GRM 69.5
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
Man can, if he wants, not sin.
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GRM 69.5
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
We have everything in us: good and evil. We carry everything with us. And the breath of God blows on the good and vivifies it like a thurible of sweet-smelling holy incense. And Satan blows on evil, thus kindling a furious blazing fire. But diligent goodwill and constant prayer are like damp sand on the hellish fire: they suffocate it and put it out.
Annotation
We have everything within us: good and evil. In a note to the second edition, the editor writes: "These statements are correct when applied to the human condition in general. Nevertheless, Maria Valtorta corrected them on a typewritten copy, in a way that seems more suited to the dual human and divine nature of the speaker: Around us, we have everything: good and evil. We can take everything into ourselves.
GRM 70.8
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
My Mother and I are the sublime Victims. It is difficult to reach us, in fact it is impossible, because our sacrifice was of total bitterness. But My John! He is the victim that all My lovers can imitate: virgins, martyrs, confessors, evangelisers, servants of God and of the Mother of God, devoted to activity or contemplation: he is an example for everyone. He is the one who loves.
GRM 71.4
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
You have suffered and You can be more indulgent. Sorrow teaches many things.
GRM 72.1
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
A wound of the soul heals less easily…
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GRM 72.5
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
Oh! The interests of the fatherland are most certainly sacred. But what are they when compared to the eternal Heavens?
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GRM 73.3
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
A pilgrim brings blessings with him.
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GRM 73.3
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
Believe Me, man: you will find good and bad everywhere.
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GRM 73.6
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
The precept of love forbids cursing. One curse attracts another curse.
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GRM 74.8
The Gospel as revealed to me
Quotation
«I would like to give you back your children, in their flesh. But I tell you: be good, be resigned, forgive, hope, rejoice in hope and exult in one certainty: you will soon have your children, angels in Heaven, because the Messiah is about to open the gates of Heaven, and if you are just, death will be a new Life and a new Love…»
Detail
Jesus said to the people of Bethlehem who had suffered the massacre of the Innocents: