November: The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
How appropriate, then, that the Catholic Church offers us November as the Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory--those who have died in grace, yet who failed in this life to make satisfaction for all of their sins. Purgatory is not, as many people think, one last trial; all of those who make it to Purgatory will one day be in Heaven. Purgatory is an expression of God's love, His desire to cleanse our souls of all that might keep us from experiencing the fullness of joy in Heaven.
We should pray for the dead throughout the year, especially on the anniversary of their death, but in this Month of the Holy Souls, we should devote some time every day to prayer for the dead. We should start with those closest to us--our mother and father, for instance--but we should also offer prayers for all the souls, and especially for those most forsaken.
If we live Christian lives, we too will likely find ourselves in Purgatory someday, and our acts of charity toward the Holy Souls there now will ensure that they remember us before the throne of God when we are most in need of prayers.
How would you explain to some one why it is that the Church does not allow women to be priests. Father Roy Bourgeois is risking excommunication for ordaining women as priests. There are groups that support this. How do I go about properly explaining why the Church prohibits this. Some people think the Church is just being mean & unjust with out thinking there may be some logic to why it’s done this way.