Detailed Testimonies
Discovery of the work
By the site Mary of Nazareth.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I started reading the Gospel as it was revealed to me by Maria Valtorta out of curiosity and I continued reading it daily in its entirety. I was unable to detach myself from it. I then bought the Jerusalem Bible.
Concrete impact on faith life
This reading prompted me to reconnect with my religious roots by giving them full meaning in everyday life. It has awakened in me a thirst for knowledge of the great religious texts. I try to pray as often as possible for everyone around me, good or bad. Living mainly in Greece, I was baptized in the Orthodox rite. This helps me feel more in community with God in this very believing country.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
One is not obliged to practice a linear reading. It is interesting to cross this reading with the texts of the day's mass. This allows for a better illumination of the word of Jesus Christ by emphasizing the context and/or developing it more extensively.
Discovery of the work
I believe I discovered the work of Maria Valtorta through videos found on Youtube.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Reading Maria Valtorta revitalized my faith because it gives the feeling of witnessing the scenes, of being closer to the characters, which in my opinion makes the Gospel more alive, more touching.
Concrete impact on faith life
This has allowed me to regain the motivation to return to mass on a weekly basis, to reconnect with prayer on a daily basis, and to feel closer to Jesus.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
I find that it's the perfect reading to complement the Bible.
Discovery of the work
Internet. Jesus having told us: "Seek and you will find", I searched and found his writings, by what I call divine providence. Seeing that Pope Pius XII authorized the layout, even ending his point of view with "... those who read will understand... ", I undertook the reading to finish it about 18 months later.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Several questions and more detailed information, often during a discussion and explanations given to the apostles, or during a one-on-one discussion with an apostle; how many discussions did He have with Judas! This reading allowed me to better understand a number of points that remained obscure in the reading of the Gospels.
Concrete impact on faith life
A new awakening to my faith; a greater desire to share it, to arouse the curiosity of research in my brothers and sisters; to the follow-up of celebrations... but I still have a long way to go.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Truth presents itself to you, but... God respects all freedom, and forces no one; He knocks at your door, waits, but will never call the locksmith...
Discovery of the work
We are Anne and Isabelle, both educated in the same religious school with the common characteristic of being two blind people. Our paths are different but it was when our paths of faith came closer that we discovered Maria Valtorta. Anne was looking for information about her patron saint and the childhood of Mary, and one Sunday came across a rerun of a children's adaptation of Maria Valtorta's visions of the hidden life of Mary and Jesus. So we looked for the complete work and found the audio version on "Gathering In His Image."
Impact on love for the Gospel
The first thought that came to us was that indeed we had lived more than half a century without ever hearing about this monumental work and that we had still received the Word of God, but that everything would have been so much easier for us if only, in parallel with the canonical texts, we had been read the particular illumination given by the visions of Maria Valtorta! We also noted that these stories confirm intuitions that were not only ours but also those of great saints like Pope John Paul II. To cite just one example, at the end of his Gospel, John explains that after His Resurrection, the signs given by Jesus would fill an infinite number of volumes on their own. Precisely, the appearance of Jesus to His most holy Mother, which is not reported by any canonical evangelist, has been the subject of such intuitions and we dreamed of being able to read the account somewhere one day, convinced as we were, like Saint John Paul II, that it could not have failed to occur.
Concrete impact on faith life
While I spent years questioning Catholic dogmas about Mary, Maria Valtorta helped me understand: Mary is our mother as well as that of Jesus, true man and true God. Mary was indeed conceived without inheriting either the original sin of our first parents, or any sin from her own parents. Yes, Mary was indeed the virginal wife of Joseph (and not his "wife"), and the "brothers and sisters" of Jesus are actually cousins, the same word being used to describe these family ties in Semitic languages even today. Mary cooperated more than anyone else in the redemptive work of her Divine Son, which she accepted as such from the first day since having spent years in the Temple of Jerusalem, she could not ignore that the Suffering Servant described notably by Isaiah but also by Psalm 21, was not someone else, as evidenced by this moving scene with Elizabeth seen by Maria! Yes, Mary did indeed pass from her earthly life to eternal life with her soul and her body very much alive, John saw her!
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Upon discovering the work of Maria Valtorta, one finds oneself in increased proximity to the canonical texts proposed by the liturgy. Far from opposing, the two approaches complement each other to a point that will surprise you day after day!
Discovery of the work
Via internet.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I felt like I was piecing together the fragments of a chopped-up, overly synthetic Gospel text, with doubts about the coherence of the story. The text and the visions described by Maria are a true revelation of this crucial moment in our humanity, which simply reproduces Jesus' journey on our earth 2000 years ago. Everything becomes visible, the environment, the geographical, political, religious, and human context. Everything becomes understandable, coherent, and real. I am in the process of reading this fascinating work for the second time and I am discovering the true language of Jesus (not reported) and I understand better the content of his message. Essential for every Christian, and to eliminate all residual doubts about the possibilities of such a story that did indeed take place.
