A Catholic Classic of Mysticism & Miracles

Writings from a saint who saw angels, heard Christ, & bore His wounds.

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The devil fears the diary of this stigmatist and mystic.

When a book is nearly lost to fire — not by accident, but by spiritual attack — you read it differently.

You begin to wonder why Satan feared it. Why heaven preserved it. And what it might awaken in you.

These writings are from a saint who saw angels, heard Christ, bore His wounds, and yet never once sought admiration or claimed to be holy.

The Diary of Saint Gemma is the honest account of a young woman who wrestled with sin, illness, and scrupulosity, and chose love anyway.

Before she was a mystic, she was a strong-willed girl who lost her mother while young, lived with relatives, and wrestled with self-doubt. But that girl encountered Jesus. And that encounter changed everything.

Like St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Gemma was told by her spiritual director to write about her life. And like what she wrote would reveal not perfection, but the honesty of a soul trying to be faithful. In her diary, she admits her faults. She describes her struggles. She even reminisces about being a difficult child.

You’ll see reflections of yourself on nearly every page because she feels familiar, not distant or saintly.

Endure suffering, both physical and spiritual, with courage and fidelity
Respond when mocked, tempted, or spiritually tormented
Approach Holy Communion when you are feeling distant due to scrupulosity or dryness
Respond to spiritual desolation and prayer fatigue with the answer of a saint
Give your smallest offerings to bring relief to the souls in Purgatory
... and so much more!

This diary will change you. And once you read it, you can go even deeper with the second book in this set: God's Wounds, which takes a comprehensive look at the mystery of the stigmata (which St. Gemma bore every Thursday night).

Author John Clark takes an earnest, rigorous look at the stigmata across centuries, examining cases including St. Francis, Padre Pio, and St. Gemma.

Part investigative and part spiritual meditation, God’s Wounds offers a rare window into the extraordinary ways God has chosen to communicate the suffering of Christ.

These two powerful books will help you suffer better, love more deeply, live with more meaning; and, most importantly, grow in reverence and love for Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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