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Hey there, Spouts.

Today is Thursday, November 2nd, 2023.

Today is also All Souls Day.

The day where we remember all of our dead,

in particular we remember the souls in purgatory. Remembering that all of the souls

that are currently in purgatory are destined for heaven, let's fill our heart with gratitude and

Thanksgiving, and join our patron for the Bia St. Kids Club, Blessed Kiara Bedano in praying Psalm 136

verses 1 through 3. In the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Oh, give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his steadfast love

endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of God's, for his love endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of Lord,

for his steadfast love endures forever. Amen. So this week on the Catholic Spouts

podcast, we are talking about what happens after death. We've talked about what happens at the

moment of death. We spoke about heaven yesterday, and today

and Old Souls Day we are going to talk about purgatory. Now, many Christians believe that

there are only two options when we die, either heaven or hell. But Catholics believe in a third

place, purgatory. And we believe in this place because we know how good

our God is. We know that if we loved Jesus but imperfectly, if we gave him most of our heart, but not all of it, if we really tried to

avoid temptation, but we still fell into temptation, that Jesus still desires for us to be in heaven.

And he is going to help purify us and get us there, even if it takes some time and effort after death.

So as we spoke about on Monday at the moment of our death, we will be judged.

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