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WAYS TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY • Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the intention of the Holy Souls. • Sprinkle Holy Water on the ground: St. John Macias, a great friend of those in purgatory, would often sprinkle holy water on the ground for the spiritual benefit of the suffering souls. […]

FIRST 7 WAYS TO PRAY FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY 1- Pray the Novena to the Holy Souls. 2- Offer up your Holy Communions for the souls in purgatory. 3- Have Masses said for your departed loved ones, especially on the anniversary of his or her death. 4- Pray the Way of the Cross for […]

The souls in purgatory cannot pray for themselves, they cannot do anything to hasten their entrance into heaven. But we can pray for them. Our prayers for the suffering souls in purgatory is an act of charity that eases their suffering and helps them complete their purification sooner. This is our role in the communion […]

The souls in purgatory died in the mercy of God, this is why they are called holy; however, because they still had attachment to sin at the time of their death, they must undergo a spiritual purification of their souls before they are able to fully love God with their whole heart, mind, and soul […]

Mary is the Virgin presenting offerings. Mary, as stated in Marialis Cultus, is the example of that worship which consists in making our own life an offering pleasing to God. For her the “rejoice” of the Annunciation soon became “a sword will pierce your soul because that Child would be a sign of contradiction.” (Lk […]

Mary accepted that God would manifest Himself to her in a way which differed from her expectations. She accepted to walk in His inscrutable ways, with trust and abandonment. And on this path, she found herself at the foot of the Cross, totally dedicated to the Gospel announced by her Son. She could only be […]

The words that Mary said to the servants at Cana are the words that she repeats to each of us: “Do whatever He tells you.” Mary did first what Jesus said. In her life we find the accomplished model of the disciple of the Lord: “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s Word […]

If the Virgin Mary was created by God and “fashioned as a new creature” by the Holy Spirit, it was…so that she might become the mother of God. Henceforth she lives with the very life of the Holy Spirit, and together with Him is sent on a mission: to complete within us the efficacious Redemption […]

“There is no one who performs a mighty deed in My name who can at the same time speak ill of Me. For whoever is not against us is for us.” God set the foundation for which we are to stand. When our faith leads us to be bold and proclaim Jesus in our words, […]

“If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” How easy it is to forget these words and how distracted we are from living these words. Jesus knew His mission to serve others, with full trust in God’s plan. We must become childlike in our own […]