Podcasts about Commemoration

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Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/native-american-studies

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious toleration, and of historical memory. New Light on the Old Colony: Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration (Brill, 2019) brings together a wealth of insights that will surely benefit anyone interested in the origins of New England's first colony.  Your host, Ryan Shelton (@_ryanshelton) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

The Commemoration & Doxologies - Consecration Vigil @ St. George Coptic Orthodox Church - Daytona Beach, FL ~ November 6, 2022

The grandson of Éamon De Valera says his legacy should be the 'great faith' the former President and Taoiseach put in ordinary people. Ennis has hosted the annual De Valera Commemoration this afternoon outside Ennis courthouse. Dev represented the old East Clare constituency in Dáil Éireann between 1917 and 1959. His grandson and current Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cúiv says his presence in politics and within the Fianna Fail party can still be seen today.

Commemoration of All the Deceased of the Seraphic Order (Memorial)

On Friday's Morning Focus, Pat Flynn spoke to Eamon O'Cuiv, TD for Galway West since 1992, grandson of Fianna Fáil founder, Taoiseach and President of Ireland, Éamon De Valera. Eamonn spoke about the annual commemoration for his grandfather, where he will be the guest of honour. The event will take place on Sunday 12th November in Ennis at the statue erected in his honour outside Ennis Courthouse.

Homily for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

11/3/2022 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rabbikalish/support

These episodes can be viewed live on our YouTube channel every Wednesday at 7:00pm ET.Also available on Twitch @LutheranReflections.Readings:John 5:24-29 (ESV)Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Article XXIVAugustine's Confessions, Book 9Martin Chemnitz's Examination of the Council of Trent

Homily for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) by Fr. Stephen Hamilton.Reading I Wis 3:1-9Responsorial Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Reading II Rom 6:3-9Alleluia Mt 25:34Gospel Jn 6:37-40

Commemoration for the 11th Yartziet of Dani King and Eli Schonbrun A”H in Divrei Zikaron by Rabbi Daniel Kalish

Shabbos is the 11th Yartzeit of Eliyahu ben Mordechai Halevi and Daniel Feivish Ben Yaakov Yitzchak, today as every year we had an uplifting gathering in Durham, remembering these 2 Buchrim. For those that don't know they were two Waterbury buchrim who were niftar on the way to yeshiva. Please do something special on shabbos lieluy nishmasan. ‏לזכר נשמת ר׳ שמחה ‏יעקב בן ר׳ יחיאל מאיר זצ״ל

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The Community of St Gregory the Great sing the Requiem Mass for the Commemoration of All Souls. Recorded live at Southgate House on 2 November 2022.

Join Father Kevin Drew as he preaches on this The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls). Today's readings First Reading: Wis 3:1-9 Psalm: 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Second Reading: Rom 6:3-9 Gospel: Jn 6:37-40 Catholic Radio Network

Lord, give us new life in Christ.

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The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed by Dr. John Bergsma. THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS) First Reading: Wisdom 3: 1-9 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Second Reading: Romans 5: 5-11 Alleluia: Matthew 25: 34 Gospel: John 6: 37-40 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, November 2, 2022 (Proper 26; Commemoration of the Faithful Departed). Psalm and Scripture readings (2-year lectionary; 60-day Psalter): Psalms 5-6 Isaiah 15 Mark 11:1-26 Click here to access the text for Morning Prayer at DailyOffice2019.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyofficepodcast/support

Daily Mass Readings and reflection for 11/02/22 from Fr. Chad Johnson from St. Patrick Parish in Kent, Ohio.

Each year, November 2 marks the annual festival in the church known as “The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.” Now, you might imagine that this would be a day filled with grief and only a further reminder of those we've lost. But quite the opposite is true. It's day filled with great joy, a reminder of the grace which is ours and theirs in Jesus, a growing sense of anticipation, and overwhelming thanks to our Savior. Here's why.

