Three Days of Darkness?

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I remember in the early 70’s some women who I think were catholic came to our home and did a presentation on the “Three Days of Darkness”. It scared my sister and me to death! I remember having nightmares about be caught outside when the darkness came and not being able to make it back home, scary! I remember them telling us about being prepared with candles and holy water, closing all windows and doors and not to look outside because the demons would be walking the earth, animals would be okay with plenty of food and water. I remember pictures of a beast and some fuzzy photos of the Blessed Mother. What was all this “Three days” stuff about? This movement went away and has been forgotten but I was curious if anyone else remembers this and if so could shed some light on how this came about, it seems it was pretty strong during that time and I was wondering if the Vatican ever had anything to say about this movement?
 
Many Holy People have warned of a chastisement . What you were exposed to was the warnings from a supposed apparation it has in the past few years become less prominent due to it being over shadowed by Medjugorje. I first heard of it in the 80’s and decided that what they were spreading was false. The Bishop of the area found that it was not supernatural. It has been nearly forty years since it occurred and none of the predictions have occurred. For instance, the seers said that Father Pio would see a miracle that was to occurre. Father Pio was alive than but now he is dead and the miracle has not occurred.
 
Wasn’t three days of darkness part of the Garabandal apparition claim?
 
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Poisson:
Wasn’t three days of darkness part of the Garabandal apparition claim?
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I avoided naming the apparation because I believe it is false and do not want to promote it but it is the one I was refering to.
 
I must’ve been under a rock, because I’ve never heard of that apparition.
 
Ann Cheryl:
I avoided naming the apparation because I believe it is false and do not want to promote it but it is the one I was refering to.
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Talking about it is not the same as promoting it. If we ignore false apparitions it’s like ignoring negative parts of our history, we bound to repeat it.
 
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AmandaPS:
I must’ve been under a rock, because I’ve never heard of that apparition.
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You’re not missing much but there is much information out there if you want to read about it. I think it’s good to be suspect of any apparitions which do not have Church approval. I figure the people the church has investigating these things are much more knowledgeable than I.
 
I believe that Fatima was the last Marian apparation which was declared worthy of belief by the Church; and it of course, contained nothing about three days of darkness.

JimG
 
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JimG:
I believe that Fatima was the last Marian apparation which was declared worthy of belief by the Church; and it of course, contained nothing about three days of darkness.

JimG
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Really? I thought the Zeitun, Egypt and Akita, Japan appartions were approved. :confused: I could be wrong.
 
This three days prophecy is an ancient one. Supposedly a monk St.Nilus propesized this. St.Nilus lived in the 400’s and was a disiciple of St.John Chrysostom.
 
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AmandaPS:
I must’ve been under a rock, because I’ve never heard of that apparition.
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Count yourself liky. My wife got invaloved with the TDofD in the 80’s and got all panicy about it. She has made my life a nightmare :crying: ever sence with all of her preparations. That is all I’m going to say about it.
 
If I am not mistaken, the Three Days of Darkness is a prediction made by Blessed Anna Maria Taigi.
 
Catholic Eagle:
This three days prophecy is an ancient one. Supposedly a monk St.Nilus propesized this. St.Nilus lived in the 400’s and was a disiciple of St.John Chrysostom.
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It is also my understanding that this prophesy originated centuries ago, and I dont think it has anything at all to do with Padre Pio.
 
The book **Trial, Tribulation & Triumph: Before, During, and After Antichrist
**by Desmond A. Birch is the most thoroughly researched book on Catholic eschatology that I know of. It has pretty much everything you would want to know about the Three Days of Darkness. If memory serves, Birch was very careful to discriminate between approved and unapproved prophecy.
 
Concerning which apparitions have been approved, check out www.apparitions.org
They got them all, and whether or not they’ve been approved. So yes, Akita Japan, and Egypt were both approved.

Josh

P.S. My research on this site makes it seem fully accurate, if anyone can account differently please post here.
 
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Really? I thought the Zeitun, Egypt and Akita, Japan appartions were approved. :confused: I could be wrong.
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I stand corrected. I forgot about Akita, and never heard of the other.

JimG
 
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If I am not mistaken, the Three Days of Darkness is a prediction made by Blessed Anna Maria Taigi.
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You are not mistaken. And I believe she may be up for canonization.

I think the Three Days of Darkness has an uncertain history, but it shouldn’t be totally dismissed. It was part of a condemned apparition, but its roots go back to Saints. While their specific apparitions are not approved, the Church surely felt comfortable with making these people blesseds and/or saints, so there may be merit.

I have read all sorts of things on these kinds of apparitions, and the thing I’ve come away with is this:

Just keep your eyes open. Part of the prophecy of the three days of darkenss is that there will be a warning. Presumably, if this vision is correct, the faithful will know about it.

I am also not above suggesting that the meaning of the vision could be metaphorical. For example, ancient language of the sun darkening often meant that a kingdom was overthrown.

It’s best to become knowledgeable of these things without them consuming you.
 
Recently, I was reading a book, Thunder of Justice, that I thought said Padre Pio was privy to seeing the “miracle of Garabandal” before his death…a “seeing” in the locution sense.

Love in Jesus,
Shelby Grace
 
This book has both the *Nihil Obstat * and Imprimatur:

Albert J. Hebert, S.M., The Three Days’ Darkness, Prophecies of Saints and Seers

Books obtainable from author
P.O. Box 309
Paulina, La. 70763
 
gomer tree:
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Just keep your eyes open. Part of the prophecy of the three days of darkenss is that there will be a warning. Presumably, if this vision is correct, the faithful will know about it.

I am also not above suggesting that the meaning of the vision could be metaphorical. For example, ancient language of the sun darkening often meant that a kingdom was overthrown.

It’s best to become knowledgeable of these things without them consuming you.
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Gomer tree, your right on with the CCC "**67 **Throughout the ages, there have been so-called “private” revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ’s definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history. Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium knows how to discern and welcome in these revelations whatever constitutes an authentic call of Christ or his saints to the Church.
Christian faith cannot accept “revelations” that claim to surpass or correct the Revelation of which Christ is the fulfillment, as is the case in certain non-Christian religions and also in certain recent sects which base themselves on such “revelations”.
 
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