Devotion to the Holy Wounds: the promises of Jesus

The Lord is not content to reveal his holy wounds to Sister Maria Marta, to expose to her the pressing reasons and benefits of this devotion and at the same time the conditions that ensure its outcome. He also knows how to multiply the encouraging promises, repeated with such frequency and in so many and varied forms, which force us to limit ourselves; on the other hand, the content is the same.

Devotion to the holy wounds cannot deceive. “You do not have to fear, my daughter, to make my wounds known because someone will never be deceived, even when things seem impossible.

I will grant all that is asked of me with the invocation of the holy wounds. This devotion must be spread: you will get everything because it is thanks to my Blood which is of infinite value. With my wounds and my divine heart, you can get everything. "

The holy wounds sanctify and ensure spiritual progress.

"From my wounds come fruits of holiness:

As the gold purified in the crucible becomes more beautiful, so it is necessary to place your soul and those of your sisters in my sacred wounds. Here they will perfect themselves like gold in the crucible.

You can always purify yourselves in my wounds. My Wounds will repair yours ...

The holy wounds have a wonderful efficacy for the conversion of sinners.

One day, Sister Maria Marta, anguished at thinking about the sins of humanity, exclaimed: "My Jesus, have mercy on your children and do not look at their sins".

The divine Master, answering her request, taught her the invocation that we already know, then added. “Many people will experience the effectiveness of this aspiration. I want priests to recommend it often to their penitents in the sacrament of confession.

The sinner who says the following prayer: Eternal Father, I offer you the wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls he will obtain conversion.

The holy wounds save the world and ensure a good death.

“The holy wounds will infallibly save you ... they will save the world. You have to take a breath with your mouth resting on these sacred wounds ... there will be no death for the soul that will breathe in my wounds: they give real life ".

The holy wounds exercise all power over God. "You are nothing for yourself, but your soul united with my wounds becomes powerful, it can also do various things at a time: to deserve and get for all needs, without having to go down to the details ".

Placing his adorable hand on the head of the privileged darling, the Savior added: “Now you have my power. I always take pleasure in giving the greatest thanks to those who, like you, have nothing. My power lies in my wounds: like them you too will become strong.

Yes, you can get everything, you can have all my power. In a way, you have more power than me, you can disarm my justice because, although everything comes from me, I want to be prayed for, I want you to invoke me. "

The holy wounds will particularly safeguard the community.

As the political situation became more critical every day (says our Mother), in October 1873 we made a novena to the holy wounds of Jesus.

Immediately our Lord showed his joy to the confidant of his Heart, then he addressed these comforting words: "I love your Community so much ... never will something bad happen to it!

May your Mother not get upset about the news of the present time, because the news from outside is often wrong. Only my word is true! I tell you: you have nothing to fear. If you left out the prayer then you would have something to fear ...

This rosary of mercy acts as a counterweight to my justice, keeps my revenge away ”. Confirming the gift of her holy wounds to the community, the Lord said to her: "Here is your treasure ... the treasure of the holy wounds contains crowns that you must gather and give to others, offering them to my Father to heal the wounds of all souls. Someday these souls, to whom you will have obtained a holy death with your prayers, will turn to you to thank you. All men will appear before me on the day of judgment and then I will show my favorite brides that they will have purified the world by means of the holy wounds. The day will come when you will see these great things ...

My daughter, I say this to humiliate you, not to overpower you. Know well that all this is not for you, but for me, so that you may attract souls to me! ”.

Among the promises of our Lord Jesus Christ, two must be mentioned especially: the one concerning the Church and the one concerning the souls of Purgatory.