THIRTY-FOURTH DOCUMENT:
DOGMATIC DECLARATION ON THE CREATION OF THE MOST DIVINE SOUL OF CHRIST AND OF THE DIVINE SOUL OF MARY BEFORE THE CREATION OF ALL THINGS. A NEW MASS WITH PROPER PREFACE.
We, Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor or Saint Peter, Servant of the Servants of God, Patriarch of El Palmar de Troya.
We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, assisted by the most powerful and luminous rays of the Holy Ghost, present to you the Infallible Doctrine indicated at the end of the previous Document.
We, as Universal Teacher and Guide of the Church, Our heart overflowing with joy and the potent fire of the Holy Ghost, Our mind disposed to serve the greater glory of God and His Church.
Most dearly beloved children of Our soul: Resting Our gaze on the Most High, We desire to acquaint you, on your path towards holiness, with a most powerful and splendid stimulant, based on greater knowledge of the infinite Wisdom of God that comes to us from deeper knowledge of creatures – since we come to know the overflowing grandeur of Almighty God by contemplating creation. The Creator has disposed created things in such wise that, through these, we can come to know God, - and that, in the littleness of creatures, we perceive something of the Majesty of God. Considering this fact, we cannot feel any but the most ardent enthusiasm for the Work of Creation, which is the way we are given to recognize the path that leads to the Maker of all things, visible and invisible. No one is alone on this path, since each baptized in the state of grace, through that profound indwelling of the Holy Ghost, finds himself moved, - and not merely moved, but filled with vigour to set out on the marvelous path of the knowledge of the Creator, - in order thus the better to be able to know Him, and so to submit ourselves to Him in pure love, - because it is difficult to love what one does not know. It is also certain that those who do not know God are driven by the Holy Ghost to seek and taste the Majesty of the Most High. Frequently, to be sure, it happens that many humble and simple of heart are enlightened in astonishing manner so as to be able to know the Lord. And the inspired doctrines of such persons open before us a path full of riches and delicious honey. If we have to seek God through knowledge of creatures, logically we have to find those creatures who have received greater gifts gratuitously from the Creator since, without doubt, these will be better models for our imitation, and thus we shall be able to set out boldly on the path that leads to God.
From eternity, the Most Holy Trinity had, in the Divine Mind, created Christ and Mary; but this took form on the first day of the Work of Creation, when God created the Most Divine Soul of Christ and the Most Holy Soul of Mary. Thus, before the creation of all things, were created the Most Divine Soul of Christ and the Most Holy Soul of Mary; not in symbolic form or semblance, but rather a real creation, which took place as follows:
On the first day, God created Heaven and earth, and within the creation of Heaven was accomplished the creation of the Angels. But before their creation, there took place the Creation of the Most Divine Soul of Christ and of the Most Holy Soul of Mary, since in the Divine Plans it was fitting that, because of Their dignity, the Souls of the Second Adam and the Second Eve precede all of Creation.
We, as Universal Doctor of the Church with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach the following Dogma of Faith:
God created the Most Divine Soul of Christ ad the Divine Soul of Mary on the first day of Creation, before the creation of all things, as was fitting according to the plans of the Creator, Whose just and holy decrees no one may question.
We, as Universal Doctor of the Church. with the Authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with that of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of Our own, solemnly declare, proclaim and teach as follows:
If anyone dare to deny that the Most Divine Soul of Christ and the Divine Soul of Mary were created on the first day, before ail created things, let him be anathema.
We, as Universal Teacher and Guide of the Church, teach as infallible Doctrine, that this creation of these two Souls is not a symbol or semblance, but is real.
