Eclipse on the day of his funeral - Page 2

mpav · #16 Apr 6, '05, 7:49 am

Re #7, St. Malachy spoke of the "labor of the sun." To be born and buried on the day of an eclipse sounds about right to me. As Michael Brown opines on Spirit Daily, he was from Poland, east of Rome as is the sun. Let's not forget he added the Luminous Mysteries, rather evocative of sunshine, he was associated with Our Lady of Fatima, which was highlighted by a miracle of the sun.
Maybe St. Malachy's propecies are phonies, but then again, maybe not...
I'll be looking with interest for an olive connections to the next pope.

Dr. Colossus · #17 Apr 6, '05, 7:51 am

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Originally Posted by mpav

Re #7, St. Malachy spoke of the "labor of the sun." To be born and buried on the day of an eclipse sounds about right to me. As Michael Brown opines on Spirit Daily, he was from Poland, east of Rome as is the sun. Let's not forget he added the Luminous Mysteries, rather evocative of sunshine, he was associated with Our Lady of Fatima, which was highlighted by a miracle of the sun.
Maybe St. Malachy's propecies are phonies, but then again, maybe not...
I'll be looking with interest for an olive connections to the next pope.

It would be an incredible thing to actually live in the End Times. But I'm not going to count on it. So far, every single prophecy about the end of the world has had a 100% failure rate. And Christ Himself said that on one knows the hour that it will come.

mpav · #18 Apr 6, '05, 11:01 am

I didn't say anything about the end of the world. Even if Malachy is right and the prophecies are really his, there can be many interpretations. I just think it is an item of interest.

BlindSheep · #19 Apr 6, '05, 11:33 am

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Originally Posted by HagiaSophia

No.

Yes.
http://www.catholic-pages.com/grabbag/malachy.asp

HagiaSophia · #20 Apr 6, '05, 11:41 am

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Originally Posted by BlindSheep

Yes.
http://www.catholic-pages.com/grabbag/malachy.asp

The link offers one person's interpretation of the prophecy to which he is certainly entitled - his first error however occurs when he translates the Latin - it means from the labor or work of the sun -- it does not say anything about an eclipse.

What one's interpretation is is up to each individual. I prefer the older and more original commentaries on it and those that want to see "signs" with the eclipse are certainly well with their choice to do so. And so I say no.

preyoflove · #21 Apr 6, '05, 9:02 pm

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Originally Posted by HagiaSophia

I'm sorry - I don't get the point; from what I read the partial eclipse will only be visible from the Americas thrugh the South Pacific it would not from what I can tell appear in Italy nor Poland - so I really don't get the connection.

Technically, it's not a partial solar eclipse but a "hybrid" one--a combination of the annular type and total type, according to astronomers. A "hybrid" type is a rare type, these sources say. It will begin as an annular type--almost obscuring all of the sun--then become total at some point and then back to annular again until it ends.

Peace, so be it.

tuopaolo · #22 Apr 6, '05, 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Dr. Colossus

Here's the connection: In other words, when night sets on Rome and Poland on the day of the Holy Father's funeral, it will set on much of the rest of the world as well.

Sounds a lot like what Jesus prophesied in the Gospel of Matthew about how the sun will be darkened.