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The ‘dearly departed’ All Souls’ Day clergy stipend bonus

A Pillar explainer

The Pillar
Nov 01, 2021
∙ Paid

It’s the Feast of All Souls on Tuesday, on which Catholics pray for the dead. One of the most popular and traditional Catholic devotions on All Souls Day, and throughout the year, is to ask that Masses be offered for deceased loved ones in purgatory. 

Catholics also have the long-standing custom of offering priests stipends for Masses offered for their i…

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