofeverythinthat you are depending on now,
so you depend just on me. A time ofdarkness is coming on theworld,
but a time of glory is coming for my Church, atime of glory is
coming for my people. I wi
pour out on you all the gifts of my Spirit. I will prepare you
for spiritual combat; I will prepare yofor a time of evangelism
that the world has never seen. And when you have nothing but
me,
you will have everything: land, fields, homes, and brothers and
sisters and love andjoy andpeace more than ever before. Be ready,
my people, I want to prepareyou
Yes, it is important to hear this again because I believe the
time of preparation is nearly over.
A PROPHET FOR OUR TIMES
Wondering what Ralphs latest book is? Its called, The
Fulfillment of All Desire, perhaps one of the best collections
onCatholic spirituality availablea veritable textbook on the "how
to" of becoming a saint, taking together the best of
mysticaltheology which has been deposited over 2000 years. Indeed,
seminaries are beginning to use the book in the formation offuture
priests. While Ralph has made no such claim, I believe this book is
also prophetic. It explains implicitly what will beoccurring
exponentially within the Church during the Era of Peace when the
Body of Christ will grow into "full stature"intomystical union with
Jesus Christ so as to become a "spotless and unblemished" Bride
(Eph 5:25, 27) prepared to receive heBridegroom at the end of
time.
When I called Ralph sometime last year, I asked what the Spirit
was saying to him regarding the times. I was surprised at firsto
hear him say that he wasnt really following what was going on but
was more focused on his work in teaching these thingsof the
interior life to seminarians and students.
