My first visit from a soul in purgatory came as a surprise.
At first, I thought it was simple conversation with an old friend, but soon I realized that was not the case. I may not pray the rosary daily, but I do pray it a few times each week. I routinely pray for my friends and for people who have no one to pray for them
I was in a large room that you would usually find in a commercial building. Three of the walls were constructed of floor to ceiling windows. The heating and air conditioning system ran along the floor in neutral colored rectangular shaped metal vents. The room was lined with yellow, orange, blue and green bucket shaped plastic chairs. This room resembled a mid century coffee room that you would find in an office building or perhaps a doctor’s waiting room. The chairs were lined up along all of the windows and they were all occupied by men and women. These folks were simply sitting peacefully and were participating in quiet conversation. There really wasn’t much activity going on.
As I was standing there, a man approached me and I immediately recognized him. I hadn’t seen him in a few years and it was a nice surprise to see him. We began talking and we caught up on a few of our interests. Although I hadn’t seen him in several years, he looked remarkably healthy. My friend was older than me, but I realized when we were visiting, we looked about the same age. It didn’t concern me, but I did complement him by telling him how healthy he looked. He appeared uncomfortable and embarrassed. Within a few moments he appeared distressed.
He looked directly at me and he said: “I’m really thirsty. Can you please help me quench my thirst?” I immediately responded and I told him that I would find him something to drink. As I walked around the room, I found counter tops and cabinets on the one wall that did not contain windows, but the cabinets were completely empty, there were no vending machines, refrigerators, or even a sink with a faucet. It was very odd. This large room was only filled with people, patiently conversing and waiting for something. I continued to look around and the floor to ceiling windows became more prominent and as I continued to search, I could not only find anything to drink, but I could not find a door to leave the room to continue my search. I looked a second time, and then a third, but still no door.
I turned around to walk back over to my friend, but he wasn’t standing where I left him. I looked around the room, but he was nowhere to be found. He was gone!
A horrible feeling came over me and within a moment, I realized that I was sitting up in my bed. My room was completely dark as it was the middle of the night. I quickly remembered that my friend with whom I had the friendly meeting with had died several years ago. At first, I thought it was a dream that had a logical psychological answer. But as time passed, I could not find any reason why this friend would suddenly appear in a dream such as the one that I experienced. Nothing had happened over the previous several days or weeks that would make me think of him. I hadn’t thought about him for years.
As I thought about that experience and I replayed it over and over again in my memory, I didn’t realize what had happened at that time.
I thought that my friend visited me to ask for help with his thirst. I realized months later that it was not a physical thirst, but rather, a spiritual thirst. He had a thirst for Jesus Christ. He needed Jesus to quench his thirst. I also believe that the vision that I experienced was presented in an environment in which I would not be frightened or upset. The people in the waiting room were souls in purgatory waiting for their final purification before they could enter the Kingdom of Heaven. This environment gave my friend time to speak to me and tell me what he so desperately needed without upsetting me.
He needed prayers as he could not pray for himself since he was in purgatory. His message might have been cryptic to me, but it made sense to him. He was asking me for help. He was asking me for prayers.
So, each time when I say the rosary, I include him personally and I also include his family as individuals that I ask Our Blessed Mother Mary to pray for. I believe that She will ask her Son to send blessings and graces to those individuals for healings and final purifications.
I also went one step further and I made a request to my favorite priest for a mass to be said for my friend. I can assume that my friend is now in the Kingdom of Heaven. I hope that he can now pray for me as I pray for him.
Please pray for your family members, loved ones, friends, and the poor souls in purgatory who have no one to pray for them.
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