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Much has been made by some about September 23, 2017, and how the astronomical alignment that day portends unique events of biblical proportions, because it allegedly coincides with imagery seen in Revelation 12. While the astronomical alignment that day will be rare, it’s not unique. Indeed, the arrangement has taken place four times in the last 1,000 years, as a professor of physics and astronomy explains in this article.
So do not worry yourself about this date, as the Catholic Church—the Church Jesus founded as his instrument of salvation—is not concerned. On the other hand, we all need to be vigilant, because none of us knows the hour or day when Jesus will call us via death to our own particular judgment (see Matt. 24:42-51; Catechism 1021-22).