The priest giving the sermon at my parish for All Souls Day last year said, rather accurately, that Purgatory is the most joyous place in the entire universe outside of Heaven. His reason for saying so was that everybody in Purgatory has been guaranteed their place in Heaven once they have eventually been purged of their sins.

@Mozalbete ⳩ thoughts? Or has it been explained pretty well?

If you repented and had no plans to repeat the sin, of course you are contrite

I don't get where people get this idea that if you repeat a sin you never repented in the first time, which contradicts scripture, the Fathers, the saints, and pretty much all of Christianity

It's more just doubting myself is all

Don't get obsessed with it. Matthew 18:21-22

**Matthew 18:21-22 - Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)**

```Dust


<21> Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? <22> Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times. ```

@Mozalbete ⳩ Do you have any documents on demonic oppression?

And or possession or demons in general

Nope

I know, not a subject we are supposed to talk about

But I would maybe read from good exorcists

Like St. Benedict?

Idk if he wrote anything

Thing is, I don't really know who are good exorcists

hmm

But it may be a good idea to look at modern ones (that are good)

here in italy we have father Amorth which has published many books about his experiences with demons and exorcisms

i dont know if you can find them translated

Damn

It's a question I often get asked to explain is all and I feel ill prepared for it

oh yes

actually there are some translated

i just saw them

Can you send some links? <:shockedcat:591726182010191872>

@Zerstro

http://www.youngandcatholicng.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/An-Exorcist-Tells-His-Story-Gabriele-Amorth.pdf

https://newbooksinpolitics.com/political/father-amorth/

Damn, just after I found a copy on my own too

:p

Do you go to church if you're sick

How sick are we talking?

Well I haven't got the plague

It's just I'm sick now because of some kids who were sick in church last Sunday

Damn kids...

Don't wanna continue the cycle ya feel

If you've just got the sniffles, that isn't an excuse.

Understandable

@Deleted User that's how the demons get you

@Wrath Father Ripperger is an Exorcist and he has videos on YT

@Helter Seltzer ☧ correct