Maria Valtorta - The Notebooks 1945-1950

Date		Chapter	Page
Maria Valtorta - The Notebooks 1945-1950 Translated from the Italian by David G. Murray Centro Editoriale Valtortiano

		Preface to the English Edition	13
1945
January	2	Contemplation of the Sorrowful Mysteries	17
	10	Amata Diletta and Sister Gabriella	17
	16	A Vision of the Martyr Valente	21
	26	A Demonic Apparition and a Vision of the Writer’s Mother	27

February	4	The Joy of Granting Visions	30
	11	A Vision of Diomedes and the Martyrs	30
	12	A Little Lesson	34
	20	A Vision of Martyred Gladiators	34

March	l	Maria became John	40
	4	Jesus’ Kiss	40
	8	A Vision of Catherine of Alexandria	41
	19	A Time of Passion	42
	20	A “Severe” Dictation from the Father	47
	25	Words from Mary	51
	29-30	Receiving Christ’s Body and Blood	52
	31	The Memory of Communion	54

April	l	Christ’s Easter Blessing	54
	10	Remembrance of Past Afflictions	55
	12	Sweet Words from the Father	58
	14	Union with Wisdom	60
	15	Commentary on Ezekiel 37:1-14	61
	20	The Martyrdom of Irene	63
	24	Recovering a Text on the Passion	66

May	4/5	The Exhaustion of the Apostolate	67
	15	A Horrible Apparition	68
	17	Missing Parts of the Gospel	69
	20	Eternal Love Speaks of Fortitude	69
	21	“You Are Loved Like This”	70
	22	A Message for Paola	71
	30	Anniversary of Confirmation	72
	31	The Demands of Charity	73

June	3	Wartime Dreams	74

July	2	Overcoming Despair	76
	8	Ascending Beyond the Stratosphere	78
	9	The Limits of Expression	80
	16	Suffering for the Unity of Christians	81
	21	Unpleasant Premonitions	82
	23	The Martyrs Flora and Mary of Córdoba	83
	28	Driving Spiritists Away	87
	29	Words for Marta	88

August	10	Words for Sister Gabriella	90
	12	St. Clare’s Miracle	90
	17	Another Painful Blow	93
	18	Counsels for Gabriella	95
	19	More Counsels	100
	24	Five Medals to Be Blessed	101
	29	Family Concerns	101

September	2	Bitter Memories	105
	8	Jesus on Plato	107
	14	Remembrance of the Cross	109
	16	Going Ahead	110

October	3	Becoming Patient	111
	4	The Peace of St. Francis	111
	5	Limits of Human Medicine	113
	8	The Document of Maria’s Pain	115
	13	The Chalice of Bitterness	116

November	15	Avoiding Impatience	117

December	2	Words for a Confused Soul	117
	4	The Martyr Martina	119
	7	Misconstrued Evolution	121
	18	“Bestow My Word”	123
	19	Jesus Answers Questions	124
	21	A Vision of Archangels	129
	24	For Mother Teresa Maria of St. Joseph	133
		For Sister Teresa Cherubina	134
	25	Maria’s Endurance as a Divine Sign	137
		For Mother Teresa Maria of St. Joseph	139
		For Mother Luigia Giacinta	140
	26	Messages for M.R. and Romualdo	142
	27	A Visit from St. John the Apostle	145
		Words for Emma Federici	146
	29	The Meaning of Satan’s Name	147
	30	Jesus Confronts Satan	150
	31	Satan’s Scheming	153
1946
January	1	New Year’s Blessing	155
		Maria’s Charity	155
	2	Vision of the Child Jesus	156
	4	The Child Jesus Returns	157
	6	The Child Jesus at Maria’s Side	158
	7	For Sister Teresa Cherubina	158
	9	Two Counsels	162
		Giulia della Rena	164
		More Guidance	165
	11	Worries about Protecting the Work	166
	13	Instruction on the Occult	169
	15	An Encounter with Azariah	170
	20	Jesus as the Compendium of the Love of the Three	172
		The Origin of Evil	173
	21	True and False Gifts	176
	28-29	Suffering with Jesus as a Victim	181

