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Luisa Piccarreta

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Born	23 April 1865; Corato, Bari, Italy
Died	4 March 1947 (aged 81); Corato, Bari, Italy

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Luisa Piccarreta, TOSD, also known as the "Little Daughter of the Divine Will"^{[citation needed]}, (23 April 1865–4 March 1947), was a Catholic mystic and member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Her writings and spirituality centred on union with the will of God.

Biography

Luisa Piccarreta was born in the comune of Corato in the former Province of Bari, southern Italy, on 23 April 1865 to Vito Nicola and Rosa Tarantino Piccarreta. She received only a first grade education, and as a teenager she joined the Third Order of Saint Dominic.^[1] As an adult, she took up lacemaking.

By 1889, she became bedridden. In February of that year, Annibale Maria di Francia, who had been appointed as the Ecclesiastical Censure for all her writings, asked her to begin a diary of her spiritual experiences. After Piccarreta finished writing the original manuscript she sent it to di Francia along with a letter. In this letter she speaks of the satisfaction that Jesus feels whenever we meditate on the hours of the passion.^[2] She says, "as if Jesus heard his own voice and his prayers being reproduced in those reparations, just as the ones he raised to his father during the 24 hours of his sorrowful passion". Also, Luisa included along with the manuscript and letter some additional notes in which she listed the effects and promises that Jesus makes to whoever meditates on these hours of his passion.^[3]

In 1926, di Francia was in Trani to open branches of his newly established institutes; he asked Piccareta to write her autobiography. She did this until 1938, with her writings running to thirty-six volumes. She stopped writing after her three first books (L'Orologio della Passione, Nel Regno dellà Divina Volontà et La Regina del Cielo nel regno della Divina Volontà) were added to the Index Librorum Prohibitorum by the Holy Office.^[4] Piccarreta died of pneumonia on 4 March 1947, at the age of 81.^[1]

Beatification process

In 1994, the Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie opened her cause for beatification.^[1] By October 2005, the diocesan process of inquiry and documentation within the Diocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie-Nazareth was completed. Her case was then passed on to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints at the Holy See, and she was titled Servant of God. On several occasions, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith refused to give its nihil obstat to the pursuit of the beatification process.^[5] The canonical process for Piccareta was suspended in January of 2024^[6] because of "theological, christological and anthropological^[7]" issues related to her writings, but resumed in June 2024 with the issuing of the nihil obstat by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.^[8]

Writings

"This creature, Luisa, who was visited by suffering – because indeed in her life of a confirmed Christian the Lord asked of her something exceptional, something special – said 'yes' to Christ; and Christ identified her completely with the one plan of the Father ..." ("Luisa la Santa" Archbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri, May 2000)^[9]

In 2007, the investigation turned to examining Piccarreta's writings, "... to clarify difficulties of a theological nature".^[10] This review was somewhat complicated by the fact that she wrote her works in the Barese dialect of Southern Italy.^[11] In a letter dated 1 November 2012, Archbishop Giovan Battista Pichierri pointed out that until such time as the review was finished, it would have been premature to render any opinion as to whether or not Piccarreta's writings conformed to Catholic teaching. Archbishop Pichierri also stated that a "typical and critical edition" of her writings will then be issued. He further specified that the Archdiocese is not the legal owner of her writings. On 1 November 2012, Pichierri reiterated what he had earlier observed in 2006, "that the doctrine of the Divine Will has not always been presented in a respectful and correct manner, according to the Doctrine of the Church and the Magisterium, placing on the lips of Luisa claims that not even implicitly are found in her writings. This causes trauma in the consciousness and even confusion and rejection in people and among the priests and bishops." (Letter of 9 March 2006).^[10]

