Purgatory

Be Prepared To Meet God

November 2, 2018By Servants Of The Holy Family

All Souls Day Evening 2018
All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions. It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification. It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God. Christ said we must pay even the last penny and so the souls in Purgatory are doing that by making amends for their sins. We must pray for the dead and for ourselves in facing death. God has given us the sacrament of Extreme Unction which prepares us to meet God and we should pray for this great gift daily.
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The Embrace That Wakes The Dead

November 2, 2018By Servants Of The Holy Family

All Souls Day 2018
We are called on All Souls Day to be like the religious Sisters of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls by praying and sacrificing for the relief and release of those detained in Purgatory. A member of this congregation, Mother St. Austin, wrote much about the purgatorial life and those who live it. In excerpts from her poetry we learn about God’s great love of the souls of the Church Suffering and how He embraces them and brings them to heaven once they have been perfected through their time of purification. St. Mary Magdalen is their patroness because she is the example for us of how the sins of a lifetime can be expiated as she accomplished it in three hours at the foot of the Cross.
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Consolation At The Time Of Death

October 12, 2018By Servants Of The Holy Family

Funeral Mass October 12, 2018

At this funeral Mass we are reminded about the importance of praying for the dead. We must die because of Adam’s sin which we inherit and we must free ourselves from the guilt and punishment of our own actual sins. Christ has given us the Sacrament of Penance to remove guilt but we may depart this life still with a debt to be paid and that is accomplished in Purgatory. Now our work begins by praying for the departed. These truths are a blessing to Catholics who know from them what to do when death claims one of our loved ones. The Sacrament of Extreme Unction has been given by Our Lord just for the moment of death and the Church provides the Apostolic Blessing to give us added encouragement at this critical time.

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Remission Of Temporal Punishment

December 1, 2017By Servants Of The Holy Family

First Friday December 2017

In this conference, the beautiful and consoling teaching of the Church on Indulgences is explained. Beginning with the early Church we see how the treasury of merits won by Christ, His Blessed Mother and the saints was opened for the benefit of sinners. The errors of the Reformation in distorting this doctrine are touched upon and practical steps are given to avail ourselves of Indulgences in our daily lives.

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Watch And Be Ready

November 26, 2017By Servants Of The Holy Family

Last Sunday after Pentecost 2017

As we conclude the liturgical year, we should still be praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory while examining our lives to test whether or not we have grown in love of God and neighbor. Christ in today’s Gospel prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. He warns us to be ready always and to avoid any false Christs and false prophets who are people and organizations that are not Catholic.

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None Is Justified In God’s Sight

November 2, 2017By Servants Of The Holy Family

All Souls Day Evening 2017

“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead.” This citation from the Old Testament shows how much the Jews cared for their deceased family and friends. The need for prayer after death is due to the effects that sin leaves its in us and all must be purged before we can enter heaven. Even the saints, as holy as they were, admitted their daily failings that needed to be purified. We merit and satisfy now for our sins but the souls in Purgatory can only undergo suffering to make satisfaction but without merit. God loves the Holy Souls and is more close to them than to those still on the earth.

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The Doctrine On Purgatory

November 2, 2017By Servants Of The Holy Family

All Souls Day 2017

Despite the tone of mourning and sorrow the Church has infused this Mass on All Souls Day with hope. The reason for this is explained by the teachings of our Faith about Purgatory where those who have died as imperfect friends of God are purified of the obstacles that impede their entrance into heaven. This devotion is ancient in the Church and in history and the liturgical expression of it is examined. Finally, the saints are cited for their insights.

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Necrology

November 2, 2017By Servants Of The Holy Family

All Souls Day 2017

Pray for the faithful departed, especially those from this chapel. We must appreciate how perfectly pure and reverent one needs to be in order to enter Gods presence. Holy Souls are in peace and depend on the living to be purified. Have mercy on them because the hand of the Lord has touched them. Have Masses offered for them. Our known vices must be eliminated now with merit or else they will be the cause of our punishment without merit. A word to the wise is sufficient.

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The Remains of Sin

November 2, 2015By Servants Of The Holy Family

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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