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To All Our Dearly Departed Members, Family
Members & Friends!
Is it a given that
everyone passing from this life into the next goes right up to the Great Oktoberfest in the Sky? If so, why did
God send His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us!
Among the spiritual
insights of the German mystic,
Blessed Anna Katharina
Emmerich:
"The poor souls
(or lost souls: those with no one to pray for them) in purgatory suffer inexpressibly (from despair)."
"Many stay a long
time in purgatory who, although not great sinners, have lived tepidly."
"There is a strong
link between the holy souls in heaven and their descendants here on earth, lasting even centuries."
Th
"Th
forget
our dearly GAPA departed!
cendants
here on earth, lasting even centuries.
| Mike Haas at gravesite of Casper Lauer at |
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| St. Boniface German Catholic Cemetery. |
St. Gertude, a German Catholic nun, saint and mystic is invoked for her intercession on the behalf of souls in
purgatory and for living sinners. Our Lord told St. Gertrude that the following prayer would release 1000 souls from purgatory each time it is said. The prayer was extended to include living sinners as well. This number of 1000 souls is only considered spiritually symbolic in
that this prayer may include as many souls as 1000 or more depending on the sincerity and passion of those requesting our
Lord's mercy !
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the
masses said throughout the world today for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal
church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus "
Our dearly
departed GAPA members, family members and friends may still need our prayers. If we forget them, who will remember us!
| Pray for our GAPA Dearly Departed! |
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| Chuck Pinkerton (Philly GAPA) & Roger Haas (GAPA Chicago) join hands! |
"The living can help their dearly departed loved ones in the afterlife through prayer.
The souls of the departed can receive solace through the Eucharist, prayer and almsgiving. The belief that prayer can reach
into the afterlife--in which our affection for one another continues beyond the limits of death--has been a fundamental conviction
of Christianity throughout the ages, and it remains a source of comfort today. Our prayers for the deceased can assist in
their purification and are never too late, nor are they ever in vain!"
(Pope Benedict XVI, from Spe Salvi, November, 2007)
| National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall |
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| Rich Adorjan, John Schuld, John Huinker & Roger Haas |
| National Law Enforcement Memorial in D.C. |
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| GAPA's Pat Duckhorn, 1st Vice President, Illinois State Fraternal Order of Police |
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