Pray for the Holy Souls

It is a Spiritual Work of Mercy to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (aka. the Church Suffering).  Click here to learn what The Church teaches about Purgatory.

Since we generally cannot know the state of a person's soul at their time of death, it is prudent to pray and offer penance for those souls to assist them to attaining the Beatific Vision (Heaven).

No prayer is ever wasted.  Souls already in Heaven do not need our prayers and penance, and the unfortunate souls in Hell cannot benefit them, therefore, God will apply our offerings to another soul in need.