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Zorah

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	From the top of a hill overlooking the entire region, in the Heart of Judea, Jesus describes the panorama (Judea) to his [[Apostles]].<blockquote>"And there, all bathed in sunlight, Zorah, the Homeland of Samson"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref>.</blockquote>This is the only mention of this city in the work.		From the top of a hill overlooking the entire region, in the Heart of Judea, Jesus describes the panorama (Judea) to his [[Apostles]].<blockquote>"And there, all bathed in sunlight, Zorah, the Homeland of Samson".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref></blockquote>This is the only mention of this city in the work.

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	City on the border of the tribe of Dan<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/19 Josue 19:41] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/13 Judges 13:2].</ref> and that of Judah. Its inhabitants, under various spellings in different translations, are mentioned in the Book of Chronicles<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/2 1 Chronicles 2:53].</ref>.		City on the border of the tribe of Dan<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/19 Josue 19:41] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/13 Judges 13:2].</ref> and that of Judah. Its inhabitants, under various spellings in different translations, are mentioned in the Book of Chronicles.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/2 1 Chronicles 2:53].</ref>

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Zarephath

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	==Description==		==Description==
	While evangelizing fishermen near [[Tyre\|Tyre]], [[Jesus]] mentions the coming of the prophet Elijah to Syro-Phoenicia.<blockquote>"We read, in the book of Kings, how the Lord commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath of [[Sidon]] during the drought and famine that afflicted the land for more than three years"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/251#3 GRM 251.3].</ref>.</blockquote>		While evangelizing fishermen near [[Tyre\|Tyre]], [[Jesus]] mentions the coming of the prophet Elijah to Syro-Phoenicia.<blockquote>"We read, in the book of Kings, how the Lord commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath of [[Sidon]] during the drought and famine that afflicted the land for more than three years".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/251#3 GRM 251.3].</ref></blockquote>

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	Phoenician city on the coast south of Sidon, residence of Elijah during the last period of drought as Jesus recalls it<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/17 1 Kings 17:9-10] \| [https://www.aelf.org/bible/Ab/0 Obadiah 1:20] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/4 Luke 4:26].</ref>. He performed the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|miracle]] of the inexhaustible jar of flour and the widow’s jug of oil.		Phoenician city on the coast south of Sidon, residence of Elijah during the last period of drought as Jesus recalls it.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/17 1 Kings 17:9-10] \| [https://www.aelf.org/bible/Ab/0 Obadiah 1:20] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/4 Luke 4:26].</ref> He performed the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|miracle]] of the inexhaustible jar of flour and the widow’s jug of oil.

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Zanoah

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	[[File:Zanoah.webp\|thumb\|Zanoah.]]		[[File:Zanoah.webp\|thumb\|Zanoah.]]
	A city of Judea appearing in the panoRamah (Judea) of historic cities<ref>Article partially written from the ''[[Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel]]'', J.-F. LAVÈRE.</ref>.		A city of Judea appearing in the panoRamah (Judea) of historic cities.<ref>Article partially written from the ''[[Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel]]'', J.-F. LAVÈRE.</ref>

	== Description ==		== Description ==
	Approaching [[Bethginna\|Beth Gimmal]], from the top of a hill, Jesus comments for the Apostles the panoRamah (Judea): “''And there [[Azekah\|Azeco]] and [[Shochoh\|Soco]] then a Philistine camp, lower still is Zanoah one of the cities of Judea''”<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref>.		Approaching [[Bethginna\|Beth Gimmal]], from the top of a hill, Jesus comments for the Apostles the panoRamah (Judea): “''And there [[Azekah\|Azeco]] and [[Shochoh\|Soco]] then a Philistine camp, lower still is Zanoah one of the cities of Judea''”.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref>

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	Maria Valtorta here mentions a city of Judah<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Josue 15:34] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/11 Nehemiah 11:30].</ref>, near [[Jarmuth\|Germoth]], [[Soràa]] and [[Azekah\|Azeka]]. In the Bible, confusion is possible with another city bearing the same name but located south of Hebron<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Josue 15:34 and Josue 15:56].</ref>.		Maria Valtorta here mentions a city of Judah,<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Josue 15:34] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/nehemiah/11 Nehemiah 11:30].</ref> near [[Jarmuth\|Germoth]], [[Soràa]] and [[Azekah\|Azeka]]. In the Bible, confusion is possible with another city bearing the same name but located south of Hebron.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Josue 15:34 and Josue 15:56].</ref>

	According to the Mishna, compiled in the 2nd century CE (Munich MS., Menahot 83b), the best wheat grew in the valley adjacent to Zanoah, from where it was taken for the Omer offering in the Temple<ref name=":0" />. In Judaism, the omer offering was a barley offering brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. It marked the beginning of the counting period of the Omer, which lasts seven weeks, between the feast of Passover (Jewish Easter) and that of Shavuot ("Pentecost").		According to the Mishna, compiled in the 2nd century CE (Munich MS., Menahot 83b), the best wheat grew in the valley adjacent to Zanoah, from where it was taken for the Omer offering in the Temple.<ref name=":0" /> In Judaism, the omer offering was a barley offering brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. It marked the beginning of the counting period of the Omer, which lasts seven weeks, between the feast of Passover (Jewish Easter) and that of Shavuot ("Pentecost").

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Zacharias the Levite

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	At the [[Temple]], Zachariah is well placed to hear all the speeches that [[Jesus]] delivers there: he is moved. The [[John the Priest\|priest John]], already a [[Disciples\|disciple]], introduces him to Jesus, but he hesitates to [[Following Jesus\|follow]] him.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/281 GRM 281]</ref>		At the [[Temple]], Zachariah is well placed to hear all the speeches that [[Jesus]] delivers there: he is moved. The [[John the Priest\|priest John]], already a [[Disciples\|disciple]], introduces him to Jesus, but he hesitates to [[Following Jesus\|follow]] him.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/281 GRM 281]</ref>

	When Jesus declares that he comes from [[God]]<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490 GRM 490]</ref>, Zachariah decides to take the step. But Jesus answers him: <blockquote>- "Think carefully, for you are not going towards [[Glory, To Glorify\|earthly glory]] by coming to Me, but towards [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|suffering]]. If you [[Perseverance, Patience\|persevere]], you will have glory in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]]. Educate yourself in my [[Doctrine]]; strengthen yourself in it..."		When Jesus declares that he comes from [[God]],<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490 GRM 490]</ref> Zachariah decides to take the step. But Jesus answers him: <blockquote>- "Think carefully, for you are not going towards [[Glory, To Glorify\|earthly glory]] by coming to Me, but towards [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|suffering]]. If you [[Perseverance, Patience\|persevere]], you will have glory in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]]. Educate yourself in my [[Doctrine]]; strengthen yourself in it..."
	- "How?" asks Zachariah		- "How?" asks Zachariah
	- "Heaven itself will strengthen you through its [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|signs]]" replies Jesus. </blockquote>A month later, when the hostility of the [[Sanhedrin]] against Jesus comes to light, Zachariah stands visibly by his side.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/506 GRM 506]</ref>		- "Heaven itself will strengthen you through its [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|signs]]" replies Jesus. </blockquote>A month later, when the hostility of the [[Sanhedrin]] against Jesus comes to light, Zachariah stands visibly by his side.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/506 GRM 506]</ref>
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	His perfect knowledge of the nooks and crannies of the Temple helps Jesus to escape through a secret passage when the scribes and Pharisees want to stone him: Jesus had just told them that they were not sons of Abraham, but sons of [[Satan]].<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8 John 8:21-59]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/507 GRM 507]</ref>		His perfect knowledge of the nooks and crannies of the Temple helps Jesus to escape through a secret passage when the scribes and Pharisees want to stone him: Jesus had just told them that they were not sons of Abraham, but sons of [[Satan]].<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8 John 8:21-59]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/507 GRM 507]</ref>

	Zachariah knows the widow who gives her mite (all she owns) at the Temple according to the Gospel<ref>See [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/12 Mark 12:41-44] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/21 Luke 21:1-4]</ref>. He shows [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] where she is. Jesus charged his [[Apostles\|apostle]] to bring her aid and then send her to [[Bethany]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/598 GRM 598]</ref>		Zachariah knows the widow who gives her mite (all she owns) at the Temple according to the Gospel.<ref>See [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/12 Mark 12:41-44] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/21 Luke 21:1-4]</ref> He shows [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] where she is. Jesus charged his [[Apostles\|apostle]] to bring her aid and then send her to [[Bethany]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/598 GRM 598]</ref>

	After the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], Jesus [[The Named Witnesses of the Resurrection\|appears]] to Zachariah: he soothes his [[Doubt\|doubts]] about the reality of his Resurrection and sends him to Galilee.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/632 GRM 632]</ref>		After the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], Jesus [[The Named Witnesses of the Resurrection\|appears]] to Zachariah: he soothes his [[Doubt\|doubts]] about the reality of his Resurrection and sends him to Galilee.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/632 GRM 632]</ref>

Woman

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	=== In the Bible ===		=== In the Bible ===

	* God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and '''Woman''' He created them<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:27]</ref>.		* God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and '''Woman''' He created them.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:27]</ref>
	* In Isaiah, God has maternal qualities in relation to men, His [[Children, Childhood\|children]]: (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/49 Isaiah 49:14-15]</ref>-<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/66 Isaiah 66:13]</ref>-<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/42 Isaiah 42:14]</ref>-<ref> [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/46 Isaiah 46:3-4]</ref>)		* In Isaiah, God has maternal qualities in relation to men, His [[Children, Childhood\|children]]: (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/49 Isaiah 49:14-15]</ref>-<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/66 Isaiah 66:13]</ref>-<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/42 Isaiah 42:14]</ref>-<ref> [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/46 Isaiah 46:3-4]</ref>)
	* A graceful '''Woman''' gains [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]], and energetic men gain [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|riches]].<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/11 Proverbs 11:16]</ref> – Whoever finds a Woman finds [[Joy, happiness\|good fortune]] and obtains a [[The Divine Name\|Yahweh]]'s favor.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/18 Proverbs 18:22]</ref>		* A graceful '''Woman''' gains [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]], and energetic men gain [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|riches]].<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/11 Proverbs 11:16]</ref> – Whoever finds a Woman finds [[Joy, happiness\|good fortune]] and obtains a [[The Divine Name\|Yahweh]]'s favor.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/18 Proverbs 18:22]</ref>

White Cape

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	==Description==		==Description==
	As they finish the arduous climb of the Tyre ladders, Jesus declares to his Apostles: «''From the summit we will see Alexandroscene beyond which lies the White Cape''»<ref name=":0">[https://valtortamaria.org/en/328#1 GRM 328.1].</ref>.		As they finish the arduous climb of the Tyre ladders, Jesus declares to his Apostles: «''From the summit we will see Alexandroscene beyond which lies the White Cape''».<ref name=":0">[https://valtortamaria.org/en/328#1 GRM 328.1].</ref>

	==Its name==		==Its name==

Voice of God

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	== In Other Sources ==		== In Other Sources ==

	* '''Bat Kol''' (daughter of voice) designates the divine voice as it was heard by the [[Israel, Jewish people\|people]] at Sinai. This voice resounded three times in the Gospel: at the Baptism of Jesus<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/45 GRM 45]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/324 GRM 324]</ref>, at the [[Transfiguration]]<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/349 GRM 349]</ref>, and the [[Glory, To Glorify\|Glorification]] preceding the [[Passion (Redemption)\|Passion]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/598 GRM 598]</ref>-<ref>See also [http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol.htm Jewish Heritage Online Magazine] (in English) – [http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=en&u=http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol.htm&ei=vgL3Sv6yBI6t4Qay_uTcAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCAQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBat%2BKol%26hl%3Dfr%26lr%3D%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_FRFR316%26sa%3DG French automatic Google translation].</ref>		* '''Bat Kol''' (daughter of voice) designates the divine voice as it was heard by the [[Israel, Jewish people\|people]] at Sinai. This voice resounded three times in the Gospel: at the Baptism of Jesus<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/45 GRM 45]</ref>-,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/324 GRM 324]</ref> at the [[Transfiguration]],<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/349 GRM 349]</ref> and the [[Glory, To Glorify\|Glorification]] preceding the [[Passion (Redemption)\|Passion]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/598 GRM 598]</ref>-<ref>See also [http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol.htm Jewish Heritage Online Magazine] (in English) – [http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=en&u=http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol.htm&ei=vgL3Sv6yBI6t4Qay_uTcAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCAQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBat%2BKol%26hl%3Dfr%26lr%3D%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_FRFR316%26sa%3DG French automatic Google translation].</ref>

	== Notes and references ==		== Notes and references ==

Vittorio Tredici and Maria Valtorta

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	Well, I can declare, with a clear conscience, that in reading the description made in the Work of one of the journeys of Our Lord Jesus Christ beyond the Jordan to Gerasa, I perfectly recognized, with a vivid memory that returned to my Spirit, the path of Our Lord, and I recognized the description made with such precision that only those who could see it or had seen it had the possibility to represent it!		Well, I can declare, with a clear conscience, that in reading the description made in the Work of one of the journeys of Our Lord Jesus Christ beyond the Jordan to Gerasa, I perfectly recognized, with a vivid memory that returned to my Spirit, the path of Our Lord, and I recognized the description made with such precision that only those who could see it or had seen it had the possibility to represent it!

	But my surprise increased when, continuing to read, I saw a mineralogical statement where, representing superimposed blocks as granites, it says that they are not granite but limestone<ref>Description of Ramoth Gilead in Transjordan GRM 287.</ref>! I declare that this distinction can only be appreciated on site by an expert! And continuing, I read again that at the summit, not far before beginning the slight descent towards Gerasa, there is a small spring where Our Lord Jesus Christ stopped with the caravan to have a snack<ref>Ibid.</ref>. Now, I think this spring, which exists, is so small that it would have escaped, even if crossed, all those who were not especially attentive.		But my surprise increased when, continuing to read, I saw a mineralogical statement where, representing superimposed blocks as granites, it says that they are not granite but limestone!<ref>Description of Ramoth Gilead in Transjordan GRM 287.</ref> I declare that this distinction can only be appreciated on site by an expert! And continuing, I read again that at the summit, not far before beginning the slight descent towards Gerasa, there is a small spring where Our Lord Jesus Christ stopped with the caravan to have a snack.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Now, I think this spring, which exists, is so small that it would have escaped, even if crossed, all those who were not especially attentive.

	These details, in addition to the description of this entire journey, in this region where comforting tradition demonstrates that the countries I have seen, which are nearly 100% Christian in a Muslim-majority country, are such that at the time of the preaching of Our Lord Jesus Christ, represent a factor that can leave no one indifferent.		These details, in addition to the description of this entire journey, in this region where comforting tradition demonstrates that the countries I have seen, which are nearly 100% Christian in a Muslim-majority country, are such that at the time of the preaching of Our Lord Jesus Christ, represent a factor that can leave no one indifferent.
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	But more than my critical mind, it is my Heart—which feels better every time it can read a page of this work—that assures me that it is the "work of God."		But more than my critical mind, it is my Heart—which feels better every time it can read a page of this work—that assures me that it is the "work of God."

	With all my being, I hope that this work will become as soon as possible, with its prompt publication<ref>Maria Valtorta’s work was first published in 1956, four years later.</ref>, the heritage and property of all humanity, because I feel and think that many, many, many wandering Souls will return to the Sheepfold.		With all my being, I hope that this work will become as soon as possible, with its prompt publication,<ref>Maria Valtorta’s work was first published in 1956, four years later.</ref> the heritage and property of all humanity, because I feel and think that many, many, many wandering Souls will return to the Sheepfold.

	Vittorio Tredici,		Vittorio Tredici,

Visitation

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	=== Elizabeth, Mary, and Joseph know each other ===		=== Elizabeth, Mary, and Joseph know each other ===
	Zechariah, Elizabeth's husband, is a Judean priest of the class of Abijah (Abiyya)<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1 Luke 1:5].</ref>, descended like his wife from Aaron. It was the eighth of the 24 priestly divisions established by David ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/24 1 Chronicles 24:10]). It is in this capacity that he served at the Temple when the archangel Gabriel announced to him the late maternity of his wife Elizabeth. He doubted and was struck mute until the prophecy was fulfilled. These "relatives" of the Virgin Mary thus belong to the priestly aristocracy and Zechariah served at the Temple.		Zechariah, Elizabeth's husband, is a Judean priest of the class of Abijah (Abiyya),<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1 Luke 1:5].</ref> descended like his wife from Aaron. It was the eighth of the 24 priestly divisions established by David ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1chronicles/24 1 Chronicles 24:10]). It is in this capacity that he served at the Temple when the archangel Gabriel announced to him the late maternity of his wife Elizabeth. He doubted and was struck mute until the prophecy was fulfilled. These "relatives" of the Virgin Mary thus belong to the priestly aristocracy and Zechariah served at the Temple.

	It is therefore quite natural that they welcomed, sixteen years before, Anne coming to the Temple for her ritual Purification ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/6 GRM 6]) and to consecrate the young Mary who would be [[Presentation of Mary at the Temple\|raised at the Temple]] ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/8 GRM 8]), fulfilling the vow she had made since Anne was also barren. Later, Zechariah and Elizabeth welcomed again the young Mary and her betrothed: Joseph of the house of David like her ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/13 GRM 13]).		It is therefore quite natural that they welcomed, sixteen years before, Anne coming to the Temple for her ritual Purification ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/6 GRM 6]) and to consecrate the young Mary who would be [[Presentation of Mary at the Temple\|raised at the Temple]] ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/8 GRM 8]), fulfilling the vow she had made since Anne was also barren. Later, Zechariah and Elizabeth welcomed again the young Mary and her betrothed: Joseph of the house of David like her ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/13 GRM 13]).

