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When Are the Souls in Purgatory Released?

Question:

When are the souls in purgatory released? St. Gertrude’s prayer suggests 1,000 per day? At Final Judgment?

Answer:

The souls of the departed who are awaiting their entry into full happiness in heaven are freed from their detention whenever they are ready, so pretty much all the time, given how many of them there are. The offering of St. Gertrude would certainly be a very powerful one to make for the holy souls, since it depends so much on deep faith in the power of Christ’s Blood.

As for the thousand souls it is supposed to free, well, there is no way to know such a number. Perhaps our faith and confidence in Our Lord will suggest to us the idea that even more may be freed and enter heaven than a thousand! The Precious Blood of Jesus is infinitely powerful to save an infinite number of sinners!

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