Catholic devotions for the 2nd November

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Saint of the Day

Reading of the Martyrology

Dedication of the Month

Dedication of the Day

Rosary

Five Wounds Rosary in Latin

Seven Sorrows Rosary in English

Latin Monastic Office

Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict

Celebration of Mass

Reading from the School of Jesus Crucified

Feast of All the Souls of the Faithful Departed

The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy and all the Masses are to be of Requiem, except one of the current feast, where this is of obligation.

The theological basis for the feast is the doctrine that the souls which, on departing from the body, are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, or have not fully atoned for past transgressions, are debarred from the Beatific Vision, and that the faithful on earth can help them by prayers, almsdeeds and especially by the sacrifice of the Mass.

In the early days of Christianity the names of the departed brethren were entered in the diptychs. Later, in the sixth century, it was customary in Benedictine monasteries to hold a commemoration of the deceased members at Whitsuntide. In Spain there was such a day on Saturday before Sexagesima or before Pentecost, at the time of St. Isidore (d. 636). In Germany there existed (according to the testimony of Widukind, Abbot of Corvey, c. 980) a time-honoured ceremony of praying to the dead on 1 October. This was accepted and sanctified by the Church. St. Odilo of Cluny (d. 1048) ordered the commemoration of all the faithful departed to be held annually in the monasteries of his congregation. Thence it spread among the other congregations of the Benedictines and among the Carthusians.

Of the dioceses, Liège was the first to adopt it under Bishop Notger (d. 1008). It is then found in the martyrology of St. Protadius of Besançon (1053-66). Bishop Otricus (1120-25) introduced it into Milan for the 15 October. In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, priests on this day say three Masses. A similar concession for the entire world was asked of Pope Leo XIII. He would not grant the favour but ordered a special Requiem on Sunday, 30 September, 1888.

In the Greek Rite this commemoration is held on the eve of Sexagesima Sunday, or on the eve of Pentecost. The Armenians celebrate the passover of the dead on the day after Easter.

The Reading from the Martyrology

This Day, the Second Day of November

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. A feast of nine lessons.

At Pettau in Upper Pannonia, the birthday of St. Victorinus, bishop of that city. After publishing many of his writings, as St. Jerome informs us, he was crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Diocletian.

At Trieste, the suffering of blessed Justus, who suffered martyrdom in the same persecution under the governor Manatius.

At Sebaste in Armenia, the martyrs, Ss. Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Agapius, and their companions, in the time of the Emperor Licinius.

In Persia, the holy martyrs Acindynus, Pegasus, Aphthonius, Elpidiphorus, and Anempodistus, with many companions.

In Africa, the birthday of the holy martyrs Publius, Victor, Hermes, and Papias.

At Tarsus in Cilicia, St. Eustochium, virgin and martyr. In the reign of Julian the Apostate, she underwent horrible tortures and died while engaged in prayer.

At Laodicea in Syria, St. Theodotus, bishop. He was adorned not onlywith eloquence, but also with deeds and virtues.

At Vienne in Gaul, St. George, bishop.

In the monastery at Saint-Maurice in Gaul, St. Ambrose, abbot.

At Cyrus in Syria, St. Marcian, confessor.

Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. 

("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints)

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November is the Month of the Poor Souls in Purgatory

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For the Relief of the Poor Souls in Purgatory

FIRST DAY Existence of Purgatory

PREPARATORY PRAYER: Act of Faith: My God, I believe in Thee, because Thou art Truth itself; I firmly believe the truths revealed to the Church.

Act of Hope: My God, I hope in Thee, because Thou art infinitely good.

Act of Charity:' My God, I love Thee with all my heart, and above all things, because Thou are infinitely perfect; and I love my neighbor as myself, for the love of Thee.

(Indulgence 7 years, 7 quarantines, each time. Benedict XIV., Jan. 28, 1756. Plenary once a month, if said every day. Benedict XIII., Jan. 16, 1728.)

