Tuesday, November 4, 2014

All suols day

All Souls day.
Saint Augustine said, “When I die bury me anywhere you like but remember to pray for me at the Altar”
All Souls day. Today we celebrate all souls day.
It is a special day set apart so that we may pray and offer Holy Mass for our departed beloved ones who are currently going through purification before entering into heaven.All religions strongly believe in the immortality of the soul and offer special prayers for the dead.
The catechism of the Jews called Talmud says prayer brings greater blessing for the dead.
“Remember us who have gone before you in your prayers” is an unique sentence found on every catacomb of the believers.
The book of revelation says that nothing unclean shall enter into heaven.
There are people like John Paul the second or Mother Theresa as they die, they go to heaven. It’s because they completely put their trust in God Almighty. They frequent the church’s sacraments and practice their faith by loving God and others. And as they die, Jesus invites them into heaven saying, “You who did everything well, come into my father’s house.....”
And there are people, though given so many chances to know and love God, reject the presence of God. They reject the love and forgiveness of God. They do not believe in the existence of God. These people are condemned to everlasting punishment or hell. They are gone forever or for eternity. There is no salvation for them.
And finally there are people who like us fall into sin and get up. They break the commandments and feel sorry for their sins. They believe in God but because of their human nature go away from Him. As they die with their venial sins, they are neither going to heaven nor hell but the place called purgatory.
what is purgatory?It is a place of purification where their souls will completely be purified and thus the soul of the dead become holy and beautiful.
The Church’s teaching: The Church's official teaching on Purgatory is plain and simple. There is a place or state of purification called Purgatory, where souls undergoing purification can be helped by the prayers of the faithful (Council of Trent). Some modern theologians suggest that the fire of Purgatory is an intense, transforming encounter with Jesus Christ and his fire of love. They also speak of Purgatory as an "instant” purification immediately after death, varying in intensity from soul to soul, depending on the state of each individual
Prodigal son’s suffering: As he lost everything and was suffering, he said to himself, “There are so many hired men in my father’s house have enough food to eat and enjoy and here I am starving without anything to eat. I am going to go to my father and say, “father, I have sinned against you and against heaven”. That is called the purification. The souls will be purified with the fire of Christ’s love. As we offer prayers, sacrifice of Mass, almsgiving in their names, their souls be purified and thus enter into eternal bliss. So let us sacrifice Mass and be with them. Amen.

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