2 Maccabees

Description: The books of Maccabees cited as the most express scriptural evidence for Purgatory and prayers for the dead

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

I. The Old Testament Establishes Faith — Cited as establishing Purgatory and prayers for the dead, which is why "our Innovators" struck them from the canon
"Who more expressly establishes Purgatory and prayers for the dead than the books of Maccabees?"