The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

Volume 6


March 20, 1905

True love and true virtues must have their origin in God.


Continuing in my usual state, blessed Jesus came for just a little and told me:  “My daughter, the love which does not have its origin in God cannot be called true love, and the virtues themselves which do not have their origin in God are falsified virtues.  Indeed, everything which does not have its origin in God can be called neither love nor virtue, but rather, apparent light that ends up converting into darkness.”  Then He added:  “For example:  a confessor who works and sacrifices himself very much for a soul is something holy – it apparently gives of heroism; and yet, if he does so because he has obtained or hopes to obtain something, the origin of his sacrifice is not in God, but in himself and for himself, therefore it cannot be called virtue.”