CGE-R4Private revelationRevealed content·Catherine of Genoa·T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
The greatest joy and the greatest pain together; "one glimpse of God exceeds every pain"; love would annihilate the souls were they not immortal
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 |
|---|---|
| Catherine of Genoa, TreatiseTreatise on Purgatory — St Catherine of Genoa, Manning's preface 1858 | pp. 17–18, 46–47, 55 |
| SalzaThe Biblical Basis for Purgatory — John Salza, 2008 | p. 32 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Is there joy in Purgatory?
- Chapter: The Saints and Mystics
- Chapter: What Purgatory Is
- Chapter: Mary, Mother and Queen of the Holy Souls
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: Can a soul in Purgatory be lost — can it go to Hell?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme I: ConsolationsJoy and pain together; Our Lady, the angels and St Michael among the souls.
About the witness
St Catherine of Genoa1447–1510 · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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