We teach infallibly that these two admirable Souls, from the moment of Their creation, formed part of a Most August Council of the Most Holy Trinity, not symbolically or merely in appearance, nor simply as a poetical elaboration, but in pure, effective, created reality. Not only did they form part of the August Council but, with Divine Light, They saw God face to face, such as He is, - and as a logical consequence of this authentic vision, They began to delight in God and serve Him, - for which end They were created. The Most Divine Soul of Christ was adorned with the most perfect fullness of Grace, of virtues, wisdom and knowledge, infused knowledge to be sure, and in the highest degree, knowledge and understanding to the full regarding the purpose of Its creation, which was inseparable union with the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, from the very moment of that creation, never to be separated. Likewise, the Soul had most complete knowledge that, come the moment in the fullness of time, together with the Divine Nature, It would be enclosed in human flesh - and - with perfectly clear and precise knowledge. would, through the intervention of the Holy Ghost, take flesh from the Woman, - since, in the most pure and immaculate Womb of the Woman, the Exalted Mary, would be formed that Body which one day would become food for the salvation of men. Likewise, that Soul had most complete knowledge that the Body would have Blood, the Blood of Mary, and that all would be consummated with a most cruel Passion, with pangs of death, death even on the Cross, to accomplish the Infinite Reparation, necessary for appeasing the just anger of the Father. That Soul also possessed the clearest knowledge of the Resurrection on the third day, and, as a gratuitous consequence of that infinite still necessary Reparation, Redemption for mankind. That Most Divine Soul of Christ, associated and most intimately united with the Divinity, had with most potent Divine Light, the knowledge that within Itself there already was what would be the Foundation of a Church, intimately espoused with that Soul, united with the Divinity, as also with the Body and Blood received from Mary. From the very moment of Its creation, the Soul of Christ was intimately espoused with the Divinity, with indissoluble ties. There were not now four, as might mistakenly be imagined – Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and Soul of Christ, - but rather the contrary, because, although a fourth element was united with the Most Holy Trinity, there remained but Three persons in the inscrutable mystery of the One Only True God. Although that Soul was a creature, and as such had Its own free will, there was no opposition or contrariety with the Will of God; because the created Will, with Pure love great as that between the Father and the Son, was subject to the Will of God, without loss of the natural freedom of will of the creature. What a profound mystery is this! To the supremely complex mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is now added the espousal with a fourth element, and everything follows in most perfect union and most perfect love.
We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach infallibly, that the Divine Soul of Mary was full of the Holy Ghost from the very moment of Its creation. This Divine Soul of Mary was filled to overflowing with all virtues and all gifts. The Divine Soul of Mary received infused knowledge, gratuitously raised to a degree beyond all imagining. The Divine Soul of Mary was filled with wisdom and all the gifts bestowed by Him Who is called Gift. The Divine Soul of Mary was filled with Grace, and in Her Grace dwelt, never to part from Her. The Divine Still of Mary was created
In the image and likeness of the Divine Soul of Christ. She had full knowledge that She was not of the number of the redeemed but belonged to the number of the Reparators and Redeemers, - which is to say that She was fully associated with Christ. She also received most perfect light to know that one day She would be enclosed in a body through which Blood would flow. She knew perfectly well that, through the intervention of the Holy Ghost, She would become the Mother of the Word, and She knew most perfectly that She would be the Mother of a True Man and, at the same time, True God, - as likewise She knew that the Body and Blood which She was going to give to God in order to clothe the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity would, at the same time, become true food and drink for the salvation of mankind, and that once Infinite Reparation had been accomplished, gratuitous Redemption for Mankind would follow. Similarly, with perfect clarity, She understood that She would be the Mother of Christ as well as the Mother of the Church which Her Son would found. Gratuitously, the Divans Soul of Mary received Divine Light to be able to see God face to face, such as He is.
We teach that the Most Holy Trinity outdid Itself, as it were, for that Soul. The Most Holy and August Trinity out of pure love, could net deny Her a single one of the many graces claimed on the behalf of the Divine Soul of Mary by the Most Divine Soul of Christ.
Most beloved children, at this very moment, when We wish We had the intelligence to be able to explain this profound mystery to others, that in which the Divine Soul of Mary is wrapped, We, in Our ardent and impetuous desire, feel the flames of a vehement fire, flames of great light, that enable Us to describe even in detail, those lyrically beautiful moments when from the Soul of Christ arise petitions to fill the Soul of Mary. - those moments when the Most Holy Trinity, without any scruple whatsoever, grant Her everything. The Most Holy Trinity and the Most Divine Soul of Christ, with one accord, with no possible contrariety, together outdo Themselves as it were, for the sake of Mary. How admirable the Divine Soul of Mary, asking nothing on Her own behalf! With most perfect understanding of true humility, She refuses nothing, desiring only to please Her Creator in all things. If it please Him to clothe Her in Such splendour, She rejoices, in Her apparel, knowing that all is due to the most free Will of God. Such is Her love for the Creator that, in spite of Her deepest humility, She arrays Herself in exuberant splendour lest, by even the slightest word that might displease the Celestial Father, She cause Him pain or sadness. The Divine Soul of Mary feels for Her Father Creator a passion of love even to folly. She takes delight and joy rejoicing and delighting in the Celestial Father, "an to ecstacy, if that were possible. In view of what was later to happen, it was reasonable and fitting that the Divine Soul of Mary, the Soul of the Second Eve, with inexpressible. unspeakable vehemence, felt an impetuous desire in anticipation to repair the failure of the first Eve to love her Celestial Father.
