We are reminded that prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory is important and having Masses offered is the best aid we can give them. Hope is critical for us despite all the difficulties we face individually and collectively. The parable of the mustard seed teaches us to have trust in God’s omnipotence which will draw tremendous results from the smallest beginnings.
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All Souls Day 2015
Very few in our day remember the souls of the departed because of the false belief in the universal salvation of all men. In assisting the suffering souls in Purgatory, we gain friends who will intercede for us. We must never waste the time we have been given, because the way we choose to spend our moments on earth will make the difference between an eternity in Heaven or Hell. Many souls can be released on this day, especially through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. All our sins have a debt of punishment attached to them. If we pray our penance well, we could remit our entire debt of temporal punishment, but if we die with these dispositions of soul, we would rather throw ourselves into the punishments of Purgatory than remain in the presence of the infinitely perfect God.
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For the holy souls not yet perfect to enter heaven, Purgatory is the place for their purification. We can help them gain eternal happiness quickly.
Sermon #20151102
Liturgical day: All Souls Day
Length: 71 minutes
Conference From
First Friday November 2014
To teach, rule, and sanctify are the three powers priests must employ to accomplish their purpose on earth. Through preaching the priest shares the fruits of all he knows. In ruling the priest is able to organize society according to the principals of the Church. By sanctifying the priest makes the people truly holy. The priest is called “Father,” because he gives life by healing and restoring the faithful. The priest should offer all, especially the Mass, for the remission of sins. God chose men, not angels, to be priests, because men know sin and can offer compassion to their fellow sinners. But despite knowing sin, no one on earth has a greater obligation to perfection than the priest. Priests belong entirely to Christ and must possess His mind and will.
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All Souls Day 2014
We remember in a special way the great priests who stood up against the corruption in the Church. They were persecuted so we might have the Faith today. We should pray with all our hearts and souls during this Mass. Purgatory was not first created out of justice but out of love. Our greatest obligation is not to obey God, but to love Him. One great act of love can forgive our sins. We love God freely, but we also owe God our love in justice. If our love is tainted by pride and ego, it must be purified in Purgatory.
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Sermon From The
21st Sunday after Pentecost 2014
The books of the Machabees are read in the Divine Office during this time. We are given an important instruction from the Machabees, especially during the month of November, to pray for the dead. We are fighting a seemingly impossible enemy to conquer. But we must think of God, not of ourselves, and rely on His help and the help of the good angels. We will be punished if we are hardhearted and do not forgive those who ask for mercy, or do not pray for the souls in Purgatory who are so much in need of our help.
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Funeral Mass, March 2014
Death hurts us all, but the Church gives us words of comfort in the face of death when she reminds us that on the last day all will rise. The coffin of the deceased is surrounded by candles at the Requiem Mass, representing Christ, the Light of the World. Even those who have left the true Church have admitted the great comfort the Church offers us in our last moments. In praying for final perseverance, we are asking for all the help necessary to fight the final attempts of the devil to steal our souls from God. The deceased soul’s work is over, but ours is not. We must continually pray for the souls in purgatory and pray for our own salvation.
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Sermon From
All Souls Day 2013
This beautiful Mass for the Holy Souls in Purgatory has its own sequence entitled “Dies Irae” which means the Day of Wrath. It is a warning to the living of the judgments of God but ends with hope of happiness in heaven. Today is proof that the debt for our forgiven sins can be removed and that Divine Love has in fact created Purgatory for that purpose. Obstacles still persist in the soul after death and impede our entrance into glory. These can and will be removed by a purification that severs souls from anything that still holds them from ascending. What do non-Catholics do in the face of death? Our consoling doctrine can teach them about God’s merciful love.
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Conference On Purgatory
1st Friday November 2012
The Holy Souls in Purgatory experience eviternity, or what is called discontinuous time, which is that time which measures the change in a soul. God lives in a reality independent of time, and one might say that the souls in Purgatory live in a reality between time and eternity. If one dies without being completely prepared, the presence of God would be too intense for the soul to endure. It must first be purified completely before seeing God, and this is the reason for Purgatory. The joy experienced in Purgatory is like the joy of Heaven amidst suffering.
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The liturgical year reflects the life of Christ, and we now reach the fruition of His earthly life with the approach of Holy Week. All the images are veiled to remove all consolations so that we may better unite with the desolation Christ endured in those moments. The great mystic, Josefa Menéndez, received visions of Purgatory and Hell. Our Lord spoke of these punishments of the next life very often. Sister Josefa frequently spoke of the inability of the lost souls to love, and that if even the slightest act of love were permitted it would no longer be Hell. She saw that a soul which had gone to great lengths to deprive and mortify itself on Earth would not endure the sufferings of Hell. We should have an undying fear of this eternal punishment, practice the virtue of hope, and respond to the continual graces God offers.
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