CONTENTS PAGE AUTHOR s PREFACE v TRANSLATOR S PREFACE , part 3E. PURGATORY, THE MYSTERY OF JUSTICE. CHAPTER I. Purgatory in the Divine Plan r CHAPTER II. Prayer for the Dead Fear and Confidence ...2 CHAPTER III. The Word Purgatory Catholic Doctrine Council of TrentControverted Questions .... CHAPTER IV. Location of Purgatory Doctrine of Theologians Catechism of the Council of Trent St. Thomas q CHAPTER V. Location of Purgatory Revelations of the Saints St. Teresa St. Louis Bertrand St. Mary Magdalen de Pazri 8 xx CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI. PAGELocation of Purgatory St. Frances of Rome St. Magdalen <le Pazzi . " CHAPTER VII. Location of Purgatory St. Lidwina of Schiedam . . . 16CHAPTER VIII. Location of Purgatory St. Gregory the Great The Deacon Paschasius and the Priest Blessed Stephen, the Fran ciscan, and the Religious in his Stall Theophilus Renaud and the Sick Woman of Dole 1 9CHAPTER IX. The Pains of Purgatory, their Nature, their Rigour Doctrine of Theologians Bellarmine St. Francis of Sales Fear and Confidence 24CHAPTER X. Pains of Purgatory The Pain of Loss St. Catherine of Genoa St. Teresa Father Nieremberg 2CHAPTER XL The Pain of Sense Torment of Fire and Torment of ColdVenerable Bede and Drithelm 3CHAPTER XII. Pains of Purgatory Bellarmine and St. Christine the Admirable 34 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XIII. I AGEPains of Purgatory- Brother Antony Pereyra The Venerable Angela Tholomei 37 CHAPTER XIV. Pains of Purgatory Apparition of Foligno The Dominican Religious of Zamorra . CHAPTER XV. Pains of Purgatory The Brother of St. Magdalen cle Pazzi Stanislaus Chocosca Blessed Catherine of Racconigi . 45CHAPTER XVI. Pains of Purgatory St. Antoninus and the Sick ReligiousFather Rossignoli on a Quarter of an Hour in Purgatory Brother Angelicus .... 47CHAPTER XVII. Pains of Purgatory Blessed Quinziani The Emperor Maurice 50CHAPTER XVIII. Pains of Purgatory St. Perpetua St. Gertrude St. Catherine of Genoa Brother John de Via 53CHAPTER XIX. Pains of Purgatory St. Magdalen of Pazzi and Sister Benedicta St. Gertrude Blessed Margaret Mary and Mother de Montoux 57CHAPTER XX. Diversity of the Pains King Sancho and Queen Guda St. Lidwina and the Soul Transpierced Blessed Margaret Mary and the Bed of Fire 60 xxii . CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXL I AGEDiversity of the Pains Blasio Raised from the Dead by St. Bernardine Venerable Frances of Pampeluna and the Pen of Fire St. Corpreus and King Malachi ....64CHAPTER XXII. Duration of Purgatory Opinions of the Doctors Bellarmine Calculations of Father Mumford .....68CHAPTER XXIII. Duration of Purgatory St. Lutgarde, the Abbot of Citeaux, and Pope Innocent III. John de Lierre . . . . 71CHAPTER XXIV. Duration of Purgatory The Duellist Father Schoofs and the Apparition at Antwerp .......CHAPTER XXV. Duration of Purgatory The Abbey of Latrobe A Hundred Years of Suffering for Delay in the Reception of the Last Sacraments 79CHAPTER XXVI. Duration of Purgatory Venerable Catherine Paluzzi and Sister Bernardine Brothers Finetti and Rudolfini St. Peter Claver and the two Poor Women 82CHAPTER XXVII. The Cause of Suffering Matter of the Expiation of PurgatoryDoctrine of Suarez St. Catherine of Genoa ...85 CONTENTS. xxniCHAPTER XXVIII. PAGEMatter of Expiation The Remains of Mortal Sin Lord Stourton Sins of Lust not fully Expiated upon Earth St. Lidwina 88CHAPTER XXIX. Matter of Expiation Worldliness St. Bridget The Young Person The Soldier Blessed Mary Villani and the Worldly Lady 9 CHAPTER XXX. Matter of Expiation Sins of Youth St. Catherine of Sweden and the Princess Gida 93CHAPTER XXXI. Matter of Expiation Scandal Given Immodest PaintingsFather Zucci and the Novice 95CHAPTER XXXII. Matter of Expiation The Life of Pleasure The Pursuit of Comfort Venerable Frances of Pampeluna and the Man of the World St. Elizabeth and the Queen, her Mother . 