00:00How are you? It's great to see you again. Well, now I want to try
00:25This is a topic related to the eternal life that Jesus offers us. It's a topic that requires clarification.
00:31So that you may know the truth of the doctrine you have received as a Catholic. We already spoke.
00:38on the subject of sin, especially sins that do not lead to death, as it says
00:44first letter of the apostle Saint John, but they are still sins, that is, they do not lead us
00:50to eternal death, but they are also sins, and no one can enter heaven if they have sins.
00:56So what happens then? Well, these will also have to be purified. That's why
01:03It is a doctrine of the church that emerges from scripture that it is necessary to go through a state of purification.
01:09before reaching fullness in Christ. The second letter of the Maccabees shows us
01:16that there must indeed be a state in which it is possible to pray for the dead that
01:22They have not attained eternal glory because of their serious sins. You can see it in your Bible.
01:27Second Maccabees, chapter 12, verses 38-45. This is what St. Paul refers to when
01:35It speaks to us of the man who reaches the stature of the perfect man, who is Christ. You can see
01:40Ephesians 4:13. That is, to enter heaven one must be holy. We can say that each time
01:48When we sin, we lose stature, we become deformed, and thus we cannot enter heaven. The sacrament
01:55Reconciliation brings back the grace we lost, but it will be necessary to work again.
02:01to grow in holiness. The penance we receive is intended to train us in the areas
02:09who have been weakened by sin. If purification is not achieved here, then
02:16It will happen in purgatory. Purgatory has always been presented as a place of suffering.
02:22However, Saint Catherine of Genoa says that in purgatory one suffers because the soul is already
02:28He contemplates God, but he cannot possess Him completely until he is totally purified of all things.
02:36his earthly affections, everything that binds him to the earth. Therefore, we must discard,
02:43as it was held in other times, the idea of suffering in purgatory similar to
02:48of hell, because in hell one suffers from the total and definitive absence of God.
02:54Therefore, no one should fear death or purgatory, for both are a true experience of love.
03:03God's mercy has called us to live in him and for him. If we want to die and pass directly
03:12To fully and perfectly possess our portion in heaven, we must live in holiness. Finally,
03:20In this topic I would like to briefly touch on the subject of the intercession we make for our deceased.
03:26who are in purgatory, since some say it makes no sense to do this. The truth is that
03:32Our prayers greatly help them to experience fullness, as we have just discussed.
03:38That is to say, this intercession is possible because all Christians form one body, both those who
03:46have died, just like those of us who still live in this world. In this way, the people are divided into
03:51what is known as the militant church, which is those of us who are here on earth, the church
03:58the one in purgatory, and the triumphant church, which is the one that already enjoys the
04:04Life of God in heaven. All the masses we have said for our deceased loved ones are accepted.
04:11by God for the salvation of our loved ones, as well as our prayers and
04:17sacrifices. The same is true of the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant, for all are praying.
04:24Therefore, to God, so that we may all be saved and participate with Him perfectly in the
04:31heaven when the end of our days here on earth arrives. As always, I invite you to expand
04:38This knowledge that we have given today in our fundamental evangelization course that you find
04:43on our website www.evangelizacion.mx. I'll see you tomorrow to continue our learning.
04:51of Jesus, in which we will now speak of his church. Receive my blessing. Until tomorrow.
05:08Thank you!
