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Virgin Mary Called To Aid China

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:03:00 +0000

In what we see as a an odd move by the Vatican, a special prayer has been penned to aid the suffering in China. The prayer was recently penned and released in several languages. Below is the full text of the English version of this special prayer which, among other things, asks that the Chinese not be afraid to mention the name of Jesus.

Virgin Most Holy, mother of the Incarnate Word and our mother,
venerated in the shrine of Sheshan under the title "Help of Christians,"
the entire church in China looks to you with devout affection.

We come before you today to implore your protection.
Look upon the people of God and, with a mother's care, guide them
along the paths of truth and love, so that they may always be
a leaven of harmonious coexistence among all citizens.

When you obediently said "Yes" in the house of Nazareth,
you allowed God's eternal Son to take flesh in your virginal womb
and thus to begin in history the work of our redemption.

You willingly and generously cooperated in that work,
allowing the sword of pain to pierce your soul,
until the supreme hour of the cross, when you kept watch on Calvary,
standing beside your Son, who died that we might live.

From that moment, you became, in a new way,
the mother of all those who receive your son Jesus in faith
and choose to follow in his footsteps by taking up his cross.

Mother of hope, in the darkness of Holy Saturday you journeyed
with unfailing trust toward the dawn of Easter.
Grant that your children may discern at all times,
even those that are darkest, the signs of God's loving presence.

Our Lady of Sheshan, sustain all those in China,
who, amid their daily trials, continue to believe, to hope, to love.
May they never be afraid to speak of Jesus to the world,
and of the world to Jesus.

In the statue overlooking the shrine you lift your son on high,
offering him to the world with open arms in a gesture of love.

Help Catholics always to be credible witnesses to this love,
ever clinging to the rock of Peter on which the church is built.
Mother of China and all Asia, pray for us, now and forever. Amen!

In the meantime, stories of strange events that occurred before the mega-quake are emerging. According to Whitley Striebers' Unknown Country, swarms of frogs were seen clogging the streets in China days before the quake as well as linear clouds crossing the sky. Oddly, just yesterday we ourselves saw a black, linear cloud crossing the sky in Missouri; this occurred before we had read the recent report of such clouds sightings near the Chinese earthquake. Events are building strangely and concurrently around the globe...what it means we do not know but the times are getting very interesting.

UFO Wave Argentina

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0000

There is purported to be an ongoing wave of UFO sightings in Argentina which began with the new year, 2008. We received this video in our inbox attached with the subject: "UFO Wave Argentina."

The next video features still photos of chance captures of UFOs on film.

Things are really starting to heat up globally and we're not talking global warming. This situation involving UFOs appears to be building to some sort of climax...outcome UNKNOWN.

Marian Apparition, Miracle Of The Sun Described By Eyewitness

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Below is one of the most amazing videos we have discovered on YouTube:

What follows the detailed description we received from an eyewitness to the scene.

The story of Maria in Ta Pao (Vietnam)

"Hundred people and I saw the sun turn round and round directly at 6 PM on August 12, 2007. At the same time, there had a silver disk which shaded the sunlight so that every people can look at the sun. A remain part around of the sun turn round and round that silver disk. After a few seconds I took my digital camera to record it."

"What a surprised is! I recorded another scene as you have seen on my video clip. I recognized that it is one of the miracles from the God. That event was happened at the foot of the Ta Pao mountain where had a Maria statue which was placed in 1959, in Dong Kho village, Tanh Linh district, Binh Thuan province, Viet Nam. Now, they get acquainted with calling "Duc Me Ta Pao". It means Maria in Ta Pao."

"Summarizing, we can see the sun turn round itself when we saw by our eyes. But, When we saw in camera, we can see the sun move forward and move back, and flash."

"On 13th of every month, that day is the day when Maria appeared, or on Maria holiday people come together to pray. There are thounsands people come there on October 13th every year. Viet Nam Congregation named that place is Pilgrimage Center of Maria in Ta Pao"

Best wishes,

Nguyen Dinh Quang

We are beginning to think that a deliberate effort is being made by some outside intelligence to reveal themselves, their beliefs and their intentions directly to the human public by going over or outside traditional leadership organizations, i.e. governments and churches. This effort is being made slowly, and deliberately in order not to create panic or social collapse. Each exposure is quickly followed by an official debunking and the overall effect is one of "hmmm, maybe there's something to all this."

As UFOs fly, suns spin and miracles manifest themselves to small groups, a tiny core of believers is formed who then relate their stories to trusted friends who themselves begin to believe. Once mass media gets hold of the story, it is shredded. But, through small groups of convinced eyewitnesses the truth is emerging, spreading and being accepted. Keep your eyes on the sky as you may be the next eyewitness to an amazing event!

The New Phoenix Lights UFO Four Minute Video - Hoax?

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:05:00 +0000

This video is not only amazing for it's clarity but one of the comments made by one of the children watching the event. Out of the mouths of babes: "Maybe it's a warning sign!". In two of the recent videos we have posted, the children have shown a sense of fear or foreboding associated with the objects. We have to wonder if they are sensing something significant.? It is our feeling that we may be near some larger event...but, we could be wrong. Ironic that a great unveiling might come from comments made in the background audio of an amateur video.

It's all a HOAX according to a local Phoenix television station. If indeed that is the case then why aren't local, state and federal officials seeking the arrest of this man who unleashed a potential fire threat over a densely populated area? Certainly road flares tied to helium balloons would also present a threat to aircraft flying over the city! We'll follow up, but something is a little bit fishy about the "hoaxer" coming forward and admitting to committing a potential crime.

UFO over St. Augustine Florida Caught On Tape

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Our front page story may have accompanying video. It is interesting to note that feelings of fear, or awe often accompany UFO sightings. Note the reactions here.

