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What do the holy souls in Purgatory do for those who help them?
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Probably pray for them.
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What do you call a soul in purgatory?
The holy souls
What has the author Susan Tassone written?
Susan Tassone has written: 'Thirty-day Devotions for the Holy Souls' 'The Way Of The Cross For The Holy Souls In Purgatory'
When does the Church remember all that are deceased souls on?
November 1 is All Saints Day, and November 2 is All Souls Day. All Saints is when we celebrate all those who have entered heaven and are now Saints. All Souls Day is when we pray for All Holy Souls who are still suffering in Purgatory. Heaven is commonly referred to as the Church Triumphant, Purgatory is the Church Suffering, and here we are in the Church Militant.
What has the author W Doyle Gilligan written?
W. Doyle Gilligan has written: 'Devotion to Holy Angels' 'Devotion to the holy souls in purgatory'
Is Purgatory still a part of Catholic belief?
yes! indeed Catholic Church believe in Purgatory. In 1 Peter 3:18-20: " ...He (Jesus Christ) went and preached to those spirits that were in prison..."; a place or State of what we call purgatory where in Our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ preached those suffering spirit that fall short because of sins are cleansed, before entering into Heaven. Remember we worship God in Spirit and the membership of the Church is in Spirit. Because of the faith of relatives and friends and of the church; praying together with the Saints and angels in heaven to the Father in Heaven through the Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, help the souls in Purgatory to go to heaven. Like what Martha and Mary did, Lazarus had awaken and live.
When was Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls created?
Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls was created in 1856.
How could souls in purgatory be assisted?
The Catholic Church teaches that the souls in purgatory are assisted by our prayers for them, and by our works of penance, or other good works, on their behalf. For more on this, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1032..Catholic AnswerThe Catechism is an excellent place to start, for a complete discussion of this, please get the book, Puratory and the Means to Avoid It, by Martin Jugie. You can buy it new at Roman Catholic Books, or used, say on Amazon.com. A short booklet on the same subject is online at EWTN at the second link below. The souls in purgatory are assisted by our prayers, our Masses, our penances, just accepting the normal difficulties of life in a Christian spirit and offering them up for the Poor Souls in Purgatory is one of the best means, well, actually, the best means is avoiding it all together, following by offering the Holy Mass for the Poor Souls. Finally, recite the prayer of St. Gertrude the Great frequently. Our Lord showed St. Gertrude a vast number of souls leaving Purgatory and going to Heaven as a result of this prayer, which the Saint was accustomed to say frequently during the day:"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Jesus, with all the Masses being said all over the world this day, for the Souls in Purgatory."Our Lady of the Rosary Library sells holy cards with this prayer for 2¢ each. See link below. The last link below is for Amazon.com, their version of the card is slightly different with a different version of the prayer.
Where in the Bible is purgratory found?
Purgatory is never mentioned in the Holy Bible.
What did Our Blessed Lord tell St Gertrude about the prayer that starts out Eternal Father?
St. Gertrude the Great, the only nun and female so honored, was a Benedictine nun (possibly Cistercian) who was a great mystic and theologian in the 13th century. She enjoyed a number of mystical visits from Our Blessed Lord, and in one of them she was told the prayer and that it would release "1000 souls from purgatory" each time it was said. We must remember that historically, the number 1000 usually is a reference for "a whole lot" and not usually meant to be taken as a literal number, although it certainly might have been, we just don't know.Our Lord wishes people to pray for the souls in purgatory. He once showed Gertrude a table of gold on which were many costly pearls. The pearls were prayers for the holy souls. At the same time the saint had a vision of souls freed from suffering and ascending in the form of bright sparks to heaven.In one Vision, Our Lord tells Gertrude that he longs for someone to ask Him to release souls from purgatory, just as a king who imprisons a friend for justice's sake hopes that someone will beg for mercy for his friend. Jesus ends with:"I accept with highest pleasure what is offered to Me for the poor souls, for I long inexpressibly to have near Me those for whom I paid so great a price. By the prayers of thy loving soul, I am induced to free a prisoner from purgatory as often as thou dost move thy tongue to utter a word of prayer."In another vision she was given the Prayer which Our Lord told her would release 1000 Souls from Purgatory every time it is said with love and devotion. "Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus Christ, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Why do Catholics pray for nine days when they have a death in the family?
A novena is a prayer said for 9 days in a row. This may be applied to the dead in order that if they are in purgatory, they will be released to heaven. The souls in purgatory cannot pray for themselves. There are a variety of novenas, such as, to the Holy Spirit, to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and various saints.AnswerAlthough we should pray for anyone who has died for at least nine days, we have no idea how long anyone may be in purgatory, so we should never give up praying for all our dead - and most especially for our living relatives, as our prayers are much more effective for them while they are still alive!
What technique was used in the last judgment?
The end of the world is happening and all the souls wil be sorted out; the holy, (I'm eleven) pulchritudinous (beautiful) souls will go to heaven; the wretched, demon, unbeleiving souls go to hell.
Do you have to pray something different every time you pray?
You do not have to pray something different everytime you pray as long as you pray from the heart. It would be good to pray for different things though, such as peace in the world, end to abortion, the holy souls in purgatory, conversion and repentance of sinners, the Pope, our priests, nuns, monks, marriage, family values, etc.
