purgatory, go straight to heaven

 From The wonderful secrets of souls in purgatory by sister emmanuel

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Q: Well, Maria, can you tell us who are those who have a better chance to go to paradise straightway?

Those who have a good heart , good towards all. Love covers a multitude of sins.

Q: Yes, it is st. Paul saying this. What can we do on earth to avoid Purgatory and to go directly to Paradise?

We have to do much for the souls in purgatory. Because they also help us . It is necessary to have great humility. This is the greatest weapon against the evil one. Humility eliminates evil.

At this point I cannot resist the desire to quote a very beautiful story oof Fr. Berlioux( who wrote a good book on the souls in purgatory), regarding the help offered by these souls to all those people who help them with prayers and intercessions.

" It is said that a person particularly friendly with the souls in purgatory had consecrated her life to interceding for them.

When she came to the hour of her death, she was attacked furiously by the devil who saw that she was on the point of eluding him. It looked as if the entire abyss , allied against her , was surrounding her with its infernal troops.

The dying person had been fighting for some time with the most terrible effort, when suddenly she saw unknown people resplendent with beauty entering her flat. They put the devil to flight and , coming closer to her bed, addressed her with celestial words of encouragement and consolation. Filled with joy, and with a deep breath she shouted , " who are you ?" " who is doing me so much good ?"

Those good visitors replied," we are residents of Heaven, who through your help have been conducted to celestial bliss, and who in turn come now with gratitude to help you from this place of anguish in order to introduce you to the joys of the Holy City."

With these words the face of the dying woman became enlightened by a smile, her eyes closed and she fell asleep peacefully in the Lord. Her soul , pure as a dove, when she presented herself to the Lord of Lords, found many protectors and advocators among the souls she had helped to free. Being recognised worthy of glory , she entered triumphantly amidst a burst of applause and blessings from all those she had helped to free from purgatory."

May we one day have the same good fortune! It is necessary to say , then , that the souls we have helped to free through our prayers are extremely grateful. I warmly recommend that you experience this, they help us, they know our needs and obtain many graces for us.