All Souls' Day

All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed.In Western Christianity , this day is observed principally in the Catholic Church , although some churches of the Angelican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches  also celebrate it. The Eastern Orthodox churches   observe several All Souls' Days during the year. The Roman Catholic celebration is associated with the doctrine that the souls of the faithful who at death have not been cleansed from the temporal punishment due to venial sins and from attachment to mortal sins cannot immediately attain the beatific vision  in heaven , and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the  Mass. In other words, when they died, they had not yet attained full sanctification and moral perfection, a requirement for entrance into Heaven. This sanctification is carried out posthumously in Purgatory.

Purgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven.

 

Venial sin (meaning "forgivable" sin) is a lesser sin that does not result in a complete separation from God  and eternal damnation in Hell. A venial sin involves a "partial loss of grace" from God.

A venial sin meets at least one of the following criteria:

1. It does not concern a "grave matter",
2. It is not committed with full knowledge, or
3. It is not committed with both deliberate and complete consent.

 Examples of venial sins.

For example, deliberate hatred can be venial sin or mortal sin depending on the seriousness of the hatred. The Catechism explains, “Hatred of the neighbor is a sin when one deliberately wishes him evil. Hatred of the neighbor is a grave sin when one deliberately desires him grave harm” (CCC 2303).

Another example is abusive language. “Abusive  Language is forbidden by the fifth commandment, but would be a grave offense only as a result of circumstances or the offender's intention” (CCC 2073).

Mortal sin is sin that, unless forgiven and fully absolved, condemns a person to Hell  after death. These sins are considered "mortal" because they constitute a rupture in a person's link to God's  saving grace: the person's soul becomes "dead", not merely weakened.

Mortal sins come from Catholic moral theology and must meet the following criteria:

1) its subject must be a serious matter.

2) it must be committed with full knowledge, both of the sin and of the gravity of the offense.

3)it must be committed with deliberate and complete consent.

Examples of mortal sins.

 

Mortal sins cannot be done "accidentally." A person who commits a mortal sin is one who knows that their sin is wrong, but still deliberately commits the sin anyway.

These could be matters that are in violation of the Ten Commandments such as perjury, adultery, lust, or murder.

Murder

Lust

This is a national holiday for the entire country to pay respect to the dead ones. People went home to their provinces to visit the graves of their loves ones. We show our love to them by offering flowers and prayers.

"We all come to death and while we are still enjoying life, let us not forget to prepare ourselves for our next life. "