Life of the Venerable Elizabeth Canori Mora
Publisher: R. Washbourne
Published: 1878
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Birth of Elizabeth Oanori. — Names given her in Baptism. — Her amiable character in childhood. — She is confided to the Religious of S. Euphemia, and afterwards to those of the Monastery of Cascia. — Returned to her family, she by degrees loses her fervour. — Finding it impossible to become a Religious, she resolves to contract Marriage. — Gloomy prognostics regarding the Future -; title: CHAPTER II.; title: The Venerable Mother is exposed to the perils of vanity and worldly pleasures ; is preserved from them by a salutary affliction. — Our Lord miraculously saves her life. — Infidelity of Christopher Mora. — Two pious relatives go to reside with Elizabeth ; they console her in her trials. — She leaves the Vespignani Palace, and goes to live with her father-in-law. — She displays heroic virtues in this new position. — She gives birth to her youngest child. — Suffering from a mortal malady, she miraculously recovers her health. — Through this new trial, she becomes more holy and more united to God -; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Elizabeth entirely changes her life and becomes quite docile to Divine Grace. — Her new style of life brings about fresh persecution : Help accorded her by Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin. — Wonderful fruits which she draws from two Retreats.— Our Lord sends her a Director according to her own heart, the Rev. Father Ferdinand of S. Louis - - - - 18; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Venerable Mother proposed as a model to mothers. — She commences the education of her two daughters from their earliest years.— She gives them a taste for reading holy books and teaches them to meditate on Eternal Truths. — She takes pains to form them to the virtue of patience under contradictions and sufferings. — Her eagerness in making them frequent the Sacraments early.— One of her daughters decides on em- bracing a Religious Life, the other makes choice of the married state - - - - - 27; title: CHAPTER V.; title: Elizabeth a model for unhappy wives. — Simultaneous deaths of her two sisters-in-law, with whom she had lived on the most affectionate terms. — She sells all that she is possessed of, to satisfy her husband's creditors. — Miraculous cure of her father-in-law. — Christopher Mora is confined in the Convent of SS. John and Paul. — He attempts the life of Elizabeth. — Cruel persecution of Elizabeth by her sisters-in-law in consequence of her husband's conduct - - - 38; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: Death of the father-in-law of our Venerable Mother. — Elizabeth is expelled from the house of the Moras. — She miraculously saves her husband's life. — Extreme affliction caused by her own daughters. — Our Lord assists her in her poverty. — Wonderful history of a picture of Jesus of Nazareth - - - 49; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: Our Lord cures a sick person by the mediation of the Venerable Mother. — John Sala provides for the wants of the house, and is regarded as the father of the family. — Miraculous cure of Mary Anne Mora. — Elizabeth receives the gift of miracles. — History of several striking miracles. — Extract from the proceedings concerning the cure of Pius IX. - - - 58; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: The Venerable Mother is chosen to atone for the sins committed in her time, and to appease the anger of Heaven by her sufferings. — The devil is now permitted to make martyrs, and to take the place of tyrants and executioners. — Our Lord, in His goodness, forewarns His servants before they are given up to the temptations of Satan. — The Venerable Mother is prepared by symbolical visions for the battle against Hell 68; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: Elizabeth is given up to the vexations and cruelties of Satan, to appease the Divine Justice ready to chastise the world. — Unheard-of martyrdom which she endures during nine days and nine nights from the demons. — His Holiness Pius VII. delivers her.— She miraculously recovers her sight and her health. — The Blessed Virgin places the Infant Jesus in her arms 73; title: CHAPTER X.; title: Elizabeth takes the habit of the Third Order of Barefooted Trinitarians. — Our Heavenly Father threatens the Church with great afflictions. — The Venerable Mother offers herself as a victim of expiation. — Our Lord strengthens and arms her again for the fight. — She submits to a varied and cruel martyrdom. — She is overwhelmed with extraordinary favours in recompense for her generosity. — She drives away the devils by extraordinary means, and obtains a decisive triumph over them 84; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: Our Lord renews His promise to Elizabeth, which He had previously made, of protecting Rome and the Sovereign Pontiff. — Conspiracy against His Holiness Pins VII. — Elizabeth discovers to him in a miraculous manner the perfidy of his counsellors, and he decides to remain in Rome. — She goes to give thanks to Our Lord in the Church of S. John Lateran. — Our Lord gives her a magnificent reception on her return from her