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Mass of

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The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Celebrated for the Souls of the
Faithful Departed

Traditional Latin
Solemn High Mass
St. Stephen Roman
Catholic Church
Tuesday, November 3rd,
2009 6:30pm

"The Church gives the name Purgatory to this “As for certain lesser faults, we must
Requiem æternam dona final purification of the elect, which is entirely believe that, before the Final Judgment,
different from the punishment of the damned. there is a purifying fire. He who is truth
eis Domine: [Cf. Council of Florence (1439): DS 1304; says that whoever utters blasphemy
Council of Trent (1563): DS 1820; (1547): against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned
et lux perpetua luceat eis. 1580; see also Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus neither in this age nor in the age to come.
(1336): DS 1000.] The Church formulated her From this sentence we understand that
Requiescant in pace... doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at
the Councils of Florence and Trent. The
certain offenses can be forgiven in this age,
but certain others in the age to come. [St.
tradition of the Church, by reference to Gregory the Great, Dial. 4, 39: PL 77,
certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing 396; cf. Mt 12:32-36.]" —The Catechism
fire. [Cf. 1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7.] of the Catholic Church, 1031

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