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DECEMBER Raptur'd, cries DECEMBER hoar, “Queen conceiv’d without the stain Of the sin of Adam,—reign O'er our hearts forevermore!” ~ E. C. DONNELLY ~ Short Lives of the Saints (1884)

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2 of 2 30th Day ~ The Termination of Purgatory 2. That day will often come unexpectedly. Though the soul had been long waiting, it had not hoped for so speedy a release. It had looked for years of suffering still to come, and suddenly the chains fell from off it, the darkness turned to a glorious light, and an unspeakable joy filled its whole being, and in an instant it was in heaven. 3. What had shortened the period of its purgatory? God's love of joyful surprises: just when we least expect it He turns sorrow and misery into joy and happiness; the prayers offered for it upon earth, and the good works which it had done, and which now at length bore fruit to the glory of God and to its own consolation and joy. Our acts of charity, our alms, all that we do for God will hasten our release, and will earn for us intercessors who will come to welcome us when we enter on our eternal repose. O my God, may I have many such to shorten my Purgatory! ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 30th ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 30th Day ~ The Termination of Purgatory 1. However long the sojourn in purgatory, at last the day will come, the long-expected day, when the soul, released from its prison, will wing its way into the presence of God. Oh, what a happy day that will be! No more suffering, no more separation from God, no more of the darkness and desolation which are the penalties of sin. The very remembrance of the agony that is past will make the present joy all the more joyful. How eagerly the soul will rush into the embraces of its God, when it knows that the stain is washed away, the debt paid, and that it can now appear without fault before Him, to enjoy forever the Beatific Vision. (continued)

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2 of 2 ADVENT Advent is also the beginning of the ecclesiastical year, and as each succeeding year brings us closer to the second coming of Christ as Judge of the world, this holy time is likewise intended to make us ready to meet our Judge. ANT. Be comforted, be comforted, my people: thy salvation cometh quickly: why with grief art thou consumed? for sorrow hath stricken thee: I will save thee, fear not: for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer. V. Drop dew, ye heavens, from above. R. And let the clouds rain the Just One. Let us Pray O GOD, Who dost gladden us by the annual expectation of our Redemption, grant that we, who now receive with joy Thine only-begotten Son as our Redeemer, may behold Him without fear when He comes as our judge, even the same Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth forever and ever. Amen. ~ Fr. Charles Callan O.P. and Fr. John McHugh, O.P., Blessed Be God (1925)

DEVOTIONS FOR THE SEASONS ADVENT The four weeks of Advent are set apart by the Church to commemorate the ages that intervened between the fall of our first parents and the birth of Christ which we celebrate at Christmas. It is a Season of special prayer and penance mingled with joyful expectation, and calculated to fit our souls for a worthy keeping of this great solemnity. (continued)

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2 of 2 ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀ THE ROSARY FOR THE POOR SOULS On the Cross: De Profundis or Pater and Ave. On the Large Beads: V. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. R. And let perpetual light shine upon them. Act of Faith: My God, I believe in Thee, because Thou art Truth itself. Act of Hope: My God, I hope in Thee, because Thou art infinitely good. Act of Charity: My God, I love Thee with all my heart, and above all things, because Thou are infinitely perfect. (Indulgence 7 years, 7 quarantines, each time. Benedict XIV., Jan. 28, 1756. Plenary once a month, if said every day. Benedict XIII., Jan. 16, 1728.) (Plenary, in articnio mortis—at the point of death—if frequently used during life. Benedict XIV, Jan 28, 1758.) On the Small Beads: Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love. (300 days once a day. Leo XIII., May 21, 1892.) Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation. (300 days each time. Pius IX., Sept. 30, 1852. Plenary, once a month.) At the end: Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine. (300 days each time. Pius IX., Pr. Ma. Jan. 25, 1868; Pius X., Sept. 15, 1905.) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us. (100 days each time. Pius X., Br. July 9, 1904.) St. Joseph, model and patron of those who love the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. (100 days once a day. Leo XIII., Dec. 19, 1891.) ~ Rev. J.F. Durin, Novena for the Relief of the Poor Souls In Purgatory (1931) ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀

