PRAYERS, PROMISES AND DEVOTIONS FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY. By Susan Tassone. 192 pages, $ 9.95. Our Sunday Visitor, 2012. To order: OSV.com The Church remembers all the faithful departed in ...

Our prayers and sacrifices aid souls in purgatory in the process of purification," he said. When a person dies, their soul either goes to heaven, hell or purgatory, according to website Catholic ...

As with Solomon, prayer can also expand our souls and broaden our own understanding. It shows us the past and the future. By praying, we learn about ourselves, the limits of our own age, and our ...

Why & How to do the Prayer for Departed Souls. Our salutations, adorations and prostrations to all those who have gone ahead of us, who have gained more experience and who are before us as ideal ...

If we neglect prayer, our souls suffocate and starve. If our souls are depleted, they cannot perform the functions for which they were made. These functions include showing faith, ...

Susan Tassone's new book, Prayers, Promises, and Devotions for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Our Sunday Visitor, 2012), though, the latest in a long line of books devoted to the topic of praying ...

At the wake, the priest asked us to pray for his soul. Other than, “May he rest in peace,” what prayers did he have in mind? In mourning. — C., Melville, NY. A: Most of our prayers are for ...

Nearly 150 years ago James Montgomery penned the words, “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed. The motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast.” The… ...

Prayer is an audit of our souls, Of its balance sheet of thoughts, words and deeds. About the Author Michel M.J. Shore is a retired judge of the Federal Court of Canada and recently made a home ...

1.O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests.  Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course ...