Today we observe the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed also known to us as All Souls Day. On this day we call to mind that there is a necessity to pray for those in Purgatory. Purgatory is not a second chance at salvation for to be here is to already be judged as worthy of Heaven.
As we are told concerning those in Purgatory in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.”
Therefore, through our prayers we must continue to assist these souls who are still imperfectly purified. Likewise, we must set our attention upon Heaven without looking back. Not desiring to slip into Purgatory with the tip of our toe, but to be judged as worthy of Heaven like those now in Purgatory and numbered among the saints in Heaven.
Let us continue to pray for these holy souls who have now gone before us into Eternal Life. Let us come to order our life after the Kingdom of Heaven while we still have the opportunity. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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