Pope John Paul II and the Blessed Virgin
The first and second secrets of Fatima, revealed to three humble children by the Blessed Holy Mother on May 13, 1917 in Fatima, Portugal, brought terrifying revelations of Hell, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, World War II, and the destruction of human dignity and freedom that would result if Russia abandoned the Russian Orthodox Church and turned to Communist dictatorship.
After the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981, the Pope requested to read the third secret of Fatima. He immediately consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In a special prayer he wrote, "Take under your motherly protection the whole human family, which with affectionate love we entrust to you, O Mother. May there dawn for everyone the time of peace and freedom, the time of truth, of justice, and of hope."
The third secret appears to refer to the martyrdom of the Pope. Since Pope John Paul II survived the assassination attempt, does it mean that the third secret has yet to be fulfilled? Some people believe that is the case. Other people believe that something more unique and wonderful occurred on May 13, 1981.
Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) grew up in Poland as Karol Jozef Wojtyla. While attending the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Nazi German forces invaded Poland in 1939 and closed the university. He was required to work from 1940 to 1944 under Nazi occupation. In 1942, he became interested in the priesthood. In 1944, he was struck by a German truck and sent to a hospital. This accident convinced him that the priesthood was the right choice. The young man escaped the Nazi round up of young men called "Black Sunday" by hiding in his uncle's basement. He stayed with his uncle until 1945, when the Nazis fled from the city. Later, he described the Nazi regime in Poland as "bestiality."
Pope John Paul II is credited with helping many Jews during the Nazi occupation. He was a staunch opponent of all forms of totalitarianism, including Communism. He fought diligently to help end Communism in Poland and the rest of Europe. His efforts fell in line with the Blessed Holy Mother's warnings about Communist Russia. Did the Holy Mother perform a divine miracle and save the Pope's life as a reward for his lifelong work against oppression? Did she save his life in order to finally bring an end to Communist Russia? If so, the horrifying death of the Pope predicted by the third secret has been nullified, cancelled, avoided. It will never come to pass as part of a secret revealed at Fatima.
Humanity escaped the ongoing oppression of Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. Yet, dictatorships all around the world still exist. As devout Catholics devoted to the Church and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we have a solemn obligation to follow in Pope John Paul II's footsteps and fight totalitarianism wherever it still exists. We have a solemn duty to uphold and defend the inalienable right of humans to be free.
Dawn Pisturino
March 9, 2021
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