The sacrifice can be in the form of goods, money and deeds offered in the Church. Our prayers includes from the simplest and spontaneous personal prayers to the highest one that is the Eucharistic celebration. The second book of Maccabees in the first reading shows two forms of help for these souls, namely prayer and sacrifice. Therefore they really need the support of our prayers, we who are still in the world. They are all spirits and do not have all the possibilities to gather and pray. They certainly suffer because of this process of purification.īut they cannot help themselves. The sins and their consequences that still attach to these souls are cleansed. This is a very special teaching in the Catholic Church that emphasizes the sanctification for the souls which happens in a process of purification. This means there is a process that the souls go through before entering heaven. The souls of our families and neighbors are helped by the prayers of the whole Church so that they will be graced with resurrection and finally enjoy eternal life in heaven.Īs the statement 'finally enjoying eternal life in heaven' goes, this implies an important meaning. In the prayer 'I Believe', we stand with our belief in the resurrection of the body and everlasting life to every believer. It is important to understand this commemoration and our task to pray, therefore, we need to depart from the true faith we profess. People in general can attend these Masses at the same time offer intentions of prayer for the souls of their family members. The priests are asked to celebrate the Eucharist three times. Our activity in the Church today is to pray for those souls. Today our Church commemorates the souls of all believers, our fellow departed brothers and sisters.

Our meditation today has the theme: The Resurrection of the Body and Everlasting Life. THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY AND EVERLASTING LIFE Delivered by Maria Olivia from Kristus Raja Parish, Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia.

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