John Mathias Haffert ( 23 August 1915 – 31 October 2001) was an American Roman Catholic author and editor. He wrote several books, mostly on Roman Catholic themes, co-founded Catholic societies, edited Catholic magazines and lectured on Catholic issues.
Biography
Haffert received his high school and college education at Mt. Carmel College, a Carmelite seminary, and then began his career as an author and lecturer. Haffert was the co-founder of the
Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima
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, a
Roman Catholic Marian Society which was approved by
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
and has about 25 million members worldwide. Haffert was assisted in the creation and Daily operations of Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima by Father
Venard Poslusney Father Venard Poslusney (1 December 1917 – 15 December 2005) was a Roman Catholic figure and author who gained recognition through many conferences, lectures and seminars (some of which were with Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in the 1970s). Poslusne ...
. He was the editor of "Scapular Magazine" which helped enroll one million Americans in the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima and in prayer for the Soviet Union.
Haffert was a strong advocate of the message of
Our Lady of Fatima
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and he worked with Fatima visionary Sister
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Arts and culture
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to develop the "Fatima Pledge" in 1946. This later became the "Blue Army Pledge", in 1948.
On John Haffert's Life
/ref> Haffert spoke often on topics concerning the Miracle of the Sun
The Miracle of the Sun ( pt, Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on 13 October 1917, attended by a large crowd who had gathered in Fátima, Portugal, in response to ...
. One of Haffert's books, "That Wonderful Poem", endorses The Poem of the Man God by Maria Valtorta
Maria Valtorta (14 March 1897 – 12 October 1961) was a Roman Catholic Italian writer and poet. She was a Franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the Servants of Mary who reported reputed personal conversations with, and dictations from, ...
, in which he explains how the Bishop of Fatima introduced him to these writings.
Haffert died at 86 in the United States.
Bibliography
* John Haffert, 1950 "Russia Will Be Converted"
* John Haffert, 1961 ''Meet the Witnesses of the Miracle of the Sun''
* John Haffert, 1966 ''Night of Love''
* John Haffert, 1970 ''Sex and the Mysteries''
* John Haffert, 1971 ''Sign of Heart''
* John Haffert, 1971 ''Brother and I''
* John Haffert, 1974 ''There is Nothing More''
* John Haffert, 1981 ''Dear Bishop''
* John Haffert, 1982 ''Who is the Woman''
* John Haffert, 1989 ''The Meaning of Akita''
* John Haffert, 1992 ''That Wonderful Poem
* John Haffert, 1993, ''Her Glorious Title''
* John Haffert, 1993 ''Her Own Words''
* John Haffert, 1993 ''Finally Russia''
* John Haffert, 1996 ''Explosion of the Supernatural''
* John Haffert, 1997 ''Now The Woman''
* John Haffert, 1998, ''Sign of Her Heart''
* John Haffert, 1998, ''God's Final Effort''
* John Haffert, 1998 ''The Day I Didn’t Die'' ,
* John Haffert, 1999 ''Too Late''
* John Haffert, 1999 ''To Prevent'' This
* John Haffert, 2000 ''Meet The Witnesses''
* John Haffert, 2000 ''Great Event''
* John Haffert, 2000 ''Deadline: The Third Secret of Fatima''
* John Haffert, 2000 ''The World's Greatest Secret''
* John Haffert, 2000 ''Peacemaker''
See also
* Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ob ...
* Our Lady of Fatima
Our or OUR may refer to:
* The possessive form of " we"
* Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
* Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium
* Our, Jura, a commune in France
* Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulato ...
Notes
Media
John Haffert on the Miracle of Fatima
In 1996, John Haffert spoke about Fatima and his book “Meet the Witnesses” in which he personally interviewed nearly 200 witnesses to the Fatima Miracle, describing their detailed witness accounts.
External links
The Life and Works of a Fátima Apostle: John Haffert
World Apostolate of Fátima, International Secretariat
World Apostolate of Fátima, USA
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1915 births
2001 deaths
Carmelites
Roman Catholic writers