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Can we just say that y’all pulled out all of the stops for this year’s contest!? It was so fun to get to see which saints your families chose to dress up as, and so difficult to narrow it down to just three winners! But alas it had to be done, so without further ado here are the winners of the 2024 Catholic All Year Costume Contest!


First Prize

Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus

Second Prize

Venerable Fulton Sheen, Servant of God Chaplain Emil Kapaun, Blessed Stanley Rother , and Servant of God Michelle Duppong

Third Prize

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Honorable Mentions:

Note to honorable mention winners: We decided that you all were so amazing that we couldn’t let you go without a prize too! We’re gifting you three months of our Venerable Level membership to try if you aren’t a current member already! Please contact us at helpdesk@catholicallyear.com to collect your prize.

Ss. Thomas Becket, Sebastian, and Jude

St. Emma of Regensburg

Mother Teresa

St. George, St. Lucia, and St. Faustina

St. Clare of Assisi, Bl. Carlo, and St. Teresa of Calcutta

St. Denis

St.  Rose, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Denis

St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Rose of Lima, St. Padre Pio, and St. Catherine of Siena

Our contest winners each receive A Free month of our Blessed Membership Tier plus a box of goodies from the CAY Marketplace!

The CAY Membership starts at $12/month and includes access to hundreds of feast day-inspired recipes, and activities, FREE shipping on all Marketplace orders, and a FREE Liturgical Wall Calendar! Check out all of the membership options below!


Wondering what to do with your family for the rest of the month of the Poor Souls in Purgatory? We’ve got you covered!

Visit a cemetery to pray for the dead from November 1st-8th to receive a plenary indulgence that can be applied to the Poor Souls! You can find the prayers for your visit in our Visiting a Cemetery Printable Booklet. Learn more about the requirements for gaining an indulgence for the Poor Souls here.

Decorate for the month of November with this All Saints Banner or this Requiescant in Pace Banner!

Find everything Memento Mori, including our new sweatshirt and T-shirt here!

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It’s time again for the annual Catholic All Year All Saints’ Day Costume Contest! We’ve LOVED getting to see all of your cute and creative costumes over the years and can’t wait to see what you have dreamed up this year!

Need some inspiration? Check out our previous costume contests herehere, here, and here! And don’t miss our NEW Costumes for Kids page for more ideas!

Here are some of our favorite costumes from past years!

The prizes are as follows:

This year we’ll be giving three winners a free month of the Blessed Tier of our Catholic All Year Membership, plus extra goodies from the CAY Marketplace as prizes–$100 in goods for first prize, $50 in goods for second place, and $25 in goods for third place!

Here’s how to enter . . .

If your kids are dressing up in a Catholic costume for Halloween or All Saints Day share a photo on Instagram and Facebook using #catholiccostume tag @catholicallyear and @kendra_tierney. (If you have a private account, you’ll need to set it to public for the day so I can see your tag.) If you are not a social media type, you can email your photo to me at helpdesk@catholicallyear.com.

We’ll do a round-up post following the close of the contest, which is November 1, 2022 at 11:59PM. By entering you give us permission to share photos on the Catholic All Year blog and social media channels.  Three winners will be selected & announced on November 5! Open worldwide, international winners will win a digital pize.


P.S. The 2025 Liturgical Wall Calendar just dropped in the CAY Marketplace and, you guys, it’s the most beautiful one yet! It has artwork featuring a different liturgical living tradition from each month and we can’t stop looking at it 😍😍

Grab one for your home here!



P.S. If you’re a CAY Member your FREE Liturgical Wall Calendar is on the way already! And if you aren’t a member you can learn more and join us here, and we’ll send you a FREE calendar too!

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Easter is upon us! Really, Holy Week is upon us . . . but after that Easter is upon us! We know that you are searching for some simple and meaningful gifts to tuck into baskets this year, so we’ve put together a great mix of items to gift, as well as items to help you celebrate Easter all season long!

Gifts for Kids

Basket Stuffers –

Custom Easter Basket Initial Tag | Custom Easter Egg Painting Kit | Scavenger Hunt Tool | Stocked Pencil Case with Scripture Keychain | Lamb Lacing from Catholic All Year

Silicone Rosaries from Roses & Pearls

Decade Pop-Its | Sacraments Pop-Its from Gather and Pray

Toys & Puzzles from Kingdom Come Co.

“Kid Saint” Girls Stickers | “Kid Saint” Boys Stickers | Saint Memory Game from Just Love Prints

Marian Spinners from Studio Senn

Saint Dolls from The Little Rose Shop

Books –

God’s Glorious Girl | God’s Brave Boy by Emily Wilson Hussem

Jesus and the Miracle of the Mass | The Holy Spirit and the Greatest Adventure by Gracie Jagla

I Wonder About the Good Shepherd by Jenny Luetkemeyer

Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus by Tomie DePaola

Ten Keys to Good Manners by Claire Boutrolle d’Estaimbuc

Breeze and Flames: The Story of Pentecost by Madeleine Carroll

The Catholic Kids’ Cookbook by Haley Stewart and Clare Sheaf

Apparel –

Holy Outdoorsmen | Princess Saints | St. Michael | Interior Castle Youth Tees from Marigold Catholic Goods Co.

