Sister Marie Marthe Chambon, Chambery, France
1871-1907
Status: Cause for Beatification opened in 1937
Episcopal Remarks: Messages were granted a Nihil obstat: John
A. Schulien, Censor Librorum; Milwaukee, WI, 2 May 1956. and Imprimatur:
+Albertus G. Meyer, Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1 May 1956. Chaplet of the Holy
Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the associated promises were also granted
Nihil obstat: Rev. Terry Tekippe, Censor Librorum and Imprimatur: + Most Rev.
Francis B. Shulte, Archbishop of New Orleans, 29 December 1989
Corroboration by
Other Seers:
Biographical Information: Sister Mary Martha Chambon Mary Martha Chambon (1841-1907) was
a lay Sister of the Monastery of the Visitation Order in Chambery, France.
During her life, Jesus Himself is said to have revealed to her the following
two invocations, giving her the double mission to adore and invoke the Sacred
Wounds unceasingly and to revive this devotion in the hearts of creatures. She
died in the odor of sanctity on 21 March 1907, and the cause for her
beatification was introduced in 1937. (i) Eternal Father I offer Thee the Wounds
of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. (ii) My Jesus, pardon
and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. 1
References
1.
Adapted from Prayers and promised of the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and
Mary
(http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/NewprayersandPromises.html)
The
Messages
Extract from revelations made to Sr. Marie
Marthe Chambon on the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Start
Quote]“OUR LORD would find pleasure in training Sr. Marie Marthe to her
mission, by giving her almost daily a kind of "Catechism of the Holy
Wounds", catechism on which she had to report to her Superior; following
are some echoes of them: Devotion to
the Holy Wounds is grounded upon the most solid foundations: the infinite
merits of the Savior. “My daughter, do you recognize the treasure of the
world?" "When you offer my Divine Wounds to my Father, you earn an
immense fortune….You should not remain poor... Your wealth?... It is my holy
Passion. This treasure belongs to you…My Father takes pleasure in the offering
of my Holy Wounds... offering them to Him is offering Him his own glory, it is
offering Heaven to Heaven!…My Holy Wounds support the world." This devotion
presents itself as surrounded by the most encouraging promises. “I shall grant
all what will be requested to me through the invocation to my Holy Wounds. You
need to spread this devotion….You shall obtain all things, because it is the
merit of my Blood which is of an infinite price…With my Wounds and my Divine
Heart, you can obtain all things…From my Wounds come out fruits of
holiness." "My Wounds shall repair yours." This devotion
contains precious advantages for the detail of daily life. "When you
experience some sorrow, or have something to suffer, you need to bring it
hastily into my Wounds, and your sorrow shall be softened….Offer me your
actions... united to my Holy Wounds, there are incomprehensible riches, even
into the least ones." You need to have recourse to it in favor of the
Sick. "You have to often repeat before the sick this invocation: "My
Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds! "This
prayer shall soothe both the soul and body."
In
Favor of the Dying: "It
is necessary to expire while kissing these sacred Wounds…There shall be no
death for the soul who will expire in my Wounds: they give true life."
"The way of my Wounds is so simple, so easy to reach Heaven!..."
In
Favor of Sinners: "My
Wounds shall cover all your faults." "Offer them to me often for
sinners, for: I thirst for souls….The sinner who will say the following prayer:
"Eternal Father, I offer thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal
those of our souls", shall obtain is own conversion…With every word of the
Chaplet of Mercy you pronounce, I let a drop of my blood drip on the soul of a
sinner….This Chaplet of Mercy balances my Justice, it stops my vengeance."
In
favor of the Souls in Purgatory: "The
benefit of the Holy Wounds makes graces come down from Heaven, and Holy Souls
come up onto Heaven….The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the
Souls in Purgatory."
In
Favor of the Church: "My
daughter, you need to properly fulfill you task, which is to offer my divine
Wounds to me in Favor of Sinners. "My Wounds shall cover all your
faults." "Offer them to me often for sinners, for: I thirst for
souls….The sinner who will say the following prayer: "Eternal Father, I
offer thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal those of our
souls", shall obtain his conversion". "With every word of the
Chaplet of Mercy you pronounce, I let a drop of my blood drip on the soul of a
sinner….This Chaplet of Mercy balances my Justice, it stops my vengeance….I
would like to see all my Spouses be "Crucifixes." "My daughter,
look at my crown, and you shall see mortification, -my hands stretched out, and
you shall learn obedience, -you shall understand poverty when you see me all
unclothed on the Cross, -Purity in the One who is so pure and who loves you as
your Spouse! "Everywhere, you will find Wounds in your Spouse."