"... the initiatives that are taken in reference to the spirituality of Luisa, such as conferences, days of spirituality, prayer meetings, etc. To give peace of mind to those who participate, and do not need authorization by their Bishop." (Letter dated 24 November 2003).^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ""Short Biography of Luisa Piccarreta", Postulation for the Cause of Beatification Luisa Piccarreta".
^ "The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ".
^ "The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ".
^ R. Pantanetti, secrétaire du Saint-Office, « Decretum proscriptio Librorum », Acta Apostolicae Sedis, vol. V, 13 juillet 1938, p. 318.
^ Trouiller, Natalia (6 July 2023). "Même après l'affaire des frères Philippe, le culte du secret est toujours là". La Vie (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2023. Le dicastère pour la Doctrine de la foi a par deux fois, dont la dernière en novembre 2019, refusé d'accorder son nihil obstat à la poursuite de la cause en béatification imprudemment introduite par l'archevêque de Trani, vu les énormités contenues dans l'œuvre de la pseudo-mystique.
^ "Beatification process of Luisa Piccarreta suspended". international.la-croix.com. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ Pasquier, Geneviève (1 February 2024). "Béatification de Luisa Piccarreta ? Les raisons du coup d'arrêt de l'Église". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ "Communication of the Postulator Msgr. Paolo Rizzi about the Cause of Beatification". Luisa Piccarreta Official Website. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "The Twenty-Four Hours of the Passion – LUISA PICCARRETA".
^ ^a ^b ^c ""Letter of the Archbishop of Trani, 1 November 2012"".
^ "Donavan, Colin B. "Luisa Piccarreta - Status of her Cause", EWTN, 21 December 2017".

External links

Official website

"Introduction to Luisa Piccarreta: The Book of Heaven, The Divine Will, St Hannibal Di Francia, Hours of the Passion, The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23.
"Luisa Piccarreta and the Divine Will" (in English, Spanish, and Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2018-07-06.

"Monthly Prayers Calendar and Other Writings". Luisa Piccarreta (in English, Spanish, and Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2018.

"Pia Associazione "Luisa Piccarreta"" (in English and Italian). Archived from the original on 2005-04-20. Retrieved 2008-08-11..

[postulator-1] ""Short Biography of Luisa Piccarreta", Postulation for the Cause of Beatification Luisa Piccarreta".

[2] "The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ".

[3] "The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ".

[4] R. Pantanetti, secrétaire du Saint-Office, « Decretum proscriptio Librorum », Acta Apostolicae Sedis, vol. V, 13 juillet 1938, p. 318.

[5] Trouiller, Natalia (6 July 2023). "Même après l'affaire des frères Philippe, le culte du secret est toujours là". La Vie (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2023. Le dicastère pour la Doctrine de la foi a par deux fois, dont la dernière en novembre 2019, refusé d'accorder son nihil obstat à la poursuite de la cause en béatification imprudemment introduite par l'archevêque de Trani, vu les énormités contenues dans l'œuvre de la pseudo-mystique.

[6] "Beatification process of Luisa Piccarreta suspended". international.la-croix.com. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[7] Pasquier, Geneviève (1 February 2024). "Béatification de Luisa Piccarreta ? Les raisons du coup d'arrêt de l'Église". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[8] "Communication of the Postulator Msgr. Paolo Rizzi about the Cause of Beatification". Luisa Piccarreta Official Website. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[9] "The Twenty-Four Hours of the Passion – LUISA PICCARRETA".

[Giovan-10] ""Letter of the Archbishop of Trani, 1 November 2012"".

[11] "Donavan, Colin B. "Luisa Piccarreta - Status of her Cause", EWTN, 21 December 2017".