THE ROSARY FOR THE POOR SOULS It is a practice earnestly recommended to all persons who desire to assist the “Poor Souls.” It is said on any ordinary beads. (continued)

DO NOT FORGET that, by all means, the Holy Sacrifice of Mass is the most efficacious means to help, to relieve, to deliver the “Poor Souls” in Purgatory. ~ Rev. J.F. Durin, Novena for the Relief of the Poor Souls In Purgatory (1931)

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2 of 2 29th Day ~ How to help the Holy Souls in Purgatory 2. We should also be careful to say as many indulgence prayers as we can for them. Every prayer offered for them benefits them; every indulgenced prayer has a double efficacy. It has a satisfactory value in itself, and has a further power to obtain relief for them by reason of the indulgence attached to it. In this way how much we may do for the holy souls! 3. There are some whom God inspires to m a k e what is called the Heroic Act, by which they offer up all the satisfactions of all their works, of the prayers and Masses said for them, and the indulgences gained for them after their own death, to be bestowed on the holy souls accord ing to Our Lady's pleasure. This supreme act of self-sacrifice is indeed heroic, for it includes a willingness to remain in purgatory as long as God shall please for the sake of helping others out. What a great reward this will obtain in heaven! What gratitude it will earn from the holy souls! Think how many there are that need your help. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 29th ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 29th Day ~ How to help the Holy Souls in Purgatory 1. We should make it our practice to offer each day some special prayer or work for the holy souls. We may not do much, but by constancy in laboring on their behalf we shall gradually accumulate a treasure for their benefit. We should never miss saying a De Profundis for them every night, and we should offer up holy Communion for them from time to time. In our morning oblation we should pray that God may accept our labors, our sufferings, our penances for them. (continued)

2 of 2 28th Day ~ Indulgences in Purgatory 2. What is meant by a Plenary Indulgence? It is one which brings with it a complete remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, if the person gaining it has perfect dispositions, and a hatred of sin corresponding to its hatefulness. But if the dispositions are imperfect, then it has only a partial effect. Hence we may gain many plenary indulgences and yet have a large debt still to pay. 3. Are indulgences always assigned to those for who they are offered? Yes, they always bring them some benefit. Yet we are said to offer them by way of suffrage. Many theologians explain this as meaning that we ask God, if it be His good pleasure, to bestow them on this or that person; if not, on those more worthy. Our friends may gain many plenary indulgences for us after our death without our being released. We must deserve them now if we are to enjoy their full effect. Make a resolution to do more to aid the holy souls. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 28th ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ 28th Day ~ Indulgences in Purgatory 1. We can gain for ourselves, or for the holy souls, indulgences varying from thirty days to thousands of years. Does this mean that our time in purgatory will be abridged by this period? No, but that we shall be spared that amount of suffering which would have been involved in a corresponding period of the old canonical penances of the Church. What that amount of suffering is we do not know. All we know is that each indulgence brings with it some sort of relief. It may be that an indulgence of a thousand years may only shorten our purgatory by a few moments. We may gain indulgences amounting to millions of years, yet still may have a time of purgatory remaining. (continued)

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2 of 2 27th Day ~ The Duration of Purgatory 2. No time on earth will appear a hundredth part as long as the long tedious hours in purgatory. Those who have been there but for a day have complained that they had been left there for a hundred years and more; a few moments seem like months. We little know what we are preparing for ourselves when we commit venial sins, or what is in store for us by reason of our imperfect atonement for past sins. 3. Each soul that appears before God at the particular judgment with sin imperfectly atoned for will be condemned to a certain period of purgatory, a fixed number of days, or weeks, or months, or years, as the case may be. But the time may be shortened by the prayers and suffrages of those on earth and in heaven. God will provide relief for those who have relieved others, but those who have neglected the suffering souls will in their turn be left to work out their time of suffering unaided. Be wise and provide for yourself friends now, that they may receive you into eternal habitations. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)