Servant of God Edvige Carboni
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Servant of God Edvige5 2 CarboniURGATORY 1 8 8 0 - 1 9 P any are the episodes in which paid to the last penny the debt contracted the Souls of Purgatory manifested with the Divine justice. Purgatory for me themselves to Edvige Carboni. One day is weighty because I waited until the last Min 1950 there appeared to the Servant of instant to accept the voice of God which God a young woman and she said to her: called me to penitence.’” “I lie dead at this point. I am in Purgatory, Always in the Diary another episode but I will have to stay there a while, is referenced: “October 1943. Another because Jesus does not want that women person presented himself to her. I did do what men do; He desires that the not recognize him; he was dressed as an women stay home, as in times past, to official. ‘I died in war – he said to me – fulfill their duties as mothers and wives.” I would like Holy Masses: you will have The young woman was precipitated into them celebrated for me by Monsignor a ravine during a climb up to the summit Vitali; you and Paola (the sister) will of a mountain in the company of a guide. make Holy Communions for me.’ After Another episode narrated in her Diary: having done the Communions and cele- “While I was praying in front of the Crucifix, brated the Masses he presented himself all of a sudden a person presented himself to me all resplendent and said to me: ‘I to her all in flames. I felt the horror of go to Paradise where I will pray for you, those flames burning with violence on the especially for Monsignor Vitali. I am garments of the person who appeared to Russian and my name is Paul Vischin. “Would you be able to repay me the me. He wept much. From those flames My mother had educated me in the holy loan?” The other replied to her “May I heard a voice: ‘I am N. N.; the Lord has religion, then growing up I let myself you get struck by lightening!” After this permitted me to come to you so that I be dragged into conduct not good. At instance, years passed and Edvige asked might find a bit of relief for the pains the point of death, I repented and the Lord for news about that woman. which I suffer in Purgatory. I ask you, remembered the beautiful words that, The reply was: “She is in Purgatory and for the sake of charity, to apply on my as a child, my mother said to me. Good she has another eight years.” She was behalf all of your orations, sufferings, Jesus has pardoned me.’” left with much displeasure and offered humiliations and failings, and this you will While Edvige found herself in suffrages on behalf of that soul as her do for two years, if he who guides your Pozzomaggiore in Sardinia, an acquain- little sister, Paolina, did also, applying to conscience will give you the permission. tance asked to borrow money from her. her the benefits of the Jubilee. The Lord The mercy of God is infinite, but equally Time passed, and one day Edvige and then said to her, “Tomorrow the woman infinite is His justice; in the glory of the woman were in church. The Servant will be in Heaven.” Heaven one cannot enter, if one has not of God approached her and asked: © Associazione Carlo Acutis.