#father gabriele amorth

[bladesofkyber]

Russell Crowe as Vespa Priest Father Gabriele Amorth

THE POPE'S EXORCIST (2023) dir. Julius Avery

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One day Father Candido was expelling a demon. Toward the end of the exorcism, he turned to the evil spirit and sarcastically told him, “Get out of here. The Lord has already prepared a nice, well-heated house for you!” At this, the demon answered, “You do not know anything! It wasn’t he [God] who made hell. It was us. He had not even thought about it.” Similarly, on another occasion, while I was questioning a demon to know whether he had contributed to the creation of hell, I received this answer: “All of us cooperated.”

An Exorcist Tells His Story, Father Gabriele Amorth

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Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Just released from theatres to stream today!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.85/5

😱😱😱.5/5

The Vasquez family moved into the diocese that was inherited by their family through the father, who had recently passed away about a year ago. The mother Julia fixes up old homes for a living and so seems to be relishing in these tasks , but not so much her kids. It is an older building that you can tell has been in the family for many generations, and probably has many stories inside its walls. However, as the film goes on you soon find out that that’s not the only thing that is inside these walls.

Russell Crowe’s take on the chief exorcist of the Vatican, Father Amorth is honestly so riveting throughout this picture. You can tell he really gets into the character and loses himself in the process. Which really shows how great of an actor he is. This is the first time I’ve seen him play such a powerful character and to see his range of emotions is definitely something that no one should miss.

I would also like to commend Zoë Gibney and the entire makeup team under her which I do not do often. The make up work in this film is honestly one of the best I’ve seen of 2023, a close second to Evil Dead Rise. (Look for this review soon) you can tell they really took their time with the cosmetics to make it as realistic as possible to what they were trying to portray.

The history of the Catholic Church, and how they deal with exorcisms in this feature to my knowledge, was done very well. The only criticism I would give this film would be the ending, which I will not give away. Thus this was the only thing that stopped it from being a four out of five stars. Nonetheless, this film was a nonstop great watch that really kept you on the edge of your seat.

Director: Julius Avery

Cinematographer: Khalid Mohtaseb

Streaming on: Netflix

Tw: emetophobia, blood, needles, possession

[earthenclover]

Just watched The Pope's Exorcist and as someone who thoroughly enjoys FAITH (and religious horror) I happily noticed the parallel of:

Inexperienced (in exorcism) younger priest who questions his faith named John Thomas(Tomas), and an older priest named Gabriel(Gabriele) who go through an extremely traumatic exorcism together and are now ganging up to dispel the UNSPEAKABLE (the 199 places of evil).

[actuallycassidyiambusy]

Oh boy am i glad i opened twitter today

ᵀʰᵃᵗ ᵖᵒˢᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵈⁱᵃᵇᵒˡⁱᶜᵃˡ ᵗᵒ ᵈʳᵃʷ ˡᵐᶠᵃᵒ ᵐʸ ᵍʳᵒʷⁿ ᵃˢˢ ʷᵃˢ ˡᵒᵒᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ᵐʸ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈᵉʳ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵗᵃⁿᵗˡʸ🤣 ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵐʸ ʰᵘˢᵇᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐʸ ᶠᵃᵗʰᵉʳ ⁽ʷʰᵒ ⁱˢ ᶜᵘʳʳᵉⁿᵗˡʸ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵘˢ⁾ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ ᵇᵉʰⁱⁿᵈ ᵐᵉ ˡⁱᵏᵉ

ᴵ'ᵛᵉ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ʷᵒʳᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒⁿ ᵐʸ ᴮˡᵘᶠᶠʸ ᵈᵉᵐᵒⁿ ᵃᵘ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ᵈᵒʷⁿᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ'ˢ ᵖʳᵒᵇᵃᵇˡʸ ᵐʸ ᶠᵃᵛᵒʳⁱᵗᵉ ʸᵉᵗ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᴵ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗᵒ ʷʳⁱᵗᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʰⁱᵗ ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵒᵇˢᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ

ᴰᵉᵐᵒⁿˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖʳⁱᵉˢᵗˢ 🥴❤️‍🔥

[talkaboutmovies]

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Demonic possession and church conspiracies have been the subject of many recent horror movies. Both are in "The Pope's Exorcist", starring Russell Crowe. Crowe plays Father Gabriel Amorth, who served as the movie's title from 1986 until his death in 2016.

