November 5 All the Deceased Marians Memorial The union of the living on earth with those who have fallen asleep in the peace of Christ is not interrupted. It is strengthened through the exchange of spiritual goods, which has always been the teaching of the Church. Thus, our Congregation, following the abiding faith of the Church in the Communion of Saints in the Mystical Body of Christ and faithful to its mission, from its very beginning, greatly honors the memory of the dead and offers suffrages for them with great devotion. Therefore, the confreres should remember to aid the souls of the faithful departed suffering in Purgatory, especially by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, by offering their indulgences and mortifications, by prayers and intercession, and by offering up for them their zealous deeds and other good works, for “It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins” (2 Macc 12:46, DRB). Likewise, they shall not neglect to assist the dying, who face the most critical moment of their lives, through prayers, the holy sacraments and every form of pastoral care, bringing hope in the Divine Mercy. Constitutions of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, § 8
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