The second reason is curiosity, a sin
The third reason is a lack of Faith.
Those who are overly interested in such are modern day gnostics.
Christ said: But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. Mark 13:32, DR
The readiness is all. Be not afraid.
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As happens every time a pontificate ends, the big private revelation (if it can be called that) that everybody zeroes in on is the prophecy of St. Malachy. Of course, this has taken on special urgency in our lifetimes, as we are running out of Popes on the alleged St. Malachy list, and therefore, we "must" be nearing the end of the world.
I doubt the alleged prophecies of St. Malachy are legit. But let’s not forget the three great signs that must precede the Last Day (cf., e.g., 2 Thessalonians): (1) the preaching of the Gospel to the ends of the earth; (2) the Great Apostasy; (3) the coming of Antichrist. I think a case can be made for the fulfillment of (1); there seems no doubt that we are at least in a dress rehearsal for (2), if not the thing itself; and we don’t know about (3) yet, though there have been many types of him throughout history, and we would not be the first generation to think he may appear in our time.
We just need to go on praying, working, and fulfilling our duties for our states of life. God is in charge. He fits the job description.
Obsession with private revelation and accumulating devotions on the part of some of the priests is a big part of why we left our local Trad parish.
There is an unseemly sensationalism about it that I don't see as spiritually beneficial.
I'm sure the pronouncements of Our Lady of This Approved Apparition are very important. But they do not supplant the Deposit of the Faith. They are not part of the Faith once received from the Apostles.
While the Rosary may prove spiritually beneficial for some, it may not for others. That's why in the East there is the Jesus Prayer and in the West there developed a multiplicity of variations on the Rosary.
Sacramentals aren't Sacraments and priests who willfully blur the distinction, be they Trads or Progs, irritate me. They make my job as a parent more difficult.
Flambeaux, nice to hear from you. You are absolutely correct. I am put off by some many people, both in Ireland and England who go on about this apparition or the other, and never read the CCC.
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