Stacy & Stacy discuss the Scripture in the Alleluia today from Matthew: "Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." They talk about Corporal Works of Mercy. For the Catechism lesson, they discuss what it means to be obedient to the Magisterium, how Catholics can disagree but must do so in communion, reverence, and docility. Don't divide the body! Sorry, this one got a bit long! They got excited talking about the Magisterium. You can read along using these links: Links from This Episode https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/29/ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 84-90) https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110222.cfm (The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) | USCCB)

 Join Dina Marie Hale as she speaks with Franciscan Friar Father Dan Pattee about two Franciscan feast days in November: November 5- Commemoration of All the Deceased of the Seraphic Order and Nov 8- Feast of Bl. John Duns Scotus Priest, Order of Friars Minor, Doctor of the Church. Learn more about why we pray for the dead and how the Immaculate Conception was defended by Bl John Duns Scotus.   For more info: https://faustynka.livejournal/ (https://faustynka.livejournal). com/12261.html and https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessedjohn-duns-scotus.htm (https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessedjohn-duns-scotus.htm), https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-john-duns-scotus.html (https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-john-duns-scotus.html) https://the-morning-blend.captivate.fm/ (Subscribe to the Morning Blend) on your favorite podcast platform. Find this show on the free https://materdeiradio.com/hail-mary-media-app/ (Hail Mary Media App), along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more. Look through https://materdeiradio.com/category/morning-drive/ (past episodes) or https://forms.ministryforms.net/viewForm.aspx?formId=f861df13-50f6-4182-8712-b794ec287dfb (support this podcast). The Morning Blend is a production of https://materdeiradio.com/ (Mater Dei Radio) in Portland, Oregon.

There are many options for the readings at Mass on this feast of All Souls.  If they sound familiar, chances are you've heard them at more than one funeral.  May our prayers this day be directed to those who gone before us...may they rest in peace. November 2, 2022 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com  

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed by Dr. John Bergsma. THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS) First Reading: Wisdom 3: 1-9 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Second Reading: Romans 5: 5-11 Alleluia: Matthew 25: 34 Gospel: John 6: 37-40 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 6:37-40 = For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day. The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2, 3) Father Peter Stravinskas: What's really needed for a Eucharistic revival  https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2022/10/25/whats-really-needed-for-a-eucharistic-revival/ 3, 4) "Incurring the wrath of God": German Catholics demand bishop resign for launching pro-LGBT "ministry" https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/incurring-the-wrath-of-god-german-catholics-demand-bishop-resign-for-launching-pro-lgbt-ministry/

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, especially those undergoing purification in Purgatory Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/22 Gospel: John 6:37-40

Full Text of ReadingsThe Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Lectionary: 668All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Commemoration of All the Faithful Departedof the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian charity. “If we had no care for the dead,” Augustine noted, “we would not be in the habit of praying for them.” Yet pre-Christian rites for the deceased retained such a strong hold on the superstitious imagination that a liturgical commemoration was not observed until the early Middle Ages, when monastic communities began to mark an annual day of prayer for the departed members. In the middle of the 11th century, Saint Odilo, abbot of Cluny, France, decreed that all Cluniac monasteries offer special prayers and sing the Office for the Dead on November 2, the day after the feast of All Saints. The custom spread from Cluny and was finally adopted throughout the Roman Church. The theological underpinning of the feast is the acknowledgment of human frailty. Since few people achieve perfection in this life but, rather, go to the grave still scarred with traces of sinfulness, some period of purification seems necessary before a soul comes face-to-face with God. The Council of Trent affirmed this purgatory state and insisted that the prayers of the living can speed the process of purification. Superstition easily clung to the observance. Medieval popular belief held that the souls in purgatory could appear on this day in the form of witches, toads or will-o'-the-wisps. Graveside food offerings supposedly eased the rest of the dead. Observances of a more religious nature have survived. These include public processions or private visits to cemeteries and decorating graves with flowers and lights. This feast is observed with great fervor in Mexico. Reflection Whether or not one should pray for the dead is one of the great arguments which divide Christians. Appalled by the abuse of indulgences in the Church of his day, Martin Luther rejected the concept of purgatory. Yet prayer for a loved one is, for the believer, a way of erasing any distance, even death. In prayer we stand in God's presence in the company of someone we love, even if that person has gone before us into death. Read this friar's reflection on death and dying. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Friends of the Rosary: Today is the Commemoration of All Souls' Day, also known the All the Faithful Departed. After celebrating the feast of All Saints, today we pray for all who are in the purifying suffering of Purgatory awaiting the day they will join God in His heavenly glory, along with the company of saints. On departing from the body, souls are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins or have not fully atoned for past transgressions. Therefore, they are debarred from the Beatific Vision. The faithful on earth can help them through prayers, almsgiving, and the sacrifice of the Mass. This is how the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this mystery: “All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death, they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” “The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned.” Ave Maria! Jesus, I Trust In You! All Saints, Pray for Us! • November 2, 2021, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET • Video: Oct 28, 2022 – Mass for María Blanca at St. Catherine of Siena, Greenwich, Connecticut

