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Can the living help the souls in Purgatory through prayer?
In Rome, the Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory preserves a unique collection of objects associated with extraordinary accounts of souls said to have appeared to the living, asking for prayers. The collection began with French missionary Fr. Victor Jouët, following a fire in 1897 that destroyed a small chapel and left behind a mysterious image on one of its walls.
In this report, EWTN visits the Church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage to explore the museum and the Catholic understanding of Purgatory with Don Walter Insero and Fr. Santiago Sanz, professor of eschatology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
Discover why the Church teaches that Purgatory is not a lesser form of Hell, but a final purification on the way to Heaven. Learn how the communion of saints unites the faithful on earth with those undergoing purification and those already in Heaven.
As Catholics observe All Souls' Day on Nov. 2, the report recalls the importance of praying for the faithful departed and entrusting them to God's mercy.
The Church's message is one of hope: our bond with those who have died does not end at the funeral, and the faithful departed remain part of the communion of saints.
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