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HowtoAvoidPurgatory 11350316
HowtoAvoidPurgatory 11350316
P U R G AT O R Y
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TH l S “T HE BO O ' O U G H T TO
BE R EA D BY EVE RY C AT H O LI C .
BY
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FR . P A U L O S U LL I V A N , O . P .
[E D M ]
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H O W TO AVO I D
P U R G A TO R Y
T H IS LI T TLE BO O ' O U G H T TO
BE R EA D BY EVE R Y C A T H O LI C .
BY
P A UL O S U L L I V A N , o
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FR . . P .
[E o M '
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AS S O C I AT I O N O F TH E H O LY so ul s
ED I CDES DO C OR P O S A NT O
3 2 -3 4 T y c v essa do C o rpo S a nt o
L isb o n - Z P o rt ug a l
Fo r e w or d .
mercy and l ov e .
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e qually certain that G od s mercy a n d l ove are ab ove .
We s h al l st ri ve i n t h e f ol l o w i n g p a g e s
t o s h ow
a ' H ow
all ca n n ot ably sh o rte n the ir peri o d o f
expiati on in Purgat ory '
b ' And h ow t hey may even a v oid Pu rgat ory alt o ~
gether .
a greater service .
H ow ca n we a v oi d P ur g ator y .
m ortal sin .
class es o f sin v iz
, m ortal sins deliberate and grave
, ,
R esol u tion .
T he se con d mea n s of
this sat isf y in g f or [
ou r sin s in
life is b y d oing penan ce ' D o penance o r y ou shall .
last 2 0 o r 5 0 or 1 00 y ears'
, ,
very unfounded fe ar .
l ike kin d .
R esol u tion .
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Sufferin g if accepted with calm ness and f or God s sake
l oses all its sting . If received badly in the spirit of ,
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a re th e little share He offers us of H is Passi on an d
R esol u tion .
t ory .
T h e Fo u rt h me an s b y w h ich w e can l esse n ou r t ime
in P u rg at or y , or av oid it alt ogether is by frequent ,
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.
,
m ore .
sms .
Many alas never feel never grasp the imm ense j oys
,
R esol u tion .
T he Fi f t h w ay of a v oi din g P u r g at or y .
is g ood for us .
such a prayer .
R esol u tion .
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It is f or our be st in terest t o a ccept G od s will in
e v eryt hin g that happens t o us in life and in death .
R esol u tion .
T he S e v e n t h m e an s of a v oi din g P u r g a t or y .
fr om Purgat ory .
R esol u tion .
v ou t l
y and as
, s oon as p oss ible Extr eme U ncti on , .
I n du l g e n ce s an d P u r g a t or y .
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we may say hundreds of times in the day .
day gain
r-
days Indulgence Th ose w ho say it .
each day .
each day .
R esol u tion .
D ominican Order .
l .
t “
We can do so by prayin g earnestly f or the m .
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H ow often d oes n ot a m other save her son s s oul by
h er fe rvent prayers We can save s ouls by giving good
advice and als o by ou r g o od example H ow many b oys
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2 .
d
The m ost efficac i ous m eth od of sav mg s ouls
1n
Father T h y w il l b e don e
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bear it manfully .
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IV Christ s life a n d acti ons are so many less on s
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f or us t o imitate .
years of pleasure .
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t o sa tisfy G od s justic e f or sins o f frailty Abov e all .
and deed f or thes e sins are the rea so n why many s ouls '
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are n ot as y ou please ' d on t censure and co mplain of
oth ers ' never r efus e t o do a f av our t o others when it is
p ossible .
A s so ci a t i on of the H ol y S ou l s .
l ,
st
T he mem b ers
asked t o send us full name are
z ud
T he
members must pr omise t o pray daily f or
the H oly S ouls and t o offer Mass on ce a week f or the .
, .
' we rec o mmend the b o oklets ' R ead me or rue it ' and
' H ow t o av oid
h
4 t
The me mbers a re asked t o c ontribute a small
yearly alms The alms is used in having Masses said f or
.
IV The recital of
. th e R sary with its in numerable
o
S ouls .
These are m ost c ons oling dev oti ons and bring oceans
of grac es t o th ose w h o practise them and give immense
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I offer y ou the m ost Preci ous Bl ood of Jesus with all
the Masses being said this day al l over the W orld f or
the S ouls in Purgat ory ' .
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Our L ord sh owed St Ge rtrude a vast number of s ouls
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fav our of the S ouls in Purgat ory all the w orks of satis
facti on w e practi se du rin g l ife and all th e suffrage s th at
w ill b e offer ed f or us after death If G od r eward s so.
A l ms h e l p t h e H ol y S ou l s .
R esol u tion .
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a us
L et give all the alms we can aff ord '
b ' Let us have said all the Masses in ou r p ower '
c' L et u s hear as many m ore as it is possible '
d' Let u s o ffer al l o ur pains an d su fferings for t he,
.
B o o ks w e r e co m m en d
R ea d Me or R ue it .
H ow t o be h a p p y , H ow to be H o ly .
y e rs
, pr o fessors even,by Pr ote t an ts I t h as th e appr o
s .
T he La n d of the E u ch ar i s t .
to all .
T he S t or y of a G r e a t M an .
Ov e r t h r ee C e n t u r ie s of H istor y
Over 3 00 years of Irish D ominican Hist ory in Lisb on
in cluding a sh ort life of Fr P aul O S u l l iv an
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