An Extra Gift for the Souls in Purgatory this November
I stood at the cemetery yesterday and looked up at the branches of a tree stretched out across the November sky. Only a few leaves hung on; the rest had scattered to the ground. And it seemed to me, in that moment, that the leaves still hanging on to the branch represented those of us […]
Some friars who lived in San Giovanni Rotondo with Padre Pio once heard a mysterious sound coming from the friary. It sounded, one of the friars said, like “voices singing in beautiful harmony.” No one could find the source. Padre Pio was deep in prayer at the time, and someone approached him to ask if […]
The Month of November starts off with the celebration of the Solemnity of All Saints. The following day, Nov. 2nd, the Church celebrates the Feast of All Souls. This day, the entire Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, remembers in prayer, sacrifice, and suffrages, the souls in Purgatory. This is the specific Liturgical day to […]
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