98CHAPTER XXXIII. Matter of Expiation Tepidity St. Bernard and the Religious of Citeaux Venerable Mother Agnes and Sister de Haut Villars Father Surin and the Religious of Loudun . . 100CHAPTER XXXIV. Matter of Expiation Negligence in Holy Communion Louis of Blois St. Magdalen de Pazzi and the Departed Soul in Adoration IO xxiv CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXXV. PAGEMatter of Expiation Want of Respect in Prayer Mother Agnes of Jesus and Sister Angelique St. Severin of Cologne Venerable Frances of Pampeluna and the Priests Father Streit, S.J 106CHAPTER XXXVi. Matter of Expiation and Chastisement Immortirication of the Senses Father Francis of Aix Immortification of the Tongue Durand 109CHAPTER XXXVII. Matter of Expiation Intemperance of the Tongue The Dominican Father Sisters Gertrude and Margaret St. Hugh of Cluny and the Infringer of the Rule of Silence . inCHAPTER XXXVIII. Matter of Expiation Failure in Matters of Justice Father d Espinoza and the Payments Blessed Margaret of Cortona and the Assassinated Merchants . . . . . .113CHAPTER XXXIX. Matter of Expiation Sins against Charity Blessed Margaret Mary Two Persons of Rank in the Pains of Purgatory Several Souls Punished for Discord . . . . .115CHAPTER XL. Matter of Expiation Lack of Charity and of Respect towards our Neighbour St. Louis Bertrand and the Departed Soul asking Pardon Father Nieremberg Blessed Margaret Mary and the Benedictine Religious . . . . .117 CONTENTS. xxvCHAPTER XLI. J AC.K Matter of Expiation Abuse of Grace St. Magdalen cle Pazzi and the Dead Religious Blessed Margaret Mary and the three Souls in Purgatory I21 part . PURGATORY, THE MYSTERY OF MERCY. CHAPTER I. Fear and Confidence The Mercy of God St. Lidwina and the Priest Venerable Claude de la Colombiere . . .124CHAPTER II. Confidence Mercy of God towards Souls He Consoles them St. Catherine of Genoa The Brother of St. Magdalen de Paz/.i I 29CHAPTER III. Consolations of the Souls St. Stanislaus of Cracow and the Resuscitated Peter Miles I 3 I CHAPTER IV. Consolations of Souls St. Catherine de Ricci and the Soul of a Prince ....... J 33CHAPTER V. Consolations of Souls The Blessed Virgin Revelations of St. Bridget Father Jerome Carvalho Blessed Renier of Citeaux *35 XXV] CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI. PAGEConsolations of Purgatory The Blessed Virgin Mary Privilege of Saturday Venerable Paula of St. Teresa St. Peter Damian and the Deceased Marozi 137CHAPTER VII. Consolations of Purgatory The Angels St. Bridget Vener able Paula of St. Teresa Brother Peter of Basto . . 139CHAPTER VIII. Consolations of Purgatory The Angels Blessed Emilia of Vercelli The Saints in Heaven 144CHAPTER IX. Assistance given the Holy Souls Suffrages Meritorious, Impetratory, and Satisfactory Works God s Mercy St. Gertrude Judas Machabeus 146CHAPTER X. Assistance given to the Holy Souls Holy Mass St. Augustine and St. Monica 149CHAPTER XL Assistance rendered to the Souls Holy Mass Jubilee of Leo XIII. Solemn Commemoration of the Dead on the Last Sunday in September . . . . . , .152CHAPTER XII. Means of Assisting the Souls in Purgatory Holy Mass The Religious of Citeaux delivered by the Sacred Host Blessed Henry Suzo . . . . . . . . 155 CONTENTS. xxvnCHAPTER XIII. PACKRelief of the Souls Holy Mass St. Elizabeth and Queen Con stance St. Nicholas of Tolentino and Pellegrino d Osimo . 