8.28. Is this the ‘abomination of desolation’ prophesied in Daniel? How does it relate to today’s crisis?
Yes, many traditional Catholics—including saints and Fathers—have interpreted Daniel’s “abomination of desolation” (Dan. 9:27, 11:31, 12:11) as a prophecy of the cessation or desecration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Christ references this:
“When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place...”
The “holy place” is the altar—and the Mass is the Church’s central act of worship. When the Novus Ordo Missae replaced the Traditional Latin Mass in 1969—a man-made rite that omits key elements of sacrifice and real presence—it marked, arguably, a fulfillment of that prophecy. The true Mass was driven out, and a Protestantized counterfeit stood in its place—the abomination in the holy place.
Many theologians agree this prophecy has multiple fulfillments (Antiochus, Titus, the Antichrist). But the liturgical revolution fits this pattern profoundly.