Valley of the Terebinth

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	Valley located about twenty kilometers southwest of [[Bethlehem in Judah\|Bethlehem]]. At the junction of Judea and the coastal plains, it was the scene of many battles between Israel and the Philistines.		Valley located about twenty kilometers southwest of [[Bethlehem in Judah\|Bethlehem]]. At the junction of Judea and the coastal plains, it was the scene of many battles between Israel and the Philistines.
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	Jesus has just left [[Hebron]], and he addresses his companions: "We will stop at the bottom of the Valley of the Terebinth and there, we will part ways"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/79#7 GRM 79.7].</ref>.		Jesus has just left [[Hebron]], and he addresses his companions: "We will stop at the bottom of the Valley of the Terebinth and there, we will part ways".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/79#7 GRM 79.7].</ref>

	They return there later. To encourage his [[Apostles]] to whom he asks to go preach, for the first time, [[Jesus]] takes them to a height and comments on the historic cities of Israel and the great events that took place there<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref> :<blockquote>"We have reached the top of the mountain. A wide panorama (Judea) opens up at this spot, and it is pleasant to contemplate in the shade of the terebinth trees crowning the summit, an entanglement of mountain ranges so varied and sunlit that they stretch in all directions like the petrified blades of an ocean beaten by contrary winds, and then, like in a quiet bay, everything calms into a splendor of boundless light that precedes a vast plain, where rises solitary like a lighthouse at the entrance of a port, a small mountain.		They return there later. To encourage his [[Apostles]] to whom he asks to go preach, for the first time, [[Jesus]] takes them to a height and comments on the historic cities of Israel and the great events that took place there:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref><blockquote>"We have reached the top of the mountain. A wide panorama (Judea) opens up at this spot, and it is pleasant to contemplate in the shade of the terebinth trees crowning the summit, an entanglement of mountain ranges so varied and sunlit that they stretch in all directions like the petrified blades of an ocean beaten by contrary winds, and then, like in a quiet bay, everything calms into a splendor of boundless light that precedes a vast plain, where rises solitary like a lighthouse at the entrance of a port, a small mountain.

	"Here. This country that stretches along the ridge, as if to fully enjoy the sun, and where we will stay, is like the pivot of a fan of historic places. Come here. There (to the north) [[Jarmuth]]. Do you remember Joshua? The defeat of the kings who wanted to assault the camp of Israel made powerful by the Covenant with the Gibeonites. And very close, [[Beth-Shemesh\|Beth Shemesh (Betsames)]], the priestly city of Judah, where the Philistines returned the Ark with the golden vows imposed on the people by the soothsayers and priests to be freed from the plagues tormenting the guilty Philistines. And over there, all sunlit, [[Zorah]], the Homeland of Samson and a little further east [[Timnath]], where he took a woman and performed so many feats and follies. And there [[Azekah]] and [[Shochoh\|Soko]], then a Philistine camp, even lower is [[Zanoah]], one of the cities of Judea. And here, turn around, here is the Valley of the Terebinth where David defeated Goliath. And there is [[Makkedah]], where Joshua defeated the Amorites. Turn again. Do you see that solitary mountain in the middle of the plain that once belonged to the Philistines? There lies [[Gath]], Homeland of Goliath and refuge for David near [[Akish (Achis)]] to flee Saul’s mad fury and where the wise king pretended madness because the world defends fools against the wise. This open horizon is the plains of the very fertile land of the Philistines. We will go that way to [[Ramlé]] and now enter [[Bethginna\|Bet-Ginna]]."</blockquote>		"Here. This country that stretches along the ridge, as if to fully enjoy the sun, and where we will stay, is like the pivot of a fan of historic places. Come here. There (to the north) [[Jarmuth]]. Do you remember Joshua? The defeat of the kings who wanted to assault the camp of Israel made powerful by the Covenant with the Gibeonites. And very close, [[Beth-Shemesh\|Beth Shemesh (Betsames)]], the priestly city of Judah, where the Philistines returned the Ark with the golden vows imposed on the people by the soothsayers and priests to be freed from the plagues tormenting the guilty Philistines. And over there, all sunlit, [[Zorah]], the Homeland of Samson and a little further east [[Timnath]], where he took a woman and performed so many feats and follies. And there [[Azekah]] and [[Shochoh\|Soko]], then a Philistine camp, even lower is [[Zanoah]], one of the cities of Judea. And here, turn around, here is the Valley of the Terebinth where David defeated Goliath. And there is [[Makkedah]], where Joshua defeated the Amorites. Turn again. Do you see that solitary mountain in the middle of the plain that once belonged to the Philistines? There lies [[Gath]], Homeland of Goliath and refuge for David near [[Akish (Achis)]] to flee Saul’s mad fury and where the wise king pretended madness because the world defends fools against the wise. This open horizon is the plains of the very fertile land of the Philistines. We will go that way to [[Ramlé]] and now enter [[Bethginna\|Bet-Ginna]]."</blockquote>
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	==Learn more about this place==		==Learn more about this place==
	The Valley of the Terebinth, seven kilometers long, oriented east to west, then northwest, is the valley of the wadi es-Sant, about twenty kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. It is the valley that separated Judea from the land of the Philistines. It is there that David defeated Goliath<ref>1 Chr 11:13; 1 Sam 17:2; 2 Sam 23:9.</ref>.		The Valley of the Terebinth, seven kilometers long, oriented east to west, then northwest, is the valley of the wadi es-Sant, about twenty kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. It is the valley that separated Judea from the land of the Philistines. It is there that David defeated Goliath.<ref>1 Chr 11:13; 1 Sam 17:2; 2 Sam 23:9.</ref>

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Valerian

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	His nickname Asiaticus suggests he distinguished himself in the provinces of Asia, but little is known about the start of his career.		His nickname Asiaticus suggests he distinguished himself in the provinces of Asia, but little is known about the start of his career.

	In 28, according to Flavius Eutropius (4th century) reports he had joined [[Encountered Characters#The Roman Garrison\|Sentius Saturninus]], the consul, at [[Antioch]]<ref>Flavius Eutropus, ''Breviarium historiae Romanae'' 7, 13, 2.</ref>. This aligns with the chronology derived from the text by [[Maria Valtorta]].		In 28, according to Flavius Eutropius (4th century) reports he had joined [[Encountered Characters#The Roman Garrison\|Sentius Saturninus]], the consul, at [[Antioch]].<ref>Flavius Eutropus, ''Breviarium historiae Romanae'' 7, 13, 2.</ref> This aligns with the chronology derived from the text by [[Maria Valtorta]].

	It was at the beginning of this year that Valeria, a [[Youth, young\|young]] bride, encountered [[Jesus]] at [[Caesarea on the Sea]]<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/155 GRM 155]</ref>.</blockquote>		It was at the beginning of this year that Valeria, a [[Youth, young\|young]] bride, encountered [[Jesus]] at [[Caesarea on the Sea]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/155 GRM 155]</ref></blockquote>

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

Uriel the Sanhedrist

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	Pharisee from [[Giscala]], a rabbinic training center in northern Palestine housing the [[Tomb, Bones\|tombWater]] of the [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wise]] [[Hillel]]. He is among those who stone the [[Apostles\|apostolic]] group, wounding [[Jesus]] in the hand with a wound open to the bone. His [[Damned, damnation, condemnation\|condemnation]] is foretold with the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|sign]] of Jonah<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/342 GRM 342]</ref>, as are those of [[Sadoc the Scribe]], [[Simon Boetos, called Canthera\|Simon the Pharisee]], [[Caiphas]] and [[Annas the High Priest\|Annas]].		Pharisee from [[Giscala]], a rabbinic training center in northern Palestine housing the [[Tomb, Bones\|tombWater]] of the [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wise]] [[Hillel]]. He is among those who stone the [[Apostles\|apostolic]] group, wounding [[Jesus]] in the hand with a wound open to the bone. His [[Damned, damnation, condemnation\|condemnation]] is foretold with the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|sign]] of Jonah,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/342 GRM 342]</ref> as are those of [[Sadoc the Scribe]], [[Simon Boetos, called Canthera\|Simon the Pharisee]], [[Caiphas]] and [[Annas the High Priest\|Annas]].

	He is found in the delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|sanhedrists]] who come to mock the [[Family]] of [[Bethany]] at the [[Agony, Death\|death]] of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/542 GRM 542]</ref>		He is found in the delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|sanhedrists]] who come to mock the [[Family]] of [[Bethany]] at the [[Agony, Death\|death]] of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/542 GRM 542]</ref>

Unprofitable Servants

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	In Maria Valtorta's vision, it is a claim made by [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas Iscariot]] who intends to establish with [[Jesus]] a transactional relationship that reverses that of disciple to master and transforms duty into right.		In Maria Valtorta's vision, it is a claim made by [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas Iscariot]] who intends to establish with [[Jesus]] a transactional relationship that reverses that of disciple to master and transforms duty into right.

	The apostle desperately wants to divert Jesus from a renewal of alliance with the [[The Roman Disciples\|Roman nobles]], which would unveil the negotiations he is secretly conducting. Jesus is not fooled. Judas blusters and explodes:<blockquote>"And I tell you that you should also think about our interests. You have taken everything from us: house, gains, affections, tranquility. We are persecuted for your cause, and we will continue to be so in the future. Because you, you loudly proclaim that one day you will leave. But we, we remain, but we will remain ruined, but we...<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#5 GRM 422.5].</ref>" </blockquote>Jesus answers him among other things: "And I tell you that I have taken what you have given me spontaneously, insistently." Judas, increasingly uncomfortable, exclaims:<blockquote>"Do not go to [[Caesarea on the Sea\|Caesarea]]! Do not go! Listen to me, as you listened to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] when you wanted to go to [[Achor\|Acor]]<ref>A premonition of the apostle [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] makes him abandon a route. Cf. [https://valtortamaria.org/en/379#2 GRM 379.2].</ref>. We all have the same rights. We all serve you in the same way. You are obliged to satisfy us because of what we do... Treat me like John! I want that! What difference is there between him and me?<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#6 GRM 422.6].</ref>" </blockquote>Rather than condemning Judas caught in great turmoil, Jesus responds by generalizing the lesson.		The apostle desperately wants to divert Jesus from a renewal of alliance with the [[The Roman Disciples\|Roman nobles]], which would unveil the negotiations he is secretly conducting. Jesus is not fooled. Judas blusters and explodes:<blockquote>"And I tell you that you should also think about our interests. You have taken everything from us: house, gains, affections, tranquility. We are persecuted for your cause, and we will continue to be so in the future. Because you, you loudly proclaim that one day you will leave. But we, we remain, but we will remain ruined, but we...<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#5 GRM 422.5].</ref>" </blockquote>Jesus answers him among other things: "And I tell you that I have taken what you have given me spontaneously, insistently." Judas, increasingly uncomfortable, exclaims:<blockquote>"Do not go to [[Caesarea on the Sea\|Caesarea]]! Do not go! Listen to me, as you listened to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] when you wanted to go to [[Achor\|Acor]].<ref>A premonition of the apostle [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] makes him abandon a route. Cf. [https://valtortamaria.org/en/379#2 GRM 379.2].</ref> We all have the same rights. We all serve you in the same way. You are obliged to satisfy us because of what we do... Treat me like John! I want that! What difference is there between him and me?<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#6 GRM 422.6].</ref>" </blockquote>Rather than condemning Judas caught in great turmoil, Jesus responds by generalizing the lesson.

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	=== The conduct to adopt ===		=== The conduct to adopt ===
	Jesus uses the incident to generalize the behavior of the Disciples in the Future. He extends it to the feeling of duty accomplished and that of dissatisfaction:<blockquote>"Likewise you, looking at what you have done and what you do for Me - and, in the Future, looking at what you will do to continue my work and continue to serve your Master - you must always say, because you will also see that you have always done much less than what was fair to be on par with all you have had from God: 'We are Unprofitable Servants because we have only done our duty.' If you reason this way, you will no longer feel claims or discontent arise within you, and you will act justly<ref name=":0" />." </blockquote>A directive that [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]] and [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] rush to amplify: "Master, tell me: can a man, your servant, ever do more than his duty to tell you with this more, that he loves you completely?" To which Jesus answers: "This servant has given me more than his duty required; So I will give him the abundance of my rewards." And he generalizes in response to Peter who enthusiastically exclaims: "I will give you an overflowing measure," he says, "to have this abundance!": "Yes, you will give it to me," Jesus replies, "you will give it to me. Every man loving Truth, Light, will give it to me. And they will be supernaturally happy with Me<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#8 GRM 422.8].</ref>."		Jesus uses the incident to generalize the behavior of the Disciples in the Future. He extends it to the feeling of duty accomplished and that of dissatisfaction:<blockquote>"Likewise you, looking at what you have done and what you do for Me - and, in the Future, looking at what you will do to continue my work and continue to serve your Master - you must always say, because you will also see that you have always done much less than what was fair to be on par with all you have had from God: 'We are Unprofitable Servants because we have only done our duty.' If you reason this way, you will no longer feel claims or discontent arise within you, and you will act justly.<ref name=":0" />" </blockquote>A directive that [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]] and [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] rush to amplify: "Master, tell me: can a man, your servant, ever do more than his duty to tell you with this more, that he loves you completely?" To which Jesus answers: "This servant has given me more than his duty required; So I will give him the abundance of my rewards." And he generalizes in response to Peter who enthusiastically exclaims: "I will give you an overflowing measure," he says, "to have this abundance!": "Yes, you will give it to me," Jesus replies, "you will give it to me. Every man loving Truth, Light, will give it to me. And they will be supernaturally happy with Me.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/422#8 GRM 422.8].</ref>"

	=== The usefulness of "unprofitability" ===		=== The usefulness of "unprofitability" ===

Union, Marriage, Unity

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	[[File:Placing a wedding ring.jpg\|thumb\|Putting on a wedding ring - Petar Milošević]]		[[File:Placing a wedding ring.jpg\|thumb\|Putting on a wedding ring - Petar Milošević]]
	<blockquote>"Holy Scripture opens with the [[Creation, Creatures, Genesis, Theory of Evolution\|creation]] of man and [[woman]] in the image and likeness of [[God]] (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:26-27]</ref>) and ends with the vision of the "wedding feast of the Lamb".<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/19 Ap 19:7, 9]</ref> From beginning to end, Scripture speaks of marriage and its "mystery," of its institution and the meaning God gave to it, of its origin and its end, of its varied achievements throughout the history of [[Redemption, Salvation, Redeemer\|salvation]], of its difficulties arising from [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sin]] and of its renewal "in the Lord"<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7 1 Cor 7:39]</ref>, in the new Covenant of [[Christ, Messiah, Christianity, Parousia\|Christ]] and the [[Church]] (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/5 Eph 5:31-32]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1602]</ref>).</blockquote>		<blockquote>"Holy Scripture opens with the [[Creation, Creatures, Genesis, Theory of Evolution\|creation]] of man and [[woman]] in the image and likeness of [[God]] (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:26-27]</ref>) and ends with the vision of the "wedding feast of the Lamb".<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/19 Ap 19:7, 9]</ref> From beginning to end, Scripture speaks of marriage and its "mystery," of its institution and the meaning God gave to it, of its origin and its end, of its varied achievements throughout the history of [[Redemption, Salvation, Redeemer\|salvation]], of its difficulties arising from [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sin]] and of its renewal "in the Lord",<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7 1 Cor 7:39]</ref> in the new Covenant of [[Christ, Messiah, Christianity, Parousia\|Christ]] and the [[Church]] (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/5 Eph 5:31-32]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1602]</ref>).</blockquote>

	== In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me" ==		== In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me" ==
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	* "Holy Scripture opens with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:26-27]</ref>) and ends with the vision of the "wedding feast of the Lamb".<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/19 Ap 19:7,9]</ref> From beginning to end, Scripture speaks of marriage and its "mystery", of its institution and the meaning God gave to it, of its origin and its end, of its varied achievements throughout the history of salvation, of its difficulties arising from sin and of its renewal "in the Lord"<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7 1 Cor 7:39]</ref>, in the new Covenant of Christ and the Church (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/5 Eph 5:31-32]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1602]</ref>).		* "Holy Scripture opens with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1 Gen 1:26-27]</ref>) and ends with the vision of the "wedding feast of the Lamb".<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/19 Ap 19:7,9]</ref> From beginning to end, Scripture speaks of marriage and its "mystery", of its institution and the meaning God gave to it, of its origin and its end, of its varied achievements throughout the history of salvation, of its difficulties arising from sin and of its renewal "in the Lord",<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/7 1 Cor 7:39]</ref> in the new Covenant of Christ and the Church (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/5 Eph 5:31-32]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1602]</ref>).
	* Nevertheless, the order of creation remains, even if it has been gravely disturbed. To heal the wounds of sin, man and woman need the help of [[grace]] that God, in his infinite [[Mercy, merciful\|mercy]], has never refused them (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3 Gen 3:21]</ref>). Without this help, man and woman cannot realize the union of their lives for which God created them "at the beginning".<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1608]</ref>		* Nevertheless, the order of creation remains, even if it has been gravely disturbed. To heal the wounds of sin, man and woman need the help of [[grace]] that God, in his infinite [[Mercy, merciful\|mercy]], has never refused them (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3 Gen 3:21]</ref>). Without this help, man and woman cannot realize the union of their lives for which God created them "at the beginning".<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1608]</ref>
	* In his preaching, [[Jesus]] unequivocally taught the original meaning of the union of man and woman, just as the [[Creation, Creatures, Genesis, Theory of Evolution\|Creator]] willed it from the beginning: the permission given by Moses to divorce one’s wife was a concession to hardness of heart (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/19 Mt 19:8]</ref>); the matrimonial union of man and woman is indissoluble: God himself has joined them: "Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate."<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/19 Mt 19:6]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1614]</ref>		* In his preaching, [[Jesus]] unequivocally taught the original meaning of the union of man and woman, just as the [[Creation, Creatures, Genesis, Theory of Evolution\|Creator]] willed it from the beginning: the permission given by Moses to divorce one’s wife was a concession to hardness of heart (<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/19 Mt 19:8]</ref>); the matrimonial union of man and woman is indissoluble: God himself has joined them: "Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate."<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/19 Mt 19:6]</ref>-<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P4V.HTM CCC 1614]</ref>

Tyre

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	In the year 15 AD, Germanicus raids against the Germans, pillages their villages and manages to capture Thusnelda, the wife of Arminius, who was handed over to him by her own father, Segestes, who wanted to [[Vengeance, To Avenge\|avenge]] himself on Arminius. Indeed, although he had promised his daughter to someone else, she fled with Arminius and had [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|married]] him after the victory at Teutoburg. Segestes and his clan were allies of Rome and opposed Arminius' policy, as did Flavus, Arminius' brother.		In the year 15 AD, Germanicus raids against the Germans, pillages their villages and manages to capture Thusnelda, the wife of Arminius, who was handed over to him by her own father, Segestes, who wanted to [[Vengeance, To Avenge\|avenge]] himself on Arminius. Indeed, although he had promised his daughter to someone else, she fled with Arminius and had [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|married]] him after the victory at Teutoburg. Segestes and his clan were allies of Rome and opposed Arminius' policy, as did Flavus, Arminius' brother.

