Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory Quotes

“Purgatory as Process Nothing unclean shall enter it. — Revelation 21:27 “In following the Gospel exhortation to be perfect like the heavenly Father (cf. Mt 5:48) during our earthly life, we are called to grow in love, to be sound and flawless before God the Father ‘at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints’ (1 Thess 3:12f.). Moreover we are invited to ‘cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit’ (2 Cor 7:1; cf. 1 Jn 3:3), because the encounter with God requires absolute purity. “Every trace of attachment to evil must be eliminated, every imperfection of the soul corrected. Purification must be complete, and indeed this is precisely what it means on the Church’s teaching on purgatory. The term does not indicate a place, but a condition of existence” — St. John Paul II (General Audience, August 4, 1999).”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections

“Since you, O my Jesus, have been so liberal with your graces toward me and have deigned to give your Blood and your life for me, I am sorry for having acted with so little generosity toward you, who are worthy of all honor and all love. But, O my Jesus, you know my weakness; help me with your powerful grace. In you I confide, O Immaculate Virgin Mary, help me to overcome myself and to become a saint. Amen.”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections

“The Need for Purgatory God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. — Ecclesiastes 12:14 “I would go so far as to say that if there was no purgatory, then we would have to invent it, for who would dare say of himself that he was able to stand directly before God? “And yet we don’t want to be, to use an image from Scripture, ‘a pot that turned out wrong,’ that has to be thrown away; we want to be put right. Purgatory basically means that God can put the pieces back together again. That he can cleanse us in such a way that we are able to be with him and can stand there in the fullness of life” — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). Reflection: Ask the Lord to cleanse your soul so that you can put back together the broken pieces of your life. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections

“Escorts to Heavens I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” — Psalm 122:1 St. John Macias worked for the sick in Peru and, no matter how tired he was, prayed three Rosaries on his knees every night for the poor souls in purgatory. On his deathbed, St. John the Evangelist appeared to him and said that through his prayers St. John Macias had released one million four hundred thousand souls from purgatory. When he died, thousands upon thousands of souls poured from heaven to greet him.”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections

“Reflection: When passing a Catholic Church, spiritually send your guardian angel inside to pray at the foot of the altar to plead for the delivery of the suffering souls.”
― Susan Tassone, Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: 365 Reflections