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World War II - Personal History of Maria Valtorta

Theme: Maria Valtorta and her work

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GRM 11.1

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

11.1 What a terrible night! It seemed that the demons were raiding the world. Cannon shots, thunder and lightning, dangers, fears, the suffering because I was lying on a bed which was not mine. And in the middle of all this, there was Mary, like a sweet white flower amongst fire and troubles. She looked a little older than in yesterday’s vision, but still a young girl with Her plaits of fair hair over Her shoulders. Her dress was white and Her smile mild and coy: an intimate smile at the glorious mystery enclosed in Her heart. I spent the night comparing Her mild appearance with the ferocity of the world and meditating on Her words of yesterday morning, a song of living charity, as compared to the ferocious hatred of men…

Detail

September 3, 1944. Maria is in Compito (not at home, in Viareggio). She was evacuated to Sant'Andrea di Compito during the fighting in 1944.

GRM 178

The Gospel as revealed to me

Detail

The vision of June 3, 1945 is preceded by Maria Valtorta's reflections on Pius XII's speech commenting on the defeat of Germany, formalized a month ago by the armistice of May 8, 1945. This text is inserted, as of today's date, in the Cahiers de 1945 à 1950.