A True Story from Purgatory

How a Servant Girl Found Her Mother — A True Story from Purgatory

In a quiet town in France many years ago, there lived a humble servant named Jeanne Marie. She owned very little, but her heart overflowed with love — especially for the souls suffering in Purgatory.

One Sunday, Jeanne Marie listened to a sermon that changed her life forever. The priest spoke about the forgotten souls in Purgatory — those who longed for Heaven but remained detained, waiting for the prayers and Masses of those still on earth.

He explained with deep sorrow that many souls are only one Mass away from Heaven, yet they remain in suffering because no one remembers to pray for them.

These words pierced Jeanne Marie’s heart. She resolved that no matter how poor she was, she would have a Holy Mass offered every month for the souls in Purgatory — especially for the soul nearest to Heaven.

It wasn’t easy. Her wages were small, and there were days when her stomach went empty. But her devotion never wavered. Month after month, she kept her promise to the Holy Souls.

The Test of Faith

One winter, Jeanne Marie traveled to Paris with her employer and suddenly fell ill. She was brought to a hospital, where she stayed for several weeks until she recovered.

When she was finally well enough to leave, she discovered she had only one franc left — the last of her earnings.

She stood outside the hospital, weak and alone. That single coin was all she had for food, lodging, and travel. But at that very moment, she remembered — it was the end of the month. She had not yet offered her Mass for the Holy Souls.

For a moment, her human need wrestled with her faith. Should she keep the franc to eat… or give it for the Mass?

After a prayerful pause, she made her choice. “The Holy Souls have never failed me,” she whispered. With unshaken trust, she entered the nearest church and offered her last franc to the priest for Mass.

A Mysterious Stranger

After Mass, Jeanne Marie left the church with a heavy heart, unsure where to go next. Outside, a kind-looking young man approached her. Seeing her distress, he asked gently, “Are you in trouble, mademoiselle?”

Jeanne Marie, moved by his kindness, told him her story — her sickness, her poverty, and her search for work.

The young man listened with sympathy and said warmly, “I know a lady who is in need of a servant. Follow me, and I will bring you to her.”

He led her through several streets until they reached a fine house. “Ring the bell,” he told her with a smile. “You will be welcome here.” Then, without another word, he turned and disappeared.

The Miracle Unfolds

The door opened, and a well-dressed lady appeared. “Madam,” Jeanne Marie said shyly, “I was told you are looking for a servant. I am in need of work.”

The lady looked astonished. “Who told you that? It’s impossible! I dismissed my maid only a few minutes ago. No one could have known.”

Jeanne Marie, equally surprised, replied, “It was a young man who brought me here.”

The lady’s eyes widened. “A young man?”

“Yes, madam,” Jeanne Marie said, glancing at a portrait hanging on the wall. Suddenly, her breath caught. “That’s him! That’s the man who guided me here!”

The woman turned pale. “My child,” she whispered, trembling, “that is my son… He died over a year ago.”

A holy silence filled the room. Jeanne Marie told the astonished mother about the Mass she had offered that very morning — her last franc given for the soul closest to Heaven.

The lady burst into tears. “Now I understand,” she said. “Your Mass freed my son’s soul. He has come to thank you — and to lead you to me.”

From Servant to Daughter

From that day on, Jeanne Marie was no longer a servant but a beloved daughter in that home. The lady cared for her with love and gratitude, convinced that God had united them through her son’s deliverance.

And Jeanne Marie never ceased to offer Masses for the souls in Purgatory — with even greater faith and devotion than before.

A Lesson for Us All

This story reminds us of a truth often forgotten:

Every Mass, every prayer, every sacrifice for the souls in Purgatory is never wasted.

Somewhere beyond this world, a soul may be waiting for your one act of kindness — your prayer, your rosary, your offering — to finally reach Heaven.

And when they do, they do not forget.

Their gratitude becomes your blessing.

“It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.”

— 2 Maccabees 12:46

Reflection Question:

When was the last time you offered a Mass for the souls in Purgatory?

Perhaps today, one soul is waiting — just one prayer away from Heaven.

Eucharistic Miracles- The Real Presence Science Confirms

 

The Grave Danger of Receiving the Eucharist Unworthily
“Whoever eats the bread and drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.” (I Cor. 11:27-30)

Dear Lord may the veil of unbelief be removed from all unbelievers in The Real Presence & especially those receiving The Blessed Sacrament when they are not in a state of grace. Amen ♱♱♱

 THE REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS THAT SCIENCE CONFIRMS

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Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be.
Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez either. Dawkins tweeted recently that Catholic belief in the Eucharist is madness. Had Dawkins heard of Gomez and the results of Gomez’s scientific investigations into the Eucharistic Miracles of Argentina and Tixtla, Mexico, he might not have tweeted his tweet!
Dr. Gomez is a scientist. He’s also a former atheist. He became a Catholic after leading his first scientific investigation to examine what appeared to be a bleeding consecrated host. Recently he led a second investigation. Both investigations, as far as I’m concerned, provide proof of the Real Presence in the Eucharist.

