The following events in 7 stages demonstrate the striking parallels in the lives of those authors whose writings the Church approved. That the TLIG prophetic revelations have obtained official ecclesiastical approval, while enduring the same trials as other Church-approved authors, is a sure sign of their authenticity. Below in an overview of said parallels: 1) 1ST PARALLEL OF EVENTS: DIFFUSION OF THE WRITINGS 2) 2ND PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Church A) Suppresses the writings, or B) Issues a warning on the writings without a condemnation 3) 3rd PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Reasons for the Church’s Suppression or Warning 4) 4th PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Church Opens an Informative Process 5) 5th PARALLEL OF EVENTS: CHURCH GRANTS OFFICIAL APPROVAL Church A) Modifies its Decree or Notification, or B) Reverses its Judgment 6) 6th PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 2nd TRIAL 7) 7TH PARALLEL OF EVENTS: THE WRITINGS RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM THE CHURCH AUTHORITIES 1ST PARALLEL OF EVENTS: DIFFUSION OF THE WRITINGS Bl. Antonio Rosmini Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta St. Faustina Kowlaska Vassula Ryden (1942-present) (1797-1855) (1865-1947) (1905-1938) Present status: Present status: Ecclesiastical Present status: Ecclesiastical Present status: Ecclesiastical approbation: Nihil Obstat and approbation: Nihil Obstat and Ecclesiastical approbation: approbation: Nihil Imprimatur Imprimatur Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur Obstat and Imprimatur 1848: Fr. Rosmini‟s 1915-1938: Luisa‟s writings are 1942-1959: Sr. Faustina‟s 1990-2005: Vassula‟s writings are published works are published published in many languages and spread writings and devotion to the in many languages and spread and spread entitled, internationally. Divine Mercy are published in internationally; Beth Myriam international The Five Wounds of many languages and spread houses are erected that provide food, the Church and These works constitute the prophetic internationally. clothing, medicine and schooling to the poor. Constitution on Social revelations from Jesus on the Divine These writings constitute the Justice. Will contained in 36 volumes entitled, prophetic revelations from These writings constitute the prophetic The Book of Heaven, and in 2 works Jesus on the Divine Mercy revelations from Jesus on Christian Unity entitled, The Hours of the Passion and contained in, The Diary of contained in work entitled, True Life in God. The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Mercy. Divine Will (both bearing the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur). *Jesus reveals to Vassula the title for the publication of his prophetic revelations on *Jesus reveals to Luisa the title for the Christian Unity. publication of the 36 volumes of his prophetic revelations on the Divine Will. 2ND PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Church A) Suppresses the writings, or B) Issues a warning on the writings without a condemnation Bl. Antonio Rosmini Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta St. Faustina Kowlaska Vassula Ryden (1942-present) (1797-1855) (1865-1947) (1905-1938) 1849: The Holy Office 1938: The Holy Office (CDF) issues 1958: The Holy Office (CDF) 1995: The CDF issues a Notification on the (CDF) issues a Decree a Decree that suppresses 3 (of issues a Decree that suppresses Sr. TLIG writings – it “is a warning, not a that suppresses Fr. Luisa‟s 40) works on the Divine Faustina‟s writings on the Divine condemnation1” – to inform the faithful of Rosmini‟s works and Will and places these 3 works on the Mercy and places them on the some ambiguities contained therein which places them on the Index of Prohibited Books. Index of Prohibited Books. will require clarification. Index of Prohibited Books. 1959: The CDF issues a *Nota bene: As noted below, to Notification that suppresses the *Nota bene: The TLIG writings would not open Luisa‟s Cause for Beatification spreading of the devotion to the need to be rehabilitated, as they were never *Nota bene: As noted Cardinal J. Ratzinger of the CDF Divine Mercy as presented in Sr. condemned. Rather, as noted below, they below, all of Fr. would later release from the Vatican Faustina‟s writings. would later be published with clarifications Rosmini‟s works for review and publication her and receive the official ecclesiastical seals of would later be works, several of which bear the approval, i.e., the Nihil Obstat and rehabilitated by the official ecclesiastical seals of *Nota bene: As noted below, Sr. Imprimatur. CDF and receive the approval, i.e., the Nihil Obstat and Faustina‟s works would later be official ecclesiastical Imprimatur. At present Luisa‟s rehabilitated by the CDF and seals of approval, i.e., Cause for Beatification and the receive the official ecclesiastical the Nihil Obstat and preparation of the official critical seals of approval, i.e., the Nihil Imprimatur. edition of her 36 volumes are Obstat and Imprimatur. underway. 