Following an exorcism involving a pig, Father Amorth is sent by the Pope (Franco Nero) to Spain to investigate an alleged possession at a remote Spanish abbey. A woman and her two children are there to renovate the building. It was left to them by the husband who died the previous year. The daughter (Laurel Marsden) is unhappy about being there and barely speaks to her mother (Alexandra Essoe) while the son (Peter Desouza-Feighoney) hasn't spoken at all since seeing his father killed the previous year.

After what looked like an accidental fire, the son begins acting oddly. In one of the better scenes in the film the son, who by this point is obviously possessed, dispatches a local priest who has come to investigate. Father Amorth arrives and is aided by the same priest.

"The Pope's Exorcist" doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before but is better than it looks. Of course, it owes a great debt to "The Exorcist", but also calls to mind the 1986 Sean Connery film "The Name of the Rose". There are not a lot of genuine scares, but the ones there are are effective. Most of those revolve around the possessed boy when he reveals things that he himself couldn't possibly know about Father Amorth and Father Esquibel. I hadn't seen Russell Crowe in anything in awhile and couldn't see him in this role. He pulls it off though with a nice blend of humor and intensity. Although not on the level of Linda Blair, Desouza-Feighoney is pretty scary after his possession. Also, the Italian and Irish locales are beautiful.

[junkfoodcinemas]

Father Gabriel Amorth - Russell Crowe

The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

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Catholicism Masterlist

NOTE:::: Items highlighted in red are my favorites for learning Catholicism.

Books for Learning Catholicism:

The Word on Fire Bible

Catechism of the Catholic Church second edition (pdf here)

Catholic Faith Handbook For Youth by Brian Singer-Towns and other contributors (pdf here)

Books About Prayer:

The Liturgy of the Hours by Word on Fire

The Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort

The Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory by Susan Tassone

10 Wonders of the Rosary by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC

The Memorare Moment by Rev. Francis Joseph Hoffman

Blessed Sacrament Prayer Book edited by Bart Tesoriero

Heart of the Christian Life: Thoughts on Holy Mass by Pope Benedict XVI

Meet the Witnesses of the Miracle of the Sun by John M. Haffert

Our Father: Spiritual Reflections by Pope Francis

The Prayers & Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica, introduced & edited by Raymond Arroyo

Books About Saints:

Lives of the Saints: For Everyday in the Year by Fr. Alban Butler

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy in My Soul by St. Maria Faustina Kowalska

Send Me Your Guardian Angel by Fr. Alessio Parente

Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco: From Saint John Bosco's Biographical Memoirs by St. John Bosco

Saint Charbel by Paul Daher

Mornings With St. Thérèse by St. Thérèse Editor: Patricia Treece 

The Secret of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort

The Confession of St. Patrick by St. Patrick

Saint Rafqa the Lebanese Nun (1832-1914) Teacher of the Generations and Patron Saint of the Suffers Father Elias Hanna (L.M.O.)

