The Truth About Purgatory: Saint Catherine of Genoa’s Powerful Revelation

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In this reflection for the feast of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, we contemplate the profound mystery of Purgatory and the importance of offering prayers, sacrifices, and indulgences for the Holy Souls. Drawing from the teachings of Saint Catherine of Genoa, this sermon beautifully explains how the souls in Purgatory experience both suffering and deep peace, as they long for God while being purified from the “rust of sin.” Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel: “All things whatsoever you ask when you pray, believe that you shall receive, and they shall come unto you.” This powerful promise reminds us to pray confidently—especially during the month of November, dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. In this sermon, you will learn: ✨ What Purgatory truly is ✨ Why the souls experience both peace and purification ✨ What temporal punishment (temporal pain) means ✨ Why indulgences matter ✨ How our prayers help deliver souls to Heaven ✨ How the Holy Souls can intercede for us in gratitude Purgatory is not a place of despair, but of hope, mercy, and transformation—a final cleansing that opens the soul fully to the light of God’s love. May this reflection inspire you to renew your devotion to praying for the suffering souls, strengthening the bond of charity between the Church on earth and the Church suffering. 🙏 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. 00:00 – Introduction 00:27 – Feast of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker 00:36 – Gospel reflection: Ask and you shall receive 01:02 – Praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory 01:15 – Purpose of purification after death 01:54 – Understanding temporal punishment 02:03 – Saint Catherine of Genoa’s writings on Purgatory 02:38 – Peace and suffering of the Holy Souls 03:57 – The doctrine of Purgatory explained 04:53 – Why the souls suffer in peace 05:14 – The “rust of sin” blocking the soul’s vision of God 06:00 – What is temporal pain? 06:35 – How sin creates bad habits and inclinations 07:15 – The role of indulgences 08:23 – The fire of purification in Purgatory 08:51 – The souls’ longing for God 09:55 – Encouragement to pray for the Holy Souls 10:15 – Their intercession for us 10:31 – Closing invocation and blessing For more please visit https://www.themarianfranciscans.org/ Please sign up at this link https://lifecrusade.org/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@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/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 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" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Purgatory #HolySouls #CatholicTeaching #SaintCatherineOfGenoa #CatholicSermon #Indulgences #SaintGregoryTheWonderworker #PrayForTheDead #

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• Bible Study
• Prophecy & End Times