February	2	The Presence of St. Thérèse	182
	8	A Visit from Pope Pius X	185
	9	Vision of a Religious	187
	10	A Note on Venanzio M. Quadri	188
		Act of Offering as a Victim	189
		Two Rosaries to the Five Wounds	192
		Invocations	193
		A Mystical Chronology	194
		A Note on Giuseppe Belfanti	198
		Hymn to Love and Pain	199
	11	For the Narni Girls, Pia, and Emma	200
	14	A Request for a Certificate	202
	15	Making the “Voice” Known	204
	17	Good Will and Strong Love	206
	20	Words for Dora	207
		The Lesson of Raphael and Tobit	208
	23	Christ’s Efforts to Attract Souls	212
	24	Raphael’s Company	218
	25	Words of Aglae	219

March	5	Tell the Truth	221
	8	The Heaviness of the Cross	221
	9	Idolatry and True Religion	222
	12	The Harm Done by Insensitivity	224
	13	Comfort from Jesus	225
	14	A Sunshine Birthday	228
	15	Prayers from the Carmelites	229
	17	In Nomine Domini	230
	18	Disregard for Jesus’ Instructions	231
	19	New Decisions	233
	20	For Father Migliorini	235
	21	On Emma Federici	237
	24	An Angelic Presence	240
	25	Resuming the Gospel Contemplation	242

April	1	Anniversary of Maria’s Crucifixion	243
	7	“Consumed for God and Souls”	247
	18	The Penance of Holy Thursday	249
	19	Remembrance of Three Good Fridays	252
	20	Mercy Towards Sinners	252

May	3	Words of the Holy Spirit	254
	13	Our Lady of Fatima	255
	16	A Vision of Maria’s Mother	257
	21	The Rejection of Jesus in Israel	259
	26	Bearing the Word with Mary	261
	28	Awaiting the Lord’s Instructions	264

June	1	The Sacred Heart: Throne of Divine Love	265
	2	Instructions for the Servants of Mary	266
	17	Christ’s Consolation	272
	20	The Song of Heaven	273

July	12	Deprived of Communion	274
	14	Preparations for Death	277

August	20	Comfort by St. Thérèse	286

September	25	An Unwritten Instruction	288
	28	A Secret Instruction	288

October	5	An Unwritten Elevation	288
	6-7	A Satanic Intrusion	288
	12	More Satanic Intimidation	289
	13	Consoling Divine Love	289
	24	St. Raphael’s Words	291

November	24	The Heroism of the Martyrs	292

December	8	Seeing Mary	306
	14	Christ’s Reassurance	306
	25	The Simplicity of the Shepherds	310
		Mary’s Words for Women Bearing Christ	312
	30	Men and Apes	313
1947
January	7	Secret Lessons	317
	19	The Wedding at Cana and the Eucharist	317
	28	Christ’s Replies to Textual Criticisms	324
	31	Christ’s Descent into Limbo and Purgatory	344

February	3	“The Deepest Reason for the Gift of This Work”	346
	18	The Temptation of Christ: A Reply to Objections	347
	28	The Number of Infants Slain in Bethlehem	373

March	14	“I Will Always Come”	374
	16	Drinking from the Sacred Heart	374

April	1	Fourteenth Anniversary of Maria’s Crucifixion	377
	2	The Spiritual Soul as “Particle of God”	379
	6	Host with Host	383
	7	“I Live in You”	383
	8	A Sign of Grace	385
	10	The Indelible Memory of the Gospel	386
	18	Full Communion with the Trinity	387
	21-24	Fragrance	390
	28	Caressés	390