Eucharistic Miracles

Dr. Gomez led the scientific investigation into the 1996 Eucharistic Miracle in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He also led the investigation into the 2006 Eucharistic Miracle in Tixtla, Mexico.
In both instances, consecrated hosts appeared to be bleeding. In both instances samples taken from the hosts proved to be blood and living human tissue. And in both instances the tissue was living muscle tissue from an inflamed human heart. Also in both instances, the blood was type AB.
These findings match the findings of a 1971 scientific investigation into the 8th Century Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano. What’s more, the AB blood type in all three cases matches the AB blood type found on the Shroud of Turin.

And even more recently, in 2013, in Legnica, Poland, samples taken from a consecrated host that appeared to be bleeding were also scientifically examined. The tests once again showed that the samples were of inflamed heart muscle.
So in four separate scientific investigations, in four different countries, samples of consecrated hosts that appeared to be bleeding have been scientifically examined. And in all four instances scientists said the samples were living human heart muscle tissue. If this does not prove the Real Presence in the Eucharist, I don’t know what would.

In 2004, eight years after the host in Argentina was first found to be bleeding, Dr. Gomez brought another sample of the host to Dr. Frederick Zugibe. Zugibe was then one of the United States’ most prominent forensics experts. Gomez asked him to examine the sample, but Gomez did not tell Zugibe anything about the sample.

Dr. Zugibe told Dr. Gomez that the sample he examined was that of living muscle tissue from a human heart. Zugibe also said the tissue came from a person whose heart had been severely traumatized.

Dr. Zugibe was amazed when Dr. Gomez informed him that the sample had been obtained eight years earlier. Zugibe told Gomez that the cells were still living when he examined them. He asked Gomez to explain how this could be so when the sample was eight years old. Gomez then told Zugibe that the sample was from a Consecrated Host. Zugibe’s amazement turned to astonishment.

Also, in the samples taken from the hosts in both Lanciano and Argentina, live white blood cells were present. Yet white blood cells ‘die’ within a few hours after being exposed to air. The Lanciano blood samples were over 1,200 years old

To me these miracles show that what the Catholic Church teaches on Transubstantiation and the Eucharist is true. And no other religion on earth can say that science has proven what it teaches is true.

But atheists like Dawkins think Catholics are mad to believe in the Real Presence. Practitioners of other religions may think Catholics are crazy as well. And even members of other Christian denominations might think Catholics are crazy to believe in Transubstantiation.

But every Catholic should know that we are receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist when we receive Communion. Yet as the July 2019 Pew research revealed, many Catholics also do not believe in the Real Presence.

If only more people knew what science has to say about the Eucharist!

As Catholics, we believe in the Real Presence, whereby Jesus Christ is made literally present in a consecrated Host through transubstantiation.

“Jesus said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.'” – John 6:53-54

Since its earliest inception, many have been intensely skeptical of the Catholic doctrine of the Real Presence. However, over the centuries there have been many reports and accounts of the Host miraculously turning into physical flesh and blood. When studies were performed on these miraculous Hosts, along with relics of Christ, an astonishing discovery was made – the same blood type was found every time – type AB+.

The earliest recorded event of a consecrated Host miraculously turning into physical flesh and blood dates back to the 8th century in the city of Lanciano, Italy. Called the Miracle of Lanciano, a monk was skeptical about the Real Presence and transubstantiation. When he celebrated Mass and said the Words of Consecration with doubt in his soul and heart, before the monks eyes he saw the the Host changed into living flesh and the wine change into coagulated blood.

In 1971, scientists performed a study on these relics which had been perfectly preserved throughout the ages. The Host was human heart tissue with the blood typeAB+, the rarest of all. The blood was found to have no preservatives, and also was blood type AB+.

Another miraculous occurrence took place in 1996, when a women in Buenos Aires found a desecrated Host in a candle holder in her parish church. She turned the Host into her priest who went to dissolve it into water per Canon Law. When the priest went to do so, the Host turned into flesh and blood. 3 years later, the Bishop of Buenos Aires sent the host to the US for testing. The results came back the same – human heart tissue with blood type AB+. At the time, the Bishop of Buenos Aires was Jorge Bergoglio – Pope Francis.

Additional tests of trace amounts of blood on the Shroud of Turin along with traces from the Shroud of Oviedo (the cloth wrapped around Christs face shortly after his death) also were shown to be of blood type AB, lending credence to the evidence that Christs blood type was AB, and Hosts literally turn into His flesh and blood when consecrated.

Amazing coincidence or proof? Blood type AB+ is the universal recipient for blood transfusions, and all tested Hosts were found to be heart tissue. As we know, Christ will receive anyone into His heart who is willing.
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