Afterlife forgiveness

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Hello.
First of all, sorry if this question is in the wrong forum. I didn’t know where to put it.
Forgive me, for this is an odd question. Could it be conceivable for a soul in purgatory to seek a priest on Earth, Heaven or purgatory itself in order to obtain forgiveness of their (possible) unforgiven VENIAL sins. Would believing in it being possible to happen be in line with the teachings of the Church?
Anyway, believe it or not, I wouldn’t present it as a Catholic teaching, but just as a private (though somehow unimportant) belief.
If you say this is possible, it’d be wonderful if you could back it up with a Bible excerpt or a theological writing or a (not Church disaproved) private revelation.
Thank you for your time and answers.🙂
 
People in the next life don’t exactly interact with the living.
The whole point of purgatory is to purify yourself of any venial sins before entering Heaven.
We have to make sure we are in a state of grace and have no stain of mortal sins on our souls, because none us know the hour.
God bless.
 
Once in the afterlife the best way to repent is to plea for Gods mercy and realize your sins on earth. You also have to pay back every last sin before going to heaven, granted why some are in purgatory longer then others.
 
No, the sacraments are only for the living. Sins are forgiven in purgatory though, just not through a priest.
 
todoeldiapulpin said:
Hello.
First of all, sorry if this question is in the wrong forum. I didn’t know where to put it.
Forgive me, for this is an odd question. Could it be conceivable for a soul in purgatory to seek a priest on Earth, Heaven or purgatory itself in order to obtain forgiveness of their (possible) unforgiven VENIAL sins. Would believing in it being possible to happen be in line with the teachings of the Church?
Anyway, believe it or not, I wouldn’t present it as a Catholic teaching, but just as a private (though somehow unimportant) belief.
If you say this is possible, it’d be wonderful if you could back it up with a Bible excerpt or a theological writing or a (not Church disaproved) private revelation.
Thank you for your time and answers.🙂
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No. However, our prayers (and particularly the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) do truly aid the souls in Purgatory, which is why praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. 🙂
 
RPRPsych said:
No. However, our prayers (and particularly the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) do truly aid the souls in Purgatory, which is why praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. 🙂
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Correct, I pray for them everyday.
 
todoeldiapulpin said:
Hello.
First of all, sorry if this question is in the wrong forum. I didn’t know where to put it.
Forgive me, for this is an odd question. Could it be conceivable for a soul in purgatory to seek a priest on Earth, Heaven or purgatory itself in order to obtain forgiveness of their (possible) unforgiven VENIAL sins. Would believing in it being possible to happen be in line with the teachings of the Church?
Anyway, believe it or not, I wouldn’t present it as a Catholic teaching, but just as a private (though somehow unimportant) belief.
If you say this is possible, it’d be wonderful if you could back it up with a Bible excerpt or a theological writing or a (not Church disaproved) private revelation.
Thank you for your time and answers.🙂
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There are stories of some saints who were visited by souls who were in Purgatory.

St. Faustina comes to mind.

Here is a link to the website Mystics of the church that has stories about the saints and Purgatory:

mysticsofthechurch.com/2012/04/amazing-stories-from-purgatory-and.html
 
There are stories of some saints who were visited by souls who were in Purgatory.

St. Faustina comes to mind.

Here is a link to the website Mystics of the church that has stories about the saints and Purgatory:

mysticsofthechurch.com/2012/04/amazing-stories-from-purgatory-and.html

Editing my post to add that once a soul is in Purgatory, the soul has already been judged by God on where it’s eternal destination will be. It is guaranteed eternal salvation, but the soul has to be purged of any remaining sin before it can enter Heaven.
 
Our souls were designed to be immortal, only our bodies are temporary, and since free will is a gift to our soul (so to speak), free will is likely immortal too, meaning it is not lost upon death. Thats my opinion anyway.

I do not see why someone could not cry out to God asking forgiveness after their death, we are the same soul as when we were alive, only difference is we do not have our earthly body, everything else remains the same.

God giving us a time limit in which to ask and receive his forgiveness does not sound like the God I know, God is timeless, the after life is timeless, why would ‘time limits’ on any of his gifts be imposed?

This kind of thinking sounds more like the work of the enemy, making us think there is some kind of expiration on our salvation.
 
mikekle said:
Our souls were designed to be immortal, only our bodies are temporary, and since free will is a gift to our soul (so to speak), free will is likely immortal too, meaning it is not lost upon death. Thats my opinion anyway.

I do not see why someone could not cry out to God asking forgiveness after their death, we are the same soul as when we were alive, only difference is we do not have our earthly body, everything else remains the same.

God giving us a time limit in which to ask and receive his forgiveness does not sound like the God I know, God is timeless, the after life is timeless, why would ‘time limits’ on any of his gifts be imposed?

This kind of thinking sounds more like the work of the enemy, making us think there is some kind of expiration on our salvation.
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But then, what of this verse?

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9: 27)

The particular judgment occurs after death. There can be no “post-mortem” repentance for sins, particularly mortal sins.
 
mikekle said:
Our souls were designed to be immortal, only our bodies are temporary, and since free will is a gift to our soul (so to speak), free will is likely immortal too, meaning it is not lost upon death. Thats my opinion anyway.
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I do not see why someone could not cry out to God asking forgiveness after their death, **we are the same soul as when we were alive, only difference is we do not have our earthly body, everything else remains the same.

God giving us a time limit in which to ask and receive his forgiveness does not sound like the God I know, God is timeless, the after life is timeless, why would ‘time limits’ on any of his gifts be imposed?

This kind of thinking sounds more like the work of the enemy, making us think there is some kind of expiration on our salvation.
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Hi mikekle,

I don’t want to take this off-topic, but have you read the Diary of St. Faustina?

You might like to take a look at it, if you haven’t read it, and if you don’t have a problem with reading anything that is a private revelation.

A soul gets the chance at their judgment.

This is explained better in her Diary. Jesus calls out to a soul, due to the love and Mercy that He has for that soul. He does not want to lose any soul.
 
mikekle said:
Our souls were designed to be immortal, only our bodies are temporary, and since free will is a gift to our soul (so to speak), free will is likely immortal too, meaning it is not lost upon death. Thats my opinion anyway.

I do not see why someone could not cry out to God asking forgiveness after their death, we are the same soul as when we were alive, only difference is we do not have our earthly body, everything else remains the same.

God giving us a time limit in which to ask and receive his forgiveness does not sound like the God I know, God is timeless, the after life is timeless, why would ‘time limits’ on any of his gifts be imposed?

This kind of thinking sounds more like the work of the enemy, making us think there is some kind of expiration on our salvation.
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The state of your soul at death determines if you are saved or not. If you die in a state of mortal sin you go immediately to Hell. There is no chance for forgiveness of mortal sins after death.
This is an infallible teaching of the Church.
 
I always wonder well who will go to heaven? I don’t mean personally. With God’s standards who is worthy of heaven?
 
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