Detailed Testimonies
Discovery of the work
I first read Maria Valtorta's work around the age of 37. After a romantic breakup that left me depressed, fragile, and in search of truth, I turned to certain practices, healers, etc., of which I naively ignored the esoteric nature. I fell physically ill. It was during this time that my father suggested I read Maria's work, the 10 volumes of The Gospel as It Was Revealed to Me.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I already loved Jesus. But with The Gospel as it was revealed to me, I felt projected to his side, I became a witness to the Gospels that I had heard since my childhood. Reading this work gave me the delight of seeing Jesus live in his daily life, as if I were with him, and feeling all his tenderness and love. Through his pen, Jesus gives himself back to us. We are WITH him, we feel him cry, we see him forgive, especially Judas. Jesus, the Christ, gives himself back to us in a concrete way. Our sufferings take on a different meaning and this closeness with Jesus heals us internally. Reading this work leaves no room for theoretical interpretations that would alter the beauty of Jesus's face and the message of the Gospel.
Concrete impact on faith life
Daily prayer has become an integral part of my life. I have better understood my wrongdoings. I returned to the sacrament of forgiveness. I procured the other writings of Maria Valtorta: the notebooks, the revelations. I became more interested in the lives of the Saints and mystics. In 2019, with my cousin and my sister, we organized and welcomed in the church of our region the arrival of Mr. Bruno Perrinet and Mr. Gino Filion who propagate Maria's work beyond the borders of Europe.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
When this happens, I try to testify about the exceptional value of Maria Valtorta's work, the sacrifice of her life, and the miraculous aspect of her mission. I try to demonstrate what it has brought into my life and to gently say how sad it would be to deprive oneself of such a jewel of knowledge of the heart of our Lord Jesus.
Discovery of the work
I discovered the work during a meeting within our Parish where one of the community servants had presented the work of Maria Valtorta.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The very evening of the encounter, I set out in search of Maria Valtorta and stumbled upon the "Jesus Today" page. And that evening, the Gospel passage corresponded to the encounter between Jesus and Peter. And in this passage from "The Gospel as it was revealed to me," Peter asks Jesus what he wants and Jesus replies, "I want to be your Friend." When I read His response, I started to cry! For me, through this passage, Jesus personally asked me if I wanted to be his friend! It was a great source of joy for me.
Concrete impact on faith life
Since that moment, I regularly read "The Gospel as It Has Been Revealed to Me" by Maria and since then, I have received many answers to my questions. I have become much more involved in my Parish as I take care of the young catechism students, the altar servers whose number is constantly increasing, and I have joined the parish choir. Day after day, I strive to live so that my Jesus is fulfilled. And recently, I have committed myself to the path of Confirmation.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
May this work bring me many answers and comfort, for I am convinced that Jesus still and always evangelizes through Maria Valtorta.
Discovery of the work
I discovered the work of Maria Valtorta through a friend.
Impact on love for the Gospel
It truly reflects the Gospel but provides details on the words spoken by Christ, which sometimes allows for a better understanding. Then about His life, the life of the Apostles, of Mary... which brings us even closer to them. It is truly fascinating, like discovering the personality of each apostle and other characters who make them close to us. And through the description of landscapes, places, we are projected into these places so well described and of great beauty.
Concrete impact on faith life
These readings have allowed me to read and love the Word more.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Do not hesitate because of great beauty. This brings us closer to Christ.
Discovery of the work
The emails/communications from Aleteia.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The writings of Maria Valtorta help to better understand the Gospel by making it more lively, more concrete.
Concrete impact on faith life
It has become a daily reading that allows living the Gospel.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Try. Try especially reading the Gospel and reading the corresponding passages from the writings of Maria Valtorta.
Discovery of the work
The work was given to one of my children by their godmother for their confirmation.
Impact on love for the Gospel
She completely awakened and renewed my relationship with Christ, with Mary, and greatly deepened my reading of the gospels.
Concrete impact on faith life
My prayer life has been transformed, my practice of the sacraments and the reading of the gospels have taken on a new meaning, alive and acting in my daily life... It has clearly been a new stage in my Christian life.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Let him simply try to read a few chapters, the Gospels will take on a new thickness and depth in his life and will make him discover the Christian faith or renew it CONCRETELY.
Discovery of the work
It is through my family members that for over 20 years I have discovered the work "The Gospel as it was revealed to me". At first I thought it was a fictional work. I quickly realized its truthfulness, it is daily nourishment for me and several members of my family.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I already had a very strong affection for the Word of God having followed several Bible courses including: Light on my path (A 3-year course) and Mess'age also for a 3-year course. I would say that reading the work brought depth, a new light and it was very beneficial.
