In my perfection series, I have tried to explain to my readers that all people are called to perfection.
Obejctively speaking, the monk, the nun and the priest, especially those in the contemplative life, live in a higher order. Their rule is higher than the daily life of the lay person.
Yet, we, too, are called to the perfection God calls every Catholic to attain.
Those who die in a state of perfection are called saints.
Remember, only the perfect see God. If we are not perfected when we die, and we die in sanctifying grace, we go to purgatory.