Servant of God Marie-Martha Chambon 9 0 7 1 8 4 1 - 1 P ARADISE

he Servant of God, Sister Marie-Martha took care of my sweet Mother Mary.” Chambon, was favored by God with Saint Joseph was “very happy” and numerous supernatural visions, among advised her to repeat often the aspiration: Twhich is that one of Paradise. During her “Jesus, Joseph and Mary, I give you my retreat of 1870, while in recreation time heart and my soul.” the sisters recited the Rosary, Mary said She foresaw the death of Pius IX, to them: “The Sisters who endeavor to whose soul appeared to her after some be present and attend the Rosary give time to thank her for the prayers which me much delight; those who say it with opened for him the doors of Paradise. much fervor will one day be in my In regard to the private life of the entourage.” One day, in which all of the Community she made surprising predic- Community was intent on the pious tions and previsions which left the practice, she was allowed to “see” the Superiors completely astonished. One graces and the numerous blessings which of them wrote this declaration: “One day Jesus poured out on the families, because we were persuaded that a Novitiate Sister of the prayers in honor of His Mother. should apply herself particularly in three Even Our Lady sometimes reminded areas, but not daring as yet to point it her of “the mission” which was entrusted out to her, we communicated to her the to her. She confirmed: “The salvation of other two. The next morning, our dear the souls does not come about but for privileged one came with much humility to her: “Now you will no longer die.” the merits of the Passion of Christ… if to let us know about this omission: “My Shortly thereafter she fell ill and on the you wish to console me, put yourselves at Mother, Our Lord says that in the soul 20th of May she passed away. In 1878 the foot of the Cross of my Son and offer, of the Sister Novitiate, there are three the death of her younger brother was with humility, His merits to the Eternal points in which it is necessary that she announced to her in a surprising way, in Father, in atonement for the sins of men.” apply herself.” that he appeared to her to reassure her At times it was given to Sister She had the clear vision of the death that he had gone quickly into Paradise. Marie-Martha to behold the Holy Family. of her twenty-five year old sister, a nun The following year she had the vision of After a long ecstasy she said to her in her same Convent, with the name the death of her father, for which – the Superior: “My Mother, I return from of Sister Maria Claudina. One night in Superior references – she experienced an Paradise! I cannot say that which I saw! September of 1870 while, as usual, she unspeakable pain comforted only by the I can only say that I prostrated myself in was in front of the Most Holy Sacrament, fact that even the soul of this deceased front of the Holy Family and I said to she saw her clothed in white, immobile came to tell her: “I am happy… I am Saint Joseph: “My good Father, I thank on the altar, radiant of beauty, surrounded laden with the merits and the riches of you that while you were on the earth you by blessed spirits, and Jesus who said the Holy Wounds of Jesus.” © Associazione Carlo Acutis