AnneMarie (62 years old)
I learned of The Poem of the Man-God from one of the Medjugorje websites. I found an odd abridged version on Amazon, downloaded it to my Kindle, and immediately knew in my heart that this was the truth. I was frustrated, though, by all of the grammar and punctuation issues, and thankfully learned after several months that what I was reading wasn’t the full work. It was a process of about six months to learn that The Gospels as Revealed to Me existed, after spending quite a bit of money on scraping up old copies of The Poem.
I can say I am now in love with Jesus. I never understood that before, or even had any idea that it was possible. God and Jesus are the first things on my mind when I wake, and the last things on my mind when I go to bed. I hardly watch TV anymore, and reading has become just the information from the work. If I have a moment in my day to spend, I want to hang out with Jesus in Palestine!
In conjunction with Mary’s teaching from Medjugorje, I follow what she has told us all to do. No, I do not read the Bible; I read Maria Valtorta! I go to church daily, which still surprises me. And I talk about God and Jesus to anyone who appears to be open to hear it. That was something I never did.
Initially, it was devastating realizing that people are actually scared of this work and are not open at all to learning about it. I thought people just needed to know it existed, and they would fall in love with it the way I did. But sadly, that has not been the case! I do have copies of A Summa and Encyclopedia to Maria Valtorta's Extraordinary Work by Stephen Austin, and I gauge my teaching of the work based on where people’s fear comes from.
I accidentally found out about Maria Valtorta via my interest in our Blessed Mother’s apparitions in Medjugorje. It was 2020, and I was a "never again" Catholic, lapsed due to all of the scandal/issues with the Church. Well, now I go to church every morning, say the Rosary and the Divine Chaplet daily, and generally only read what MV has written. My life is now complete, full of God’s love because of Jesus’s time with MV making this incredible work. I have all of the main books and have bought dozens to hand out to anyone who shows interest. Sadly, this Work is a tough sell. I am so blessed that God granted me the openness to immediately know the truth. The saying, "You can't love what you don't know," is so fitting. The Gospels never taught me to LOVE Jesus. This Work has me head over heels in love. Hanging out with Him in Palestine is my most treasured gift. Thank you for keeping the Work safe and available to all.