November – Barefoot Abbey

November Poor Souls Calendar & List of Faithful Departed

Genie — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:43:29 +0000

November Meal Time Wall Prayers

Genie — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:52:32 +0000

"O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee. Let my prayer come in before thee: incline thy ear to my petition.” - Psalm 88:1-2

After adding in the meal blessing and thanksgiving, our next little steps to liturgical living were to add a prayer at supper for the monthly dedication. Each month of the Catholic year has a traditional dedication and November’s is the Poor Souls in Purgatory. Pinning a related prayer to supper is our daily reminder of the month’s dedication and what it’s commemoration is supposed to be teaching us over these few weeks.

So as a visual reminder for your family and mine, I made a set of our favorite prayers in memory of the Poor Souls. Add as many or few to your meals, school day, or anytime as works for your particular family.

This set contains 8 digital prints that can be used and chosen from year after year.

Included are the:

Eternal Rest prayer
Eternal Father, I Offer Thee the Most Precious Blood prayer
O God, the Creator & Redeemer of All the Faithful prayer

Each prayer print is in both English and Latin when available. And you can choose to print them in ether black ink or one of our two Icon inspired color ways that best matches your seasonal decor. Magnetic poster holders make for easy displaying and switching out of prints each month.

The gift of your donation helps cover the needs of this apostolate. And we appreciate it more than you can know. Your family may also be blessed by our:

You can also find this printable and all the other resources, help, and encouragement you need for living liturgically every month by joining our Feast + Fast + Feria Collective here. “I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my troubles.” - Psalm 34:4 Ad majórem Dei glóriam,

Requiescat in Pace: Poor Souls Prayer Booklet

Genie — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:01:49 +0000

For better it is that these things shall be superfluously done to them whom they neither hinder nor help, than lacking to them whom they help.” — St. Augustine, Caring for the Dead The Feast of the Poor Souls falls on November 2nd each year and the whole month of November is dedicated to these faithful departed as well. In her generosity Mother Church offers several Plenary Indulgences for these members of the Church suffering to be gained by us in their stead. However the Poor Souls not only need our prayers in November, but throughout the whole year. This is why I compiled this booklet of over 25 pages full of our family’s favorite prayers in memory of the Poor Souls and all the important indulgences of the All Saints Octave. Additionally you will find hymns, prayers, and scripture readings for All Souls and the Requiem Mass. A few other ways we can continue caring for the Poor Souls beyond November are to:

Keep an updated list of all our departed family and friends.
Pray the Sign of the Cross and the Eternal Rest Prayer when you see a cemetery.
Set a daily alarm for the family De Profundis Bell.
Remember the Poor Souls on their dedicated day of Monday.
Adopt a local cemetery and its poor souls and stop to pray there often.

My hope is that having everything you may need to petition for the Poor Souls in this handy booklet will help your family keep them top of mind and in your constant prayers. The gift of your donation helps cover the needs of this apostolate. And we appreciate it more than you can know. You can also find this printable and all the other resources, help, and encouragement you need for living liturgically every month by joining our Feast + Fast + Feria Collective. “Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.” — St. John Chrysostom Ad majórem Dei glóriam,