Frequently asked questions
In 1882, after having written her Christmas Novena, Luisa had an unexpected vision of the Infant Jesus who invited her to aspire to a higher level of grace and love. He exhorted her to meditate each hour of the day upon the corresponding 24 hours of His Passion and Death on the Cross. She did this on a daily basis, and 31 years later, in 1913 and 1914, Luisa was placed under obedience to write down these meditations, now known as “The Hours of the Passion”
In the late 1920’s the Virgin Mary frequently appeared to Luisa in her little bed in the afternoon, and revealed to her the events in her life – from her Immaculate Conception to her bodily Assumption into heaven. On May 6, 1930 Luisa finished writing down these revelations from Mary, which are presented in this book entitled, “The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will”.
At the age of seventeen Luisa composed the Christmas Novena which she refers to as The Nine Excesses of Love. She never ceased to recite this novena until her death.
In addition to the 36 volumes of the Book of Heaven, Luisa also wrote the following:
The Christmas Novena.
The 24 Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will.
The Rounds of the Soul in the Divine Will.
Through Luisa, Jesus told her Confessor, St. Annibale Maria Di Francia, that these 36 Volumes are to be called: “The Book of Heaven.”
The 36 Volumes were divinely inspired by Jesus and can be viewed as being structured like the way a house is built to guide us into living in the Divine Will.
Volumes 1- 4 are like the foundations of a house. They guide us in the perfection of the virtues.
Volumes 5-10 are like building the walls of the house.
Volumes 11-12 are like putting the roof on -
Volumes 13-36 are like changing a house into a home.
Spiritually they can also be viewed as a progression under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Volumes 1-10 show us how to become a Divine Image of Jesus Himself.
Volumes 11-19 show us how to “Live” in the Divine Will through the Power of the Holy Spirit.
Volumes 20-36 show us how to receive the Divine Inheritance of the Father.