The Guild of Holy Souls promotes the two great doctrines of

the Christian Creed, namely: the Communion of Saints and 

the Resurrection from the Dead, in support of which the Guild

promotes awareness through teaching and study of the

Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell.

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OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES:

The Guild of Holy Souls offers its members the opportunity to pray for the dying and the departed of the parish, our families, friends, and those for whom we have promised to pray. The Guild also remembers those departed on their Year’s Mind. In summary, the Guild offers opportunities to learn:

1. What the Church teaches concerning death;

2. Preparation – spiritually, liturgically, and practically – for one’s own death;

3. Prayers for the dying;

4. Prayers for the recently departed;

5. Prayers on the Year’s Mind (anniversary) of the death of a loved one;

6. Prayers for the bereaved.

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GUILD MEMBERS WILL STRIVE TO:

1. Once a week, perhaps Fridays, say the Guild Prayers for the sick, the dying, and for deceased members of the Guild;

2. Attend Mass on 2 November, All Souls’ Day, and make the indulgenced devotion of visiting a cemetery;

3. Attend, if possible, the monthly Guild Requiem Mass, as well as other Requiem Masses and devotions for the departed in church;

4. Arrange that upon your death, notice shall be sent to the Guild Chaplain so that we may all pray for you; and

5. Priest members are asked to celebrate Mass at least once a year for the work of the Guild.

 

Those Catholics wishing to join the Guild of Holy Souls may apply to the Chaplain, Fr. Kenyon, or to the Warden, Kevin Kirkwood (kdkirkwood@shaw.ca).

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Annual membership dues are payable by All Souls’ Day, 2 November, and are $10.00 annually. These, and all other funds, are used to further the Objectives & Activities of the Guild of Holy Souls. Members who in Holy Orders, or Religious, are not required to pay dues.