The Amazing Secret of Purgatory Quotes

“Each little act of love we offer to God, each little sacrifice or fast, each little privation or battle against our tendencies or faults, each little forgiveness of our enemy, all the things we can offer of this sort will be an ornament for us later on, a jewel, a real treasure for eternity.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“Here I would like to mention something. I questioned Vicka on this, one of the visionaries in Medjugorje, who also told me that those who go to hell, and she has seen hell herself, are only those who decide to go there. It is not God who puts someone in hell. On the contrary, He is the Saviour, He begs the soul to welcome His mercy and the sin against the Holy Spirit which Jesus speaks of and which cannot be forgiven is the absolute refusal of mercy and this in full awareness, full conscience.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“And people love him! Maria, what are the attitudes of heart which can lead us to losing our soul for good, I mean going to hell? It is when the soul does not want to go towards God, when it actually says, “I do not want to.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“thinking she had been mistaken, but no, it was true. They had died at practically the same moment but the woman had experienced deep repentance and was very humble whereas the man criticized everyone. He was always complaining and saying bad things about others. This is why his Purgatory lasted so long and Maria concluded, “We must not judge on appearances.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“Maria, why does one go to Purgatory, what are the sins which most lead to Purgatory? Sins against charity, against the love of one’s neighbour, hardness of heart, hostilities, slandering, calumny, all these things. Saying wicked things and calumny are among the worst blemishes which require a long purification? Yes!”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“Maria, can you tell us what the role of Our Lady is with the souls in Purgatory? She comes often to console them and to tell them they have done many good things, she encourages them.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory

“Here we see the difference from the suffering that we know on earth. In Purgatory, even if the pain of the soul is terrible, there is a certitude of living forever with God.”
― Sister Emmanuel, The Amazing Secret of Purgatory