Praised be Jesus Christ!
We provide you with a cemetery management system. Thanks to its capabilities, you can find the graves of your loved ones, check the current fees or find a new burial place suitable for your deceased.
We encourage you to report any errors or mistakes so that they can be quickly corrected.
We would like to inform you that it is also possible to arrange for the cleaning of the grave and placing a candle on a specific grave (option for people living far away) after prior arrangement of the details - parafia.stanowice@op.pl .
I encourage you to pray for our deceased loved ones not only in November but throughout the year.
Fr. Sławomir Marek, parish priest
Act of Mercy for the Souls Suffering in Purgatory
O Immaculate Mary, Mother of Mercy, who saw the holy Body of Your beloved Son raised on the cross, looked upon the earth soaked with His Blood and were present at His cruel death. We commend to You, Most Holy Mother, the souls suffering in purgatory and we beg You to look upon them with the eye of Your mercy and obtain for them deliverance from torment.
To implore your grace, O Immaculate Mother, we sincerely and wholeheartedly forgive all those who have offended us and through your intercession we ask Jesus to grant them every good - grace and blessing in exchange for the evil they have done to us or wished us. Through your hands, O Holy Virgin, we offer God this act of love to implore love for the souls that are undergoing purification. Amen
How can we best help the deceased?
Mass
The Holy Mass has a privileged power of intercession for the deceased in purgatory. Pope Paul VI wrote: "Holy Mother Church, expressing the greatest concern for the deceased (...), decrees that these same deceased are helped in the most perfect way by every sacrifice of the Holy Mass". During services and in private prayers, it is the faithful who turn to God. In the Holy Mass, on the other hand, Jesus Christ himself intercedes for his Father. A practical dimension of help is the request by the faithful to say Holy Mass for the deceased. A Christian should, at least once a year, request Holy Mass for the deceased.
The date of the Holy Mass can also be agreed remotely:
1. by phone 537 57 8888
2. by e-mail: parafia.stańce@op.pl
3. text message 537 57 8888
In the message, please provide the date and time you wish to order and your intention, e.g. "+ Stanisław DOPIERAŁO 30 r. śm."
If the date is free, the Mass will be scheduled. If we are busy, we will inform you about possible dates.
Prayers and indulgences
Effective help for souls in purgatory is offered for them mortifications, sacrifices and prayers, even the shortest ones, called ejaculatory acts. The faithful have special respect for the so-called commemorations and lighting candles in November, praying the rosary, the Stations of the Cross and special prayers for the deceased. The practice of indulgences for the deceased is of particular value. The faithful can obtain them by fulfilling the conditions: the will to obtain the indulgence, the state of sanctifying grace, reciting a prayer and performing the act endowed with the indulgence.
Alms
Monetary offerings for works of mercy for the deceased are highly commended in Holy Scripture (2 Mac 12:43-45). Voluntary and disinterested gift – almsgiving – both material and spiritual – offered for the deceased has great value in the eyes of God. Offerings can be made when ordering Holy Mass, for the poor we know, but also for the charitable and missionary works of the Church.