Luisa Piccarreta

[Brendan_64]

I have been advised to read the 24 hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Luisa Piccarreta. I don’t know a great deal about Luisa Piccarreta or her writings, but I believe the cause for her beatification is open. I have read the Blessed Anne Emerich’s Dolorous Passion and it was one of the most moving things I have ever read.

Has anyone here read Luisa Piccarreta’s 24 hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ?

 

[TheLittleLady]

Luisa Piccarreta

Both Tim Staples and Patrick Madrid have articles, both of which express serious concerns:

Luisa Piccaretta and the Divine Will - TimStaples.com

https://patrickmadrid.com/some-additional-info-about-luisa-piccarreta-and-the-divine-will-movement/

 

[Brendan_64]

Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut. But does the fact that certain high-profile Catholics have reservations about Luisa Piccarreta’s visions (and the devotional spirituality associated with her writings) mean her accounts ought to be avoided or treated as suspect? I know it is not ‘fail-safe’ but the 24 hours of the Passion Of Our Lord Jesus Christ has an Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat. Would that and the fact that her cause for beatification remains open not mean that her writing should at least be approached with an open mind (and heart)?

 

[TheLittleLady]

For me, I trust the research of Mr Staples and Mr Madrid. I’ve seen private revelations go very wrong, I know people under formal excommunication.

There is more in the Church’s approved, revealed truth for me to explore than I can do in 20 lifetimes. I’ll leave the unapproved private revelations aside.

Would that and the fact that her cause for beatification remains open not mean that her writing should at least be approached with an open mind (and heart)?

As the Church has not yet formally named this lady as a “Servant of God”, her cause is simply the desire of those who are devoted.

There is an excellent book called “Making Saints” that explains the various stages of Canonization.

 

[Brendan_64]

For me, I trust the research of Mr Staples and Mr Madrid. I’ve seen private revelations go very wrong, I know people under formal excommunication.

The book has an Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat. Does that not give some degree of assurance?

 

[steve-b]

Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut. But does the fact that certain high-profile Catholics have reservations about Luisa Piccarreta’s visions (and the devotional spirituality associated with her writings) mean her accounts ought to be avoided or treated as suspect? I know it is not ‘fail-safe’ but the 24 hours of the Passion Of Our Lord Jesus Christ has an Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat. Would that and the fact that her cause for beatification remains open not mean that her writing should at least be approached with an open mind (and heart)?

Luisa was in Corato. About 67 mi away from St Padre Pio @ San Giovanni Rotondo. They knew each other. Padre Pio would send people to her.

 

[poche]

My understanding is tat some of the problems with Maria Luisa is that she spoke a particular dialect of Italian and that the translations offered may not have been accurate.
That being said, if this particular devotion is helpful to you then by all means pray the prayers that are offered.
Remember that no one is obliged to believe in any particular vision or the practice of any devotion that springs forth from that vision.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

As the Church has not yet formally named this lady as a “Servant of God”,

This is incorrect. As noted by EWTN (Colin Donovan), she has been named a Servant of God (quite a few years ago), meaning that she has an authorized, open cause for sainthood, which would appear to be ongoing.

Library : Luisa Piccarreta - Status of her Cause | Catholic Culture

 

[TheLittleLady]

I’d have thought her cause website would have listed her as “Servant of God” and dug no more.

 

[Trying2overcome]

Some of her writings and “revelations” I personally find edifying. And I think that the 24 hours of the passion are a nice devotion which I may practice some day. But there certain things that bother me about her “revelations.” Namely, the Kingdom of the Divine Will/ Third Fiat-- Look at the article posted above by TheLittleLady. I am not comfortable with this three eras business. Nor am I comfortable with the idea that the sanctity saints of the past was somehow defective because they didn’t live in our current “Era of Sanctification.”

Also, just because of some of her writings have imprimaturs doesn’t mean that everything she writes is infallible.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

I’m not sure what you mean. The website of her official cause appears to be this one:

Luisa Piccarreta official website | Luisa Piccarreta - Piccoli figli della divina volontà Association in Corato (Bari)

and it looks similar to other cause websites for other persons with an active cause. The cause is operated by an approved Pious Association and contains the usual things like a detailed biography of the saint, activities pertaining to “evidence of cult” (such as retreats, prayers etc) and discussion of the restoration of her home as a pilgrimage site. You see the same type of thing on other websites for Servants of God. The site also has a fairly extensive explanation of her writings, probably because of the past controversy.

I personally am not a big follower of Luisa Piccaretta, not because I don’t think she was holy, but because one can only follow so many saints and holy persons, and other persons are speaking more strongly to me at this point. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with reading her work, but given that the Church is still evaluating it, one must be prepared for whatever the Church may (or may not) pronounce about it in the end…which could take way beyond any of our lifetimes to be honest.
Of course, one is also not required to read it or accept it as it’s private revelation.
But at the same time, if someone has an open cause, which I believe at this point has gone to Rome as of 2005, people are going to be reading and learning about the holy person as part of the natural progression of the cause, if God wills it to progress.

I would expect that even if she were to become a saint, there would still be people expressing discomfort with some part of her writings, just as they currently do with St. Faustina and others. And that’s okay, as long as they don’t insist that everybody else agree with their discomfort.

 

[poche]

I am familiar with Maria Luisa and some of her writings. When Jesus told her about this fiat that was going to be pronounced this occurred sometime in the beginning of the 20th century. He said that this fiat would be comparable to the great flood that we read about in the book of Genesis. I believe that this fiat was in reference to the Second Vatican Council which occurred during the early part of the 1960s.

 

[poche]

The secret to real holiness is to live in active cooperation with the will of God. Remember the words of the Blessed Virgin, “Fiat mihi secundum voluntatem tuam.” which means “Be it done unto me according to your Word.”