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These detailed testimonies reveal the profound impact of Maria Valtorta's work on the spiritual lives of its readers. Each account witnesses the graces received and conversions experienced.
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These detailed testimonies have been collected according to a structured methodology, allowing precise documentation of the impact of Maria Valtorta's work on readers' spiritual lives. Each testimony addresses the discovery of the work, its impact on faith, the graces received, and recommendations for other potential readers.
Christine
Through a friend who already knew the work well and who advised me to delve into it while I was returning from a pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
Maria Valtorta's work allows us to see how Jesus lives, reacts, looks, touches, loves. It has helped me to get closer to Jesus, to embody him in my faith, to love him better. The events follow logically, we can make connections between the events, the encounters, the places, the characters, and what teaches me a lot are the teachings that Jesus gives on certain passages. He explains why He reacts as He does, how He wants us to live, He draws our attention to particular points, He truly guides us.
I have subscribed to "Jesus Today", and thus I receive the daily reading as related in the Gospel every day. I supplement my reading with the same story related by Maria Valtorta, sometimes I go to read what follows or precedes on the Valtorta.fr site to better understand the context and better experience the passage. This makes my faith life more vibrant and deepens in me the desire to better know Jesus and the will of God, it also helps me to become more aware of my sins, to desire to confess.
I would tell him "Go ahead, dive in! Read... and you'll see!"
florence
I discovered Maria's work through the HOZANNA website.
Maria's work makes me live and understand the texts of the Gospels. I feel, I no longer try to imagine (this was sometimes very arduous) the unfolding of a scene, I live it. I cry, I smile, I am moved. I am present, I observe and everything becomes clear.
I feel closer to our Lord, I can address him without restraint because I know, through this reading, what he thinks of our human feelings. He understands them, explains them to us, and gives us simple explanations, those that we should follow to continue to follow him on his path of life. There is no complacency in what he dictates, just simple truth.
Reading the work of Maria VALTORTA is to live the Gospel as close to the events as possible, to understand them, to feel them and to emerge from them spiritually grown.
Reading this work is a great joy, I discover Jesus, Mary, and the apostles in their daily lives. The details of the places, the feelings of each one, the description of each scene allows me to understand and discover the texts of the Bible in a different way. Reading it, I feel close to each of them, moreover, the recitation of the rosary is enriched by it.
Jean-Paul Ruiz
For about fifteen years, thanks to the internet, I discovered the writings of Maria Valtorta.
Every day, after my morning prayer, I read and reread the chapter of the day. This allows me to get closer to Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the apostles, the disciples, and all those who accompanied Jesus during the three years of his public life.
These readings allow me to strengthen my faith.
I will tell him the good that the discovery of this work has brought me in terms of faith.
Blandine Noodt-Grauer
My father, a deep believer, lent me one by one the 10 books of M Valtorta.
Some of the most striking texts for me, which I meditated on and did not always understand the essence of, became clearer and more comprehensible with the narratives of Maria Valtorta and Jesus became closer than ever.
Indeed, Faith in my head became Faith in my heart, a more intense desire to receive the Eucharist, and the sacrament of reconciliation, to go to Mass during the week as soon as possible, with a sincere heart and rooted in prayer.
Read. It's a wonder to discover, but take your time and pray over the passages that touch you deeply.
Discover a Jesus so human, in his context of the time, with his feelings, his desires, his sufferings his friendships, in short a Jesus who resembles us and who loves us personally deeply. This is for me the essence of this work... Thank you Maria Valtorta. Jesus, Love and Life.
Jean-Francois COUSIN
It was my father who first spoke to me about the writings of Maria Valtorta in the 1980s. At the time, I didn't pay much attention to it and above all, I was scared by the reading of the many long volumes. At 35, my faith was not firmly rooted. In 2015, a friend introduced me to the WhatsApp application which provides the correspondence between the Gospel of the day and the text in the writings of Maria Valtorta. Since that day, I regularly read one chapter or another of Maria Valtorta's work.
These writings allow me to dive into the heart of Jesus, and to understand very deeply, his doctrine and his actions. It's a kind of wonderful spiritual sweetness to find oneself alongside Jesus.
This gives my prayer time an unparalleled depth.
My own wife refuses to read the Work. I tell her that "it's not serious, the Gospel is enough. For me, it helps me to go further and to love Jesus more. The day you feel a desire rising within you, let it happen. "Read and you will understand" as a Pope said (Pius XII I believe).
I believe that this Work is a miracle before our eyes of the 21st century. Just like in the time of Jesus, everyone is free to believe or not to believe. The scribes and the Pharisees saw and heard Jesus. Some believed. Others constantly ask for new signs, always with the aim of putting Jesus to the test, because they did not believe, or did not want to believe. For the writings of Maria Valtorta it's the same thing. Some are seized as Jesus seized the 12 apostles, others refuse because they do not want to believe.