Concrete impact on faith life
My life of faith continued to grow and deepen through daily prayer of the Gospels, my pastoral commitment became more meaningful in my parish. But above all, it was a particular attention to God's will in my life.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Look at the fruits, the joy, the hope that this work provides to those who read and meditate on it.
Discovery of the work
I read the Passion (volume 10 of the Gospel as it was revealed to me) at home. But mostly on the internet and Youtube.
Impact on love for the Gospel
This allowed me to better understand the Gospels and helped me to see souls through the eyes of Christ.
Concrete impact on faith life
Increase of my Faith, I live the sacraments, I am in peace and in joy, and I want to share the Love of God.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
I would say that the Lord used a simple and humble soul to communicate to us the Word that gives life. I encourage you to read these writings. The true inner Peace that elevates the soul to its creator.
Discovery of the work
Through my mother-in-law.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The work allows me to deepen and experience the presence of Jesus. Especially when I pray according to the method of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Concrete impact on faith life
The daily reading of the work allows me to stay on the path. However, I continue to read the Gospel proposed by the Church.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
I will tell him that there is no contradiction with the teaching of our holy Church desired by Jesus himself.
Discovery of the work
When I was 18 years old, I experienced a particularly painful romantic breakup and my heart was filled with questions. By chance, I discovered a book in my house without really looking for it, titled The Notebooks of 1943, which piqued my curiosity and so I randomly opened it. In the excerpt that I read, Jesus made me discover the true meaning of the Lord's Prayer, which I knew mechanically, but had never really grasped the importance of the words. I then rediscovered my Faith in God.
Impact on love for the Gospel
By introducing me to Jesus as he was during his life on earth, in a way so close and familiar that I could have believed he was living with me. I also understood that the work came from God through the exceptional clarity of Christ's actions and words both in the Gospel as it was revealed to me and in the notebooks of Maria Valtorta. This work never seemed to me to be a fiction inspired by the Gospel simply because the actions and words of Jesus made me question and reflect greatly and break some of my prejudices. I was then able to understand the homilies of certain priests and the importance of the sacraments in the Church and also the importance of its universality!
Concrete impact on faith life
Just under a year after starting to read the Notebooks and the Gospel as it was revealed to me, I finally returned to mass and little by little over the years, I ended up believing and understanding several truths of the faith, including the importance of the Virgin Mary who is an integral part of my life today, the worship of the souls in purgatory, the importance of personal prayer and a little later I even started to go back to confession regularly, which was particularly difficult, since in Quebec I had heard a lot of dark stories about the bad advice given by priests. My faith in Jesus and Mary gave me the courage to take the step and I now find the greatest good in going there frequently and I even encouraged my best friend to try the experience which also did him the greatest good.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
To read it with a child's heart in order to be inspired by it. Maria Valtorta's work was only the beginning of my life of Faith since today I like to read the lives of the different saints of the Church and as Christ so well said we can recognize the tree by its fruits and the fruits of the work are very numerous and positive.
Discovery of the work
I had been searching for the path to God for a long time, but swept up in an intense professional life where I daily encountered physical risk, I ignored the spiritual aspect of our life. Thus, I always pushed back the moment to take the first step. It was by reading the book "God, Science, the Proofs" by Bonassies/Bolloré, then by watching the video "Maria Valtorta, a gift from God validated by science" that I discovered Maria. I bought the first volume, it was a shock. I was caught in the net of the Holy Spirit, to my greatest joy.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Throughout the pages and visions of Maria, I felt as if I was transported with her into the world of Jesus. Coming from a scientific and technical culture, I conducted my reading relying on the cartography of Carlos Martinez, always starting the reading with the canonical Gospel. I should clarify that it was important for me to confront the message with reality. And the reality, from a Christian intuition, was the canonical texts. For six months, I lived with Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the apostles. At first, I was put off by the (hyper)descriptive style of the work before understanding that these were the detailed proofs that the Lord was addressing to the scholars of the modern world, for the future.
Concrete impact on faith life
I really felt like the eleventh-hour worker from the Gospel of Matthew. I went from absolute shame, shame of having so much ignored my God and His love for me, to deep repentance, and to prayer. Today, only my wife (who read the work at my urging) is aware of this conversion. From one who called himself a Christian but did not practice, I seek every opportunity to worship God. I look forward to Sunday with eagerness and joy, I travel twenty kilometers every week to worship, I pray daily, I love to say the rosary, I no longer hesitate to confess and my library is regularly enriched with Christian books (bibles, breviaries, works of the saints...). I started the notebooks (it's meant for priests!). I am thinking of giving lectures to introduce Maria.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
You are going to receive a tremendous shock, your heart will yo-yo, you will cry a lot, even if you are, like me, a man seasoned in the sufferings of the world. You will be immersed in the Love of Jesus and Mary for you. An ocean of Love that you do not suspect. You will understand the suffering of Jesus in the face of our sterile and distressing lives.