How to ask for a plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory

Every November the Church offers the faithful the opportunity to ask forplenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory.

This means that we can free souls from their temporary punishment in Purgatorio so they can go in immediately XNUMX. Paradiso.

In this 2021 the Vatican renewed the special decree issued last year which extended the plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory for the whole month of November. This specific plenary indulgence is normally only recognized from 1 to 8 November.

The penitentiary apostolic decree of 22 October 2020, which applies to this current year, establishes that Catholics can obtain a plenary indulgence for the deceased faithful for the entire month of November 2021.

"In the current circumstances due to the 'Covid-19' pandemic, the plenary indulgences for the deceased faithful will be extended for the entire month of November, with adaptation of the works and conditions to guarantee the safety of the faithful", reads the decree.

The decree adds that for the plenary indulgence of the Dead of 2 November, "instituted on the occasion of the commemoration of all the faithful departed for those who piously visit a church or an oratory and recite the 'Our Father' and the 'Creed' there, they can be transferred not only to the previous or following Sunday or to the day of the solemnity of All Saints, but also to another day of the month of November, freely chosen by the individual faithful… ”.

HOW TO OBTAIN INDULGENCE

Praying in a cemetery

The decree asks the faithful to "visit a cemetery and pray for the dead, even if only mentally". Even with the Eternal Rest.

Confession and receive Communion

To obtain a plenary indulgence, both for poor souls and for oneself, one must get rid of all sin. If the soul does not detach, a partial indulgence will apply.

However, for the sick, the elderly, the homebound or those unable to go out due to coronavirus restrictions, they can "bond spiritually with other members of the faithful."

The decree encourages this prayer "before an image of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin Mary, reciting pious prayers for the dead, for example Lauds and Vespers of the Office of the Dead, the Marian Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, other prayers for the deceased most dear to the faithful, either they engage in the careful reading of one of the Gospel passages proposed by the liturgy of the deceased, or they carry out a work of mercy by offering to God the pains and difficulties of their life ".

The individual must also have "the intention of conforming as soon as possible" to the three conditions (sacramental confession, holy communion and prayer for the Holy Father).

Pray to the Pope

The Church suggests to the faithful to pray an "Our Father" and an "Hail Mary" for the Holy Father.

Source: ChurchPop.es.