Those who die (in mortal sin) first go to hell first, of course.And joining them (according to St. Louis de Montfort speaking of Blessed Alan de la Roche in The Secret of the Rosary):
How 'bout that? My husband and I (after reading the book) were joking around and saying we should get t-shirts made that proclaim, "Say it well, or go to hell." :)Blessed Alan de la Roche who was so deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin had many revelations from her and we know that he confirmed the truth of these revelations by a solemn oath. Three of them stand out with special emphasis: the first, that if people fail to say the Hail Mary (the Angelic Salutation which has saved the world) out of carelessness, or because they are lukewarm, or because they hate it, this is a sign that they will probably and indeed shortly be condemned to eternal punishment.
All sorts of exterior phenomena might (or might not) be signs of being in a condition of mortal sin.
I’m going to put this link to a prayer by Thomas Merton on here as well,
http://saieditor.com/stars/merton.html
A good prayer for the times we seem to find ourselves in.