Rediscover the Saints by Matthew Kelly

Other Books:

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

7 Secrets of Confession by Vinny Flynn

Our Grounds for Hope by Archbishop Fulton Sheen

How to Share Your Faith by Bishop Robert Barron

How to Discern God’s Will for Your Life by Bishop Robert Barron

An Exorcist Tells His Story by Gabriele Amorth

This Is My Body by Bishop Robert Barron

Apps:

EWTN

Relevant Radio

Formed

iBreviary

CatholicTV

Mass Times for Travel

Websites:

EWTN

Relevant Radio

The Divine Mercy

Word on Fire

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Some social media:

Bishop Robert Barron

Divine Mercy

Breaking in the Habit

Sensus Fidelium

EWTN

Sacred Music:

Harpa Dei

Floriani

Groups:

The Association of Marian Helpers

Rosary Confraternity

Brown Scapular

Adoration Sodality of the Most Blessed Sacrament

What really happens at a Catholic Mass, short film

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This is by no means a complete list because I keep reading more books and finding new resources as a pilgrim in this life. Maybe you’ll find something here to help you grow in faith. May God bless you abundantly.

[jameslmartello]

Father Gabriele Amorth, pray for us +

[bylagunabay]

Notes from Exorcists

BLESSED CANDLES & LIBERATION

“Light this candle when you sense an evil presence or manifestation in a certain place. The light from blessed candles symbolizes Jesus, the Light of the world; the presence of the Lord drives away all spirits of darkness. Lighting this candle, then praying for liberation is especially effective to purge a place especially a room, from infestation.”

Father Jocis Syquia, Chief Exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila

PRAYER FOR LIBERATION

“Holy Father, omnipotent and merciful God, in the name of Jesus Christ and through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, send Your Holy Spirit upon me (family).

May the Spirit of the Lord descend upon me (us), mold me, form me, fill me, hear me, use me, heal me, cast out from me all the forces of evil, annihilate them, destroy them, so that I may be well and do good.

Cast out from me (us) all the spells, sorcery, black magic, black masses, evil eye, ties, curses, diabolical infestation, diabolical possession, diabolical obsession, all that is evil; sin, envy, jealousy, perfidy, discord, impurity, infatuation; physical, psychic, moral, spiritual, and diabolic illnesses. Burn all these evils in hell, so that they will never again touch me or any other creature in the world.

In the name of Jesus Christ our Savior, through the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, I order and command all unclean spirits, all the presences that molest me (family), to leave me (us) immediately, to leave me definitely, and, chained by St. Michael the Archangel, by St. Gabriel, by St. Raphael, by my (our) guardian angel(s), crushed under the heel of the Most Holy Immaculate Virgin, to go into the eternal abyss. Give me (us), O Father, much faith, joy, health, peace, and all the graces that I need. Lord Jesus Christ may Your most Precious Blood be upon me (us). Amen.”

Fr. Gabriel Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican (+)

[cronengirly]

Haha hey remember when The Pope's Exorcist came out and literally said that the church wasn't at fault for the Spanish inquisition because it was actually a conspiracy orchestrated by literal demons?

Anyway stay critical about the media you consume and conscious of who's writing it and what they're trying to say. You'll be better off for it.

Watching The Conjuring 3 and like... Admittedly, I'm no expert on the Arne Johnson case but, like, he did kill a guy. He was charged with manslaughter and served jail time. He straight up killed a dude. And yet this movie spends almost 2 hours adamant that "actually, a demon did it so it's not his fault :("

Maybe we should stop doing this "based on a true story" thing when there were real deaths involved, idk, especially if you're not gonna handle it with some fucking tact.

[losthavenmine]

Advent Character Countdown❄️6th December❄️ || No. 19: Father Gabriel Amorth (The Pope's Exorcist, 2023)

[brokehorrorfan]

The Pope’s Exorcist will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 13 via Sony. The 2023 supernatural horror film is based on the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth.

Julius Avery (Overload) directs from a script by Michael Petroni ( The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) and Evan Spiliotopoulos (Beauty and the Beast). Russell Crowe stars with Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, and Franco Nero.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Introducing Father Amorth featurette

What Possessed You? featurette

Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican (Russell Crowe), The Pope’s Exorcist follows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Pre-order The Pope’s Exorcist.