158CHAPTER XIV. Relief of the Holy Souls Holy Mass Father Gerard The Thirty Masses of St. Gregory . . . .161CHAPTER XV. Relief of the Holy Souls Eugenie Wybo Lacordaire and the Polish Prince . . . .164CHAPTER XVI. Relief of the Holy Souls Liturgy of the Church Commemora tion of the Dead St. Odilo 168CHAPTER XVII. Relief of the Souls The Sacrifice of the Mass Brother John of Alvernia at the Altar St. Magdalen de Pazzi St. Malachy and his Sister 17 CHAPTER XVIII. Relief of the Souls Holy Mass St. Malachy at Clairvaux Sister Zenaide Venerable Joseph Anchieta and the Re quiem Mass J 73CHAPTER XIX. Relief of the Souls through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Venerable Mother Agnes and Sister Seraphique Margaret of Austria The Archduke Charles Father Mancinelli . 176 xxviil CONTENTS. CHAPTER XX. PAGERelief of the Souls through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass St. Teresa and Bernardine de Mendoza Multiplicity of Masses Pomp of the Obsequies 179CHAPTER XXI. Relief of the Souls Prayer Brother Corrado d Offida The Golden Fish-hook and the Silver Thread . 182CHAPTER XXII. Relief of the Holy Souls The Holy Rosary Father Nieremberg Mother Frances of the Blessed Sacrament and the Rosary . . . . . . . . . .184CHAPTER XXIII. Relief of the Holy Souls Fasts, Penances, and Mortifications, however Trifling A Glass of Cold Water Blessed Margaret Mary 186CHAPTER XXIV. Relief of the Holy Souls Holy Communion St. Magdalen de Pazzi delivering her Brother General Communion in the Church 1 88CHAPTER XXV. Relief of the Holy Souls The Stations of the Cross Venerable Mary of Antigua . . . . . . . . .191CHAPTER XXVI. Relief of the Holy Souls Indulgences Blessed Mary of Quito and the Heaps of Gold . . . . . . 1 93 CONTENTS. XXixCHAPTER XXVII. I AGFRelief of the Holy Souls Indulgences Mother Frances of Pampeluna and the Bishop de Ribera St. Magdalen de Pazzi St. Teresa 196CHAPTER XXVIII. Relief of the Holy Souls Indulgences Indulgenced Prayers . 198CHAPTER XXIX. Relief of the Holy Souls Alms Raban-Maur and Edelard at the Monastery of Fulda . ....200CHAPTER XXX. Relief of the Holy Souls Alms-giving Christian Mercy St. Francis de Sales and the Widow at Padua ....203CHAPTER XXXI. Relief of the Holy Souls The Heroic Act of Charity towards the Holy Souls Father Mumford Denis the Carthusian and St. Gertrude 205CHAPTER XXXII. Relief of the Holy Souls Which of them should be the Objects of our Charity All the Faithful Departed St. Andrew Avellino Sinners Dying without the Sacraments St. Francis de Sales 208CHAPTER XXXIII. Relief of the Holy Souls For whom are we to Pray? Great Sinners Father Ravignan and General Exelmans The Widow in Mourning and the Venerable Cure of Ars Sister Catherine of St. Augustine and the Sinner Dead in the Grotto 2I1 XXX CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXXIV. Motives for Assisting the Holy Souls Excellence of this Work St. Francis de Sales St. Thomas of Aquin St. Bridget 215CHAPTER XXXV. Motives for aiding the Holy Souls Excellence of the WorkControversy between Brother Benedict and Brother Bertrand 218CHAPTER XXXVI. Motives for Assisting the Holy Souls Intimate Ties which Unite us to them Filial Piety Cimon of Athens and his Father in Prison St. John of God Saving the Sick from the Conflagration ......221CHAPTER XXXVII. Motives for Assisting the Holy Souls Facility in Relieving them The Example of the Saints and of all Fervent Chris tiansThe Servant of God, Mary Villani The Burned Forehead CHAPTER XXXVIII. Motives for Assisting the Holy Souls Examples of Holy Per sonsFather James Laynez Father Fabricius Father Nieremberg a Victim of his Charity ....226CHAPTER XXXIX. Motives an Incentive to Devotion towards the Holy Souls Ex amples of Generosity St. Peter Damian and his Father A Young Annamite The Doorkeeper at the Seminary and the Propagation of the Faith 22o CONTENTS. xxxiCHAPTER XL. PAGEMotives for Assisting the Holy Souls Obligation not only of Charity but also of Justice Pious Legacies Father Rossignoli and the Devastated Property St. Thomas of Cantimpre and the Soldier of Charlemagne . . . 