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Catholic Prophecy: The Coming Chastisement
In our opinion, this is the best book of prophecy in print! Covers the Great Catholic Monarch, the Holy Pope, and the period before Antichrist, with excellent, excellent commentaries by Dupont. It seems totally impossible that so many prophecies from various countries and different centuries should all speak about the same time and the same historical characters. Shows the coalescing of Saints' prophecies on our times and our immediate future. 125 Pp. PB.
125 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1977
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January 10, 2016
Really, really good. I don't understand why this is no longer in publication unless it's as he said the supposed learned think prophecy is fantasy now. This is very sad. So many of these prophecies have already come to pass, and the same things were prophesied by different people in different places and times for centuries before the printing press or any other such thing existed. Every faithful Catholic should read this. Everyone could learn a lot from this. Most importantly as Padre Pio said: pray, hope, and don't worry. If Jesus is your all you have nothing to fear.
**One note: the author was born in 1922. He makes one racist comment in the book, but it has nothing to do with the prophecies.
**One note: the author was born in 1922. He makes one racist comment in the book, but it has nothing to do with the prophecies.
June 29, 2014
I've read this twice. Very intriguing. The first time I read it was 1970. I thought some of it absurd. Especially those prophecies about the rebirth of Islamic power that will shake the West. I am a rational man and pride myself with being open minded to all possibilities. But these prophecies are freakishly scary. Perhaps there exists a stream of consciousness in some sort of time portal which can be tapped. Who knows?
September 30, 2016
I had never read a prophetic non-fiction book about the end times. The Catholic view of the apocalypse is different from the Protestant Christian version. I have found that most Catholic prophetic writings involve the Pope and the re-unification of the church-at-large. There is more of a historical bent than strictly spiritual. But, I encourage all to read this book and expand your knowledge.
December 6, 2019
79/100 (= 4.4/6) ≈ 4 Stars
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Part of a stint of reading on prophecy and the end times (fitting for the end of the liturgical year).
There are some commentaries which are careful and systematic, based on Tradition, the Church Fathers, or trusted scripture scholars.
There are also others which are more daring in their explanations which go out on a limb more often, with bold statements about meaning. These might hit the mark sometimes and be profound, but the possibility is also higher that that they miss by a long shot occasionally.
The recommendation is to stick to the more moderate exegetes, who are careful to explain what the mind of the Church is on these issues.
I've found that there are so many things falling between very probable and very certain regarding things to come, that there's no need to go out on a limb with fantastic interpretations.
As far as this book itself is concerned, of the five or so books I read in this stint, this one is definitely the farthest on the "out on the limb" side, but not too far as to be disregarded.
He says often, "if you don't believe this, just know that many other prophecies say the same thing"...
I like it, it was very interesting, and I found already here, that the point of reading end times literature is certainly not to panic and bewail our impending doom. It's actually inspiring, helps us to understand better the crisis/mess that we're in right now and where it all is headed (God's plan! - all things work together towards His greater glory), and helps us to realize we have work to do (a part to play)!
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Part of a stint of reading on prophecy and the end times (fitting for the end of the liturgical year).
There are some commentaries which are careful and systematic, based on Tradition, the Church Fathers, or trusted scripture scholars.
There are also others which are more daring in their explanations which go out on a limb more often, with bold statements about meaning. These might hit the mark sometimes and be profound, but the possibility is also higher that that they miss by a long shot occasionally.
The recommendation is to stick to the more moderate exegetes, who are careful to explain what the mind of the Church is on these issues.
I've found that there are so many things falling between very probable and very certain regarding things to come, that there's no need to go out on a limb with fantastic interpretations.
As far as this book itself is concerned, of the five or so books I read in this stint, this one is definitely the farthest on the "out on the limb" side, but not too far as to be disregarded.
He says often, "if you don't believe this, just know that many other prophecies say the same thing"...
I like it, it was very interesting, and I found already here, that the point of reading end times literature is certainly not to panic and bewail our impending doom. It's actually inspiring, helps us to understand better the crisis/mess that we're in right now and where it all is headed (God's plan! - all things work together towards His greater glory), and helps us to realize we have work to do (a part to play)!
July 27, 2021
This book is interesting for its compilation of various prophecies, but the author's comments on them are difficult to trust. He often supports his position merely by claiming that many prophecies lend it credence. This might work for some of the broader strokes, but he doesn't give enough support here to make many of the details of his interpretations seem particularly trustworthy. (For the record, neither do they seem particularly un trustworthy, at least so far as comments on private revelation go, they just mostly lack support here.) Also, he doesn't seem to organize the book according to any particular rhyme or reason, he seems to just put things down as they occur to him. If anything, this book is most useful as an index for private revelations.
September 2, 2021
A really outstanding overview of Catholic Prophecies on the Great Chastisement to come, and the Great Monarch and Holy Pope to follow in a period of peace before Antichrist. While some of the author's own speculation on just how these prophecies are to play out seem incorrect, given the horrific direction the world has headed today, I came away from this book with a new perspective on the near-future and the hope for God's triumph very soon. I think we are right now on the edge of the Great Disaster from which the Restoration of the Faith will come.
December 5, 2020
Trad comfort Fantasies of a most gross and hilarious kind.
October 6, 2022
Excellent
August 24, 2025
A COMPENDIUM OF PROPHECIES FROM CATHOLIC SOURCES, FOLLOWED BY COMMENTARY
Author Yves Dupont wrote in the Introduction to this 1970 book, "I have studied several hundred of these prophesies over the last thirty years of so; I have written books about them. These books, in turn, have resulted in my getting in touch with people whom I would never have heard from otherwise... The material I now possess is indeed monumental, and it would take many books to include it all. But this would not in any case be desirable, as many of these prophecies are repetitive... It is on the basis of this material that I invite you to read this little book." (Pg. 10-11) The book then consists of Dupont quoting one or more prophecies from Catholic sources, and then commenting on them.
