A plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory

Submit the names of your departed loved ones for prayer at shalomworldprayer.org.

During November, the Church invites us to pray more and offer suffrages for our departed brothers and sisters. In addition to offering Mass and praying for their souls, the Church also gives us the opportunity to gain a plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory.

A plenary indulgence is “a remission of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1471)

𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:

1. State of grace, at least when performing the indulgenced act

2. Complete detachment from sin, even venial sin

3. Confession (20 days before or after the indulgenced act)

4. Communion (20 days before or after the indulgenced act)

5. Prayers for the Supreme Pontiff (20 days before or after the indulgenced act)

6. Indulgenced act: a special good work with special conditions of place and time

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:

* From November 1 to 8: visit a cemetery with mental prayer for the poor souls.

* On November 2: visit a church or a chapel with one Our Father and one Creed being recited.

On these days, a partial indulgence can be obtained any time by visiting a cemetery and praying for the Poor Souls. The following prayer is especially recommended:

𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,

Most High Servant,

Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love 

(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)