	Thusnelda was taken to Rome to be exhibited during Germanicus' [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumph]]<ref>"on the 7th day before the calends of June" in the year 16</ref>; she never saw her [[Homeland]] again and disappeared from history. All this is confirmed by Strabo<ref>Strabo, ''Geography'', Book 7,1 - Germania, 4.</ref>: "'one saw the triumphant (Germanicus) dragging behind him the most illustrious persons, men and women, of the Cherusci nation: namely the chief Segimund, son of Segestes, with his son Thumelic, a [[Youth, young\|young]] [[Children, Childhood\|child]] of three years, and his sister Thusnelda, wife of Arminius.'"		Thusnelda was taken to Rome to be exhibited during Germanicus' [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumph]];<ref>"on the 7th day before the calends of June" in the year 16</ref> she never saw her [[Homeland]] again and disappeared from history. All this is confirmed by Strabo:<ref>Strabo, ''Geography'', Book 7,1 - Germania, 4.</ref> "'one saw the triumphant (Germanicus) dragging behind him the most illustrious persons, men and women, of the Cherusci nation: namely the chief Segimund, son of Segestes, with his son Thumelic, a [[Youth, young\|young]] [[Children, Childhood\|child]] of three years, and his sister Thusnelda, wife of Arminius.'"

	Gaius Julius Caesar (-15, +19) called "Germanicus" after his [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|victory]] Against the Germans, was the son of Drusus and Antonia and older brother of Claudius. Appointed governor of Syria in the year 17, he was [[To Kill, Murder, Murderer\|assassinated]] in Antioch (Syria) in 19. It is therefore perfectly plausible that Thusnelda, the enslaved princess, had to follow him to Antioch. At Germanicus' death, "recovered" by a notable close<ref>According to Maria Valtorta's text, this would be the father of Valeria, wife of Valerian.</ref> to the late governor, she may have found herself a few years later in Palestine, near Valeria, the daughter of this notable.		Gaius Julius Caesar (-15, +19) called "Germanicus" after his [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|victory]] Against the Germans, was the son of Drusus and Antonia and older brother of Claudius. Appointed governor of Syria in the year 17, he was [[To Kill, Murder, Murderer\|assassinated]] in Antioch (Syria) in 19. It is therefore perfectly plausible that Thusnelda, the enslaved princess, had to follow him to Antioch. At Germanicus' death, "recovered" by a notable close<ref>According to Maria Valtorta's text, this would be the father of Valeria, wife of Valerian.</ref> to the late governor, she may have found herself a few years later in Palestine, near Valeria, the daughter of this notable.

Truth, sincerity

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	<blockquote>''[Truth] from the Latin veritas: true.''<br>Quality of what is true. Truth is the conformity of the intellect and reality. It is not given ready-made; it is made, it is the [[Fruits\|fruit]] of effort and research. [[Lectures on the Scientific Value of Maria Valtorta's Work\|Scientific truth]] belongs to the realm of knowledge, whereas in the Bible truth is not the object of knowledge; it is the «[[Word, Verb\|Word made flesh]]». [[Jesus]] proclaims: “I am the Truth..”<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14 Jn 14:6]</ref>, he affirms that in Him, [[God]] becomes the truth of our life and calls us to a renunciation that makes us live. He wants “all [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] to be saved and to come to the [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|knowledge]] of the truth.”<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/2 1 Timothy 2:4]</ref>-<ref>[https://eglise.catholique.fr/glossaire/verite/ Catholic Church in France, Glossary]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>''[Truth] from the Latin veritas: true.''<br>Quality of what is true. Truth is the conformity of the intellect and reality. It is not given ready-made; it is made, it is the [[Fruits\|fruit]] of effort and research. [[Lectures on the Scientific Value of Maria Valtorta's Work\|Scientific truth]] belongs to the realm of knowledge, whereas in the Bible truth is not the object of knowledge; it is the «[[Word, Verb\|Word made flesh]]». [[Jesus]] proclaims: “I am the Truth..”,<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14 Jn 14:6]</ref> he affirms that in Him, [[God]] becomes the truth of our life and calls us to a renunciation that makes us live. He wants “all [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] to be saved and to come to the [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|knowledge]] of the truth.”<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/2 1 Timothy 2:4]</ref>-<ref>[https://eglise.catholique.fr/glossaire/verite/ Catholic Church in France, Glossary]</ref></blockquote>

	== In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me" ==		== In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me" ==

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	Come see, accompanied by [[Doro the Elder\|Doro]], [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]] in [[Bethany]] with an entire delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|Sanhedrists]] and Pharisees, sympathizers, curious or hostile<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/378 GRM 378]</ref>. His name, Trison, may come from a typo since he is called Trifon the next time, which seems to correspond more to reality.		Come see, accompanied by [[Doro the Elder\|Doro]], [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]] in [[Bethany]] with an entire delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|Sanhedrists]] and Pharisees, sympathizers, curious or hostile.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/378 GRM 378]</ref> His name, Trison, may come from a typo since he is called Trifon the next time, which seems to correspond more to reality.

	He is found in the same company at Lazarus' funeral.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/546 GRM 546]</ref>		He is found in the same company at Lazarus' funeral.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/546 GRM 546]</ref>

Trial of Jesus

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	== In Maria Valtorta ==		== In Maria Valtorta ==
	The Transfiguration of the Lord takes place on Wednesday, February 14, 29 ''(14 Adar I 3789)'' on [[Mount Tabor]]<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/349 GRM 349]</ref>, exactly six days after the first announcement of the Passion and the [[Reproach, Dispute\|reproach]] to [[Peter the Apostle\|Simon Peter]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/346 GRM 346]</ref>		The Transfiguration of the Lord takes place on Wednesday, February 14, 29 ''(14 Adar I 3789)'' on [[Mount Tabor]],<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/349 GRM 349]</ref> exactly six days after the first announcement of the Passion and the [[Reproach, Dispute\|reproach]] to [[Peter the Apostle\|Simon Peter]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/346 GRM 346]</ref>

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	==== 2.3. John the Baptist and Elijah ====		==== 2.3. John the Baptist and Elijah ====
	Descending from Mount Tabor, the three Apostles question Jesus about Elijah. Matthew and Mark report it<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/17 Matthew 17:10-13]</ref>-<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/9 Mark 9:11-13]</ref>, but Luke does not. <blockquote>The Disciples asked Jesus: "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus answered them: "Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they pleased. Likewise, the Son of Man is to suffer at their hands." Then the Disciples understood that he was speaking to them about [[John the Baptist\|John the Baptist]].</blockquote>This passage does not appear in the vision, but in the commentary Jesus gives at the end of the episode. He relates the lives of Elijah and John the Baptist to those of the "voices" who transmit his [[Word, Verb\|Word]]:		Descending from Mount Tabor, the three Apostles question Jesus about Elijah. Matthew and Mark report it<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/17 Matthew 17:10-13]</ref>-,<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/9 Mark 9:11-13]</ref> but Luke does not. <blockquote>The Disciples asked Jesus: "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus answered them: "Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they pleased. Likewise, the Son of Man is to suffer at their hands." Then the Disciples understood that he was speaking to them about [[John the Baptist\|John the Baptist]].</blockquote>This passage does not appear in the vision, but in the commentary Jesus gives at the end of the episode. He relates the lives of Elijah and John the Baptist to those of the "voices" who transmit his [[Word, Verb\|Word]]:

	<blockquote>Recognize, you who are the "voices" of your Jesus, the King of kings, the Faithful and the [[Truth, sincerity\|True One]] who [[To Judge, Judges, Judgment\|judges]] and fights with [[Justice (Divine, Human)\|justice]] and will be the [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|Victor]] over the [[Satan\|Beast]] and his servants and prophets, recognize your [[Good]] and always follow it. Let no deceptive appearance [[Seduction, Beauty, Charm\|seduce]] you and let no [[Martyr, Martyrdom, Persecutions\|persecution]] bring you down. Let your "voice" proclaim my words, Let your life be for this work. And if you share on earth the same fate as Christ, as his Forerunner and as Elijah, a bloody fate or tormented by moral tortures, smile at your future and certain fate which will be common to you with that of Christ, his Forerunner, and his prophet. Equal in [[Work, Toil, Fatigue\|labor]], in [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|pain]], in [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]]. Here below Me, Master and [[Example (to be exemplary)\|Example]]. Up there, Me [[Reward\|Reward]] and King. To possess Me will be your [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|blessedness]].</blockquote>		<blockquote>Recognize, you who are the "voices" of your Jesus, the King of kings, the Faithful and the [[Truth, sincerity\|True One]] who [[To Judge, Judges, Judgment\|judges]] and fights with [[Justice (Divine, Human)\|justice]] and will be the [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|Victor]] over the [[Satan\|Beast]] and his servants and prophets, recognize your [[Good]] and always follow it. Let no deceptive appearance [[Seduction, Beauty, Charm\|seduce]] you and let no [[Martyr, Martyrdom, Persecutions\|persecution]] bring you down. Let your "voice" proclaim my words, Let your life be for this work. And if you share on earth the same fate as Christ, as his Forerunner and as Elijah, a bloody fate or tormented by moral tortures, smile at your future and certain fate which will be common to you with that of Christ, his Forerunner, and his prophet. Equal in [[Work, Toil, Fatigue\|labor]], in [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|pain]], in [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]]. Here below Me, Master and [[Example (to be exemplary)\|Example]]. Up there, Me [[Reward\|Reward]] and King. To possess Me will be your [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|blessedness]].</blockquote>
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	====3.2. The "Transfiguration" of the believer====		====3.2. The "Transfiguration" of the believer====
	<blockquote>"Oh! [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|Blessedness]] of blessings so little known: to live with me who know how to love! If Peter exclaimed on Mount Tabor, only because he saw me transfigured: "Lord, how good it is to be here with you," what should say the [[Soul]] who has herself been transfigured by becoming a molecule of my [[Heart]] of God? Think about it, [[Maria Valtorta\|Maria]]. He who lives in me becomes a part of me<ref>In the sense explained in the dictations of August 17 and October 1, 7, and 10.</ref>. Do you understand? Of me, Jesus, Son of the true God, [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wisdom]] of the Father, Redeemer of the world, Eternal Judge and King of future ages, King for eternity. The Soul that lives immersed in my Heart becomes all that. An integral and living part of the Heart of a God, she will live [[Eternity, Eternal\|eternally]] as God in the light, in [[Peace]], in the glory of my Divinity. ([[Notebooks 1943\|Notebooks 1943]], August 12, p.223)"</blockquote>		<blockquote>"Oh! [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|Blessedness]] of blessings so little known: to live with me who know how to love! If Peter exclaimed on Mount Tabor, only because he saw me transfigured: "Lord, how good it is to be here with you," what should say the [[Soul]] who has herself been transfigured by becoming a molecule of my [[Heart]] of God? Think about it, [[Maria Valtorta\|Maria]]. He who lives in me becomes a part of me.<ref>In the sense explained in the dictations of August 17 and October 1, 7, and 10.</ref> Do you understand? Of me, Jesus, Son of the true God, [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wisdom]] of the Father, Redeemer of the world, Eternal Judge and King of future ages, King for eternity. The Soul that lives immersed in my Heart becomes all that. An integral and living part of the Heart of a God, she will live [[Eternity, Eternal\|eternally]] as God in the light, in [[Peace]], in the glory of my Divinity. ([[Notebooks 1943\|Notebooks 1943]], August 12, p.223)"</blockquote>

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

Trachonitis (Region)

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This region is only briefly mentioned in the work<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/292#3 GRM 292.3], [https://valtortamaria.org/en/570#1 GRM 570.1].</ref> with other regions of the Tetrarchy of [[Philip the Tetrarch\|Philip]], but in the attempted crowning of Jesus, briefly reported by John<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6 John 6:15] \| [https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 494].</ref>, [[Joachim of Bozrah]], a disciple who joined the plot, states that in case of uprising, Jesus can count on the Auranitide and the Trachonitide.		This region is only briefly mentioned in the work<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/292#3 GRM 292.3], [https://valtortamaria.org/en/570#1 GRM 570.1].</ref> with other regions of the Tetrarchy of [[Philip the Tetrarch\|Philip]], but in the attempted crowning of Jesus, briefly reported by John,<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6 John 6:15] \| [https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 494].</ref> [[Joachim of Bozrah]], a disciple who joined the plot, states that in case of uprising, Jesus can count on the Auranitide and the Trachonitide.
	<blockquote>"I know what I say. Our mountains can feed an army, and hidden from ambushes, to launch them like a flight of eagles at your service."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464#9 GRM 464.9].</ref> </blockquote>The Trachonitide was indeed a hard-to-reach region, inhabited by Arab tribes recently subdued by the Romans (1st century BC).		<blockquote>"I know what I say. Our mountains can feed an army, and hidden from ambushes, to launch them like a flight of eagles at your service."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464#9 GRM 464.9].</ref> </blockquote>The Trachonitide was indeed a hard-to-reach region, inhabited by Arab tribes recently subdued by the Romans (1st century BC).

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	==Learn more about this place==		==Learn more about this place==
	Region extending south of Damascus, between the Anti-Lebanon mountain range and Batanea, and bordered to the south by the Auranitide. It is a semi-desertic terrain formed by volcanic lava flows coming down from the Hauran craters during prehistoric times. At the time of Jesus, this region constituted the largest part of the Roman province bearing its name, which together with the Auranitide, Gaulanitide, and Iturea belonged to the tetrarchy of Philip<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/3 Luke 3:1].</ref>.		Region extending south of Damascus, between the Anti-Lebanon mountain range and Batanea, and bordered to the south by the Auranitide. It is a semi-desertic terrain formed by volcanic lava flows coming down from the Hauran craters during prehistoric times. At the time of Jesus, this region constituted the largest part of the Roman province bearing its name, which together with the Auranitide, Gaulanitide, and Iturea belonged to the tetrarchy of Philip.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/3 Luke 3:1].</ref>

	==Explore==		==Explore==

Tophet (hamlet)

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	During his stays in [[Jerusalem]], [[Jesus]] passes several times through this district, whose location [[Maria Valtorta]] perfectly situates in her descriptions. It is in a vision of Jesus’ arrest (received at the beginning of 1945) that she mentions this place for the first time:<blockquote>“under the moonlight that still shines before disappearing behind the hill beyond the walls, and I hear Caller Tofet by the henchmen who have captured Jesus”<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#3 GRM 604.3].</ref>.</blockquote>It is a passage place, to go visit the lepers<ref>The lepers of [[Jerusalem]] were confined in the tombs and caves located in the valley of [[Ben Hinnom\|Hinnom]], known as Gehenna, south of the city and at [[Siloam (hamlet)\|Siloam]], to the east.</ref>.<blockquote>“They cut the road to Bethany and Jericho, the southernmost one that ends between Tophet and [[Siloam (hamlet)\|Siloam]]”<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#1 GRM 490.1].</ref>.</blockquote>It is also an access point to enter Jerusalem coming from the south.<blockquote>“Jesus comes back from [[Bethany]] by the lower road (this said to indicate the longer route, which does not pass by the [[Mount of Olives]], and that enters the city passing through the suburb of Tophet)”<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/493#1 GRM 493.1].</ref>.</blockquote>		During his stays in [[Jerusalem]], [[Jesus]] passes several times through this district, whose location [[Maria Valtorta]] perfectly situates in her descriptions. It is in a vision of Jesus’ arrest (received at the beginning of 1945) that she mentions this place for the first time:<blockquote>“under the moonlight that still shines before disappearing behind the hill beyond the walls, and I hear Caller Tofet by the henchmen who have captured Jesus”.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#3 GRM 604.3].</ref></blockquote>It is a passage place, to go visit the lepers.<ref>The lepers of [[Jerusalem]] were confined in the tombs and caves located in the valley of [[Ben Hinnom\|Hinnom]], known as Gehenna, south of the city and at [[Siloam (hamlet)\|Siloam]], to the east.</ref><blockquote>“They cut the road to Bethany and Jericho, the southernmost one that ends between Tophet and [[Siloam (hamlet)\|Siloam]]”.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#1 GRM 490.1].</ref></blockquote>It is also an access point to enter Jerusalem coming from the south.<blockquote>“Jesus comes back from [[Bethany]] by the lower road (this said to indicate the longer route, which does not pass by the [[Mount of Olives]], and that enters the city passing through the suburb of Tophet)”.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/493#1 GRM 493.1].</ref></blockquote>

	== Significant events ==		== Significant events ==
	It is at the junction with the valley of [[Ben Hinnom\|Hinnom]] that Haceldama is located, the potter's field where [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] will hang himself<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/605#12 GRM 605.12/13].</ref>. It is at the junction towards the valley of the Kidron that the spring of [[En Rogel, En-Rogel\|En-Rogel]] is found, where the [[The Magi (Wise Men, “Three Kings”)\|magi]] stopped<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/493#3 GRM 493.3].</ref>.		It is at the junction with the valley of [[Ben Hinnom\|Hinnom]] that Haceldama is located, the potter's field where [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] will hang himself.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/605#12 GRM 605.12/13].</ref> It is at the junction towards the valley of the Kidron that the spring of [[En Rogel, En-Rogel\|En-Rogel]] is found, where the [[The Magi (Wise Men, “Three Kings”)\|magi]] stopped.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/493#3 GRM 493.3].</ref>

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	According to the Bible, this was the spot in the valley of Ben-Hinnom (near Jerusalem) where children were offered in sacrifice to Molek<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/7 Jeremiah 7:31-32] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2kings/23 2 Kings 23:10].</ref>. It was there that all the city’s refuse was thrown, the scapegoat was cast down, and the bodies of the executed were left to rot.		According to the Bible, this was the spot in the valley of Ben-Hinnom (near Jerusalem) where children were offered in sacrifice to Molek.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/7 Jeremiah 7:31-32] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2kings/23 2 Kings 23:10].</ref> It was there that all the city’s refuse was thrown, the scapegoat was cast down, and the bodies of the executed were left to rot.

