Synopses & Reviews
Father Schouppe presents here the ancient Catholic tradition on Purgatory. Here are scores of these true stories, emphasizing the wonderful relief which the souls in Purgatory receive from prayers, penance, almsgiving, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. (5-8.00 ea.; 10-7.00 ea.; 15-6.00 ea.; 25-5.50 ea.; 50-5.00 ea.; 100-4.00 ea.).
Synopsis
You would never dream so much is known about Purgatory! Not only is the basic teaching of the Church given here, but also countless true stories of apparitions and revelations on Purgatory from the lives of St. Margaret Mary, St. Gertrude, St. Bridget of Sweden, the Cure of Ars, St. Lidwina of Schiedam, etc.
About the Author
Father F.X. Schouppe, S.J. was an eminent theologian of the nineteenth century. He was the author of Purgatory Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints and The Dogma of Hell. His purpose with the latter work, though the subject itself is terrifying, was not to sensationalize or to horrify; but rather to instruct people on the reality of Hell and to excite them to a dread of losing Heaven. The Dogma of Hell was originally published in 1883 by P.V. Hickey, and Purgatory Explained was printed in the late 1800s with the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.