Padre Pio: souls on their way to Heaven stop at the friary door to thank him
How it happened
- Apparitions — Glorified or risingThe soul is seen
What the soul wanted
- 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 |
|---|---|
| PetriskoInside Purgatory — Thomas W. Petrisko, 2000 | p. 43 |
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?
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.
About the witness
19th–20th-century cases and saints1800 to the present · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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- MOD-28Padre Pio: more souls of the dead than of the living come up the road to the friary
- MOD-29Padre Pio: Padre Pio sees the late Padre Bernardo walk from Our Lady's altar to the sacristy on three nights