More Interesting Lights Over Texas

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:40:00 +0000

It appears the UFO activity continues over Texas! This object or objects was spotted near Fresno Texas on April 14, 2008:

The next sighting came with this description:

"I saw this big bright white light flying in the northeast flying by the big dipper moving northwesterly. It then made a right turn in front of me moved off due north. It was about 3-5 miles up and about 3 miles away. It was pulsing and it is not a plane because there were no blinking lights and it was not a satellite because it looked to be travelling around 200 mph and it was not a star because it was moving and it was not Venus because it was moving. This is in Hurst, Tx about 80 miles north of Stephenville, Tx. UFO flap going on here in north Texas. I am seeing the UFOs closer and closer and more frequently. Perhaps they will be contacting me soon. Peace and love."

Stay tuned...The Apocalypse Times

Everyone Is Looking Up!

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:04:00 +0000

The skies are coming to life these days and many are craning their necks, pointing their cameras at the heavens while prophesying from their computer keyboards: something is happening, but what? Many are seeing fast moving orbs that appear on camera for only seconds. Many are obsessed with contrails, or as some call them chem-trails, around which and through which they are filming these fast-moving orbs. The following video is an example:

Many of these videographers seem to feel a responsibility, a duty to expose whatever it is that is happening. Take for example this compilation from a set of videos coming out of the New York City area.

You may have heard of the once famous Prophet Yahweh who summoned UFOs in Las Vegas. Now, he has a prodigée in New York who calls himself ProphetEzikel. He too seems to feel he has some special connection with the orbs in the sky, that he is a partner in some sort of revelation.

There are a plethora of these orb videos all over YouTube. Some posters are even claiming to capture these mysterious orbs with infrared and/or night vision technology. The obsession seems to be more than just a few kooks trying to get famous by posting their questionable UFO videos on YouTube. They are filming objects that are very similar. They have a genuine belief that they are part of something important. It is as if they are being called to be a part of an event, part of a revelation. Are these the false prophets warned about in the Bible or are they just part of some giant coincidence?

Interesting Objects Filmed Over New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:00 +0000

The skies above the globe seem to be swimming with objects these days and this video is very similar to many we have seen recently.

According to the videographer: "I filmed these 2 unusual objects above Christchurch City in New Zealand, they are very high and the digital zoom distorts them sometimes and shaky hand, but there are some very clear shots of the second object tumbling and eratic movements through clouds, sometimes it seems to dissapear and return in 1 video frame and change shape and white to black."

Interesting, the poster calls himself "signalfuture".

New York City Man Sees UFOs and Dark Days Ahead

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:39:00 +0000

In our daily search for UFO videos, we stumbled upon the sightings of a man in New York City. What stood out to us was not so much the videos themselves but the reactions to them by the witnesses. We contacted the man who uses the moniker ProphetEzikel and here is his response verbatim:

"Peace in the name of the most high. Thank you for your interest , i am about 50 ufo's past the point of 'doubt' ..... what i and my family have been seeing are UFO's and i am a witness appointed to bring video testimony to the world. I am not a fake Prophet either , i am 32 and in my short time here I have done a few supernatrual miricales and i often get visions and dreams of many hidden secrets. I am chosen to be a raw source for ufo sightings to the world and in the next few months I will be relating messages from the beings sent from God. Now i have seen many diffrent kinds of ufo's and i still havent seen them all yet , i will be doing a special on rods too because they are in many of my videos. I usually catch rods on film and dont even realize them till days later so in a little while i will do a special focusing on rods. I need a better camcorder so that i can show more detail of the amazing ufo's that i have been summoning lately , so if you know anyone who can donate a good camcorder to help me film them please ask them for me. I can get them on film anytime and with a good camera i can show a stable clear image which i will upload everyday right here on Youtube for the world to witness.These are dark times for the inhabitants of the Earth and people are praying for many things , but God has sent his signs and I will make sure the people see them . PEACE TO YOU . "

Here are a couple of the videos, if you would like to see more visit his YouTube page to see them all.

As always, keep an open mind...but not TOO open.
The Apocalypse Times

Chastisement of the Church, The Unknown Prophecy of Elizabeth Canori Mora

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:58:00 +0000

Elizabeth Canori Mora had a stark vision of the future, vivid and horrifying, and it contained something quite rare, i.e. open criticism of the church itself. Elizabeth was born in Rome on 21 November 1774. In 1801 a mysterious illness brought her near death. She lived a life full of heartbreaks, suffering and disappointment and yet maintained a spirit of giving and helping others. She fell deathly ill and was miraculously cured. Subsequently, she had her first mystical experience. She wrote them down in hundreds of pages of personal visions that remain guarded in the archives of a group called the Trinitarian Fathers in Rome. Someone got hold of this nearly unknown tome of frightening prophecy and posted an article in The May, 2002 issue of a Brazilian magazine Catolicismo.

While many might characterize such reproach aimed at church hierarchy as a call to return to what are considered “conservative” ideas, a plea to return the church to traditions of old. We make the argument that many of today's institutionalized religions are full of liars, thieves, rapists, heretics and downright apostates. All you have to do is pick up a any newspaper and you're likely to find an article featuring the debauchery of a local church leader. Churches have become little more than social and business networking hubs in many cases. Some have become huge, powerful financial behemoths wielding their influence much like robber barons once did. The simple love and forgiveness taught by a man like Christ has been hammered into a sword of fear, cutting into the hearts of men and bleeding them of their hope, then cutting at their pockets to swindle them of their money. While much of what Elizabeth's visions contain smack of church propaganda, some of her frightening predictions point to what we feel is the real problem with idea of God, spirit and love these days: THE INSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH ITSELF.

Of note is a vision she received on Christmas Eve of 1813. She was transported to a place of glowing light where countless beings stood in adoration before a simple manger. The tiny, baby Jesus signaled her to come to his side and as she drew near she observed Him soaking in his own blood. In Elizabeth's own words:

“Just the thought of it fills me with horror. But at the same time I understood the reason for such shedding of blood was the bad habits of many priests and religious who do not behave according to their state in life [emphasis added] and the bad education given to children by their fathers, mothers and others entrusted with this duty. They, who should increase the spirit of the Lord in the hearts of others by their good example, instead mortally persecute Him with their bad conduct and teachings.”

February 24, 1814. she “…saw many ministers of the Lord who rob each other and furiously tear off the sacred vestments. I saw the sacred altars despoiled by the very ministers of God.”

March, 22, 1814, while praying for the Pope she “…saw him surrounded by wolves who plotted to betray him…I saw the Sanhedrin of wolves which surrounded the Pope (Pius VII), and two angels weeping…when I asked them why they were sad and lamenting, looking upon Rome with eyes full of compassion they responded, ‘Wretched city, ungrateful people, the justice of God will chastise you.’”[emphasis added]

On January 16, 1815, “In terror I saw the blazing lightening bolts of Divine Justice fall about me. I saw buildings collapsing in ruins. Cities, regions and the whole world fell into chaos. One heard nothing but countless weak voices calling out for mercy. Countless people will be killed.”

After an horrible chastisement occurs in which all the world suffers St. Peter himself will:

“choose a new pope. All the Church will be reordered according to the true dictates of the holy Gospel. The religious orders will be reestablished and the homes of Christians will become homes imbued with religion.

“So great will be the fervor and zeal for the glory of God that everything will promote love of God and neighbor. The triumph, glory and honor of the Catholic Church will be established in an instant. She will be acclaimed, venerated and esteemed by all. All will resolve to follow Her, recognizing the Vicar of Christ as the Supreme Pontiff.”

Love of neighbor...how will we get that back? It won't be easy it seems because we've been lead astray.

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Is Medjugorje Moving To Close?

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:43:00 +0000

Perhaps the Marian apparitions at Medjugorje are simmering to a boiling point as the latest revelation we received via e-mail contained an odd disclaimer:

"I have never [emphasis added] seen Our Lady address us in this manner. She extended her hands towards us and with her hands extended in this way, she said."

The decades long saga of Medjugorje is complicated involving no less than six visionaries who are receiving messages from the Holy Mother at various intervals and have been doing so since the phenomenon started in back in 1981 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The messages themselves are straightforward, simple and, for the most part, positive. One can sign up to receive e-mail alerts containing the revelations at the official Medjugorje site. All has not been revealed to the public, however, as each of the six visionaries have been given a series of ten secrets, some are still receiving their allotment of ten secrets and only one of what will be a total sixty secrets has been revealed to the public. This secret warns:

"Our Lady has promised to leave a supernatural, indestructable [sic], and visible sign on the mountain where she first appeared. Our Lady said: 'This sign will be given for the atheists. You faithful already have signs and you have become the sign for the atheists. You faithful must not wait for the sign before you convert; convert soon. This time is a time of grace for you. You can never thank God enough for His grace. The time is for deepening your faith and for your conversion. When the sign comes, it will be too late for many.'"

The secrets have nearly all been revealed to each of the six visionaries; only three of them await their respective tenth secrets. According to the Medjugorje site:

"The ninth and tenth secrets are grave matters. They are a chastisement for the sins of the world. The punishment is inevitable because we can not expect the conversion of the entire world. The chastisement can be lessened by prayers and penance, but it can not be suppressed entirely."

The revealed messages often speak of the necessity of prayer, conversion and fasting which are universal, religious concepts. Occasionally, however, specific mentions are made of rituals unique to the Catholic Church, i.e. the Rosary, penance and confession. These mentions, in our opinion, put a tinge on the credibility of the entire revelation as it is our opinion that such divine proclamations would never be denomination specific. The 89 pages of messages from God (through Mary) are so contrary to the modern concepts of "thou shalt not" do this and "thou shalt not" do that that we are looking at them as quite possibly an attempt at correction of, or at counterbalance to the tenets of the modern church. According to the Holy Mother, prayer and fasting are vastly powerful tools and can redirect worldly events in a a tangible way, enough to ward off wars and "suspend natural laws". It is even stated that one of the evils of the already given secrets was averted through the use of these simple tools.

Normally the monthly messages from Medjugorje come on their own, without editorial comment from the visionaries. Then, days later, follows an official interpretation filtered through the mind of a priest. Apparently this latest vision, which lasted seven minutes, is part of what once was a daily apparition but is now an annual event occurring on the 18th of March. The unusual fact about this event is the stance that Mary took in her delivery. She had never reached out her hands before. Is this a sign that we are nearing the end of the revelation of secrets and are quickly approaching chastisement of some sort? When you approach your mother she might well reach her hands out to you.

Here is the text of the latest message from Medjugorje:

"Dear children, today I extend my hands towards you. Do not be afraid to accept them. They desire to give you love and peace and to help you in salvation. Therefore, my children, receive them. Fill my heart with joy and I will lead you towards holiness. The way on which I lead you is difficult and full of temptations and falls. I will be with you and my hands will hold you. Be persevering so that, at the end of the way, we can all together, in joy and love, hold the hands of my Son. Come with me; fear not. Thank you."

TO BE CONTINUED......

Is Human Civilization In Decline?

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:14:00 +0000

When young people commit suicide there is something wrong. There is despair. What we aspire to is set by consumerist motives by the profit machine. For most humans on the planet survival is the only hope; but, that's not enough in their minds. Always, there is something more they need for which they must struggle, often in vain, to attain whether it be the second new car, the dream home of television makeover fame or the health insurance with the best perks. When some see that their dreams are unattainable, impossible they lash out at a system which sets most up to fail. The recent spate of suicide massacres in the US isn't over. We will see more of it. The despair is laced with anger and those who might well have snuffed out their own lives are taking others with them in a death-rage. "If I can't have mine, you're not gonna' get yours either!"

The 20 year old man in India who killed himself in front of his girlfriend on a live webcam chat tells us that the sickness is spreading. India is rapidly moving into the same type of modern society we have been growing here in the United States. This is just one of several suicides of young people there in recent months.

Suicide Wave Continues Amongst Young in India
3-10-8

"An 18-year-old Class 11 student allegedly hanged herself in her north Delhi home Monday, the police said. This is the fourth case of a student committing suicide, reportedly due to examination stress, in the capital in the past five days."

Is human civilization on the decline?

Sociologist Melvin H. Tumin and anthropologist John W. Bennett have highlighted "prerequisites for survival," needs that must be met in order for a society to continue:

Every society must be able to answer the basic biological needs of its members: food, drink, shelter, and medical care.
Every society must provide for the production and distribution of goods and services (perhaps through a division of labor, rules concerning property and trade, or ideas about the role of work).
Every society must provide for the reproduction of new members and consider laws and issues related to reproduction (regulation, marriageable age, number of children, and so on).
Every society must provide for the training (education, apprenticeship, passing on of values) of an individual so that he or she can become a functioning adult in the society.
Every society must provide for the maintenance of internal and external order (laws, courts, police, wars, diplomacy).
Every society must provide meaning and motivation to its members.

This last prerequisite is more important than it may seem. No societal activity is possible unless people are motivated to participate. Why do we get up in the morning? How do we see ourselves in relation to other members of society? Why do we follow a society's rules? Without a sense of meaning and motivation, people will become apathetic. If this happens, a society may be threatened with decline.

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Gnome, Witch, Flying Humanoid?

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000

This first object was filmed in Mexico. The second video was taken in South America. We find more than one thing interesting about these two videos: The pointed hat appears in both videos. And, we assume it is unlikely that either of these people knew each other, yet both chose the creepy phrasing of the music of Phillip Glass.

The above story had many, freaked out witnesses; one of whom was a policeman who had to be treated in an ambulance after seeing the bizarre, flying object. For more on the above see our previous story on the Mexican Flying Humanoid. Below could well be faked but was featured in The Sun newspaper in the UK, a tabloid. Both videos are fun to watch. Keep an open mind...you never know what form of life might emerge during The Apocalypse Times!

The Secret UN-UFO Meeting

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:51:00 +0000

Hints at disclosure, increasing numbers of UFO reports making the media globally, recent openings (and subsequent closing in some cases) of government files on UFO research, i.e. France, Britain and Brazil. It's all adding up to something but what?

The recent emergence of a shady story about an even shadier, alleged meeting at the UN regarding the disclosure of the modern UFO phenomenon to the general public has UFO pros and amateurs alike scratching their heads. The UFO biggies are throwing the UN-story hot potato back and forth and in the meantime the general public remains, for the most part, in the dark. Those with an amateur interest in the topic are at best confused and at worst disgruntled.

So what's really going on? We suppose that a decades long cover-up would have to be released in a piece-meal, dribs and drabs, manner. After all, when you've laughed at every UFO story since you were a kid, you'd first have to see one that made you think: "Oh, maybe there's something to this?". Then you'd have to see one that made you think: "Wow this could be real!". Then you'd have to be given time to mull it over in your head while you're brushing your teeth. What does it mean to me if an advanced civilization from somewhere else is here?

"Am I gonna lose my job?"
"What's the minister going to say at church?"
"Am I going to have to get rid of my car?"
"Maybe I'll get free stuff?"

The all-out, jaw dropping shock that might come from an instantaneous disclosure of UFO truth, say in an address to the nation by our president, might well send the average human ranting into the streets, beating her chest: "I won't live under alien control!" The idea has to be injected slowly into the human psyche. After all, we've never been second before. What we do know is what happened to primitive civilizations when met with "higher" ones; most often, they collapsed.

If you feel you must question the story of the secret UN meeting, and you must, you have to ask yourself what is the motivation of the parties involved in disclosing such a story? Well, the number one answer must be greed. The editors at UFO digest might well drive their traffic up for an extended period of time thus increasing ad revenue and perhaps turn their little website into a hot market item for some wealthy Internet entrepreneur looking to acquire. After which, they would all retire in obscurity, not caring that the whole world saw them as the fools who made up the UN story.

From what we've seen, most of the people involved in the topic of UFOs aren't rich. They seem to be committed, sometimes obsessed, with a genuine curiosity in the topic. At best they can hope to pawn a book or two, maybe a movie script, but Donald Trump types don't generally run in the UFO circles. The UFO guy is more likely to be on the fringes of popular culture if not a downright outcast.

Disinformation? Yes, this could be a serious attempt at discrediting a bunch of people, but there's just too many of 'em. UFO researchers crawl like cockroaches all over the Internet, message boards are infested with amateur buffs and yes even we here at The Apocalypse Times are among the rats infesting the sewers of modern inquisitive thinking on "fringe" topics. For any major UFO figure ruined there are ten to take his place.

If the UN-UFO story is true, hold onto your tin foil hats because you are living in a time unparalleled in human history. It's not going to be easy. You may have to throw out everything you have ever learned is true. We've spoken often that the Apocalypse Times are not about the end but about the unveiling. THIS COULD BE THE BIG ONE!

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STEPHENVILLE LIGHTS DEBUNKED!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:37:00 +0000

Someone has posted this re-creation of the famous Stephenville lights video on YouTube. Apparently, by using a digital video setting called "Night Alive", which slows the shutter speed, one can create the same phenomenon as what was "seen" in Stephenville by filming a stationary object, in this case the star Sirius. Sorry folks, contact is not the story here it seems; at least with this particular facet of the whole Stephenville UFO story.?????

In an interview with 19 year resident David Caron of Stephenville, who shot the video, he said: "I didn’t know what to think. You could see it much better through the camera than just with the naked eye. I’m 52 and I’ve been all over the place and I’ve never seen anything that comes even close to what this looked like." Source: StevenvilleLights.com It appears that one may have not been able to see the phenomenon with the naked eye at all!

David Caron may have fooled himself by pushing a button on his camera by mistake, then filming the entire event in amazement and excitement feeling he was a part of a story that was becoming global in scope. Perhaps this was a deliberate attempt to throw a wrench into the whole story, creating a sideshow in order to discredit everyone and everything involved.

There is much more to the Stephenville lights story than just these particular lights and this particular video. Much of the story, which includes daylight sightings, is fully detailed at EarthFiles.com and StephenvilleLights.com.

We suppose the biggest story here was the attempt to keep the video secret in the first place. After it was released, it was watched and scrutinized by the public. It took thousands, maybe millions, of people seeing the film in order for one person to discover that the Stephenville Lights phenomenon may simply be an effect particular to the camera itself and not an attempt to communicate with symbols. Releasing information to the public has often been a good way to get at the truth.

