The Prophets and Our Times

by R. Gerald Culleton, Marianna Bartold (Editor), KIC (Editor)

“Despise not prophecies. But prove all things; hold fast that which is good,” teaches St. Paul in his First Epistle to the Thessalonians.

The Scriptures foretell the future onslaughts against the Church, but do they also opaquely forecast the arrival of an Angelic Pastor and a Great Monarch, both appointed by God to save the Catholic Church for the sake of the elect? Retaining all of the prophecies from the Old and New Testament, Church fathers, Church saints, blessed, and venerables, as well as Jewish and Christian apocrypha which were first included in “The Prophets and Our Times,” this 2014 updated digital version adds the prophecies of St. Nilus and Our Lady of Good Success, the latter which were not unearthed until 1906 and therefore probably unknown to the author, Fr. Culleton. Also included are specific details about the “Great Secret of Fatima” which were, at the time the book was written, not yet publicly disseminated. That is, the update includes the exact words in which Our Lady of Fatima requested the collegial consecration of Russia and also the description of the Third Secret Vision of Fatima.

Also included are the 1973 prophecies of Our Lady of Akita, which took place 22 years after the author’s death. Finally, re-inserted into the book (which previous editions omitted although it was initially included by the author) is the 1879 publication of one of the Secrets of LaSalette (that of Melanie’s, which was released with the approbation of the Bishop of Lecce, Italy).

For further “user-friendliness,” Part III of the digital edition features active links to each and every numbered prophecy featured in the book, so that one click takes the reader to the specific prophecy he or she wishes to read.

This classic book on prophecy is the one from which a great number of modern-day tomes on the same subject received their impetus. Considering the era in which the author, Reverend R. Gerald Culleton, sought and collected the necessary research, this collection of prophecies remains both impressive and timely.

Genres: Nonfiction, Catholic, Religion

252 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1974

About the author

The Rev. Father R. Gerard Culleton was a priest and author of the twentieth century. His The Reign of Antichrist serves as a definitive sourcebook on the titular topic of the Antichrist, containing many prophesies and covering both biblical and saintly aspects. Father Culleton's work was originally published in 1951 by the Academy Duplicating Service, California. It was also printed by TAN in 1974.

Reviews

[Liam Ostermann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am really at a loss at how to rate this book, it is complete rubbish but utterly fascinating. We have long been used to various prophecies of doom coming from many different Protestant sects (and of course those attributed to Nostradamus and the Mayans, etc.) but it is rare to come across dystopian predictions from within the catholic church and these prophecies do come from the bosom of the church bearing the nihil obstat of the bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California in the USA. Of course that nihil obstat is a give away as to the age of this book, originally published in 1941 my edition is dated 1974 but according to Goodreads there are more recent ones. It still sells in some quarters - perhaps better then we would like to think.

Of course I don't believe in any of the prophecies but the book gives a fascinating insight into official Catholicism of the not to distant past (and is still prevalent in many conservative catholic circles today). It is not surprising that so many of them originate from France -the conflict between secularism and the catholic church was played out most powerfully there. Also WWII and the fear of what it would bring clearly was a strong influence on these prophets. So many predict the imminent demise of papacy or the murder of the pope.

Clearly non of the prophecies came true but they are still being recycled - that is the wonderful thing about prophecies they never pass their sell by dates. Look at Nostradamus, it doesn't matter how many times it is pointed out how they refer very specifically to events in 16th century France and we're an attempt by the old fraud to ingratiate himself with queen mother Marie de Medici someone else will demonstrate how they refer to whatever is in the headlines. The fact that for several hundred years they have been claimed to refer to a constantly updated constellation of historic events and personages always proved wrong yet constantly reinterpreted anew. Nostradamus is ridiculous, these prophets of catholic doom are ridiculous, but the way they are used and believed tells us a great deal about ourselves.

In the end I gave them two stars because although rubbish the lessons they can teach to beware is important.

[Ray Boshers · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! Very comprehensive

This book has taken me a while to read because it contains so many prophecies. While reading this book I stopped to pray. Many of these prophecies I had never heard before. If you are interested in reading the many prophecies of the Catholic Church then I highly recommend this book.