Scripture on Purification by Fire

Homily from the Commemoration of All the Faithfully Departed (All Souls).

By the end of this Mass, some things will be changed forever.

Purgatory is an essential teaching of Christianity. It highlights that salvation is both an event and a process. Purgatory is God's gift on continuing the process of making our hearts like His that He began in this life.

Mass Readings from November 2, 2025:

Wisdom 3:1-9

Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6

Romans 5:5-11

John 6:37-40