MEDITATION: There is a place for the purification of Souls which, after death, are yet stained with venial sins, or have not yet entirely satisfied for their pardoned sins. The Holy Catholic Church teaches it. I believe it firmly. By the light of the flames of Purgatory, I understand better Thy holiness. Thy Justice, Thy Mercy, O my God! “Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? or who shall stand in His Holy Place? The innocent in hands, and clean of heart.” (Ps. 23.) “There shall not enter into Heaven anything defiled.” (Apoc. 21.) For Thou art Holy! Holy! Holy! O Lord, inspire my soul with the horror of sin! Grant me the grace to atone for my faults here below! Thou art just, O Lord, and Thy judgments are right. Who will dare to say: “Do not condemn me: tell me why Thou judgest me so?” (Job, X, 2.) “To Thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before Thee.” (Ps. 50, 6.) I have deserved eternal punishment, but Thy mercy will follow me— it will follow me into the depth of death, and I will be spared.Oh, Purgatory! where reigns Hope! There I will say with the Prophet: “When I was in distress Thou hast enlarged me!” (Ps. IV., 1.) If there were no Purgatory, where would so many lazy, negligent, immortified souls go? “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, Who comforteth us in all our tribulation.” (II Cor. 1., 3., 4.)

PRACTICE: To pray the Divine Heart of Jesus that He deign to enkindle many souls with an ardent charity for the Souls in Purgatory.

RESOLUTION: Every day of my life I will pray or do some good work for the “Poor Souls.”

EXAMPLE: It is related in the Acts of St. Perpetua, martyr, that, being thrown into prison, she was favored with a vision. She saw her young brother. Dinocrates, in a dark place. He was surrounded by flames, thirsty, his face was ugly, pale, covered with an ulcer, which caused his death, when seven years old. She prayed fervently for him during seven days, and then he appeared to her in a very different condition. He was bright, clothed with a beautiful white dress, and there was no ulcer on his face. She understood that he had been delivered.

PRAYER: De Profundis

Let us pray for our departed parents:

O God, Who has commanded us to honor our Father and Mother, have pity on them, deliver them from the pains which they have deserved, and grant that I may see them in the glory of Heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.

R. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

V. May they rest in peace.

R. Amen.

(300 days each time for saying these VV. and RR., applicable only to the dead. Pius X., Feb. 13, 1908.)

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Thursday is the Day dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament

On Thursdays, many Catholics make "Holy Hour," that is, they spend an hour in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as an aspect of devotion to the Sacred Heart. On the fifteen consecutive Thursdays before the May 22, many Catholics make the "Fifteen Thursdays of St. Rita" devotion, which can be read about off the page about The Feast of St. Rita of Cascia.

O Sacrum Convivium is a traditional prayer honoring the Blessed Sacrament. What appears below is more than just O Sacrum Convivium. The prayer has been appended here with a response and final prayer making it a fit meditation of the Eucharistic mystery. A partial indulgence is attached to O Sacrum Convivium itself.

O SACRUM convivium, in quo Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius; mens impletur gratia et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.

O SACRED banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory given to us.

V. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis;

R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.

V. Thou didst give them bread from heaven;

R. Containing in itself all sweetness.

Oremus; Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili Passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti; tribue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus: Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Let us pray; O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Thy Redemption: Thou who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

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The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Thursday

"I would like to remind you that the Rosary is a biblical prayer, all filled with the Holy Scriptures." It is a prayer from the heart, in which the repetition of the Ave Maria directs the thought and affection towards Christ, and thus is made a confident prayer to Him and our Mother. It is a prayer that helps to meditate on the Word of God and assimilate the Eucharistic Communion, on the model of Mary who kept in her heart everything Jesus did and said and even His Presence. " Pope Benedict XVI

The Rosary in Latin

Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ in Latin 

Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady in English

 Latin Monastic Office for today from Le Barroux in France     Texts also provided

The Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict for November 2

XXVI DE HIS QUI SINE IUSSIONE IUNGUNT SE EXCOMMUNICATIS

1 Si quis frater praesumpserit sine iussione abbatis fratri excommunicato quolibet modo se iungere aut loqui cum eo vel mandatum ei dirigere, 

2 similem sortiatur excommunicationis vindictam.

CHAPTER 26: THOSE WHO, WITHOUT PERMISSION, ASSOCIATE WITH THE EXCOMMUNICATED 

 1 If a brother presumes without permission from the abbot to associate in any way with an excommunicated brother, or to speak with him, or to send him a message, 

2 he will incur the same kind of punishment of excommunication.  

Today's Celebration of the Mass

Meditation for the 2nd Day of the Month from the School of Jesus Crucified

Jesus XPI Passio sit semper in cordibus nostris

May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts