The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed

All Souls’ Day is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy and all the Masses are to be of Requiem, except one of the current feast, where this is of obligation.

The theological basis for the feast is the doctrine that the souls which, on departing from the body, are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, or have not fully atoned for past transgressions, are debarred from the Beatific Vision, and that the faithful on earth can help them by:

• prayers
• alms deeds and
• especially by the Sacrifice of the Mass.(www.newadvent.org/cathen)

Catholic Doctrine on Purgatory

Purgatory (Lat., “purgare”, to make clean, to purify) in accordance with Catholic teaching is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God’s grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions.

The faith of the Church concerning purgatory is clearly expressed in the Decree of Union drawn up by the Council of Florence (Mansi, t. XXXI, col. 1031), and in the decree of the Council of Trent which (Sess. XXV) defined:

Whereas the Catholic Church, instructed by the Holy Ghost, has from the Sacred Scriptures and the ancient tradition of the Fathers taught in Councils and very recently in this Ecumenical synod (Sess. VI, cap. XXX; Sess. XXII cap.ii, iii) that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein are helped by the suffrages of the faithful, but principally by the acceptable Sacrifice of the Altar; the Holy Synod enjoins on the Bishops that they diligently endeavor to have the sound doctrine of the Fathers in Councils regarding purgatory everywhere taught and preached, held and believed by the faithful” (Denzinger, “Enchiridon”, 983).(www.newadvent.org/cathen)

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With Cebu Pacific dancing crew, you will be surely watching the safety instructions…or their nice moves!

Thanks to Julie Babon for sharing it in FB

“… but the young, brave wife decided not to abort, and the child was born…that woman was my mother and I was the child …” – Andrea Bocelli

If not because of his mother’s will, we may never hear Adrea’s beautiful songs. As we observe the Respect Life Sunday on October 3, let us reflect on these staggering facts about abortion from abortionno.org:

Worldwide, there are around 42 million abortion each year; 115,000 each day. 1.37 million in the US alone (1996) or roughly 37,000 per day. If these statistics are true, in the US alone an average of 1 baby is lost every 2.5 seconds.

31.3% , that’s more a third of women who’s having abortion identify themselves as Catholics. And worst of all is the main reason why women have abortion. 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).

Read the facts about abortion at abortionno.org. (Warning: abortionno.org uses graphic images and videos related to abortion in there website.)

The song at the end says:

“…I want to live like this with the sun on my face, and I sing happily, gracefully. I want to live like this, with the air of the mountains, because this enchantment doesn’t cost anything…” - Translated by a supporter of “Whole Life”

150 babies died worldwide through abortion while you were watching this Sesame Street video. 150 babies never had a chance of watching it and God only knows how many Andreas and Elmos.

Nikakahiya ba talagang maging Filipino? Is it really…? Well, you don’t have to answer that, at least not after you read this article via an e amial from a friend.

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