Please consider how you might honor the Most Precious Blood of Jesus during this month of July.
Here is your trad calendar for July: http://www.calefactory.org/calendar/wc202207.htm
God bless you and your families. Thank you for reading!
June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Veni, Sancte Spiritus!
Fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love!
10 days after Ascension Thursday, the first Sunday of June, we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost or Whitsunday. Many pray a novena between Ascension and Pentecost. These 9 days actually were the origin of the novena itself. It is wonderful to continue these Catholic traditions and teach them to the younger generation.
The first Marian feast of June is the new feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, which is always the day after Pentecost. Let us commend Holy Church in all our difficulties to Our Lady at this time. 2 days later, we begin the Ember Days of Pentecost (or Summer). These are days of prayer and penance for the coming season. As things are heating up in the world on all fronts, prayer and penance is desperately needed. The Ember Days also present an opportunity to teach children Catholic tradition in a fun way, incorporating crafts, artwork, etc. This month gives us 4 Doctors of the Church: Saint Ephrem of Syria, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Basil the Great and Saint Cyril of Alexandria. One week after Pentecost, we have Trinity Sunday, when we celebrate all 3 Persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
Not only do we honor Our Lord’s Sacred Heart in June, we also honor His Body in the feasts of Corpus Christi (trad) and the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (new). On the 24th, we celebrate the Sacred Heart and on the 25th, the Immaculate Heart of Mary. So intimate are these 2 Hearts, that they cannot be separated. (Keep in mind, the feast of the Sacred Heart is a solemnity, so no Friday penance is required.) How may we reciprocate the incomprehensible love which emanates from the Sacred Heart of Jesus this month? We may consider beginning the Nine First Fridays Devotion, given to Saint Margaret Mary by Our Lord Himself. We may also consider making a good confession, contemplating how we have failed to love others adequately…or come up with your own ideas as a family!
In the age of chastisement upon us, let us flee to the Sacred Heart of Our Blessed Lord in all our sufferings and needs…
“Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject.”
From Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart prayer.
And let us never lose hope, for Our Lady of Fatima has promised an era of peace to come…
“Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church, assurance of freedom and immunity from harm. Give peace and order to all nations and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation. To It be glory and honor forever!”
From Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Pope Pius XI.
But more importantly, Heaven is our true home where we will reside in eternal happiness with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
Here is the traditional calendar for the month of June: https://calefactory.org/calendar
Image from https://sahe.hwcdsb.ca
May is the Month of Our Lady
O Mary, powerful Virgin, thou art the mighty and glorious protector of the Church. Thou art the marvelous help of Christians. Thou art terrible as an army in battle array. Thou alone hast destroyed every heresy in the whole world. In the midst of our anguish, our struggles and our distress, defend us from the power of the enemy, and at the hour of our death, receive our souls in paradise. Amen.
From The Raccolta
In this first week of May, the month dedicated to Our Lady, let us contemplate the extraordinary painting above, which is based on the Miraculous Medal.* She seems to be lovingly gazing down upon the world as she crushes the head of the serpent with her bare foot. Usually, we see this image with Our Lady standing upon the earth (or the firmament). It is her children’s enemy she defeats. She has a look of complete peace and as the rays of grace emanate from her hands, this battle seems effortless for her. Satan, with all his wiles and powerful minions below, is no match for this simple woman from Nazareth. What a humiliating demise as the angels look on. A demise which awaits all those who serve him on earth. We must trust, as we look at the corruption of the world and the ever-growing human rights abuses, that God has got this. As we say at the outset of every Tridentine Mass…
“Why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to Him, the salvation of my countenance and my God.”
Above the Queen of Heaven’s head are the other elements of the Miraculous Medal (the 12 stars on the back of the medal do not seem to be in the painting): the Cross above her initial, the 2 Hearts and a prayer which she has herself said is one of her favorites…
“O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee!”