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-'''Luisa Piccarreta''', (23 April 1865&ndash;4 March 1947) now a [[Servant of God]] and also known as the "Little Daughter of the Divine Will", was a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mystic and author whose spirituality centred on union with the [[Will of God]].
+'''Luisa Piccarreta''', [[Third Order of Saint Dominic|TOSD]], also known as the "Little Daughter of the Divine Will"{{cn|date=June 2024}}, (23 April 1865&ndash;4 March 1947), was a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mystic and member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Her writings and spirituality centred on union with the [[will of God]].
-For some time, her [[Confessor#Confession of sins|confessor]] was [[Saint#Roman Catholicism|Saint]] [[Annibale Maria di Francia]]. Piccarreta is currently under investigation for possible [[canonization]] as a saint of the Church.
 == Biography ==
-Luisa Piccarreta was born in the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Corato]] in the former [[Province of Bari]], southern [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], on 23 April 1865 to Vito Nicola and Rosa Tarantino Piccarreta. She received only a first grade education, and as a teenager she joined the [[Third Order of Saint Dominic]].<ref name=postulator>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/LuisaBio.htm|title="Short Biography of Luisa Piccarreta", Postulationfor the Cause of Beatification Luisa Piccarreta}}</ref> As an adult, she took up [[lacemaking]].
+Luisa Piccarreta was born in the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Corato]] in the former [[Province of Bari]], southern [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], on 23 April 1865 to Vito Nicola and Rosa Tarantino Piccarreta. She received only a first grade education, and as a teenager she joined the [[Third Order of Saint Dominic]].<ref name=postulator>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/LuisaBio.htm|title="Short Biography of Luisa Piccarreta", Postulation for the Cause of Beatification Luisa Piccarreta}}</ref> As an adult, she took up [[lacemaking]].
-By 1889, she became bedridden. After the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta had been living continuously the Hours of the Passion for over thirty years, (now Saint) [[Annibale Maria di Francia]], who had been appointed as the Ecclesiastical Censor for all her writings, commanded her under Holy Obedience to put them into writing.  In February of that year, (now Saint) Hannibal Maria Di Francia asked her to begin a diary of her spiritual experiences.  After the S.G. Luisa Piccarreta finished writing the original manuscript she sent it to St. Hannibal along with a letter. In this letter she speaks of the complacency that Jesus feels whenever we meditate on these Hours.<ref>http://www.passioiesus.org/en/horasdelapasion/que_son.htm</ref> She says, “as if Jesus heard His own voice and His prayers being reproduced in those reparations, just as the ones He raised to His Father during the 24 hours of His sorrowful Passion.” Also, Luisa included along with the manuscript and letter some additional notes in which she listed the effects and promises that Jesus makes to whoever meditates on these Hours of His Passion.<ref>http://www.passioiesus.org/en/horasdelapasion/que_son.htm</ref>
+By 1889, she became bedridden. In February of that year, [[Annibale Maria di Francia]], who had been appointed as the Ecclesiastical Censure for all her writings, asked her to begin a diary of her spiritual experiences. After Piccarreta finished writing the original manuscript she sent it to di Francia along with a letter. In this letter she speaks of the satisfaction that Jesus feels whenever we meditate on the hours of the passion.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.passioiesus.org/en/horasdelapasion/que_son.htm | title=The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ }}</ref> She says, "as if Jesus heard his own voice and his prayers being reproduced in those reparations, just as the ones he raised to his father during the 24 hours of his sorrowful passion". Also, Luisa included along with the manuscript and letter some additional notes in which she listed the effects and promises that Jesus makes to whoever meditates on these hours of his passion.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.passioiesus.org/en/horasdelapasion/que_son.htm | title=The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ }}</ref>
-In 1926, [[Annibale Maria di Francia]] was in [[Trani]] to open branches of his newly established institutes; he asked her to write her autobiography. She did this until 1938, with her writings running to thirty-six volumes. Piccarreta died of pneumonia on 4 March 1947, at the age of 82.<ref name=postulator/>
