Victory Over the Red Lucifer

Divine Appeal Reflection - 267

Today, consider in Divine Appeal 267: "... My Eternal Father has promised victory over the Red Lucifer who leads people to deny Him and I, and My Mother of Mankind will crush the infernal dragon’s head."

The Eternal Father’s promise to grant victory over the Red Lucifer is not symbolic consolation, but the very architecture of salvation history. From Eden’s first prophecy—where enmity was declared between the Woman and the serpent (Gen 3:15)—to the apocalyptic vision of the radiant Woman who bears a Child opposed by the dragon (Rev 12:1–6), Scripture unveils a cosmic drama inscribed into creation itself. Lucifer embodies not mere disobedience, but the distortion of freedom, an angelic intellect that exalted self over communion with God. As the Catechism reminds us, however, divine providence places a cap on his authority (cf. CCC 395). Mary enters this battleground as the modest and spotless vehicle that the Eternal Word takes in human form. In her fiat, heaven bends low, and through her, majesty embraces littleness. She becomes the counterpoint to Eve, in whom fracture entered, for in her obedience, healing begins. The crushing of the serpent, therefore, is not postponed to the end of time alone, but inaugurated already in the Incarnation and sealed at the Cross.

Calvary is the luminous center where this crushing takes form. The Cross—seemingly defeat—is the paradox of Lucifer’s humiliation. Christ, by embracing death, disarmed principalities and powers, making a public spectacle of their emptiness (Col 2:15). At the foot of the Cross, Mary stood, not passively, but fully united to her Son’s sacrifice (Jn 19:25–27; cf. CCC 964). Preserved from original sin (cf. CCC 491), her immaculate obedience is the heel pressing upon the serpent’s pride. This mystery is re-lived in the Rosary, where each bead is a blow of humility against arrogance, each Hail Mary a proclamation that God lifts up the lowly. Saints like Louis de Montfort foresaw that in the final times, hidden apostles, as Mary’s heel, would participate in her maternal triumph. Evil, the Fathers taught, is not a substance but a parasite, destined to dissolve before grace. Thus, Mary’s fiat is not weakness but God’s chosen weapon, showing that obedience is stronger than rebellion.

Revelation also warns us that the dragon’s fury persists against the children of the Woman—those who bear witness to Christ and keep His commandments (Rev 12:17). In our age, this rage takes concrete forms: atheistic ideologies that deny transcendence, relativism that corrodes truth, materialism that enthrones the self, and violence that desecrates life. The Catechism names atheism as among the gravest maladies of our time (cf. CCC 2123–2125). Yet against these forces, Mary manifests true freedom—freedom as gift, not self-assertion. In her, love enlarges the soul rather than constricts it. St. Maximilian Kolbe saw her as entirely transparent to God’s design, a mirror of His will. To entrust ourselves to her is to share in her heel’s victory over the serpent, for she leads us into her Son’s obedience, forming us as living icons of His triumph.

This victory is not only foretold but made present in the heart of the Church’s sacraments. In Baptism, our Adorable Jesus Himself crushes the serpent’s claim, breaking the chains of sin and marking us with the seal of divine adoption (cf. CCC 1237–1243). In the Eucharist, He continues the crushing of Lucifer’s head, for each Mass makes present His once-for-all sacrifice that disarmed the powers of darkness (cf. Col 2:15). Mary, inseparably united to Him, participates as the Woman promised from the beginning (Gen 3:15), her immaculate heel pressing down in union with her Son’s victory. Thus, it is truly our Adorable Jesus—the “I” of the Divine Appeal—who defeats the dragon, yet He does so with His Mother beside Him, as the Eternal Father ordained. And in this mystery, the Church is not passive: we, as Christ’s Body, must allow His triumph to shape our lives, cooperating through prayer, sacramental fidelity, and Marian devotion.

Even now the crushing is visible for those with eyes of faith. When Eucharistic processions move through streets, our Adorable Jesus radiates silent judgment upon idols, shattering the hidden dominion of darkness. When Marian pilgrimages, processions, or consecrations are undertaken, the Mother’s heel descends again, pressing down the serpent’s head with quiet force. Scapulars, medals, novenas, and rosaries are not trinkets or repetitions, but mystical weapons in the Father’s arsenal, striking blow after blow through the obedience of His children. Yet this battle does not unfold without our cooperation. Every humble fiat, every renunciation of sin, every act of charity allows Christ and Mary to extend their crushing into history. Without our consent, grace knocks but remains unopened. With it, the dragon writhes, for he is already judged. Thus, the Father’s promise is alive: our Adorable Jesus, with His Mother of Mankind, is crushing the infernal dragon’s head today—but He asks us to lend our heel to theirs, until the final victory dawns and the Bride descends radiant with glory (Rev 21:2).

Prayer:

Our Adorable Jesus, eternal Victor over the dragon, we entrust ourselves to You through Mary, the Mother of Mankind. May her heel crush pride in our hearts, and may her fiat echo in our lives. Keep us faithful in Your sacraments until Your Father’s promise shines in eternal light. Amen.

Sr. Anna Ali of the Most Holy Eucharist, intercede for us.