Maria Valtorta (Itália, ano 1897-1961) - Obra: "O Evangelho como me foi revelado" (1944-1950)The elder people are talking and Alphaeus
[brother-in-law of Our Lady] says: «I hope I have solved the matter of the boys’ quarrels. I got the idea from your request, Joseph. I said to myself: ‘My brother wants a little sheep for Jesus, that He may have something to play with. I will get two, also for those naughty boys, to keep them quiet a little, and avoid continuous arguments with other parents with regard to bruised heads and skinned knees.
What with the school and what with the sheep, I will manage to keep them quiet’. But this year You also will have to send Jesus to school. It is time.»
[Our Lady says:] «I will never send Jesus to school,» says Mary resolutely. It is most unusual to hear Her talk in this way and above all to hear Her talk before Joseph.
[Alpheus says:] «Why? The Child must learn to be ready in good time to pass His exam when He comes of age…»
[Our Lady says:] «The Child will be ready. But He will not go to school. That is quite definite.»
[Alpheus says:] «You will be the only woman in Israel to do that.»
[Our Lady says:] «I will be the only one. But that is what I am going to do. Isn’t that right, Joseph?»
[Joseph says:] «Yes, that’s correct. There is no need for Jesus to go to school. Mary was brought up in the Temple, and She knows the Law as well as any doctor. She will be His Teacher. That’s what I want, too.»
[Alpheus says:] «You are spoiling the Boy.»
[Joseph says:] «You cannot say that. He is the best boy in Nazareth. Have you ever heard Him cry, or be naughty, or be disobedient, or lack respect?»
[Alpheus says:] «No. That’s true. But He will do all that if You continue to spoil Him.»
[Joseph says:] «You do not necessarily spoil your children just because you keep them at home. To keep them at home implies loving them with good common sense and wholeheartedly. And that is how we love our Jesus, and since Mary is better educated than a teacher, She will be Jesus’ Teacher.»
[Alpheus says:] «And when Your Jesus is a Man, He will be like a silly little woman frightened even of flies.»
[Joseph says:] «He will not. Mary is a strong woman, and She will give Him a manly education. I am not a coward, and I can give Him man-like examples. Jesus is a creature without any physical or moral faults. He will grow, therefore, upright and strong, both in His body and in His spirit. You can be sure of that, Alphaeus. He will not be a disgrace to the family. In any case, that is what I have decided, and that is all.»

 

 
Vide também Vida e Obra de Maria Valtorta
Nota sobre a fonte: Maria Valtorta foi uma mística católica italiana. Durante sua vida, ela foi agraciada com revelações de Jesus Cristo sobre o Evangelho, e também de Nossa Senhora, do Espírito Santo e de vários santos e anjos.