+In 1926, di Francia was in [[Trani]] to open branches of his newly established institutes; he asked Piccareta to write her autobiography. She did this until 1938, with her writings running to thirty-six volumes. She stopped writing after her three first books (''L'Orologio della Passione'', ''Nel Regno dellà Divina Volontà'' et ''La Regina del Cielo nel regno della  Divina Volontà'') were added to the ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' by the Holy Office.<ref> R. Pantanetti, secrétaire du Saint-Office, « Decretum proscriptio Librorum », Acta Apostolicae Sedis, vol. V, 13 juillet 1938, p. 318. </ref> Piccarreta died of pneumonia on 4 March 1947, at the age of 81.<ref name=postulator/>
+== Beatification process ==
-== Cause for canonization ==
+In 1994, the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie|Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie]] opened her cause for [[beatification]].<ref name=postulator/> By October 2005, the diocesan process of inquiry and documentation within the Diocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie-Nazareth was completed. Her case was then passed on to the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]] at the [[Holy See]], and she was titled [[Servant of God]]. On several occasions, the [[Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith]] refused to give its ''nihil obstat'' to the pursuit of the beatification process.<ref>{{cite news |last= Trouiller |first= Natalia |title= Même après l’affaire des frères Philippe, le culte du secret est toujours là |language= fr |newspaper= [[La Vie (magazine)|La Vie]] |date= 6 July 2023 |access-date= 2 September 2023 |url= https://www.lavie.fr/idees/debats/meme-apres-laffaire-des-freres-philippe-le-culte-du-secret-est-toujours-la-89349.php |quote= Le dicastère pour la Doctrine de la foi a par deux fois, dont la dernière en novembre 2019, refusé d’accorder son nihil obstat à la poursuite de la cause en béatification imprudemment introduite par l’archevêque de Trani, vu les énormités contenues dans l’œuvre de la pseudo-mystique.}}</ref> The canonical process for Piccareta was suspended in January of 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title=Beatification process of Luisa Piccarreta suspended |url=https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/beatification-process-of-luisa-piccarreta-suspended/19116 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=international.la-croix.com |language=en}}</ref> because of "theological, christological and anthropological<ref>{{cite news |last=Pasquier |first=Geneviève |date=1 February 2024 |title=Béatification de Luisa Piccarreta ? Les raisons du coup d’arrêt de l’Église |url=https://www.la-croix.com/religion/beatification-de-luisa-piccarreta-les-raisons-du-coup-d-arret-de-leglise-20240201 |access-date=2 February 2024 |newspaper=[[La Croix (newspaper)|La Croix]] |language=fr}}</ref>" issues related to her writings, but resumed in June 2024 with the issuing of the ''nihil obstat'' by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.<ref>{{cite web |title=Communication of the Postulator Msgr. Paolo Rizzi about the Cause of Beatification |url=https://en.luisapiccarretaofficial.org/news/communication-of-the-postulator-msgr-paolo-rizzi-about-the-cause-of-beatification/1944 |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=Luisa Piccarreta Official Website}}</ref>
-In 1994, the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie|Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie]] opened her cause for [[beatification]].<ref name=postulator/> By October 2005, the diocesan-level process of inquiry and documentation within the Diocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie-Nazareth was completed. Her case was then passed on to the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]] at the [[Holy See]], and she was titled "[[Servant of God]]".
 === Writings ===
+"This creature, Luisa, who was visited by suffering – because indeed in her life of a confirmed Christian the Lord asked of her something exceptional, something special – said 'yes' to Christ; and Christ identified her completely with the one plan of the Father ..." ("Luisa la Santa" Archbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri, May 2000)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://luisapiccarreta.me/the-twenty-four-hours-of-the-passion | title=The Twenty-Four Hours of the Passion – LUISA PICCARRETA }}</ref>
+In 2007, the investigation turned to examining Piccarreta's writings, "... to clarify difficulties of a theological nature".<ref name=Giovan/> This review was somewhat complicated by the fact that she wrote her works in the [[Bari dialect|Barese dialect]] of [[Southern Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/luisa_piccarreta.htm|title=Donavan, Colin B. "Luisa Piccarreta - Status of her Cause", EWTN, 21 December 2017}}</ref> In a letter dated 1 November 2012, Archbishop [[Giovan Battista Pichierri]] pointed out that until such time as the review was finished, it would have been premature to render any opinion as to whether or not Piccarreta's writings conformed to Catholic teaching. Archbishop Pichierri also stated that a "typical and critical edition" of her writings will then be issued. He further specified that the Archdiocese is not the legal owner of her writings. On 1 November 2012, Pichierri reiterated what he had earlier observed in 2006, "that the doctrine of the Divine Will has not always been presented in a respectful and correct manner, according to the Doctrine of the Church and the [[Magisterium]], placing on the lips of Luisa claims that not even implicitly are found in her writings. This causes trauma in the consciousness and even confusion and rejection in people and among the priests and bishops." (Letter of 9 March 2006).<ref name=Giovan>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/Luisa_Piccarreta1112.htm|title="Letter of the Archbishop of Trani, 1 November 2012"}}</ref>