Didier
Through a friend who had the 10 volumes at her house and I borrowed one.
Through daily reading of this work, the Gospel becomes alive. Similarly, we can follow Christ in his daily life and see that he lived poorly with the apostles. His goodness is on every page.
Maria Valtorta's work has "boosted" my faith without a doubt and has sanctified me to a certain extent. I have become more vigilant not to sin, Maria Valtorta is in a way a guardrail. This is a daily spiritual nourishment, a vital breath.
I do not miss the opportunity to talk about it when the occasion arises, pointing out some aspects of this work and testimonies from church people such as Pope Francis, Pius XII, John Paul II. As well as Padre Pio and Mother Teresa.
The couple's faith has progressed through daily rosary, daily prayer together, and weekday mass when possible.
Christine
My mother had spoken to me about it as a child; more recently, I received an email from a site promoting the work, probably following a purchase of a mailing list.
Having recently become a reader of Maria Valtorta's work: "The Gospel as It Has Been Revealed to Me", I am eager to express how much I regularly enjoy getting to know it. Being with Christ during his public life amidst the landscapes and scents in which he evolved, with a multitude of details that are not mentioned in the Gospels, seeing him live, move, speak to the apostles and interact with them is a joy at all times. Thanks to her writings, Maria Valtorta has made Christ extraordinarily alive and present for me, life with the Apostles, more animated. We are led to love the Lord both more naturally and more strongly. The richness of this content makes me long for the encounter with Christ with an enhanced joy and impatience.
Even though I was already practicing before receiving "Jesus Today", the evangelical texts — sometimes difficult to understand — that I regularly heard at mass, they took on a whole new depth and became clearer thanks to "The Gospel as it was revealed to me". In addition, and in my opinion this is the major contribution of this text, the warnings against the powers of darkness and sin, very sharp and often more detailed than in the Gospels, seem to me to be beneficial. The Lord has given us an ineffable gift. Let's thank Him by making this gospel entrusted to Maria Valtorta known and loved.
Let this person read a few paragraphs; it's not tedious and it will allow them to form a personal opinion.
Manuela
Via internet with "Jesus Today".
I had just lost my husband and could no longer read the Bible. The writings of Maria Valtorta comforted me and helped me through this difficult period without losing faith.
I was able to deepen my understanding of the Bible and I rediscovered the joy of reading it.
I will tell him that whoever is thirsty may come and drink.
Marie
Pilgrims on a journey have told me about your shipments and have organized an evening around Maria Valtorta, with supporting texts.
Deepening of the meaning of the scriptures and clearer understanding.
Life of faith more engaged in daily life, heart more open to prayer and to a more just life turned towards others or those suffering from different conditions. More love for constant prayer, Christ, the "Hail Mary and Our Father". Etc.
1.I think it's important to be prepared in one's life journey. 2.The writings of Maria Valtorta are of great richness to sanctify life but require a certain strength for some passages. 3. Rectitude and historical synchronicity have been demonstrated in some studies. 4. Literary masterpiece.
Benedicte Butruille
I discovered the works of Maria Valtorta in my in-laws' library. It was my husband who told me that it should interest me. I literally plunged into the life of Jesus and traveled 2000 years back. I was so thirsty for Him.
I finally met this Jesus that I felt in my soul since I was little but without knowing Him. The grace of faith that was given to me in my childhood, was considerably increased thanks to the reading of the works of Maria Valtorta. I understood certain Gospels much better that were difficult for me to understand. I understood the incredible beauty of the Christian religion based on two words: It's simple and beautiful. Love God with all your being Love others as yourself.
Thanks to the readings of Maria Valtorta, I have constructed a middle school catechism course for 8th and 9th graders (received and corrected by my parish priest) that I teach. My classes are much more lively. I see the grace of faith in the hearts of my students as the year progresses. I understand better the meaning of Christ's immense sacrifice, his love for each man, the value of a soul, the role of the Virgin Mary. I know much better the history of Israel in the time of Jesus, the characters, their character, customs etc ... I live with them. They never leave me. I have built an oratory at home (a large one) where I pray alone or with my family regularly. I have set up Catholic student shared accommodations to evangelize young people and talk to them about the Love of Jesus. I now speak of Christ, to people in the street. I do not hesitate to testify about my faith. I have received incredible graces of joy and hope.
Personal Testimony RER A: A young girl sits next to me while I was reading Maria Valtorta. She asks me if it's good. I tell her about Maria Valtorta. The train arrives at La Défense, the young girl stands up and says to me. "Thank you. I had asked Jesus to give me a sign to know if I could read Maria Valtorta because of the controversies. I got my sign. I will read it". She left. Thank you, Lord.
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