Praying for the souls in Hell?

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Good morning,

We Catholics pray for the souls in purgatory. Scripture also says that with God, anything is possible. So even though I understand that some are eternally damned to hell, can our prayers for those there help them? If anything is possible with God, can He reverse his eternal condemnation?

This conundrum has puzzled and troubled me lately.

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matt
 
Hi Matt,

With God anything GOOD is possible. God cannot contradict Himself. Such would be an expression of weakness. Besides, people go to hell as the result of their own choice. No one is simply thrown into hell. They have chosen to put themselves before God.
The souls in purgatory have not completely rejected God as those in hell have done. Those who are in hell are enemies of God. Actually, to pray for those in hell is to side with them against God.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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