[hitomisuzuya]

Hello and good afternoon, everyone. I hope everyone is having a good day or night, depending on what time zone you are in. Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support yesterday. It made my mind feel a lot clearer. I have so many characters on my mind that I don't know who to write for. Scaramouche of course is always been on my mind. But, so is Childe. And Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs. I was chattering about him the other day with someone on Tumblr. Props to you if any of you can figure out who the other character on my mind is. I'll leave that up to you guys. Feel free to send me starter prompts in the comments with a character and I'll take a look at them and just write whatever inspiration comes into my mind for them. It would be a fun exercise for me. I adore you all, I'll be keeping an eye on my Tumblr while I am on Genshin. Oh, and I am feeling a bit better, I promise. I saw The Pope's Exorcist yesterday too. Russell Crowe gave a wonderful performance as Father Gabriele Amorth. I know I want to put my hands on some of his books. Being the chief exorcist for the Vatican, he must've seen some real shit lol. I enjoyed it, I love horror movies😌 I am really really looking forward to Evil Dead Rise. Judging from the trailers and the praise it already has from Bloody Disgusting and Rotten Tomatoes, it looks like an exquisite piece of horror. They say it will rival Skinamarink, which was a masterpiece in and of itself. Sorry, I was rambling. Anyways, I love and adore you all. I'm blowing you all a kiss as I press post.

[extraneusfictawrites]

Movie Review - The Pope’s Exorcist

When it comes to horror movies some of my personal favorites fall into the supernatural category, which often seems to include exorcism movies. With the sub-genre having existed for well over 100 years now, there have been many popular movies over the years within it but we often see similar themes show up between some of the best ones.  That can make a movie within the sub-genre stand out when it deviates from the standard formula, be it for good or for bad. The recent release The Pope's Exorcist certainly does seem to deviate in some ways, but they can’t necessarily be called bad. 

The first thing worth noting is that like many popular exorcism movies the tale is based in some part on real life. The pastoral protagonist in this story, played by Russel Crowe, is Father Gabriele Amorth, who was an exorcist of the Diocese of Rome for the Catholic church in real life, until he passed in 2016. He was one of the founding members of the International Association of Exorcists and claimed to have performed thousands of exorcisms. The role is certainly a departure from the norm for Crowe, who notably has not starred in a horror film until this role. In the first scene that you meet him, Amorth initially seems like your typical priest who’s on his way to assist in a late night exorcism. He’s quiet and seems kind as he walks through the streets, going so far as to compliment a nearby man on his boar. However, when he goes into the room and confronts the possessed victim, he sounds more like Zack Bagans of Ghost Adventures. He’s somewhat arrogant, verbally combative and seems to be doing his best to make it angry enough to change hosts to disprove his smack talk. We then see why he was so complimentary of the boar, as it’s brought in as a “vessel”, and once he seems satisfied that he’s completed his task in getting the demon to take the bait, it’s shot. This is one of the first ways that the movie seems to deviate from the standard formula, as this is not your typical exorcism and if his attitude is anything to judge by, Amorth is not your typical priest. 

We then get a reality check as the movie cuts to some time later, where Amorth appears to be at the Vatican meeting with other members of the Diocese as they want to investigate him and his recent “exorcism”, as it was not sanctioned. In a brief interaction with a kinder colleague, he again seems almost arrogant as he tells him that his faith “needs no defense”, when advised that he would do his best to defend him. He continues to show that he’s not your typical modest priest, as he defiantly explains, in Italian when English was requested, that he did not perform an exorcism, but he instead created theater for someone who believed they were possessed. We then come to understand that while he does claim to have performed thousands of exorcisms, many of the people he’s asked to meet with are not possessed but instead are victims of mental disorders that require appropriate medical attention - which he directs them to. He then pushes back and claims that he believes they are still investigating him for a case that he was unable to help in before storming out saying that they should speak to his superior, the Pope, if they have issues with his performance. 

