Each year we have a ceremony for blessing graves in the parish. It's a very moving occasion, and, after praying for all the dead, Fr. Tim walks around, blessing any graves that people ask him to bless. The visit to a cemetery in the first week of November has a plenary indulgence attached, so, although there is a feeling of sadness, there is also some joy in the knowledge that, just by going to the cemetery and saying a prayer for the faithful departed, souls are freed from Purgatory.
Do remember to pray for the forgotten souls in Purgatory as well as for your loved ones...
Thanks, Mac. Very meaningful Post.
ReplyDelete"May the Souls of the Faithful departed rest in peace".
"And for those in Purgatory who have nobody to pray for them. . . I pray for them". R.I.P.