Monthly
Chapel Bulletin
November 2025
Dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory
The most powerful form of prayer for the Souls in Purgatory is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Flowers decorate a grave but wither and die, with no benefit to the soul of the deceased at all. We have the opportunity to assist the Holy Souls in Purgatory through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They cannot help themselves but they do remember us with gratitude in their prayers.
At every Holy Mass, we enter into the timeless reality of the perfect and acceptable Sacrifice of Christ to the Father for our sake. And from that Sacrifice, immeasurable graces flow for all people and especially for those for whom the Mass is being offered. This is particularly the case for the deceased who may be undergoing purification in Purgatory to prepare them for the joy of Heaven. We can offer the Holy Souls no better comfort and solace than to attend a Mass for them, or have Masses said for them.
During the Octave of November 1st to 8th is a period of great grace for the Holy Souls when relatives and friends offer Masses, prayers and sacrifices for the Holy Souls and gain them indulgences. Many try to attend daily Mass during November for the Holy Souls, many others fast.
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they and all the souls of the Faithful Departed, rest in peace. Amen.
Events this month:
- Nov. 1 – All Saints’ Day
- Nov. 3 – All Souls’ Masses
- Nov. 8 – IHM Band Dinner
- Nov. 27 – Thanksgiving Day
- Nov. 29 – Christmas Fair
Looking ahead:
- Dec. 8 – The Immaculate Conception
- Dec. 6 – Rorate Caeli Mass
- Dec. 13 – Rorate Caeli Mass
- Dec. 20 – IHM Christmas Program 7pm
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST – All Saints Day is tied in with the Communion of Saints. This is the belief that all of God’s people, on Heaven, earth, and in the state of purification (Purgatory), are connected in a communion. We believe that the saints of God are constantly interceding on our behalf. Holy Day of Obligation – Masses at 7:00 am, 8:30 am and 7:30 pm. First Saturday.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND – 21ST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Souls in Purgatory. (Holy Souls Masses transfer to Nov. 3)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD – Saint Martin de Porres.Feastday of Sister Martina Marie, MICM. ALL SOULS DAY (transferred.) We pray for the faithful departed, those who have been baptized, but who need to be completely purified of all stain of sin before they come into full union with God.
A plenary indulgence applicable to the Holy Souls can be obtained under the usual conditions by visiting a cemetery each day between November 1 and November 8. A plenary indulgence, again applicable only to the Holy Souls, is also granted when the faithful piously visit a church or a public oratory on November 2. In visiting the church or oratory, it is required that one Our Father and the Creed be recited for the Pope’s intentions. Masses at: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 5:00 pm, and 7:30 pm.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH – Saints Zachary and Elizabeth were the parents of John the Baptist. Saint Elizabeth was the first to greet Our Lady as the Mother of God! Feastday of Sister Mary Elizabeth, MICM.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH – Saint Willibrord. First Friday.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH – Four Crowned Martyrs were sculptors who refused to carve a pagan idol and were executed by Emperor Diocletian. They are honored as the patron saints of sculptors. IHM Band Spaghetti Dinner Benefit at 5:30 pm. Tickets $15 per person or $40 per family.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH – 22ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Basilica of Our Holy Savior, also known as the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, is the cathedral of the bishop of Rome, the Pope, and contains some of the most precious relics of the Church including the heads of Saints Peter and Paul, and the table of the Last Supper.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH – Saint Andrew Avellino was an Italian Theatine priest. He led a life of preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting the sick. Saint Andrew is venerated as the patron saint of Naples and Sicily and is invoked especially against a sudden death.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH – Saint Martin of Tours. Veterans’ Day.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH – Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American religious sister, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that was a major support to the Italian immigrants to the United States. Feastday of Sister Maria Francesca, Novice.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH – Saint Josaphat. IHM School Open House for IHM parents and prospective families this evening 7:30–9 pm.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH – 23RD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Saint Gertrude the Great.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH – Saint Hugh of Lincoln. Pray for the repose of the soul of Brother Hugh, MICM, the second Superior of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH – Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH – Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was the wife of Louis VI, King of Thuringia, and a mother of three children. As a widow, she became a Franciscan tertiary dedicated to the needs of the poor and the sick, and was canonized four years after her death.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to tradition, the Blessed Virgin was presented in the Temple of Jerusalem when she was three years old.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND – Saint Cecilia, the patroness of music, sang in her heart to Jesus, her Spouse, on the evening of her earthly marriage. She is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD – 24TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Pope Saint Clement.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH – Saint John of the Cross was a reformer in the Carmelite Order along with Saint Teresa of Ávila.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH – Saint Catherine of Alexandria, martyr of the 4th century, was a princess and a noted scholar. Catherine became a Christian at the age of fourteen, and converted hundreds of people. She is a patron saint of students, teachers, philosophers, lawyers, and librarians.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH – Saint Leonard of Port Maurice. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Leonard Feeney, MICM today.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH – The Miraculous Medal. THANKSGIVING DAY. We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reigns world without end. Amen.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH – Saint Saturninus of Toulouse. Get into the Christmas spirit by joining us for the IHM Christmas Fair today from 9-5 in MacIsaac Hall!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH – 1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. Saint Andrew. The Unfailing Christmas Prayer begins today…say this prayer 15 times every day from today until Christmas for a special intention:
Hail and Blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.
FALL LECTURE SERIES
A lecture series: “Partisans of Error,” will be held on Thursdays at 8 pm, beginning October 9 and running through November 13.
Six talks will trace the rise of the heretical Modernist movement responsible for revolutionary changes in the Catholic Church. Reviews the lives and teachings of the pioneers of Modernism and the sources of their ideas. Most importantly, we will study the vigilant popes who confronted these errors with the traditional teachings of the Church.
Held in MacIsaac Hall (High School), Thursday evenings at 8 pm, after the Miraculous Medal Novena in the chapel (7:30 pm).
