Author Topic: Praying for the souls in purgatory not necessary (Read 54017 times)

Matto · « **Reply #75 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:41:00 PM »

Quote from: poche

That doesn't mean that we should give up trying.

Yes.

poche · « **Reply #76 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:37:13 PM »

The Heroic Act of Charity
For the Poor, Suffering Souls in Purgatory

O Holy and Adorable Trinity, desiring to co-operate in the deliverance of the Souls in Purgatory and to testify my devotion to the Blessed Mary, ever-Virgin, I cede and renounce on behalf of those Holy Souls all of the satisfactory part of my works, and all of the suffrages which may be given to me after my death, consigning them entirely into the hands of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, that she may apply them according to her good pleasure to those souls of the Faithful Departed whom she desires to deliver from their sufferings. Deign, O my God, to accept and to bless this offering which I make to Thee at this moment. Amen.

Indulgences for making the HEROIC ACT OF CHARITY

Those who make this Act may gain the following Plenary Indulgences:

A Priest or Prelate who makes this Act gains the indult of a Privileged Altar which means that he gains a Plenary Indulgence for the soul of the departed for whom he offers the Mass, no matter at which Altar Mass is offered. The Mass does not need to be a Requiem Mass. The Propers of the Mass may be the feast of the day, or even a votive Mass, so long as it is offered for the soul of the departed person. In addition, such a Priest or Prelate may also gain 100 Plenary Indulgences applicable only to the Poor Souls in Purgatory each time he offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at any Altar.

Those who make this Act may also gain 100 Plenary Indulgences applicable only to the Poor Souls in Purgatory each time they:

1) worthily receive any Sacrament;
2) devoutly assist at a Catholic Rite of Mass.
Those who make this Act surrender, on behalf of the Poor, Suffering Souls in Purgatory, all of the satisfaction made to God by their good works, including whatever satisfaction may be offered for them by others during their life and after their death. They may temporarily suspend the Heroic Act if they wish to gain a Plenary Indulgence for themselves, either at that time or at the moment of their death, or both, and they simply renew the Act by reciting it again.
In order to gain these indulgences, one must be in the State of Sanctifying Grace, perform the work required, and have the intention of gaining the indulgences.

http://www.shrineofsaintjude.net/home1606.html#8.

PerEvangelicaDicta · « **Reply #77 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:53:47 PM »

Poche, thank you for bringing the Heroic Act of Charity to attention again. This is the information I have in my files. I apologize that I don't have the source.

What is the Heroic Act of Charity?

There are heroes in the Catholic Church - they are the canonized saints.
It is true, that all people who enter Heaven are saints, but the canonized saints have done something that is extraordinary and have been made role models for future generations of Christians. All of us can become heroes while on earth. It won’t necessarily lead to our canonization, but it would definitely help those in need and also bring us closer to Jesus. An opportunity has been given to us by the Church to help the souls in Purgatory. It is the Heroic Act of Charity.

Through the Heroic Act, we give all of the indulgences from our prayers, our sufferings, and our works of charity for the benefit of the souls in Purgatory. Also, the indulgences from the prayers offered after your death will go to the souls in Purgatory. Even though we give the Holy Souls the value of our indulgenced acts, we still keep the blessings of what we have done which will bring us glory in Heaven.

The Heroic Act of Charity has been approved by Popes Benedict XIII (1728), Pius VI (1788), and Pius XI (1852). The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences made a decree regarding it on December 18, 1885 and it was confirmed by Pope Leo XIII the next day. Many Christians devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, make it a practice to deposit the said merits and suffrages into the hands of the Blessed Virgin that she may distribute these favors to the souls in Purgatory according to her own merciful pleasure.

If you would like to make the Heroic Act, you can offer the indulgences of all your prayers, your works of charity, and your sufferings for the benefit of the souls in Purgatory. This includes the benefits of all of the prayers said for you after death. If you have a problem with saying this in your own words, use the following prayers:

O Holy and Adorable Trinity, desiring to aid in the relief and release of the Holy Souls in Purgatory, through my devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, I cede and renounce, on behalf of these souls, all the satisfactory part of my works, and all the suffrages which may be given to me after my death. In their entirety, I offer them to Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God, that she may use them, according to her good pleasure, for those souls of the faithful departed whom she desires to alleviate their suffering.

O my God, deign to accept and bless my offering which I make to Thee
through the most august Queen of Heaven and Earth. Amen.

Lord Jesus, King of infinite Mercy, I give all of the indulgences that would have been mine through my prayers, acts of charity, my own sufferings, and for the prayers said for me when I pass into eternity to free my brothers and sisters from the pains of Purgatory. Have mercy on them and bring them into glory
in Your eternal presence in Heaven. Amen.

poche · « **Reply #78 on:** May 22, 2015, 12:46:51 AM »

The Third Orders

Among the extraordinary graces which Catholics gain by becoming members of a Third Order is a share in many Masses and prayers.

To mention, for instance, the Third Order of Saint Dominic, Pope Benedict XV, himself a Tertiary, said: "One of the easiest and most effectual ways of reaching a high degree of sanctity is by becoming a Dominican Tertiary"

The members of this order receive during life a share every day in thousands of Masses and prayers, and after death, when, alas, so many are neglected by their relatives, those who are members of this Third Order have a share daily in thousands of other Masses and prayers, this for as long as they remain in Purgatory!

Among the many beautiful characteristics of the Order of St. Dominic is its intense devotion and love for the Holy Souls, especially for the souls of its members, friends and benefactors. So true is this that a young Italian nobleman who consulted the Pope as to which religious order he would do well to enter received for answer: "My dear son, you may with much profit join any of the Orders, for in each you will find abundant means of becoming a Saint. After death, however, be a Dominican" The Holy Father meant to imply that the suffrages given after death to their deceased members are, indeed, most abundant in the Dominican Order.

The conditions of becoming a member of this order are so easy and the advantages so many that half the world would become Dominican Tertiaries did they know these advantages.

http://www.shrineofsaintjude.net/home1606.html#10. Indulgences and Purgatory

poche · « **Reply #79 on:** May 23, 2015, 05:11:20 AM »

Those Who Earnestly Help the Holy Souls
May Well Hope to Avoid Purgatory

The Holy Souls whom we relieve or release by our Masses and good works pray for us with such indescribable fervor that God cannot refuse to hear their prayers. One of the principal graces they ask for their friends is that these shall have little or no Purgatory. No one knows better than they the awful intensity of the Purgatorial flames; no one, therefore, can pray for us as they do. Let us remember that:

a) God thanks as done to Himself what we do to others. When we relieve or release any of the Holy Souls, we relieve or release, as it were, God Himself. How ready, therefore, will He not be to hear the prayers offered by these souls for us.

b) Our Blessed Lord lays down clearly the great law: "By that measure by which you measure, it will be measured to you again" In proportion, consequently, to our generosity towards the Holy Souls will God's mercy and generosity be towards us. Those who work heart and soul for the relief of the Holy Souls may thus well hope that their Purgatory will be entirely remitted, or notably lessened. On the other hand, those who neglect the Holy Souls may justly fear a severe judgment and an extremely long Purgatory.

http://www.shrineofsaintjude.net/home1606.html#12. Those Who Earnestly Help the Holy Souls May Well Hope to Avoid Purgatory