All Soul's Day from New Zealand
Photos of the All Soul's Day morning mass from Our Mother of Perpetual Succour Monastery, Christchurch, New Zealand.
O Precious Blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and upon the poor souls in purgatory.
The Sacrifice is complete. Only God knows how many souls this august Sacrifice introduced into eternal glory!
O Precious Blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and upon the poor souls in purgatory.
The Sacrifice is complete. Only God knows how many souls this august Sacrifice introduced into eternal glory!
Comments
Can this not be said about ANY Eucharistic Sacrifice?
It is true that in ANY and EVERY Eucharistic Sacrifice SOME of the fruit of the sacrifice would be applied to the souls in purgatory; but there is a SPECIAL FRUIT of every Mass which the priest applies as his "intention of the Mass" and this could be applied to many different causes: passing an exam; the conversion of a particular person; to obtain a special grace etc.
On All Souls the SPECIAL FRUIT of the Mass is applied to the souls in purgatory. Even more, there are three such special Masses that every priest can offer on that day for the souls in purgatory.
It would have to be said that in more that ANY ordinary Eucharistic Sacrifice, the souls in purgatory are helped today because the sspecial fruit of all the Masses in the whole world are directed to Purgatory showering them with special assistance.
-Struggler
This is not a term used in Eastern theology.
Great photos; I really enjoy the blog - I don't suppose you could be persuaded to update it a little more often? I know you're busy with your studies, but think of this as part of your preparation for ministry, reaching out all over the world to strangers and, DV, influencing their lives for the better.
Every blessing in your studies; I include you in my prayers that you will all progress in your vocation to the day of your ordination to the priesthood & serve God and his people in that ministry with grace and compassion.
Levi+