Purgatory Explained by the Lives
and Legends of the Saints
By Fr. F. X. Schouppe, S.J.
A 427 page book (4" x 7")
It is a fact of divine revelation that the soul of every person who dies
in the state of grace, but without having made sufficient expiation on earth for his forgiven
sins, will undergo the punishment and purification of Purgatory before entering Heaven. In
this fascinating book, Father Schouppe presents the ancient Catholic tradition on Purgatory,
explaining how its pains are excruciating
-- greater than any suffering known on earth, how
they are adapted to the past sins of each individual soul, how they can vary in duration from
less than one minute to a period of several centuries, and how they manifest the infinite mercy
of God no less than His justice. On many occasions God has allowed souls in Purgatory to appear
on earth to plead for prayers, sacrifices, and Masses for their relief; in Purgatory
Explained the reader will find scores of true stories of apparitions and revelations
on Purgatory taken from the lives of St. Margaret Mary, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Gertrude
the Great, St. Francis de Sales, St. Catherine of Genoa, St. Magdalen de Pazzi, St. Bridget
of Sweden, the Cure of Ars, St. Lidwina of Schiedam, St. Margaret of Cortona, and St. Thomas
Aquinas. These amazing revelations all emphasize the wonderful relief which the souls in
Purgatory receive from prayers, penance, almsgiving, and especially from the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass offered for them. Moreover, these stories describe the measureless gratitude of
the souls in Purgatory, and the priceless benefits which they obtain for their benefactors in
return.
Purgatory Explained is a book which goes to the very heart of the
Faith and should be read by every Catholic
-- by everyone who has deceased relatives or friends,
by everyone who has sins to make up for, and by everyone who wants to make a spiritual
investment that will return to him a hundredfold.
(Published by TAN Books)
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