J.M.J.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Today is All Saints Day. Jesus gives the
Beatitudes to us not only for our meditation but also, and especially, for our
application. He calls us to holiness, and this is possible, provided we
cooperate with Him. All Saints of God, pray for us.
*Let us pray for +Patrick Mahowald, +Elizabeth
Dickes, +Deacon Robert and +Nancy Cross, +James Joseph Leyden, Judy Waldera,
Donna Squires, Leonard Shoulders, Teresa Louise, Deacon Tim Dickes, Kathy
Engerbrecht, Heather Marie, Monsignor Richard Mahowald, Sue Bullard, Father
Dana Christensen, Father Charles Duman, Father James Morgan and Father Joe
Forcelle.
*Thank you to the C.R.E.
teachers and students in Alexandria for the excellent presentation on the
Saints last Wednesday.
*Please vote, and please
pray that God’s Holy Will be done in this Election. Let us never forget our brothers
and sisters in the womb and those who are in any distress.
*Monday, November 2nd
is All Souls Day. We pray and sacrifice for the Faithful Departed. And we
remember that the First Friday and First Saturday are this week, with the
requests of Our Lord and Our Lady.
*Thank you to all those
who cleared and cleaned the Rectory in Alexandria last Saturday. I deeply
appreciate your kindness.
*The Knights of
Columbus, with the courtesy of the Sisters, have arranged for a Day of
Eucharistic Adoration in the Monastery's Chapel on Election Day, this Tuesday,
November 3rd. The hours of Adoration will be announced during this
Sunday's Mass. All are welcome.
“What is Your Question?”
By Father Ben Miriam
Q. What is the special
Plenary Indulgency that may be obtained during November?
A. According to Hannah
Brockhaus of the Catholic News Agency, the Vatican this year “has extended the
availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid
concerns about avoiding large gatherings of people in churches or cemeteries
and including those confined to home due to the pandemic.” Miss Brockhaus continues:
“In the month of November, the Church has two traditional means of obtaining a
plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory. The first is to visit a cemetery
and pray for the dead during the Octave of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov.
1-8. This year, the Vatican decreed that this plenary indulgence can be
obtained on any day in November. The second plenary indulgence is connected to
the Feast of All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, and can be received by those who piously
visit a church or oratory on that day and recite the Our Father and the Creed.
The Vatican said that this plenary indulgence has also been extended and is
available to Catholics throughout the month of November to reduce crowds.” The
usual conditions for each Plenary Indulgence are: to go to Confession, to
receive Holy Communion; to pray for the Intentions of the Holy Father; to have
the intention to receive the Plenary Indulgence; to be detached from all sin,
including Venial Sin. The Confession and the reception of Holy Communion may
occur a little before or after the day on which the indulgenced act is
performed.
All Souls Day, Monday, November 2nd
Holy Mass, 7:00 p.m., Saint Martin of Tours Church, Emery
Tuesday, November 3rd
Eucharistic Adoration, Carmelite
Monastery, 8:15 a.m.--5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4th
Confessions, 5:45-6:20
p.m., Saint Mary of Mercy Church
The Recitation of the
Most Holy Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Saint Mary of Mercy Church
Sunday, November 8th:
9:00 a.m. Confessions,
Saint Mary of Mercy Church
3:15 p.m.--Monastery, as
usual
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