We hope you readers will remain skeptical about anything you see regarding the modern UFO phenomenon; unless, of course, you see it with your own eyes. Deception is inherent in The Apocalypse Times

We contacted the creator of the above video:

How did you get the idea to try to replicate this video in this manner?

"I have participated in an ongoing debate on Open Minds Forum, topic: Texas UFO Sightings 2008, subject: Deconstructing the Projected Symbols. "

"It had been suggested that the so-called 'symbols' in the Caron video might have been the result of misapplied camera low-light features rather than skyward projections or maneuvers of alien or covert military instruments or craft. The progression of experiments can be viewed at the web site. "

"Basically though, the symbol segments of the Caron video appeared to be light trails resulting from the relative motion of a single illuminated object (or the camera) during a long exposure or slow electronic "shutter" speed. The color banding appeared to be similar to the color shifts or atmospheric prism effect of a twinkling star such as is frequently seen when Canis Major (Sirius) is close to the horizon. "

"Clipping frames from the video and layering them atop one another as transparencies indicated that the luminous trails were contiguous (or connected) end-to-end, symbol to symbol, and also suggested a common point of origin. The real puzzle was trying to rationalize why the symbols in the video seemed to pulse or to have the pronounced stroboscopic, stop-motion effect as if they were being projected in different segments of the sky."

"So, using a similar camera as Caron's, a JVC with the Night-Alive feature activated, it was aimed at Sirius in evening hours. This produced the strikingly similar results which only seem to confirm that the symbols themselves, at least, might have a more prosaic explanation. "

"We still have great confidence in Mr. Caron's credibility and admit that what he recorded may not have been a twinkling star at all, and so the illuminated source remains unidentified. Supporting witness testimony is limited and inconclusive."

"It should be noted that there are many facets of the Stephenville Lights phenomena apart from this that haven't been as closely examined, and remain unexplained. In fact there are reports that sightings of UFO's are continuing in the area. We remain frustrated that much evidence exists which has not been made public."

"Thank you for your interest in our efforts in seeking the truth."

Unsigned

To add even more credence to the above video re-creation we have discovered that indeed Sirius was in the SE sky on the night of Jan. 19th over Stephenville, TX. Note that Caron was looking in the SE that night:

"It wasn’t until the next night, Saturday, Jan. 19 that Caron realized exactly why his grandson made the comment and what he meant when he said, 'Papa come look. There’s funny lightening in the sky.'"

"Shortly before 9 p.m., Caron said he saw something that caught his eye when looking in the direction of Selden or towards the southeast horizon."

That object may well have been the very bright, twinkling and color-changing light of the Dog Star Sirius which was smack dab in the middle of the southeastern sky, about nine pm on January 19th.

Link: http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Yourhorizon

Full Stephenville Lights Video

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:23:00 +0000

We've seen snippets of the Stephenville Lights video but this is purported to be the whole thing! In our opinion, it is an obvious attempt at communication with what might be called petropglyphs. Most of them seem to be suggestive of animals. Birds, flowers, bees, bats, bugs...is this a message that we are out of balance with our ecosystem? Perhaps someone thinks so: Today it was announced that the Grand Canyon will be flooded in an attempt to restore the ecosystem there. Keep in mind that over the past couple of years, large populations of bees, bats, fish and birds have been dying out all over the globe.

Orange Fireball, Orb, UFO Filmed Near NASA in Florida

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:47:00 +0000

This UFO video is not only interesting because of the object but also the place where the video was captured. Mims Florida is just north of NASA's Cape Canaveral.

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Here is the witnesses own description of the sighting:

"We were camping in Mims Florida which is across from NASA in a motor home park in the woods. I was playing with my video camera and had it on infrared night mode when my wife and I saw this orange fireball take off from the ground close to where we were camping and it soared up and then split into many pieces."

UFOs Over San Diego 2/27/08

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:58:00 +0000

This was apparently part of a big sighting over California! Following is some of the description provided by the person who shot the video:

"This was filmed from little Italy facing west. This footage is just part of what we saw on and off for about 5 minutes around 730pm. We saw another one again about 10 minutes later. The lights looked like they had a fire-like tail as if it were a meteorite entering the atmosphere. But later on we saw that they were descending too slowly for that and were too big of lights to be flying lanterns. The lights looked like they were just a few miles west of the coronado base or point loma. Pay special attention after second 12, how the lower light leaves a tail of debris that looked a little bit like thos palm tree fireworks."

Flu Merging With Pneumonia and MRSA Pneumonia Present Deadly Threat

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Hospitals are filled to capacity all over the country! These are just the types of conditions medical experts have been warning us about with respect to the Bird Flu outbreaks occurring all over the globe. It seems the flu pandemic, Bird or otherwise, is already here!

Illinois: "The flu season has really hit the Tri-States hard. You may remember, we told you a couple of weeks ago that 75 percent of patients who went to the walk-in clinic at Quincy Medical Group were diagnosed with the flu. I found out just how bad the flu is affecting area hospitals. We've heard reports the flu has hit some hospitals so hard that flu patients have filled up most hospital beds...35 percent of the patients admitted are in for respiratory problems."

Texas:"The hospital reached full capacity Tuesday afternoon, and for the first time in its history, some patient transfers were turned away. The hospital was not accepting adult transfer patients from regional hospitals and direct transfer patients from physicians."

Florida:"Four emergency rooms recently had to turn patients away in Marion County. Meanwhile, Osceola Regional Medical Center said its ER has seen at least 60 more people at day come through its doors in the past few days, which is too many for the hospital to handle alone."

In a too little, too late effort the CDC is recommending that all children be vaccinated against the flu in the future. Why the certain concern? No one is saying outright what's happening but our constant observation of the news is leading us to believe that it's the secondary infections related to flu that are the real concern, specifically a new and very deadly phenomenon: MRSA Pneumonia.