pilgrimage. — Ingratitude of the Roman people for so many graces received - - - - - - 96; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: Our Lord prepares the Venerable Mother for interior trials by symbolical visions. — She sees her soul under the form of a sick sheep, and afterwards under that of a pilgrim. — The way of perfection is represented to her by various steep and tortuous paths. — S. Joseph comes to her aid. — Our Lord reassures her, and promises her final perseverance ----- 106; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: Picture of the various symbolical visions which announced to Elizabeth the graces, the gifts, and the particular privileges with which Our Lord desired to surround her. — She contracts a celestial marriage with the Spirit of Love. — Our Lord plunges her into the bosom of inaccessible light. — S. Michael introduces her into Glory. — She is chosen as the Spouse of the King of Glory. — She is confirmed in grace. — August ceremony, of the mystical marriage. — She receives the glorious insignia of Queen for all eternity. — Wound of love ; crucifixion and mystical death. — The Venerable Mother in a state of almost constant ecstasy - - - - 115; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: Detailed recital of various apparitions made to the Venerable Mother. — Apparition of the Infant Jesus, of Jesus in the Cenacle, of Jesus suffering. — Apparition of the Blessed Virgin under different forms and in many of her mysteries. — Devotional practices by which Elizabeth prepared herself for the Feasts of the Blessed Mother. — S. Peter and S. Paul appear to her in a symbolical vision which relates to our times. — Apparition of a great number of other Saints - 129; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: Efficacy of the prayers of the Venerable Mother in obtaining all kinds of graces. — She converts various sinners on the way to damnation. — Miraculous cure of His Holiness Pius VII.— The gift of tears granted to Elizabeth ; holy use which she makes of them — She penetrates the secret of consciences. — Narrative of a young man on the subject of a sin recently committed. — She foretells the future of many persons. — She goes, by the gift of bilocation, to the aid of many different people - 143; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The Venerable Mother is privileged to deliver a great many souls from Purgatory. — Our Lord gives to His servant the keys of Purgatory. — She delivers from Purgatory the members of her family, and particularly Cardinal Scotti. — She goes into Purgatory on the Feast of All Saints, and frees a great many suffering souls. — Glorious triumph which she obtains in their favour in the year of her death - 156; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: Our Lord shows, by symbolical visions, to the Venerable Mother the care which He lavishes upon her soul. — Her ardent desire for perfection, and the graces which she obtains. — She makes the Religious vows, and rigorously observes them. — Rule of Life. — She practises it with great perfection. — Elizabeth makes a vow to do what seems to be most perfect. — Severity of her penance. — Our Lord draws up for her a more austere Rule of Life - - 163; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: The three theological virtues are the necessary foundation of Sanctity. — All the Saints necessarily possessed these virtues in a heroic degree. — Wonderful operations of Divine Grace in creating Faith, Hope, and Charity in the Venerable Mother. — Her ardent charity towards her neighbour  - - 174; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: Elizabeth esteems herself as the greatest sinner in the world. — She gives herself up to the lowest and meanest occupations. — Her exercises to obtain holy humility. — Her repugnance to exposing the lights which she received. — Terms of deep contempt in which she addressed herself. — Her happiness when she is despised or injured. — Praises a punishment to her. — Example of her humility in the apparition of His Holiness Pius VI. 186; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: The Venerable Mother, filled with virtue, approaches her end. — Wonderful visions which announce her deliverance, and make her long for Heaven. — Her illness declares itself at the end of 1824. — Its strange and supernatural character. — She is suddenly cured, and when it was believed that she was restored to perfect health, she foretold her imminent death.— Our Lord leaves her the choice of life or death ; she prefers death. — She prepares herself for Eternity. — She suddenly expires whilst speaking to, and blessing, her children. — Her burial - - - - - - - 194; title: CHAPTER XXI.; title: Apparitions and miracles which took place after the glorious death of the servant of God.— She recommends her daughters to her sister, Signora Maria Canori. — She gives advice to various persons. — The sick were instantaneously cured by -touching her holy remains, and others by invoking her after her burial. — Various apparitions in the Monastery of the Philippine Nuns dei Monti— Striking conversion of Christopher Mora, the husband of the Venerable Mother ... 205; title: Epilogue - - - - - - - 217; title: Appendix ------- 221; title: Digitized by Google.