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To give, to give oneself

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	* Therefore, grant him a loan, and grant it to him generously. Because of this generosity, the Lord your God will [[Blessings\|bless]] you in all you undertake. There will always be [[Poor, Poverty\|poor]] in your country, which is why I command you to be generous toward your unfortunate and poor fellow citizens.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/deuteronomy/15 Deuteronomy 15:10]</ref>		* Therefore, grant him a loan, and grant it to him generously. Because of this generosity, the Lord your God will [[Blessings\|bless]] you in all you undertake. There will always be [[Poor, Poverty\|poor]] in your country, which is why I command you to be generous toward your unfortunate and poor fellow citizens.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/deuteronomy/15 Deuteronomy 15:10]</ref>
	* Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who [[Fear, Dread, Cowardice\|fears]] [[The Divine Name\|Yahweh]], who delights greatly in observing His precepts! His [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|offspring]] will be strong on the [[World, society, the Earth, the universe\|earth]], the race of the [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|just]] will be blessed. He has well-being and riches in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. The [[Light, Lamps\|light]] arises in the [[Darkness]] for the upright, for he who is [[Mercy, merciful\|merciful]], [[Pity, Mercy, Compassion\|compassionate]] and [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|just]]. [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|Blessed]] is the man who exercises mercy and lends: in justice he prevails. For he will never be shaken; the just will leave an eternal memory. He does not fear bad news; his heart is firm, [[Trust, to rely, to confide\|trusting]] in Yahweh. His heart is unwavering; he does not fear until he sees his [[Enemies]] defeated. He sows [[Almsgiving]], he gives to the needy; his righteousness endures forever, his horn is exalted with [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]]. The [[The Wicked, Evil People\|wicked]] see and are irritated; they gnash their teeth and are consumed by [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|envy]]: the [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|desire]] of the wicked shall perish.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/112 Psalm (111)112]</ref>		* Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who [[Fear, Dread, Cowardice\|fears]] [[The Divine Name\|Yahweh]], who delights greatly in observing His precepts! His [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|offspring]] will be strong on the [[World, society, the Earth, the universe\|earth]], the race of the [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|just]] will be blessed. He has well-being and riches in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. The [[Light, Lamps\|light]] arises in the [[Darkness]] for the upright, for he who is [[Mercy, merciful\|merciful]], [[Pity, Mercy, Compassion\|compassionate]] and [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|just]]. [[Beatitudes, Blessed\|Blessed]] is the man who exercises mercy and lends: in justice he prevails. For he will never be shaken; the just will leave an eternal memory. He does not fear bad news; his heart is firm, [[Trust, to rely, to confide\|trusting]] in Yahweh. His heart is unwavering; he does not fear until he sees his [[Enemies]] defeated. He sows [[Almsgiving]], he gives to the needy; his righteousness endures forever, his horn is exalted with [[Glory, To Glorify\|glory]]. The [[The Wicked, Evil People\|wicked]] see and are irritated; they gnash their teeth and are consumed by [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|envy]]: the [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|desire]] of the wicked shall perish.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/112 Psalm (111)112]</ref>
	* I tell you, the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows abundantly will also reap abundantly. Each one must give as he has decided in his [[Heart]], not reluctantly or under compulsion; for "God loves a cheerful giver." He is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all you need, you will abound in every good work, just as it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." Who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/9 2 Corinthians 9:6-10]</ref>.		* I tell you, the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows abundantly will also reap abundantly. Each one must give as he has decided in his [[Heart]], not reluctantly or under compulsion; for "God loves a cheerful giver." He is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all you need, you will abound in every good work, just as it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." Who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness..<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/9 2 Corinthians 9:6-10]</ref>

	=== In the Catechism of the Catholic Church ===		=== In the Catechism of the Catholic Church ===

To Pray, Prayer, Supplication

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	{{Other\|See also:\|Meditation, contemplation, prayer\|To ask\|Ave Maria\|Our Father}}		{{Other\|See also:\|Meditation, contemplation, prayer\|To ask\|Ave Maria\|Our Father}}
	[[File:Young woman praying in church (1854), by Jules Breton.jpg\|thumb\|Young woman praying in church - Jules Breton]]		[[File:Young woman praying in church (1854), by Jules Breton.jpg\|thumb\|Young woman praying in church - Jules Breton]]
	<blockquote>"For me, '''prayer''' is a surge of the Heart, it is a simple glance cast toward the sky, it is a cry of gratitude and [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] amidst [[Trials\|trial]] as well as in [[Joy, happiness\|joy]]"<ref>[https://www.carmel.asso.fr/La-priere-c-est-un-elan-du-coeur.html Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Manuscript C 25r]</ref>.</blockquote><blockquote>"When you pray, [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|always unite]] yourselves, always, always, always to [[Jesus\|Me]]. I will pray out loud for you, covering your voice of [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] with my voice of Man-God. I will place your prayer on my pierced hands and raise it up to the [[God\|Father]]. It will become a host of infinite value. My voice merged with yours will ascend like a filial Kiss to the Father, and the crimson of my wounds will make your prayer precious. Be in Me if you want to have the Father in you, with you, for you."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/44 GRM 44.14]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>"For me, '''prayer''' is a surge of the Heart, it is a simple glance cast toward the sky, it is a cry of gratitude and [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] amidst [[Trials\|trial]] as well as in [[Joy, happiness\|joy]]".<ref>[https://www.carmel.asso.fr/La-priere-c-est-un-elan-du-coeur.html Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Manuscript C 25r]</ref></blockquote><blockquote>"When you pray, [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|always unite]] yourselves, always, always, always to [[Jesus\|Me]]. I will pray out loud for you, covering your voice of [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] with my voice of Man-God. I will place your prayer on my pierced hands and raise it up to the [[God\|Father]]. It will become a host of infinite value. My voice merged with yours will ascend like a filial Kiss to the Father, and the crimson of my wounds will make your prayer precious. Be in Me if you want to have the Father in you, with you, for you."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/44 GRM 44.14]</ref></blockquote>

	==In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me"==		==In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me"==

To Judge, Judges, Judgment

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	* But if you have never [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sinned]], how can you judge the [[Sinner (male and female)\|sinners]]!<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/69 GRM 69]</ref>		* But if you have never [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sinned]], how can you judge the [[Sinner (male and female)\|sinners]]!<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/69 GRM 69]</ref>
	* Do not judge. Oh! do not judge!<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/98 GRM 98]</ref>		* Do not judge. Oh! do not judge!<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/98 GRM 98]</ref>
	* He who [[To Believe\|believes]] in the [[Jesus\|Only Son]] is not judged. He is already [[To Save\|saved]], because this Son speaks to the [[God\|Father]] and says: "This one loves me". But the one who does not believe, it is [[Useful, USaltess\|useless]] for him to perform [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|holy]] works. He is already judged because he has not believed in the name of the Only Son of God<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3 John 3:18]</ref>.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 Save GRM 116]</ref>		* He who [[To Believe\|believes]] in the [[Jesus\|Only Son]] is not judged. He is already [[To Save\|saved]], because this Son speaks to the [[God\|Father]] and says: "This one loves me". But the one who does not believe, it is [[Useful, USaltess\|useless]] for him to perform [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|holy]] works. He is already judged because he has not believed in the name of the Only Son of God.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3 John 3:18]</ref><ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 Save GRM 116]</ref>
	* It is to [[Jesus\|Me]] that the [[Eternity, Eternal\|Eternal]] has given all judgment.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/140 GRM 140]</ref>		* It is to [[Jesus\|Me]] that the [[Eternity, Eternal\|Eternal]] has given all judgment.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/140 GRM 140]</ref>
	* Too, too many are those who are led into complete ruin by the severity of a judgment, moreover Unjust.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/140 GRM 140]</ref>		* Too, too many are those who are led into complete ruin by the severity of a judgment, moreover Unjust.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/140 GRM 140]</ref>
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	* [https://www.maria-valtorta.org/Quaderni/430513.htm#Intercession '''Catechesis of May 13''']<ref>[https://www.maria-valtorta.org/Quaderni/430513.htm#Intercession Catechesis of May 13, 1943]</ref> : Do not judge. You cannot know anything. There are things I permit. There are others that I provoke. None is [[Useful, USaltess\|without purpose]]. And none is rightly understood by you, humans. I alone am Judge and [[To Save\|Savior]] […] I understood in this Light that you must [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] everyone, judge no one, forgive all, live only from God.		* [https://www.maria-valtorta.org/Quaderni/430513.htm#Intercession '''Catechesis of May 13''']:<ref>[https://www.maria-valtorta.org/Quaderni/430513.htm#Intercession Catechesis of May 13, 1943]</ref> Do not judge. You cannot know anything. There are things I permit. There are others that I provoke. None is [[Useful, USaltess\|without purpose]]. And none is rightly understood by you, humans. I alone am Judge and [[To Save\|Savior]] […] I understood in this Light that you must [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] everyone, judge no one, forgive all, live only from God.

	== In foundational Christian texts ==		== In foundational Christian texts ==

Tirzah

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	An ancient town, it is famous for its bWaterté if one believes the Song of Songs<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/songofsongs/6 Ct 6:4] (Tirsa).</ref>. Having prospered under David, it became the capital of the [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|kingdom]] of the north after the schism. King Omri created Samaria and settled there. Tirzah then declined.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/16 1 Kings 16:17-24].</ref>		An ancient town, it is famous for its bWaterté if one believes the Song of Songs.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/songofsongs/6 Ct 6:4] (Tirsa).</ref> Having prospered under David, it became the capital of the [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|kingdom]] of the north after the schism. King Omri created Samaria and settled there. Tirzah then declined.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/16 1 Kings 16:17-24].</ref>

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Timoneus of Aera, future deacon

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	This young synagogue leader "served [[God]] with genuine [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] and sought to make Him known" at the time he was struck with anathema by the [[Sanhedrin]]. This was the opportunity to become a [[Disciples\|disciple]] following Jesus who recognized in him "everything necessary to be a worker of the Eternal Master. Come to my vineyard..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/138 GRM 138]</ref>		This young synagogue leader "served [[God]] with genuine [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] and sought to make Him known" at the time he was struck with anathema by the [[Sanhedrin]]. This was the opportunity to become a [[Disciples\|disciple]] following Jesus who recognized in him "everything necessary to be a worker of the Eternal Master. Come to my vineyard..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/138 GRM 138]</ref>

	He is one of the [[The Seventy-Two Disciples\|seventy-two Disciples]] sent on a mission of [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelization]] "two by two".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/278 GRM 278]</ref> After this [[Mission]], he travels back with Jesus through Gilead and Homele the evangelical group, during his stay in his city<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/297 GRM 297]</ref>, which concludes the second great apostolic journey.		He is one of the [[The Seventy-Two Disciples\|seventy-two Disciples]] sent on a mission of [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelization]] "two by two".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/278 GRM 278]</ref> After this [[Mission]], he travels back with Jesus through Gilead and Homele the evangelical group, during his stay in his city,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/297 GRM 297]</ref> which concludes the second great apostolic journey.

	Approached by [[Chuza]], who was subjected to humiliations by [[Herod Antipas\|Herod]], he momentarily goes astray in a [[To plot, to conspire\|plot]] to crown Jesus [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|king]]:<blockquote>"I do not reproach you, Timon, but I tell you that deep in your [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] that wants to honor me, there is still your being stirring and dreaming of a better time, when you will see those who struck you struck.".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 464]</ref></blockquote> Timon will recover.		Approached by [[Chuza]], who was subjected to humiliations by [[Herod Antipas\|Herod]], he momentarily goes astray in a [[To plot, to conspire\|plot]] to crown Jesus [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|king]]:<blockquote>"I do not reproach you, Timon, but I tell you that deep in your [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] that wants to honor me, there is still your being stirring and dreaming of a better time, when you will see those who struck you struck.".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 464]</ref></blockquote> Timon will recover.

Timnath

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	This biblical city is mentioned only once in the work of [[Maria Valtorta]]. [[Jesus]] shows the [[Apostles]] the magnificent panorama (Judea) of the historic cities of Israel around [[Bethginna\|Beth Gimmal]]. <blockquote>"Over there, all sunlit, [[Zorah]], the homeland of Samson, and a little further east Timnath, where he took a woman and where he performed many feats and follies"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref>. </blockquote>These "feats and follies" of Samson are reported in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/14 Judges 14]: Samson insists on marrying a Philistine from Timnath. On the way, he kills a young lion with his bare hands. This inspires a riddle which becomes the subject of a bet with the wedding guests. When they cannot solve it, they bribe the young bride who extracts the answer from Samson for them.		This biblical city is mentioned only once in the work of [[Maria Valtorta]]. [[Jesus]] shows the [[Apostles]] the magnificent panorama (Judea) of the historic cities of Israel around [[Bethginna\|Beth Gimmal]]. <blockquote>"Over there, all sunlit, [[Zorah]], the homeland of Samson, and a little further east Timnath, where he took a woman and where he performed many feats and follies".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/215#2 GRM 215.2].</ref> </blockquote>These "feats and follies" of Samson are reported in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/14 Judges 14]: Samson insists on marrying a Philistine from Timnath. On the way, he kills a young lion with his bare hands. This inspires a riddle which becomes the subject of a bet with the wedding guests. When they cannot solve it, they bribe the young bride who extracts the answer from Samson for them.

	According to Maria Valtorta, Timnath would therefore be located a little east of [[Zorah]] (the homeland of Samson), which remains entirely compatible with the biblical context<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/13 Judges 13,1-6] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/14 Judges 14,1-5] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Joshua 15,10-57] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Joshua 19,43] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2chronicles/28 2 Chronicles 28,18].</ref>.		According to Maria Valtorta, Timnath would therefore be located a little east of [[Zorah]] (the homeland of Samson), which remains entirely compatible with the biblical context.<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/13 Judges 13,1-6] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/14 Judges 14,1-5] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Joshua 15,10-57] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/15 Joshua 19,43] \| [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2chronicles/28 2 Chronicles 28,18].</ref>

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	The location of this village is still uncertain. At least two Khirbet Timna sites<ref>"Khirbet" means "ruins".</ref> are known in this area. Historians today place Timna further west, between Ekron and Beth Shemesh, but without real justification<ref>See the [https://www.academia.edu/49934110/Three_Seasons_of_Excavations_at_Tel_Batash_Biblical_Timnah Tel Batash excavations in 1977].</ref>.		The location of this village is still uncertain. At least two Khirbet Timna sites<ref>"Khirbet" means "ruins".</ref> are known in this area. Historians today place Timna further west, between Ekron and Beth Shemesh, but without real justification.<ref>See the [https://www.academia.edu/49934110/Three_Seasons_of_Excavations_at_Tel_Batash_Biblical_Timnah Tel Batash excavations in 1977].</ref>

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Time, Century

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Tiberius, the Emperor

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	Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, According to Maria Valtorta ([[Abbé René Laurentin and Maria Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Éditions Salvator, 2012):<blockquote>Tiberius reigned during the lifetime of Jesus. He is expressly mentioned only once in the Gospel<ref>Cf. [http://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Lc/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Luc/chapitre/3 Luke 3:1].</ref>: it serves to date the beginning of the ministry of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]] to the fifteenth year of his [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|reign]]. There has been debate about the start of this reign: was it the official investiture or the actual taking of [[Power(s), Politics\|power]]?<ref>Saucy (de), ''Dictionary of Biblical Antiquities'', page 583.</ref> Thus Flavius Josephus, regarding Herod’s reign, sometimes refers to the taking of power, and sometimes to the official investiture three years later.		Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, According to Maria Valtorta ([[Abbé René Laurentin and Maria Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Éditions Salvator, 2012):<blockquote>Tiberius reigned during the lifetime of Jesus. He is expressly mentioned only once in the Gospel:<ref>Cf. [http://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Lc/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Luc/chapitre/3 Luke 3:1].</ref> it serves to date the beginning of the ministry of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]] to the fifteenth year of his [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|reign]]. There has been debate about the start of this reign: was it the official investiture or the actual taking of [[Power(s), Politics\|power]]?<ref>Saucy (de), ''Dictionary of Biblical Antiquities'', page 583.</ref> Thus Flavius Josephus, regarding Herod’s reign, sometimes refers to the taking of power, and sometimes to the official investiture three years later.

	The chronology that emerges from Maria Valtorta’s text counts the reign of Tiberius from his effective assumption of duties. The fifteenth year therefore corresponds to the end of the year 26. It was in July of that year that [[Pontius Pilate]], Salton the usage, began minting coins bearing the emperor’s image, which numismatics confirms.		The chronology that emerges from Maria Valtorta’s text counts the reign of Tiberius from his effective assumption of duties. The fifteenth year therefore corresponds to the end of the year 26. It was in July of that year that [[Pontius Pilate]], Salton the usage, began minting coins bearing the emperor’s image, which numismatics confirms.

Thomas the Apostle

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	[[File:ThomasFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of Thomas by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] Salton according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary collection of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]]		[[File:ThomasFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of Thomas by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] Salton according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary collection of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]]
	Thomas was born in [[Ramah (Judea)]] (of Benjamin), near [[Jerusalem]]. He is therefore one of the three Judean [[Apostles]] along with [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] and [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]]. He comes from a [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]] family<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#7 GRM 490.7]</ref>: his father is a renowned goldsmith. [[Joseph of Arimathea]] knows him well. Thomas himself is a goldsmith and occasionally practices this trade.		Thomas was born in [[Ramah (Judea)]] (of Benjamin), near [[Jerusalem]]. He is therefore one of the three Judean [[Apostles]] along with [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] and [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]]. He comes from a [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]] family:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#7 GRM 490.7]</ref> his father is a renowned goldsmith. [[Joseph of Arimathea]] knows him well. Thomas himself is a goldsmith and occasionally practices this trade.

	In 28, he witnesses, like [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]], the expulsion of the [[Merchants of the Temple]]<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/2 John 2:13-21].</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/53#3 GRM 53.3-4]</ref>, which convinces him to follow [[Jesus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/54#8 GRM 54.8]</ref> He becomes the 7th [[Apostles\|apostle]].		In 28, he witnesses, like [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]], the expulsion of the [[Merchants of the Temple]]<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/2 John 2:13-21].</ref>-,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/53#3 GRM 53.3-4]</ref> which convinces him to follow [[Jesus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/54#8 GRM 54.8]</ref> He becomes the 7th [[Apostles\|apostle]].

