“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-4
I recently read a book about purgatory entitled “The Amazing Secret of the Souls in Purgatory,” subtitled “An Interview with Maria Simma.” Maria Simma was a Catholic mystic who lived in the mountains of Austria and began having “visits” from the souls in purgatory around the age of 25.
I was given this book by my brother, who is more apt to believe these kinds of stories than I, and thus I was quit…
