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What you must know about the Indulgence For all souls






First of all what is Indulgence?

The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as "a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and all of the saints.

A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted each and every day from Nov 1 to Nov 8, who devoutly visit a cemetery and there pray, if only mentally, for the departed.

1. on All Souls' Day (or, according to the judgment of the ordinary, on the Sunday preceding or following it, or on the solemnity of All Saints), devoutly visit a church or an oratory and recite an Our Father and the Creed.
2. A partial indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who,
devoutly visit a cemetery and at least mentally pray for the dead;
devoutly recite lauds or vespers from the Office of the Dead or the prayer Requiem aeternam (Eternal rest).

Requirements for obtaining a plenary indulgence:

Do the work while in a state of grace,
Receive Sacramental confession within 20 days of the work (several plenary indulgences may be earned per reception),
Receive Eucharistic communion (one plenary indulgence may be earned per reception),
Pray for the pope’s intentions (Our Father and Hail Mary, or other appropriate prayer, is sufficient),
Have no attachment to sin (even venial) – i.e., it is sufficient that the Christian makes an act of the will to love God and despise sin.

The benefits of this particular Indulgence 

You are the first beneficiary of plenary Indulgence attached to all souls think of it . If you pray for a soul to get out of purgatory into heaven it means the soul joins the Church triumph and capable of interceding for you.
That soul can never forget you . If the soul you booked the Mass for was already in Hell Fire due to mortal sins, your Indulgence is kept for you.  Hence you are always the beneficiary. 

Rev Fr Lawrence Ogundipe sdv
Nov 2nd
All soul 2019

Comments

  1. Unknown5 November 2019 at 08:24

    "Have no attachment to sin (even venial) – i.e., it is sufficient that the Christian makes an act of the will to love God and despise sin".
    This is to say that one cannot continue in sin and claim that indulgence can cleanse him/ her.

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