Comment from UTT:
The Bible teaches that Satan can appear as an "an angel of light." 2Cr 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. The pope should also warn Roman Catholics that messages that come from the spiritual realm that contradict Scripture should be considered a clear sign that deception is underway.
Numerous Marian apparitional messages fit into this category. Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
September 14 - Encountering Mary turns our gaze upon Jesus our light, Pope Benedict teaches
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Lourdes, Sep 14, 2008 / 01:10 pm (CNA).- After a torchlight procession, the Holy Father spoke to the pilgrims about how at Lourdes, Mary invites everyone to enter into God's dialogue of love with man, a dialogue that finds physical expression at Lourdes.
"On February 11, 1858, in this place known as the Grotto of Massabielle, away from the town, a simple young girl from Lourdes, Bernadette Soubirous, saw a light, and in this light she saw a young lady who was 'beautiful, more beautiful than any other'. ... It was in this conversation, in this dialogue marked by such delicacy, that the Lady instructed her to deliver certain very simple messages on prayer, penance and conversion," the Pope said.
"Lourdes is one of the places chosen by God for His beauty to be reflected with particular brightness, hence the importance here of the symbol of light."
Benedict XVI indicated that "by coming here to Lourdes on pilgrimage we wish to enter, following in Bernadette's footsteps, into this extraordinary closeness between heaven and earth, which never fails and never ceases to grow."
It is important to note that, while Mary is the one who appeared to St. Bernadette, Mary continually pointed the young girl to contemplate God through the Rosary, the Pope underscored.
"In the course of the apparitions, it is notable that Bernadette prays the Rosary under the gaze of Mary, who unites herself to her at the moment of the doxology. This fact confirms the profoundly theocentric character of the prayer of the Rosary. When we pray it, Mary offers us her heart and her gaze in order to contemplate the life of her Son, Jesus Christ."
"A small flame called hope, compassion, tenderness now dwells within them. A quiet encounter with Bernadette and the Virgin Mary can change a person's life, for they are here, in Massabielle, to lead us to Christ Who is our life, our strength and our light."
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