Diary of St. Faustina - Purgatory and the Holy Souls

Shortly after this, I fell ill [general exhaustion]. The dear Mother Superior sent me with two other sisters for a rest to Skolimow, not far from Warsaw. It was at that time that I asked the Lord for whom else should I pray for. Jesus said that on the following night He would let me know for whom I should pray. 

[The next night] I saw my Guardian Angel, who ordered me to follow him. In a moment I was in a misty place full of fire in which there was a great crowd of suffering souls. They were praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid. The flames which were burning them did not touch me at all. My Guardian Angel did not leave me for an instant. I asked these souls what their greatest suffering was. They answered me in one voice that their greatest torment was longing for God. I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in PURGATORY. The souls call her “The Star of the Sea.” She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my Guardian Angel beckoned me to leave. We went out of that prison of suffering. [I heard an interior voice] which said, My mercy does not want this, but justice demands it. Since that time, I am in closer communion with the suffering souls. (Diary, 20)

All Saints and All Souls

Prayer Intentions

Let us pray to the Lord for all those who died in the storm Sandy in the Caribbean and for all who will be affected by the Super Storm in the United States.  Let us pray for all those who have died in the Typhoon Son-Tinh in the Philippines.

Let us pray also for all those who were killed in Nigeria after a suicide bomber attacked a Catholic Church killing at least seven people and injuring many others.

Let us pray for all those whose lives are destroyed by the grave evils of abortion and euthanasia throughout the world.  Let us pray for Gods Mercy in these times when the lives of the innocent are taken in the name of 'choice'.

Let us pray also for Catherine Gowing and for April Jones in Wales.  Let us pray for them and for all families who suffer the painful loss of a missing loved one.

O BLOOD AND WATER WHICH GUSHED FORTH FROM THE HEART OF JESUS AS A FOUNT OF MERCY FOR US,  I TRUST IN YOU.