A story that tells of coming events
in the nation, the Church, and the world.
These forewarnings have
reportedly been given to Gianna Sullivan,
by Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
in apparitions, at Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.A.
Who is Gianna Sullivan.
Gianna Talone Sullivan (March 12, 1957) is a clinical
pharmacist by profession, but is best known as the author of a series of books
called I am your Jesus of Mercy that report visions of Jesus and Mary.
She was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Italian American parents
and as a child had a brief show business career in the 1970s, appearing in an
episode of The Flying Nun television series, before attending the Arizona State
University. She later obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the
University of Southern California and started a career in corporate pharmacy.
In September 1988 she began reporting religious visions and
messages that resulted in a multi-volume book series.
The prayer group.
In October 1987, along with a group of parishioners from St.
Maria Goretti parish in Scottsdale, Arizona she visited Međugorje. As of
December 1987 the group began a Thursday night prayer session for the Holy
Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
In July 1988, the pastor of St. Maria
Goretti parish, Father Jack Spaulding, reported that the group was receiving
messages from the Virgin Mary through one of the young adults. In December 1988
Father Spaulding reported that Jesus had started to speak through him as he
delivered the homily portion of the mass. Father Spaulding reported the matter
to Bishop Thomas O'Brien of Phoenix who started a formal investigation.
As of September 1988, the young adult, who was later identified
as Talone, also reported messages from Jesus and in August 1989 Father
Spaulding stated that the messages needed to be made public, in print. The
reported messages from Jesus continued until November 1995. In these messages
she reported that Jesus provided her with lessons about His love and mercy and
preached humility. As of 2007, she still reports messages from the Virgin Mary.
The messages.
The 250 messages she handwrote between 1988 and 1995 usually
have an instructive tone and often refer to her as My child. For instance, on
January 26, 1989 she wrote that Jesus taught her the difference between envy
and jealousy, in that jealousy is pure hatred and that envy is the path that
leads to jealousy. She also wrote that by focusing on Jesus one can be filled
with love and that is how envy can be destroyed.
The message she wrote on December 13, 1989 has a similar
tone and teaches faithfulness. It states that fidelity is the strongest bond
between mankind and the Holy Trinity through faithfulness. It teaches that only
through dedicated faith in God the Father can one be deemed righteous.
The notions of self-abandonment to God and trust in Jesus
repeat throughout the messages. For instance, on August 19, 1992 she wrote a
message that she attributed to Jesus: "I am truly guiding you if you trust
that I am. This is self-abandonment to the Providence of God." The phrase
"I am" appears frequently in the messages and is part of the title of
the book series.
She also reported messages from Saint Mary, e.g. on December
30, 1989 she wrote that the Blessed Virgin invited everyone to follow Jesus by
praying with their hearts. The message also emphasized the power of human
prayers when they are united with the prayers of Saint Mary. The message of
July 3 1997 attributed to the Virgin Mary is not a pure lesson, but also
directs everyone to pray for the Catholic Church and the Pope for they are in
need of prayer.
Her later messages that continue into 2007 are attributed to
Our Lady of Emmitsburg and at times have the form of prophecies. The prophecies
do not declare an end to the world, but warn of turbulent times ahead and refer
to four stages of Trials and Tribulations, Eucharistic Reign, Illumination and
Purification.
The view from the
archdiocese.
On September 8th 2000, officials from the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Baltimore met with Talone and issued a statement that they found
no basis to support her messages as having an extraordinary source.
The statement from the archdiocese condemns the alleged
apparitions as not of a supernatural origin. The officials directed that the
prayer service with the messages at St. Joseph's Church in Emmitsburg, Maryland
be discontinued.
The Holy See has let the matter rest at the local level of
the archdiocese in Baltimore, Maryland and has not commented on her messages.
On October 8th, 2008, The Archbishop of the Diocese of Baltimore has issued a
statement condemning the messages and revelations as not authentic and has
cautioned Talone from continuing the distribution of the messages as gravely
harmful to the spiritual life of the faithful.
On Oct 10, 2008, the Archbishop of Baltimore issued a letter
that was insert in the church bulletin of every Catholic Church in Maryland.
The letter from Archbishop O’Brien warns Gianna Sullivan is not to disseminate
in any way, by her own person or by any other person, by electronic means or
any other means, on any church property or in any public or private place any
messages. He then warns others not to disseminate her messages because it is
harmful to the church and he hopes that this will stop the confusion of the
faithful.
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