Tassone will be sharing some new insights about Pope St. Gregory the Great and his connection to the holy souls and purgatory. On Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, she will be Father Mitch Pacwa’s guest ...

There’s only one door out of purgatory for the Holy Souls there. It opens only into heaven. But here’s the catch: they can’t open it themselves. We have to open it for them. We have the key.

Nicholas was a charitable and holy man who often fasted ... In addition to being the patron saint of souls in purgatory, Nicholas is also considered the patron saint against epidemic disease ...

Eventually all souls in Purgatory will go to heaven ... Elsewhere in the Bible, the action of the Holy Spirit is described as fire. "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." ...

On the night of November 1, celebrants go door-to-door, requesting gifts and singing a traditional verse representing the liberation of holy souls from purgatory. In Hungary, the day is known as ...

For example, 2 Maccabees states: “It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought ... in this Ecumenical synod that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein are helped by the suffrages ...

those close to us as well as for the holy souls in purgatory. “Undas” as we know it, is part of our longstanding culture as Filipinos where many families take advantage of the holiday to visit ...

"Purgatory is necessary so that souls can be cleansed and perfected before ... All Saints' Day is observed each year on Nov. 1 and is considered a holy day of obligation, when Catholics are ...

the Christian holy day that honors saintly people of the past. All Souls' Day is a day to pray for all souls. Among Catholics, prayers are offered for those in purgatory, waiting to get into heaven.

Explained simply, souls of the departed that are not pure must be purged of their sins, hence the role of Purgatory. But the Helpers of the Holy Souls did not stay cloistered all day long, praying for ...