May	5	Our Lady of Fatima	390
	8	The Apparitions in Fatima and Lourdes	391
	9	A Private Lesson	392
	14	The Propitiatory Mass of the Victim Souls	393
	16	The Apostle Jesus Loved Most	394
		The Light of the Immaculate Heart	397
	17	Following Inspirations Promptly	398
	22	Jesus and the Innocence of Infancy	399
	23	Maria as the Rock of Horeb	400
	30	Avoiding the Shipwreck of Souls	400

June	13	A Lesson on Proverbs 25:27	401
	15	Suffering in Joy	401
	29	Sublime Joy	403

July	16	The Mission of the Guardian Angel	403
	24	Comfort from Jesus	404
	27	The Priests Offering the Sacrifice at Calvary	405

August	10	Consolations	408
	20	Helping the Angels	408
	29	God’s Revenge Is Forgiveness	412

September	6	The Order of the Commandments	412
	14	The Lord Speaks in Those Who Love Him	416
	17	Strength Against Sources of Sin and Death	417
	19	Instructions Concerning the Work	418
	22	Corrections	419
	24	Practical Advice	419
	25	The Anointing Practiced by the Disciples	420
	30	The Increase Granted to Little John	421

October	7	Ecstatic Vision of Mary	423
	12-13	Vision of Our Lady of Fatima	424
	15	Blessing of the Rosaries	424
	17	Love Uses All Means	424
	19	Vision of Mary and the Angels	426
	23	The Holy Year and Mary’s Redemption	428
	24	Vision of the Trinity with Mary	430
	28	Jesus on Maria’s Lap	431
	30	Judgment by Love	432
	31	Christ’s Judgment of Priests	434

November	1	Being Included Among the Just	437
	4	Shedding Light on Adam’s Sin	438
	9	Vision of Our Lady and the Trinity	439
	17	The Reason for Maria’s Illnesses	440
	18	Maria the Young Swallow	441
	25	Respecting God’s Mystery	443

December	1	Lack of Contradiction in God’s Word	444
	6	The Proof of Divine Revelation	445
	7	The Three Prophetic Times	450
	8	The Joy of Seeing Mary	454
	25	Mary’s Christmas Gifts	455
	28	The Way Mary Really Looks	456
	29	Dec. 29, 1947	459
	31	Personal Remarks on Mary’s Apparitions	460
1948
January	1	An Intimate Lesson	475
	2	The Three Fountains and Mary’s Mercy	476
	6	The River of Grace	476

February	20-26	Short Annotations	478

April	28	Mary’s Promise of Consolations	479

May	1	The State of Ecstatic Contemplation	479
	20	Those Who Assisted the Work	480

June	14	A Just Punishment	481

1949
March	2	Parallel Passions	482
	30	Special Help from Jesus	483
		The Two Passions	483

April	27	Keeping Watch	520

May	7-8	Mary’s Intercession for Sinners	521
	12	The Rosary with Mary	522
	13-14-15	Our Lady’s Penance	522
	17	A Sorrowful Mary	522
	19	Mary’s Affliction	523
	20	On the Turin Shroud	524
	25	Consolation and Martyrdom	524
	26	Prayer of Repentance	525
	31-June 1	Spending the Night with Jesus and Mary	527

June	2-3	Pain	527
	3	Mary as the Victim Mother	527

July	26-30	A Smiling Mary	529

August	2	A Faithful Likeness of Our Lady	529
	15	Reparation for Indifference	529
	16	The Frustration of God’s Work	531

September	5	The Value of Maria’s Offering	533
	8	The Martyrdom of Spokesmen	535
	11	Christ Hidden Under Appearances	536

October	4	Maria’s Mother in Purgatory	540

November	21	Testing the Shepherds	542

1950
January	6	The Replies of the Holy Spirit	546

September	11	Overcoming Excessive Fear	547
	Sept.-Nov.	The Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle	548

Maria Valtorta - The Notebooks 1945-1950

Translated from the Italian by David G. Murray

Centro Editoriale Valtortiano

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