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All Souls Vigil Service β Novena and Chaplet for the Dead and Ancestors β Nov. 2-10, 2023
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Nine-day vigil, novena, and Chaplet for the Dead service. Have lights set and worked on my altar in aΒ nine-day community altarΒ serviceΒ beginning the night ofΒ November 2nd, All Souls Day.Β There is some wiggle room andΒ you can join up after the work startsΒ as long as you see that there are still spots left and it doesnβt say βsold out.β Along with setting and working lights in the name of your loved one, I willΒ performΒ aΒ nine-day novena and daily recitationΒ of the Chaplet of the Dead, with appropriate offerings, incense, and other materials. The Chaplet of the Dead is a four-decade rosary that includes prayers...
When Angels Are Saints and Saints Are Angels
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I very frequently see folks online say things like this: βThough technically speaking Archangel Michael is not a Saint [sic], sometimes this entity is venerated as one.β Iβm not linking to the source for that because my goal is not to single anyone out for being wrong. Thing is, this is not an uncommon misperception. Itβs pretty easy to find multiple websites and blogs that say something to this effect β even those of folks who are otherwise pretty well-versed in folk religion and/or folk magic. If this were just a couple of blogs and not a pretty widespread point...