The next scene we see that there is more to this man than his priestly swagger, as he meets with the Pope and receives his next assignment. He’s calm and respectful while he discusses what seems to be the possible possession of a young American boy. We see Amorth take the Pope’s warning with care that he feels that there may be something truly evil and powerful at play. He also gives Amorth an ominous warning that the site has given them problems before. And while all this is unfolding in the Vatican presumably, we also see the story that Amorth is about to be introduced to start to play out within the inherited home of an American family.  We learn that the new inhabitants of this home in Spain inherited it from the recently deceased father of the family, and that they are trying to fix it up before selling it to try and cover debts and then move back to the US. With that recent loss you see the members of the family dealing with what are normal issues, a defiant angry teenager, a silent young son and a mother who seems to be barely handling everything because she's in mourning. The move is clearly putting more stress on them, and when there is an explosion at the home, the crew working the site is pulled the same night that it seems that the demonic forces within the home take hold of the young boy, and demand a priest. We quickly see a young priest brought in, who is quite literally tossed aside before the demon tells them that’s the wrong priest. 

This is where our two stories seem to meet and all hell seems to truly break loose. When our very confident protagonist shows (on a scooter no less, to keep up with his already different personality) up to meet the distraught family he enlists the help of the priest that was initially brought in, even though he tells him that he is not trained in exorcism. The young priest, Esquibel, has heard of Amorth though and tells him that he has read many of his articles, to which Amorth asks if he has also read his books. Esquibel tells him that he has not and we again see Amorths personality shine through when he tells him that “the books are good too” as  he then takes a drink from his flask, blaming it on his throat even though he sounds fine. The two make multiple attempts to exorcise the demon from the young boy only to find that their efforts are in vain, and that its reach now extends to the boy’s sister. While they are trying to understand the reason for the possession so that they might be able to successfully exorcise the demon it tells Amorth repeatedly that it will be his downfall and that he’s taken the bait. Amorth and Esquibel are haunted by images of their past and sins; Amorth of his time in the war as well as the girl he failed to save as an exorcist, Esquibel of a woman he was sleeping with under the guise he was going to leave the priesthood, when he was not. Amorth makes it clear to the mother and Esquibel as their attempts fail that they do not have much time, as the boy will die if he continues to be possessed. As time goes on you can see that the boy is deteriorating, and it’s only getting worse. 

While we see the escalation of the events happening at the home where the possession is happening we also have scenes that cut away to show us the Pope still at the Vatican. While Amorth is investigating we see the Pope dig further into the information about the home in question and its history. He seems to locate paramount information about the evil they are facing when we see him fall ill and be taken to what appears to be a well outfitted hospital. 

Back with Amorth there is investigation that needs to be done and it leads to almost Indiana Jones-like plots. Amorth happens to notice what appears to be a closed well when he enters the estate and at this point decides that it is worth investigating, as the demon seems to have larger plans than the boy, hence it’s taunt that he’s taken the bait. Upon further investigation Amorth finds that it appears that it’s got a seal from the church on it and when he cracks it open he finds that it appears to date back to the Spanish Inquisition. He and Esquibel investigate further to find that based on the records they locate in the tomb the leader of the Spanish Inquisition was possessed by a demon long before starting it, and that all the actions taken by him in that time were in hope of attaining its goal. Their hopes seem to dim further once they find that the demon in question is Asmodeus, his goal was to unite 200 fallen angels as an army, and that he had only been stopped before by being trapped away, as all exorcism attempts had failed. Once this comes to light Amorth understands that Asmodeus is trying to use him to infiltrate the church and continue his plan and that the stakes are far greater than he realized. The two priests then make one more valiant attempt to exorcise Asmodeus, but unfortunately this fails and the demon takes possession of Amorth. He maintains control long enough to take himself down to the inquisition tombs while Esquibel takes the family, all now safe from Asmodeus’' control off the property. He returns to find Amorth in the tomb and after a battle of wills they are able to exorcise Asmodeus. Of course when this happens we also see the Pope make a miraculous recovery, as well as Amorth take another swig from his flask for his “throat” while Esquibel accepts his offer of a drink. 

