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of armed men, who, moving “As the voice ceased, the
with the cloud, marched by land bright angel, for the last time,
and sailed by sea to America, dipped water from the ocean
which country was enveloped in and sprinkled it upon America.
the volume of cloud. And I saw Instantly, the dark cloud rolled
these vast armies devastate the back, together with the armies it
whole country and burn the vil- had brought, leaving the inhabit-
lages, towns, and cities that I saw ants of the land victorious. Once
springing up. As my ears listened more, I beheld villages, towns,
to the thundering of the cannon, and cities springing up where I
the clashing of the swords, and had seen them before — while
the shouts and cries of millions in the bright angel, planting the
mortal combat, I again heard the azure standard he had brought in
mysterious voice say: ‘Son of the the middle of them, cried in a loud
Republic, look and learn.’ 5 voice: ‘While the stars remain
“When the voice had ceased, and the heavens send down dew
the dark shadowy angel placed upon the earth, so long shall the
Union last.’ “And taking from her
his trumpet once more to his angelic brow the crown on which
mouth, and blew a long power-
ful blast. Instantly a light, as if a was blazoned the word UNION,
thousand suns, shone down from she placed it upon the National
Standard while people, kneeling
above me, and pierced and broke down, said ‘Amen’.
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into fragments the dark cloud
which enveloped America. At the The scene instantly began
same moment I saw the angel to fade away, and I saw noth-
upon whose head still shone the ing but the rising, curling vapor I
word, UNION, and who bore our had first beheld. This also disap-
national flag on one hand, and a peared, and I found myself once
sword in the other, descend from more gazing upon the mysterious
Heaven attended by legions of beautiful visitor, who said: ‘Son
bright spirits. These immediately of the Republic, what you have
joined the inhabitants of America, seen is thus: three great perils
who, I perceived, were well nigh will come upon the Republic. The
overcome, but who, immediately most fearful is the third, but the
taking courage again, closed up This image was designed whole world united shall not pre-
their broken ranks and renewed by Bohdan Kozak at R. Graphics vail upon her. Let every child of
the battle. Again, amid the fearful the Republic learn to live for God,
noise of the conflict, I heard the mysterious voice say- His land, and the Union.’ 8
ing, ‘Son of the Republic, look and learn.’ 6 7 Americans win the conflict, rebuild cities, towns, and
illages again, under one flag, as the angel says, “While
5 From 1977? Europe, parts of Asia and now Africa, the stars remain and the heavens send down dew upon
have been moving towards socialism, the necessary the earth, so long shall the Republic last.” All Americans
step preceding communism. Although not a third World kneel, thanking God for His intervention in defeating the
War, three continents join forces (three distinct blasts) third peril, and return to worship the one true God. We
against America with China (a dark red light) in attack- know that America is protected by God through the
ing America by land and sea. These armies devastate intercession of His mother, Mary, and that our nation is
American cities, towns, and villages. How do they come a beacon of God’s light, as we’ve always known.
by land? Through Canada and/or Mexico? Are these —Ann and Steve Ziniti
neighboring countries complicit with the invaders? 8 The Blessed Virgin’s last words to Washington very
—Ann and Steve Ziniti broadly and conceptually interprets the three significant
6 It seems that once our nation has been almost perils to our country, in very broad time frames, with no
crushed by the third peril, God intervenes with legions time frame mentioned for the third peril. Can her words,
of bright spirits who join our beleaguered inhabitants. “the end of the century cometh” be “the end of a century
We are renewed in courage, close our broken ranks, cometh,” which makes historical sense? She reassures
and continue to fight. Are these bright spirits angels us that our country will prevail, but only after “every
in the form of humans, or angels that only we see? Do child of the Republic learns to live for his God, his land
our enemies see them, too, as spirits, or as humans? and the Union.” Can we avoid the third peril by turning
—Ann and Steve Ziniti from the gods of money, material, power, and entertain-
ment? Is Mary’s foretelling of the third peril a foregone

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