After quoting 2 Maccabees 12:36-46:
This passage from Sacred
Scripture helps us to understand better this truth of our faith concerning
Purgatory as a place of expiation where the souls of those who die in grace are
purified of all stain of sin before being admitted to eternal happiness with God.
Hence, Our Lady’s reply to the
question I asked her about that girl Amelia—was as follows: <<She will
be in purgatory until the end of the world>>. This may seem a lot to
us, but the mercy of God is always great. By our sins we have gravely offended
Him and have deserved Hell! In spite of this, He forgives us and grants us time
to pay for them and, by means of reparation and purification, to be saved.
Moreover, He accepts the prayers and sacrifices that others offer to Him for the
benefit of those who are in this place of expiation. (Sister Lucia, “Calls” From
the Message of Fatima [trans. Sisters of Mosteiro de Santa Maria and
Convento des N.S. do Bom Sucesso, Lisbon; Fatima: Coimbra Carmel & Fatima
Shine, 2000], 129)
Compare and contrast this view of Purgatory with the modern, "squishy" view of some modern Roman Catholic apologists.
Further Reading:
Holy Souls blog, “Sister
Lucia of Tima Writes about Amelia and Purgatory”
The Divine Mercy blog, “Fatima and
the Holy Souls”
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