Papal Prophecies of Saint Malachy
Tonight I decided to read up a little bit on prophecies surrounding the Pope. I stumbled upon some strange information...
Note: Yesterday, on the day Pope John Paul II was officially laid to rest, there was a solar eclipse of the sun. The eerie part of this? Read on...
I came upon several sites discussing the ancient papal prophecies of Saint Malachy (1094 a.d. -1148 a.d.). Malachy, in his prochecies, gave 111 latin "mottos" (though some sites say it was 112) to each of the Pope's stretching from his time up until the last pope (the pope at the end of times). Strangely, the second to last pope, according to Malachy, would be the one that is going to be elected this April... a little less than two weeks from now.
So, what was the motto given by Malachy to the person that turned out to be Pope John Paul II? It was "De Labore Solis," which is latin for "Of the eclipse of the sun," or "From the toil of the sun." Which is odd not only because there was a solar eclipse of the sun on the day Pope John Paul II was officially laid to rest, but also because there was an offical eclipse recorded on the very day he was born. On May 18, 1920, the largest partial solar eclipse of the 20th century occured at a magnitude of 0.9734 (click here for more info).
Are these signs that these prophecies may be coming true? Who knows. Maybe. Maybe not. Is there such thing as coincedence or is there purpose behind it all? As for the whole thing about the "end of times" pope being elected in two weeks, I'm very skeptical. Although Malachy was a Christian as well as a Saint, according to the Bible [in reference to the second coming] "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven" (Matthew 24: 36). He will come like a theif in the night.
Then again, I suppose these prophecies could have some truth to them yet still tell us nothing about that day and hour.
Or... it could all just be a bunch of bologna.
Still, 'tis interesting to think about.
Note: Yesterday, on the day Pope John Paul II was officially laid to rest, there was a solar eclipse of the sun. The eerie part of this? Read on...
I came upon several sites discussing the ancient papal prophecies of Saint Malachy (1094 a.d. -1148 a.d.). Malachy, in his prochecies, gave 111 latin "mottos" (though some sites say it was 112) to each of the Pope's stretching from his time up until the last pope (the pope at the end of times). Strangely, the second to last pope, according to Malachy, would be the one that is going to be elected this April... a little less than two weeks from now.
So, what was the motto given by Malachy to the person that turned out to be Pope John Paul II? It was "De Labore Solis," which is latin for "Of the eclipse of the sun," or "From the toil of the sun." Which is odd not only because there was a solar eclipse of the sun on the day Pope John Paul II was officially laid to rest, but also because there was an offical eclipse recorded on the very day he was born. On May 18, 1920, the largest partial solar eclipse of the 20th century occured at a magnitude of 0.9734 (click here for more info).
Are these signs that these prophecies may be coming true? Who knows. Maybe. Maybe not. Is there such thing as coincedence or is there purpose behind it all? As for the whole thing about the "end of times" pope being elected in two weeks, I'm very skeptical. Although Malachy was a Christian as well as a Saint, according to the Bible [in reference to the second coming] "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven" (Matthew 24: 36). He will come like a theif in the night.
Then again, I suppose these prophecies could have some truth to them yet still tell us nothing about that day and hour.
Or... it could all just be a bunch of bologna.
Still, 'tis interesting to think about.
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