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Being the month of November which the Church devotes most especially to praying for the dead, let us take a look at what purgatory is and what it means for us. To define purgatory, let us look to the Catechism of the Catholic Church #1030-31: All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned.
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Remember that the Church has three parts: the Church militant (that would be us, those who are still alive and striving to prepare ourselves for heaven), the Church victorious (those angels and saints in heaven who already enjoy their reward), and the Church suffering (those souls in purgatory who cannot help themselves but must be cleansed of their earthly attachments so their wills might be completely free to love God and be aligned with His). Purgatory is for those who die and either have small sins on their consciences or still have an attachment to sin, even after having Confessed them, for the Sacrament of Confession only gets rid of the guilt of sin.
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November is a great month to pray for your beloved dead. Normally, there is a special indulgence attached to visiting a cemetery any day between November 1-8th. However this year, the Vatican has increased the time you can receive this plenary indulgence to the entirety of November. You may only receive one plenary indulgence per day and it must be applied to the dead if you do this particular one in November. To get the indulgence, you must visit a cemetery and pray for the dead there, pray for the Pope’s intentions, pray a Creed, go to Confession within a fortnight (two weeks), go to Mass and receive Holy Communion with the intention of getting the indulgence, and be free from attachment to all venial and mortal sin. This means if you do all of these things every day during November, you can release up to 30 souls into heaven this year! If you don’t fulfill all those requirements, you will still receive a partial indulgence for what you could do. So get out there this month and pray!
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Adopt-A-Family: A second collection will be taken up the weekend of December 4-5, 2021 to support the Franklin County Adopt-A-Family program (only monetary donations are being accepted this year).
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Cookie Sale: Please consider baking and donate to our annual Christmas Cookie Sale - to be held the weekend of December 18-19, 2021. Please call the office for more information and to sign up.
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Year of the Eucharist: Join Bishop Byrne, many priests and faithful from all over the Diocese of Springfield for the official kick off of the Year of the Eucharist ... Sunday November 21, 2021 at 4pm - Mass and Eucharistic Procession!
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Pope St. John Paul II Parish Center: With the arrival of the seniors, our parish center is getting a lot more use than in years past. This is a wonderful thing! Our beautiful space is available! If you would like to book an event, please call the office.
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Confessions are offered on Wednesdays at 5pm; Saturdays at 3pm and by appointment.
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesdays 12pm-6pm concluding with Benediction at 6pm.
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Land of Peace: A non-profit organization that sells handcrafted olive wood made by crafters in Israel. This organization supports the people of Israel who have no other means of income. Currently their goal is to establish a hospital in Bethlehem. Members of Land of Peace will be visiting our parish the weekend of December 4-5, 2021 to sell their articles.
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Holy Day of Obligation: Wednesday December 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - all Catholics are required to attend Mass this day. Masses are at 8am, 12:05pm and 6:30pm
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Advent Confessions: December 19, 2021 from 2pm-3pm in the church. Several priests will be available to hear confessions. There is no service. Other times for confession are Saturdays at 3pm, Wednesdays at 5pm or by appointment.
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- Friday December 24th: 8am (regular weekday); 4pm and 10pm (both at Holy Family)
- Saturday December 25th: 9am (St. Mark's); 9:30am (Holy Family)
THERE IS NO 4PM MASS DECEMBER 25TH
- Friday December 31st: 5pm (Holy Family); Jan 1st: 9am (Holy Family)
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There is a new Coffee with FJ episode this week - however, it is delayed.
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