Archbishop Antonio D'Angelo to preside over November 1 and 2 liturgies

Archbishop Antonio D'Angelo will preside over the Mass for Ognissanti on Sunday, November 1, at 16:00 at the Chiesa Parrocchiale di S. Maria del Soccorso in L’Aquila (Cimitero). A blessing of the Camposanto will follow. On Monday, November 2, the Archbishop will preside over the Mass for the Commemoration of all the faithful deceased at 18:30 at the Chiesa di S. Maria del Suffragio.

The Apostolic Penitenzierai has granted a plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in Purgatorio, to the faithful who devoutly visit the cemetery and pray, even only mentally, for the deceased between November 1 and November 8. On the day of the Commemoration of all the faithful deceased, the indulgence is also granted to those who piously visit a church or an oratorio and recite a Padre nostro and a Credo.

A partial indulgence, applicable only to the souls in Purgatorio, is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit the cemetery and pray, even only mentally, for the deceased. It is also granted to those who devoutly recite the Lodi or Vespri of the Ufficio dei defunti or the invocation L’eterno riposo.