The Feast of All Souls has been celebrated since the eleventh century. Catholics believe that we are all united in a spiritual bond. The faithful on earth, the Saints in Heaven, and the souls in Purgatory.
Through prayer we communicate, since we never die, but live forever through the death and resurrection of Christ. As believers on earth, we can pray to and for our brethren who are in Heaven or Purgatory. Those in Purgatory cannot pray for themselves, so we need to remember to pray for them.
Through prayer we communicate, since we never die, but live forever through the death and resurrection of Christ. As believers on earth, we can pray to and for our brethren who are in Heaven or Purgatory. Those in Purgatory cannot pray for themselves, so we need to remember to pray for them.
On All Souls Day we can remember St. Gertrude the Great. She is invoked for souls in purgatory and for living sinners. Our Lord told St. Gertrude that the following prayer would release 1000 souls from purgatory each time it is said. The prayer was extended to include living sinners as well.
Prayer
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen."
How we celebrated:
We went to Mass in the morning and we made a poster in remembrance of those that have passed from this world before us. We hung the poster in our kitchen so we could remember to pray for the souls of those we know, love, and care for.
The Girls with the poster they made.
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