“For if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. But if he did this with a view to the splendid reward that awaits those who had gone to rest in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Thus he made atonement for the dead that they be absolved from sin.”
2 Maccabees 12:44-46
This week’s Intention: Holy Souls in Purgatory
Suggested Prayer: Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great
Eternal Father, I offer You the most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Holy Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen.
Suggested Activity: Pray often for those who have past because they are counting on you.