VDL-08Private revelationAccount·“Ruth”·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
Ruth: souls wait at the doors of their former homes for a sign of love; most, and never the poorest, may not appear
How it happened
- Locutions and revealed knowledgeChrist, Mary, an angel or a soul speaks within; the seer “knows”
What the soul wanted
- Reproaches neglectForgotten promises, delayed Masses
Evidence
- None stated in the source
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Van den AardwegHungry Souls — Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg | pp. 138, 139 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: Levels and Degrees
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: Are there levels or regions in Purgatory?
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory suffer?
- Chapter: The Place of Purgatory
- Question: Is Purgatory a place?
- Question: Do the souls appear to the living? What about “ghosts”?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme B: Levels and degreesRegions, stages and degrees of Purgatory — and why no two witnesses layer it alike.
- Theme C: Where the souls expiate — a place, the earth, the house, the “ghost”Purgatory as a place, souls serving their Purgatory on earth, haunted houses.
About the witness
Von der Leyen, Hibbeln and “Ruth”20th century · T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
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