THE HOLY SOUL WHO TOLD OF A HIDDEN PURSE OF MONEY THAT COULD BE USED FOR MASSES TO BE OFFERED FOR HER RELIEF
Flanders, Belgium, 1849. A gentleman farmer by the name of John Wybo ran a successful farm with his wife Eugenie. They were quite well to do, and had servants in their employ, including a devout young woman named Barbara. Eugenie died at age 52, and merely weeks after she died it was early November, the month of the Holy Souls and Our Lord gave Eugenie permission to return and instruct her servant, Barbara, to arrange for Holy Masses to be offered for her so that she might be released from Purgatory.
Eugenie appeared to Barbara in the middle of the night. Barbara had been fast asleep but Eugenie called out, "Barbara, Barbara" and woke up her servant girl. When she opened her eyes, Barbara was met with the sight of her mistress sitting on her bed and dressed in old working clothes. While she was amazed, Barbara was not scared, and asked, "What do you desire?" Eugenie promptly told her servant of a hidden cache of money, "Take the little rake which I often told you to put in its place, stir the heap of sand in the little room, and you will find there a sum of money. Use it to have Masses said, 2 francs for each, for my intention, for I am still suffering." Barbara readily agreed, "I will do so", and with that, Eugenie vanished. Barbara slept peacefully and soundly the rest of the night. When she started her day, she asked herself if the appearance of Eugenie had been a dream, but the instructions given were so very particular, that she went and used the rake to furrow the sand and she trailed out a purse with money, which she would never have discovered had Eugenie not told her where to look.
Barbara sought out her priest for his counsel. He said that Eugenie's request for Masses ought to be honored, but first he advised Barbara that she had need of asking the farmer, John Wybo as to whether or not this purse of money could be used for the stipends, since he was Eugenie's widower and the money was rightfully his. When she asked him, Farmer John Wybo eagerly gave his will to her using the money for Masses. 2 francs were given as the stipend for each Mass, and this is noteworthy because at the time the usual fee was a franc and a half, but out of generous consideration for the priests, Eugenie stipulated they be given a little extra, even though she could have had more Masses offered for herself had she spread the money further. This munificence was in keeping with Eugenie's character, when she lived she altruistically gave of her wealth to those in need, and while Eugenie had some bad private habits, this charity may have blotted out the stains of her more sinful ways.
Two months later in the cold chill of early January, Barbara was once again woken up in the dead of night. Her bedroom was flooded with awesome white light, and her mistress came towards her in a radiant robe. She was no longer in her abject working clothes which she had worn when she was in Purgatory, rather she had on a radiant robe and as she smiled ecstatically, she said, "Barbara, I thank you, I am delivered."
This is one of my favorite accounts of a soul from Purgatory appearing and appealing for help, because it resonates with an experience a close friend of mine had. My close friend had been looking for something for many years. After Mass, prayer and good works were offered for the late comedy writer, my close friend felt the comedy writer guide him and was given very precise instructions as to where he could find what he had spent years looking for. To his amazement he found it right where he was told. Allow me to brag just this once, he is a successful chap, a dynamic fellow, who is fastidious is giving credit fairly to natural versus supernatural means. Yet he is convinced the comedy writer led him to locate something valuable, in the same way Eugenie instructed Barbara as to where she might find a wallet of francs that could be used for Masses which give so much sweet relief to a suffering soul.
Eugenie appeared to Barbara in the middle of the night. Barbara had been fast asleep but Eugenie called out, "Barbara, Barbara" and woke up her servant girl. When she opened her eyes, Barbara was met with the sight of her mistress sitting on her bed and dressed in old working clothes. While she was amazed, Barbara was not scared, and asked, "What do you desire?" Eugenie promptly told her servant of a hidden cache of money, "Take the little rake which I often told you to put in its place, stir the heap of sand in the little room, and you will find there a sum of money. Use it to have Masses said, 2 francs for each, for my intention, for I am still suffering." Barbara readily agreed, "I will do so", and with that, Eugenie vanished. Barbara slept peacefully and soundly the rest of the night. When she started her day, she asked herself if the appearance of Eugenie had been a dream, but the instructions given were so very particular, that she went and used the rake to furrow the sand and she trailed out a purse with money, which she would never have discovered had Eugenie not told her where to look.
Barbara sought out her priest for his counsel. He said that Eugenie's request for Masses ought to be honored, but first he advised Barbara that she had need of asking the farmer, John Wybo as to whether or not this purse of money could be used for the stipends, since he was Eugenie's widower and the money was rightfully his. When she asked him, Farmer John Wybo eagerly gave his will to her using the money for Masses. 2 francs were given as the stipend for each Mass, and this is noteworthy because at the time the usual fee was a franc and a half, but out of generous consideration for the priests, Eugenie stipulated they be given a little extra, even though she could have had more Masses offered for herself had she spread the money further. This munificence was in keeping with Eugenie's character, when she lived she altruistically gave of her wealth to those in need, and while Eugenie had some bad private habits, this charity may have blotted out the stains of her more sinful ways.
Two months later in the cold chill of early January, Barbara was once again woken up in the dead of night. Her bedroom was flooded with awesome white light, and her mistress came towards her in a radiant robe. She was no longer in her abject working clothes which she had worn when she was in Purgatory, rather she had on a radiant robe and as she smiled ecstatically, she said, "Barbara, I thank you, I am delivered."
This is one of my favorite accounts of a soul from Purgatory appearing and appealing for help, because it resonates with an experience a close friend of mine had. My close friend had been looking for something for many years. After Mass, prayer and good works were offered for the late comedy writer, my close friend felt the comedy writer guide him and was given very precise instructions as to where he could find what he had spent years looking for. To his amazement he found it right where he was told. Allow me to brag just this once, he is a successful chap, a dynamic fellow, who is fastidious is giving credit fairly to natural versus supernatural means. Yet he is convinced the comedy writer led him to locate something valuable, in the same way Eugenie instructed Barbara as to where she might find a wallet of francs that could be used for Masses which give so much sweet relief to a suffering soul.
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