MED-43Private revelationAccount·St Bridget·T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
Bridget: a voice from the flames blesses those who help; a half-dark light over the prison signals deliverance
How it happened
- Voices and soundsHeard, not seen: a voice, moans, sighs, knocking
- 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
- None stated in the source
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| SchouppePurgatory Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints — Fr F. X. Schouppe SJ, 1893 | p. 287 |
| GemmingerAll Souls' Forget-Me-Not — Fr Louis Gemminger, English ed. 1889/1898 | pp. 191–192 |
| Ursuline of SligoStories about Purgatory and What They Reveal — An Ursuline of Sligo, 1904 (TAN 2005) | p. 75 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: The Three States of the Church and the Communion of Saints
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory know we pray for them?
- Question: Can the souls in Purgatory pray for us?
- Question: Can my refusal to forgive keep a soul in Purgatory?
- Chapter: Mary, Mother and Queen of the Holy Souls
- Chapter: What Purgatory Is
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: Is there joy in Purgatory?
What the witnesses report on this
- 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
Patristic and medieval stockto c. 1500 · T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
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