I'll like to share with you on today's novena devotion's sermonette by Fr Albert. It's about the various devotions.
Fr lamented that youths these days loathe going to church. He is saddened that this is because the congregation do not fully appreciate the richness and indulgences the church pours out to us.
What is an indulgent?
There are 2 types of indulgences. One is plenary (not sure the spelling) indulgence and the other is partial indulgence.
He explained that after our confession, although our sins are forgiven, our penance is still there. We cannot escape from the punishment and consequences of our sinful ways. That is why very few souls would go to heaven directly. Most would need to go through purgatory as God is holy and we are not. We cannot bear to enter His holy presence until we are purified.
If we attend devotions and services like novenas and the Divine Mercy services, we receive partial indulgence. Some of our punishment is reduced and hence we need to spend less time in purgatory. A plenary indulgence is a fantastic deal, as far as I know. What it means is, all our penance until to-date is COMPLETELY wiped off! So if we die, we are on the express stream to heaven! Isn't that fantastic? Plenary indulgence is gotten by attending the Divine Mercy Mass. This is given to us by Saint Faustina who gave us the Divine Mercy.
I don't know about you, but I sure would try to attend a Divine Mercy Mass. Meantime, I'll try to attend the Novenas to at least get some partial indulgence. I didn't know about this indulgence thing before, but all I know is Our Lady always comforts me when I am troubled and helps me. I like attending the Novena as I get inspired and moved by the petition and thanksgiving letters as well as the meaningful sermonettes. Getting a partial indulgence is the cherry on top of the cake!
Love Theresa
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