2022年9月10日 · The doctrine teaches that when a person dies in God’s grace, he or she either goes straight to heaven or undergoes a state of purification before entering heaven called purgatory.

2019年10月31日 · During one Mass, Jesus appeared, thanked him and showed him the souls his Masses had released. In 1884 Pope Leo XIII declared St. Nicholas of Tolentino universal patron of the Holy Souls in...

The following eight (8) great Catholic saints had a great devotion and love for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. We recommend you read books by and about them and ask them for your prayers.

2018年7月31日 · Two saints in particular are often invoked on behalf of the souls in purgatory. One is St. Nicholas of Tolentino, a 13th-century Augustinian priest, and the other is St. Gertrude the...

A saint who was particularly devoted to the holy souls—and is now considered their patron saint—is St. Catherine of Genoa. St. Catherine was born into an aristocratic Italian family in 1447.

Nicholas of Tolentino (Latin: S. Nicolaus de Tolentino, c. 1246 – September 10, 1305) known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was an Italian saint and mystic. He is particularly invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November.

2022年9月10日 · The Catholic Church’s teaching on purgatory — the “cleansing fire” that prepares the elect for heaven — can be difficult to understand. But for one saint, the Catholic imperative to pray for the dead was made very real to him — according to the story, one of his deceased friends appeared to him asking for prayers.

When in 1884 Nicholas was proclaimed "Patron of the Souls in Purgatory" by Pope Leo XIII, confirmation was given to a long-standing aspect of devotion toward this friar which is traced to an event in his own life.

Saint Nicholas had a powerful intercession for those who had died. Two of many episodes which show his intercessory power for the Holy Souls in Purgatory follow: On a certain Saturday night while he lay in bed, St. Nicholas heard the voice of someone, a …

2024年9月10日 · Then there's St. Nicholas of Tolentino, a 13th-century Italian mystic and Augustinian priest, whose patronage is about as relevant as it gets: He is the patron saint of souls in...