Saint Catherine Laboure was the nun who received the Miraculous Medal from Our Lady. Her incorrupt body lies at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, where she received 3 visions in the year 1830 (this year is also on the front of the medal). Pope John Paul II visited the chapel in 1980 and spoke this prayer…
"You watch over the Church for you are its Mother. You watch over each of your children. From God, you obtain for us, all graces that are symbolized by the rays of light which radiate from your open hands, and the only condition that you demand of us is that we approach with the confidence…and the simplicity of a child. And it is thus that you bring us before your Divine Son."
What does all of this mean for us? It means our Heavenly Father has given us a great advocate to help us through anything life and this crazy world might throw at us. When we are confused, depressed or anxious, we have only to appeal to her motherly love for us. For if her Son loved us so much that He died for us, how could she reject us? As the words of the “Memorare” say…
“I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins”
In this month of May, there are many ways we can give honor to the Mother of God…because she is our Mediatrix, she participated in our salvation by saying “Yes” to God, and also suffered terribly in witnessing the Passion of her Son. Perhaps we could renew our devotion to the Miraculous Medal, learning more about it and the life of Saint Catherine Laboure. May would also be a most appropriate month to begin the “Communion of Reparation 5 First Saturdays,” associated with Fatima. If your local parish does not provide this devotion, think about meeting with your pastor to establish it!
May also gives us 3 Marian feasts: Our Lady of Fatima on the 13th, The Visitation and Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, both on the 31st. Mother’s Day is the 8th…how about a Rosary for your mother (2 birds with one stone!).
Some other feasts this month: ASCENSION OF THE LORD, Minor Rogation Days…Doctors of the Church: Saints Athanasius (the earliest Doctor), Gregory Nazianzen and Bede the Venerable…Saint Isidore the Farmer!
For the (trad) rest of May, here you go: calefactory.org
* Sorry, I don’t know who the artist is. Can anyone tell me?
Some feasts mentioned are in the new calendar. Image from fineartamerica.com
April is the Month of the Holy Eucharist
[Due to personal circumstances, this month’s post will be brief.]
We continue with Lent, culminating in the amazing spiritual blessings of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. Let us receive abundant graces and give the Most Holy Trinity our very best this year, so we may be deserving of the glorious celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord…and in so-doing may experience our own resurrections!
How may we honor the Holy Eucharist this month? A few ideas: try to receive more devoutly and attentively, it is so easy to take the Eucharist for granted…there are countless Eucharistic prayers to learn…Eucharistic reading…and one of the most difficult things is to defend the Holy Eucharist from sacrilege, since this tragically has become so prevalent-if you know someone who is receiving and probably shouldn’t be, pray on how you might address this with this person…you may also know someone who isn’t receiving and should be-scrupulosity is a terrible problem for some people and can deprive them of a lifetime of grace-sometimes these problems require great patience and continued prayer, but don’t give up hope!
Here is the traditional calendar for this month of April: calefactory.org
March is the Month of Saint Joseph
The icon above is so sweet, how it portrays the Child Jesus’ love and affection for His Foster-Father, whose feast we celebrate this month on the 19th. May we further our own love for Saint Joseph during his month of March, as we also embark on the Season of Lent.
Ash Wednesday is the 2nd of the month-we begin Lent by contemplating our mortality and performing penance. There has never been a time in our lives when the world has needed more prayer and penance, so let us observe this Lent as well as we can, without stressing ourselves too much. When we stress ourselves, it has an immediate affect on those around us. As Saint Paul reminded us in the Quinquagesima Epistle:
“If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing…And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.”
1 Corinthians 13:1
Adding to the penitential spirit of Lent, we have the Ember Days on the 9th, 11th and 12th. This is a time to pray and offer for blessings and mercy upon the coming season of Spring.
We remember the great event of The Annunciation of the Lord on the 25th. Some other notable saints which March celebrates are: 20th-century Saint, Katherine Drexel…martyrs invoked in the Canon, Felicity & Perpetua…Doctors of the Church Saint Thomas Aquinas, Pope Saint Gregory the Great, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem and Saint John Damascene…our beloved Saint Patrick and Saint Gabriel the Archangel, just prior to The Annunciation. Let us give special mention to Saint Isidore the Farmer, who we particularly like here at Nomen Christi Apostolate!
What may we do this month to honor our dear Saint Joseph? Of course, last year was the Year of Saint Joseph. Maybe we could gain some inspiration from those former indulgences.
Finally, let us pray for peace, especially in the Ukraine. But remember, we live in an illusory world, where nothing is what it seems and the truth is often not what we are told. There is always more to the story. There is always information we are not privy to. But let us not forget the World Wars already waging…the war upon the unborn and the vulnerable…and the war upon freedom combined with the Covid bioweapon and the “Mystery Injection” being touted as a vaccine. Of course we never despair-we trust in the Most Holy Trinity, because we are God’s children and we know He loves us!
Here is your traditional Month of March calendar. Lenten blessings to all…
Saint Joseph icon at etsy.com.
February is the Month of the Passion of Our Lord
This month we honor the sorrowful Passion of Our Blessed Lord as we enter the trad Season of Septuagesima on the 13th. Lent however, does not begin until March 2nd.
Looking at both old and new feasts: We have the Presentation of Our Lord on the 2nd, which took place forty days after his birth, along with His Mother’s ritual of purification. This is traditionally known as “Candlemas Day,” as a blessing of candles and procession takes place, honoring the Presentation of the Christ Child to His Father in the Temple, a momentous event in Judeo-Christian history. Saint Blaise and the traditional Blessing of Throats is on the 3rd. We celebrate 2 Doctors of the Church this month, 5th-century Egyptian Bishop Saint Cyril of Alexandria and 11th-century Cardinal Saint Peter Damian. Martyr Saint Apollonia, also of Alexandria, shares her feast with Saint Cyril on the 9th-she is invoked for dentistry problems. Let us not forget OUR LADY OF LOURDES on the 11th and Saint Bernadette on the 18th, a wonderful time to teach our children about the many miracles at Lourdes…and if you don’t have any Lourdes water, there are many sources online where it can be obtained. Let us celebrate a holy Saint Valentine’s Day, praying for the Capital Virtue and Fruit of the Holy Ghost, Chastity. Our dear Jacinta and Francisco Marto, sibling seers of Fatima, share a feast on the 20th.
How can we remember the Passion of Our Lord in the coming weeks? Of course, there are countless ways to do so-please pray and see where God is leading you. One way would be to observe a truly sincere Septuagesima, with confession and planning your Lenten spiritual exercises.
We will no longer be listing feasts, but you can GO HERE for your trad month of February. Wishing you blessings as we transition from the Mystery of the Incarnation to the Mystery of the Redemption!
Painting by Correggio, d 1534 from Wellington Collection
January is the Month of the Holy Name of Jesus
~ 2022 ~
"This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein."
Psalms 117:24
[Edited since posting.]
Holy Mother Church begins the new year honoring Our Lady as “Mother of God.” What could be more consoling or joyful? If she has this new year in her hands, what have we to fear? If we honor her this day, surely graces will come upon us and our families, even if hard times are ahead. Though it is not a holy day of obligation in the US, why would we want to miss this opportunity to flee to her at the outset of the year, showing our love for her and making reparation to her Immaculate Heart? And what a wonderful time to begin the Communion of Reparation 5 First Saturdays! January 1st also commemorates Our Lord’s first shedding of blood, his circumcision at 8 days old, in the old calendar. This is also the moment He received His Holy Name in the Temple, not to be confused with the Presentation, which was 40 days after birth. We are still in the Cycle of Christmas and remain joyful that a Savior has been given to us!
