Thursday, October 29, 2015

ALL SOULS DAY/OCTAVE MASSES & INDULGENCES IN GEORGIA




















SAINT JOSEPHS MACON (SAVANNAH DIOCESE-SOLEMN MASS)

Saint Josephs in Macon will have a Solemn High Requiem mass on All Souls Day (Nov 2) at 7:00 pm. The Mass is by the famous composer Gabriel Faure. Spread the word and lets have a good turn out for a rare Solemn High Mass in the Savannah Diocese. Father McDonald has announced for the very first time he (and the other two sacred ministers) will wear a biretta for this mass.

Details visit the parish web page:
www.stjosephmacon.com

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST SAVANNAH (SAVANNAH DIOCESE -MISSA CANTATA)
Come join us as Fr Firmin offers a Requiem Mass for the Faithful Departed. The Schola Stella Maris will sing the full All Souls propers and Mass parts.
For info see:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1490234851304327/

ST FRANCIS DE SALES MABLETON (ATLANTA DIOCESE-SOLEMN MASS)

St Francis de Sales will have a Solemn Requiem with absolution at the catafalque at 7:30 pm
Directions see:
 http://stfrancisdesalesatl.com/

INDULGENCES
 
 
Between Noon of ( All Saints Day) November 1 and Midnight of All Souls day ( Nov 2nd) , a person who has been to confession and Communion can gain a plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, for the poor souls each time he visits a church or public oratory and recites the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory be to the Father six times. This is a special exception to the ordinary law of the Church according to which a plenary indulgence for the same work can be gained only once a day.

      Also, the faithful who, during the period of eight days from All Saints Day, visit a cemetery and pray for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, on each day of the Octave, applicable only to the dead. Here is a simple invocation for the dead, called the "Eternal Rest" prayer:
English translation:
Eternal rest grant unto him/her (them), O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon him/her (them). May he/she (they) rest in peace. Amen.

Latin:
Réquiem ætérnam dona ei (eis) Dómine; et lux perpétua lúceat ei (eis). Requiéscat (Requiéscant) in pace. Amen.
Catholics also pray this prayer for the dead anytime throughout the year, and whenever they pass a cemetery. Many families pray a Rosary nightly for the dead throughout the Octave of All Saints, replacing the Fatima prayer with the Eternal Rest prayer

No comments: