UMP-R2Private revelationRevealed content·Sr Mary of the Cross (the Manuscript)·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
Three stages (the great Purgatory, the second, and the Purgatory of desire or "Threshold"), with many degrees in each; the lowest a temporary hell where prayers are not applied; tepid religious and priests; religious longer than lay people; Protestants long
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| Unpublished ManuscriptAn Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory — Sr Mary of the Cross (ed.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. 13, 14, 25, 28, 32, 33, 42, 57, 65 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Could someone who glimpsed Purgatory think they had seen Hell?
- Question: Are there levels or regions in Purgatory?
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Chapter: Levels and Degrees
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory suffer?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme B: Levels and degreesRegions, stages and degrees of Purgatory — and why no two witnesses layer it alike.
About the witness
The Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory1874–1890 · T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
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