Funeral Mass for Saundra Warner The Church encourages us to pray always for the deceased that she be released from Purgatory if she is still detained there. We know that praying for the dead is not in vogue but its practice is pre-Christian because all peoples, sharing the primitive revelation from Adam and Eve, offered…
All Souls Day, Evening 2021 The ancient pagan art in Rome often had death as its theme. We too should meditate on death but Christianize it by seeing the goal as God in heaven. Some of our brethren have not achieved the goal yet and are in Purgatory. We can assist them by praying for…
All Souls Day 2021 Having a day to pray for the souls of the faithful departed began in the monasteries where the deceased monks were remembered in Masses, the Divine Office and by reciting 150 Our Fathers. Souls in Purgatory are often permitted to visit family, friends and the altars where they assisted at Mass. …
23rd Sunday After Pentecost 2020 This week is the feast of the heroic pope, St. Martin, who defended the integrity of the Faith at the cost of much suffering and his own life. The Gospel for today gives the moving story of the woman, believed to be Veronica, who was cured by simply touching with…
Funeral Mass March 7, 2020 Our first duty in the face of death is to pray for the soul of the faithful departed so that she may be released from Purgatory as soon as possible. We have confidence because all the consolations of the Faith through the sacraments were given to the deceased but we…
All Souls Day 2019 Mother Mary Austin wrote movingly about the Holy Souls in Purgatory and her congregation was dedicated to helping them. These saved individuals are holy but not perfect yet and fling themselves into Purgatory to be purified before entering God’s presence. We have the responsibility to pray and to sacrifice for the…
Lynn Burdi Funeral Mass We miss and will always pray for the deceased who had a love for the traditional Latin Mass and for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her rose garden in front of the chapel is the constant reminder of that. We here who mourn our loss must pray and sacrifice for her to…
All Souls Day Evening 2018 All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions. It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification. It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God. Christ…
All Souls Day 2018 We are called on All Souls Day to be like the religious Sisters of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls by praying and sacrificing for the relief and release of those detained in Purgatory. A member of this congregation, Mother St. Austin, wrote much about the purgatorial life…
Funeral Mass October 12, 2018 At this funeral Mass we are reminded about the importance of praying for the dead. We must die because of Adam’s sin which we inherit and we must free ourselves from the guilt and punishment of our own actual sins. Christ has given us the Sacrament of Penance to remove…
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