NOVEMBER: COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

Yes I know that November 1 was All Saints Day, and thank all those who made an effort to attend Mass somewhere  -  the day being one of obligation.

But I am stressing November 2 (“All Souls Day”) for a couple of reasons:

First: the whole of month of November is a month for praying for the dead.

Secondly: until Tuesday 8 November, a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted each and every day, if we devoutly visit a cemetery and there pray, if only mentally, for the departed.

You all know how we at times forget to pray for our departed brethren, and especially those who may not have relatives or friends to remember them. It is a noble act to  remind oneself every day of November

Wed 09, Nov 2016 22:11 pm