MED-49Private revelationAccount·Henry Suso·T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
Henry Suso's friend: their pact of two Masses a week broken; "It is the Blood of Jesus Christ that is needed"
How it happened
- Voices and soundsHeard, not seen: a voice, moans, sighs, knocking
What the soul wanted
- Asks for MassesOften a stated number
- Reproaches neglectForgotten promises, delayed Masses
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 | pp. 196–197 |
| TassoneDay by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory — Susan Tassone, 2014 | p. 246 |
| O'Sullivan, Read Me or Rue ItRead Me or Rue It — Fr Paul O'Sullivan OP, 1936 | pp. 14–15 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Which prayers and works help the souls most?
- Chapter: How We Help the Holy Souls
- Chapter: Gaining Indulgences for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: On Indulgences
- Chapter: A Drop for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: A Rule of Charity for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: Three Things to Arrange Before You Need Them
- Question: What should I do for the dead?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme F: The most efficacious prayers and worksThe Mass first; then prayer, alms, works of mercy, indulgences — and the traps.
- Theme H: Days and hoursAll Souls, Christmas, Easter, Our Lady's feasts, Saturdays, the moment of the Mass.
About the witness
Patristic and medieval stockto c. 1500 · T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
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