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We offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass— the greatest of all prayers— for our deceased loved ones. There are envelopes at the back of church in which you may place the names of any of those you would like to be remembered at Mass during November.
Each Mass celebrated for the whole of the month of November is offered for them.
Rooted in Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and the perennial teaching of the Church, the offering of Holy Mass has been considered the most efficacious manner of praying for and assisting the souls of our departed loved ones as they journey through the purification of Purgatory.
Each Mass is, as we know, the re-presentation of the saving sacrifice of Calvary, and, when we specifically ask for Mass to be offered for a deceased loved one, we ask that the merits of that saving sacrifice be applied to the soul of the one we mourn.
It has been the pious practice of Catholics to list their deceased during the month of November, that Masses be offered for them throughout this particular period—a sign of our ongoing love and concern for those who have gone ahead of us on this pilgrimage of life.
If you wish any loved ones to share in these benefits, please place your offering for the Masses in the envelope provided at the back of church and return it.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls
of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace. Amen
Thirtieth Sunday Year A. 29th October
