Fear and Trembling is also the title of an excellent book by Søren Kierkegaard, who was Danish Lutheran philosopher. In it, he analyzes the story of Abraham and Isaac and gives four scenarios for what happened on Mt. Moriah, where Abraham was certainly struck in Fear and Trembling. We can also look at quite a few passages in the Gospels, in which the apostles were struck by Fear and Trembling-in the boat, when they woke up Jesus, who then calmed the waters, Peter sinking into the water, Peter in the courtyard before the crucifixion … and of course many others. So I don’t think fear and trembling are wrong or out of place per se, but have their time and place.
This is what I was taught, and it underlines the importance of why we must pray for the holy souls, make masses, and if possible, try to earn a plenary indulgence for their souls, or partial indulgences which the BVM can apply to them. The Heroic Act of Charity is a devotion that benefits the holy souls who can no longer pray for themselves.
Yes me too! And now I’m wondering why that is, since his answer makes so much sense about why we will be in Purgatory being purified. Our participation in the process makes sense. I feel better about this now. Although I do think souls in purgatory need our prayers because they are one person, one soul, and when their family dies they can be left with no one who knew them and can pray for them. My priests always tell me to pray for those souls as part of my confession penance and so I do as often as I remember.
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I grew up believing purgatory was he'll like grateful for this teaching 🙏
Fear and Trembling is also the title of an excellent book by Søren Kierkegaard, who was Danish Lutheran philosopher. In it, he analyzes the story of Abraham and Isaac and gives four scenarios for what happened on Mt. Moriah, where Abraham was certainly struck in Fear and Trembling.
We can also look at quite a few passages in the Gospels, in which the apostles were struck by Fear and Trembling-in the boat, when they woke up Jesus, who then calmed the waters, Peter sinking into the water, Peter in the courtyard before the crucifixion … and of course many others. So I don’t think fear and trembling are wrong or out of place per se, but have their time and place.
For an interesting take on this go to Catholic Answers and enter the question can souls pray for themselves in Purgatory. Gives another perspective.
When my wife abandoned me, all six of my ungrateful daughters followed her. I’m calling BS on the whole family thing.
I also heard from a Catholic you can't pray for yourself when you are in purgatory, but you can pray for others 🤔
That was what my parents and the nuns at school taught as well.
This is what I was taught, and it underlines the importance of why we must pray for the holy souls, make masses, and if possible, try to earn a plenary indulgence for their souls, or partial indulgences which the BVM can apply to them. The Heroic Act of Charity is a devotion that benefits the holy souls who can no longer pray for themselves.
I was taught the same thing.
Yes me too! And now I’m wondering why that is, since his answer makes so much sense about why we will be in Purgatory being purified. Our participation in the process makes sense. I feel better about this now. Although I do think souls in purgatory need our prayers because they are one person, one soul, and when their family dies they can be left with no one who knew them and can pray for them. My priests always tell me to pray for those souls as part of my confession penance and so I do as often as I remember.
You cannot do one more thing to save your soul once you die. Those in purgatory rely on the church triumphant and the church militant at that point.
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