is another saint that sought to help the souls of those trapped in purgatory. St. Alphonsus Liguori composed the Novena Prayers for the Poor Souls inPurgatory, specifically
Pray for them.“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way(1 Timothy 2:1-2). Thank God ...
Thank you for sharing these powerful prayers because I needed to learn more prayers to help the poor souls; especially those of my loved ones, those who had requested my prayers, and those souks who pray with a sincere and contrite heart but have no one else to pray for them. Please let...
Then comes Jesus onto the scene. In one of His prayers, he boldly states, “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 A knowledge of God the Father and Jesus Christ leads to eternal life. If this is true,...
I am blessed by the prayers of four women in my life: My Grandmother, Mother, first wife (Mother of my children), and now my wife of two years, who encourages me along in my “Jesus Journey.” Also, those two female cousins I mentioned at the start also pray for me as I do for...
"What will it take," he wondered, "to make Christians commit scripture to memory?" It was a passionate appeal to God. (It might even be one of your prayers as well.) It was this questioning that led Dr. Williams to find the answer he was looking for. ...
They accepted the testimony of reliable witnesses who had known Jesus, and their faith in Him resulted in the salvation of their souls.[4] Believing in Jesus as our Savior comes after we hear and accept as true the good news that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose on the ...
Dear Lord Jesus, sometimes I struggle to understand and to trust and obey Your plans for my life. Please, Lord, with the aide of the Holy Spirit, prepare me to wait when You delay and do not answer my prayers immediately. And when You do respond, help me to carry out your directions...
, it struck me that the reason why their prayers were not answered, was because they did not comply with the revealed conditions upon which God had promised to answer prayer; that they did not pray in faith, in the sense of expecting God to give them the things that they asked for. ...
If David had trusted the priest, sat him down and explained the situation, Ahimelech may have sided with David, providing him the sword, the prayers and the food. Ahimelech would have had the knowledge to decide what to do, especially in view of Doeg being witness to this interaction. ...