Fifteenth Day
Forgetting the dead
– It denotes a great insensitivity –
The Bible speaks of a man called Lazarus who was covered in ulcers, dressed in rags and lay on the doorstep of a wealthy man. He asked for very little: the mere crumbs, which fell from the rich man’s table. He was refused even that.
What insensitivity! What hardness of […]
Fourteenth Day
Relief for the Souls in Purgatory
– What can bring them relief –
The Council of Trent decreed, We believe that souls detained in Purgatory are relieved by the suffrages of the faithful. That is how the Church, in its Divine and magnificent unity, includes Christians of all eras and all classes. The charity, which binds them and unites their spiritual wealth is […]
Thirteenth Day
Abandoned Souls
– Abandoned by their friends –
Consider the fact that there are souls completely forgotten in Purgatory for whom no one prays and who suffer without consolation.
It is true that the Church does not forget any of her children. Those abandoned souls have a right to the prayers of our tender Mother who petitions the Lord every […]
Resumed 5th Sunday After Epiphany – A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Translation From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
At that time Jesus spoke this parable to the multitudes: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and […]
Twelfth Day
State of the souls in Purgatory in relation to us
– They are united to us by the bonds of charity –
Remember that we are bonded to those holy souls by a Divine spiritual chain. Just like us, they were created in the image of God, bought by the Precious Blood of Jesus, regenerated by the water of baptism. They have been […]
Eleventh Day
Holiness of the souls in Purgatory
St. Catherine of Genoa told us, Every soul, the moment it is in Purgatory is elevated to a degree of perfection and Divine union which could serve as a model for the most holy person here on earth. There are in Purgatory a multitude of predestined souls who have triumphed over their passions, who have conquered the world and the devil, who […]