The purification needed to enter life eternal - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucas-laborde/message

To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Luke 7: 11-17 - 'The only son of his mother, and she a widow.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 994 (in 'The Progressive revelation of the Resurrection') - Already now in this present life he gives a sign and pledge of this by restoring some of the dead to life, announcing thereby his own Resurrection, though it was to be of another order (abbreviated). - 1503 (in 'Christ the Physician') - Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited his people" and that the Kingdom of God is close at hand. Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to forgive sins; he has come to heal the whole man, soul and body; he is the physician the sick have need of. His compassion toward all who suffer goes so far that he identifies himself with them: "I was sick and you visited me." His preferential love for the sick has not ceased through the centuries to draw the very special attention of Christians toward all those who suffer in body and soul. It is the source of tireless efforts to comfort them. Got a Bible question? Send an email to logicalbiblestudy@gmail.com, and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message

November 2: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed(All Souls Day)Commemoration; Liturgical Color: White, Violet, or BlackThe earthly Church prays for the Church in Purgatory in hope of a reunion in HeavenEvery country has a civic feast day dedicated to soldiers who died for the nation. Every country has a tomb of the unknown soldier where an honor guard stands solemnly erect near an unnamed hero whose grave represents all the unknowns who never walked off the ship to hug their wife, who never met their parents at the airport and drove home. All Souls Day is like such Memorial Days and Tombs of the Unknown. Because of the Church's ancient pedigree, timeless customs, and unmatched role in shaping cultures, it is more apt to say, though, that civic customs and ceremonies imitate the Church's practice rather than the opposite.The Feast of All Souls is the Catholic Memorial Day. Today the Church commemorates the souls of all the baptized who have died and yet who do not yet enjoy life with God in heaven. It is Catholic teaching that souls needing post-death purification can benefit from the prayers, alms, sacrifices, and Mass offerings of souls on earth. The Old Testament recounts the Jewish belief that the deceased benefit from temple sacrifice made on their behalf (2 Maccabees 12:42–46). Continuing this Semitic practice, prayers for the dead were offered by Christians from the very earliest years of the Church. The walls of the Christian catacombs of Rome were crowded with innumerable marble plaques in succinct Latin praying for the dead. There has never been a time when the Church has not commemorated, remembered, and prayed for the dead.Few die with their souls so perfectly purified from sin and imperfection that they proceed directly to the Beatific Vision. No one is prepared for a ten-thousand-amp light to shine into their eyeballs the moment they awake. Nor at the moment of death would most be prepared for the intense light of God Himself to gaze into our imperfect souls. We would simply not be ready for such a holy searchlight examining our every dark corner. The soul first needs to be purified. Its sins must first be burned away in the fire of God's merciful love. This is purgatory. It is the ante-chamber of heaven, the place of waiting and preparation where the soul is readied to enter and absorb the whitest of God's light. But souls in purgatory have no free will or ability to atone by themselves for themselves. They depend on us. They advance in purification due to our prayers and offerings for them. This is why we pray for the dead and offer Masses for their advancement into heaven.The Feast of All Souls, then, is much more than a spiritual family reunion where we visit the graves of our ancestors and recall with a tear all the good times. All Souls Day longs for a deeper bond, for an ultimate reunion with God at the head of the family in heaven with all His saints and angels. The dark arts of pagandom understand well the role the dead play in the imagination of the living. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, and witches surface in many cultures on this day. They manifest a frustrated, non-Christian longing for the afterlife. These characters are the living dead who inhabit the middle ground between earthly life and ultimate death. The undead, the forever young, the “after life but before judgment” souls lust after the flesh and blood of the living to preserve their immortality. In this imaginary world, death feeds on the sacrifice of life, especially young and beautiful life, so that dark powers can slake their thirst.Today we put such fiction to the side and mobilize Christian prayer and sacrifice for Christian souls on a Christian Feast. Through the Sacraments, grace, redemptive suffering, alms giving, good deeds, and fasting, we move through the shadowlands of occult fiction, horror movies, and vampire legends. The hidden land of the dead is not just beyond the edge of the woods or in the dark of night after the last ember of the campfire turns black. The Church offers mystery enough for everyone. The deathly battle of good and evil, of devils against angels, of sin against grace, and of the cross against temptation is not fiction. It's as serious as cancer. In this supernatural arena, souls hang in the balance, with heaven or hell, eternal life or eternal death, resting on the scales. Today we put our fingers on that scale and tip the balance in favor of those we love who have gone before us.All Holy Souls, our prayers and Mass offerings are directed to you this day in the hope that what we do on earth may benefit your advancement toward a fully divine life in heaven where you may, in turn, pray that we may one day join you there.

