Charity for the Suffering Souls
Publisher: S. Rosenthal
Published: 1895
Place of publication: Cincinnati
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Approbations iii; title: Preface vii; title: CHAPTER I.; title: The Existence of Purgatory.; title: 1. Eternity 1; title: 2. Purgatory 5; title: 3. Sentiment 9; title: 4. Reason 10; title: 5. The Unanimous Concurrence of all Nations in the; title: Belief in Purgatory 14; title: 6. Opponents of Purgatory 17; title: 7. Uninterrupted Tradition of the Church and Purgatory 23; title: 8. Divine Revelation and Purgatory 26; title: CHAPTER II.; title: The Condition of the Suffering Souls in Purgatory.; title: 9. The Spiritual Condition of the Suffering Souls 34; title: 10. Spiritual Torments of the Suffering Souls 41; title: 11. The Suffering Souls' Pain of Sense 46; title: 12. Other Punishments of Purgatory, 49; title: 13. Consolations in Purgatory 53; title: 14. The Duration of Purgatory 60; title: 15. The Location of Purgatory 66; title: 16. Credibility of Apparitions of Departed Souls 68; title: CHAPTER III.; title: On the Means of Relieving the Suffering Souls.; title: 17. On the Means of Relief in General 75; title: 18. Catholic Burial 79; title: 19. Prayer 85; title: 20. Official Prayer of the Church for the Suffering Souls 94; title: 21. The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Suffering Souls 100; title: 22. The Saints and the Suffering Souls 107; title: 23. The Angels and the Suffering Souls 113; title: 24. Confraternities for the Relief of the Suffering Souls 118; title: 25. The Efficacy of Holy Water in Behalf of the Suffering Souls 131; title: 26. The Burning of Blessed Candles is Beneficial to the Suffering Souls 137; title: 27. Effect of Indulgences on the Suffering Souls 140; title: 28. Fasting for the Benefit of the Suffering Souls 148; title: 29. Alms-deeds Release the Suffering Souls 154; title: 30. Offering Holy Communion for the Suffering Souls is Most Beneficial to Them 167; title: 31. The State of Grace is Necessary to Make Good Works Profitable to the Suffering Souls 175; title: 32. The Holy Sacrifice of Mass is the Most Powerful Means of Aiding the Suffering Souls 179; title: 33. Value and Importance of Holy Mass for the Release of the Suffering Souls 186; title: 34. Mass is the Renewal of the Sacrifice of the Cross for the Consolation of the Suffering Souls 192; title: 35. Holy Mass is Essentially a Propitiatory Sacrifice for the Faithful Departed 199; title: 36. Application of the Fruits of Holy Mass to the Suffering Souls in Purgatory 204; title: 37. The Mass of Requiem 214; title: 38. High Mass of Requiem 219; title: 39. What is more Profitable and Meritorious — to have; title: Masses Celebrated for Ourselves during Life, or after Death ? 223; title: 40. What Amount of Punishment is Remitted by a Holy Mass? 227; title: 41. Is the Celebration of Low or Private Masses Permitted? 231; title: 42. The Relative Value of One High Mass and Five Private Masses.; 238; title: 43. The Fruits of Holy Mass are not Granted Exclusively to the Soul for whom the Sacrifice is Offered 256; title: 44. What Formulas does the Church Use in Masses for the Dead? 260; title: 45. On what Days are Requiem Masses Permitted? 263; title: 46. What is Better — to Wait for a Day on which the Mass of Requiem is Permitted, or to have the Mass of the Day Said for the Deceased ? 264; title: 47. What is Better — to Found one or more Masses for our Deceased, or to Devote the Amount to Manual Stipends ? 270; title: 48. What is a Privileged Altar ? 274; title: 49. What is Meant by a Memento?. 276; title: 50. What is Requisite to Have a Mass Celebrated for the Faithful Departed? 280; title: 51. Is there a Special Fruit Derived from Masses Celebrated in Gratitude towards Benefactors? 286; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: On the Motives for Helping the Suffering Souls.; title: 52. General Motives for Helping the Suffering Souls. . 305; title: 53. Motives Relating to God  312; title: 54. Motives Relating to the Suffering Souls 327; title: 55. Motives Relating to Ourselves 346; title: 56. Motives Relating to this Devotion Itself 362; title: CHAPTER V.; title: Gratitude of the Suffering Souls.; title: 57. The Suffering Souls show their Gratitude by Praying for their Benefactors 384; title: 58. The Gratitude of the Suffering Souls towards their Benefactors is Manifested Interiorly and Exteriorly 401; title: 59. The Suffering Souls Aid their Benefactors in Temporal Affairs ; 410; title: 60. The Holy Souls Assist their Benefactors in the Affairs of Salvation 429; title: 61. The Suffering Souls Assist their Benefactors in Death and before the Tribunal of Judgment 445; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: The Heroic Act of Charity for the Suffering Souls.; title: 62. What is the Heroic Act of Charity for the Suffering Souls? 453; title: 63. The Practice of the Heroic Act of Charity 468; title: 64. Motives for Making the Heroic Act of Charity 486; title: 65. Indulgences and Privileges of the Heroic Act of Charity 497; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: Apparitions of a Suffering Soul, in 1870 503; title: APPENDIX I.; title: The Archconfraternity of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ for the Relief and Ransom of the Suffering Souls in Purgatory.; title: I. The Archconfraternity of the Most Precious Blood . 519; title: Indulgences and Privileges 523; title: Special Privileges of Priests 529; title: II. Remarks on Indulgences 532; title: III. The Spiritual Benevolent Fraternity for the Relief of the Suffering Souls 541; title: Rules of the Spiritual Benevolent Fraternity . 555; title: APPENDIX II.; title: Prayers for the Suffering Souls.; title: I. Seven Offerings of the Most Precious Blood 561; title: II. Litany of the Most Precious Blood 563; title: III. The Way of the Cross 567; title: IV. The Holy Rosary 572; title: V. Ejaculatory Prayers With Indulgences for the Suffering Souls 575; title: Digitized by Google.