Revelation, Mystical Phenomena and Divine Promises

Deacon Albert Graham

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There is no comparable work on the market on this subject. It explores 43 mystical phenomena and depicts imagery of artists showing saints experiencing such phenomena.
The reader will be appraised of how God has been speaking to His people through public and private revelation for over 2000 years. A special chapter in this work deals with some saints and holy people who have had private revelations about or visits from souls in purgatory, hell or heaven. Another chapter and several of the appendixes are devoted to Marian Apparitions to include those that are approved, not approved and those appending a decision by the Church. By far one of the greatest strengths of this undertaking is the identification of some 43 categories of concomitant extraordinary phenomena and some of the saints and holy people who have experienced them. Color paintings by artists are depicted of some saints experiencing such mystical phenomena. Another unique feature of the book is a listing of some 600 individuals from the 13th to the 21st centuries who bore the stigmata. By knowing that God is present and alive to His people this book may help bring others to a deeper faith in God.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Spirituality
• Religion

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• Publié par: Trafford Publishing
• Date de parution: 05 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781698712697
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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REVELATION, MYSTICAL PHENOMENA AND DIVINE PROMISES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEACON ALBERT E. GRAHAM
 
 
 
 
IMPRIMATUR

Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
February 22, 2013
 
Nihil Obstat:
Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Langsfeld, STD

Censor Deputatus
 

Imprimatur:
Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington

Archdiocese of Washington

February 22, 2013
 

Nihil Obstat:
Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Langsfeld, STD, Censor Deputatus
 


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© Copyright 2022 Deacon Albert Graham.
 