"This is where those I have chosen and who want to attain glory must
walk." "I want you to be a standing victim!" Nihil obstat: John A. Schulien, Censor
Librorum; Milwaukee, WI, 2 May 1956. Imprimatur: +Albertus G. Meyer, Archbishop
of Milwaukee, 1 May 1956. [End Quote]
Miscellaneous
Messages
Our
Lord, Undated: "My
daughter, behold the world's treasure. The world does not want to recognize it.
Here is something that can pay all debts", and He taught her this prayer
which she pledged herself to say lovingly every ten minutes "Eternal
Father, I offer you the wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our
souls" (Taken from Vie de la soeur Marie-Marthe Chambon, (Chambery
1928), pp. 62 and 63)
Our
Lord, undated: “Come to My
Wounds with hearts burning with love, and make the aspirations with great
fervor that you may obtain the graces and favors you desire. Come to this wound
in My Side; it is the Wound of Love from which issue flames of fire"
"You must pray that the knowledge of My Sacred Wounds may spread in the
world…(As He said these words, Sr. Mary Martha saw five luminous rays of glory
issue from the Wounds of Christ, and envelop the globe.)…My Holy Wounds
sanctify souls and insure their spiritual advancement...Offer Me your actions
united to My Sacred Wounds, and even the smallest will have an incomprehensible
value…Offer them often to Me for sinners because I thirst for souls. At each
word of the invocation that you utter, I will let a drop of My Blood fall upon
the soul of a sinner….When you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not
forget to do so for the souls in Purgatory, as there are but few who think of
their relief. The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory."
Chaplet
of the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Given by Our Lord to Marie Martha Chambon
(1842 –1907)
On
the crucifix and first three beads:
O JESUS, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us
and to the whole world. Amen.
Strong God, Holy God, Immortal God, have
mercy on us and on the whole world.Amen
Grace and Mercy, O my Jesus, during present
dangers; cover us with Your Precious Blood. Amen.
ETERNAL Father, grant us mercy through the
Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy we beseech You. Amen,
Amen, Amen.
The
following prayers, composed by Our Lord, are to be said using the Rosary beads:
On the large beads (The "Our
Father" beads) : Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord, Jesus
Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls.
On the small beads (The "Hail
Mary" beads) : My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of Your Holy
Wounds.
Some Of The Promises Of Our Lord For Those
Who Practice This Devotion
·
“At each word
that you pronounce of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds, I allow a drop of My
Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner…”
·
“Each time
that you offer to My Father the merits of My divine Wounds, you win an immense
fortune…”
·
“Souls that
will have contemplated and honored My crown of thorns on earth, will be My
crown of glory in Heaven!..”
·
“I will grant
all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You will
obtain everything, because it is through the merit of My Blood, which is of
infinite price. With My Wounds and My
Divine Heart, everything can be obtained...”
·
“From My
Wounds proceed fruits of sanctity. As gold purified in the crucible becomes
more beautiful, so you must put your soul and those of your companions into My
sacred Wounds; there they will become perfected as gold in the furnace. You can
always purify yourself in My Wounds…”
·
“My Wounds
will repair yours. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who honor them
will have a true knowledge of Jesus Christ. In meditation on them, you will
always find a new love. My Wounds will cover all your sins...”
·
“Plunge your
actions into My Wounds and they will be of value. All your actions, even the
least, soaked in My Blood, will acquire by this alone an infinite merit and
will please My Heart…”
·
“In offering
My Wounds for the conversion of sinners, even though the sinners are not
converted, you will have the same merit before God as if they were…”
·
“When you have
some trouble, something to suffer, quickly place it in My Wounds, and the pain
will be alleviated..”
·
“This
aspiration must often be repeated near the sick: "My Jesus, pardon and
mercy through the merits of Your Holy Wounds!" This prayer will solace
soul and body…”
·
“A sinner who
will say the following prayer will obtain conversion: "Eternal Father, I
offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal those of our
souls"..”
·
“There will be
no death for the soul that expires in My Holy Wounds; they give true life…”
·
“This chaplet
is a counterpoise to My justice; it restrains My vengeance..”
·
“Those who
pray with humility and who meditate on My Passion, will one day participate in
the glory of My divine Wounds…”
·
“The more you
will have contemplated My painful Wounds on this earth, the higher will be your
contemplation of them glorious in Heaven…”
·
“The soul who
during life honored the Wounds of Our
Lord Jesus Christ and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the Souls in Purgatory, will be
accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our
Lord on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive her and crown her…”
·
“The
invocations of the Holy Wounds will obtain an incessant victory for the
Church…”
(Nihil
obstat: Rev. Terry Tekippe, Censor Librorum. Imprimatur: + Most Rev. Francis B.
Shulte, Archbishop of New Orleans, 29 December 1989.)
References
1.
Messages and Prayers taken from Fraternite Notre Dame: Glory to Jesus Christ
Only Saviour of Men
(http://www.fraternitenotredame.com/Old%20Pages/En/Spi/HolyWounds.htm)