A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us ...

May his (her) soul and the souls of all the ... a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven. After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession, or in one of the litanies or ...

Such tainted souls, though saved, cannot enter heaven directly ... such as through Baptism, Confession, prayer... Another way is Purgatory. Soap and water may be enough to cleanse my body ...

Those among the 67 who died in the state of grace are likely in purgatory, a place of “detachment, purification and preparation” for entrance to heaven ... prayer for the souls in purgatory ...

The depth of a person’s love for the place in which they were born can be measured by the joy that each day brings.

For them, Purgatory is the state of waiting where a person can make up for their sins after death. Catholics often pray for the souls of loved ones to be released from Purgatory and to enter Heaven.

Your family and you can gather around the nativity scene or the altar and say this powerful prayer to Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve with open hearts and souls ... God of heaven and earth, on ...