Vassula Ryden, Switzerland, 1991-Current
Status: Established as Not
Supernatural (Constat de non
Supernaturalitate)
Episcopal Remarks:
“a number of basic elements that must be considered negative in the light of
Catholic doctrine. In addition to
pointing out the suspect nature of the ways in which these alleged revelations
have occurred, it is necessary to underscore several doctrinal errors they
contain.“ (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Notification On
Vassula Ryden, October 6, 1995); “the alleged "heavenly messages"
are merely the result of private meditations” (ibid); “the faithful are not
to regard the messages of Vassula Ryden as divine revelations, but only as her
personal meditations” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Vassula
Ryden Notification, December 1996); “these meditations, as the
Notification explained, include, along with positive aspects, elements that
are negative in the light of Catholic doctrine” (ibid). (See Documentation Here)
Corroboration by
Other Seers:
Biographical Information: Vassula Rydén who is Greek, born in Egypt, belongs to
the Greek Orthodox Church. She first started experiencing private revelations
from God in 1985 whilst living in Bangladesh, India…Since 1988 Vassula has been
invited to speak in 60 countries and has given over 700 presentations. Vassula
receives in all of this work no personal royalties, fees or benefit for her
efforts. So far the books have been translated into 40 languages…Wherever she
is invited, whether in Asia, the Americas, Australia, Africa or Europe, she is
welcomed by crowds of people of all ages from every imaginable social class and
milieu, both Christian and non-Christian. Among those who come to hear her
testimony are not only lay people, but also their spiritual leaders and
hierarchy. Also other religions, like the Israeli Jews invited her, as well as
the Buddhist monks of Hiroshima and of Bangladesh to give her testimony. The
attendance of her meetings has reached many thousands of people and among them,
in some countries, there could be Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews… She was
invited on 3 occasions to speak on unity in the World Council of Churches of
Geneva and once in Romania in Iasi at a meeting called : "Unity and
renewal, consultation and Christian spirituality for our times." In 1998
and 2001 the United Nations in New York, a section based on Peace in the World,
working specifically between Jews and Palestinians, invited Vassula to address
them and repeat what our Lord says to us in the messages to obtain peace in the
world. In 2001 she was invited among other speakers by the International
Bridgettine Centre of Farfa to speak on Ecumenism and Spirituality. Since May
2002, Vassula was invited to inter-religious meetings to give her testimony.
The first one was held in Dhaka where the opening was done by a Muslim
Imam….After that she was invited by the Archbishop of Taipei Joseph Ti-Kan to
give her speech to non-Christians. Vassula's speeches on reconciliation and
unity started to be known and appreciated among non-Christians. In February
2003 she was invited by the Venerable Suddhananda in his monastery in Dhaka to
honour her with the Peace Gold Award for her efforts of propagating peace in
the world. She was nominated for this peace award by the Buddhist monks as a
distinguished personality in recognition of her great contribution and her
efforts for establishing inter-religious harmony and promoting world Peace
among all peoples and faiths. The function was inaugurated by Rev. Michael
Rozario, Archbishop of the Catholic church in Dhaka. Among other guests was the
Secretary of the Apostolic Nuncio in Dhaka, as well as Muslim Professors from
various regions of Bangladesh and from the four major religions, Christians,
Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus…. After experiencing our Lady in a vision,
Vassula was asked by her to feed the poor as well for spiritual food was not
enough. Since then, many houses called Beth Miriam (house of Mary) started to
function from the friends of the messages to feed the poor. Those houses are
progressing to have schooling as well for the poor children. There are now in
the Philippines two of them, in Egypt, in Bangladesh, in the Holy Land, 3 in
Venezuela, 4 in Brazil, one orphanage in Kenya and help is given as well to 600
Buddhist orphans in Dhaka. 1
References
1.
True Life in God: A Love Hymn sung to us by God Himself By Vassula Ryden
(http://www.tlig.org/)
The Messages
References
1. Messages
taken from True Life in God: A Love
Hymn sung to us by God Himself By Vassula Ryden http://www.tlig.org/)