This day Holy Mother Church celebrates and prays for all the souls of the faithful departed; those souls that are saved but in purgatory where they are being purified before entering heaven.
It is an interesting fact that the Holy Bible contains seventy three books, not the sixty six that the protestants use. Martin Luther and the various deformers threw out seven books! So much for the protestant belief in Holy Scripture! Luther also hated James, which he called the “epistle of straw” because it emphasized works. Purgatory is mentioned in Maccabees- “For it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins.” Also, Judas Maccabeus sent offerings to the priests in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices for the souls of the dead.
Our Blessed Lord also taught the doctrine of purgatory when He said that- “You must pay to the last penny.” Scripture also mentions our works being tried “as in the fire.” Do not forget that the Holy Bible comes from the Church and it was the Church that chose the books that are in the Holy Bible. The Faith existed before the scriptures and it is Holy Tradition, through the magesterium that defines, interprets, explains and manifests the Word of God.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
You and your loved one, living and dead are remembered at the altar. Bless you+
