VIS-R1Private revelationRevealed content·The Portuguese visionary·T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
The angel on suffrages: daily Mass with the Memento, the Rosary and the Stations are the three great means; fasting with the director's permission; entrust everything to Mary; the Carmelite scapular; souls in the great Purgatory do not perceive suffrages, which still shorten their time; offer Communions; an extra Hail Mary for them in each decade
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 |
|---|---|
| Visions of PurgatoryVisions of Purgatory (Regard sur le Purgatoire) — An anonymous Portuguese layman, 1990s; English ed. Scepter | pp. 18, 20, 40–41, 46, 79, 92, 94, 97, 109 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Can I gain a plenary indulgence for a soul on an ordinary day?
- Question: Which prayers and works help the souls most?
- Question: What should I do for the dead?
- Chapter: A Rule of Charity for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: Gaining Indulgences for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: How We Help the Holy Souls
- Chapter: On Indulgences
- Chapter: A Drop for the Holy Souls
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme F: The most efficacious prayers and worksThe Mass first; then prayer, alms, works of mercy, indulgences — and the traps.
About the witness
The Portuguese Visions of Purgatory1990s · T4 (unapproved) — visions and the collections that retell them
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