Remembering the Faithful Departed | Reflections on Purgatory, November Commemoration

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In this heartfelt reflection, we open in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and move through the meaning of November 1st’s celebration of all saints and the subsequent days dedicated to the faithful departed. We explore the doctrine of Purgatory, what our Catholic Church teaches about it, the purification of souls, and how we — as the Church on earth — can assist the souls through prayer, good works and Masses. 🕊️ What you’ll hear in this video: The significance of November 1st, the Commemoration of All Saints. The following month (November) for the faithful departed: what it means, and how the Church prays for souls. Two key dogmas: (1) there is a state of purification (Purgatory) for the just who die with venial sins or temporal punishment due; (2) the souls there can be aided by the prayers and good works of the living. A comparison between the souls in Hell and the souls in Purgatory — their pains, their hope, their destination. The concept of membership in the Mystical Body of Christ: by faith, by charity, and by glory. A call to charity: to pray for the departed, offer Masses, perform good deeds — not splitting our love, but multiplying it. A closing prayer for the faithful departed: “Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord…” 📌 Timestamps / Chapters: 0:00 – Opening prayer: In the name of the Father… 0:11 – Introduction to November 1st and the celebration of those who have left this life 0:27 – Turning toward the month of the faithful departed 0:38 – Why November is dedicated to the faithful departed 1:01 – Baptism makes us heirs to Heaven — rejecting fatalism about Purgatory 1:12 – Clarifying: The Church does not publish statistics on Purgatory 1:20 – The Church’s action: sacraments, indulgences, for living and dead 1:54 – Two dogmas underpinning the doctrine of Purgatory 2:15 – Dogma #1: There is a purification after death if not completed here 3:15 – Dogma #2: The souls in Purgatory can be helped by us on earth 4:00 – What Purgatory is like: cleansing fire, absence of body, pain of loss 5:04 – The punishment of the damned vs the purification of the just 6:23 – The state of grace and the hope of seeing God 7:30 – The life of the saint begins now — loving God above all 8:00 – Souls in Purgatory: their love, their realization of earthly time lost 9:00 – The importance of charity and our duty of prayer and good works 10:11 – Membership in the Mystical Body of Christ explained by Thomas Aquinas 10:54 – We are bound by charity to the holy souls 12:01 – Encouragement against modern utilitarianism: we do pray for the dead 13:00 – Final prayer: Eternal rest grant unto them, etc. 13:35 – Closing: In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #PrayForTheDead #Purgatory #AllSaints #CatholicReflection #Faith #November #EternalRest #MysticalBody #ChurchMilitant #ChurchTriumphant 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-pod

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