The Month of November

Recently I went up to the Tower of London to see the Poppies planted to commemorate the start of World War 1. I was really quite taken aback by the numbers of people who come to look at this unique event. I over heard Children ask their parents about the War and about the significance of the Poppy. It really warmed the hear to see it. It made me remember also a significant trip I took some years ago to the War graves in France. I was shocked to see how many there were of them. These poppies are laid for each British person who gave their lives in World War 1 This sea of Red each one telling a story about someone's Son someone's Dad who died on the battle fields. We should never forget their sacrifice their courage and to also remember those who die today for freedom in wars and Conflicts. This is why it is important to mark the 11th  November each year.

And yet in the Church we have a whole month to remember those who have died. We pray for the Holy Souls. We remember our loved ones who have died and we have known. This month shows us the nature of what it means to be Church.We pray for the members of the Church our congregation who have died. And the place that we are the closest to those who have died in during the Mass where the Church as a whole worship God and we are the closest to our loved ones united in prayer. 

This is why we should always pray for the dead and remember them. We can do some piratical things we can make an effort to go to a Mass for the Holy souls. We can go to a gave yard and pray for those who have died especially our loved ones.  Or we can stop and pray for those of our families who have died. 

We pray for the Holy Souls because we are praying for those people who have go no one to pray for them. We remember them this month. Let us not for get. 


Litany for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

O Jesus, Thou suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of:

My dear parents and grandparents,
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My brothers and sisters and other near relatives,|
My godparents and sponsors of Confirmation,|
My spiritual and temporal benefactors,|
My friends and neighbors,|
All for whom love or duty bids me pray,|
Those who have suffered disadvantage or harm through me,|
Those who have offended me,|
Those whose release is near at hand,|
Those who desire most to be united to Thee,|
Those who endure the greatest sufferings,|
Those whose release is most remote,|
Those who are least remembered|
Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church,|
The rich, who are now the most destitute,|
The mighty, who are now powerless,|
The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly| M
The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness,| y
The poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven,|
The tepid who devoted little time to prayer,| J
The indolent who neglected to perform good works,| e
Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments,| s
The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace,| u
Parents who failed to watch over their children,| s
Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them,|
Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures,| M
The worldly minded, who failed to use their wealth and talent for the service of God,| e
Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own,| r
Those who did not provide for the life hereafter,| c
Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them,| y
The popes, kings, and rulers,|
The bishops and their counselors,|
My teachers and spiritual advisors,|
The priests and religious of the Catholic Church,|
The defenders of the Holy Faith,|
Those who died on the battlefield,|
Those who fought for their country,|
Those who were buried in the sea,|
Those who died of apoplexy,|
Those who died of heart attacks,|
Those who suffered and died of cancer,|
Those who died suddenly in accidents,|
Those who died without the last rites of the Church,|
Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours,|
My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat,|
PRAYER
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them: For evermore with Thy Saints, because Thou art gracious. 
May the prayer of Thy suppliant people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, benefit the souls of Thy departed servants and handmaids: that Thou mayest both deliver them from all their sins, and make them to be partakers of Thy redemption. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine on them. Amen.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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