1 Cardinal J. Ratzinger affirmed: “...the Notification is a warning, not a condemnation. From the strictly procedural point of view, no person may be condemned without a trial and without being given the opportunity to express her/his views first… That is why we invited the Catholic faithful to view it all with a prudent eye and to measure it by the yardstick of the constant faith of the Church” (30 Giorni, Italian edition, n.1, 1999). 3rd PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Reasons for the Church’s Suppression or Warning Bl. Antonio Rosmini Servant of God Luisa St. Faustina Kowlaska Vassula Ryden (1942-present) (1797-1855) Piccarreta (1905-1938) (1865-1947) No official reason is The reasons in the 1938 Decree The reasons in the Decree and The reasons in the 1995 Notification ever given for the that merited the suppression of Notification that merited the suppression that merited the warning on the writings suppression even these three books were a “false were based on theological difficulties were an “ambiguous language,” an though Rosmini was and dangerous mysticism” and such as the claim that Jesus had promised apparent millenarian style, a pan- assured that nothing “exaggerated and erroneous” complete remission of sin for certain Christianity – all of which do not appear wrong theologically presentations” in a “language and devotional acts without specifying in later writings – and concerns over had been found in his terminology superabounding whether the forgiveness would be ecumenism and ecclesiastical discipline. works. with inexactitudes and obtained directly or through the reception extravagances.” Other concerns of the Sacraments, and what may have Like the writings of Luisa and Sr. were the excessive exultations of been thought to be excessive Faustina, Vassula‟s writings are, at this and concentration on Luisa. concentration on Faustina herself. juncture, not considered supernatural, but the fruit of personal meditation. 4th PARALLEL OF EVENTS: 1ST TRIAL Church’s Opens an Informative Process Bl. Antonio Rosmini Servant of God Luisa St. Faustina Kowlaska Vassula Ryden (1942-present) (1797-1855) Piccarreta (1905-1938) (1865-1947) Rosmini is asked by the Pope, After consulting the 1965: An Informative Process 2002: A dialogue with the CDF commences and under pressure from some of appropriate Vatican of Sr. Faustina's writings and Cardinal Ratzinger‟s CDF delegate, Cardinal the Prelates, to clarify the curial offices to life is opened by Cardinal Prospero Grech, informs Vassula that the CDF‟s teaching in his writings on the determine whether Karol Wojtyla, encouraged by questions to her are intended to “clarify some following suspected opinions there are any Cardinal Ottaviani, the ambiguities” in the writings for the good of all found in the Five Wounds: objections to Luisa‟s Prefect of the Holy Office. readers, which, in turn, “will render them more Cause of Beatification, acceptable to both Catholics and Orthodox.” 1) The divine right of clergy the Congregation for 1967: The Informative and people in the election of the Causes of Saints Process closes and Cardinal Vassula submits said clarifications that are, in turn, bishops; grants permission to Wojtyla sends acts to Rome accepted by Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the CDF. 2) The use of the vernacular in Archbishop C. Cassati in 1968. The process of Very pleased with the clarifications Vassula the Liturgy; to begin a diocesan Beatification of Sr. Faustina successfully provides, Cardinal Ratzinger requests 3) Criticism of Scholasticism; investigation into the is inaugurated. that her “useful clarifications” accompany the 4) The separation of Church person and writings of publication of the TLIG writings, which would later and State. Luisa. receive the official ecclesiastical seals of approval, i.e., the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur. Rosmini clarifies all points and sends a written paper to the 2004: In his official letter of 2004 Cardinal Ratzinger Pope. He sends a second letter, affirms, but to no avail: people at the papal court made sure that no “At the conclusion of this dialogue, a letter of Mrs. letter from Rosmini reached Rydén dated 4 April 2002 [sic - July 26, 2002] was the Pope. subsequently published in the latest volume of „True Life in God‟, in which Mrs. Rydén supplies useful clarifications...” Very pleased with the results, Cardinal Ratzinger in 2004 writes the Presidents of the Bishops‟ Conferences of the five countries that had expressed an interest in the TLIG writings, informing them of Vassula‟s „useful clarifications.‟ In this letter he also requests that Vassula‟s ecumenical TLIG Prayer Groups (which the Christian faithful may freely organize: canon 215), follow the dispositions of the diocesan bishop (canon 223 §2) who “is to act with kindness and charity toward those who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church, fostering ecumenism as it is understood by the Church” (canon 383 §3). 5th PARALLEL OF EVENTS: CHURCH GRANTS OFFICIAL APPROVAL Church A) Modifies its Decree or Notification, or B) Reverses its Judgment Bl. Antonio Rosmini Servant of God Luisa St. Faustina Kowlaska Vassula Ryden (1942-present) (1797-1855) Piccarreta (1905-1938) (1865-1947) 1854: The Sacred 1994: The Sacred 1978: The Sacred 2004: In a meeting at the CDF with Vassula, Prof.