232CHAPTER XLI. Motives of Justice St. Bernardine of Sienna and the Unfaithful Widow Disguised Restitutions Neglect to Execute the Last Will 236CHAPTER XLII. Motives of Justice Barren Tears Thomas of Cantimpre and his Grandmother Blessed Margaret of Cortona . . 239CHAPTER XLIII. Motives of Justice Prayer for Departed Parents St. Catherine of Sienna and her Father Jacomo .....242CHAPTER XLIV. Motives an Incentive to Devotion towards the Holy Souls St. John of God Give Alms for your Own Sake St. Bridget Blessed Peter Lefevre 245CHAPTER XLV. Advantages of the Devotion towards the Holy Souls Their Gratitude St. Margaret of Cortona St. Philip Neri Cardinal Baronius and the Dying Woman ....248CHAPTER XLVI. Advantages Gratitude of the Souls The Return of an Exiled Priest Father Mumford and the Printer, Willian Freyssen 250 XXX11 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XLVII. PAGEAdvantages Temporal Favours The Abbe Postel and the Servant of Paris 254CHAPTER XLVIII. Advantages Temporal Favours The Neapolitan Woman and the Mysterious Note 257CHAPTER XLIX. Advantages Spiritual and Temporal Favours Christopher Sandoval at Louvain The Lawyer Renouncing the World Brother Lacci and Dr. Vercliano .....259CHAPTER L. Advantages Prayers of the Souls for us Suarez St. Bridget St. Catherine of Bologna Venerable Vianney . . . 263CHAPTER LI. Advantages Gratitude of the Divine Spouse of Souls Vener able Archangela Panigarola and her Father, Gothard . . 266CHAPTER LII. Advantages Charity towards the Souls Recompensed by Jesus Christ St. Catherine of Sienna and Palmerine St. Mag dalen de Pazzi and her Mother ....268CHAPTER LIII. Advantages Charity towards the Dead Rewarded St. Thomas of Aquin, his Sister and Brother Romano The Archpriest Ponzoni and Don Alphonso Sanchez Blessed Margaret Mary and Mother Greffier .271 CONTENTS. xxxniCHAPTER LIV. PAGEAdvantages Salutary Thoughts Make Satisfaction in this Life rather than in the Next St. Augustine and St. Louis Bertrand Brother Lourenco Father Michel de la Fon taine 276CHAPTER LV. Advantages Salutary Instruction Blessed Mary of the Angels St. Peter Claver and the Sick Negro The Negro and the Rosary 279CHAPTER LVI. Advantages Salutary Instructions St. Magdalen de Pazzi and Sister Benedicta Father Paul Hoffee Venerable Father de la Colombiere Father Louis Corbinelli . . .281CHAPTER LVII. Advantages Stimulant to Fervour Cautions to us Probability of going to Purgatory Means of Escaping it Employ ment of those Means St. Catherine of Genoa . . . 28= CHAPTER LVIII. Means to avoid Purgatory Great Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Father Jerome Carvalho St. Bridget The Scapular of Mount Carmel .......288CHAPTER LIX. Means to Avoid Purgatory Privileges of the Holy Scapula Venerable Father de la Colombiere The Hospital at Toulon The Sabbatine St. Teresa A Lady at Otranto . 291 CONTENTS. CHAPTER LX. PAGEMeans to Avoid Purgatory Charity and Mercy The Prophet Daniel and the King of Babylon St. Peter Damian and John Patrizzi .295CHAPTER LXI. Means to Avoid Purgatory Blessed Margaret Mary and the Suffering Souls The Novice and her Father A Soul that had Suffered without Complaint 298CHAPTER LXII. Means to Avoid Purgatory Christian Mortification St. John Berchmans Blessed Emily of Vercelli and the Religious who was Weary of Choir .......300CHAPTER LXIII. Means to Avoid Purgatory The Sacraments Receiving them Promptly Medicinal Effect of Extreme Unction St. Alphonsus Liguori ........33CHAPTER LXIV. Means to Avoid Purgatory Confidence in God St. Francis de Sales St. Philip Neri and Sister Scholastica . . .306CHAPTER LXV. Means to Avoid Purgatory Holy Acceptation of Death Father Aquitanus St. Alphonsus Liguori Venerable Frances of Pampeluna and the Person who was not Resigned to Die Father Vincent Caraffa and the Condemned Man Sister Mary of St. Joseph and Mother Isabella St. John of the Cross Sweetness of the Death of the Saints . . . 308