It’s possible to avoid Purgatory, but you need to understand what it is and then you can take steps to prevent yourself from going there.
Purgatory
Read Me or Rue It (part 2)
Fr. Paul O’Sulivan’s book, Read Me or Rue It (part 2), read out from an old recording.
Read Me or Rue It (part 1)
Fr. Paul O’Sulivan’s book, Read Me or Rue It (part 1), read out from an old recording.
Vain Repetition: The Rosary and the Holy Souls
In your prayers do not babble as the gentiles do, for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard (Matthew 6:7).
Divine Mercy for the Holy Souls
“… After eight days [after the Feast of Easter] let there be another feast observed with honor, the eighth day itself on which He [Jesus] gave me Thomas, who was hard of belief, full assurance, by showing me the print of the nails, and the wound made in His side by the spear.”
St. Thomas the Apostle, writing in The Apostolic Constitutions (Book 5, Chapter 19)
Gregorian Masses
An ancient but mostly unknown custom of the Church is the offering of a daily Mass for 30 days for a soul in Purgatory. After the Masses are said, the soul would immediately be freed from Purgatory and enter Heaven.
Catholic Mass
The centre of the Catholic Church is the Mass. The Liturgy of the Eucharist is an ancient practice which goes back to the Last Supper with the first Mass. Its the main way that we worship God and petition requests to Him. This is also the most effective means to help the holy souls. How … Read more
“I Urge Catholics to Pray for the Dead” – St. Pope John Paul II
To the Most Reverend Raymond Séguy, Bishop of Autun, Châlon and Mâcon, Abbot of Cluny 1. This year, when we are celebrating the millennium of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, established by St. Odilo, fifth Abbot of Cluny, the centenary of the foundation of the Archfraternity of Our Lady of Cluny, committed to … Read more
Scary Stuff: All Hallows Eve
October 31. Halloween. A headache for parents, an event that children anticipate all year. This is a challenging time for parents because they have to get some type of costume for their children and buy large amounts of candy for those who will visit their humble abode on that day. Children enjoy this day because … Read more