Marie Lataste

Marie Lataste (born February 21, 1822 in Mimbaste near Dax , France ; died May 10, 1847 in Rennes ) was a French mystic and nun in the Société du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus ( Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacré-Cœur ) )

Life

Marie Lataste was born on February 21, 1822 in the small town of Mimbaste in southwest France. Her parents were simple farm workers and so Marie and her two sisters could not attend school. Her mother, who was only able to attend the first four classes of elementary school, tried to teach the children the most important basic skills of reading and writing, but also sewing and spinning. One lived a simple life, characterized by work and renunciation, but filled with a deep faith.

In contrast to her two sisters, Marie was a very lively and stubborn child, and the teachings of the Church, which her mother tried to convey to her, were difficult to get through to her. It was only when she was about to be admitted to first communion at the age of twelve that Marie began to study the doctrine seriously. This first communion was a profound experience for Marie, during which she believed that she felt the presence of Jesus very deeply and vividly.

According to her own account, Jesus appeared to her again and again from the age of seventeen, mostly during Holy Mass , and taught Marie about the contents of faith, religion and Christian life.

At the behest of her confessor, Abbé Darbins, the messages were written down. Together with the director of the Dax seminary , Abbé Dupérier, he carefully examined all of Marie Lataste's records before he submitted them to the responsible bishop François Lanneluc of Aire for approval.

After the approbation, the writings were published in France in 1866 and, after additional approbation by the episcopal ordinariate in Augsburg, in Germany in 1868. A current German version is available under the title Marie Lataste - Die Lehren Jesu .

At one point in their scriptures the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception is foretold. Since Marie Lataste already in 1847, seven years before the proclamation of this dogma in 1854 by Pope Pius IX. died, a prophetic statement can be assumed here.

In May 1844, Marie Lataste entered the monastery of the Societé du Sacré-Coeur in Paris, a little later she moved to the newly founded monastery in Rennes. Even during her time as a novice , she became ill and weaker and weaker, which the doctors initially tried to counteract with changes in the air and strong food. Marie Lataste died on May 10, 1847, after taking her religious vows on her deathbed.

When Abbé Dupérier heard of Marie Lataste's early death, he wrote in a letter to the Superior of the Sacé Coeur Order: “I don't know, should I take this opportunity to offer my condolences or congratulations, since you now have a protector in heaven, because I am firmly convinced that Sister Marie was a saint. "

Literature (selection)

• Darbins, Abbé Pascal (ed.): Life and works of the worthy Marie Lataste, lay sister in the monastery of St. Heart. 1st edition in 3 volumes. Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg [u. a.] 1867-1868.
• Darbins, Abbé Pascal (ed.): Life and writings of the pious lay sister of the sacred heart of Jesus, Marie Lataste. 2nd, revised and improved edition in 3 volumes. Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg [u. a.] 1872–1873.
• Isenegger, Marie-Therese (Ed.): In the University of God. Marie Lataste, a mystic of the 19th century, writes at Heaven's bid on the most important points of Christian life. Theresia-Verlag, Lauerz 1997, ISBN 978-3-908542-51-3 .
• Dirko Juchem (ed.): Marie Lataste - The teachings of Jesus. The teachings of Jesus on the subjects of faith and the Christian life to Marie Lataste. Sabat publishing house, Kulmbach 2018, ISBN 978-3-943506-50-1 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Marie Lataste in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website about Marie Lataste