Recently two deaths of young men have occurred in the Pacific Northwest prompting a warning from officials which may well turn out to be the flu shot heard round the world: "MRSA pneumonia, a relatively new infection that wasn't on national health officials' radar until about five years ago, is rare, but it may also be on the increase, health officials say."

The now well known community acquired, skin contact version of MRSA is dangerous enough but a deadly, anti-biotic resistant form of bacteria being coughed from the lungs has even more potential to be pandemic. Coughing, of course, creates an aerosol of deadly little bugs that spread much wider than skin contact.

Health officials must be frightened by what they are seeing this flu season: young, healthy people unable to fight off the flu. Hopefully, the actions they are taking are not too late, but the overuse of antibiotics in the past may have already sown the seeds of a deadly phenomenon.

What can you do to protect yourself? Do everything you can to remain healthy, the basic things like good food and lots of clean water. We highly recommend that if you are sick stay home from whatever you think needs tending. Wash your hands...such a simple solution to so much suffering.

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August UFO Sighting Belgium, Similar to Sighting Over Stratford Upon Avon of July 2007

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:26:00 +0000

We've discovered another interesting UFO video from Europe. This object is strikingly similar to a triangle that appeared in a globally published sighting that occurred over Stratford Upon Avon back in July of 2007. This video was purportedly filmed in late August of 2007. Please see our blog entry of August for video of the ufo sighted over the UK.

Bridgend Open To Gates of Hell? More Evidence For a Satanist Connection to the Bridgend Suicides.

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:00:00 +0000

All you have to do is listen to the lyrics of this strange little song we found on YouTube. The tags for the video include "Bridgend", "South", "Wales" and a URL on the video points to a GeoCities site for a place called Noddfa Dance Club. Careful, when you visit the site you get a pop-up asking for your name! We suggest you do not enter your name and hit "cancel" instead. According to the site the Noddfa dance club is: "...a disco dance club which is run every Tuesday and Thursday by Tracey Newman, who is the Dance Instructor. It's run at Noddfa Chapel in Caerau for the 5-18 year olds. Noddfa Dance is run by Noddfa Youth Club."

We find this song a little bit unusual for a "Youth Club". You decide.

Lyrics

(indistiguishable) devils are back
Can you hear me?
Do you know who I am?
Can you see me?
I live in the dark.
I am the Devil.
Dance with me.
Six centuries ago
The last visitor from Earth
Entered my world.
Now, it's your turn to feel that pain.
The gates are open:
Pain, anger, hate, fear, chaos, darkness, evil, Hell.

The gates are open
Gate one darkness the world of demons.
Gate two my guards are watching you.
Gate three only evil lives here.
Gate four there's no way out.
Gate five feel the fire.
Gate six pick up your weapons and fight, fight.
And dance with the devil.
(indistiguishable)

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Bridgend Suicides and The Red Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:13:00 +0000

A mysterious wave of suicides is occurring among the youth of Wales with a 17th reported today according to an article from the TimesOnline: "Experts are to be sent into every school in Bridgend as part of an urgent strategy drawn up to halt the spate of suicides in a small area of South Wales that claimed a 17th young victim yesterday." For months officials have been arguing that the suicides are connected, even looking at the now infamous social networking sites as the source of some suicide club where suicide has been "romanticized" as an acceptable way of opting out of the problems of everyday life. Officials have yet to pin down a common cause. An ongoing suicide event such as this only supports our claim that something is happening to people these days. We don't claim to know what that something is; but the oddity and the seeming palpable evil of this ongoing suicide event, the recent spate of massacre/suicides in the U.S. and other strange events recurring around the globe have us convinced that some unknown or unrecognized force is the unifying cause.

Coincidentally, or not, it has been much publicized in recent weeks that the Vatican is launching a global attack on demons, i.e. Satan. While no official pronouncement was made according to reports: "The Vaticans chief exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, has revealed that Pope Benedict XVI is setting up exorcism squads to deal with the rampant growth of Satanism." The Vatican may feel it is best to sneak up on evil without making a big deal about it. Numerous reports are cropping up in media around the world regarding exorcism centers being set up, especially in Poland, where it is estimated that no less than 70 priests are proficient in the ancient art.

Satan is referred to in the Christian Bible's Book of Revelation as the "red dragon". We refer you back to an article we posted months ago in which we referred to an unusual homily delivered by Pope Benedict on the day of the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. In that homily he focused on the evil of the red dragon, and its growing power in today's society. Oddly synchronistic, on that very same day a massive earthquake occurred in Peru during which many of the dead were killed in a single church celebrating mass on the holy occasion of the Assumption. Also, on that same day, NASA released information that the red giant star Mira had been discovered as having a long tail.

The flag of Wales features the red dragon; it's origins are lost to history. The mysterious spate of suicides are occurring under this flag in Bridgend Wales and they might well be a sign to those who are observant that perhaps the red dragon is making its power known to the world.

Bridgend Wales has a long history. According to Wikipedia.org: "Several burial mounds have been found in the vicinity of Bridgend suggesting that the area was settled before Roman times. The A48 between Bridgend and Cowbridge has a portion, known locally as "Crack Hill", a Roman road. The Vale of Glamorgan would have been a natural low-level route west to the Roman fort/harbour at Neath (Nidum) from settlements in the east like Cardiff and Caerleon"

Crack Hill, has a storied history of association with folklore and among that is that we find stories of the "devil on the Crack." We have quoted two stories from a book that is available for your perusal online. Or, if you would like to purchase the book it is available here: Folk Lore and Folk Stories of Wales By Marie Trevelyan

The following comes from page 163-64 of the book:

"Crack Hill, on the high-road leading from Bridgend to Cowbridge, Glamorgan is credited with peculiar and uncanny associations. An aged Welshman related his personal experiences, and he was a native of the district. The second narrative was proffered by an Englishman, as stranger to the neighbourhood, and he did not now anything about the story told by the Welshman. The former told me he went to Bridgend for some goods which could not be obtained on that day, and he had come home without them. He assured me that he did not indulge in "pipe or pot," and was perfectly cheerful when leaving Bridgend in the late autumn twilight. He walked briskly until he reached the foot of the Crack, and then began the ascent. As he went upward he found walking unusually heavy work. Yet the road was dry and hard, and particularly agreeable for walking. He therefore thought that either he was more tired than usual or lazy; so he tried to adopt a better pace, but he could not. To make matters worse, night was approaching. When half-way up the hill something, he knew not what, seemed to spring upon his back, and afterwards pressed heavily between his shoulders. In the starlight he looked over his right shoulder, and saw a shape clinging closely to him. Being a strong man, he promptly endeavoured to shake it off, but it pressed heavier than ever. He felt great difficulty in proceeding on his journey, and the effort brought a "heavy sweat" to his forehead and face. When just at the top of the hill he groaned with agony, and so great was his distress that he cried aloud: "O Lord, I pray Thee, deliver me of this burden!" While uttering these words he crossed his arms upon his breast. Instantly he was relieved of his load. Turning round to see if anybody had been playing a practical joke on him, he saw in the starlight a huge shape, which looked like a "great bundle," or a "fat, short man" enveloped in a dark wrap. The shape rolled rapidly down, and fell into a disused quarry at the foot of the hill. Immediately afterwards the sound of a loud explosion was heard, and from the depths of the quarry sparks of fire shot up and were scattered across the road. He hastened home, and when he related his experiences to an aged neighbour, the latter said he remembered his father telling a similar story of the "devil on the Crack." [C.D.]

The second version of this story was told by a civil engineer, who had never heard the above narrative. He said he had engaged a horse and a trap at Bridgend hotel to convey him to Cowbridge, when the Taff Vale Railway extension was being made to the last-named town. Unaccompanied, he started rather late in the evening, and it was quite dark when he reached the foot of the Crack Hill. The sky was obscured, but occasionally the moon shone through the cloud-rifts. The carriage-lamps were lighted, and he was in a very cheerful state of mind. Soon after beginning the ascent the horse became very restless, and snorted vigourously from time to time. By-and-by somebody or something appeared to be thrown into the back of the trap. Thinking it to be an intrusive traveller, he called out, but there was no response. He whipped his horse, but the animal was hardly able to struggle upward and toiled as if under a very heavy weight. Nearing the top of the hill, the horse made a desperate effort, and then stood still. The civil engineer descended from his seat, and, to his amazement, he found the horse quivering, as if panic-stricken. Looking down the hill, he saw in the fitful moonlight a monstrous bundle rolling downhill, where it fell into the quarry. It was followed by a loud explosion and sparks that were scattered across the road. The civil engineer had never heard the old story, and was much interested when, in 1896, I related the Welshman's account of of his experiences with the "devil on the Crack."

Folk-lore and folk-stories of Wales, Introduction by E.Sidney Hartland

Of course all of this might well all be coincidence....after all it is The Apocalypse Times.

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Arms of Evil, The Possession of Steve Kazmierczak

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:03:00 +0000

The tears of Kazmierczak's girlfriend seem to be real, but we wonder...are her eyeballs working properly? In a recent interview she expressed her shock and disbelief that the boy she new so well had committed the college campus murder spree in Illinois. This carnage is perhaps the most puzzling of all America's recent massacres because the killer's motive remains a mystery. Unlike most young people, Kazmierczak apparently hadn't left his life story pasted all over the Web on ego gratification sites and even the laptop computer found in the hotel room had had the hard drive removed from it. It almost appears that our murderer intentionally wanted to create a mystery wrapped in an enigma. In this case there seem to be no clues; or are there?

Immediately upon seeing these images of tattoos on the killer's arms we were reminded of the recent push by the Vatican to bump up it's global drive to exorcise demons. Perhaps they know something we don't. Our killer may have intentionally dialed up the powers of evil by engraving his body with these obviously frightening and, more perniciously, evil symbols. In this case where the murderer seemed to transfigure himself in a matter of days, we may be looking at a case of demonic possession.

Many believe the pentagram to be a powerful, satanic symbol. It's origins are ancient, however, and once symbolized the five wounds of Christ suffered during His crucifixion. Over time, the pentagram has become associated with evil. In the case of this particular tattoo, the pentagram is inverted which is commonly associated with satanism: the three downward points of the star symbolizing a rejection of the Holy Trinity.

Everyone involved with the young man from teachers to girlfriend appeared genuinely shocked upon hearing their onetime friend had somehow turned into a monster right before their eyes. Yes he had a reputation for being “erratic” and a “worrier” but who isn't a little worried and erratic these days? He was purportedly on withdrawals from anti-psychotic drugs, but their prevalence and over-use make this conjecture of a murder-trigger little more worthy than any of the rest. Had someone just looked at his arms they may have had some insight into what was happening.

The power of symbols doesn't make sense to the post-Enlightenment mind. Yet for centuries, man has faithfully used them for intentions both good and evil. With the heightened energy flowing through every facet of creation in these times, one might expect the poles of good and evil to become farther apart and more intense. During the Apocalypse Times choose your tattoos carefully.

Ice Age?

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:36:00 +0000

“Global warming” has become the buzz/fear phrase of the 21^st century, tossed around much like “flower power” was in the sixties. Few give the concept much credence now as it has devolved from a science to a philosophy to a cult. While many climate scientists feel that the impact of man's exhaust fumes is evident as the cause of current rapid melt-off of ice in both polar regions of the globe, others dispute the theories in many ways including:

Espousing that the biosphere of the Earth is just too powerful and dynamic for tiny, little us to have a tangible effect.

Denying the claim altogether as a conspiracy of left-wing tree huggers.

Claiming this rapid warming is a precursor event to a whiplash of global cooling or new Ice Age.

Of interest to us at the Apocalypse Times is the changes themselves, especially the rapid melting of ice cover at both poles. No matter the cause, the phenomenon is occurring! The argument is about what will be the consequences? We fear that Mother Earth is way smarter than we assume and will sustain herself by balancing things out with cold wave, an ice box or a quick fix for global warming...In other words an Ice Age.

This winter has been extremely strange around the globe, most notably the freakish weather occurring in China where millions were herded like cattle in apocalyptic scenes. Train stations in China turned into prisons guarded by the military. Millions of people unable to go anywhere because of mass transit chaos created by the worst winter weather in the region in decades.