As the movie ties up we are given the understanding that the church has bought the land the former home is on and that the family has moved back to the US. Amorth and the younger priest get pulled aside to be told that some of their colleagues of trouble are no longer an issue, and that they’ve been replaced by better, and kinder people. They are also given the news that the church is identifying the other sites like this one, so that Asmodeus’s plan can be totally stopped as each demon, or fallen angel is exorcised, and Amorth is asked to be the exorcist for all the related battles to come. He indicates that with some help from Esquibel it could be done, which leaves the opening for many sequels. 

Overall it’s worth the watch if you like horror movies in this vein. While it’s not the scariest thing by comparison to other movies like it, the personality that Crowe plays Amorth with almost makes it worth the time alone. Given he hasn’t done much in horror before, and he’s so good in this role it almost makes one hope that we get a sequel for that alone. It’s also worth noting that while it may not be terrifying, there are definitely images in the movie that will have you jumping at the first sign of them, or feeling a sense of dread at the tone they inspire, so it’s not totally off the mark with horror. The groundwork laid for the buddy-cop like nature of the two priests also makes for a refreshing injection of laughs in a normally serious kind of movie and does seem like it could be explored further into a mentor-mentee kind of relationship. While it does seem to suffer from pacing issues, it could be argued that because the tale being told is meant to be happening in a short time that it’s a tool itself to aid in the telling of the story. With the ending in mind as well, since this could be the starting movie for a series, it’s possible that later movies would have a better sense of pacing because there would be less introduction and groundwork needed for some of our characters. 

[allaboutjoseph]

When the Devil praised Mary’s Immaculate Conception

https://aleteia.org/2017/12/08/the-surprising-day-when-the-devil-himself-praised-marys-immaculate-conception/?fbclid=IwAR1V377MEhxU4fZmN4ABtZQAAzkQPJsR3g9_wA2sldu2Dpxz70kjbjIgDKA&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer7f363&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com

During an exorcism in Italy in 1823, two Dominican priests made the devil acknowledge the dogma that would be declared 30 years later.

December 8, 1854: Pope Pius IX promulgates the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

March 25, 1858: On the feast of the Incarnation of the Word, the Blessed Virgin appears in Lourdes to St. Bernadette and confirms the dogma, saying, “I am the Immaculate Conception.”

But 20 years earlier, another supernatural and surprising event had already confirmed the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mother of God. And the one who declared it was someone we never would have expected to do so. The event is related by Fr. Gabriele Amorth, a late exorcist of the Diocese of Rome.

It was the year 1823. The devil had possessed an illiterate 12-year-old boy, who lived in what is today the Italian province of Avellino, near Naples in southern Italy. Two Dominican priests who were in the city, Fr. Gassiti and Fr. Pignataro, were both authorized by the bishop to perform exorcisms.

The priests asked the demon that was possessing the boy a series of questions—among them, one about the Immaculate Conception.

The devil admitted that the Virgin of Nazareth had never been under his power: not even at the first instant of her life, because she was conceived “full of grace” and fully belonging to God.

Although he may be the “father of lies,” the devil can be forced to tell the truth during an exorcism, even in matters of faith. This was how the two exorcists forced him to pay homage to the Virgin and praise her Immaculate Conception, in verse.

Humiliated, the devil was coerced, in the name of Christ, to sing the glory of Mary, and he did so by means of a sonnet in Italian—perfect in form and in theology!

I am the true Mother of a God who is Son, And I am his daughter, although his Mother; He was born from eternity, and is my Son,

I was born within time, and yet I am his Mother. He is my creator, and is my Son, I am his creation, and his mother;

It was a divine marvel that my Son Was an eternal God, who had Me as his Mother. Our being is almost shared between Mother and Son Because the Mother received her existence from her Son, And the Son also received his existence from his Mother.

If, then, the Son received his existence from his Mother, We either must say that the Son was stained by the Mother, Or we must say that the Mother is Immaculate.