THE LAYMAN'S LANTERN

VDL-09Private revelationAccount·“Ruth”·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them

Ruth: a calf given away, the village children taught, humiliations offered; guardian angels keep spilt kerosene from a smouldering blanket

How it happened

Locutions and revealed knowledgeChrist, Mary, an angel or a soul speaks within; the seer “knows”

What the soul wanted

Asks for prayer or other helpRosary, Stations, Office, Communion, fasting, obedience, pilgrimage, indulgences
Helps or protects the livingRescue, guidance, a job found, a deathbed defended

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. 135–139

Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.

The Church’s teaching on this

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.
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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