Archbishop Pearce
IMPRIMATUR AND RECOMMENDATION
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By Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce.
Emeritus Archbishop of Suva Fiji
St Antoine Residence 10 Rhodes Ave North Smithfield RI 02896
4 July 2011
I thank Mr. David Webster for the opportunity to view the copy of this book, which I heartily recommend to all who love the Word of God.
This volume summarizes the entire 4,134 pages of the POEM OF THE MAN GOD, Maria Valtorta’s Masterpiece of biblical and spiritual literature, and links it to the Holy Gospels in a very convenient parallel harmony, with many most helpful indices. It will be both an introduction and companion to those undertaking the adventure of exploring the great gift to the modern age from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The expansive writings of Maria Valtorta are not so much merely “Private Revelations” as they are really "Supplementary Revelations" given for the good of the whole Church which has been so long affected with biblical pseudo-scholarship that gravely distorts God's Holy Word.
Our Divine Lord gave to this saintly mystic in the post World War II years, an insight into the whole plan of God and His Word, which is compelling to all who read it, clearly that the finger of God is here. It was recognized by the last great Pope before the Vatican II era, and the last great biblical scholar, who are quoted in the introduction. His Mercy has lifted the veil for us all to clearly glimpse the depths of God’s Truth and Love.
God’s Word is needed for every soul. We hear it every Sunday in the Sacred Liturgy, explained ever so briefly and inadequately in the sermons. Once we go beyond that minimum required of all, as Mother Church invites us to do, the sources of true understanding come from several streams:
· The full 72 books of Canonical Sacred Scriptures: In a reliable translation with reliable footnotes.
· The Fathers of the Church (Apostolic, Ante-Nicene, Post-Nicene, later Fathers). These are masterfully summarized by St Thomas Aquinas in his Summa and Catena, and by Cornelius A Lapide, in his Great Commentary.
· The Magisterium of the Church, that of which Jesus said in Luke 10:16 “He that heareth you heareth me: and he that despiseth you despiseth me: and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” This is found in the various traditional and approved Papal teachings, Ecumenical Councils and Catechisms, along with the many dogmas and decrees against Protesting errors. These are like street signs, keeping us safe in our journey to Heaven.
· These two sources are supplemented by two more in the life of the Church; that of the traditional sacred Liturgy, where East and West we find living witness to the all-time understanding of the holy Gospels; and in those supplementary revelations given by God for the good of the Church in its various battles and needs.
This last stream is where the revelations of Valtorta find their role in illuminating the Gospel. Here we find light and clarity, especially in areas where the great Fathers are divided and the Magisterium has not decided. Here we find food for the souls of those who want to read nothing but the Gospel, and a reliable way of reading, delighting and understanding this heavenly gift. The book at hand will show you evidence, both internal and external, of the truth of the gift given to Maria Valtorta. It will invite you to explore the thick five-volume Masterpiece for yourself.
The Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Roman Danylak has granted the Imprimatur for all the published English translations of the writings of Maria Valtorta on June 24 in the year of Our Lord 2001.
The late and Venerable Pope Pius XII read through the manuscript and told the Servite Fathers to publish it in 1947. He said “He who reads it will understand”.
God has also given us in the mid-20th Century, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, at the same time as Valtorta was receiving the visions from heaven. These manuscripts from pre-Christian days unto 70 A.D. contain reliable evidence of the profound reliability of the Bible in general and in particular of the Septuagint/Vulgate (which became the Douay-Rheims Bible). In this work, the Gospels from the renowned Douay Version have been only slightly updated in style for easier readership. It is the Italian version of this common (vulgate) version that Maria Valtorta used exclusively. It is put into a very useful four column outline of the Gospels in parallel harmony, so we can get the nuances of the different Evangelists and link them to the POEM of Valtorta.
I wish the widespread diffusion of this book for the greater glory of God and His Word.
(signed)
+ George Hamilton Pearce
4 July 2011