First Saturday of November 2025
1st November 2025
The First Saturday in November, being the holy month of the Souls in Purgatory, will be Saturday 1 November. As this is the Solemnity of All Saints we will particularly honour all the saints in heaven as we also make reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Confession - 8.00am to 8.30am
Rosary - 8.30am
Holy Mass - 9.00am
November is a special time to pray for the dead. A plenary indulgence which is applicable only to the souls in Purgatory is granted the Christian faithful who devoutly visit a church or an oratory on All Souls Day, 2 November. This indulgence can only be obtained on the day itself. The conditions are: the exclusion of all attachment to sin; sacramental Confession (within 21 days); reception of Holy Communion on the day itself; the recitation of the Our Father and the Creed; a prayer for the Pope’s holy intentions.
November Masses for your deceased loved ones can be arranged through Aid to the Church in Need which arranges over 2 Million Masses each year, supporting 1 in 8 priests worldwide. You can visit www.aidtochurch.org/masses to arrange your Masses.
Prayer of Reparation for Offenses Made against the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O merciful Jesus, my King and my God, I worship You.
O Blessed Mother, Mary Immaculate, I cherish you.
For those who offer you insult, I offer you praise.
For those who offer you mocking, I offer you honour.
For those who offer you disbelief, I offer you trust.
For those who offer you hate, I offer you love.
For those who offer you cursing, I offer you blessing.
For those who offer you ridicule, I offer you loving gazes.
For those who offer you blasphemy, I offer you adoration.
For those who offer you rebellion, I offer you obedience.
For those who offer you indifference, I offer you devotion.
For those who offer you obstinate pride, I offer you a contrite heart.
For those who offer you scorn, I offer you fidelity.
Soften the hearts of those who offend you, that they may come to know you and love you as you deserve.
Make my heart more fervent so I may pray without ceasing for the conversion and salvation of souls. Amen.
Prayer of St Gertrude the Great for the Souls in Purgatory
Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
Prayer for the Forgotten Dead
O Merciful God, take pity on those souls who have no particular friends and intercessors to recommend them to You, who either through negligence of those who are alive or through length of time, are forgotten by all. Spare them, O Lord, and remember Your own when others forget to appeal to Your mercy. Let not the souls You have created be parted from You, their Creator. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through Your mercy, rest in peace. Amen.