Locution (paranormal)

Locution (from Latin locutio, -onis a "speaking" < loqui "speak"[1]) is a paranormal phenomenon or supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint. Phenomena of locutions are described in the lives of Christian saints such as Saint Mary of Egypt (5th century), who heard the locution from the Icon of Virgin Mary at the Holy Sepulchre or in case of the Saint Henry of Coquet Island (d. 1127) who experienced the locution from the figure of Christ crucified.[2]

## Locutions in Christianity

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (1978) reports the locution phenomenon in the life of the St. Henry of Coquet (p. 189), a Dane by birth, who was a hermit on an island off the British coast by Tynemouth:

"After some years a party of Danes tried to persuade him to return to his own country, where there was no lack of site suitable for hermits. But after a night in prayer and experience of a locution from the figure of Christ crucified, he decided to stay on. As his holiness became known, visitors became numerous, attracted by his special gifts of prophesy, telekinesis and reading the secrets of hearts".[2]

Likewise, similar locution case is reported in the life of Saint Mary of Egypt (p. 271, same edition):

"Once at Jerusalem, she was held back from entering the church with the other pilgrims by an invisible and irresistible force. Lifting her eyes to an icon of the Blessed Virgin, she was told to go over the Jordan where she would find rest".[3]

## See also

* Interior locution

## References

1. ↑ The New International Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language. Encyclopedic Edition. Trident Press International, 2003. P. 748.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Hugh Farmer. Oxford Dictionary of the Saints. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 1978, 1979, 1980. P. 189
3. ↑ David Hugh Farmer. Oxford Dictionary of the Saints. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 1978, 1979, 1980. P. 271

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Private revelation in the Catholic Church

Revelations|

* Apparitional experience
* Christian mysticism
* Locution
* interior
* Marian apparition
* Religious ecstasy
* Vision (spirituality)
* Visions of Jesus and Mary

Miracles|

* Bilocation
* Charism
* Gift of miracles
* Gifts of healing
* Glossolalia
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* Prophecy
* Word of Knowledge
* Word of wisdom
* Eucharistic miracle
* Miracle of Lanciano
* Levitation
* Lourdes water
* Miracle of the Sun
* Odour of sanctity
* Stigmata
* Tabor Light
* Thaumaturgy
* Weeping statue

Discernment|

* Documents
* Code of canon law
* Haurietis aquas
* Normae Congregationis
* Tribus circiter
* Magisterium
* Rule of Faith
* Sensus fidei
* Theology
* Bridal theology
* Christology
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* Mystical theology

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* Acts of reparation
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* Rosary
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* Sacred Heart
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* Scapular

Shrines|

| Marian shrines|

* Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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* Knock Shrine
* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima
* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
* Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
* Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva
* Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens
* Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei
* Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of San Nicolás

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Others|

* Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy
* Sanctuary of Christ the King
* Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
* Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo

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