Poinsettias from the Aztecs to today. The Sacramento Bee – 30 Nov 2019 – BY KURT SNIBBE

During the mass, as the Star of Bethlehem passed overhead, the leaves turned from green to bright red. The poinsettia, formally a symbol of Aztec sacrifice, became a symbol of the blood of Christ and quickly associated itself with the Christmas season.

What we call the poinsettia is native to Mexico and was called Cuetlaxochitl by the Aztecs. The Aztecs used its sap to cure fever and its red leaves to make dye.

The Aztec legend is that the plants were a gift from the gods as a reminder of the sacrifice made to create the universe, and were to be repaid by human sacrifice.

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“To hell with Vatican II”

“Carthago delenda est! (So, what about Vatican II?)

Written by  By Father Michael Johnson, FSSPX
“To paraphrase Cato the Elder, we may – nay, we must insist, Concilium Vaticanum Secundum delendum est – The Second Vatican Council mustbedestroyed! Amen.”

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Pope John XXIII leads the opening Mass of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 11, 1962. A total of 2,540 cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops and bishops from around the world attended the opening session (CNS Photo)                              

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Saint Francis of Assisi Prophecy of End Times (WOW)

In reading these prophetic future prophecies by St Francis only tells me he did his Biblical research. That’s one of the main problems we have with many Traditional Catholics today, they think researching for Biblical answers to today’s dilemma is protestant.

St. Francis of Assisi’s end times prophecy and the two popes

At the end of the book, Works of the Seraphic Father St. Francis Of Assisi (London: R. Washbourne, 1882), is a section titled “Some Prophecies of the Holy Father St. Francis.” On pp. 248-250 is the following prophecy about the Church (paragraph breaks added): Shortly before he died in 1226, St. Francis of Assisi called together the members of his order and warned them of great tribulations that would befall the Church in the future, saying:

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