Thank you for the link, but as an Orthodox, I already know about prayer for the dead and their purification after death. The description from St. Cyril ('Then we make mention also of those who have already fallen asleep: first, the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs…") happens at every Orthodox liturgy, east and west! But the exhortations from the writings and the saints were edifying, so thank you for that.
This one quote was very relevant: “Temporal punishments are suffered by some in this life only, by some after death, by some both here and hereafter, but all of them before that last and strictest judgment. But not all who suffer temporal punishments after death will come to eternal punishments, which are to follow after that judgment.” - St. Augustine
Are there any relevant sources that expand on the concept that there is temporal punishment left to be meted out even after sins have been forgiven? There is the reality of the final purgation (or purgatory), but for example, does it have to be a place of
punishment for those who have in their life on earth were forgiven by Christ (as opposed to simply being a
passionless purification process in anticipation of the glorious kingdom)? In the case of St. Perpetua’s account, could it just have been that her brother had a
willfully unrepentant sin on his soul?
St. Augustine is an authoritative voice, but I know that, just like Orthodoxy, Catholicism doesn’t rest on the shoulders of one theologian, but on the greater Tradition, reflected in the councils and canons, which is why I asked for those as well. Some more Fathers speaking specifically about temporal punishment (for we both agree about the effectual prayers for the dead) would be appreciated.
