End of the World, December 21st

We are told that, according to the “Mayan Calendar,” the world is to come to an end on Dec. 21^st 2012.  The supposed prediction in the Mayan Calendar was brought strongly to our attention by the science fiction blockbuster film “2012.” Produced by Roland Emmerich, the film first hit the screens in 2009. If Christ does, indeed, return on the 21^st December 2012, it will have nothing to do with some Mayan Calendar, which does not even say what the film 2012 says it does. The Maya have 400 year periods, one of which is ending on December 21^st 2012. The Maya have never said that the world is going to end. We are repeatedly warned in the Scriptures against calculating precise dates concerning the end of the world.  We simply do not know how many days we have left on this earth. We do, however, have many opportunities to prepare ourselves for the day, whenever it arrives.  Thank God that He has given us His Word, His Sacraments, which enable us to live in a state of constant readiness for His return, whenever it may be. Let us continue to make use of these means.