UMP-R5Private revelationRevealed content·Sr Mary of the Cross (the Manuscript)·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
What they know: only what God wills; who prays for them; most are totally abandoned; God grants more through them than through the saints; they pray for the Church; prayers said for souls already in Heaven are passed on; those who forgot the dead are forgotten in turn; they know present events on earth (France)
How it happened
- Locutions and revealed knowledgeChrist, Mary, an angel or a soul speaks within; the seer “knows”
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 |
|---|---|
| Unpublished ManuscriptAn Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory — Sr Mary of the Cross (ed. the Directors of Notre Dame de la Bonne Mort), English ed. 1967 | pp. 31, 32, 34, 36, 41, 43, 49 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Can the souls in Purgatory pray for us?
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory know we pray for them?
- Chapter: The Three States of the Church and the Communion of Saints
- 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
The Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory1874–1890 · T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
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