The True Story of All Souls’ Day: Why Hell Fears November 2nd
Why does the Church dedicate November 2nd to the dead? The answer is a true story written almost a thousand years ago. On a volcanic island in the middle of the sea, a hermit told a shipwrecked pilgrim that he could hear demons crying out because they were losing souls, snatched away from them by the prayers of the monks of Cluny. That message reached Saint Odilo, the most powerful abbot in Europe, and from it came All Souls’ Day.
In this video you will discover the account recorded by the monk Jotsald in his Life of Saint Odilo; the decree that established the commemoration of all the faithful departed; why the prayers of the living truly reach the souls in Purgatory, according to Scripture and the Catechism; why Pope Benedict XV allowed every priest to celebrate three Masses on November 2nd during the First World War; the first Masses of the young Karol Wojtyła, the future Saint John Paul II; and what you can do right now for your loved ones, including the plenary indulgence for the dead from November 1st to 8th.
Write in the comments the name of a loved one you want to entrust to God. Whoever reads it can carry them in prayer.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The hermit and the demons crying out
0:32 The shipwreck: a story written in 1049
1:45 The voices from the rock
2:37 Who was Saint Odilo of Cluny
3:11 The decree that created November 2nd
4:06 Why our prayers reach the souls in Purgatory
5:18 Odilo’s last days
5:51 Benedict XV and the three Masses
6:45 The first Masses of Karol Wojtyła
7:08 What you can do for your dead in these days
8:13 A prayer for our loved ones
SOURCES
– Jotsald of Saint-Claude, Vita sancti Odilonis, II, 13 (Patrologia Latina 142)
– Saint Odilo of Cluny, Statutum de defunctis (Decree on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed), Patrologia Latina 142
– Jacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend, “The Commemoration of All Souls”
– 2 Maccabees 12:43-46
– Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 958, 1030-1032, 1371, 1479
– Pope Benedict XV, Apostolic Constitution Incruentum Altaris (August 10, 1915)
– Saint John Paul II, Gift and Mystery (1996)
– Apostolic Penitentiary, Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, grant 29
IMAGES
Wikimedia Commons: Saint Odilo praying for the souls in Purgatory, 17th-century painting (public domain); Saint Odilo, Schütz Antal (CC BY 3.0); Cluny manuscript, Bibliothèque nationale de France (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cluny Abbey, Carsten Steger (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Caitriana Nicholson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Vulcano Island, Tosoni (CC BY-SA 4.0); statue of Saint Odilo, Troyes (CC0); St. Leonard’s Crypt, Wawel Cathedral, Tsadee (CC BY-SA 3.0); Saint John Paul II, Pieterschoenmaekers (CC BY-SA 4.0); archival photos of Pope Benedict XV and Fr. Karol Wojtyła (public domain). Some scenes are reconstructions created with artificial intelligence.
🙏 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
#AllSoulsDay #November2 #PrayForTheDead #Purgatory #HolySouls #SaintOdilo #Cluny #CatholicFaith #PlenaryIndulgence #JohnPaulII #CatholicHistory #Prayer
► Join the channel to support us and become part of the community
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuwKA0pMVihJOahXCsJUZ0g/join
► subscribe @christianwayprayer
Christian Way is a Christian channel, a reference point for prayer. With us, you can pray every day and listen to the word of God. You can pray to God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Padre Pio, Saint Rita, pray for health, pray for work, pray for the family, pray for loved ones.
In the channel, you will find:
Daily Gospel
Daily Readings
Vespers
Compline
Meditations on the word of God
Christian meditations
Bible readings
Psalms
You will also find these prayers: morning prayer, evening prayer, prayer to ask for a grace, prayer for the deceased, prayer to the Holy Spirit, simple prayer, Angelus prayer, prayer for the family, miraculous prayer, Christian meditation, prayer before going to sleep, novenas, prayer of deliverance, healing prayer.
Join us in prayer and subscribe to the channel to not miss out on new prayers, meditations, and gospel readings.