2023-09-10 02:00:00
Souls in Purgatory and Miracle Buns
The faithful, impressed by the conversions that occurred thanks to the testimony of the saint’s life, constantly asked him to intercede for the souls in purgatory. Something he always did with diligence and responsibility. Nicholas knew that those who have died and have not yet been able to enter heaven because they have sins to purify (purify) need help and solidarity from those who can pray for them. This would have been a kind of mission for the saint: saving souls from purgatory.
It was not in vain that, many years after his death, people began to call him “patron of holy souls” or “protector of the souls in purgatory.”
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino also had to endure pain and very difficult situations. The friar suffered for several years from severe stomach pains, and for some periods his health completely broke down. One day, while he was seriously ill, the Virgin Mary appeared to him and gave him certain instructions, with which in the end a miracle would be performed. The Mother of God told him to take a piece of bread, dip it in water and eat it, and that if he did so obediently, she would cure his ailments – there is another version of the story that indicates that it was the Virgin herself who told him. He fed the pieces of bread.
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