In this excerpt (348.9 /12) of “The Gospel as Revealed to Me” by Maria Valtorta, Jesus speaks to the Apostles and to some disciples, men and women, gathered in the garden of the house of Nazareth:
"I wanted you to be here to meet Mary. Many of you know Mary as the "mother"—some as "the spouse." But no one knows her as the "virgin." I want now to reveal to you the soul of my Mother, her true and eternal beauty.
Come here, Mother. Do not blush, do not withdraw shyly, sweet dove of God. ... Let’s just sit down here, in the pleasant shade of the trees in blossom near the house, near your holy room. ... I have just spoken to you about "the eternal beauty of my Mother's soul. I am the Word and therefore I know how to use the exact words. I said "eternal"—not "immortal." And I deliberately said so.
Immortal is one who, once born, no longer dies. Thus the souls of the righteous are immortal in Heaven, the souls of sinners are immortal in hell, because a soul, once it has been created, can only die to grace. But the soul lives, exists from the moment God thinks it. It is the thought of God that creates it. The soul of my Mother has always been thought of by God. Because of this, it is eternal in its beauty, to which God has given all perfection, to derive delight and comfort from it."