Why Do We Pray For The Dead? - Fr Ignatius Yeo

In this episode from 'Off The Pulpit', Fr Ignatius Yeo speaks about purgatory and why we pray for the dead. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Why do we pray for the dead in November? 4:54 The biblical basis for praying for the dead 9:02 Explanation of purgatory 13:43 The effects of praying for the souls 18:23 What about souls that have no relatives to pray for? 20:19 Is purgatory a place of suffering? 21:36 The significance of praying for the dead on specific days 23:47 Recommended prayers for the dead 24:56 Placing of food or mementos at the picture of the deceased 26:48 How to mark the death anniversary of a loved one? 28:52 What about "wandering souls"? Listen to the podcast here: https://radio.catholic.sg/why-we-pray... ► SUBSCRIBE ABOVE For new Catholic stories and videos, remember to tap on the golden bell icon to be alerted for new videos ► CONTRIBUTIONS: Support the Church here - https://www.catholic.sg/offertory Support the production of Church media content at https://www.catholic.sg/webcast International donors - https://www.catholicfoundation.sg/intl ► MORE INFORMATION • Production and Webcasting by staff of the Communications Office, Archbishop's Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore • Connect with the Archdiocese - https://www.catholic.sg/our-channels ► PRODUCTION CREDITS: • Produced in conjunction with CatholicSG Radio - https://radio.catholic.sg/ #letstalk #mothermary #church #catholic #catholicsg #proud2bcatholic #offthepulpit