Description

Daily prayers for the week for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Size 10 cm x 21 cm, 6 pages. Order Code: PFHS

A great intercessor of prayer for those suffering in Purgatory, the founder of our Order – the Congregation of Marian Fathers, St. Stanislaw Papczynski in 1671 experienced, during ecstasy, a vision of the torment of souls in purgatory. After this experience, he loudly cried out: “I am begging you, pray for the dead, because they are suffering terrible torments!” Similarly, in 1676, when he was seriously ill, he was transferred in ecstasy to Purgatory. After the vision was completed, he was healed and gave a long sermon to the faithful about the need to support the dead, describing their terrible torments.

So, the Souls in Purgatory dwell in the school of suffering, learning how to live in love – and their greatest torment is their longing for God. Their greatest joy is knowing that heaven is now assured to them. And we here on earth can hasten Their entry.

From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. Our prayers — like St. Faustina’s — can help the souls in purgatory satisfy their longing for God alone.