Private Revelation on Purgatory:
From the book Visions of Purgatory:
In purgatory the souls know their faults; they have a full perception of them. Through having seen them at the moment of the particular judgment, afterward they have them present in their spirit. They are not to think of them; they adore the divine mercy and glorify the Most Holy Trinity with love and gratitude. Purgatory was created by mercy and the pure gratuity of divine love. For these pains, no matter how terrible they are, are very slight in relation to the infinite offense that sin constitutes.
I saw myriads of angels in heaven who were praying for the souls in purgatory, and thousands of saints surrounding the Virgin Mary. My soul rejoiced with consolation. I also saw the prayer that the Church on earth sends up in favor of these souls; it appeared like an abundant rain collected by the angels in cups of gold and presented to the Most Blessed Virgin who offers them to the Divine Trinity. Our Lord blesses this prayer that the angels pour out upon purgatory in such a pure and comforting dew.
For the Church militant they have a threefold purpose: to remind the people of God that they should pray for these souls, to remind the people of God to do penance for their sanctification, and to remind the people of God that they are only on earth for a time.
"O my sweet Jesus, in addition to the many graces which Thou hast conferred on me in the course of my life, I ask Thee for this further one: when my soul shall have departed from this world, not only that it not be condemned to Hell, but that it shall not be compelled to remain away from Thee for even a moment in Purgatory. It is true that I am a debtor to Divine Justice, but I hope to pay all my debts from the infinite merits of Thy Passion and Death. O Heaven, holy city of my God, my dear native land! Oh, howI sigh for thee! O happy day when I shall reach thee! O Heaven, my dear Heaven, come quicky and satisfy the desires of a wretched heart that sighs for thee!
"My God, I accept whatever kind of death it may please Thee to send me, with all the terrors, all the pains, all the sufferings that shall justly accompany it. Finally, I pray Thee to accept the destruction of my body as the last act of homage that I can offer to Thy Supreme Divine Majesty, in satisfaction for the offenses committed in the course of my life.
"O Mary, I ask thee for one more grace: Obtain from thy Divine Son that I may die, but that I may die with thee, and that I may fly to Heaven along with thee. O merciful Mother, grant that when my soul is liberated from this wretched body I may go immediately to find thee in Heaven, there to commence that life which will be my occupation for all eternity.
"Requiem aeternam dona mihi, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat mihi. Requiescam in pace."