“Remember our brothers and sisters, our relatives andfriends, and all those who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. ” These parishioners have entered into the fullness of eternal life from: OCTOBER 31,2015 TO NOVEMBER 1,2016.
All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church gives the word Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory at especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire. This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: “Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin. ” From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead. (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
“Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them. ” (St. John Chyrsostum, Horn in 1 Cor. 41 5:PG)
Brandi Pullen
Florence Raite
Maria Volza
John Sinnett
Elaine Dalfo
Walter Cooper
Kevin George Yerdon
Mary Forbes
Theresa Farruggio
Joseph Aloi
Richard Brown
Angelo Galutz
Louis Perioli
Stella Lansing
Anthony Vecchio
Ruth Martin
David Koza
Matthew Sabella
Mark Downey
John Fudali
Francis Ferrara
Jill Tolerico
Kathleen Reppi
Louis Toscano
Patrick Lizzio
Patricia Vedora
Paula L. Salce
Daniel J. MacDonald
John Fiori
Joshua Hildreth
Frank Compisi
Adolf D. Stenner
Michael Tucci
Jane Cornell
Joseph Correia
Grace Busco
Anne Rose Markovich
Robert M. Licata
Anne Perrotti
James Yennock, Jr.
Filomena Rizzo
Mary Tinuzzo
Elizabeth Stagnitta
Ann Troiano
Rosemary J. Padula
Arola Flood
Mary Menter
Rosalie Barilla
Madeline Delcioppo
John V. Cappelletti
Anthony J. Tangredi
James Condolora
Dominick Strange
Antoinette Pitonzo