Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality ... Aside from the time of mourning, the month of November, including especially All Saints' day and All Souls' day, is a traditional ...

This year, the Vatican has decided once again to grant a plenary indulgence to Catholics who visit a cemetery to pray for the dead on any day in the month of November. In a typical year ...

This November, like others, presents an opportunity to reflect on and interrogate the praxis of praying for the dead and the mystery of the communion of souls. A question is raised: Why pray for ...

to pray for the dead. It has been remarked in these pages that we should not forget the dead, and that is very much true, especially as November is the month of All Saints and All Souls.

November may be the month dedicated to remembering ... it’s extremely important we pray for the dead. We have a directive from the Church.” Father Alar notes that Scripture gives evidence ...

Christian believers gladly remember and honor their beloved dead, especially in the month of November. As Pope Saint John Paul II taught us: “The Church has always urged us to pray for the dead.

Photo by David Stanley Mukooza The Catholic Church dedicated the month of November to praying ... of them celebrated when dead. He urgued the old students to always pray to God because there ...

Looney noted that "saints and mystics have seen purgatory" and that "we should not stop praying for our dead." "Even if it’s been years because our prayers add to their accidental glory ...

There is a deeper question, however. The premise is that the souls of the departed benefit from prayers said on their behalf by people on this earth. It is one thing to believe this about a child ...

Rene Bunsoy, 58, has never prayed for the dead in his nearly ... One evening in November, Bunsoy confessed that he had received multiple invitations to pray in funeral services — for people ...