NOVEMBER 2015: MONTH OF SOULS IN PURGATORY

November, the month of Souls in Purgatory, is dedicated to all the souls who have died, but have not yet been admitted into Heaven.  Jesus' Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection, allowed for admittance into Heaven, but because of "free will" every person can chose whether they want to be with God.  Every moment in life is the opportunity to say yes or no to this.  When someone dies, Jesus looks at his/her life and sees how much they loved Him. If they didn't love Him, He lets them continue in that choice and allows them to go to Hell. If they loved Him perfectly, He allows them to  abide in Heaven. If they loved Him, but imperfectly, in His Mercy He allows them to enter Purgatory where the imperfect love is made perfect through purging.  Purgatory is a tempory state and will pass away. It is a place of Mercy.

Dates in BOLD are Holy Days of Obligation for November:

Nov. 1: ALL SAINTS DAY

Nov. 2: ALL SOULS

Nov. 3: St. Martin De Porres

Nov. 4: St. Charles Borromeo

Nov.. 5: St. Zachary

Nov. 6: St. Leonard

Nov. 7: St. Ernest

Nov. 8: Thirty - First Sunday of Ordinary Time, St. Cybil

Nov. 9: St. Pabo

Nov. 10: St. Leo the Great

Nov. 11: St. Martin De Tours

Nov. 12: St. Ymar

Nov. 13: St. Abbo

 Nov. 14: St. Lawrence O'Toole

Nov. 15: Thirty - Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, St. Albert the Great

Nov. 16: St. Gertrude

Nov. 17: St. Hugh

Nov. 18: St. Anselm

Nov. 19: St. Maximus

Nov. 20: St. Nerses

Nov. 21: St. Hilary

Nov. 22: OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

Nov. 23: Pope St. Clement I

Nov. 24: St. Kenan

Nov. 25: St. Catherine of Alexandria

 Nov. 26: St. Connrad

Nov. 27: St. Fergus

Nov. 28: St. Andrew Trong

Nov. 29: St. Sadwen

Nov. 30: St. Andrew