The Diary of Saint Gemma & God's Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ's Passion (2 Book Set)

The Diary of Saint Gemma

• Inspiring and beautiful diary of St. Gemma
• Incredibly relevant lessons for today
• Witness her heroic courage and love

God's Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ's Passion

• Fascinating study of the miracle of the stigmata
• Comprehensive, honest & faithful exploration
• Evaluation of historical & medical evidence

The Diary of Saint Gemma

From 1899 until her death in 1903, the young Italian woman St. Gemma Galgani physically experienced the wounds of Christ every Thursday evening. The stigmata would appear and bleed on her hands, feet, and side, stopping only on Friday afternoon and leaving white marks as a reminder. St. Gemma also experienced countless visions, raptures, ecstasies, and other mystical graces — as well as intense temptations from the devil.

Here is the remarkable diary of this young saint, which her spiritual director ordered her to write. It will give you an enthralling glimpse into her numerous encounters with Jesus Crucified, with Our Lady, and with her guardian angel, whom she saw almost every day and would even send on errands, usually to deliver messages to her confessor in Rome.

You will witness St. Gemma’s courage in fulfilling even laborious duties while wearing the hidden crown of thorns, and you’ll learn what St. Gabriel Possenti, to whom she was especially devoted, taught her about the connection between bodily illness and spiritual healing. Moreover, St. Gemma will teach you:

• What to do when you are mocked, tormented, or experience powerful temptations
• How to overcome the hesitation to receive Holy Communion due to scrupulosity, dryness, and desolation
• The key to overcoming struggles in prayer
• How to remain faithful during periods of intense suffering
• How obedience will defeat the enemy and help you overcome sinful habits
• How your prayers and small sufferings relieve souls in Purgatory

God's Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ's Passion

Throughout the long, fascinating, and sometimes mysterious history of supernatural phenomena in the Catholic Church, few are as startling—or as spiritually profound—as the stigmata: the miraculous appearance of Christ’s wounds on the bodies of ordinary believers.

For centuries, these signs of Jesus’s Passion have stirred deep devotion, curiosity, and controversy. Are they authentic or fabricated? What evidence supports them? And if they are real, why would God permit such a phenomenon?

In God’s Wounds, author John Clark delivers one of the most comprehensive, honest, and faithful explorations of the stigmata ever written. Steering clear of both cynicism and naïveté, Clark approaches the subject with respect and clarity, evaluating the evidence—both historical and medical—with reason and reverence. He examines well-known stigmatists like St. Francis of Assisi and Padre Pio, as well as lesser-known cases, comparing their stories with Church teaching, science, and common sense.

Part investigative history, part apologetic for the miraculous, and part spiritual meditation, God’s Wounds offers a rare window into the extraordinary ways God has chosen to communicate the suffering of Christ. It’s a compelling read for those seeking to understand the miraculous—and to grow in devotion to the One who bore the wounds of our salvation.