(...)-Bearing in mind that indeed all the saints are different from one another, what do you think are the most common personality traits among them, apart from humility?
-They love all people, no matter who they are. They see the good in everyone. They forgive everyone and are willing to do anything for God and for any of his followers, no matter the difficulties. I would also like to make it clear that saints always seem to have an especially deep and loving respect for their followers.
especially deep and loving respect for the very young and the very old.
-Do you think you have personally known any saints?
-Yes, for example, a woman who lives down there in the valley, in the village of Schnifis. She was bedridden for a long time, with crippled legs and, I think, in constant pain. And every time I visited her she was radiant. So I asked her how she could be
so cheerful all the time. She replied that she knew she was saving many souls for God and believed it was a privilege to be able to do this for Him. I think she was a true saint.
-Could you tell me the names of any saints still living today that you know of?
-No. That would bring them unnecessary suffering, put them in danger and weaken their deep humility.
-Who in the history of the Church could confirm with more authority what you tell us about purgatory?
-Jesus.
In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus says: "I tell you the truth, you will not come out of there until you have paid the last penny". And he is referring to sin. Then, later, referring to sins against the Holy Spirit, Jesus says that such sin "will not be forgiven either in this age or in the age to come"[26].
the age to come"[26]. Here Jesus clearly tells us that there are sins that will be forgiven in the next world. Since Hell is final, and in Heaven there is no sin or any effect of sin at all, the "next world," that intermediate world, has long been known as the "next world" and to this day as the "next world.
known for a long time and to this day as purgatory.
In recent times, I would name Pope St. Pius X, a very important pope in the eyes of many. In his time they wanted to innovate with many modern ideas, but he refused and stood against them.
I should also mention St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bridget and many others. Padre Pio, Teresa Neumann, Maria Anna Lindmayr, Anna Catalina Emerich, the Curé of Ars and Cardinal Journet; a little research and you can find many more.
-Are there other people who have experienced the same as you?
Yes, there are several well-known people and others who are not. Padre Pio saw the souls
of purgatory frequently; there are many books about his life[27]. Also St. Catherine of Genoa, John Bosco, Christina of Belgium and St. Bridget.
-All these people are saints. And you are in the company of saints. Are you a saint too?
-Good heavens, no! I am far, far from being a saint! The blessed souls in purgatory have told me that many others would have handled this subject better than me. It is not because we have an experience like mine, or because we have a private revelation, that we are saints. If that is the case, I know a woman
who had the same charisma as mine, but over the years she became proud and her soul was lost.
We all have the same opportunity to become saints, even those who do not receive any private revelation. Precisely because I have been given this experience, it is much more difficult for me to become a saint, since I have been given much more than others. I try to do good; but like the others, I fall many times.
-Could it be considered a good gesture, and a gesture of love, to have a Bible open for them to read, for example, the Gospel of St. Matthew?
-Yes, it could, but it only helps them because it is a good and sympathetic gesture, full of affection and trust; but I doubt very much that it would be of any use to them to read that text, having already seen the light of God for themselves. The Word of God is only for the living
-Have the blessed souls in purgatory said anything to you about married men who want to become priests? Is that correct?
-Yes, I have been told that it is, but only if the woman wishes to accompany her husband, and this means that she is willing to live in a separate see. However, the souls say that it is not permitted for ordained priests to marry and, at the same time, remain priests.
-Jesus said that it is difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom of God. What have the blessed souls in purgatory told you about this phrase?
-It depends on the love of neighbor. If the rich do good deeds for the poor, of course they too will go to Heaven as quickly as anyone else. However, it is more difficult to fulfill God's will when one is loaded with wealth and has the need to protect and manage it. Generally the rich are more concerned with material goods than those who have no alternative but to depend on the help of others. And in the Church we find
fewer and fewer rich people in the Church. When Jesus spoke these words, he was also referring to God's kingdom on earth, because his kingdom is also here. We can be part of his kingdom here on earth just as we can also be part of hell. God invites us to
God invites us to listen to him, rather than to Caesar or Satan. Jesus wants us in Heaven with all his longings, and this is one of thousands of invitations for us to walk free of all the things that easily pull us down.
-Of the two men crucified with Jesus, what did the good one do to get to heaven?
-He rebuked the other, who was still mocking the Savior. He told him that while they deserved that suffering, He had accepted it without having committed any fault. Simply because he said "yes" to God's will and recognized Jesus' innocence.
-Regarding the teachings of the Church during these last generations, what do you think were the errors that caused so many to fall away from the Church and lose faith?
-That is not the fault of what the Church teaches. Those in positions of authority failed to teach young people that Jesus is all goodness and all love. They preached too many threats and too little about love. They taught almost nothing about the beauty of prayer and fasting.
fasting. They left out Our Mother and the Archangel Michael, ignoring two of the greatest intercessors, and the consequences were drastic. In short, I would say that it is due to the lack of all this: love, prayer, fasting, penance, Our Lady and St. Michael; thus Satan has been allowed to gain ground on all fronts.
Get us out of here --Nicky Eltz and Maria Simma