We celebrate 6 Doctors of the Church this month. On the 2nd, St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen share the day. They were actually friends and colleagues, along with Basil’s brother St. Gregory of Nyssa. The 3 are referred to as “The Three Cappadocians,” as they were all influential early theologians. Each month, I have been researching the best known works of the Doctors, along with how you can obtain them. This takes time to do the research and get you the best resources. I will continue to do so as time allows (which is not tonight), otherwise I will simply provide links to the Catholic Encyclopedia. Remember, it would take 35 years to read each of the Doctors, if you read one per year!
The 22nd is the 49th Anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in all 50 states. Lord, have mercy. Many of you do not need this reminder, but if you have not been active in the pro-life movement, please pray on it and consider getting involved. All human rights are currently being eroded before our very eyes, which was predictable when the fundamental right to life was taken from the unborn. When you defend them, you defend our whole future!
Nomen Chisti Apostolate is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus and Our Lady of Fatima. “Nomen Christi” means “Name of Christ” in Latin. How can we honor His Name this month? There are many ways to do so….attending Mass on the feast, prayers and devotions and considering how we defend His Name when it is disrespected in our presence…please see The Second Commandment-What Does it Mean to Us?
The following is a partial listing of old and new feasts this month, for your consideration. Where “old” or “new” is indicated, it is the second occurring feast. Please consult your own calendars for more detail…
1/1-CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD / MARY HOLY MOTHER OF GOD / First Saturday
1/2-EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD / MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS / St. Basil the Great, Doctor of the Church / St. Gregory Nazianzen, Doctor of the Church
1/3-MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS (new)
1/4-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, First American Saint
1/5-St. John Neumann
1/6-EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD (trad) / Sts. Caspar, Balthasar & Melchior, the Three Magi (non-standard)
1/7-First Friday
1/9-BAPTISM OF OUR LORD / THE HOLY FAMILY
1/13-BAPTISM OF OUR LORD (trad) / St. Hilary of Poitiers, Doctor of the Church
1/14-St. Hilary of Poitiers (trad)
1/21-St. Agnes, Martyr, invoked in Canon
1/22-+++Anniversary of US Court Decision Roe vs. Wade, Day of Prayer for Unborn+++
1/24-St. Timothy, Disciple of St. Paul / St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church
1/25-Conversion of St. Paul
1/26-Sts. Timothy & Titus, Disciples of St. Paul / St. Polycarp, Martyr
1/27-St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church
1/28-St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church
1/29-St. Francis de Sales (trad)
1/31-St. John Bosco, Founder of the Salesian Society
Image from cornerstonepca.com
December is the Month of the Divine Infancy & the Immaculate Conception
The good Christian name “John” is well-represented this month, as we honor 5 saints by this name: one the beloved of Christ, 2 Doctors of the Church, one visionary and one priestly professor. We also honor 5 Doctors of the Church: in addition to the 2 Johns, we have 2 Peters and St. Ambrose. December also contains the Ember Days, adding further to the preparation of Advent through prayer and penance. These are loosely concerned with the seasons, so there are many ways to be creative with children, combining the Ember Days, the coming season of winter and Christmas. It is wonderful to teach our children these traditions, so they will develop a love for the Catholic Faith and its many-faceted riches.
As for our themes this month, it is not difficult to combine the Divine Infancy with the Immaculate Conception. Mother and Child are inseparable, as the beautiful painting above shows. The Child Jesus points us toward His Nativity and the time of spiritual preparation for this joyful celebration. The sinless Virgin Mother serves to glorify the Infant Himself. There are many ways we can creatively celebrate both Mother and Child. One possibility is to participate in pro-life activities-there are so many ways to do this and to use one’s unique gifts. We may have done this 2 months ago in October, but the unborn ceaselessly need our help. If you do not have much time, you can always pray and offer up for them. Only 3 days after Christmas, we honor the Holy Innocents, further encouragement to remember God’s precious little ones this month as we prepare to celebrate His birth.