We teach as infallible Doctrine, that the Divine Soul of Mary was the garden of delights of the Most Holy Trinity. God, One in essence and Three in Persons, desired a companion, but He did not desire three companions. God, in the principles of His Wisdom, saw that three companions would not be fitting, they could not be placed in order, nor could they form pairs, in relation to the most profound Mystery of the August Trinity since, in three women, there would never be found that mutual sharing and inexpressible love of the Three Persons of the Most August Trinity. Three women would bring shadows. and darken the peace of Heaven. The three would never agree, unhesitatingly at each and every moment, on how to please the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. There would always be a rivalry amongst them, and chit-chat. Three women would have sown discord among the choirs of Angels, since one would desire more Angels to serve her than the others. Another, not fully understanding the Mystery of God, One and Three, would attempt foolishly to alienate One or Other of the Divine Persons, - which would be impossible, since God is Love. The Heavenly Father loves the Son to madness, if it were possible. The Heavenly Father would be disposed to descend to earth and be crucified in place of the Son, if possible. To that love of the Heavenly Father, the Son corresponds with the same vehemence and ardour as the Father. And from that most perfect love between Both, we have the Holy Ghost. The Heavenly Father and the Son love the Holy Ghost with vehemence of vehemence, ardour of ardour, fire of fire. Both, Father and Son, in unison, without any contrariety, pour Themselves out on the Holy Ghost, since He proceeds from Both, Who, in a certain manner, can be called Co-Fathers of the Holy Ghost. This most sublime and mighty volcano of love, bursting with powerful rays of light, engulfs the Holy Ghost as He proceeds from the Father and the Son. Unable to contain such love, the Holy Ghost responds like another volcano in eruption, and, inundated on all sides, breaks out in ecstatic joy, while from His Heart, two most luminous rays of light impetuously bore into the Heart of the Eternal Father and the Heart of the Only-Begotten Son. These mutually compenetrating rays form in exact triangle of sublime artistry. This Triangle of the Three Persons of the One True God, in words that correspond to our sluggish intelligence, is formed in the following manner: One side is formed by the mutual love of the Father and the Son. This love penetrates Each, fills Them to overflowing, and issues forth in the other two sides, whose meeting Point penetrates the Heart of the Holy Ghost, Who proceeds from Their mutual love. And since, without any contrariety, the Holy Ghost enjoys full communion with the Father and the Son, in exuberant and volcanic mutual love He communicates to the Father and the Son the fire of His own love, through the same channel that brought the love of Both to Him. And since the Father and the Son enjoy full communion with the Holy Ghost, and not being egoists, on receiving Their love's requital from the Holy Ghost, reciprocate in turn, with never ending repetition to the eternal unity of love between the Three Persons in the one and only True God for eternity of eternities. Gathered in Council - mystically speaking, - the Three Most August Persons, with supreme freedom, communicate this most perfect unity of triangular love to the Most Divine Sent of Christ, united with the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity. This is accomplished in such wise as to leave one beside himself in ecstatic wonder, only to contemplate with what perfect unity of will this love is transmitted. Here the Triangle doest not change position, but rather takes other directions, as follows:
The Father and the Holy Ghost, in union of will, agree to transmit on two sides (of the Triangle) Their respective paternities as follows: The Celestial Father, taking the customary side of mutual love (with the Son), increases beyond measure His most vehement love for the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, and in this love the Second Person disposes Himself at once to clothe Himself in flesh and blood. Meanwhile, the Holy Ghost, having received through His side (of the Triangle) in communication with the Eternal Father, an increase in love from the
Celestial Father, vehement beyond measure, the Holy Ghost disposes Himself to use the side (of the Triangle) that communicates with the Son, and through Him to the Father. Thus the rays that communicate the two Paternities are as follows:The first, of the Celestial Father, directing His love to the Only-Begotten Son of God, terminates the side of communication to the Heart of the Only-Begotten. The second, of the Holy Ghost, as Father of the Human Nature, which Itself is united with the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Here the Holy Ghost uses His line of communication, whose extreme Point penetrates the Heart of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity. In than mysterious Heart the two Paternities meet with fire of love, and, in the Divine Person of Our Lord Jesus Christ, unite the two Natures, Divine and Human. And since all love of the Most Holy Trinity must be requited, the Human Nature of the Anointed (Christ), in most impetuous and agreeable perfume of Blood and Water, through an opening in the left side,
