In fact, during an interview by Sr. Emmanuel she was asked
the following:
-What is the difference between what you are living
with the souls of the departed, and the practices of spiritism (by mediums/psychics
etc):?
"We are not supposed to summon up the souls - I don't try to get them to come. In spiritism, people try to call them forth. This distinction is quite clear, and we must take it very seriously. If people were only to believe one thing I have said, I would like it to be this: those who engage in spiritism (calling forth the dead, moving tables and other practices of that kind) think that they are summoning up the souls of the dead. In reality, if there is some response to their call, it is always and without exception Satan and his angels who are answering. People who practice spiritism (diviners, witches, mediums, etc.) are doing something very dangerous for themselves and for those who come to them for advice. They are up to their necks in lies. It is forbidden, strictly forbidden, to call up the dead. As for me, I have never done so, l do not do so, and I never will do so."
"We are not supposed to summon up the souls - I don't try to get them to come. In spiritism, people try to call them forth. This distinction is quite clear, and we must take it very seriously. If people were only to believe one thing I have said, I would like it to be this: those who engage in spiritism (calling forth the dead, moving tables and other practices of that kind) think that they are summoning up the souls of the dead. In reality, if there is some response to their call, it is always and without exception Satan and his angels who are answering. People who practice spiritism (diviners, witches, mediums, etc.) are doing something very dangerous for themselves and for those who come to them for advice. They are up to their necks in lies. It is forbidden, strictly forbidden, to call up the dead. As for me, I have never done so, l do not do so, and I never will do so."
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.
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They normally appear to her in their normal clothes, that
is, the ones that they most often wore during their lifetime, and they often
have the appearance of one earnestly begging and desiring help. Sometimes they appear somewhat distraught but
this presumably is to elicit compassion on the part of Maria. They normally appear to her looking as they
did in the prime of their life, however children and teenagers always appear as
they did right before their deaths. And
while there are indeed some children in purgatory, their Purgatory is normally not
very long or painful, since during their lifetimes they often could not have
committed any grave sin since they did not attain much understanding or discernment,
and are therefore not accountable to the extent that an adult is.
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.
- See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2013/10/maria-simma-visits-from-souls-in.html#sthash.RevJWHOW.dpufSr Emmanuel to Maria Simma:
-What is the difference between what you are living with the
souls of the departed, and the practices of spiritism (by mediums/psychics
etc):?
Maria Simma: "We are not supposed to summon up the souls - I don't
try to get them to come. In spiritism, people try to call them forth. This
distinction is quite clear, and we must take it very seriously. If people were only to believe one thing I have
said, I would like it to be this: those who engage in spiritism (calling forth
the dead, moving tables and other practices of that kind) think that they are
summoning up the souls of the dead. In reality, if there is some response to
their call, it is always and without exception Satan and his angels who are
answering. People who practice spiritism (diviners, witches, mediums, etc.) are
doing something very dangerous for themselves and for those who come to them
for advice. They are up to their necks in lies. It is forbidden, strictly
forbidden, to call up the dead. As for me, I have never done so, l do not do
so, and I never will do so."
-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.
They normally appear to her in their normal clothes, that
is, the ones that they most often wore during their lifetime, and they often
have the appearance of one earnestly begging and desiring help. Sometimes they appear somewhat distraught but
this presumably is to elicit compassion on the part of Maria. They normally appear to her looking as they
did in the prime of their life, however children and teenagers always appear as
they did right before their deaths. And
while there are indeed some children in purgatory, their Purgatory is normally
not very long or painful, since during their lifetimes they often could not
have committed any grave sin since they did not attain much understanding or
discernment, and are therefore not accountable to the extent that an adult is.
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.