Purgatory
Name of religious groups/movements that focus on Christ's return
Adventists
What book of the bible says, "If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire?"
1 Corinthians
St. Paul prayed for his departed friend, _______________
Onesiphorus
Name at least 5 ways of avoiding Purgatory.
(any of the following)
Daily prayer, Frequent confession, Frequent Mass and Holy Communion, Regular Penance, Daily Rosary, Offering up your death, Offering up your daily crosses, Sacrament of Anointing, Indulgences
Is purgatory a temporal or eternal punishment?
temporal
God forgives the guilt of sin but stills requires _____________.
Punishment/reparation/atonement/expiation
The word "Purgatory" is mentioned only once in the bible. (true/false)
FALSE. It is never mentioned in the bible.
Who wrote the "Dark Night of the Soul?" which can be like a feeling of purgatory
St. John of the Cross
Do my prayers help those in purgatory?
Yes
What does it mean that the holy souls in purgatory undergo satispassion, or purifying suffering?
Since the Holy Souls can't be purified by their own efforts, they atone for their sins by undergoing purifying suffering which re-establishes holiness and justice.
______ sin is deadly sin; ________ sin is not deadly.
mortal; venial
Who talked about the "spirits in prison, who did not formerly obey?
St. Peter
Who wrote the "Treatise on Purgatory?"
St. Catherine (of Genoa)
Can those in purgatory pray for themselves?
No, they can pray for us however
How long does a soul stay in purgatory?
There is no time in purgatory as we know time.
What prominent non-Catholic writer believed in Purgatory?
C.S. Lewis
The clearest affirmation of the existence of Purgatory comes from the Old Testament Scriptures used by Christ; also known as?
The (Greek) Septuagint
The guilt of venial sin is forgiven upon entering Purgatory; the ________________ of that sin, however, is taken into Purgatory.
punishment
When we talk about fires of purgatory, what are we talking about?
Fire means the presence of God purifying the soul of all it's attachments
How does someone get out of purgatory?
Whenever the Eucharist is celebrated, souls in Purgatory are purified – i.e., they can according to God's will receive a full remission of sin and punishment – and go to Heaven.
Only ________saints in the state of _________ can enter Purgatory.
imperfect; grace
What book and chapter of the bible makes a clear distinction between mortal and venial sin and also proves the existence of a "middle state" where venial sins can be forgiven?
2 Maccabees 12
The souls in Purgatory suffer much but they have _________ and ________
peace and joy
Purgatory comes from the Latin word Purgare which means?
To make clean or purify
What will be one of the pains that we will have in purgatory?
The pain of loss, specifically, the pain of not seeing the full vision of God.