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Thoughts for the Week
 
 

 

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Thoughts for the Week - Fr. R. Taouk 
2nd November 2014

Indulgences for the Holy Souls

What is an Indulgence?

An indulgence is an extra-sacramental remission of the temporal punishments of sin remaining after the forgiveness of the guilt of sin. This remission is valid in the sight of God, and is granted by the Church out of Her treasure of satisfaction. It is granted to the living by way of absolution and to the dead by way of intercession.

What are the conditions for gaining a Plenary Indulgence for the Holy Souls as set forth by the Church?

1.  On All Souls' Day (Nov. 2) a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls, is granted to those who visit any parish church or public oratory and there recite one Our Father and one Credo.

2. On all the days from November 1st through November 8th inclusive, a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the Poor Souls, is granted to those who visit a cemetery and pray even if only mentally for the departed.

Conditions for both Indulgences:

1.  Only one plenary indulgence can be granted per day.

2.  It is necessary to be in the state of grace, at least by completion of the work.

3. Freedom from attachment to sin, even venial sin, is necessary; otherwise the indulgence is only partial. (By this is meant attachment to a particular sin, not sin in general.)

4.  Holy Communion must be received each time the indulgence is sought.

5. Prayers must he recited for the intentions of the Holy Father on each day the indulgence is sought. (No particular prayers are prescribed. One Our Father and one Hail Mary suffice, or other suitable prayers.

6.  A sacramental confession must he made within a week of completion of the prescribed work. (One confession made during the week, made with the intention of gaining all the indulgences, suffices.)