THE SUFFERINGS OF PURGATORY
The sufferings of Purgatory are twofold. the pain of loss, and the
torture of the senses; both in proportion to temporal punishment unremitted. Having
committed sin, the soul has turned away from God, thus increasing the pain of
loss, or according to our ideas, God departs from that soul and deprives her of
His beatific vision. By sin, the soul has been attached to creatures, making improper
use of them, displeasing to God, hence the severe punishment, consisting in the
pain of the senses. God permits that those who have abandoned their Creator,
and bestowed their affections upon creatures, are chastised, by the same, for we
read in the Book of Wisdom: "By what things a
man sinneth, by the same also is he tormented." (Wis. xi. 17.)
God has not revealed, nor has the Church ever taught in what manner or
to what extent the souls in Purgatory suffer, but it is the opinion of the holy
Fathers and Doctors of the Church that what St. Paul writes to the Corinthians,
(1,
iii. 15.) “But he himself shall be saved: yet so as by fire," must be taken
in a literal sense, which is accepted also by St. Thomas Aquinas.
St. Charles
Borromeo Interceding for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Prayer
O Lord, by Thine infinite love and clemency, graciously grant to the suffering
souls in Purgatory remittance of their punishment. Receive them into Thy eternal
glory, that blessed by Thy beatific vision, they may praise and adore Thee for
ever and ever. Amen.
Special Intercession
Pray for the souls of those who have suffered for the longest time in
Purgatory.
Eternal Rest
Lord grant them eternal rest, and let perpetual light shine upon
them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
My Jesus, mercy!
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