Father Pine, my deepest condolences for you and your family's loss. I will be praying for you and your family. And thank you for your words of encouragement.
Oh Father Pine I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your grief with us so we can pray for you and your family. All the love in the world to you and yours! 🙏🏻
Please accept my deepest condolences and I will include her in my prayers. I can relate to your story because I lost my mom after her being bed ridden for seven years. She passed away in 2008. It was a mothers day.
Condolences, Father Pine. May the Angels lead your mother's soul to paradise, may the Saints and Martyrs welcome her into the new and eternal Jerusalem where Lazarus is poor no longer. As always, 3 Hail Marys for you Father 🌹🌹🌹🙏🏻 This is for whatever Our Lady sees fitting to pray for you, always.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
I'm really sorry Father, for the loss of your mom. there is an old Irish fable that the mothers of priests go straight to heaven ❤ I hope that is exactly what happened. you're a true gift to all of us. God bless your mom's soul
Purgatory is so logical and biblical if one steps back and actually thinks it through. It's such a great demonstration of God's mercy and justice working together. Non-Catholics in my experience seem to not realize that purgatory will only lead to Heaven, never Hell, and your soul will not permanently stay in purgatory. I'm so sorry for your loss, Fr. Pine.
So sorry for your loss. I recently lost my dad, who was also very devout and died a holy death. I think I feel a holy hope that he is in heaven, even as I pray for him, because I have faith in the promises of the Lord and the graces He and Our Lady attribute to their sacraments/sacramentals that He practiced with true devotion.
Every time you pray for your dad he receives glory in heaven, so it's a good thing to do. Also, the prayers are shared for souls in need so the benefit is multiplied ,🙏🏻
I am sorry for you loss. I just happened to go to a mass at St. Andrews that was intended for your mother. I will keep her, your family and you in my prayers.
Thank you Fr Pine. First time listening and enjoying talk immensely on understanding our faith! Your mother’s legacy is evident in your words and presence! God bless you and your family always.
I empathize with you as I am going to lose my Mom in the next few days(she has just passed into eternal life - God rest her soul). She is also going through her purgative suffering as she nears the end of her earthly life. Thank the Lord, she also has had the benefit of priests giving her anointing.
speaking as someone that's constantly confused by my own spirituality (god has apparently entered my life but doesn't want me to become christian but is fine with me picking up christian morals often) I can say that your life path is nobler than mine, and I'm sure your mother was a great woman to have raised you to be so good, I miss my nana/adoptive grandmother and biological grandmother, for my bio grandma I was given a vision of her stay in hospital before she died, and my computer died about the same time as my adoptive grandma/nana so I feel that I have been given signs from god about the immutability of death being a part of life and that at the very least, I wasn't complicit in nor could I have done anything to prevent their deaths, both were godly in their own way, raising families and helping dispossessed people, so I don't imagine if they're going to purgatory it'll be all that taxing, and I doubt your mother will have a tough time in purgatory either
Introduction 0:00 The Church’s teaching on Purgatory 3:40 Catherine of Siena in the lives of Dominicans today? 17:20 Plenary indulgence for yourself or for souls in purgatory? 18:25 Explain complete detachment from sin? 18:58 Confessing sins you think to be mortal but are venial with no strong amendment to stop committing that sin 19:50 When/If we should stop praying for a specific soul in purgatory? 22:18 Did Mary ever Worry? What other emotions could she feel? 25:34 I have Covid. I have not been to confession or mass in three months. How do I recover? 28:18 Are angelic virtues the same as acquired? Does God love humans more than Angels? 30:20 Why did you become a priest? What is your story? How did you discern your call? 32:21 Penances for sins against the 7th & 10th commandment? Is temporal reparation necessary? 34:23 Why is purgatory necessary since God can immediately sanctify/perfect those who are martyred or baptized right before death? 37:24 Are Purgatory and Hell in the same place? Is Hell inside the earth? 38:52 What happens if we pray for someone who is already out of purgatory or in Hell? Are prayers recycled? 39:45 Is the prayer of St. Gertrude just? Why don’t we empty purgatory using it? 41:00 Is there a benefit to praying to a specific saint vs asking all the saints in Heaven? 42:04 Why doesn't the Pope grant a plenary indulgence to everyone in Purgatory? 42:57 Why do Dominicans Wear black capes over their habit? 43:47 How do you think of pure actuality or immateriality? 44:34 Are you excluded from heaven if you are Chrisitan, aware of baptism, but are unbaptized? 45:33 Why does God not give the final purifying Grace at once after death? 47:47 If dinosaurs died millions of years before humans, why does the church teach that death came through sin? 48:26 Do people who suffer a lot in his life avoid purgatory? 49:51 Does Hell exist? 51:30 "God does not force you to spend the afterlife with him." Thoughts? 52:32 Do people in Hell want to be in Hell? 53:34 How do you know you are growing in faith, holiness...? 54:27 30 Gregorian Masses for a soul after death? 55:40 How to stop committing the sin of gluttony? 56:25 How does the Apostolic blessing work after receiving last rights? 58:01
Let me clarify this, the big aversion to the idea of purgatory stems from 2 distinct reasons: 1) People are averse to pain and don't like the idea of feeling pain some several thousand (?) years after dying, it's simply not a pleasant thought, no matter how it is framed. 2) People are suspicious that purgatory might be an "invention" of the catholic church in order to sell indulgences, which is a fair thought, since it sounds indeed a bit suspicious.