Here are some notable feasts from both the old and new calendars of the Roman Rite…
3-First Friday / St. Francis Xavier
4-First Saturday / St. John Damascene, Doctor of the Church, Author Fount of Knowledge / St. Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church, Author of many great sermons / St. Barbara, Martyr
5-2nd Sunday of Advent (purple candle)
6-St. Nicholas
7-St. Ambrose, Doctor of the Church, Author De Virginibus
8-IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY (obligation)
9-St. Juan (John) Diego, Seer of Our Lady of Guadalupe
10-OUR LADY OF LORETO
12-Gaudete Sunday (pink candle) / OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
13-St. Lucy / St. Odilia, Martyrs, Patronesses of the eyes (Odilia’s feast is non-standard)
14-St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, Author Dark Night of the Soul
15-Ember Wednesday in Advent (trad meat at one meal)
17-Ember Friday in Advent
18-Ember Saturday in Advent (trad meat at one meal)
19-4th Sunday of Advent (purple candle)
21-St. Thomas, Apostle / St. Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church, Author Summa of Christian Doctrine
23-St. John of Kanty, Priest, Professor of Sacred Scripture
24-VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY
25-NATIVITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (obligation)
26-THE HOLY FAMILY / St. Stephen, Protomartyr
27-St. John the Evangelist
28-The Holy Innocents
The stunning painting above is “Virgin with Angels” by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. This is an ornament which can be purchased here.
November is the Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory-Part II
“Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine, et lux perpétua lúceat eis. Requiéscant in pace. Amen.”
When combining Holy Church’s old and new calendars, we see the following features for the month of November…
The month has begun in the midst of the Triduum of Death, reminding us of the brevity of this life and the glory which awaits the Children of God. I recall hearing the following lyrics in early childhood-I think it made some impression on me:
“O when the saints go marching in, When the saints go marching in
O Lord I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in”
What a wonderful month that begins contemplating the Church Triumphant and ends in expectation of the Birth of Our Savior!
The Triduum concludes with All Souls Day, reminding us that for most, there will be a cleansing of suffering. Therefore, this month is dedicated to the souls still undergoing this suffering, the Church Penitent, with special indulgences given. We celebrate 3 Doctors of the Church, 2 of whom are called “great.” We have another saint honored with this title, Saint Gertrude the Great. She was given this title by Pope Benedict XIV to distinguish her from her abbess superior, another Saint Gertrude. We can presume this pope found her mystical writings to be worthy of this title. Gertrude the Great is also invoked for the holy souls, whom she was dedicated to-it is fitting that her feast is in November. On the 21st in the new calendar, we honor Christ, King of the Universe. We celebrated Christ the King on October 31st in the old. Let us be the Church Militant, showing our acknowledgment of Christ’s rule over us, won by His Blood, at this critical moment in history. On the same day, we have Our Lady’s Presentation as an infant, not to be confused with her Purification (or Our Lord’s Presentation).
Here are some notable feasts for the remainder of this month and below is a follow-up from the previous post on Holy Souls devotions…
10-Pope St. Leo the Great, Doctor of the Church, Author The Tome
13-St. Frances “Mother” Cabrini, Founder Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 20th Century Saint
15-St. Albert the Great, Doctor of the Church, Patron of scientists, Author On Cleaving to God
16-St. Gertrude the Great
18-Dedication of Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul
21-CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE / PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
22-St. Cecilia, Patroness of music
23-St. Felicitas, Martyr, invoked in Canon of Mass
24-St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, Author Dark Night of the Soul
28-First Sunday of Advent
30-St. Andrew, Apostle
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Vatican Extends Traditional…Indulgences
From the above article…
“Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal dealing with matters of conscience, said the indulgences traditionally obtained [for departed souls] during the first week of November [11/1-8] can be gained throughout the entire month of November…Indulgences are granted when a Catholic visits a cemetery to pray for the dead, goes to confession, attends Mass and receives the Eucharist and prays for the intentions of the Pope.”
What the article left out about the obtaining of a plenary indulgence: one must be in a state of grace when the indulgenced act is performed, must be detached from sin and must perform all criteria within 20 days before or after.
