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Purgatory and the Eucharist - Awesome!

7/21/2011

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I attempted to enlarge this mural so you can see some of the details a bit better.
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Beautiful!  I think I am in love with this picture!  I almost want to bow my head in gratitude and adoration of the most holy and blessed Sacrifice that renders our salvation!  What hope and comfort the offering of the Eucharist must give to the souls in Purgatory!  
 
At the base of this holy card we see an Angel of God descending into Purgatory to provide comfort to those souls who long for the Face of their God.  The offering of the Mass is a huge benefit to them.  Indeed, Our Lord revealed to St. Gertrude that each time a person receives the Eucharist (while in the state of grace, of course), something good happens to EVERY soul on Earth, in Heaven and in Purgatory. 

Wow!!!  Yet again, this brings a whole new appreciation for the term "Communion of Saints."  The Eucharist truly does unify all in blessing.

Representing the souls of Earth are, of course, the clergy (via priest and nuns in adoration).  They are central to the Eucharist, and are, as a result, closest to Christ.  Just outside this nucleus are a nurse and hospice patient, a student, and a worker (scientist, maybe?).  I find this wonderful.  These particular persons were chosen wisely to represent the gifts the Eucharist brings each of us.  

Nurse:  Patience and charity
Patient:  Strength and healing
Student:  Knowledge and fortitude
Worker:  Industry and prudence

In the background, behind these people, are images of a city (industry) and what appears to be farmlands of grain (agriculture), hinting that even these things are blessed and given to us through the bounty of God.  These things, too, as part of creation, also acknowledge the Divinity of God (smoke rises and turns sharply towards the Host as the grain waves upwards towards the Sacrament).  

And most importantly, taking up half the image itself is the Triune God, crucified together upon the Cross.  God the Father upholds the Arms of His Son while the Holy Spirit supports both from above.  The Blessed Mother offers Her unfathomable sacrifice in union with Theirs as does the Angel (representing, I'm sure, all angels), who collects the blood from Christ's heart.  

The "rays of glory" take on the faces of saints and cherubs who adore and unite with Christ in Heaven.  It even looks like some of the cherubs (at His Feet) are trumpeting this Mystery!

I think we sometimes forget that this Sacrifice is one and the same as that which was first offered upon Calvary.  This depiction, however, brings that full circle for us, most especially by the "clock" encircling the Sacrifice.  Each ray of grace and light touches upon one "hour" of the clock, signifying the timelessness of each Mass.  Each offering, no matter when or where it is given, enters into the timeless miracle of the Sacrifice on Calvary.  

I'm still not entirely sure what the words are in between the hours, but I'm currently attempting to ascertain those.  If I ever do, I'll let you know.  If YOU already know, please share the knowledge!!!  :)  

For those of you wondering where I came across this picture, it was originally found here.  I contacted Father Byres regarding it, but being a hermit, he may or may not get back to me on this.  Ha ha.  So I did some more research and found it here as well.  According to Father's blog, he originally came across this mural at a monastery in Northern Italy (I did a search of all monasteries in Italy and was unsuccessful in figuring out which one this came from - boo).  Once I find out, I'll solicit proper usage confirmations, but in the spirit of sharing so awesome an image with all of you, methinks it'll be OK.  At least I hope so!  

UPDATE:  A friend of mine was kind enough to solve the puzzle for me!  Special thanks to you, Pete.  The words that I thought were Latin weren't Latin at all!  They're cities and countries.  It's almost like a circular time-zone indicator, with each city representing an hour on the "world clock." 

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Famijoly
7/31/2012 12:35:57 pm

I linked to a more recent post of yours from another website today, but this topic off to the side intrigued me.

The picture contains many of the same elements I experienced in a dream/vision a few years ago. The major difference is that in my dream/vision, the souls in Purgatory were above the altar, in fact, on the ceiling of the church where Mass was being celebrated. In the dream/vision, an angel guarding the souls communicated silently (mentally) with me that these were the souls of Protestant Christians, and this was part of their purification.

As the Mass moved into the Eucharistic Prayer, I, along with the souls and the angel, from the ceiling of the church (the priest and the assembly were not aware of the presence of the souls from Purgatory, the angel or myself) were focused intently on the altar. At the words of consecration, Jesus in full human body manifested, shining brightly as at the Transfiguration, but only to those of us on the ceiling.

The souls from Purgatory so desperately wanted to go to the floor of the church and humble themselves in adoration before the Lord Jesus Christ, but they were prevented by the angel. The angel communicated to me, again silently (mentally), that they being Protestants had denied the Real Presence in their lives on earth and had persuaded others to stay away from the Eucharist as well, so this was part of their purification. The yearning and burning to worship Jesus in a proper and reverent way would burn away the lack of trust in God and His power and would prepare them for eternal happiness in Heaven, the angel communicated.

Thanks for sharing the image and the reflection.

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Gina
8/6/2012 03:14:19 am

Thank you so much for sharing this! I apologize it's taken me so long to respond, but please know that I've been thinking about this for a few days. What an interesting (and humbling) concept.

Bless you!

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