Life of the Venerable Elizabeth Canori Mora
Subtitle: tr. from the Ital. by lady Herbert
Publisher: R. Washbourne
Published: 1878
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Birth of Elizabeth Canori. — 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 1; 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 11; 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 embracing 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