	Barely returned from Homel, he is sent on a [[Mission]] to [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]] who has just been healed as well as to other lepers in [[Jerusalem]], to announce the [[Hope, expectation\|hope]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/55#3 GRM 55.3]</ref> <blockquote>- "When your Good News can be announced by the world," he says to [[Jesus]], "I believe that the first to hear it and the most numerous will be the [[Slaves, oppressed, prisoners\|slaves]], those who have no [[Retreat, Rest, Comfort\|comfort]] [[Man, Humanity, Human\|humanly speaking]] and who will take refuge in your promises to find it... if it indeed befalls me the honor to announce you, I will have a [[Love, Charity, To Love\|special love]] for these [[Misfortune, Unhappy, Curse\|unhappy]]...		Barely returned from Homel, he is sent on a [[Mission]] to [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]] who has just been healed as well as to other lepers in [[Jerusalem]], to announce the [[Hope, expectation\|hope]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/55#3 GRM 55.3]</ref> <blockquote>- "When your Good News can be announced by the world," he says to [[Jesus]], "I believe that the first to hear it and the most numerous will be the [[Slaves, oppressed, prisoners\|slaves]], those who have no [[Retreat, Rest, Comfort\|comfort]] [[Man, Humanity, Human\|humanly speaking]] and who will take refuge in your promises to find it... if it indeed befalls me the honor to announce you, I will have a [[Love, Charity, To Love\|special love]] for these [[Misfortune, Unhappy, Curse\|unhappy]]...
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	Shaken by events, he initially refuses to [[To Believe]] in the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]]:<blockquote>"I believe He is [[God]]. But precisely because I believe it, I say that, as good as He may be, He cannot be good enough to come among those who loved Him so little. And I add that, humble as He is, He must be fed up with humbling Himself in our flesh. No. He must be—He certainly is—[[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumphant]] in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], and perhaps He will appear as spirit. I say: perhaps. We don't even deserve that! But resurrected in [[Flesh, senses\|flesh]] and in [[Tomb, Bones\|bone]]? No. No, I don't believe it."</blockquote>And:<blockquote>"I don't believe it at all. I cannot believe. To believe, I would have to see. If I do not see the hole of the nails in His hands and if I do not put my finger there, if I do not touch the wounds in His feet, and if I do not put my hand where the lance opened His side, I will not believe. I am neither a [[Children, Childhood\|child]] nor a [[Woman]]. I want evidence. What my reason cannot accept, I refuse. And I cannot accept your word."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/608#6 GRM 628.6]</ref></blockquote>Jesus appears to him in the following days.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/629#2 GRM 629.2-4]</ref> He reproaches him for his [[To Believe\|unbelief]] and invites him to touch His wounds. Thomas had said he would not [[Doubt\|believe]] without touching Jesus' wounds. He then utters his famous exclamation: "My Lord and my [[God]]!"<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/20 John 20:26-29].</ref>		Shaken by events, he initially refuses to [[To Believe]] in the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]]:<blockquote>"I believe He is [[God]]. But precisely because I believe it, I say that, as good as He may be, He cannot be good enough to come among those who loved Him so little. And I add that, humble as He is, He must be fed up with humbling Himself in our flesh. No. He must be—He certainly is—[[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumphant]] in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], and perhaps He will appear as spirit. I say: perhaps. We don't even deserve that! But resurrected in [[Flesh, senses\|flesh]] and in [[Tomb, Bones\|bone]]? No. No, I don't believe it."</blockquote>And:<blockquote>"I don't believe it at all. I cannot believe. To believe, I would have to see. If I do not see the hole of the nails in His hands and if I do not put my finger there, if I do not touch the wounds in His feet, and if I do not put my hand where the lance opened His side, I will not believe. I am neither a [[Children, Childhood\|child]] nor a [[Woman]]. I want evidence. What my reason cannot accept, I refuse. And I cannot accept your word."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/608#6 GRM 628.6]</ref></blockquote>Jesus appears to him in the following days.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/629#2 GRM 629.2-4]</ref> He reproaches him for his [[To Believe\|unbelief]] and invites him to touch His wounds. Thomas had said he would not [[Doubt\|believe]] without touching Jesus' wounds. He then utters his famous exclamation: "My Lord and my [[God]]!"<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/20 John 20:26-29].</ref>

	Witness of the Last Supper<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/600 GRM 600]</ref>, the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], the Ascension<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/638#16 GRM 638.16-23]</ref>, and Pentecost.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/640 GRM 640]</ref>		Witness of the Last Supper,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/600 GRM 600]</ref> the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], the Ascension,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/638#16 GRM 638.16-23]</ref> and Pentecost.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/640 GRM 640]</ref>

	On the eve of her [[Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin Mary\|Assumption]], while summarizing the characters of the Apostles, [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]] confides to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the only witness present: "Thomas is a [[Peace\|peaceful one]]."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/649 GRM 649]</ref>		On the eve of her [[Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin Mary\|Assumption]], while summarizing the characters of the Apostles, [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]] confides to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the only witness present: "Thomas is a [[Peace\|peaceful one]]."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/649 GRM 649]</ref>
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	According to Eusebius of Caesarea, he [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelized]] the Parthians whose empire extended from present Iran to India<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''Ecclesiastical History'', III, §1.1.</ref>, which is echoed in the ''Acts of Thomas'', a 3rd-century apocryphon. He reportedly converted King Goudnaphar (or Gondophares) who ruled over Afghanistan and part of Pakistan. Thomas is said to have preached the Gospel in India where he founded a Church in Kerala, called the [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas Church. He is said to have continued his mission to China.		According to Eusebius of Caesarea, he [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelized]] the Parthians whose empire extended from present Iran to India,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''Ecclesiastical History'', III, §1.1.</ref> which is echoed in the ''Acts of Thomas'', a 3rd-century apocryphon. He reportedly converted King Goudnaphar (or Gondophares) who ruled over Afghanistan and part of Pakistan. Thomas is said to have preached the Gospel in India where he founded a Church in Kerala, called the [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas Church. He is said to have continued his mission to China.

	He was martyred in Calamina near Madras. Christians in this region have venerated his tomb since time immemorial. St. Gregory of Tours reports, in support, the testimony of a [[Priest, Pastor, Spiritual Guide\|priest]] who passed there in the 6th century.<ref>Saint Gregory of Tours, ''To the Glory of the Martyrs''.</ref>		He was martyred in Calamina near Madras. Christians in this region have venerated his tomb since time immemorial. St. Gregory of Tours reports, in support, the testimony of a [[Priest, Pastor, Spiritual Guide\|priest]] who passed there in the 6th century.<ref>Saint Gregory of Tours, ''To the Glory of the Martyrs''.</ref>

Thomas of Capernaum

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	[[Union, Marriage, Unity\|Married]] and without [[Children, Childhood\|children]], he and his wife receive [[Jesus]] in their home whenever he is in [[Capernaum]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/49 GRM 49]</ref> This is probably what is referred to in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4 Matthew 4:13]. Thomas is without doubt a distant relative of Jesus<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/47 GRM 47.10].</ref>, as he addresses him familiarly and not with the usual deference of the Disciples<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/231#1 GRM 231.1].</ref>. The couple is childless but his woman does not want to adopt one, even a mistreated one<ref>[[Alphaeus of Meroba]].</ref>:<blockquote>"you are not disposed to do [[Good]] to your [[Neighbor\|neighbors]]... [[Woman]], yesterday you criticized the Pharisees here as [[Intransigence, hardness\|hard]] of [[Heart]], the townspeople as surly to my [[Word, Verb\|word]]... But you, what do you do differently, you who have known me for more than two years?..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/449 GRM 449]</ref></blockquote>		[[Union, Marriage, Unity\|Married]] and without [[Children, Childhood\|children]], he and his wife receive [[Jesus]] in their home whenever he is in [[Capernaum]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/49 GRM 49]</ref> This is probably what is referred to in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4 Matthew 4:13]. Thomas is without doubt a distant relative of Jesus,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/47 GRM 47.10].</ref> as he addresses him familiarly and not with the usual deference of the Disciples.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/231#1 GRM 231.1].</ref> The couple is childless but his woman does not want to adopt one, even a mistreated one:<ref>[[Alphaeus of Meroba]].</ref><blockquote>"you are not disposed to do [[Good]] to your [[Neighbor\|neighbors]]... [[Woman]], yesterday you criticized the Pharisees here as [[Intransigence, hardness\|hard]] of [[Heart]], the townspeople as surly to my [[Word, Verb\|word]]... But you, what do you do differently, you who have known me for more than two years?..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/449 GRM 449]</ref></blockquote>

	=== His name ===		=== His name ===

Theophilus

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	Syrian proselyte who died three years before the first year of public life. He was governor of Syria, and therefore the first of its magistrates.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/562 GRM 562]</ref> [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|Married]] to [[Eucheria of Theophilus]], an [[Israel, Jewish people\|Israelite]] of the lineage of David, they had three children: [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]], [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]], and [[Mary of Magdala (Magdalene)]]. [[Nicodemus]], the [[Sanhedrin\|Sanhedrist]] himself very [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]], said of him<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 GRM 116]</ref>:<blockquote>"The father, with his fortune and that of Eucheria of Theophilus from your (that of [[Jesus]]) tribe and your [[Family]], had added what was a reward from the [[The Romans\|Romans]] to their faithful [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servant]], and had left to his [[Son, daughter(s)\|sons]] a considerable inheritance. But what is more important was a powerful [[Friend, Friendship\|friendship]], Good than hidden, with [[The Romans\|Rome]].<br>(...)<br>Truly, if the Syrian Theophilus had been a more convinced proselyte, he would not have given his [[Children, Childhood\|children]] that Hellenizing [[To instruct, to educate\|education]] which kills so many [[Virtues]] and sows so many [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|voluptuous desires]]. Drunk and eliminated without harmful consequences by Lazarus and especially by Martha, it contaminated [[Mary of Magdala (Magdalene)\|Mary]], who developed in her passionate nature and made her the scourge of her [[Family]] and Palestine!"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 GRM 116]</ref></blockquote>		Syrian proselyte who died three years before the first year of public life. He was governor of Syria, and therefore the first of its magistrates.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/562 GRM 562]</ref> [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|Married]] to [[Eucheria of Theophilus]], an [[Israel, Jewish people\|Israelite]] of the lineage of David, they had three children: [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]], [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]], and [[Mary of Magdala (Magdalene)]]. [[Nicodemus]], the [[Sanhedrin\|Sanhedrist]] himself very [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]], said of him:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 GRM 116]</ref><blockquote>"The father, with his fortune and that of Eucheria of Theophilus from your (that of [[Jesus]]) tribe and your [[Family]], had added what was a reward from the [[The Romans\|Romans]] to their faithful [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servant]], and had left to his [[Son, daughter(s)\|sons]] a considerable inheritance. But what is more important was a powerful [[Friend, Friendship\|friendship]], Good than hidden, with [[The Romans\|Rome]].<br>(...)<br>Truly, if the Syrian Theophilus had been a more convinced proselyte, he would not have given his [[Children, Childhood\|children]] that Hellenizing [[To instruct, to educate\|education]] which kills so many [[Virtues]] and sows so many [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|voluptuous desires]]. Drunk and eliminated without harmful consequences by Lazarus and especially by Martha, it contaminated [[Mary of Magdala (Magdalene)\|Mary]], who developed in her passionate nature and made her the scourge of her [[Family]] and Palestine!"<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/116 GRM 116]</ref></blockquote>

	===Character and Appearance===		===Character and Appearance===

The decurion at the crucifixion

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	Excerpts from the Dictionary of the Characters of the Gospel, According to Maria Valtorta ([[L’Abbé_René_Laurentin_et_Maria_Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Editions Salvator, 2012):		Excerpts from the Dictionary of the Characters of the Gospel, According to Maria Valtorta ([[L’Abbé_René_Laurentin_et_Maria_Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Editions Salvator, 2012):
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	Abbé Maistre and Msgr. Gaume, based on an ancient tradition reported by Flavius Dexter, attribute to the centurion of [[Caesarea on the Sea\|Caesarea]]<ref>See [http://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Ac/Livre+des+Actes+des+Ap%C3%B4tres/chapitre/10 Acts 10].</ref>, whom they name ''Oppius Caius Cornelius'', the evangelical words: "This one was the son of God<ref>Maistre, ''Les Hommes illustres de la primitive Church'', 1874, Volume 1, pages 241-255 and Msgr. Gaume ''Évangélique Biographies'', volume 1, pages 566-582.</ref>". In this hypothesis, the anonymous decurion of Maria Valtorta would be the future centurion Cornelius of Caesarea, [[Baptism\|baptized]] by [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]].		Abbé Maistre and Msgr. Gaume, based on an ancient tradition reported by Flavius Dexter, attribute to the centurion of [[Caesarea on the Sea\|Caesarea]],<ref>See [http://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Ac/Livre+des+Actes+des+Ap%C3%B4tres/chapitre/10 Acts 10].</ref> whom they name ''Oppius Caius Cornelius'', the evangelical words: "This one was the son of God<ref>Maistre, ''Les Hommes illustres de la primitive Church'', 1874, Volume 1, pages 241-255 and Msgr. Gaume ''Évangélique Biographies'', volume 1, pages 566-582.</ref>". In this hypothesis, the anonymous decurion of Maria Valtorta would be the future centurion Cornelius of Caesarea, [[Baptism\|baptized]] by [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]].
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The Work of Maria Valtorta and the Church

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	::1 - What '''private revelations''' are in the sense understood by the Church and, within this framework, the situation of the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]] of [[Maria Valtorta]] related to them.		::1 - What '''private revelations''' are in the sense understood by the Church and, within this framework, the situation of the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]] of [[Maria Valtorta]] related to them.

	::The term "private revelations" indeed designates the Apparitions, visions, and presumed revelations from [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], postdating the death of the [[Apostles\|apostle]] [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the last witness of the life of [[Jesus]]. They are often linked to mystical life<ref>Mystical: Spirituality based on the intimate union of man with God and involving, in this relationship, feeling and intuition.</ref>.		::The term "private revelations" indeed designates the Apparitions, visions, and presumed revelations from [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], postdating the death of the [[Apostles\|apostle]] [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the last witness of the life of [[Jesus]]. They are often linked to mystical life.<ref>Mystical: Spirituality based on the intimate union of man with God and involving, in this relationship, feeling and intuition.</ref>

	::2 - The events, acts, and authoritative opinions that characterized its '''initial reception''' by the Vatican.		::2 - The events, acts, and authoritative opinions that characterized its '''initial reception''' by the Vatican.
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	::During this period of extensive dissemination, the Italian bishops' conference (1992) and then the French bishops' conference (2020) issued recommendations and a warning to readers regarding the place this work should have within ecclesial life. At the same time, research focused on authenticating the historical and material descriptions in the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]].		::During this period of extensive dissemination, the Italian bishops' conference (1992) and then the French bishops' conference (2020) issued recommendations and a warning to readers regarding the place this work should have within ecclesial life. At the same time, research focused on authenticating the historical and material descriptions in the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]].
	==1 – The Magisterium and Private Revelations==		==1 – The Magisterium and Private Revelations==
	The Magisterium designates the bodies that guarantee, under the responsibility of the Pope, the Doctrine of the Church. This term generally includes the pope and the bishops in communion with him. As evidenced by the latest provisions concerning private revelations<ref>"[https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican/news/2024-05/new-norms-discernment-supernatural-phenomena.html Norms for the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena]".</ref>, the Magisterium is interested in their content more than their authenticity, which it never endorses. It merely authorizes prudent and personal faith in them. Only the pope now has the power to decree their supernatural character. As for personal judgment, it is left to informed faithful: "Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium ''knows how to discern'' and Homilize what in these revelations constitutes ''an authentic Call'' of Christ or his saints to the ''Church''." ([https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__PI.HTM ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', § 67]).		The Magisterium designates the bodies that guarantee, under the responsibility of the Pope, the Doctrine of the Church. This term generally includes the pope and the bishops in communion with him. As evidenced by the latest provisions concerning private revelations,<ref>"[https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican/news/2024-05/new-norms-discernment-supernatural-phenomena.html Norms for the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena]".</ref> the Magisterium is interested in their content more than their authenticity, which it never endorses. It merely authorizes prudent and personal faith in them. Only the pope now has the power to decree their supernatural character. As for personal judgment, it is left to informed faithful: "Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium ''knows how to discern'' and Homilize what in these revelations constitutes ''an authentic Call'' of Christ or his saints to the ''Church''." ([https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__PI.HTM ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', § 67]).
	===Articles and Documents===		===Articles and Documents===
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	*[[Cardinal Giuseppe Siri and Maria Valtorta\|Request for Imprimatur from Cardinal Siri]]		*[[Cardinal Giuseppe Siri and Maria Valtorta\|Request for Imprimatur from Cardinal Siri]]
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	The Index of Prohibited Books was a disciplinary provision forbidding the faithful to read certain works. Born during the Counter-Reformation, this provision was abolished in 1966. The Bible itself was long prohibited reading for Catholic faithful, and the Index "condemned" both theological works and novels by Victor Hugo or Alexandre Dumas. Maria Valtorta's work was "condemned" due to the absence of an imprimatur<ref>[[Osservatore Romano (01/06/1960)\|Osservatore Romano (06/01/1960)]]: "Since exclusively treating religious subjects, these volumes do not have the slightest 'imprimatur', as required by [http://www.catho.org/9.php?d=bo1 Canon 1385, 1 n.2 C.I.C]."</ref>.		The Index of Prohibited Books was a disciplinary provision forbidding the faithful to read certain works. Born during the Counter-Reformation, this provision was abolished in 1966. The Bible itself was long prohibited reading for Catholic faithful, and the Index "condemned" both theological works and novels by Victor Hugo or Alexandre Dumas. Maria Valtorta's work was "condemned" due to the absence of an imprimatur.<ref>[[Osservatore Romano (01/06/1960)\|Osservatore Romano (06/01/1960)]]: "Since exclusively treating religious subjects, these volumes do not have the slightest 'imprimatur', as required by [http://www.catho.org/9.php?d=bo1 Canon 1385, 1 n.2 C.I.C]."</ref>
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	==3 - Dissemination of the Work (from 1963)==		==3 - Dissemination of the Work (from 1963)==
	Faced with the growing flow of dissemination of Maria Valtorta's works, the Italian bishops (1992) and then the French bishops (2020) ask readers not to attribute a divine faith to it equivalent to the Bible. The bishops of India (1992) and then China (2007), by contrast, underline its evangelizing power. They are joined by several prelates or theologians. About ten saints, or those on the path thereto, declared having read the work and, for some, recommend its reading. On the other hand, no saint has promoted the opposite<ref>Except St John XXIII under whose name the placing on the Index was pronounced. But it seems unlikely to Belief that this was a personal choice of the pope since the Osservatore Romano comments targeted future Cardinal Bea, one of his trusted men.</ref>.		Faced with the growing flow of dissemination of Maria Valtorta's works, the Italian bishops (1992) and then the French bishops (2020) ask readers not to attribute a divine faith to it equivalent to the Bible. The bishops of India (1992) and then China (2007), by contrast, underline its evangelizing power. They are joined by several prelates or theologians. About ten saints, or those on the path thereto, declared having read the work and, for some, recommend its reading. On the other hand, no saint has promoted the opposite.<ref>Except St John XXIII under whose name the placing on the Index was pronounced. But it seems unlikely to Belief that this was a personal choice of the pope since the Osservatore Romano comments targeted future Cardinal Bea, one of his trusted men.</ref>

	Cardinal Ratzinger first expressed great reserve (1985), but ultimately authorized its dissemination after reading it (1992).		Cardinal Ratzinger first expressed great reserve (1985), but ultimately authorized its dissemination after reading it (1992).

The Women Disciples

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	The group of Women Disciples is formed by Jesus at the beginning of the second year of his public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/150 GRM 150]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/152 GRM 152]</ref> as "''the leaders of future Disciples, co-workers of the [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servants]] of the Lord''."		The group of Women Disciples is formed by Jesus at the beginning of the second year of his public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/150 GRM 150]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/152 GRM 152]</ref> as "''the leaders of future Disciples, co-workers of the [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servants]] of the Lord''."