After quoting Pope John XXIII at the opening of the Second Vatican Council ["we must disagree with those prophets of gloom, who are always forecasting disaster, as though the end of the world was at hand"], he comments, "we cannot but observe that John XXIII disagreed with Pius X and Pius XII, as well as with all the holy souls who have been granted private revelations. Further, we are now to believe that men's efforts will, automatically so to speak, bring about the fulfillment of God's designs... I cannot help recalling one of the pet theses of Teilhard de Chardin (whose books were condemned by the Holy Office) which equated human progress (technological or otherwise) with spiritual development." (Pg. 22-23)
He asserts, "We are all aware, of course, that interdependence is increasing, and that we are living IN the modern world, but this is no justification for the frantic efforts of the Progressives to make us live LIKE the modern world; still less for the unpardonable sacrilege of making the Mass a sort of social gathering. The agitation for a reform of the Mass did not come from the Catholic people; it came from a handful of intellectuals obsessed with Teilhardian concepts. One clear result, however, is the decline in devotional practices in general, and in the devotion of the Sacred Heart in particular." (Pg. 32-33)
He says, "The New Missal is indeed a radical attack upon our Faith. It will destroy the Mass more effectively than Luther's brutal efforts. Having destroyed the Mass, it will inevitably destroy the Church. Having destroyed the Church, it will---inevitably again---destroy the world. For when the blood of Christ is no longer offered on the Altars of our churches, then the blood of men will have to be spilled on the asphalt of our streets." (Pg. 115)
Dupont also makes some very offensive comments [e.g., "it is insane to insist on majority rule in Africa," pg. 49; "it is no right-wing extremism to claim that money is controlled by a Judeo-Masonic clique," pg. 79].
He also states, "I make no apologies for quoting Nostradamus. I am aware, of course, that he is not regarded very highly by some of the more educated people in this part of the world... Nostradamus was an authentic seer... I have every reason indeed to regard Nostradamus as a genuine seer." (Pg. 93)
He also defends Astrology ["Astrology is, to the mind of modern men, a superstition, but it was not so in the past... Astrology was held in high esteem by men such as Galileo and St. Thomas Aquinas"; pg. 98]
This book is an interesting compendium of prophecies and "private revelations" from a wide variety of sources; but while much of Dupont's commentary will be welcomed by traditionalists and perhaps even some conservative Catholics, it will need to be taken with a grain of salt by most readers. Caveat emptor...
Author Yves Dupont wrote in the Introduction to this 1970 book, "I have studied several hundred of these prophesies over the last thirty years of so; I have written books about them. These books, in turn, have resulted in my getting in touch with people whom I would never have heard from otherwise... The material I now possess is indeed monumental, and it would take many books to include it all. But this would not in any case be desirable, as many of these prophecies are repetitive... It is on the basis of this material that I invite you to read this little book." (Pg. 10-11) The book then consists of Dupont quoting one or more prophecies from Catholic sources, and then commenting on them.
After quoting Pope John XXIII at the opening of the Second Vatican Council ["we must disagree with those prophets of gloom, who are always forecasting disaster, as though the end of the world was at hand"], he comments, "we cannot but observe that John XXIII disagreed with Pius X and Pius XII, as well as with all the holy souls who have been granted private revelations. Further, we are now to believe that men's efforts will, automatically so to speak, bring about the fulfillment of God's designs... I cannot help recalling one of the pet theses of Teilhard de Chardin (whose books were condemned by the Holy Office) which equated human progress (technological or otherwise) with spiritual development." (Pg. 22-23)
He asserts, "We are all aware, of course, that interdependence is increasing, and that we are living IN the modern world, but this is no justification for the frantic efforts of the Progressives to make us live LIKE the modern world; still less for the unpardonable sacrilege of making the Mass a sort of social gathering. The agitation for a reform of the Mass did not come from the Catholic people; it came from a handful of intellectuals obsessed with Teilhardian concepts. One clear result, however, is the decline in devotional practices in general, and in the devotion of the Sacred Heart in particular." (Pg. 32-33)
He says, "The New Missal is indeed a radical attack upon our Faith. It will destroy the Mass more effectively than Luther's brutal efforts. Having destroyed the Mass, it will inevitably destroy the Church. Having destroyed the Church, it will---inevitably again---destroy the world. For when the blood of Christ is no longer offered on the Altars of our churches, then the blood of men will have to be spilled on the asphalt of our streets." (Pg. 115)
Dupont also makes some very offensive comments [e.g., "it is insane to insist on majority rule in Africa," pg. 49; "it is no right-wing extremism to claim that money is controlled by a Judeo-Masonic clique," pg. 79].
He also states, "I make no apologies for quoting Nostradamus. I am aware, of course, that he is not regarded very highly by some of the more educated people in this part of the world... Nostradamus was an authentic seer... I have every reason indeed to regard Nostradamus as a genuine seer." (Pg. 93)
He also defends Astrology ["Astrology is, to the mind of modern men, a superstition, but it was not so in the past... Astrology was held in high esteem by men such as Galileo and St. Thomas Aquinas"; pg. 98]
This book is an interesting compendium of prophecies and "private revelations" from a wide variety of sources; but while much of Dupont's commentary will be welcomed by traditionalists and perhaps even some conservative Catholics, it will need to be taken with a grain of salt by most readers. Caveat emptor...
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