For Catholics, November is the month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Catechism teaches: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death, they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven” (CCC 1030). … Continue reading November – devoted to the Holy Souls in Purgatory

My favorite book of all time is probably “Purgatory – Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints.” No book has affected my life more than this one book. From time to time, I’ll pick it up and read it just to find that I’ve become too complacent in my spiritual life. Reading this … Continue reading Great Lesson from Purgatory

† PRAYER FOR THE POOR SOULS IN PURGATORY  † † O most gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on the souls of Thy departed servants. Be not severe in Thy judgments, but let some drops of Thy … Continue reading PRAYER FOR THE POOR SOULS IN PURGATORY

For Catholics, the concept of purgatory is a consoling thought, knowing that anyone who reaches this final stage of purification can only go “up.” However, it is also a belief that those souls in purgatory benefit from our prayers, which somehow shorten the time they spend in purgatory. This stage of the afterlife is still … Continue reading Catholic prayer for the most forgotten soul in purgatory

Purgatory is a reality but because we cannot see the souls being purified there we tend to forget them. In this meditation we pray about the importance of having great devotion to the holy souls. Using texts of Scripture, the Catechism, Pope Benedict XVI, St Thomas More, St Josemaria, St Augustine and others, we consider … Continue reading Devotion to the Souls in Purgatory

Thought for the Day – 2 November – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) “Purgatory” “Purgatory is the masterpiece of God’s justice and mercy.St John tells us in the Apocalypse, that nothing defiled can enter into the Heavenly Jerusalem (Apoc 21:27). There are very few, however, who are privileged to arrive at the supreme moment … Continue reading Thought for the Day – 2 November – “Purgatory”

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To talk of the soul is, to some, to touch on the very essence of existence. First century authors noted that the ancient Celts believed in the indestructibility and inevitable transmigration of the human soul and, despite the march of Christian dogma, such beliefs remained in the Breton tradition where there was no significant separation … Continue reading The Quick and the Dead