Concrete impact on faith life
I go to mass every Sunday and pray every day. Thanks to MARIA, true messenger of the spirit of God.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
I would advise him to read the writings of Maria Valtorta, for my part it really strengthened my faith and dispelled my doubts.
Discovery of the work
Following the study of Jean-Pierre Petit's equations, and his testimony about having testified to being projected at the time of the construction of the Kephren pyramid, a coherent description, I stumbled upon a post about Maria Valtorta being projected to the time of Jesus.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Having "definitively" considered the inconsistencies, contradictions, errors (the mustard seed that becomes a tree!!!) of the New Testament, I completely abandoned Catholicism and became a Buddhist. The reading of Maria Valtorta, despite some errors due to estimates and transcriptions, surprised me with its great coherence and accuracy.
Concrete impact on faith life
Each reading allows me to know Jesus (and other characters like Mary) better and therefore to love him more and more. Since then, I have been reading the New Testament with pleasure and finding practically no inconsistencies. I have become practicing again.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Let yourself be bathed in realism and Love. Make the book of Jean-François Lavère, Volume 1, The Valtorta Enigma. This encourages reading the Work of Jesus written by Maria Valtorta. Conversions are taking place.
Discovery of the work
While praying to the Holy Spirit to guide me on what I should look at on the internet, I came across Maria Valtorta. At that time, I had many questions about the Virgin Mary, such as, how did we know the names of her parents? What about her virginity, given that it is rarely mentioned in the Bible?
Impact on love for the Gospel
I had already read the entire Bible and I read it almost every day. With the work of Maria Valtorta, it allowed me to understand many things (the life of Mary, how they lived at the time....) because in this work there are more details and in my opinion, it helps to better understand the Bible. Thanks to this work, I have expanded my spirituality, I seek more to convert and I try to share around me. I also understood that the Virgin Mary leads us to Jesus. It also changed my view on the Catholic Church. I returned to the church. I regret that this work has not reached our island because I am sure that there would be many practicing believers. Unfortunately, we need the internet to read the work for free and here not everyone has access to the internet and we are obliged to order the work on paper, I went to inquire it costs 30,000 FCFP and we also do not have the means.
Concrete impact on faith life
I went to confess, something I haven't done in at least 20 years, I returned to mass and communion. I pray the rosary every day, I have subscribed to prayer channels, I constantly pray wherever I am (in the car, in the garden, while cleaning). I UNDERSTOOD THE MESSAGE OF GOD WHICH IS TO BE LOVE TOWARDS ALL IN ALL PLACES AND AT ALL TIMES. AMEN
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Read these writings, you will not regret it. This will grow your faith, lead you to conversion, and it will allow you to seek Jesus every day by walking in his footsteps.
Discovery of the work
In the autumn of 2024, thanks to a person I met during the weekly rosary I participated in July. I then discovered on Youtube: "The Gospel as it was revealed to me". I listened every day for weeks.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Thus, after more than 40 years of spiritual wandering, I was able to reconnect with my Faith in the Gospel and in Jesus Christ. Step by step, in the simple and powerful understanding of Jesus' testimony to Maria. I gradually felt myself connecting to Jesus' love for me. I regained confidence and acceptance of being loved as I am. I grew, matured, in understanding of Christ's message of peace and his passage on this Earth. I was able to return to prayer, fully aware, in complete freedom. I nourish myself every day with his Love.
Concrete impact on faith life
I was able to return to prayer with more joy and certainty of being heard and listened to. I go to mass every Sunday. The Eucharist nourishes me with strength and wisdom. I am part of a Christian movement for retirees where I co-host the monthly meetings. I am part of the Parish Animation Team (E.A.P.). Beyond these involvements, I feel revived, full of joy and enthusiasm. I welcome what Is and I align myself as best I can every day, in thought, word and deed, to bear witness to the Love of Jesus in me and for all of us. I testify to my return to Faith without complex and animated by the desire to share my so beneficial experience on my life.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Let yourself be guided, accept to receive this work in your heart as a divine gift reaching out to you. Let your doubts and fears drift away, trust yourself. Learn to listen to yourself, to receive, to perceive, to believe in all simplicity. Take your time, go at your own pace, this online work is a meditation, a care, a teaching, a revelation.
Discovery of the work
Through the internet and by chance, if chance does indeed exist.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I really felt like I was living with the people of that era, which no longer seemed distant in time to me.
Concrete impact on faith life
Mass and communion once, and often twice a day. This seems vital to me, which has not been the case for 58 years.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
It changes everything.
Discovery of the work
Through the documentary: Miracles by Pierre Barnérias.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The incredible feeling of closeness to Him: The Gospel as it was revealed to me by Maria Valtorta is a living work, which directly touches the heart — and transforms it.
Concrete impact on faith life
A definite return to his Church, to the practice of the sacraments, to prayer as well, and a much deeper understanding of God's love for man.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Do not let yourself be destabilized by the "they say"... Read and see for yourself, and be certain that the Lord will transform your earthly life into a stepping stone towards eternal life with Him, in His infinite love. Happy reading.