--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/messages/tasks.py	Sat May 05 17:10:48 2012 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""
+Celery tasks for the messages application.
+
+"""
+from celery.task import task
+
+
+@task
+def purge_messages():
+    """
+    Task to purge messages that have been deleted by both sender & receiver.
+
+    """
+    from messages.management.commands.purge_messages import Command
+
+    command = Command()
+    command.execute()