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21 hours ago · False reassurance. Nowhere in the Bible does it give us a sinner’s prayer to pray. Could you imagine Paul lining up 100’s of people, and saying, “okay now repeat after me…” No, they preached boldly, “repent for the kingdom of God is at hand” and as a result people began confessing on their own.
1 day ago · Here are five powerful prayers you can say for the Poor Souls in Purgatory, who desperately need our prayers: 1) Deliver Them From Purgatory. My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, in Thy crucifixion and death, have mercy on the souls in purgatory,
3 days ago · 1) Praying to Saints (i.e., Asking Them to Intercede): Rich Man and Lazarus. A) The rich man in Jesus’ story (known in tradition as “Dives”) asks Abraham to intercede, making two requests: a) relief from his suffering in the “bad” part of Hades / Sheol (Lk 16:24), and 2) to send Lazarus to earth to warn his five brothers to repent, so ...
2 days ago · Across ancient Christendom, from the earliest days and lasting for centuries, we find bishops and theologians who declare that Christians pray for the dead. We even find evidence on tombs and epitaphs. My personal favorite is a delightful epitaph written by a bishop named Abercius for his own tomb at the end of the 2nd century.
2 days ago · Key for Nov. 1-8. Every year on these eight days the Church grants a plenary indulgence that can be applied only to the souls in purgatory. The faithful can receive this indulgence each of the eight days to apply to a particular soul — a parent, spouse, relative, friend, or anyone even unknown.
3 days ago · The Office for the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased individual or individuals. It is the proper reading on All Souls’ Day (normally November 2) for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular deceased.
5 days ago · Most dear Jesus, reckoned with the wicked, blasphemed, and derided, and given gall to drink to mitigate your pain, have mercy on us, O Lord. Most dear Jesus, dying on the Cross in the presence of...
