The Pharisees believed in the life after death and the Sadducees don't believe in the Resurrection. In today’s Gospel they confront Jesus over his belief in life after death, (LK 20: 27-38).
Jesus says, “The dead do rise to life.” He says that life in the resurrection will be completely different quality and altogether will new experience, new life.
We, Christians have strong faith in life after death. In fact, eternal life to a Christian does not begin with death, but it begins with faith and how we live this life on earth.
The Catholic Church invites us to rediscover and contemplate the nature of our Christian faith on the END TIMES and LAST THINGS (Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell). There is also an intermediate state called purgatory. When this purification is complete, the souls are fit to enter God’s presence and are admitted to the joys of heaven.
We shall continue to remember those departed souls by offering their names in all our Masses and prayers throughout this month of November. When you do all these for the departed souls, they will intercede on your behalf after they reach heaven.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls rest in peace. Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls rest in peace. Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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