On Purgatory - For The Days Before the Feast of All Souls (Part 2 of 7)

Greetings in Jesus and Mary....

It is Oct. 28th and Nov. 3 will be the day we celebrate All Souls Day because it falls on a Sunday this year. I will give more info on Maria Simma because she was frequented by souls from Purgatory to ask for Masses, prayers, and sacrifices.

"According to Maria the holy souls have revealed to her the following:

1. -That priests and nuns should always wear their habits/clerics, in as much as possible.
2.  -That Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers should be used very rarely, that is, only when it is absolutely necessary; that priests and deacons should make every effort to distribute Communion to the faithful, even though it takes longer to do so.
3.  – That receiving Holy Communion in the hand should be avoided as much as possible.
4. -That holding hands during the Lords prayer and that the sign of peace after the Eucharistic prayer should be avoided in as much as it is possible, since both of these are a distraction from Jesus who is present upon the altar and that we should be concentrating upon Jesus alone during this important time of the Mass.
5. That dogs are the most hated animals by the devil and the demons because they are the closest and most helpful animal to mankind.
6. -That outside of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph is one of the greatest Saints who advocates for the souls in Purgatory.  The Angels, especially St Michael the archangel, and also the poor souls own guardian angel are also very powerful in helping to obtain mercy and pleading their cause before God. Also very important is any Saint that the person might have had a devotion to during one’s lifetime.  Maria also pointed out that the Patron Saint of the poor souls in purgatory is St Nicholas of Tolentino
7. -The holy souls have also revealed to Maria that it is on Christmas day that the most souls are released from purgatory and then also Good Friday, Ascension day, All Souls day and the feast of the Assumption.

Some important things that the holy souls have taught her over the years:
The holy souls have repeatedly told her that the greatest help for them that they can obtain from those here on earth is the offering of holy Mass. Next to the Mass, the holy Rosary and the Stations of the Cross are very beneficial to them.  Any sacrifice we make–even the smallest ones– offered specifically for them have a great value in the eyes of God, and greatly lessen their sufferings and time in purgatory.  The poor souls have told her that even the smallest prayer or sacrifice is like giving a cool glass of water to a parched sojourner travelling in the driest desert.

The holy souls have also told her that there are many, many degrees in purgatory, and that the lower parts of purgatory are the most difficult and the most purifying, and this is where those with grave (severe) sins go–that is,  grave sins that have not been forgiven in the sacrament of Confession. As each soul makes reparation for his/her sins that they have committed against God and there fellow man, they are slowly purified and therefore they slowly make progress to the higher levels of purgatory. The souls that appear to Maria are almost always souls that are residing in the higher levels of purgatory.  Essentially, the more repentant and sorrowful one is for the sins committed against God and neighbor during ones lifetime, the quicker one progresses from the lower to the higher degrees of purgatory."

The highlighted quote above has also been revealed to saints that have had the privilege to talk to souls from Purgatory. It makes sense that there would be different degrees because we have different degrees in Heaven and Hell as well. It is only just. I would like to add that when Our Lady came to Fatima in July, 1917, She showed the children Hell where the souls of poor sinners go because there is no one to pray for them. This would give us the hope that if we pray for our loved ones who are on the way to perdition.....there very likely would be a chance that Our Lady would/could intercede for them and put them in the deepest darkest dungeons of the most pitiful pits of Purgatory. MAY THIS BE OUR HOPE FOR THOSE WE LOVE WHO ARE ON THE WRONG ROAD!

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