My thoughts on purgatory are, if it's there its there so praise God, if it's not, it's not and also praise God. I never got the controversy over it. Seems like a stumbling block easily avoided 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you. Could you comment a bit on a topic of praying for the souls in the purgatory. I mean if a soul needs to spend some time in the purgatory, what influence do the prayers for the soul have? I just don't get that if the souls needs to wait some time to perfect then why speed up the process? I guess I'm missing something, thanks for clarification.
@@grandmasterlucien Not sure if your question was adequately answered in the video, but the blunt answer is no. Purgatory is a temporary purification only for those guaranteed of their salvation. As Fr Pine alluded to in his monolog, the purification could even happen before the soul separates from the body. I hope that helps.
@@grandmasterlucien I see. Interesting perspective, however, I don't find that is the necessary implication of Purgation being a temporary process. Consider this analogy, which is a situation I find myself in currently: If a friend or family member is having surgery to remove a painful and debilitating tumor, many would agree that it is good to pray for them although the surgery may only last a few hours. Additionally, even though the surgery might have been successful and our friend/family member is guaranteed not to have cancer anymore, there is still a recovery process after surgery. Let's say this hypothetical recovery required some painful rehab, and although this process may take several long weeks and months, it to is temporary; it would still be considered a good Christian act for us to pray for this person during this time and even good to ask others to join us in our prayers. Thoughts?
@@daddydaycareky Yeah, my question was kind of tongue in cheek. The whole can we change Gods mind through prayer is an interesting debate and I believe you are correct in that we should pray for each other as we are called to do. I'm not catholic myself but have enjoyed learning and questioning why people believe what they do and why I believe what I do. Thanks for your gracious replies.
Don't worry about it. Only Satan wants you to fear. God is perfect justice and perfect mercy and love. Be at peace, be still and know God, our source of love and life. I dont know exactly what happens but I do know God loves us so very much and I would imagine would take no joy as to torture us. Of ourselves we can do nothing, of ourselves we know nothing, only what comes to us from our Father! Thank Jesus! We gonna be OK! Forgive and be Forgiven, we can do no works of ourselves to gain favor with our Father. He does everything for us. We just follow.
Your Baptism is comparable to breathing: you're alive.....your breathing. Same with Baptism.......it's the beginning of "Heaven on earth NOW......it's God's assurance His life IS in you. Earthly life ends and THAT is your final step into Eternal Life. Jesus said "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Receiving the Eucharist carries with it Christ's PROMISE that you ARE being fed on the way to the ultimate realization of your Baptism.
I would pay Matt a thousand dollars to carefully and earnestly read selected works of Thomas Talbott, DB Hart, Eric Reitan and John Kronen, and Robin Parry. His objections to universalism are so low brow and face palm worthy, which I say with genuine pain and regret. I take no pleasure in saying that. He seems to be utterly oblivious to how *serious* scholars and philosophers would answer his objections.
Great video I really like having this guy do his commentary I absolutely hate the fact that you glorify alcoholism though in the beginning of your video imagine if somebody watches one of these everyday and there are recovering alcoholic or imagine if somebody watches one of these everyday and thinks it's okay to drink a big old pint in the middle of the day just for no reason just cuz I want to watch a show called pines with Aquinas you really think about what you're doing and how it affects other people that are weak granted it doesn't affect me that way but it will affect others that way and you're in a position of teaching. And another thing these videos are great but I can get the same content somewhere else and so can other people.
Why do you judge others 🤷🏻♂️ I have suffered severe alcoholism/addiction in my fallen state and know that God has relieved me of these horrible things. Things that have no effect on me: Watching someone drink, being at a party around alcohol, living in a society where alcohol is readily available at any time I choose. God removed it from me, don't worry about such things. That is unless you find it difficult to watch without wanting a drink?
@@Remedey49 and I believe that there might be people who are not like you and might be tempted, and people who may be scandalized bc it’s coming from a priest... And please stop this thing about “don’t judge people” (it’s become a cliche) bc we all do at some point even if we try hard not to, and besides I think this commentator was not judging Fr. Pine but was expressing his/her concern.
@@margokupelian344 drinking isn't a sin in itself. A certain percentage of people overindulge in it, but that's not a justification for eliminating it. We tried Prohibition and it was a disaster. There are recovering alcoholics in my family who had to learn not to look to others for permission to drink. They had to learn that it's a choice, even under temptation. The rest of us don't hide beer from them. There's more charity in that than in depriving everyone because of some few.
And why is conscience binding in this way 21:43 ? Sin is in the will. It is not a sin to be ignorant, but it is sin to choose ignorance, since the will chooses evil. It is not a sin to amputate a rotting limb or pull a tooth, but it is to neglect limb or tooth unto corruption and amputation, since the will fails to will the good. Mortal sin is sin right through, i.e. it is to choose that which is *contrary* to Charity. Venial sins are only the drifting away from Charity - they come from weakness and brokenness... like small cracks in the beam supporting the house, they come from grave sin (Original or personal) and lead to grave sin. The point being: if you believe something to be a grave offense against God and choose it, you have chosen to reject Him wholeheartedly, regardless of the objective character of the wrong act. If you believe your sin rejects God and choose it, you have chosen to reject Him... you *have* rejected Him.
