Angels in purgatory

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Interesting question.

Seems like there are angels here during the “dark night” of contemplative purgation; I don’t see why there can’t be in “actual” purgatory. Seems the point of purgatory, whether before or after death, is purification. So it makes sense there could be.

I say “seems” because I am not a scholar in this area so I don’t know.

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No way, the angel’s sin was more fatal than a dive off mount everest compared to our tripping and falling on loose rocks. They are far, far too far gone to be repentant. The devil can and has tricked people by making them believe that there is hope for him, don’t fall for that.
 
Darran said:
No way, the angel’s sin was more fatal than a dive off mount everest compared to our tripping and falling on loose rocks. They are far, far too far gone to be repentant. The devil can and has tricked people by making them believe that there is hope for him, don’t fall for that.
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I think the OP is referring to the faithful angels. 🙂
 
Strange question indeed. But one that is imagined in John Henry Newman’s famous narrative poem “The Dream of Gerontius.” It was later set to music as an Oratorio by Sir Edward Elgar around 1900. In this fascinating poem about an old man on the verge of death, who then dies, and is met by the Angel of Suffering. This is the same Angel that comforted our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. This angel leads the man to Purgatory. See the poem here:

newmanreader.org/works/verses/gerontius.html

See the CD here:

amazon.com/Elgar-Dream-Gerontius-Music-Makers/dp/B00000GCAV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324233520&sr=8-1

Even more interesting, the Elgar Oratorio was performed in Pittsburgh (with some help from the Pittsburgh Oratory) by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra within the last year or two.
 
hazcompat said:
Are there ministering spirits (angels) in purgatory?
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I assume your speaking about ministering spirits, God’s (angels) that guide in some form of spiritual direction in the time a soul stays in purgatory.

Fascinating question. I can’t answer either but the suggestion would seem to imply some form of logic from human understanding. Yet; in purgatory one has no physical body to relate too. Even your human senses of the flesh are no more except perhaps possibly memory of them. That too must be purged.
 
centurionguard said:
I assume your speaking about ministering spirits, God’s (angels) that guide in some form of spiritual direction in the time a soul stays in purgatory.

Fascinating question. I can’t answer either but the suggestion would seem to imply some form of logic from human understanding. Yet; in purgatory one has no physical body to relate too. Even your human senses of the flesh are no more except perhaps possibly memory of them. That too must be purged.
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yes, as guides/helpers.

peace
 
hazcompat said:
Are there ministering spirits (angels) in purgatory?
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JL: I would say no for several reasons. One angles have FULL knowledge of thier decisions before they act. They have already recieved according to their choice. Second Christ came to save men not angels.
 
jlhargus said:
JL: I would say no for several reasons. One angles have FULL knowledge of thier decisions before they act. They have already recieved according to their choice. Second Christ came to save men not angels.
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i do not mean as a consequence of sin. I mean sent by God as part of His Mercy.

peace
 
hazcompat said:
i do not mean as a consequence of sin. I mean sent by God as part of His Mercy peace
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JL: Sorry hazcompat I misunderstood your question. I would GUESS angels would minister in purgatory. When God accepts a prayer or mass etc offered for those in purgatory. I would guess an angel ministers the fruit from those offerings.
 
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