VDL-02Private revelationAccount·Eugenie von der Leyen·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
The murdered shepherd Fritz: nights of tumult; a grey form that felt like a damp warm towel; mute; leaves at holy water; later saved by "insight and repentance", "in the forlornness"; a burning finger leaves a red burn her confessor saw; her going to Mass helps him
How it happened
- Apparitions — As light, mist or shadowThe soul is seen
- Touch and physical tracesHeat, touch, a weight; burns and prints left on objects
- PhenomenaNoises, moved objects, lights, animals reacting
What the soul wanted
- Asks for prayer or other helpRosary, Stations, Office, Communion, fasting, obedience, pilgrimage, indulgences
- Gives a sign or proofA burn, a name, a fact the witness could not know
Evidence
- A lasting physical traceA burn or print that remained
- A second witnessSomeone else saw or heard it too
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Van den AardwegHungry Souls — Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg | pp. 114–117 |
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?
- 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?
- 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 my refusal to forgive keep a soul in Purgatory?
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.
- Theme E: What the souls know, and do, for the livingWho prays for them, whether they pray for us, warnings, help and gratitude.
- Theme F: The most efficacious prayers and worksThe Mass first; then prayer, alms, works of mercy, indulgences — and the traps.
About the witness
Von der Leyen, Hibbeln and “Ruth”20th century · T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
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