EMM-09Private revelationAccount·Anne Catherine Emmerich·T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
To Dean Rensing (1813): a deep abyss of sad, silent souls with joy at God's mercy, the Mother of God enthroned among them; "Instruct your penitents to pray"
How it happened
- Visions of Purgatory itselfThe witness is shown the place, or a release
What the soul wanted
- Teaches about the afterlifeJudgement, levels, durations, pains, helps
Evidence
- A contemporary inquiry or documentA canonical inquiry, a signed letter, an official report
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Emmerich, Life & Revelations ILife and Revelations, vol. I — Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich (ed. K. E. Schmöger), 1870 (TAN) | p. 204 [edition reference to be confirmed] |
| TassoneDay by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory — Susan Tassone, 2014 | p. 18 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Is there joy in Purgatory?
- Chapter: The Saints and Mystics
- Chapter: Mary, Mother and Queen of the Holy Souls
- Chapter: Levels and Degrees
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: Are there levels or regions in Purgatory?
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory suffer?
- Chapter: The Three States of the Church and the Communion of Saints
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme B: Levels and degreesRegions, stages and degrees of Purgatory — and why no two witnesses layer it alike.
- Theme E: What the souls know, and do, for the livingWho prays for them, whether they pray for us, warnings, help and gratitude.
- Theme I: ConsolationsJoy and pain together; Our Lady, the angels and St Michael among the souls.
About the witness
Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich1774–1824 · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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