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Amen.
The above Holy Hour was taken from the most recent edition of…
benedictus: the traditional catholic companion
This monthly booklet is published by Sophia Institute Press and is a wonderful Catholic guide and missal for the Tridentine Mass. The page above contains glowing comments by the likes of Cardinal Burke, Archbishop Vigano, Bishop Schneider and Bishop Strickland. (So you know its good.) My only beef with it, as a sustainability proponent, is that it uses too much paper, as the entire mass (quite conveniently) is repeated for each Sunday. This was my husband’s idea to subscribe, after hearing about it online. In spite of all the tree destruction, I am starting to really like my Benedictus and rely on it. Each one comes with a beautiful prayer card which can be used as a bookmark, and the price is only $5.00 a month! Please see the above link for further details.
As for the Holy Hour above, it is not indicated what the source is. It seems to be an opening prayer for an hour before the Most Blessed Sacrament. I suppose the rest of the hour could be performed in silent meditation or organized prayer. I am not aware of an indulgence attached to it, though there may be. It is quite beautiful. I was not able to find it elsewhere on the internet. If you would like a good copy or the source, please contact Sophia Institute Press.
In addition to Benedictus, this company publishes all sorts of other things, including a very interesting series of catechetical documents from antiquity…
tradivox: catholic catechism index
From the website…
“From as early as the 9th century, scores of faithful priests, bishops, popes, saints, and Church councils have published succinct, reliable summaries of Catholic doctrine: catechisms…Now, for the first time ever, dozens of historic catechisms are being unearthed and painstakingly restored. They are being reformatted for publication and presented to you in this gorgeous 20-volume, cross-indexed collection. The catechisms of several Popes and Church Councils are included; such as the world-renowned Catechism of the Council of Trent, those of the Synods of Maynooth and Baltimore, and the catechism of Pope St. Pius X. Here also are those classical handbooks of Catholic doctrine authored by the great Saints and Doctors of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Peter Canisius, and St. Robert Bellarmine. The many historical catechisms of Catholic doctrine featured in this series include both titles that are well known, as well as some that have not been printed or read in centuries. Originating from regions as diverse as Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and North America, the many catechisms contained in this series demonstrate the remarkable universality of the Catholic Faith as never before.”
Well, they’ve got me sold. That’s why I just bought the first 4 volumes and subscribed to the series, at $25.00 every 3 months. I always say as a prepper, you can never have enough good, hardcover Catholic books. Who knows how long these will be available in the current climate?
Wishing you blessings in this month of November and the coming Season of Advent.
November is the Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory-Part I
[Edited since posting.]
“May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, with Thy saints forever, for Thou art kind. Grant them everlasting rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, with Thy saints.”
The above text is from the “Communion” of the Tridentine Mass for All Souls Day. The rainbow photo was taken by my son at a lake in New Jersey on All Hallows Eve. The photo below it is from the All Souls Day Mass at one of the churches we attend on Long Island. You can see the beautiful and rare black vestments. Though this Mass is solemn, we are also joyful that upon its celebration, many souls likely ascend to Heaven from their stay in the fires of Purgatory…a place of refreshment, light, peace and unspeakable joy!
How can we honor and assist the Holy Souls this month? Here are a few suggestions:
1) A partial indulgence may be obtained by visiting a cemetery with mental prayer for the Holy Souls. There is a similar plenary, which has been extended by the Vatican-will discuss this in another post.
2) A partial indulgence may be obtained by recitation of the Office of the Dead.
3) A partial indulgence may be obtained by recitation of the De Profundis.
4) Remember the Holy Souls in daily family prayer, litanies, the Rosary, etc. Attend weekday Mass for the Holy Souls.
5) Perform a Holy Hour for the Holy Souls, either at home or organized at your church with pastoral permission (we will be posting one soon).
6) Obtain one of the plenary indulgences for the Year of Saint Joseph.
Wishing you blessings during this month of November…stay tuned for Part II…