Is Mary Appearing Today?

355 Pages·2017·10.4 MB·English

Jacques Cabaud
Is Mary
Appearing
Today?
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Is Mary Appearing Today?
by
Jacques Cabaud
Copyright © 2018 by Jacques Cabaud
Designed by James Kent Ridley
Published by Goodbooks Media
Printed in the U.S.A.
ISBN-13: 978-1717137470
ISBN-10: 1717137474
Quodcumque dixerit vobis facite.
Do whatever he tells you.
Jn 2:5
Hic est Filius meus dilectus in quo mihi bene
conplacuit ipsum audite.
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased. Listen to him.
Mt. 17:5
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Dilectissimae filiae meae
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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From En faveur des apparitions mariales contemporaines (Résiac,
Montsûrs, 2003) came the nucleus from which Is Mary Appearing
Today? evolved, first as the initial English version (Salvador Mundi
Communications, Combermere, Canada, 2012). The latter. however,
was as short-lived as what is beautiful. A new beginning had to be made.
Progress in research warranted many additions.
Most helpful have been Michael Meaney, and especially Carol
Mills-Nichol and Marie Cabaud-Meaney, who read the manuscript and
edited the text.
In the present edition, Mr. James Ridley is responsible for what
meets the eye: layout, programming, most of the illustrations, and much
more, God bless him!
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When heaven speaks, should we not listen?
" ... our decisive criteria is not to confuse the judgment bearing on
the supernatural truth of the [apparitions]
with [their] spiritual fruits."
Cardinal Ratzinger
This is the book of a true son of the Church.
If some formulations are hazardous,
or some mistakes were made, I regret them.
Far from superfluous disputes,
I have tried to foster a spirit of discernment ...

"If these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
In our times of little Faith,
Jesus tells us:
"Hearken to my Mother: do whatever she tells you."
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .............................................................................. 1
FIRST PART............................................................................... 19
I Revelatio sufficit: ........................................................... 21
Revelation is enough
II Revelatio sufficit (bis): ................................................... 25
Revelation is enough (bis)
III Gamaliel dicit: .............................................................. 27
Thus speaks Gamaliel
IV Gamaliel (bis), atque Maria, Mater desolata: ................ 31
Gamaliel (bis), and Mary, forsaken Mother
V Beelzebub vincit: ............................................................ 41
Beelzebub wins out
VI Deus non minatur: .........................................................
47
God does not utter threats
VII Malus suasor est timor: ..................................................
57
Fear is a bad counselor
VIII De minimalismo: ........................................................... 67
On minimalism
IX Charismatici sunt schismatici: ....................................... 69
Charismatics are potential schismatics
X Dona Dei: ....................................................................... 73
God's gifts
XI Sive rationalismus, sive superstitio: ..............................
75
Either rationalism or superstition
XII Œconomia salutis: .........................................................
77
The plan of salvation
SECOND PART ......................................................................... 81
XIII Regina prophetarum: ....................................................
83
Queen of prophets
XIV De ratione divina: .........................................................
93
Concerning God's designs
XV Tempus Antechristi: ..................................................... 105
The Time of the Antichrist
XVI Arcus cælestis: ............................................................. 113
The Rainbow
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XVII Ut non intellegant: ................................................... 115
So that they do not understand
XVIII Via parvula: ............................................................. 123
The little way
XIX De more pharisaico: ................................................. 127
On pharisaism
XX Post hoc, ergo propter hoc: ........................................ 135
After this, therefore, because of this
XXI De sanationibus: ...................................................... 143
Concerning miraculous cures
XXII De utilitate visionum: .............................................. 149
On the usefulness of apparitions
XXIII Pecunia falsa expellit bonam: ...................................
151
Bad money drives out the good.
XXIV Principatus rationis: ................................................. 157
The primacy of reason
XXV De Maria nunquam satis: ......................................... 161
One can never insist too much on the greatness of Mary
XXVI De gloriæ Mariæ: ...................................................... 165
Concerning Mary's glory
XXVII Deus abconditus sive de absentia Dei: .....................
167
The hidden God or of God 's absence
XXVIII Mater et Magistra: ....................................................
169
Mary, Mother and Teacher
XXIX Episcopus magister fidelium: ................................... 175
The bishop has authority over the faithful
XXX In absentia nostra: .................................................... 181
In our absence
XXXI Lex ecclesiæ: .............................................................. 183
The law of the Church
THIRD PART .......................................................................... 187
XXXII In dubio: .................................................................... 189
In case of doubt, abstain!
XXXIII "Distinguo ": .............................................................. 195
Let us distinguish
XXXIV Pro quibus sunt apparitiones?: ................................. 199
For whom are the apparitions?
XXXV In nomine Œcumenismi: .......................................... 203
In the name of Ecumenism
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XXXV Vetera præferanda sunt: ......................................... 207
What is old is preferable
XXXVII Invisibilia præferanda sunt: .................................. 215
What is invisible is preferable
XXXVIII Virginem tactilem esse non est credendum: ........... 231
It is unbelievable that the Virgin can be touched
XXXIX Sunt miracula credenda?: ...................................... 235
Are miracles believable?
XL Præteritum mensura presentis: .............................. 241
The past is the measure of the present
XLI C redo quia absurdum: ...........................................
247
I believe because it is absurd
XLII De reditu Christi: ..................................................
251
Concerning the return of Christ
XLIII De magisterio ordinario: ....................................... 263
Concerning the ordinary magisterium
XLIV De loco qui appelatur Medjugorje: ....................... 275
Concerning Medjugorje
XLV Garrulitas res humana: ..........................................
279
Talkativeness is a human weakness
CONCLUSION ..................................................................... 287
APPENDIX ........................................................................... 293
XLVI "Id non mihi opus est" atque de feminismo: .......... 295
"I do not need to"and concerning feminism
XLVII De feminismo (bis): ................................................ 307
Concerning feminism (bis)
XLVIII De Innocentibus: .................................................... 315
Concerning the Innocents
XLIX In praxi: .................................................................. 319
In practice
L Non patet de supernaturalitate: ...............................
325
Supernaturality not established
LI Iudæi: .....................................................................
331
"Salvation must come from the Jews"
Index ...................................................................................... 333
Illustrations ........................................................................... 340
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As the reader will notice, the Latin titles have been freely translated.
The translation will be repeated at the start of each chapter, on top of the
page. Was not Latin maintained as the language of the liturgy by Vatican
II? It was chosen here because of its density and power of suggestion, as
a hommage to its past role, and as perhaps also the expression of a wish
for its return. Keats was right: ‘’A thing of beauty is a joy forever”, even
though my own attempts at resurrecting a dead language are probably
more awkward than felicitous. Furthermore, for modern concepts such
as minimalism, charismatics, rationalism, ecumenism, millenarianism,
feminism, “Church Latin” was my only resource.
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The Annunciation by Maurice Denis
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