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Wife Mother and Mystic: Blessed Anna Maria Taigi

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For the blessed Anna Maria Taigi, there were no secrets; there was before her a "golden globe which became a sun of matchless light; in this all things were revealed to her". This miraculous "sun" was with her for forty-seven years, until her death at age sixty-eight. People of all strata of society came to her for advice and healing, from the poverty stricken, to nobility, to the leaders of the church.
She was a humble woman born in Sienna in 1769 "to a world in chaos". During her lifetime, Europe was in a state of constant upheaval, the church under siege, with some of the events during her lifetime being the French Revolution, Rome under oppressive French Directoire, and the imprisonment of Pope Pius VI.

Anna Maria led an austere, simple life, with her seven children and husband Domenico, whose boisterous temperament contrasted with hers, and who was a servant at the Chigi palace. Domenico, as well as her daughter Sophie, are quoted extensively from their depositions after her death in this book.
She renounced the ways of the world, and searched out the will of the Lord, and followed the advice to "always pull against the stream and never cease to resist one's own will".
Her visions covered a wide span of time (she saw "black airships traversing the skies") though the book does not dwell on her future revelations, but mostly describes her day to day life, and how she helped the many who would ask for her healing and help. The book also has little insights into her personality, as when a domestic broke a bottle, Anna Maria consoled her by saying "It is nothing. We must, after all, feed the crockery-makers".
Translated from the French, the book is also an interesting glimpse into life during a turbulent era, and important time in the history of the Catholic Church.

The heights of sanctity reached by Anna Maria can be attested to by the fact that her husband called their home heaven on earth. The book was very thorough in narrating this great mystic's life.

Blessed Anna Marie Taigi was a very pious & loving woman. This book lets you know of her many attributes. She kept her husband's temper pretty much in check. She made sure her children were brought up in religion. Ordinary people,royalty,popes & other clerical persons believed in her mystical prophesies. She had her battles with the devil like the Cure D'Ars. Excellent book for persons interested in learning about our many great religious wonders!

I first heard of Anna Maria Taigi years ago when I was a young girl. I knew of her as the Blessed who had predicted the forthcoming chastisement called the "Three Days of Darkness". Although initially terrified at the thought of this punishment which will eventually befall mankind, this started a fascination for me about this particular Blessed.

I was thrilled to read this book which I found quite interesting. Anna Maria Taigi had the ability to see the fate of the dead. She could gaze at an individual and know the state of their soul. She could literally look across the earth and see people as if they were standing in front of her. She knew what caused their distresses, and she also knew what could remedy their issues. This applied to entire nations, as well. People from every walk of life flocked to her to ask her advice based on her wisdom. This included, but was not limited to members of royalty and the Pope, among others.

This book is easy to read and understand; I highly recommend it to others, especially those who enjoy reading about mystics, prophesy and Catholic saints. You won't want to put this book down.