THREE DAYS OF DARKNESS As Prophesied By Catholic Saints, And the Catholic Church's Stance on These Revelations

Because “The Three Days of Darkness” has been revealed to Catholic Saints of the past, these revelations share Truths from those who loved Christ and lived their lives for Him. In today’s world, we also have those who would, through modern technology such as Artificial Intelligence, enjoy leading interested Catholics astray. And finally, there is the Catholic stance on what they want us to believe regarding Private Revelation.

Because these various formats can lead to confusion and/or mislead many, I wanted to delve into who said what and how to formulate our own beliefs. First off, private revelation:

Private Revelations: Because this article is quite long, it becomes necessary to shorten the explanations. In this case, a private revelation is a revelation experienced by one individual (though they be a Saint) and cannot be proven as authentic. This takes me back to the children of Fatima and how they were terrorized by sharing their revelations. Only after others saw proof in the skies did they come to believe.

Saints of the past, and their messages of Three Days of Darkness

Blessed Anna Maria Taiga (1768-1837) – The most well-known seer of this prophecy. She described it as a time when “an intense darkness shall cover the whole earth for three days and three nights,” with no visibility except from blessed candles. The air would be “laden with pestilence,” killing mainly enemies of the Church, and those without a lit candle would perish. She urged people to stay indoors, pray the rosary, and beg God for mercy.

Marie-Julie Jahenny (1850-1941) – Marie was known as the “Breton Stigmatist”, and she expanded on Taigi’s vision, saying the darkness would occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. She said all of Hell would be loose and against those outside their homes without a lit blessed candle of pure wax. The candles would miraculously stay lit during the darkness, but not in the homes of the godless.

Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified (19th-century Carmelite mystic) – She warned of the “Great Warning” preceding the Three Days of Darkness, a moment of conscience illumination showing each person’s soul before God, followed by the darkness period.

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio, 1887-1968) -Although he did not directly describe the Three Days of Darkness in his own words, some later associations linked him to the prophecy. Historical records reveal a 1940s letter falsely attributed to him by a German cult; the Church has rejected this as a forgery.

Saint Hildegard of Bingen and Saint Teresa of Avila – These Saints have also been linked to The Three Days of Darkness, although insufficient or uncertain information was all that was available.

Theological and scriptural parallels:

The prophecy echoes the Tenth Plague in Exodus (10:21-29), where God caused three days of darkness in Egypt.

It also parallels the Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12) and Fifth Vial (Revelation 16:10) in the Book of Revelation, which describe celestial darkness, though these are understood by the Church as historical, or early Church events, not future predictions.

Because the above Saints and Dates precede Artificial Intelligence, we have knowledge of Saints foretelling these events!

The Catholic Church’s Stance on The Three Days of Darkness –

The Catholic Church has not taught the Three Days of Darkness as a doctrine. There is no official teaching on it, and it is not mentioned in Vatican documents. The Church encourages Catholics to discern private revelations in the light of Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium, and to avoid fear or superstition, as this writing from Catholic Answers. The Church teaches that God sends signs to call people to repentance and conversion, as in Christ’s words: “If you do not repent, you will perish” (Luke 13:3), catholicus.eu.

Conclusion and Interpretation

So much has been written, and not without various interpretations that are, to say the least, contradictory. As a woman nearing 87 years of age, I have been a Catholic all my life, taught by the nuns up until 10th grade of school. If these holy Saints and their revelations were not true, why are they Saints?

Personally, I have seen where the Catholic Church denounced Cremation, and now has Cremation boxes blessed on the Church grounds. The Church denounces in vitro fertilization with grounds that it may cause birth defects, or when there is a sperm donor or a woman who agrees to carry the father’s baby to birth.

My feeling is that any baby can be born with health issues, and maybe the church will one day approve a doctor’s assistance in helping the Catholic married couple to have a child, with provisions that it is done through the father’s sperm and the mother’s womb.

I have spiritually grown to always believe and adhere to God’s word and revelations. However, the Church can change its rules, and in many cases, the door is left ajar for our personal interpretations. I pray the Church is correct in its guidance, and I also believe in praying for the best and preparing for the worst!