The Church has fallen into distress

By Manuela Strack

February 17, 2026

Originally Posted By:
Mary the Immaculate One

Message from Saint Michael the Archangel

I see a large golden ball of light hovering above us in the sky and a smaller golden ball of light to its right. The large golden ball of light opens and the Holy Archangel Michael emerges from it. He holds his sword and shield up to the sky and I see that his cloak is spread wide. (Personal note: We had previously prayed the protective mantle prayer of the Archangel Michael. Now, in addition to his sword, he also holds his shield up to the sky above us, and his cloak is spread wide for the first time.) He is dressed in white and gold as a Roman soldier and wears his golden princely crown and a cloak clasp with a golden lion's head. Now he holds out his shield to us, on which the prayer “Sancte Michael Archangele” is written in Latin. This is his request to us to pray this prayer. We pray:

Sancte Michael Archángele, defénde nos in práelio, contra nequítiam et insídias diáboli esto praesídium. Imperet illi Deus, súpplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps milítiae caeléstis, sátanam aliósque spiritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in mundo, divína virtúte in inférnum detrúde. Amen.

The Holy Archangel Michael says:

"May God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit bless you! Amen. Beloved of Jesus, let the Word of God be your treasure! Where the Lord is proclaimed, all evil departs. The Lord is proclaimed in the Church. She carries His salvation within her. Thus, the proclamation of the Lord is distinguished from the misconduct of men. The Church has fallen into distress, but the salvation of the Son of Man, the Son of God, continues to flow from it. You are so blessed with this source of salvation. You know that the Church has fallen into distress. Did not the Lord already proclaim this during His lifetime?"

Now the smaller ball of light opens. I see Saint Joan of Arc emerging from this light. She is clothed in golden armor and carries her banner, on which is written “Jesus” and “Mary.” Saint Joan of Arc has a lily branch with white lily blossoms and buds (four open lily blossoms and three lily buds) on her breastplate, just as I have always described it before. She comes to us and lays down her banner. Suddenly, she is holding the Vulgate in her hands. She comes even closer and says:

“Dear friends of the Cross, prepare your hearts and do not let the 40 days pass without repentance in your hearts. Jesus wants to touch and move your hearts. Pray hard for peace! You know that the evil one wants to drag you into war. Therefore, pray hard!”

Now Saint Joan of Arc opens the Vulgate and goes to Saint Michael the Archangel and kneels before him. I see the open Bible passage Matthew 13:24-30:

 

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

 

Saint Joan of Arc continues:

"Friends of the Cross, know that there is always weeds among the wheat. The chaff separates from the wheat. It is the time in which you live. It is not the grain that is the error, but the weeds and the chaff. Therefore, remain steadfast! Your confession to the Lord, to Jesus, is important! How important it is for the Church, for people, for your future! Remember: every prayer, every blessing, every sacrifice of the Holy Mass diminishes the power of evil."

She now looks at Saint Michael the Archangel. Saint Michael the Archangel shows me the continent of Africa and says:

"Pray especially for the persecuted Christians! The spirit of the times is twisting your hearts in Europe. But here, people profess their faith and suffer because they love Jesus."

The Holy Archangel Michael stabs his sword into the ground in Ukraine. Then he looks at us all and says:

“In the coming time, offer the Precious Blood of Christ for Ukraine. It is important that you sacrifice and pray for peace!”

The Holy Archangel Michael speaks to me personally and I am to remain silent.

If it continues to follow the spirit of the times, nature will rise up. Therefore, pray fervently! (My own note: Here he is speaking of the church of the spirit of the times.) Remember that I have come to you from the throne of the Lord to comfort and strengthen you. I say to you once again: Do not be afraid! Live in Jesus! He will give you exceedingly great graces, for this time of tribulation in which you live is also a time of His great work. You have received the gift of free will from God. He gave it to you out of love, and so it is that you may choose Him: be a grain of wheat, or choose against Him and become weeds and chaff. Remember that the Lord wants to save you into eternal life so that you may be with Him!"

The Holy Archangel Michael blesses us with his sword:

“May God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit bless you! Amen. Deus Semper Vincit!”

Then he places his right foot on the printed protective mantle prayers and I am allowed to touch his foot. As he does so, he tells me that people do not know what power they have before them, what great power of love!