by Rectory Login | Nov 22, 2017 | Father Andy's Corner
Please note that this belief not only has its origins in our Old Testament roots but also in the early history of the church. Inscriptions uncovered on tombs in the Roman catacombs of the second century evidence this practice. For example, the epitaph on the tomb of...
by Rectory Login | Nov 17, 2017 | Father Andy's Corner
Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical “Mirae Caritatis” (1902) beautifully elaborated this point and emphasized the connection between the communion of saints with the Mass: “The grace of mutual love among the living, strengthened and increased by the sacrament of the...
by Rectory Login | Nov 10, 2017 | Father Andy's Corner
In light of the saving work of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we believe that when a person dies, he faces his particular judgment and must render an account of his life. If that person has died fundamentally believing in God and in a state of grace, but with venial sins...
by Rectory Login | Nov 3, 2017 | Father Andy's Corner
The practice of offering the holy Mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased originates in the early church. The catechism teaches, “From the beginning the church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the...
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