	[[John of Endor]] draws their portraits in GRM 312<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/312 the portraits GRM 312.5]</ref>:<blockquote>(some) "Good [[Goodness, Good\|Disciples]], affectionate, [[Perseverance, Patience\|patient]] beneath their veil of sorrow, like Mary of Clopas and [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]]; generous like Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), so absolute in her change of life; gentle and [[Pure, Purity, Impure, Impurity\|pure]] like [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]] and [[Johanna of Chuza\|Joanna]]; dignified, intelligent, all [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|thought]] and all uprightness like [[Syntyche\|Syntyche]]".</blockquote>Jesus clarifies the role of these Women Disciples within the apostolic group, which they accompany episodically on different journeys. Their number varies throughout the public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/294 GRM 294]</ref>, some follow Jesus mainly at the beginning of his preaching, others accompany him through periods of persecution up to the foot of the [[Cross, To Crucify, Crucifixion\|Cross]]: The [[Virgin Mary]], [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]] of Bethzur; Joanna, wife of Chuza; [[Mary of Alphaeus, aunt of Jesus\|Mary]], wife of Alphaeus and aunt of Jesus; Mary of Magdala (Magdalene); Martha of Bethany, his sister; [[Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James\|Mary]] Salome, mother of Apostles [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] and [[James of Zebedee the Apostle\|James]]; [[Susanna of Cana\|Susanna]].		[[John of Endor]] draws their portraits in GRM 312:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/312 the portraits GRM 312.5]</ref><blockquote>(some) "Good [[Goodness, Good\|Disciples]], affectionate, [[Perseverance, Patience\|patient]] beneath their veil of sorrow, like Mary of Clopas and [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]]; generous like Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), so absolute in her change of life; gentle and [[Pure, Purity, Impure, Impurity\|pure]] like [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]] and [[Johanna of Chuza\|Joanna]]; dignified, intelligent, all [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|thought]] and all uprightness like [[Syntyche\|Syntyche]]".</blockquote>Jesus clarifies the role of these Women Disciples within the apostolic group, which they accompany episodically on different journeys. Their number varies throughout the public life,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/294 GRM 294]</ref> some follow Jesus mainly at the beginning of his preaching, others accompany him through periods of persecution up to the foot of the [[Cross, To Crucify, Crucifixion\|Cross]]: The [[Virgin Mary]], [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]] of Bethzur; Joanna, wife of Chuza; [[Mary of Alphaeus, aunt of Jesus\|Mary]], wife of Alphaeus and aunt of Jesus; Mary of Magdala (Magdalene); Martha of Bethany, his sister; [[Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James\|Mary]] Salome, mother of Apostles [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] and [[James of Zebedee the Apostle\|James]]; [[Susanna of Cana\|Susanna]].

	If some of these Women are wealthy and provide financially for the apostolic group (Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), Martha, Johanna of Chuza), others take care of logistics (clothing care, for example): these are the mothers of Apostles (Mary of Clopas, Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James in addition to the Virgin Mary) and the Wives of married Apostles ([[Porphirea]], wife of [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]], [[Mary, wife of Philip the Apostle\|Mary]], wife of [[Philip the Apostle\|Philip]] and [[Anne of Bartholomew\|Anne]], wife of [[Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle\|Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle-Bartholomew]]). Added to this are the Women-Disciples who provide Protection, assistance or refuge: [[Valeria]], [[Lydia]], [[Nike (Veronica)\|Nike]] (Veronica).		If some of these Women are wealthy and provide financially for the apostolic group (Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), Martha, Johanna of Chuza), others take care of logistics (clothing care, for example): these are the mothers of Apostles (Mary of Clopas, Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James in addition to the Virgin Mary) and the Wives of married Apostles ([[Porphirea]], wife of [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]], [[Mary, wife of Philip the Apostle\|Mary]], wife of [[Philip the Apostle\|Philip]] and [[Anne of Bartholomew\|Anne]], wife of [[Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle\|Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle-Bartholomew]]). Added to this are the Women-Disciples who provide Protection, assistance or refuge: [[Valeria]], [[Lydia]], [[Nike (Veronica)\|Nike]] (Veronica).

The Valtorta Enigma - Volume 1

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The Shepherds of the Nativity

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	*[[Simeon of Bethlehem in Judah, the shepherd\|Simeon]], shepherd who became a disciple of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]].		*[[Simeon of Bethlehem in Judah, the shepherd\|Simeon]], shepherd who became a disciple of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]].
	*[[Matthias of Bethlehem in Judah (Saint Matthias)\|Tobias (Matthias)]], disciple of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]]. He takes the name Matthias in memory of his father killed with the innocents. He will be the apostle appointed to the vacant position of Judas.		*[[Matthias of Bethlehem in Judah (Saint Matthias)\|Tobias (Matthias)]], disciple of [[John the Baptist\|the Baptist]]. He takes the name Matthias in memory of his father killed with the innocents. He will be the apostle appointed to the vacant position of Judas.
	Other shepherds joined the [[Disciples]] during Jesus' public life but they are not The Shepherds of the Nativity<ref>[[Encountered Characters#42 Personnages rencontr.C3.A9s sur le Liban et en Syro-Ph.C3.A9nicie\|James, Jacob, Melchias, Saul and Thomas]], shepherds of Mount Hermon to whom Jesus appears. They never saw him but they believe. See also Thomas the shepherd in [https://valtortamaria.org/en/215 GRM 215].</ref>.		Other shepherds joined the [[Disciples]] during Jesus' public life but they are not The Shepherds of the Nativity.<ref>[[Encountered Characters#42 Personnages rencontr.C3.A9s sur le Liban et en Syro-Ph.C3.A9nicie\|James, Jacob, Melchias, Saul and Thomas]], shepherds of Mount Hermon to whom Jesus appears. They never saw him but they believe. See also Thomas the shepherd in [https://valtortamaria.org/en/215 GRM 215].</ref>

	===Learn more about these characters===		===Learn more about these characters===

	Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, Saltón Maria Valtorta ([[Abbé René Laurentin and Maria Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Éditions Salvator, 2012):<blockquote>Arculfe, a Frankish bishop of the 7th century: during his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, mentions three shepherds' tombs in the first Church of the Nativity in [[Bethlehem]]<ref>Msgr. Jean-Joseph Gaume, ''Biographies évangéliques'', Tome 1, pages 19-29.</ref>.		Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, Saltón Maria Valtorta ([[Abbé René Laurentin and Maria Valtorta\|Msgr. René Laurentin]], [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Éditions Salvator, 2012):<blockquote>Arculfe, a Frankish bishop of the 7th century: during his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, mentions three shepherds' tombs in the first Church of the Nativity in [[Bethlehem]].<ref>Msgr. Jean-Joseph Gaume, ''Biographies évangéliques'', Tome 1, pages 19-29.</ref>

	Since the 10th century, their Relics, transported to Spain, have been preserved in Ledesma near Salamanca. A label indicates: "The glorious Joseph, Isaac, and Jacob, shepherds of Bethlehem who deserved to see and to adore first the Christ, God and Man, born in the stable"<ref>Idem.</ref>.</blockquote>		Since the 10th century, their Relics, transported to Spain, have been preserved in Ledesma near Salamanca. A label indicates: "The glorious Joseph, Isaac, and Jacob, shepherds of Bethlehem who deserved to see and to adore first the Christ, God and Man, born in the stable".<ref>Idem.</ref></blockquote>

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

The Seventy-Two Disciples

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The Servants of Mary and Maria Valtorta

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	=== Maria Valtorta becomes a tertiary of the Order ===		=== Maria Valtorta becomes a tertiary of the Order ===
	It is probably this scapular that Maria Valtorta had in mind when, bedridden, she mentioned her “taking of the habit of tertiary in the third order of the Servants of Mary” on the date of March 25-31, 1944, in her [[Mystical Calendar of Maria Valtorta\|mystical calendar]]. She did so at the initiative of her confessor, [[Father Romualdo Migliorini and Maria Valtorta\|Father Migliorini]], but out of a genuine vocation connected to her devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows.		It is probably this scapular that Maria Valtorta had in mind when, bedridden, she mentioned her “taking of the habit of tertiary in the third order of the Servants of Mary” on the date of March 25-31, 1944, in her [[Mystical Calendar of Maria Valtorta\|mystical calendar]]. She did so at the initiative of her confessor, [[Father Romualdo Migliorini and Maria Valtorta\|Father Migliorini]], but out of a genuine vocation connected to her devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows.
	<blockquote>"And now, Father, I will tell you, that I am moved by God's goodness, from which yours has come. It was Jesus who inspired you in this way. I greatly wished to be in the Third Order of Our Lady of Sorrows. If I had not been most devoted to St. Francis of Assisi since childhood and had not had many painful experiences with priests of the Servants of Mary, when in 1926 I decided to enter a Third Order, I would have turned to that of Our Lady of Sorrows or of Carmel. For I wanted to belong to Mary even when... I was flighty, as Jesus says<ref>See the dictations of June 4 and 24, in [[Notebooks 1943]] as well as the last paragraph of the dictation of March 15 in [[Notebooks 1944]].</ref>. . I loved Her poorly, knowing Her little, but I instinctively moved towards Her. Now, since I saw Her suffering, I have loved Her as I love her Son‑"with all my strength"‑and my desire to belong to Our Lady of Sorrows had intensified. I was silent, but I had the thorn of desire nailed into my throat.		<blockquote>"And now, Father, I will tell you, that I am moved by God's goodness, from which yours has come. It was Jesus who inspired you in this way. I greatly wished to be in the Third Order of Our Lady of Sorrows. If I had not been most devoted to St. Francis of Assisi since childhood and had not had many painful experiences with priests of the Servants of Mary, when in 1926 I decided to enter a Third Order, I would have turned to that of Our Lady of Sorrows or of Carmel. For I wanted to belong to Mary even when... I was flighty, as Jesus says.<ref>See the dictations of June 4 and 24, in [[Notebooks 1943]] as well as the last paragraph of the dictation of March 15 in [[Notebooks 1944]].</ref> . I loved Her poorly, knowing Her little, but I instinctively moved towards Her. Now, since I saw Her suffering, I have loved Her as I love her Son‑"with all my strength"‑and my desire to belong to Our Lady of Sorrows had intensified. I was silent, but I had the thorn of desire nailed into my throat.

	I thank Jesus and his Mother, who told you this, and thank you for having understood. It's futile now. I have been saying since last year that Our Lady of Sorrows has always acted with overbearance towards me. She wanted me to be guided by a son of hers;<ref>[[Father Romualdo Migliorini and Maria Valtorta\|Father Romualdo Migliorini]], her confessor.</ref> for her altar She wanted the work done for other altars;<ref>This was a lacework done by Maria Valtorta for the cloth of an altar.</ref> now She wants me to die wearing her robe.<ref>Tertiary habit, i.e., with the scapular</ref> Well then, let us hope that She wants from her Son what I am asking for all (peace) and what I am asking for myself: the salvation of my poor soul. And thus you, too, will have your Fernanda Lorenzoni."<ref>Fernanda Paola Lorenzoni, tertiary of Our Lady of Sorrows (= Servants of Mary) (1906-1930). She is newly mentioned in the dictation of February 16, 1946. Father Roschini wrote a work about her well before knowing Maria Valtorta. Having died young, it seems she had a similar victim soul life to that of Maria Valtorta.</ref><ref>[[Notebooks 1944]], March 16.</ref></blockquote>		I thank Jesus and his Mother, who told you this, and thank you for having understood. It's futile now. I have been saying since last year that Our Lady of Sorrows has always acted with overbearance towards me. She wanted me to be guided by a son of hers;<ref>[[Father Romualdo Migliorini and Maria Valtorta\|Father Romualdo Migliorini]], her confessor.</ref> for her altar She wanted the work done for other altars;<ref>This was a lacework done by Maria Valtorta for the cloth of an altar.</ref> now She wants me to die wearing her robe.<ref>Tertiary habit, i.e., with the scapular</ref> Well then, let us hope that She wants from her Son what I am asking for all (peace) and what I am asking for myself: the salvation of my poor soul. And thus you, too, will have your Fernanda Lorenzoni."<ref>Fernanda Paola Lorenzoni, tertiary of Our Lady of Sorrows (= Servants of Mary) (1906-1930). She is newly mentioned in the dictation of February 16, 1946. Father Roschini wrote a work about her well before knowing Maria Valtorta. Having died young, it seems she had a similar victim soul life to that of Maria Valtorta.</ref><ref>[[Notebooks 1944]], March 16.</ref></blockquote>

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	The centurion himself, on a surveillance mission, slipped into the crowd listening to the Sermon on the Mount. He was touched by the [[Teaching, Catechism\|teaching]] given.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/177#1 GRM 171.1]</ref>		The centurion himself, on a surveillance mission, slipped into the crowd listening to the Sermon on the Mount. He was touched by the [[Teaching, Catechism\|teaching]] given.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/177#1 GRM 171.1]</ref>

	He asks [[Jesus]] to [[Tables of Miracles in the Work of Maria Valtorta\|heal]] his [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servant]] in an act of [[Faith, conviction\|faith]] that remains famous: "Just say the word..."<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/8 Matthew 8:5-13]; [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/7 Luke 7:1-10].</ref>:<blockquote>"I have a servant [[Sick, Illnesses\|ill]], Lord. He lies in my house on his bed, paralyzed by a bone disease, and he [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|suffers]] terribly. Our doctors do not heal him. I invited yours to come, for these are diseases that come from the corrupted air of these regions and they know how to treat them with the herbs of the feverish soil of the shore where the waters stagnate before being absorbed by the sand of the sea. They refused to come. I am greatly distressed because he is a faithful servant."		He asks [[Jesus]] to [[Tables of Miracles in the Work of Maria Valtorta\|heal]] his [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servant]] in an act of [[Faith, conviction\|faith]] that remains famous: "Just say the word...":<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/8 Matthew 8:5-13]; [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/7 Luke 7:1-10].</ref><blockquote>"I have a servant [[Sick, Illnesses\|ill]], Lord. He lies in my house on his bed, paralyzed by a bone disease, and he [[Pain, Suffering, To Suffer\|suffers]] terribly. Our doctors do not heal him. I invited yours to come, for these are diseases that come from the corrupted air of these regions and they know how to treat them with the herbs of the feverish soil of the shore where the waters stagnate before being absorbed by the sand of the sea. They refused to come. I am greatly distressed because he is a faithful servant."

	"I will come and heal him."		"I will come and heal him."

The Roman Disciples

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	[[File:Henryk Siemiradzki - Złoty wieniec (Rzymianka).jpg\|thumb\|“''Roman woman with a golden laurel wreath''” by Henryk Siemiradzki]]		[[File:Henryk Siemiradzki - Złoty wieniec (Rzymianka).jpg\|thumb\|“''Roman woman with a golden laurel wreath''” by Henryk Siemiradzki]]
	This group of high society Roman friends and relation of Princess [[Johanna of Chuza\|Jeanne]]<ref>Royal princess, descendant of the "valiant men of David" who joined him in the Struggle Against Saul, she became the wife of [[Chuza\|Chuza]], steward of King [[Herod Antipas]].</ref>, gradually formed a core of active proselytes<ref>In the Jewish Religion, a proselyte was a person who converted from paganism to Judaism (the term originally referred to a foreigner living in the territory of Israel). Later, by extension, it came to designate a new adherent of a religion, in this case Christianity.</ref>.		This group of high society Roman friends and relation of Princess [[Johanna of Chuza\|Jeanne]],<ref>Royal princess, descendant of the "valiant men of David" who joined him in the Struggle Against Saul, she became the wife of [[Chuza\|Chuza]], steward of King [[Herod Antipas]].</ref> gradually formed a core of active proselytes.<ref>In the Jewish Religion, a proselyte was a person who converted from paganism to Judaism (the term originally referred to a foreigner living in the territory of Israel). Later, by extension, it came to designate a new adherent of a religion, in this case Christianity.</ref>

	* [[Claudia Procula]], patrician, wife of [[Pontius Pilate]]		* [[Claudia Procula]], patrician, wife of [[Pontius Pilate]]

The Reprobates and Slaves Welcomed by Jesus

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The Magi (Wise Men, “Three Kings”)

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	[[File:RoisMagesFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the Magi by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary archives of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]] The tradition speaks of [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|Kings]] Magi, but in Matthew 2:1–16<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/2 Matthew 2:1–16]</ref>, as in the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]] of [[Maria Valtorta]], only Magi are mentioned. Yet they are indeed three, something not specified by the Gospel but by tradition.		[[File:RoisMagesFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the Magi by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary archives of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]] The tradition speaks of [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|Kings]] Magi, but in Matthew 2:1–16,<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/2 Matthew 2:1–16]</ref> as in the [[The Work Given to Maria Valtorta\|work]] of [[Maria Valtorta]], only Magi are mentioned. Yet they are indeed three, something not specified by the Gospel but by tradition.

	They are men of [[Scholars, Science\|science]] and [[Faith, conviction\|faith]]. They are [[Power(s), Politics\|powerful]] and [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|rich]]. Astrologers, each of them notices, independently, the appearance of an unknown star. "Born from the bosom of [[God]], it had blossomed to announce to men a blessed [[Truth, sincerity\|truth]], a secret of God. But [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] paid no attention to it, for their [[Soul\|souls]] were sunk in the mud. They did not lift their eyes toward God and did not know how to read the [[Word, Verb\|words]] He traces—may He be eternally [[Blessings\|blessed]]—with the stars of [[fire]] across the vault of the heavens," explains the eldest of the three later to the [[Virgin Mary]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/34 GRM 34]</ref>		They are men of [[Scholars, Science\|science]] and [[Faith, conviction\|faith]]. They are [[Power(s), Politics\|powerful]] and [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|rich]]. Astrologers, each of them notices, independently, the appearance of an unknown star. "Born from the bosom of [[God]], it had blossomed to announce to men a blessed [[Truth, sincerity\|truth]], a secret of God. But [[Man, Humanity, Human\|men]] paid no attention to it, for their [[Soul\|souls]] were sunk in the mud. They did not lift their eyes toward God and did not know how to read the [[Word, Verb\|words]] He traces—may He be eternally [[Blessings\|blessed]]—with the stars of [[fire]] across the vault of the heavens," explains the eldest of the three later to the [[Virgin Mary]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/34 GRM 34]</ref>

The Limbo

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	[[File:Albrecht Dürer, Christ in Limbo, 1510, NGA 6742.jpg\|thumb\|The Descent of Christ into Limbo by Albrecht Dürer, 1510, National Gallery of Art, Washington]]		[[File:Albrecht Dürer, Christ in Limbo, 1510, NGA 6742.jpg\|thumb\|The Descent of Christ into Limbo by Albrecht Dürer, 1510, National Gallery of Art, Washington]]
	The existence of limbo was, it seems, a fairly widespread belief in Judaism in the 1st and 2nd centuries before [[Jesus\|Jesus Christ]]<ref>''[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Limbo Catholic encyclopedia]'' 1913, Limbo.</ref>. It is a place where the [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|righteous]], the innocents, and the patriarchs awaited the deliverance of the [[Christ, Messiah, Christianity, Parousia\|Messiah]]. The New Testament echoes this through several periphrases: "Abraham’s bosom," "the prisoners of death," etc.		The existence of limbo was, it seems, a fairly widespread belief in Judaism in the 1st and 2nd centuries before [[Jesus\|Jesus Christ]].<ref>''[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Limbo Catholic encyclopedia]'' 1913, Limbo.</ref> It is a place where the [[Believers, Beliefs, Faithful, Righteous\|righteous]], the innocents, and the patriarchs awaited the deliverance of the [[Christ, Messiah, Christianity, Parousia\|Messiah]]. The New Testament echoes this through several periphrases: "Abraham’s bosom," "the prisoners of death," etc.

