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BIBLICAL BASIS FOR PURGATORY
BIBLICAL BASIS FOR PURGATORY
$ 16.95
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BIBLICAL BASIS FOR PURGATORY

BIBLICAL BASIS FOR PURGATORY

$ 16.95

The Biblical Basis For PurgatoryAuthor: John SalzaJesus taught us about it, and for centuries the Church has faithfully defined and defended it. Protestants deny it even exists, while many Catholics fundamentally misunderstand it. It is Purgatory: that place of purifying penance where souls saved by Christ are made perfect and acceptable to spen...

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HUNGRY SOULS
HUNGRY SOULS
$ 18.95
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HUNGRY SOULS

HUNGRY SOULS

$ 18.95

Hungry Souls Supernatural Visits, Messages, and Warnings from Purgatoryby Gerard J.M. Van Den Aardweg. After a week of hearing ghostly noises, a man is visited in his home by the spirit of his mother, dead for three decades. She reproaches him for his dissolute life and begs him to have Masses said in her name. Then she lays her hand on his slee...

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PURGATORY AND HEAVEN
PURGATORY AND HEAVEN
$ 16.95
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PURGATORY AND HEAVEN

PURGATORY AND HEAVEN

$ 16.95

What exactly are the joy and happiness of Heaven for the blessed, and what really is the nature of punishment and sorrow of Purgatory for the Poor Souls? Fr. Arendzen explains in brief form the perennial Catholic teaching about the state of those in Purgatory and in Heaven. This book is destined to make us strive to avoid Purgatory by showing it...

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STORIES ABOUT PURGATORY
STORIES ABOUT PURGATORY
$ 16.95
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STORIES ABOUT PURGATORY

STORIES ABOUT PURGATORY

$ 16.95

Stories About PurgatoryAnd What They Reveal30 Days For The Holy SoulsAuthor: An Ursuline Nune of Sligo, IrelandThis book was written to impress upon its readers many truths about Purgatory -- first, that it exists; second, that the souls detained there suffer long and excruciating pains, and that they desperately need our prayers and sacrifices;...

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