THE FOUR LAST THINGS

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2nd, 2024 is ALL SOULS DAY.

The Four Last Things:  Death, Judgement, Heaven or Hell.

Should we die in a state of mortal sin we send ourselves straight to hell for all eternity.  Our souls suffer terribly there, but after the resurrection of the body we will suffer physically too.  What we have been told of through some visionaries are terrifying!

Our happiness in the very presence of God will be glorious beyond anything we can humanly imagine.  

If we choose heaven we must first be pure ... ENTIRELY PURE. 
In addition, even though Jesus died for our sins we are still to be held responsible for our crimes.  We won't be out "until we've paid the last farthing" (Matthew 5:26) as Jesus says in the parable about anger and reconciliation.

Before we enter heaven virtually everyone has to be purified.  That purification is known as purgatory.  Some need to rinse their hands to remove the stain of sin while others require a very long bath in VERY hot water (along with lots of scrubbing) in order to be pure enough to meet Our Lord.


The blog post below from The Catholic Company covers the importance of praying for the poor, holy souls in purgatory.  As the title says, this will guide you in ways of praying for these poor souls that cannot help themselves.

20 Ways to Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

"Those in purgatory cannot pray for themselves, this is why they are called “poor” souls.  They can no longer merit anything for themselves and rely entirely on others to pray and make sacrifices on their behalf. As they are nevertheless part of the communion of saints, they depend upon us to help ease their suffering and quickly advance them through their purification so that they can join the saints in heaven."

PRAY FOR OUR POLITITIONS AND FOR THE COMING ELECTION(S)

 In the USA it's time for their Presidential Election. The 45th Canadian federal election will take place on or before October 20th, 2025 (unless Mr. Trudeau loses a confidence vote first).

We all must put our Catholic Faith first, in all situations.So what does that say for any Catholic running for public office?  We can see the disaster created by so-called "catholic" politicians in both countries, but in recent memory politicians in the United States really stand out.  Nancy Polousy and Joe Biden both insisted that they were "faithful Catholics", and yet they both supported the killing of unborn babies, etc.  What will this do for their immortal souls???

In North America have we had any truly CATHOLIC politicians that would not waver from any official teachings of the Church?  I'm thinking of the past century or less, but has there ever been a successful truly Catholic politician?
Here in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a baptized and confirmed Catholic, but he has even said that he admires Islam.  His father, Pierre Trudeau, (also Catholic) legalized the killing of the unborn.
We really must pray for our political leaders.  I have great respect for all who run for public office, but as Catholics we must ALWAYS put our Christian faith first.
I often pray that Justin Trudeau will have a conversion to being a true Traditional Catholic and that he will publically apologize for misleading the electorate. Please always remember to pray for our representatives in public office. I'm sure that Satan is always tempting them and that he knows from observation what will and won't cause them to refuse to follow God almighty. Dominus vobiscum!!