Our Story
The origins (1971 - 1993)
Our movement had a modest beginning in 1971. The initiators of the movement are the priest Claudio Gatti of the diocese of Rome and Miss Marisa Rossi of Rome. Don Claudio and Marisa started from different experiences and situations, but had in common the same ideals: to do something tangible for priests in difficulties and begin a more personal and incisive apostolate among the youth.
Each of them gave up sure life perspectives (family, career...) to achieve that purpose and to answer the specific vocation they felt they had been called upon. We begun as a small group, but then, little by little, many more joined and this filled us with great joy because faith is an asset we deeply enjoy when it is lived in union with many brothers.
Our first target was to focus on our work with the young people for they are far from sacraments and do not bring forward any religious education. We established some contacts in the place where they live and we tried to find the ones who were somehow interested in religious related problems.
Social Year 1993 - 1994: The Eucharist will triumph
A year has passed and again I take up the meek and respectful conversation with all those brothers and sisters who want to give me their attention and show me their affection. Allow me to be sincere to the point of roughness and expound everything to you with frankness even to the extent of seeming intransigent.
I have too much respect for the truth not to accept compromise and I love you all too much to exclude you from our life, even if it is a life that has known much suffering presented under various guises but ones which make one tremble: jealousy, envy, malice, defamation, calumny, dishonesty, presumption and pride.
As you already know, the presumed apparitions were opened up to everyone on the 24th of October 1993, but prior to that the ecclesiastical authority had been informed.
I think it is correct to say that this is the first time in the history of the Church that the ecclesiastical authority was informed openly at the start of public apparitions before anyone was admitted to them.
In fact I myself, on the 24th of September 1993, spoke at length and in some detail about these presumed apparitions to the Auxiliary Bishop H. E. Mons. Cesare Nosiglia.
Social Year 1994 - 1995: The triumph of the Eucharist has started
The year (1995) began with great suffering, when Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Vicar of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome, in a letter dated 6th December 1994, suspended the right to keep the Eucharist in our chapel and to celebrate Mass there.
It ended in great joy in seeing the Eucharist miraculously appear on September 14th 1995 in the garden of our residence in Via delle Benedettine; this Eucharistic miracle, which has been repeated very often in the presence of thousands of people, continues to occur as we write.
It can be affirmed that in this period of time the extraordinary has become normality and that these miraculous apparitions must above all be recorded, for the future, as Eucharistic apparitions.
We who are members of the Movimento Impegno e Testimonianza have seen and we believe, together with many other people and we have the right to believe.
Social Year 1995 - 1996: The Eucharist makes the Church
Even during the year 1995-'96, we of the Movement "Impegno e Testimonianza" raise to the Lord our song of praise, alternating happy notes and sad notes.
Around us, in fact, there is drawing close, as in a vice, a ferocious campaign of denigration, of malice, of slander and of defamation; priests, nuns and even several bishops continue to give in regard to us judgments which are contrary to the truth and not founded on charity; moreover they discourage lay persons in participating in our Biblical and prayer meetings and to attend the Marian and Eucharistic apparitions in Via delle Benedettine, 91, in Rome.
We respect those who affirm not believing in the supernatural origin of the phenomena which many times we have witnessed, but we cannot permit anyone to put doubt on our honesty, good faith and mental equilibrium.
Social Year 1996 - 1997: First learn how to love, then pray
Social Year 1997 - 1998: Know Jesus the Word, love Jesus in the Eucharist
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Letters of the Bishop
- 1st May 1998
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Letters of the community members
- 2nd April 1998
Social Year 1998 - 1999: You are Bishop ordained by God, Bishop of the Eucharist
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On 20th June 1999 Don Claudio Gatti has been ordained Bishop by God
Marisa, the young people, the grown-ups of the Movimento Impegno e Testimonianza "Madre dell’Eucaristia" announce that on 20th June 1999 Don Claudio Gatti has been ordained Bishop and has received all powers by Our Lord Jesus Christ, First, Supreme, Eternal Priest of the New Covenant, founder and head of the Church and of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
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Letters of the Bishop
- 24th October 1998
- 29th June 1999
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Letters of the community members
- 3 ottobre 1998
- 17th january 1999
- 10th May 1999
- 17th June 1999
Social Year 1999 - 2000: All is done
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11 giugno 2000
On the 11th of June 2000, feast of Pentecost, while I was celebrating the Holy Mass in the church "Mother of the Eucharist", a great Eucharistic miracle happened. As soon as I finished to say the wording of the consecration of the bread, blood began to come out from my host. Time stopped for me. I was bending over the host that I was holding tightly in my hands and I was gazing at the divine blood that was spreading on a great part of its surface. I haven't moved for a time that seemed endless to the present people, because they thought I was feeling sick, since on my face a shocking paleness and a strong blush alternated.
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Important Events
- The divine appeal
- The great trial of God
- The Holy Door
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Letters of the Bishop
- 7th October 1999
- 15th June 2000
Social Year 2000 - 2001: 3,000,000,000 souls converted
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Social Year 2001 - 2002: My bishop, ordained by Me, has gained victory
Social Year 2002 - 2003: The last satan's blow has arrived
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Important Events
- The last blow of satan
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Letters of the Bishop
- 6th January 2003
- 5th november 2002
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Altri documenti
- The "reserved" letter sent by the Vicariate
Social Year 2003 - 2004: Back to the origins
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Letters of the Bishop
- 24th October 2003
- 25th January 2004
- 29th February 2004
Social Year 2004 - 2005: The Year of the Eucharist
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Important Events
- Address of Pope John Paul II
- L'incontro con Mons. Claudio e Marisa
Social Year 2005 - 2006: The Year of Love
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Important Events
- Year of Love
- Was integrally revealed the third secret of Fatima?
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Letters of the Bishop
- 14th September 2005
Social Year 2006 - 2007: The Year of Humility
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Social Year 2007 - 2008: The Year of Hope
Social Year 2008 - 2009: The Year of Faith
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Important Events
- The Year of Faith
- Marisa flew to the House of the Father