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November -- month of the Holy Souls
« on: November 02, 2007, 09:17:21 AM »
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    • November, the month dedicated to the Poor Souls in Purgatory
    All Saints Day
    J.M.J.

    Q. What benefits can flow from a visit to a Catholic cemetery?

    A. It must first be recalled that a Catholic cemetery is a holy place, being
    consecrated ground, especially blessed by the Church to receive the bodies,
    temples of the Holy Ghost, that will rise up to meet Our Lord, the Supreme
    Judge, on the last day. It is for this reason that it was always considered
    obligatory for the bodies of faithful Catholics to be buried in Catholic
    cemeteries (Canon 1205, §1 of the 1917 Code).

    A visit to a cemetery is consequently an act of religion, as is the special
    care of the cemetery and of the tombs of those who are buried there. It
    inspires a Catholic with reverence, awe for God's judgments, respect for the
    souls of those whose bodies are buried there, with an awareness of the
    brevity of this earthly life, and of the union of the Church militant with
    the Church suffering in the mystical body of Christ. Special graces are
    consequently attached to silent and prayerful visits to cemeteries. It can
    easily be understood why Church law prescribes that each parish have its own
    cemetery (Canon 1208), and why it is the traditional custom for it to be
    physically adjoining the parish.

    However, if Catholics love to visit cemeteries, it is especially out of a
    motive of charity. We long to assist the suffering souls in purgatory by our
    prayers, sacrifices, and Masses, given that we are united as members of the
    same mystical body. A physical visit to a cemetery is a great help in
    inciting us to this duty of charity. It is for this reason that the Church
    has generously enriched with her indulgences visits to cemeteries. During
    the eight days from November 1-8, any of the faithful can, simply by
    visiting a cemetery and praying for the poor souls, obtain a plenary
    indulgence, applicable to the poor souls in purgatory, under the usual
    conditions. At other times of the year this is a partial indulgence. The
    gaining of a plenary indulgence does not mean that one soul is freed from
    Purgatory, but that the power of the Church's suffrages is added to the
    personal prayers and applied to the poor souls, by manner of intercession.
    How could we refuse to take advantage of the unlocking of the Church's
    treasury, which simply depends on our visits and prayers.

    Let us consequently be generous and regular with our visits to Catholic
    cemeteries, and let us never pass one by without stopping to recite a short
    prayer for the poor souls there, or at least reciting such a prayer as we go
    by.

    Q&A by Rev. Fr. Peter R. Scott
    (from http://www.angelusonline.org/)
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    November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #1 on: November 07, 2007, 04:36:03 PM »
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #2 on: May 08, 2024, 08:57:00 AM »
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #3 on: May 08, 2024, 09:33:41 AM »
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    • Purgatory prov'd by miracles collected out of Roman-Catholick authors : with some remarkable histories relating to British, English, and Irish saints : with a preface concerning the miracles.
    https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A46959.0001.001/1:4?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
    11 Descriptive and Clear Bible Passages About Purgatory
    https://www.ncregister.com/blog/25-descriptive-and-clear-bible-passages-about-purgatory


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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #4 on: May 08, 2024, 01:03:12 PM »
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #5 on: May 10, 2024, 02:02:57 AM »
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    • St. Mechtilde Our Father for the Souls in Purgatory
    The following story, which tells of what happened to a lady, a privileged soul, on 2 February, 1968, the Feast of Candlemas, shows us the very great value and the fruitful use which one may make of the Our Father, composed by St Mechtilde for the relief of the souls in Purgatory.
    It took place in Switzerland, at Hinsiein, a place of pilgrimage to Mary. On a weekday in winter, it was, the church was almost empty. Madame Aloisia Lex was praying with some relatives. Looking towards the High-altar, she noticed the presence of a very old nun, dressed in a very old-fashioned religious habit, dating from a bygone age. She went towards her and this nun gave her a prayersheet which she put mechanically into her pocket. There took place, then, something strange; the entrance door opened suddenly and she beheld an enormous crowd of pilgrims arriving, very poorly dressed, who walked with muffled steps, like phantoms. A flood of pilgrims, an almost unending line, which came into the church. A priest stood there and showed them the way. The country-woman wondered, in astonishment, how this immense crowd was going to have enough space in the church. She turned to the side, then, for a brief moment, to light a candle. When she looked behind again, the church was empty as at the beginning.
    Completely amazed, Aloisia asked her parents where all the people had gone. Nobody, however, who had come with her, had noticed the procession of pilgrims and none either had seen the nun. Not believing her eyes, she sought, in her pocket, the sheet which she had been given. This sheet which she held in her hands, clearly proved to her that she had not imagined everything. It contained the text of a prayer which in times past, Our Lord had taught to St. Mechtilde, during an apparition. It was the Our Father, for the Souls in Purgatory. Each time St. Mechtilde recited this prayer, she saw countless Souls in Purgatory rise up to Heaven.
    https://rumble.com/vjrq0x-st.-mechtilde-our-father-for-the-souls-in-purgatory.html
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #6 on: May 13, 2024, 02:55:43 AM »
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    • Purgatorial societies:
    https://uofccatholic.com/purgatorial-society-2/
    https://famigliadiapostolati.org/purgatorial-society
    https://stmcatholicchurch.org/purgatory
    "Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us, inflame our hearts with love of thee."


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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #7 on: May 14, 2024, 07:16:38 AM »
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    • You can enroll souls to this purgatorial society:
    https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2022/02/reminder-rorate-caeli-purgatorial.html
    How to enroll souls: please email me at athanasiuscatholic@yahoo.com and submit as follows: "Name, State, Country." If you want to enroll entire families, simply write in the email: "The Jones family, Ohio, USA". Individual names are preferred. Be greedy -- send in as many as you wish and forward this posting to friends as well.

    Please consider forwarding this Society to your family and friends, announcing from the pulpit during Holy Mass or listing in your church bulletin. We need to spread the word and relieve more suffering souls.
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
    « Reply #8 on: May 14, 2024, 07:17:34 AM »
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    • Please pray for the enrolled Souls and the 112 holy priests saying Traditional Masses for the Society:

    "For all the souls enrolled in the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the Faithful departed rest in peace. Amen."

    Then ...

    Almighty and ever living God,
    we ask Thy blessing upon the priests
    who offer Masses for the Purgatorial Society.
    Give them a greater awareness of the grace
    that Thou dost pour out through the Sacraments,
    and by their devout celebration of the Sacred Mysteries,
    increase in them a love for Thee.
    Give strength to Thy priests, O Shepherd of the flock;
    when they are in doubt, give them the assurance of faith,
    and in Thy goodness confirm them as heralds of Thy Truth
    to all who seek to follow in Thy path.
    We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal Priest,
    Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity with the Holy Ghost,
    God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
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    Re: November -- month of the Holy Souls
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    • Another book about purgatory, written by Mary Anne Madden Sadlier:
    https://maryourhelp.org/e-books/purgatory/purgatory-1.pdf
    Books about purgatory for sale:
    https://www.sistersofcarmel.com/purgatory-books/
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    • Burned by the Hands of Souls in Purgatory: A Museum's Rare Collection
    https://www.churchpop.com/museum-burned-souls-purgatory/
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