Mariology · 1 min read
Did Mary know that she was conceived without original sin, or did she live the mystery in humility?
Hidden wisdom • Childlike humility • Saved beforehand • Grace remembered
In The Gospel as Revealed to Me, the childhood chapters present Mary as filled with extraordinary wisdom and closeness to God, yet also deeply humble and not self-exalting. One striking scene shows the little Mary wondering how she can be “saved” if she is not lost, and Joachim answers that she has been saved beforehand because of her love for God. Another chapter explicitly says that, in her humility, Mary did not know herself to be the “Full of Wisdom”, while later passages show her sensing God’s presence within her in a profound way. The Maria Valtorta Studies chatbot can help you explore whether the book presents Mary as consciously knowing the dogma of her Immaculate Conception, or as living its reality in hidden humility.
Suggested question
In Volume 1, Chapters 7, 8 and 10, does The Gospel as Revealed to Me suggest that Mary knew she was conceived without original sin, or does it present her immaculate state as a hidden mystery lived in humility?
Keywords: Original Sin, Immaculate Conception, Marian Mystery