ON THIS SUBJECT THE CHURCH PROPOSES TWO TRUTHS CLEARLY DEFINED AS DOGMAS OF FAITH: FIRST, THAT THERE IS A PURGATORY; SECOND, THAT THE SOULS WHICH ARE IN PURGATORY MAY BE ASSISTED BY THE SUFFRAGES OF THE FAITHFUL, ESPECIALLY BY THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS.
PURGATORY EXPLAINED BY THE LIVES AND LEGENDS OF THE SAINTS
