📚 Holy Souls in Purgatory

The Catholic Church teaches that those who die in God’s grace and friendship, but are still imperfectly purified, undergo purification before entering the joy of Heaven. This final purification is called Purgatory. The souls in Purgatory are assured of eternal salvation, and the faithful on earth can assist them through prayer, almsgiving, acts of charity, and especially the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

The Church encourages the faithful to remember the departed and to pray for those undergoing purification. This devotion expresses the communion of saints: the spiritual bond joining the faithful on earth, the souls being purified, and the saints already enjoying the presence of God.

Commemoration: November 2 — All Souls’ Day
Patronage: The faithful departed and those seeking to assist the souls in Purgatory through prayer.

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All Souls' Day

The Catholic Church teaches that those who die in God’s grace and friendship, but are still imperfectly purified, undergo purification before entering the joy of Heaven. This final purification is called Purgatory. The souls in Purgatory are assured of eternal salvation, and the faithful on earth can assist them through prayer, almsgiving, acts of charity, and especially the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

The Church encourages the faithful to remember the departed and to pray for those undergoing purification. This devotion expresses the communion of saints: the spiritual bond joining the faithful on earth, the souls being purified, and the saints already enjoying the presence of God.

Patron of

The faithful departed and those seeking to assist the souls in Purgatory through prayer.

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