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GRM 66

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Jesus is alone. Judas comes to join him. The man from Keroth wants to follow him, and Jesus is truly saddened. Knowing his state of mind, Jesus reveals to him that his Kingdom is not of this world, that his Kingship is not earthly. He even tells him that Christ will be betrayed, and Judas assures him that he will never do such a thing. He says this on his honor, but the Savior points out that nothing could be more fragile. Jesus then insists that he is gentle, poor and peaceful: that he will get nothing earthly by following him. But whatever his arguments, Judas wants to follow him. He even says that Jesus must take him if he's a sinner on his way to being lost. Jesus accepts, and the vision ends there.

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GRM 193.4 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

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We will stop early and have a good rest and tomorrow we will leave at dawn to be at Gethsemane in the evening of the day after tomorrow. The day after Friday we will go to Bethany to see My Mother and we will leave John’s books there, as they have been quite a burden for you, and we will find Isaac there and will entrust him with this poor brother of ours…

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Jesus is talking about John of Endor, whom he will entrust to Isaac.

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GRM 196

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Chapter title: The Sabbath in Gethsemane. Jesus recalls his Mother's childhood and classifies the different loves according to their power.

Date of vision: Thursday June 21, 1945

Calendar: Saturday, March 25, 28 (12 Nisan 3788).

NB: March 25 is the day the Church commemorates the Annunciation.

Location (map): Gethsemane

Cycle: The Second Easter Journey

Summary: To come

Chapter contents: 196.1: Yabeç will have a new garment. 196.2: What will Mary say about this child? 196.3: Recollection of Joachim explaining, through the parable of the bird that fell from the nest, how the Savior loved him without sin. 196.4: The three powers of love: that of God, of parents, of spouses. 196.5: These three loves as they were before the Fault. 196.6: Then love of neighbor, science and work, and that's all. Altercation between Peter and Judas. 196.7: Where does Jesus get his knowledge of Mary's childhood? A lesson in chastity from the very young Mary. 196.8: Joachim prophesied great truths about Mary, his daughter. 196.9: Yabeç will meet Mary before going to the Temple.

Old edition: Tome 3, chapter 57.

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GRM 196.1.2 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

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The group has spent most of the Sabbath morning resting their tired bodies and cleaning their clothes which had become dusty and creased during the journey. There is so much inviting water in the spacious cisterns of Gethsemane, full of rain water, and in the foamy Kidron, now in flood, because of the recent downpours, where the water resounds against the stones like a symphony. And the apostles, one after the other, defying the low temperature of the water, plunge into it and then, clad from head to foot in fresh clothes, their hair rather sleeked by the spray of the torrent, they draw water from the cisterns pouring it into large vats in which they have sorted out their clothes according to the colours. (...)
They scatter in the olive-grove, which is so beautiful on this serene April day. The rain of the past days seems to have silvered the olive-trees and sown flowers, so bright are the leaves in the sun and so numerous the little flowers at the foot of each tree. Birds are singing and flying everywhere. The town is lying over there, to the west of an onlooker.
It is not possible to see the crowds thronging inside, but one can see the caravans going towards the Gate of the Fish and to others, with names unknown to me, on this eastern side, and the travellers are swallowed by the town as it if were a hungry mouth.

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The city stretches out over there, west of Gethsemane. See the sketch drawn by Maria Valtorta.

Maria Valtorta drew the sketch in black pencil, sometimes overlaid with red and blue. Some names were drawn in pen. In the center is the "Temple", with "Tightly packed houses", and, in a semicircle to the left: "Suburbs and sparser houses", all encircled by a double circle whose explanation is at the bottom of the page: "(The red and blue circle indicates the walls)". On these "walls", we read a "door" next to the "north" indication, and another "door" to the southeast. Outside the "walls": "Cedron" and "Gethsemane" to the east, "Houses" twice to the south, "torrent" and "Golgotha" to the west.

We see the caravans heading for the Pisces Gate. North of Jerusalem, next to the Temple.

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GRM 197.4 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

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«Oh! Master! Give me Your blessing!»
«Peace to you, Joseph. I am happy to see you and I am glad that you are in good health.»
«I am happy, too, Master, and also Your friends will be pleased to see You. Are You staying at Gethsemane?»
«I was there, but after the prayer I am going to Bethany.»
«To Lazarus’?»
«No, to Simon’s. My Mother, the mother of My brothers and the mother of John and James are also there. Will you come and see Me?»
«Are You asking me? I will come with great joy and it is a great honour, for which I thank You. I will come with some friends…»
«Be careful, Joseph, with friends!…» suggests Simon Zealot.
«Oh! You already know them. Prudence teaches: “Do not let the air know”. But when you see them you will understand that they are friends.»
«Well…»
«Master, Simon of Jonah was telling me about the ceremony for the little one. You arrived when I was asking when you intend having it. I want to be there, too.»
«On the Wednesday before Passover. I want him to keep Passover as a son of the Law.»
«Very good. That is settled. I will come and join you at Bethany. But I will come with my friends on Monday.»
«Agreed.»
«Master, I must leave You. Peace be with You. It is the hour of incense.»
«Goodbye, Joseph. Peace be with you.»

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Jesus meets Joseph of Arimathea.

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GRM 203

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Chapter title: The Lord's Prayer

Date of vision: Thursday, June 28, 1945

Calendar: Thursday, March 30, 28 (17 Nissan 3788)

Location (map): Jerusalem then Gethsemane

Cycle: The second Paschal journey

Summary: Jesus leaves the house where he is staying with the apostles, except Judas, who is not present. He asks John of Endor to watch over the women-disciples in their absence, and goes to the Mount of Olives with the disciples. On the way, he tells them that he wants to give them a great gift, and thanks them for their love for him.

As they walk, the Master points out that the apostles endure continual disappointments and trials, but that they must always trust in God. Meanwhile, he informs them that they are going to the Mount of Olives, to Gethsemane.

Chapter contents: 203.1: Jesus wishes to be alone with his apostles. 203.2: I will teach you to pray. 203.3: Simon of Jonah is transformed into Jesus' Peter. 203.4: Judas, absent, has become less good. He is jealous of Jesus. 203.5: The perfect prayer: When you pray, say thus. 203.6: Our Father: feel yourselves sons. 203.7: Hallowed be the holy and sweet Name. 203.8 : May God's reign come on earth. 203.9 : Perfect obedience on earth as it is in heaven. 203.10: Daily bread from the good Father. 203.11: Necessity of forgiveness. 203.12: Temptations. The humility of knowing oneself. 203.13: The gift of the second Passover. Return to Gethsemane.

Previous edition: Volume 3, chapter 64

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GRM 203.1-2 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

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They are at the north-east corner of the circuit of the walls; they turn around it and proceed along the hill of Moriah to a point where they can cross the Kidron by a little bridge.
«Are we going to Gethsemane?» asks James of Alphaeus.
«No. Farther up. To the Mount of Olives.»
«Oh! It will be lovely!» says John.
«The boy would have liked it too» whispers Peter.
«Oh! There will be many more opportunities for him to come here! He was tired. He is only a boy. I want to give you a great thing because the right moment has now come for you to have it.»
203.2
They climb up among the olive-trees, leaving Gethsemane on the right, until they reach the top of the mountain, where the leaves of the olive-trees are rustling in the wind.