THE MESSAGE
THE FATHER SPEAKS TO HIS CHILDREN
First edition in English, 13 May 1994
Imprimatur: +Petrus Canisius van Lierde, Vic.Generalis e. Vic Civitatis Vaticanae, Roma,
die 13Martii 1989.
Preface: A short introduction
by Fr. Andrea d'Ascanio.
Testimony: The testimony of the
Bishop of Grenoble, the Right Reverend Alexandre Caillot in whose diocese this occurred (2
pages).
The Father's message: Part 1 (5
pages)
The Father's message: Part 2 (4
pages).
PREFACE
"God is my Father!" This cry is being
heard ever more frequently in today's world: people are coming to recognize that God is
indeed their Father.
Consequently, we feel it our duty to publish a message,
given to the world by God the Father through one of his creatures who was outstanding in
her devotion to Him, Sister Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio, and recognized as valid by the
Church.
We consider it appropriate to introduce this work by
quoting the testimony of a former Bishop of Grenoble, the Right Reverend Alexandre
Caillot. In 1935 he set up a board OF EXPERTS, DRAWN FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF France, to
conduct a diocesan enquiry which lasted ten years.
Its members included the Bishop of Grenoble's Vicar
General, Mgr. Guerry, theologian; the Jesuit brothers, Fathers Albert and Auguste
Valencin-Amons, who ranked among the foremost authorities in the field of philosophy and
theology and were expert in evaluating such cases; the two doctors of medicine, one of
whom was a psychiatrist.
We are sure that this message will help people to
understand the deep tenderness the Father has for each one of us, and we hope that it will
receive the widest possible circulation.
Andrea d'Ascanio
OFM Cap
The many miracles of grace worked by the Message have lead
us to disseminate it gratis, especially in prisons, barracks and hospitals. In addition to
English, it is available in French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and German.
MOTHER EUGENIA ELISABETTA RAVASIO
Who is Mother Eugenia, whom God the Father called "My beloved Daughter"'
"My little plant"?
In our opinion, Mother Eugenia is one of the greatest lights of our times, the little
prophet of the new Church, in which the Father is the center and apex of all mankind, and
in which unity is the highest ideal of spirituality. She is a light given by the Father to
the world at this time of chaos and darkness, so that we may see the road that has to be
followed.
She was born in San Gervasio d'Adda (now Capriato San Gervasio), a small town in the
province of Bergamo, Italy, on 4 September 1907, in a family of peasant background.
She received only an elementary education. After a few years working in a factory, she
entered the Congregation of Our Lady of the Apostles at the age of 20 years. It was here
that her great charismatic personality developed, leading to her election as Mother
General of the Congregation at the age of only 25.
Quite apart from her spiritual qualities, her work in the social field alone would suffice
to ensure her a place in history. In twelve years of missionary activity she opened over
70 centers - each with infirmary, school and church- in the remotest spots of Africa, Asia
and Europe.
It was she who discovered the first medicine for the cure of leprosy, extracting it from
the seed of a tropical plant. This medicine was later studied and developed further at the
Pasteur Institute in Paris.
She encouraged the apostolate of Raoul Follereau, who, following in her footsteps and
building on the foundations laid by her, is regarded as the apostle of the lepers.
During the period 1939-41 she planned and brought to fruition the project for a
"Lepers' City" at Azopte (Ivory Coast). This was a vast center, covering an area
of 200,000 sq.m., for the care of leprosy sufferers. It remains even today one of Africa's
and the world's leading centers of its kind.
In recognition of this achievement, France conferred the highest national honour for
social work, on the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, of
which Mother Eugenia was Superior General from 1935 to 1947.
Mother Eugenia returned to the Father on 10 August 1990.
Her most important legacy to us is the Message of the Father ('The Father speaks to His
children'), the only revelation made personally by God the Father, and recognized as
authentic by the Church after ten years of most rigorous examination. We reproduce at the
beginning of the text the statement issued by Mgr. Alexandre Caillot, Bishop of Grenoble,
following the investigation.
It is noteworthy that the Father (in 1932) dictated the Message to Mother Eugenia in
Latin, a language totally unknown to her.
