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Purgatory Spiritual "Wash Room"
“Strive … for that holiness without which no one can see the Lord.”
-—Heb 12:14
Purgatory
As November marks the month in which we are encouraged to especially remember the faithful departed in our Masses and prayers, including All Souls Day on Nov. 2, it would be good to consider the subject of purgatory. After all, why pray for the dead if there is no purgatory?
Many passages from sacred Scripture allude to purgatory, and the Church’s doctrine is drawn from the tradition that refers to these texts. Purgatory is a truth about which we have incomplete knowledge because it is an experience a soul has after death. Because of this, the Church’s teaching is somewhat restrained: “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” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030).
In speaking about this wonderful truth of our Faith, I have always found analogies from everyday life helpful. In this case, experiences from childhood help.
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