Blinded By the Light - The Occult of Roman Catholicism

The Blessed Virgin in Fatima encouraged acts of ìmortificationî.

ìThe Catholic Almanac under ëApparitions of the Blessed

Virgin Maryí tells us that in Fatima, Portugal, ëMary appeared

six times between May 13 and Oct. 13, 1917, to three

children in a field called Cova da Iria near Fatima, north of

Lisbon. She recommended frequent recitation of the RosaryíÖ

The Almanac goes on saying that Mary urged ëworks of

mortification for the conversion of sinners; [and] called for

devotion to herself under the title of the Immaculate Heart.íî 18

These modes of penance include whipping, wearing chains or a belt of thorns
worn snugly around the waist and other such things.

ìWhipping as a form of SELF-DISCIPLINE is very frequently

recorded. Whipping was, of course, often imposed as a

PENANCE, when it was inflicted by another, or by

oneself...Almost universal in some eras was the wearing of

cords and chains tightly bound about the body beneath the

garments.î 19 (emphasis mine)

ìAs was the case with many of the saints, the cord cut deeply

into [the] flesh and it was said that worms bred in the deep

grooves.î 20

As the following account indicates, this practice had horrendous results. It is the
story of one Matt Talbot, an Irishman that is moving up the ladder towards
sainthood in the Roman Institution.

ìOn Sunday, June 7th, 1925, a dead body was brought in the

Corporation Ambulance to Jervis Street Hospital. On the body

being identified, it proved to be Mr. Matt Talbot and when we

the undersigned undressed the remains we found chains,

ropes and beads on the said body. Around the middle of his

waist were two chains and a knotted rope. One chain we took

to be an ordinary chain used as a horse trace, and the other a

little thinner. Both were entwined by a knotted rope and

medals were attached to the chain by cords. Both were deeply

imbedded in the flesh and rusted. Also on the left arm was

found a light chain wound tightly above the elbow, and on the

right arm above the elbow a knotted cord. On the left leg a

chain was bound around with a cord below the knee, and on

the right leg, in the same position, was some heavy knotted

cord. Around his neck were very big beads and attached to

same were a great many religious medals. Some of the medals

were as big as half-crown and others were ordinary sodality

medals. (Signed) - Charles Manners, Laurence Thornton.î 21