	The Apostles' Creed attests to this in its fifth article: "He descended into hell," which the catechism of Pius X translated as "The Limbo"<ref>''[http://www.liberius.net/livres/Catechisme_de_la_Doctrine_chretienne_000000426.pdf Catechism of Christian Doctrine]'', 1913, question 90.</ref> All elements confirmed by the writings of [[Maria Valtorta]]:		The Apostles' Creed attests to this in its fifth article: "He descended into hell," which the catechism of Pius X translated as "The Limbo"<ref>''[http://www.liberius.net/livres/Catechisme_de_la_Doctrine_chretienne_000000426.pdf Catechism of Christian Doctrine]'', 1913, question 90.</ref> All elements confirmed by the writings of [[Maria Valtorta]]:

The Holy Trinity

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The Gospel as Revealed to Me - Volume 9

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	{{Confusion\|Uriah the Sanhedrist}}		{{Confusion\|Uriah the Sanhedrist}}
	Pharisee from [[Giscala]], a rabbinic training center in northern Palestine housing the [[Tomb, Bones\|tombWater]] of the [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wise]] [[Hillel]]. He is among those who stone the [[Apostles\|apostolic]] group, wounding [[Jesus]] in the hand with a wound open to the bone. His [[Damned, damnation, condemnation\|condemnation]] is foretold with the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|sign]] of Jonah<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/342 GRM 342]</ref>, as are those of [[Sadoc the Scribe]], [[Simon Boetos, called Canthera\|Simon the Pharisee]], [[Caiphas]] and [[Annas the High Priest\|Annas]].		Pharisee from [[Giscala]], a rabbinic training center in northern Palestine housing the [[Tomb, Bones\|tombWater]] of the [[Wise Men, Wisdom\|wise]] [[Hillel]]. He is among those who stone the [[Apostles\|apostolic]] group, wounding [[Jesus]] in the hand with a wound open to the bone. His [[Damned, damnation, condemnation\|condemnation]] is foretold with the [[Miracles, wonders and signs\|sign]] of Jonah,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/342 GRM 342]</ref> as are those of [[Sadoc the Scribe]], [[Simon Boetos, called Canthera\|Simon the Pharisee]], [[Caiphas]] and [[Annas the High Priest\|Annas]].

	He is found in the delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|sanhedrists]] who come to mock the [[Family]] of [[Bethany]] at the [[Agony, Death\|death]] of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/542 GRM 542]</ref>		He is found in the delegation of [[Sanhedrin\|sanhedrists]] who come to mock the [[Family]] of [[Bethany]] at the [[Agony, Death\|death]] of [[Lazarus of Bethany\|Lazarus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/542 GRM 542]</ref>

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	In the year 15 AD, Germanicus raids against the Germans, pillages their villages and manages to capture Thusnelda, the wife of Arminius, who was handed over to him by her own father, Segestes, who wanted to [[Vengeance, To Avenge\|avenge]] himself on Arminius. Indeed, although he had promised his daughter to someone else, she fled with Arminius and had [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|married]] him after the victory at Teutoburg. Segestes and his clan were allies of Rome and opposed Arminius' policy, as did Flavus, Arminius' brother.		In the year 15 AD, Germanicus raids against the Germans, pillages their villages and manages to capture Thusnelda, the wife of Arminius, who was handed over to him by her own father, Segestes, who wanted to [[Vengeance, To Avenge\|avenge]] himself on Arminius. Indeed, although he had promised his daughter to someone else, she fled with Arminius and had [[Union, Marriage, Unity\|married]] him after the victory at Teutoburg. Segestes and his clan were allies of Rome and opposed Arminius' policy, as did Flavus, Arminius' brother.

	Thusnelda was taken to Rome to be exhibited during Germanicus' [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumph]]<ref>"on the 7th day before the calends of June" in the year 16</ref>; she never saw her [[Homeland]] again and disappeared from history. All this is confirmed by Strabo<ref>Strabo, ''Geography'', Book 7,1 - Germania, 4.</ref>: "'one saw the triumphant (Germanicus) dragging behind him the most illustrious persons, men and women, of the Cherusci nation: namely the chief Segimund, son of Segestes, with his son Thumelic, a [[Youth, young\|young]] [[Children, Childhood\|child]] of three years, and his sister Thusnelda, wife of Arminius.'"		Thusnelda was taken to Rome to be exhibited during Germanicus' [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumph]];<ref>"on the 7th day before the calends of June" in the year 16</ref> she never saw her [[Homeland]] again and disappeared from history. All this is confirmed by Strabo:<ref>Strabo, ''Geography'', Book 7,1 - Germania, 4.</ref> "'one saw the triumphant (Germanicus) dragging behind him the most illustrious persons, men and women, of the Cherusci nation: namely the chief Segimund, son of Segestes, with his son Thumelic, a [[Youth, young\|young]] [[Children, Childhood\|child]] of three years, and his sister Thusnelda, wife of Arminius.'"

	Gaius Julius Caesar (-15, +19) called "Germanicus" after his [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|victory]] Against the Germans, was the son of Drusus and Antonia and older brother of Claudius. Appointed governor of Syria in the year 17, he was [[To Kill, Murder, Murderer\|assassinated]] in Antioch (Syria) in 19. It is therefore perfectly plausible that Thusnelda, the enslaved princess, had to follow him to Antioch. At Germanicus' death, "recovered" by a notable close<ref>According to Maria Valtorta's text, this would be the father of Valeria, wife of Valerian.</ref> to the late governor, she may have found herself a few years later in Palestine, near Valeria, the daughter of this notable.		Gaius Julius Caesar (-15, +19) called "Germanicus" after his [[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|victory]] Against the Germans, was the son of Drusus and Antonia and older brother of Claudius. Appointed governor of Syria in the year 17, he was [[To Kill, Murder, Murderer\|assassinated]] in Antioch (Syria) in 19. It is therefore perfectly plausible that Thusnelda, the enslaved princess, had to follow him to Antioch. At Germanicus' death, "recovered" by a notable close<ref>According to Maria Valtorta's text, this would be the father of Valeria, wife of Valerian.</ref> to the late governor, she may have found herself a few years later in Palestine, near Valeria, the daughter of this notable.

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	This young synagogue leader "served [[God]] with genuine [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] and sought to make Him known" at the time he was struck with anathema by the [[Sanhedrin]]. This was the opportunity to become a [[Disciples\|disciple]] following Jesus who recognized in him "everything necessary to be a worker of the Eternal Master. Come to my vineyard..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/138 GRM 138]</ref>		This young synagogue leader "served [[God]] with genuine [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] and sought to make Him known" at the time he was struck with anathema by the [[Sanhedrin]]. This was the opportunity to become a [[Disciples\|disciple]] following Jesus who recognized in him "everything necessary to be a worker of the Eternal Master. Come to my vineyard..."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/138 GRM 138]</ref>

	He is one of the [[The Seventy-Two Disciples\|seventy-two Disciples]] sent on a mission of [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelization]] "two by two".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/278 GRM 278]</ref> After this [[Mission]], he travels back with Jesus through Gilead and Homele the evangelical group, during his stay in his city<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/297 GRM 297]</ref>, which concludes the second great apostolic journey.		He is one of the [[The Seventy-Two Disciples\|seventy-two Disciples]] sent on a mission of [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelization]] "two by two".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/278 GRM 278]</ref> After this [[Mission]], he travels back with Jesus through Gilead and Homele the evangelical group, during his stay in his city,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/297 GRM 297]</ref> which concludes the second great apostolic journey.

	Approached by [[Chuza]], who was subjected to humiliations by [[Herod Antipas\|Herod]], he momentarily goes astray in a [[To plot, to conspire\|plot]] to crown Jesus [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|king]]:<blockquote>"I do not reproach you, Timon, but I tell you that deep in your [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] that wants to honor me, there is still your being stirring and dreaming of a better time, when you will see those who struck you struck.".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 464]</ref></blockquote> Timon will recover.		Approached by [[Chuza]], who was subjected to humiliations by [[Herod Antipas\|Herod]], he momentarily goes astray in a [[To plot, to conspire\|plot]] to crown Jesus [[Kingdom, Royalty, Reign\|king]]:<blockquote>"I do not reproach you, Timon, but I tell you that deep in your [[Love, Charity, To Love\|love]] that wants to honor me, there is still your being stirring and dreaming of a better time, when you will see those who struck you struck.".<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/464 GRM 464]</ref></blockquote> Timon will recover.

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	[[File:ThomasFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of Thomas by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] Salton according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary collection of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]]		[[File:ThomasFerri.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of Thomas by [[Lorenzo Ferri]] Salton according to the indications of [[Maria Valtorta]]. Source: documentary collection of the [[Maria Valtorta Heritage Foundation]].]]
	Thomas was born in [[Ramah (Judea)]] (of Benjamin), near [[Jerusalem]]. He is therefore one of the three Judean [[Apostles]] along with [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] and [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]]. He comes from a [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]] family<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#7 GRM 490.7]</ref>: his father is a renowned goldsmith. [[Joseph of Arimathea]] knows him well. Thomas himself is a goldsmith and occasionally practices this trade.		Thomas was born in [[Ramah (Judea)]] (of Benjamin), near [[Jerusalem]]. He is therefore one of the three Judean [[Apostles]] along with [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]] and [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]]. He comes from a [[Rich, Riches, Treasure\|wealthy]] family:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/490#7 GRM 490.7]</ref> his father is a renowned goldsmith. [[Joseph of Arimathea]] knows him well. Thomas himself is a goldsmith and occasionally practices this trade.

	In 28, he witnesses, like [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]], the expulsion of the [[Merchants of the Temple]]<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/2 John 2:13-21].</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/53#3 GRM 53.3-4]</ref>, which convinces him to follow [[Jesus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/54#8 GRM 54.8]</ref> He becomes the 7th [[Apostles\|apostle]].		In 28, he witnesses, like [[Judas Iscariot the Apostle\|Judas]], the expulsion of the [[Merchants of the Temple]]<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/2 John 2:13-21].</ref>-,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/53#3 GRM 53.3-4]</ref> which convinces him to follow [[Jesus]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/54#8 GRM 54.8]</ref> He becomes the 7th [[Apostles\|apostle]].

	Barely returned from Homel, he is sent on a [[Mission]] to [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]] who has just been healed as well as to other lepers in [[Jerusalem]], to announce the [[Hope, expectation\|hope]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/55#3 GRM 55.3]</ref> <blockquote>- "When your Good News can be announced by the world," he says to [[Jesus]], "I believe that the first to hear it and the most numerous will be the [[Slaves, oppressed, prisoners\|slaves]], those who have no [[Retreat, Rest, Comfort\|comfort]] [[Man, Humanity, Human\|humanly speaking]] and who will take refuge in your promises to find it... if it indeed befalls me the honor to announce you, I will have a [[Love, Charity, To Love\|special love]] for these [[Misfortune, Unhappy, Curse\|unhappy]]...		Barely returned from Homel, he is sent on a [[Mission]] to [[Simon the Zealot (Apostle)]] who has just been healed as well as to other lepers in [[Jerusalem]], to announce the [[Hope, expectation\|hope]].<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/55#3 GRM 55.3]</ref> <blockquote>- "When your Good News can be announced by the world," he says to [[Jesus]], "I believe that the first to hear it and the most numerous will be the [[Slaves, oppressed, prisoners\|slaves]], those who have no [[Retreat, Rest, Comfort\|comfort]] [[Man, Humanity, Human\|humanly speaking]] and who will take refuge in your promises to find it... if it indeed befalls me the honor to announce you, I will have a [[Love, Charity, To Love\|special love]] for these [[Misfortune, Unhappy, Curse\|unhappy]]...
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	Shaken by events, he initially refuses to [[To Believe]] in the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]]:<blockquote>"I believe He is [[God]]. But precisely because I believe it, I say that, as good as He may be, He cannot be good enough to come among those who loved Him so little. And I add that, humble as He is, He must be fed up with humbling Himself in our flesh. No. He must be—He certainly is—[[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumphant]] in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], and perhaps He will appear as spirit. I say: perhaps. We don't even deserve that! But resurrected in [[Flesh, senses\|flesh]] and in [[Tomb, Bones\|bone]]? No. No, I don't believe it."</blockquote>And:<blockquote>"I don't believe it at all. I cannot believe. To believe, I would have to see. If I do not see the hole of the nails in His hands and if I do not put my finger there, if I do not touch the wounds in His feet, and if I do not put my hand where the lance opened His side, I will not believe. I am neither a [[Children, Childhood\|child]] nor a [[Woman]]. I want evidence. What my reason cannot accept, I refuse. And I cannot accept your word."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/608#6 GRM 628.6]</ref></blockquote>Jesus appears to him in the following days.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/629#2 GRM 629.2-4]</ref> He reproaches him for his [[To Believe\|unbelief]] and invites him to touch His wounds. Thomas had said he would not [[Doubt\|believe]] without touching Jesus' wounds. He then utters his famous exclamation: "My Lord and my [[God]]!"<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/20 John 20:26-29].</ref>		Shaken by events, he initially refuses to [[To Believe]] in the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]]:<blockquote>"I believe He is [[God]]. But precisely because I believe it, I say that, as good as He may be, He cannot be good enough to come among those who loved Him so little. And I add that, humble as He is, He must be fed up with humbling Himself in our flesh. No. He must be—He certainly is—[[Victory, Triumph, To Overcome\|triumphant]] in [[Paradise, Heaven\|Heaven]], and perhaps He will appear as spirit. I say: perhaps. We don't even deserve that! But resurrected in [[Flesh, senses\|flesh]] and in [[Tomb, Bones\|bone]]? No. No, I don't believe it."</blockquote>And:<blockquote>"I don't believe it at all. I cannot believe. To believe, I would have to see. If I do not see the hole of the nails in His hands and if I do not put my finger there, if I do not touch the wounds in His feet, and if I do not put my hand where the lance opened His side, I will not believe. I am neither a [[Children, Childhood\|child]] nor a [[Woman]]. I want evidence. What my reason cannot accept, I refuse. And I cannot accept your word."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/608#6 GRM 628.6]</ref></blockquote>Jesus appears to him in the following days.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/629#2 GRM 629.2-4]</ref> He reproaches him for his [[To Believe\|unbelief]] and invites him to touch His wounds. Thomas had said he would not [[Doubt\|believe]] without touching Jesus' wounds. He then utters his famous exclamation: "My Lord and my [[God]]!"<ref>[https://www.aelf.org/bible-liturgie/Jn/Evangile+de+J%C3%A9sus-Christ+Salton+saint+Jean/chapitre/20 John 20:26-29].</ref>

	Witness of the Last Supper<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/600 GRM 600]</ref>, the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], the Ascension<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/638#16 GRM 638.16-23]</ref>, and Pentecost.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/640 GRM 640]</ref>		Witness of the Last Supper,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/600 GRM 600]</ref> the [[Resurrection, The Resurrected\|Resurrection]], the Ascension,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/638#16 GRM 638.16-23]</ref> and Pentecost.<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/640 GRM 640]</ref>

	On the eve of her [[Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin Mary\|Assumption]], while summarizing the characters of the Apostles, [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]] confides to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the only witness present: "Thomas is a [[Peace\|peaceful one]]."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/649 GRM 649]</ref>		On the eve of her [[Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin Mary\|Assumption]], while summarizing the characters of the Apostles, [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]] confides to [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]], the only witness present: "Thomas is a [[Peace\|peaceful one]]."<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/649 GRM 649]</ref>
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	Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, according to Maria Valtorta (Msgr. René Laurentin, [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Salvator Editions, 2012):<blockquote>The Chaldean Church of Iraq claims its foundation by [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas.		Excerpts from the Dictionary of Gospel Characters, according to Maria Valtorta (Msgr. René Laurentin, [[François-Michel Debroise]], [[Jean-François Lavère]], Salvator Editions, 2012):<blockquote>The Chaldean Church of Iraq claims its foundation by [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas.

	According to Eusebius of Caesarea, he [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelized]] the Parthians whose empire extended from present Iran to India<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''Ecclesiastical History'', III, §1.1.</ref>, which is echoed in the ''Acts of Thomas'', a 3rd-century apocryphon. He reportedly converted King Goudnaphar (or Gondophares) who ruled over Afghanistan and part of Pakistan. Thomas is said to have preached the Gospel in India where he founded a Church in Kerala, called the [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas Church. He is said to have continued his mission to China.		According to Eusebius of Caesarea, he [[Evangelization, to evangelize\|evangelized]] the Parthians whose empire extended from present Iran to India,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, ''Ecclesiastical History'', III, §1.1.</ref> which is echoed in the ''Acts of Thomas'', a 3rd-century apocryphon. He reportedly converted King Goudnaphar (or Gondophares) who ruled over Afghanistan and part of Pakistan. Thomas is said to have preached the Gospel in India where he founded a Church in Kerala, called the [[Saint, Holiness, Sanctification\|Saint]] Thomas Church. He is said to have continued his mission to China.

	He was martyred in Calamina near Madras. Christians in this region have venerated his tomb since time immemorial. St. Gregory of Tours reports, in support, the testimony of a [[Priest, Pastor, Spiritual Guide\|priest]] who passed there in the 6th century.<ref>Saint Gregory of Tours, ''To the Glory of the Martyrs''.</ref>		He was martyred in Calamina near Madras. Christians in this region have venerated his tomb since time immemorial. St. Gregory of Tours reports, in support, the testimony of a [[Priest, Pastor, Spiritual Guide\|priest]] who passed there in the 6th century.<ref>Saint Gregory of Tours, ''To the Glory of the Martyrs''.</ref>

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	The group of Women Disciples is formed by Jesus at the beginning of the second year of his public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/150 GRM 150]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/152 GRM 152]</ref> as "''the leaders of future Disciples, co-workers of the [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servants]] of the Lord''."		The group of Women Disciples is formed by Jesus at the beginning of the second year of his public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/150 GRM 150]</ref>-<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/152 GRM 152]</ref> as "''the leaders of future Disciples, co-workers of the [[Servant, To Serve, Service\|servants]] of the Lord''."