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.
All interior images are under public domain in the United States of America via Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise mentioned.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture Quotations are from The New American Bible, Greenlawn Press, South Bend, Indiana, 1987.
Cover image: St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Vision of Christ and God the Father at La Storta by Domenico Zampieri, c. 1622, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA.
Cover design by Stephen Paul Graham
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6987-1268-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6987-1270-3 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6987-1269-7 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022915830
Trafford rev. 10/24/2022
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF CHRISTIAN ART IMAGERY
INTRODUCTION
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
GOD SPOKE THROUGH THE PROPHETS
METHODS GOD USED TO CONVEY HIS MESSAGE
NEW TESTAMENT REVELATION: GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS SON
GOD CONTINUES TO MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN THROUGH HIS CREATURES
DIVINE REVELATION
PUBLIC REVELATION
PRIVATE REVELATION
TYPES OF PRIVATE REVELATION
Authentic (Credible) Revelations
Questionable Revelations
Erroneous Revelations
False Revelations
Fraudulent Revelations
Rules For Discernment
REVELATIONS MADE BY CHRIST AND THE SAINTS
HEAVEN
St. Faustina Kowalska
St. Christina the Astonishing
St. Lydwina of Schiedam
St. Bernardine of Siena
St. Clare of Montefalco
St. Hyacinth
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
St. Gertrude the Great
St. Teresa of Avila
St. Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi
St. John (Don) Bosco
Near-Death Experiences
HELL
St. John Damascene
St. Clare of Montefalco
St. Lydwina of Schiedam
St. Frances of Rome
St. Faustina Kowalska
Children of Fatima
St Teresa of Avila
St. Veronica Giuliani
St. John (Don) Bosco
St. Bernadette
Sister Josefa Menendez
PURGATORY
Protestants in Purgatory
Some Saints, Blesseds, and Venerables Who Have Seen Purgatory
Satisfied Debts and Duration of Purgatory
Location of Purgatory
Description of Purgatory
Saints’ Encounters with Simple Souls and Relatives in Purgatory
Saints’ Encounters with Religious in Purgatory
The Pains of Purgatory
How to Help the Poor Souls in Purgatory
How to Avoid the Pains of Purgatory
EXTRAORDINARY MYSTICAL PHENOMENA
SPECIFIC CHARISMATIC PHENOMENA
VISIONS
APPARITIONS IN GENERAL
MARIAN APPARITIONS
Guadalupe, Mexico, 1531 Our Lady of Guadalupe
Laus, France, 1664 Our Lady of Laus
Paris, France, 1830 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
La Salette, France, 1846 Our Lady of La Salette
Lourdes, France, 1858 Our Lady of Lourdes
Champion, Wisconsin, 1859 Our Lady of Good Help
Pontmain, France 1871 Our Lady of Hope
Pellevoisin, France, 1876 Our Lady of Pellevoisin
Knock, Ireland, 1879 Our Lady of Knock, Queen of the Angels Apparition of Our Lady of Knock
Fatima, Portugal, 1915–1917 Our Lady of Fatima
Beauraing, Belgium, 1932–1933 Our Lady of Beauring
Banneux, Belgium, 1933 Our Lady of Banneux
Akita, Japan, June 12, 1973 Our Lady of Akita
Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, 1981 Our Lady of Medjugorje
DREAMS (Supernatural)
LOCUTIONS
AGILITY
ARDORS (Flames of Love) (Incendium Amoris)
AUREOLES AND LUMINOUS IRRADIANCE (Lights and Rays of Love)
BILOCATION
BLOOD PRODIGIES
BODILY ELONGATION AND SHRINKAGE
CARDIAC PHENOMENA
CARDIOGNOSIS (Reading of Hearts)
COMPENETRATION OF BODIES (Subtility)
CURES AND MIRACULOUS HEALINGS
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
DIABOLICAL APPARITIONS AND MOLESTATIONS
DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
ECSTASY
EXCHANGE OF HEARTS
GIFT OF TEARS (Gift of Compunction)
GIFT OF TONGUES
HIEROGNOSIS
INCORRUPTIBILITY (Supernatural)
INEDIA (Mystical Fasts or Supernatural Abstinence)
INFUSED [Mystical] KNOWLEDGE
INSOMNIA (Supernatural Lack of Sleep)
INVISIBILITY
LEVITATION
MIRACULOUS TRANSPORT
MULTIPLICATION
MYSTICAL MARRIAGE
MYSTICAL RING
MYSTICAL SENSITIVITY
ODOR OF SANCTITY (Sweet Odors)
ODOR OF SIN
PROPHECY
RAPTURE
STIGMATIZATION (Stigmata)
SUPERNATURAL EMPERY OVER NATURE AND CREATURES
TELEKENESIS
VICTIM SOULS
VISION THROUGH OPAQUE BODIES
WOUNDS OF THE HEART (Transverberation)
SPECIAL FAVORS
PROMISES OF OUR LORD TO
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque for Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart
St. Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden
St. Bridget of Sweden
St. Faustina Kowalska
Sts. Elizabeth of Hungary, Matilda and Bridget
PROMISES OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO
St. Bridget of Sweden
St. Simon Stock
St. Dominic and Blessed Alain de la Roche
The Children at Fatima
St. Gertrude the Great
HOW TO GAIN A PLENARY INDULGENCE
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE SAINTS AND OTHERS
SAINTS
AGNES OF MONTEPULCIANO, St. [1268–1317]
ALDOBRANDESCA, St. [1245–1310]
ALEXIS FALCONIERI, St. [1200–1310]
ALPHONSUS MARIE LIGUORI, St. [1696–1787]
ALPHONSUS RODRIGUEZ, St. [1532–1617]
ANDRE OF MONTREAL, St. [1845–1937]
ANGELA MERICI, St. [1474–1540]
ANGELA OF FOLIGNO, St. [c. 1248–1309]
ANGELA OF THE CROSS, St. [1846–1932]
ANGELO OF ACRI, St. [1669–1739]
ANNA SCHAEFFER, St. [1882–1925]
ANTHONY MARY CLARET, St. [1807–1870]
ANTHONY OF EGYPT, St. [c. 251–356]
ANTHONY OF PADUA, St. [1195–1231]
AUGUSTINE, St. [354–430]
BEATRICE OF SILVA, St. [1424–1492]
BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE, St. [1748-1783]
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS, St. [1844–1879]
BERNARDINE OF SIENA, St. [1380–1444]
BERNARDINE REALINO, St. [1530–1616]
BRIDGET OF SWEDEN, St. [1303–1373]
CAMILLA BATTISTA VARANO, St. [1458–1524]
CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, St. [1550–1614]
CATHERINE DE’ RICCI, St. [1522–1590]
CATHERINE LABOURE, St. [1806–1876]
CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA, St. [1413–1463]
CATHERINE OF GENOA, St. [1447–1510]
CATHERINE OF SIENA, St. [1347-1380]
CATHERINE OF SWEDEN, St. [1331–1381]
CATHERINE THOMAS, St. [1533–1574]
CHARLES OF SEZZE, St. [1616–1670]
CHRISTINA THE ASTONISHING, St. [c. 1150–1224]
CLARE OF ASSISI, St. [1194–1253]
CLARE OF MONTEFALCO, St. [c. 1268–1308]
CLELIA MARIE RACHEL BARBIERI, St. [1847–1870]
COLETTE, St. [1381–1447]
CRESCENTIA HOESS, St. [1682–1744]
CUTHBERT OF LINDISFARNE, St. [c. 634–687]
DOMINIC, St. [1170–1221]
DOROTHY OF MONTAU, St. [1347–1394]
ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL, St. [c. 1270–1336]
ELIZABETH OF SCHONAU, St. [c. 1129–1165]
ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY, St. [1880–1906]
EUSTOCHIA SMERALDA CALAFATO, St. [1434–1486]
FAUSTINA KOWALSKA, St. [1905–1938]
FLORA OF BEAULIEU, St. [1309–1347]
FRANCES OF ROME, St. [1384–1440]
FRANCIS BORGIA, St. [1510–1572]
FRANCIS DE SALES, St. [1567–1622]
FRANCIS OF ASSISI, St. [1182–1226]
FRANCIS OF PAOLA, St. [c. 1416–1507]
GABRIEL FRANCIS POSSENTI, St. [1838–1862]
GASPAR DEL BUFALO, St. [1786–1837]
GEMMA GALGANI, St. [1878–1903]
GENEVIEVE OF PARIS, St. [c. 422