In a recent story from NASA's Earth observatory it was noted that this winter in SW Asia has, in many places, been 20 degrees Celsius cooler.

“The extreme winter conditions were the worst in decades in both Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In Afghanistan, the cold left more than 750 people and 230,000 cattle dead, reported Reuters. Many families rely on cattle for food security, and their loss will likely cause great hardship. Tajikistan was similarly taxed by the severe cold. Even as cold temperatures increased the demand for electricity, power production decreased when inlet streams feeding hydroelectric power plants froze, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on February 11. Tajikistan derives 76 percent of its electricity from hydropower, said the UN. The power shortages left urban areas without heat.”

The winter weather also devastated crops in China and, with world food supplies teetering on the edge already, we are predicting food shortages and food price inflation to continue and to spread to even the First World. When a major player in global food production has problems, we all have problems.

Another oddity, the current solar cycle is off to a very slow start. The sun has been blank for days or weeks, no sunspots at all. For quite some time now scientists have been warning that the upcoming solar cycle will be the most active in recorded history, cautioning that satellites vital to our communication and security could be damaged by massive streams of solar particles smacking into Earth's atmosphere. (See: Scientist's Predict Big Solar Cycle)

So what if they're wrong? What if the dependable solar cycle we have recorded as repeating every 11 years just doesn't happen? If the sun were to take a cycle off, the result might well be an Ice Age. There has been a correlation with sunspot cycles and Earth's climate in the past. To enlighten yourself on the topic please read this article on sunspots and climate.

"Incidentally, the Sporer, Maunder, and Dalton minima [sunspot cycles] coincide with the colder periods of the Little Ice Age, which lasted from about 1450 to 1820. More recently it was discovered that the sunspot number during 1861-1989 shows a remarkable parallelism with the simultaneous variation in northern hemisphere mean temperatures (2)."

Whatever the outcome, it certainly seems that climate models, predictions and estimates made by experts are all over the place. The Earth it seems has a mind of its own and defies attempts of her stewards to control or predict her. It's best just to be prepared for anything in The Apocalypse Times!

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Iceland’s Glaciers Melting Faster than Expected
Sea Levels Could Rise Twice as Fast
Cold Wave Attributed to Global Warming
Not by Fire but by Ice

Marian Apparitions: Out of This World

noreply@blogger.com (The Apocalypse Times) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Marian apparitions could well be contact from another world. If you believe that the spirit is eternal, or that we are being visited by sentient beings from other worlds as "real" as this one, you may want to consider the phenomenon of these apparitions, which have been well documented over many years, as evidence that we are not alone. Today is the eve of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes and on this occasion we invite you to explore the controversial topic.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes abbreviated "The Blessed Virgin", is a name used specifically by Roman Catholics and others to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Implicit in the concept, is the virginity of Mary. The Roman Catholic Church also believes that The Blessed Virgin plays a continuing role in the church as well as the daily activities of her followers. Under the decrees of Vatican II Mary was designated as an "Advocate" or intermediary to the ultimate redeemer Jesus Christ. She is described as the "generous associate and humble handmaid" to Christ; and it is through her conception and nourishment of Christ and her compassion for Him as he died on the cross that, in the Catholic Church, she has been enshrined as "our mother in the order of grace."

We here at The Apocalypse Times, have been fascinated with the phenomenon of Marian Apparitions for years. Having spent much time researching the apparitions at Fatima Portugal, we believe there is something of substance to be gleaned from such events, and have decided to exhibit some of the information here so that our readers can explore on their own. We are not Catholics, nor is it our intention to promote the Catholic Church.

We believe that revelation is an important tool in building man's spiritual development. To think that God would not speak to us directly, through Christ or even His "Advocate" in modern times, is ridiculous. The Bible is full of many examples of revelation in ancient times. Why would God have stopped talking to us today?

Many of the messages that have come through Marian Apparitions are full of love. They ring true in many ways. Some of them are prophecies, such as the Three Secrets of Fatima which were fulfilled. Some, like the Third Secret, were surrounded by controversy when the world was let down by the seeming insignificance of the official Vatican release of its contents. The Third Secret was kept from public view for decades, and was believed to be of great significance. When it was revealed that it contained a prediction of the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, many felt that this event did not warrant the years of suppression. Many still feel that the Third Secret of Fatima is still being kept from the public.

We find it ironic, that the Catholic Church who has for many years suppressed the role of women in the church has, through the promotion of the Blessed Virgin, given Woman a prominent role in religion as an intermediary for Christ and God. We find it entirely believable that God would put the strongest example of love, a mother's love, before us as an example to follow. If you've ever looked for a metaphor of God's love, how about the convicted murderer's mother who invariably says to the press, "My son didn't do it. He has a good heart. He's innocent. I love him no matter what." We are convinced this is the same love that God has for all of us.

THE BIG THREE APPARITIONS:

The Most Amazing--The Zeitoun Apparitions

The apparitions were witnessed by millions above a church in Egypt in 1968. Many witnesses were not Christian nor even religious. Miracles were reported and there is video and photographic evidence of the apparition. The events took place intermittently for over a year and millions were converted.

Photos,video and more details

Fatima

The apparitions at Fatima took place in 1917, when the world was embroiled in the plague of death we call World War I. The Blessed Virgin appeared to three poor, young, and uneducated children in a small village in Portugal. In Mary's regular visits, she revealed three secrets to the children which were eventually to be released to the world.

The Official Fatima Site

Official Vatican Release of The Third Secret.

Lourdes

The apparitions at Lourdes France, like Fatima, were also made manifest to a child: a fourteen year old girl named Bernadette Soubirous. In no less than 18 appearances little more was revealed beyond the apparitions request that a chapel be built upon the site, that prayers of penance be said and a promise was made to Bernadette that she would be happy in the next world. With each appearance the crowds grew considerably. Today, Lourdes is a huge shrine and a pilgrimage site to the sick who seek healing from its miracle-giving spring.

The Official Lourdes Site, also available in English