	[[John of Endor]] draws their portraits in GRM 312<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/312 the portraits GRM 312.5]</ref>:<blockquote>(some) "Good [[Goodness, Good\|Disciples]], affectionate, [[Perseverance, Patience\|patient]] beneath their veil of sorrow, like Mary of Clopas and [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]]; generous like Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), so absolute in her change of life; gentle and [[Pure, Purity, Impure, Impurity\|pure]] like [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]] and [[Johanna of Chuza\|Joanna]]; dignified, intelligent, all [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|thought]] and all uprightness like [[Syntyche\|Syntyche]]".</blockquote>Jesus clarifies the role of these Women Disciples within the apostolic group, which they accompany episodically on different journeys. Their number varies throughout the public life<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/294 GRM 294]</ref>, some follow Jesus mainly at the beginning of his preaching, others accompany him through periods of persecution up to the foot of the [[Cross, To Crucify, Crucifixion\|Cross]]: The [[Virgin Mary]], [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]] of Bethzur; Joanna, wife of Chuza; [[Mary of Alphaeus, aunt of Jesus\|Mary]], wife of Alphaeus and aunt of Jesus; Mary of Magdala (Magdalene); Martha of Bethany, his sister; [[Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James\|Mary]] Salome, mother of Apostles [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] and [[James of Zebedee the Apostle\|James]]; [[Susanna of Cana\|Susanna]].		[[John of Endor]] draws their portraits in GRM 312:<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/312 the portraits GRM 312.5]</ref><blockquote>(some) "Good [[Goodness, Good\|Disciples]], affectionate, [[Perseverance, Patience\|patient]] beneath their veil of sorrow, like Mary of Clopas and [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]]; generous like Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), so absolute in her change of life; gentle and [[Pure, Purity, Impure, Impurity\|pure]] like [[Martha of Bethany\|Martha]] and [[Johanna of Chuza\|Joanna]]; dignified, intelligent, all [[Knowledge, Foresight, Thought, Revelations, Exegesis\|thought]] and all uprightness like [[Syntyche\|Syntyche]]".</blockquote>Jesus clarifies the role of these Women Disciples within the apostolic group, which they accompany episodically on different journeys. Their number varies throughout the public life,<ref>[https://valtortamaria.org/en/294 GRM 294]</ref> some follow Jesus mainly at the beginning of his preaching, others accompany him through periods of persecution up to the foot of the [[Cross, To Crucify, Crucifixion\|Cross]]: The [[Virgin Mary]], [[Eliza of Bethzur\|Eliza]] of Bethzur; Joanna, wife of Chuza; [[Mary of Alphaeus, aunt of Jesus\|Mary]], wife of Alphaeus and aunt of Jesus; Mary of Magdala (Magdalene); Martha of Bethany, his sister; [[Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James\|Mary]] Salome, mother of Apostles [[John of Zebedee the Apostle\|John]] and [[James of Zebedee the Apostle\|James]]; [[Susanna of Cana\|Susanna]].

	If some of these Women are wealthy and provide financially for the apostolic group (Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), Martha, Johanna of Chuza), others take care of logistics (clothing care, for example): these are the mothers of Apostles (Mary of Clopas, Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James in addition to the Virgin Mary) and the Wives of married Apostles ([[Porphirea]], wife of [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]], [[Mary, wife of Philip the Apostle\|Mary]], wife of [[Philip the Apostle\|Philip]] and [[Anne of Bartholomew\|Anne]], wife of [[Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle\|Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle-Bartholomew]]). Added to this are the Women-Disciples who provide Protection, assistance or refuge: [[Valeria]], [[Lydia]], [[Nike (Veronica)\|Nike]] (Veronica).		If some of these Women are wealthy and provide financially for the apostolic group (Mary of Magdala (Magdalene), Martha, Johanna of Chuza), others take care of logistics (clothing care, for example): these are the mothers of Apostles (Mary of Clopas, Mary Salome, mother of the apostles John and James in addition to the Virgin Mary) and the Wives of married Apostles ([[Porphirea]], wife of [[Peter the Apostle\|Peter]], [[Mary, wife of Philip the Apostle\|Mary]], wife of [[Philip the Apostle\|Philip]] and [[Anne of Bartholomew\|Anne]], wife of [[Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle\|Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Apostle-Bartholomew]]). Added to this are the Women-Disciples who provide Protection, assistance or refuge: [[Valeria]], [[Lydia]], [[Nike (Veronica)\|Nike]] (Veronica).

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	"Yes, this one did... we knew it... What is that called?"		"Yes, this one did... we knew it... What is that called?"

	"The tetragram<ref>The [[The Divine Name\|Tetragram]] or God’s own name of four letters (YHWH) revealed to Moses.</ref>, perhaps?"		"The tetragram,<ref>The [[The Divine Name\|Tetragram]] or God’s own name of four letters (YHWH) revealed to Moses.</ref> perhaps?"

	"There! You said it! He [[Necromancy, spiritism, magic, diviner\|called up the dead]]. He taught [[Revolt\|rebellion]] for the [[Sabbath]] and profanation of the altar. We swear it. He said he wanted to destroy the [[Temple]] to rebuild it in three days with the help of [[Satan\|demons]]."		"There! You said it! He [[Necromancy, spiritism, magic, diviner\|called up the dead]]. He taught [[Revolt\|rebellion]] for the [[Sabbath]] and profanation of the altar. We swear it. He said he wanted to destroy the [[Temple]] to rebuild it in three days with the help of [[Satan\|demons]]."
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	In '''Maria Valtorta''', Jesus is brought under escort to Herod’s palace. No longer beaten but stoned pelted. There He stands in the hall before Herod. Behind Him are scribes and Pharisees, at ease here. Only the centurion and four soldiers escort Jesus before the Tetrarch.		In '''Maria Valtorta''', Jesus is brought under escort to Herod’s palace. No longer beaten but stoned pelted. There He stands in the hall before Herod. Behind Him are scribes and Pharisees, at ease here. Only the centurion and four soldiers escort Jesus before the Tetrarch.

	He steps down from his seat and circles Jesus listening to His Enemies’ accusations. He pretends pity and respect: "You are great, I know it. And I rejoiced that [[Chuza\|Kouza]] is your friend and [[Manaen\|Manaen]] your disciple. Me... state worries... But what desire to say to you: great... to ask [[Forgiveness, to Forgive\|forgiveness]]... [[John the Baptist\|John]]’s eye... his voice accuse me and are always before me. You are the saint who erases the [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sins]] of the world. Absolve me, oh Christ." Jesus is silent and pursues His [[Silence, To Be Silent\|mutism]]<ref name=":2" /> before other grandiloquences by the Tetrarch who finally laughs at an idea: to have Jesus perform miracles as a spectacle. Despite the great Scandal of the scribes and priests who flee, he has a greyhound brought in with a broken paw<ref>The scandalized flight of scribes and priests can be explained by their wish to avoid ritual impurity and their outrage at what they considered sacrilegious mockery. Though the Torah does not explicitly classify them among forbidden animals for ritual contact, dogs were considered impure creatures because they were often strays, ate carrion, and frequented city wastes. In ancient Judaism, dogs were associated with pagans and contempt (cf. [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/22 Exodus 22:30], [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/21 Psalm 21 (22):17]). Herod Antipas’ claim that this greyhound was a gift from the Roman [[Pontius Pilate]] to [[Herodias]] added insult to injury: healing an impure animal given by a pagan on the eve of Passover!</ref>, then a foolish stableman with a head full of water, who drools. In both cases, Jesus looks at them sternly and remains silent.		He steps down from his seat and circles Jesus listening to His Enemies’ accusations. He pretends pity and respect: "You are great, I know it. And I rejoiced that [[Chuza\|Kouza]] is your friend and [[Manaen\|Manaen]] your disciple. Me... state worries... But what desire to say to you: great... to ask [[Forgiveness, to Forgive\|forgiveness]]... [[John the Baptist\|John]]’s eye... his voice accuse me and are always before me. You are the saint who erases the [[Sin, Fault, Blasphemy\|sins]] of the world. Absolve me, oh Christ." Jesus is silent and pursues His [[Silence, To Be Silent\|mutism]]<ref name=":2" /> before other grandiloquences by the Tetrarch who finally laughs at an idea: to have Jesus perform miracles as a spectacle. Despite the great Scandal of the scribes and priests who flee, he has a greyhound brought in with a broken paw,<ref>The scandalized flight of scribes and priests can be explained by their wish to avoid ritual impurity and their outrage at what they considered sacrilegious mockery. Though the Torah does not explicitly classify them among forbidden animals for ritual contact, dogs were considered impure creatures because they were often strays, ate carrion, and frequented city wastes. In ancient Judaism, dogs were associated with pagans and contempt (cf. [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/22 Exodus 22:30], [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/21 Psalm 21 (22):17]). Herod Antipas’ claim that this greyhound was a gift from the Roman [[Pontius Pilate]] to [[Herodias]] added insult to injury: healing an impure animal given by a pagan on the eve of Passover!</ref> then a foolish stableman with a head full of water, who drools. In both cases, Jesus looks at them sternly and remains silent.

	Herod Antipas mocks His chastity and decides to tempt Him with wine and Women. He brings in cups and nearly naked dancers.<ref>This episode [[Osservatore Romano (01/06/1960)#French Translation\|was retained by the Holy Office]] as an example of "rather risqué pages" which might "easily fall into the hands of nuns and their students" and whose reading might be "difficult without spiritual harm." Besides the censor’s misattribution of this scene to Pilate (instead of Herod Antipas), the reader can judge if the danger lies in the scene or in the censor’s imagination. Here is the brief passage: "the dancers enter... clad in nearly nothing. A colorful fringe of linen girds their slender persons from waist to hips, nothing else. Tanned from Africa, supple like young gazelles, they begin a silent, lascivious dance." ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#26 GRM 604.26]) </ref> Jesus pushes the cups away and closes His eyes without speaking. Herod’s court laughs at His indignation. Faced with Jesus' impassivity, the Tetrarch gives up: <blockquote>"Enough. I treated you as God and you did not act as God. I treated you as man and you did not act as man. You are mad. A white garment. Dress him with this one that Pontius Pilate may know the Tetrarch judged his subject mad. Centurion, you will tell the Proconsul that Herod humbly presents his respects and venerates Rome. Go." And Jesus, bound again, leaves with a linen tunic reaching His knees over His red wool garment."</blockquote>		Herod Antipas mocks His chastity and decides to tempt Him with wine and Women. He brings in cups and nearly naked dancers.<ref>This episode [[Osservatore Romano (01/06/1960)#French Translation\|was retained by the Holy Office]] as an example of "rather risqué pages" which might "easily fall into the hands of nuns and their students" and whose reading might be "difficult without spiritual harm." Besides the censor’s misattribution of this scene to Pilate (instead of Herod Antipas), the reader can judge if the danger lies in the scene or in the censor’s imagination. Here is the brief passage: "the dancers enter... clad in nearly nothing. A colorful fringe of linen girds their slender persons from waist to hips, nothing else. Tanned from Africa, supple like young gazelles, they begin a silent, lascivious dance." ([https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#26 GRM 604.26]) </ref> Jesus pushes the cups away and closes His eyes without speaking. Herod’s court laughs at His indignation. Faced with Jesus' impassivity, the Tetrarch gives up: <blockquote>"Enough. I treated you as God and you did not act as God. I treated you as man and you did not act as man. You are mad. A white garment. Dress him with this one that Pontius Pilate may know the Tetrarch judged his subject mad. Centurion, you will tell the Proconsul that Herod humbly presents his respects and venerates Rome. Go." And Jesus, bound again, leaves with a linen tunic reaching His knees over His red wool garment."</blockquote>

	===In conclusion===		===In conclusion===
	Maria Valtorta's account gives Luke’s evangelist text an additional authenticity: the greyhound scene bears the mark of a striking detail that could not be invented. Faithful to the Gospel’s portrait<ref>See circumstances of John the Baptist’s beheading ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6 Mark 6:17-28]).</ref>, [[Herod Antipas]] appears as a jester dominated by his [[Instincts, physiological needs, passions\|instincts]]. Convinced he can humble "the Saint," he tries to involve Him in his decadent world of drinking and lascivious dances, as he had already done with the [[Martyr, Martyrdom, Persecutions\|beheading]] of [[John the Baptist]].		Maria Valtorta's account gives Luke’s evangelist text an additional authenticity: the greyhound scene bears the mark of a striking detail that could not be invented. Faithful to the Gospel’s portrait,<ref>See circumstances of John the Baptist’s beheading ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6 Mark 6:17-28]).</ref> [[Herod Antipas]] appears as a jester dominated by his [[Instincts, physiological needs, passions\|instincts]]. Convinced he can humble "the Saint," he tries to involve Him in his decadent world of drinking and lascivious dances, as he had already done with the [[Martyr, Martyrdom, Persecutions\|beheading]] of [[John the Baptist]].

	Superstitious, Herod only believes in [[Supernatural, Occult\|occult powers]]<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6 Mark 6:16] \| [https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#25 GRM 604.25].</ref> and expects a spectacular miracle from Jesus. But in this grotesque staging, he scandalizes scribes and Pharisees as much as Jesus Himself. His lack of character, which led him to sacrifice the Forerunner to please [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|Herodias’ desire for revenge]], reappears here: he who wanted to kill Jesus<ref>See [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/13 Luke 13:31].</ref> finally removes all responsibility by sending Him back to Roman authority. Whether because he recognized Jesus innocent of blasphemy or rebellion Against Rome matters little. He simply despises Him, sending Him away as a madman disappointed not to find either the expected magician or a fellow debaucher.		Superstitious, Herod only believes in [[Supernatural, Occult\|occult powers]]<ref>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6 Mark 6:16] \| [https://valtortamaria.org/en/604#25 GRM 604.25].</ref> and expects a spectacular miracle from Jesus. But in this grotesque staging, he scandalizes scribes and Pharisees as much as Jesus Himself. His lack of character, which led him to sacrifice the Forerunner to please [[Desire (Good and Bad), Envy, Concupiscence\|Herodias’ desire for revenge]], reappears here: he who wanted to kill Jesus<ref>See [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/13 Luke 13:31].</ref> finally removes all responsibility by sending Him back to Roman authority. Whether because he recognized Jesus innocent of blasphemy or rebellion Against Rome matters little. He simply despises Him, sending Him away as a madman disappointed not to find either the expected magician or a fellow debaucher.
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	In '''Maria Valtorta''', Jesus is brought back to Pontius Pilate who does not hide his boredom at having to rule on Jesus. He seeks an escape again: "Hebrews, listen. You brought Me this man as a troublemaker. Before you I have examined Him and found none of the crimes you accuse Him of. Herod no more than I found anything. And He sent Him back to us. He does not deserve death. Rome has spoken. However, not to displease you by taking away your amusement, I will give you Barabbas. And Him, I will have whipped with forty lashes. That will suffice." The crowd screams and threatens: "No, no! Not Barabbas! Not Barabbas! For Jesus death! A horrible death! Release Barabbas and condemn the [[Nazareth\|Nazarene]]."		In '''Maria Valtorta''', Jesus is brought back to Pontius Pilate who does not hide his boredom at having to rule on Jesus. He seeks an escape again: "Hebrews, listen. You brought Me this man as a troublemaker. Before you I have examined Him and found none of the crimes you accuse Him of. Herod no more than I found anything. And He sent Him back to us. He does not deserve death. Rome has spoken. However, not to displease you by taking away your amusement, I will give you Barabbas. And Him, I will have whipped with forty lashes. That will suffice." The crowd screams and threatens: "No, no! Not Barabbas! Not Barabbas! For Jesus death! A horrible death! Release Barabbas and condemn the [[Nazareth\|Nazarene]]."

	Pontius Pilate orders Jesus to be scourged. "How many blows?" asks the centurion. "As many as you see<ref>Roman law did not set limits for lashes, unlike Hebrew law which capped them at 40 to avoid death. Jesus nearly died. The flail (flagrum) was a whip with metal strips. The Turin Shroud shows Christ received over 100 blows, mostly on the back (rear side). He was tied to a raised support with hands above the head. This is the position described by Maria Valtorta, not the traditional depiction.</ref>~~...~~ The main thing is to finish. And I am annoyed. Go."		Pontius Pilate orders Jesus to be scourged. "How many blows?" asks the centurion. "As many as you see...<ref>Roman law did not set limits for lashes, unlike Hebrew law which capped them at 40 to avoid death. Jesus nearly died. The flail (flagrum) was a whip with metal strips. The Turin Shroud shows Christ received over 100 blows, mostly on the back (rear side). He was tied to a raised support with hands above the head. This is the position described by Maria Valtorta, not the traditional depiction.</ref> The main thing is to finish. And I am annoyed. Go."

	Behind Him stands a torturer with distinct Hebrew features; in front another similar figure. They are armed with a whip made of seven leather strips attached to a handle, ending with a lead hammer. Rhythmically, like an exercise, they start striking. One in front, one behind, so Jesus’ torso is caught in a whirlwind of blows. And not a complaint... If not supported by ropes, Jesus would fall. But He does not fall or moan. Only, after the hail of blows He received, His head hangs on His chest as if fainting. "Hey! Stop! He must be killed alive," shouts and grumbles a soldier. They release Jesus who collapses to the ground as if dead. Coming to, Jesus becomes the object of mockery and blows. They crown Him with thorns then go look in the stable for a donkey and in the garbage, an old red chlamys<ref>Chlamys: military cloak.</ref> and mock Him and beat Him. Thus, He is brought back before Pilate and shown to the people.		Behind Him stands a torturer with distinct Hebrew features; in front another similar figure. They are armed with a whip made of seven leather strips attached to a handle, ending with a lead hammer. Rhythmically, like an exercise, they start striking. One in front, one behind, so Jesus’ torso is caught in a whirlwind of blows. And not a complaint... If not supported by ropes, Jesus would fall. But He does not fall or moan. Only, after the hail of blows He received, His head hangs on His chest as if fainting. "Hey! Stop! He must be killed alive," shouts and grumbles a soldier. They release Jesus who collapses to the ground as if dead. Coming to, Jesus becomes the object of mockery and blows. They crown Him with thorns then go look in the stable for a donkey and in the garbage, an old red chlamys<ref>Chlamys: military cloak.</ref> and mock Him and beat Him. Thus, He is brought back before Pilate and shown to the people.