MED-56Private revelationAccount·Margaret of Cortona·T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
Margaret of Cortona: a choir of souls wakes her; after her Communion they rise crying "Holy Communion saves souls"
How it happened
- Apparitions — Form not describedThe soul is seen
- Voices and soundsHeard, not seen: a voice, moans, sighs, knocking
What the soul wanted
- Asks for prayer or other helpRosary, Stations, Office, Communion, fasting, obedience, pilgrimage, indulgences
- Thanks, or announces releaseThe soul returns to give thanks or to say it is free
Evidence
- None stated in the source
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| TassoneDay by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory — Susan Tassone, 2014 | p. 334 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: The Fathers and Tradition
- Chapter: The Saints and Mystics
- Question: Do the souls appear to the living? What about “ghosts”?
- Question: When the souls appear, what do they ask for?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme D: How the souls appear and communicateIn flames, as light, as voices, burn marks — and what they ask for.
About the witness
Patristic and medieval stockto c. 1500 · T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
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