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MARY VIII
The Second World War came to an end in Tokyo Bay on the deck of the battleship Missouri, with the official surrender of Japan to allied forces. The date was August 15, 1945, the Feast of the Assumption. Fatima-watchers see no coincidence in that date.
In July, 1952, ten years after his initial consecration of the world, Pius XII privately consecrated Russia and her people to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He did not ask the bishops of the world to join him in the consecration, and again, it is presumed that political realities were high among the Popefs considerations. Stalin remained in power in Moscow; the Pope did not want to touch off a new round of persecution against the Christians of Russia.
The 1952 consecration was not without its effect, however. Classified KGB files made public after the collapse of the Soviet Union show that at the 1952 congress of the communist party in Moscow, Stalin announced his plans to invade Western Europe . after the harsh Russian winter. Stalin gave his speech on October 13, the anniversary of the great miracle at Fatima, not that Stalin knew or cared. His target date for the invasion: April, 1953.
Stalin died suddenly in March, 1953. He was replaced by Nikita Kruschev, a cold warrior, to be sure, but a man who had no interest in another war, and who would seek a workable accommodation with the West. It would be another thirty years, the mid-1980s, before Russia would again consider an invasion of the West. By that time, however, a Pope named John Paul II was in Rome. This Pope was determined to bring about the consecration according to Our Ladyfs request. IHM
Pray for us
Fr. Jim
MARIA VIII
La Segunda Guerra Mundial termino en la Bahia de Tokio en la cubierta de la nave de Guerra Missouri, con la rendicion de Japon a las fuerzas aliadas. La fecha era el 15 de Agosto de 1945, La Fiesta de la Ascension. Los que han seguido a Fatima no ven ninguna coincidencia con esta fecha.
En Julio del 1952, diez anos despues de la consagracion inicial del mundo, Pio XII privadamente consagro a Rusia y a su gente al Inmaculado Corazon de Maria. El no invito a los obispos del mundo a tomar parte en la consagracion, y otra vez, se presumio que realidades politicas eran prioridades en las consideraciones del Papa. Stalin estaba todavia en poder; el Papa no quiso descargar una nueva hola de persecucion contra los Cristianos de Rusia.
La consagracion del 1952 no fue sin efectos algunos. Archivos clasificados del KGB fueron publicados despues del colapso de la Union Sovietica y expusieron que en el congreso del 1952 del partido comunista en Moscu, Stalin anuncio sus planes para invadir a Europa del Oeste.despues del severo invierno Ruso. Stalin dio su discurso el 13 de Octubre, el aniversario del grandioso milagro de Fatima, no que Stalin sabia o le importara. Su fecha proyectada para la invasion: Abril del 1953.
Stalin fallecio repentinamente en Marzo del 1953. Fue reemplazado por Nikita Krushchev, un guerrero frio, para ser seguro, pero un hombre que no tenia ningun interes en otra Guerra y quien buscaria la manera de trabajar con el Oeste. Pasarian otros treinta anos, a mediados del 1980, antes que Rusia de nuevo considerara otra invasion del Oeste. Pero a ese tiempo, un Papa de nombre Juan Pablo II estaba en Roma. En todo caso, este Papa estaba determinado a llevar a cabo la consagracion segun los deseos de Nuestra Senora.
IHM Ora por nosotros
Padre Jim
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