-"This creature, Luisa, who was visited by suffering --because indeed in her life of a confirmed Christian the Lord asked of her something exceptional, something special - said "yes" to Christ; and Christ identified her completely with the one plan of the Father..." ("Luisa la Santa" Archbishop Giovanni Battista Pichierri, May 2000)<ref>https://luisapiccarreta.me/the-twenty-four-hours-of-the-passion</ref>
+"... the initiatives that are taken in reference to the spirituality of Luisa, such as conferences, days of spirituality, prayer meetings, etc. To give peace of mind to those who participate, and do not need authorization by their Bishop." (Letter dated 24 November 2003).<ref name=Giovan/>
-In 2007, the investigation turned to examining Piccarreta's writings, "...to clarify difficulties of a theological nature."<ref name=Giovan/> This review was somewhat complicated by the fact that she wrote her works in the [[Bari dialect|Barese dialect]] of [[Neapolitan language|Neapolitan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/luisa_piccarreta.htm|title=Donavan, Colin B. "Luisa Piccarreta - Status of her Cause", EWTN, 21 December 2017}}</ref> In a letter dated 1 November 2012, [[Giovan Battista Pichierri|Archbishop Giovan Battista Pichierri]] pointed out that until such time as the review was finished, it would have been premature to render any opinion as to whether or not Piccarreta's writings conformed to Catholic teaching. Archbishop Pichierri also stated that a "typical and critical edition" of her writings will then be issued. He further specified that the Archdiocese is the legal owner of her writings, and no other translations have been authorized.<ref name=Giovan/>
-On 1 November 2012, Archbishop Pichierri reiterated what he had earlier observed in 2006, "that the doctrine of the Divine Will has not always been presented in a respectful and correct manner, according to the Doctrine of the Church and the [[Magisterium]], placing on the lips of Luisa claims that not even implicitly are found in her writings. This causes trauma in the consciousness and even confusion and rejection in people and among the priests and bishops." (Letter of 09 March 2006).<ref name=Giovan>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/Luisa_Piccarreta1112.htm|title="Letter of the Archbishop of Trani, 1 November 2012"}}</ref>
-"...the initiatives that are taken in reference to the spirituality of Luisa, such as conferences, days of spirituality, prayer meetings, etc., To give peace of mind to those who participate, must be authorized by their Bishop." (Letter dated 24 November 2003).<ref name=Giovan/>
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
+{{Wikiquote}}
-* [http://www.causaluisapiccarreta.it/pagine/testo.aspx?codpage=COM_30 Official website of the Cause]
+* [https://comingofthekingdom.org Official website]
-(Feb.18.2021: this site is not available, has been expired)
 * {{cite web|url= http://www.bookofheaven.org.uk/|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130423210118/http://www.bookofheaven.org.uk/|archive-date= 2013-04-23|title= Introduction to Luisa Piccarreta: The Book of Heaven, The Divine Will, St Hannibal Di Francia, Hours of the Passion, The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will|url-status= live|language= en}}
 * {{cite web|url= http://www.thedivinewill.net/luisa_piccarreta/en/index.htm/|title= Luisa Piccarreta and the Divine Will|language= en, es, it|access-date= 2018-07-06|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160602002606/http://www.thedivinewill.net/luisa_piccarreta/en/index.htm|archive-date= 2016-06-02|url-status= dead}}
-* {{cite web|url= http://luisapiccarreta.co/?page_id=16317|title= Monthly Prayers Calendar and Other Writings|language= en, es, it|website= luisapiccarreta.co|access-date= 7 July 2018}}
+* {{cite web|url= http://luisapiccarreta.com|title= Monthly Prayers Calendar and Other Writings|language= en, es, it|website= Luisa Piccarreta|access-date= 7 July 2018}}
 * {{cite web|url= http://www.luisalasanta.net/|title= Pia Associazione "Luisa Piccarreta"|language= en, it|access-date= 2008-08-11|archive-date= 2005-04-20|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050420081345/http://www.luisalasanta.net/|url-status= dead}}.
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