with burning fire of love, communicates to the Three Divine Persons an unspeakable rapture, which passes from His (pierced) side through the two sides of communication to the Most Holy Trinity. Thus He transmits and communicates, without contrariety, the love of reparation which at once is shared mutually by the Celestial Father and the Holy Ghost. And naturally, being Three very communicative Persons, They always respond and mutually express one Will without
any contrariety. After the Celestial Father receives the Infinite Reparation that is necessary, and is disposed to be communicative, the two sides (of the Divine Triangle) meet at the point that penetrates His paternal Heart, and persuade that Heart of a Father to overflow with mercy and to communicate externally to mankind weal and Salvation. And naturally, in order to communicate His Mercy, He uses the two sides (of the Triangle) through which He received the Reparation. In this way, through these sides of communication, the Son and the Holy Ghost gather that Mercy, Each through His side of communication, and pour it as a fire of salvation over the Church.
We wish to continue to unfold and explain this sweetest doctrine, as one ought not to forget that this Council of the Three Persons never ceases to communicate, One with Another, in the life of Divine Love. As no one of the Three Divine Persons is selfish, They, in perfect union, without contradiction, decide to communicate this love, in a manner transcending all Creation, to the Divine Soul of Mary, placing Her in the centre of the Triangle; and thus is realised the profoundest union between God and His most beautiful Creature, the Virgin Mary. They pour out that most vehement love between the Three Divine Persons impetuously over the Immaculate Heart of Mary. And since the Exalted and August Mother knows nothing of selfishness, She responds by distributing it where the Most Holy Trinity indicates. As Treasurer of all graces, She distributes them bountifully among Her innumerable faithful children. The Divine Mary, Mother of the Church, is humble, and She keeps nothing out of selfishness, but distributes all among
Her innumerable faithful children of the Church.
We desire to teach, as Infallible Doctrine, that the Wisdom Books (of the Bible), among their various meanings, refer not only to Our Lord Jesus Christ, but as well to the Most Holy Virgin Mary, as for example, - and in full reality, in the words; "Before all things were made, I existed,” etc. Read the Wisdom Books, - there you will find these things.
We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, teach that, in the Work of Creation, God had the Most Holy Virgin Mary as His companion, and to her He communicated all the great things of Creation.
We urge you, beloved children, to read with care and humility the sacred inspired texts of Wisdom, in order to delight in the taste of such rich food.
We desire to teach the faithful this Infallible Doctrine, that the Song of Songs, among various meanings, refers principally to Christ and to Mary. As for the former, it refers to Our Lord Jesus Christ in relation to His Immaculate Spouse, the Church, whom He desires to be obedient and submissive. As for the second, it refers to the Holy Ghost in His espousal with the Most Holy Virgin Mary. Here is seen, in the Song of Songs, a canticle of jubilant praise to the spiritual beauty of Mary. We exhort you to read and meditate on the Song of Songs.
We exhort you to read frequently and with great devotion the doctrine of the exalted and cherubic Saint Mary Jesus of Agreda, Doctor of the Church. In her doctrine you will find marvelous things to lead you to know God and the Most Holy Virgin Mary better. We say the same for the seraphic Saint Catherine Emmerich, Doctor of the Church.
This Document would never come to an end if We were to treat the very extensive teachings of these two Saints. In these teachings there is mentioned a “Mystery” or “Sacrament,” which, from the Work of Creation up to the Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, accompanied the people of Israel, at times through the ministry of Angels, at other times through the Patriarchs or Prophets, until it came to Saint Joachim, having previously rested within the Arc of the Covenant.
We establish the Feast of the Creation of the Most Divine Soul of Christ and of the Divine Soul of Mary before the Creation of all Things, to be celebrated on the second day of the Solemn Novena of the Immaculate Conception, with proper Mass and preface.
Given in Seville, at the Apostolic See, on the 15th October, Feast of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Great Doctor of the Church, in the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ MCMLXXIX.
With Our Apostolic Blessing.
