Detailed Testimonies
Discovery of the work
I discovered the work of Maria Valtorta through a friend from my mothers' prayer group and through Jesus Today, which I receive every day.
Impact on love for the Gospel
It is primarily the teachings of Jesus that help me deepen my faith.
Concrete impact on faith life
Return to the sacrament of reconciliation every month, rosary every day and above all, help to become better.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Simply read the work of Maria Valtorta. The volumes being very numerous, register on Jesus Today and read the teachings of Jesus.
Discovery of the work
I discovered the work of Maria Valtorta thanks to the Marie de Nazareth association.
Impact on love for the Gospel
This reading allowed me to better understand the sometimes abstract Gospel, thanks to the many details reported by Maria Valtorta, one can wonder how she could have described them with such clarity without actually having really seen them.
Concrete impact on faith life
Return to a deeper life of faith where teachings take on even more of their full meaning.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Do not hesitate because everything is so beautiful and well described, despite sometimes difficult passages, which question our way of living, daily, our faith...
Discovery of the work
By subscribing to Jesus today.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Jesus became a real, living character, who made me feel emotions of faith and love.
Concrete impact on faith life
I have regained a taste for prayer. I have put Jesus before me, guiding me in all my actions.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
It's rediscovering Jesus and Mary with added emotions. They become alive, so close, so real. My faith has been rekindled. I have regained the taste for reading the gospels.
Discovery of the work
I heard about it from a friend, after starting to read, all the novels seemed indigestible to me. I started to read, without stopping, I can no longer read anything else; I read a lot but nothing else has flavor, I believed what my education told me, to believe, nothing more.
Impact on love for the Gospel
I had lukewarm faith, learned in catechism. Jesus is alive, tangible, present, everything is as if illuminated, I never tire of reading the Gospel.
Concrete impact on faith life
I pray as one speaks with friends.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Indispensable, one must read it, immerse oneself in it, life is changed by it.
Discovery of the work
My father, president of the association For Unity, lent me the ten volumes successively in the 80s, the reading of which served me as an evening prayer.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The Gospels have become very concrete. Mary has become a mother in everyday life. I better understood the role of Joseph and above all Jesus has become a brother, a guide and a real flesh-and-blood being with sorrows, pains, joys and daily satisfactions.
Concrete impact on faith life
My faith has become concrete but two great moments transformed me: the explanation of our Father and Holy Thursday. And what to say about the Passion except that it is difficult to hold back tears. It is a precious support for the meditation of the rosary as we envision in spirit what Maria has reported to us. What daily joy to find an extract each day in "Jesus today".
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
That one should perhaps start reading it with the intermediate volumes because the first one might be a bit difficult to get passionate about. And even if Monsignor Lopez considered it a charming fictional story, Pope Francis had recommended reading it at the beginning of 2023 when no one could suspect him of loving the fantastic!
Discovery of the work
On YouTube in audio.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Thanks to the texts of Maria Valtorta, I perceive the people who surround Jesus as alive. I feel their emotions, the environment, the sensations, the expressions. This allowed me to immerse myself in the daily life of Jesus. I felt like I was with him, living with him, and that he was speaking to me. I felt included in the life of Jesus. I got to know a sensitive Jesus, loving his disciples, understanding the love he has for Mary, and also the love and patience he showed to Judas (the one who betrayed him). I loved Jesus a little more each time I read more of the texts. I wanted to understand the depth of Jesus, as if obsessed with the desire to know more about him, about his surroundings, about his way of acting. I accepted him as a true example, a gentle father and of a wisdom that deeply touches my heart.
Concrete impact on faith life
Allowed me to take the blood of Christ and the sacrament more seriously. Indeed, the texts are very detailed about how Judas betrays Jesus and how he is insulted on the cross. It's so hard to hear that we realize the suffering of Jesus; the pain seems to be so intense that it becomes unbearable to listen to. But, strangely, the thirst to understand Christ gives us the strength to go all the way. I take more time to pray inwardly, because I understood that dialogues with God are very important. I respect Jesus, Mary, and others more, because I understand better what they went through. I understood that if I really wanted to follow Jesus, I had to trust him and love him at every moment.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Take a book by Maria Valtorta and ask God - Holy Spirit to give you the understanding to comprehend and keep the words of Maria Valtorta in your heart. Then, randomly open the book and start reading. If it touches you, continue.
Additional testimony
In a youth session, they prayed over me invoking the Holy Spirit. I prayed on my knees before the Holy Sacrament. There were adults praying, and a woman had words of knowledge for me. She kept repeating "I love you, I love you, you are my beloved daughter", and at one point, she said that I was pouring out a particular fragrance. She also spoke, at one point, about light. I did not understand, as I did not know what the meaning was. The evening continued, as did the prayers. When I got home, I wanted to understand why, in the words of knowledge, they told me that I was pouring out a particular fragrance. I do not know the Bible well, let alone the details. So first, I search the Internet for "who, in the Bible, poured out perfume?". I see Mary of Bethany. I think that in the texts of Maria Valtorta, I could understand the meaning, because they are often detailed, even in the small gestures. I come across the site Valtorta.fr, on the passage The Anointing of Bethany. I read, and I understand: God wanted to make a connection with my conversion.
Discovery of the work
Hello, it's through the Aleteia website that I discovered the writings of Maria Valtorta and I must admit that the readings I have done have made me know Jesus more deeply. I could not do without it today and I want to thank Maria for giving us her precious writings. Thank you Maria Valtorta, thank you.
Impact on love for the Gospel
By every detail.
Concrete impact on faith life
Love and daily prayer.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
He must read it.
Discovery of the work
A friend lent me one of the volumes of The Gospel as Revealed to Me by Maria Valtorta.
Impact on love for the Gospel
The depth of the words of Our Lord Understanding the texts of the Gospel with the illumination of Maria Valtorta's work
Concrete impact on faith life
A greater love for Jesus A better understanding of his life and a great gratitude
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Read! You will know Our Lord better and love Him more.
Discovery of the work
My sister introduced me to Maria Valtorta's books.
Impact on love for the Gospel
Thanks to his work, I have better understood and loved Jesus. Before this, Jesus was for me rather an abstract being.
Concrete impact on faith life
I felt called by Jesus to speak about him to those around me, to better understand and to love my neighbor more.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
This work is remarkable for its clarity and its frankness.
Discovery of the work
By a friend.
Impact on love for the Gospel
It's incredible, but I can no longer read anything other than the gospel that I read daily.
Concrete impact on faith life
Everything to me is prayer, gratitude and adoration.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Read, there is a divine breath.