Meetings with souls from Purgatory

Mária Anna Lindmayr (1657–1726), a Carmelite nun from the Munich Monastery of the Holy Trinity, was an extraordinary woman who, in her love for God, asceticism and pursuit of a virtuous life, made a heroic commitment of sacrifice for the souls in purgatory – a commitment that physically transcended her. What Saint Bridget was to Sweden and its royal house, this humble, unassuming nun was to Bavaria and its princes.

Meetings with Souls in Purgatory is Lindmayr's diary, written at the command of her spiritual director. In it, she engagingly explores the final things: death, personal judgment, purgatory, heaven, hell, the end of the world, the resurrection of the dead, the Parousia, the Last Judgment and the revelation of a new heaven and earth.

Regarding the privilege God bestowed upon her, she wrote: "For the Lord said to me, 'I do not grant you this grace of speaking with souls in purgatory because you deserve it. I give you this privilege to lead you to amendment and, through these extraordinary events, closer to myself.'"

May this book have the same effect on us. Handled with the right balance of private revelations, alongside regular reading of Holy Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it can serve as a beneficial guide on the path to salvation.

The appendix of the book includes a catechesis on the Catechism on Hell and Purgatory, as well as prayers for the dying, the deceased and the souls in purgatory.

The book has received ecclesiastical approval.