As we celebrate the Commemoration of All Souls, let's reflect upon our Church teaching on Purgatory. The following excerpt is from Chapter 8 of My Catholic Faith!:  The Church Suffering:  Purgatory is an often misunderstood doctrine of our Church.  What is Purgatory?  Is it the place we have to go to be punished for our sins?  Is it God's way of getting us back for the wrong we've done?  Is it the result of God's anger?  None of these questions really answer the question of Purgatory.  Purgatory is nothing other than the burning and purifying love of our God in our lives!When someone dies in God's grace they are most likely not 100% converted and perfect in every way.  Even the greatest of saints most often would have some imperfection left in their lives.  Purgatory is nothing other than that final purification of all remaining attachment to sin in our lives.  By analogy, imagine that you had a cup of 100% pure water, pure H2O.  This cup will represent Heaven.  Now imagine that you want to add to that cup of water but all you have is water that is 99% pure.  This will represent the holy person who dies with just some slight attachments to sin.  If you add that water to your cup then the cup will now have at least some impurities in the water as it mixes together.  The problem is that Heaven (the original cup of 100% H2O) cannot contain any impurities.  Heaven, in this case, cannot have even the slightest attachment to sin in it.  Therefore, if this new water (the 99% pure water) is to be added to the cup it must first be purified even of that last 1% of impurities (attachments to sin).  This is ideally done while we are on Earth.  This is the process of getting holy.  But if we die with any attachment, then we simply say that the process of entering into the final and full vision of God in Heaven will purify us of any remaining attachment to sin.  All may already be forgiven, but we may not have detached from those things forgiven.  Purgatory is the process, after death, of burning out the last of our attachments so that we can enter Heaven 100% freed of everything to do with sin.  If, for example, we still have a bad habit of being rude, or sarcastic, even those tendencies and habits must be purged.  How does this happen?  We do not know.  We only know it does.  But we also know it's the result of God's infinite love that frees us of these attachments.  Is it painful?  Most likely.  But it's painful in the sense that letting go of any disordered attachment is painful.  It's hard to break a bad habit.  It's even painful in the process.  But the end result of true freedom is worth any pain we may have experienced.  So, yes, Purgatory is painful.  But it's a sort of sweet pain that we need and it produces the end result of a person 100% in union with God.Now since we are talking about the Communion of Saints, we also want to make sure to understand that those going through this final purification are still in communion with God, with those members of the Church on Earth, and with those in Heaven.  For example, we are called to pray for those in Purgatory.  Our prayers are effective.  God uses those prayers, which are acts of our love, as instruments of His grace of purification.  He allows us and invites us to participate in their final purification by our prayers and sacrifices.  This forges a bond of union with them.  And no doubt the saints in Heaven especially offer prayers for those in this final purification as they await full communion with them in Heaven.  It's a glorious thought and a joy to see how God has orchestrated this entire process for the ultimate purpose of the holy communion to which we are called!Lord, I pray for those souls going through their final purification in Purgatory.  Please pour forth Your mercy upon them so that they may be freed of all attachment to sin and, thus, be prepared to see You face to face.  Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2022 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Ronald Reagan commemorates the 40th anniversary of D-day. Linking past and present, he harks back to the landing in Normandy to revive a sense of American greatness and strength.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah on the Church's commemoration of Dorcas, Lydia, and Phoebe to talk about who each of these women were in the Early Church, why their vocations mattered, and what we can learn from them in our current day. Read more at blog.cph.org/read/church-year/commemoration/dorcas-lydia-phoebe-faithful-women.

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Epistle reading for The Commemoration of the Reformation, Romans 3:19–28. ----more---- Host: Fr. Jason Braaten Regular Guest: Fr. Dave Petersen ----more---- Become a Patron! You can subscribe to the Journal here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/subscribe/ You can read the Gottesblog here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/ You can support Gottesdienst here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/make-a-donation/ As always, we, at The Gottesdienst Crowd, would be honored if you would Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support.