"From a traditional Christian perspective, the definition of a mystic would be a person who is especially chosen by God to receive mystical gifts and graces, which are freely given to the individual by the express Will of God, and not through any special merit or choice of the individual who receives them. In other words, a person does not choose to become a mystic or to receive mystical graces, but is chosen by God to accomplish a specific purpose within the Church, for the salvation of souls."

Read more about Extraordinary Mystics of the Catholic Church: https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/

 

Deepen your prayer life by deepening your knowledge of Jesus Christ and our Blessed Mother:

The Mystical City of God/Mary of Agreda

Video about The Mystical City of God

Abridged Version: The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Volume One: The Conception; pdf
Volume Two: The Incarnation; pdf 
Volume Three: The Transfixion; pdf
Volume Four: The Coronation; pdf

 

The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda (1602-1665) is a monumental four-volume, 2,676 page history of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as revealed by Our Lady to this 17th-century Spanish nun. Venerable Mary saw in ecstasy all the events recorded here. Later, Our Lady told her to write them down in a book the result is The Mystical City of God, acclaimed by Popes, cardinals and theologians, a book which has inspired the laity and the clergy for over 300 years and which has gone into sixty editions in various languages.

More than just the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this book also contains information about the creation of the world, the meaning of the Apocalypse, Lucifer's rebellion, the location of Hell, the hidden life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, intimate details about our Lord's life, and many other enthralling topics.

The translator, Father George J. Blatter, a Chicago priest, first read the book in German and was so impressed that he learned Spanish in order to make a proper translation into English. His first edition appeared in 1912, ten years after he had started work. (From the back cover of the abridged version of The Mystical City of God)

"Just as I have told you that he who knows Me knows also my Father, so I now tell you that he who knows My Mother knows Me."

--The Mystical City of God, Vol. III, p. 765

 

Also see The Poem of the Man-God by Maria Valtorta-free pdf

The Gospel as Revealed to Me (newer English Translation of the Poem of the Man-God) -free pdf

 

Video Interview with Father Daniel Maria on the Poem of the Man-God

 

Mother Teresa was known to travel with three books: the Bible, her breviary, and one of the 5 volumes of The Poem of the Man-God (as told by her confessor, Msgr. Maasburg, who traveled and worked closely with her for years). 

 

"...The sublime Mariological theme of Mary as 'Co-redemptrix' with and under Jesus, the divine Redeemer, accurately embodies the best and richest Mariology of the last millennium. Rather than a threat to Scripture reading, The Poem makes the superior Word of God come alive and move souls to repentance, conversion, and peace. ...The time has come for The Poem of the Man-God to be universally appreciated as the contemporary mystical classic that it is..." 

-Mark Miravalle
St. John Paul II Chair of Mariology
Franciscan University of Steubenville
President, International Marian Association