At the end of the Fifth Age of the Church, the Church of Sardis of Apocalypse 3, the Age of Apostasy, the Mystical Body of Christ will undergo Its Passion just as Jesus Christ did beginning at eight in the evening on Holy Thursday, continuing through to His Crucifixion at noon on Good Friday. In history Scripture predicts that a time will come when people will have itching ears and not endure sound doctrine. "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed." The Sheep, the eleven Apostles all scattered soon after this, just as the Bishops deserted the Mystical Body of Christ at and after Vatican II. This work begins with a discussion of the seven ages of the Catholic Church as laid out in Apocalypse chapters two and three. Then the Age of Apostasy is traced from its origin in 1517 with Luther's 95 Theses to today, which is nearing the close of the Age of Apostasy with the Great Pope, Great Monarch and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary as promised almost a century ago at Fatima. The Age of Apostasy began with the Protestant Revolt and continued through Jansenism, Gallicanism, Liberalism, Modernism and Ecumenism. These all led to Conciliarism, which is the founding of the Conciliar Church at
Vatican II
. Vatican II and its
Spirit
are considered in some detail as is the Traditionalist response to Vatican II. And so Paul VI and John Paul II are considered along with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Bishops Antonio de Castro Meyer and Peter Martin Ngo-Dihn Thuc. Even the proposition that Guiseppe Siri was elected Pope in 1958 is considered. Of course, no discussion of these times is complete without a consideration of prophecy, especially Our Lady of Good Success and Our Lady of La Salette. What many do not realize is that Jesus also had a lot to say on these times as is recorded in the Gospels. Then we join Jesus in the Garden of Gethsamane and trace the Passion of His Mystical Body straight through to His death. Of course the Mystical Body of Christ cannot die, but she can and will be so decimated as to be very difficult to find, as the Fathers of the Church warn will happen. Some have speculated that Antichrist is on the earth and others in report that he has come and gone and this is seriously considered in light of the teachings of Venerable Holzhauser. The transition between each age of the Church is marked by a significant event and the transition from the Church of Sardis, the Age of Apostasy, to the Church of Philadelphia, the Church of triumph, is no different. This transition will be marked by the Three Days of Darkness. A whole section is devoted to all of the prophecies, which foretell this
Day of wrath and doom impending
. This is followed with practical advice for Catholics to follow today in order to prepare for the Three Days of Darkness. Then the Resurrection of the Catholic Church is considered with information on the Great Pope and Great Monarch. This is connected with Apocalypse 12 and Our Lady of Guadalupe.