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her kindly lips. At this moment, Maximin was
receiving his secret. Then, turning to me, the Most Holy Virgin spoke to me and gave me a
secret in French. Here is this secret in its entirely as she gave it to me:

III

"Melanie, what I am about to tell you now will not always be a secret. You may make it public in
1858.

The priests, ministers of my Son, the priests, by their wicked lives, by their irreverence and
their impiety in the celebration of the holy mysteries, by their love of money, their love of
honors and pleasures, the priests have become
cesspools of impurity. Yes, the priests are asking vengeance, and vengeance is hanging over their
heads. Woe to the priests and to those dedicated to God who by their unfaithfulness and their
wicked lives are crucifying my Son again! The sins of those dedicated to God cry out towards
Heaven and call for vengeance, and now vengeance is at their door, for there is no one left to
beg mercy and forgiveness for the people. There are no more generous souls, there is no one left
worthy of offering a stainless sacrifice to the Eternal for the sake of the world.

God will strike in an unprecedented way. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth! God will