Kid Socks from Sock Religious

Bracelets from My Saint My Hero

Gifts for Women

Apparel –

Ad Jesum per Mariam Tee | Eucharist Bandana Scarf from Marigold Catholic Goods Co.

Adult Socks from Sock Religious

Jewelry –

Jewelry from The Little Catholic

Stella Maris Cuff Bracelet | Vintage Holy Card Pendants from Art Angel by Raphael

LifeStyle –

Easter Rosary from Lux Via

Heavenly Joy Beeswax Candle| Magnificat Beeswax Candle from Stacey Sumereau

Divine Intimacy sold by Blessed Is She

Three Hearts Water Bottle | Holy Family Hearts Tealight Holders | Wooden Phone Stand from Liz Long

Wall Decor from House of Joppa

Lavender Bath Soak | Comfort & Joy Essential Oil Blend | Renew Face & Body Cream from Rooted for Good

Gifts for Men

Adult Socks from Sock Religious

Drinking with the Saints by Michael P. Foley

Wooden Coasters from Catholic All Year

Cologne from Salt & Light by Sami

Rosaries from Rugged Rosaries

Catholic Trucker Style Cap from Liz Long

Prepare your home for the Easter season!

Paschal Candle from Catholic All Year

Easter Candle Holder from Catholic All Year

He Is Risen Banner from Catholic All Year

DIY Pysanky Easter Eggs | Lamb Butter Mold | Wooden Resurrection Tomb from Catholic All Year

White Garland from SmallThingsGr8LoveCo

The team at CAY is wishing you a holy rest of your Lent and a joyful Easter season! 🤍🤍

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Another Advent is almost upon us! At Catholic All Year we are BIG believers in getting all of your Christmas shopping done before Advent starts so that you can actually focus on Advent and not on watching sales.

In this guide you’ll find gift ideas from all of your favorite Catholic businesses for all your loved ones this Christmas season!

For Kids – 

Find the perfect something for your kids, grandkids, god-kids, neighbor kids, or any of the other special kids in your life!

Shining Light Dolls

Be A Heart

Catholic All Year Market Place

Saintly Heart

Sock Religious

Use the code CAY15 for 15% off your order from Sock Religious!

For Women –

Here are a few ideas for all of the amazing ladies in your life! Your mama, mom friends, aunts, or just send this whole section to your hubby for some ideas for you!

January Jane Shop

Catholic All Year

Be A Heart

Blessed is She

Blessed is She is holding its year-end sale now and is giving Catholic All Year readers an additional 10% off your order with the code catholicallyear10!

Sock Religious

Use the code CAY15 for 15% off your order from Sock Religious!

For Men –

Are the men in your life difficult to shop for? Defaulting to a new tool or a new book is great, but we’ve pulled together a few other ideas for you too!

The Catholic Wood Worker

Use the code CAY10 for 10% off sitewide!

Catholic Balm Co.

Our Lady’s Armory

Spirit Juice Studios

Use the code ITSTHATTIME for 15% off in Spirit Juice’s online store!

Catholic All Year

Sock Religious

Use the code CAY15 for 15% off your order from Sock Religious!

For your Home and Family –

We couldn’t pass up some of our favorite items for your home and family! In this section you’ll find games, home decor, and some delicious hot drinks to enjoy in the frosty winter weather!

Fun and Games

Use the code saveongames to save 15% on all Catholic games at Holy Heroes through Dec. 31st!

Home Decor

Small Things Great Love is having their biggest sale of the year from November 17th to November 27th, that would be a great time to grab a garland and receive some awesome gifts with your purchase too!

Warm Drinks

Use the code KENDRA2023 for a discount on some delicious tea from Sacred Heart Tea!

Use the code Catholicallyear for 10% off at Guadalupe Roastery!

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Another All Saints’ Day has come and gone, and it was amazing to get to see all of the saints that your families chose to dress up as! The Catholic All Year team loved getting to look through each and every costume to choose the winners and honorable mentions. So, without further ado, let’s get to the good part!

The 1st Place Winners – The Blessed Ulma Family

The 2nd Place Winner – St. Joseph of Cupertino

We’re big fans of levitation here!

The 3rd Place Winner – Little Mother Teresa

The Honorable Mentions

Note to honorable mention winners: We decided that you all were so amazing that we couldn’t let you go without a prize too! We’re gifting you three months of our Venerable Level membership to try if you aren’t a current member already! Please contact us at helpdesk@catholicallyear.com to collect your prize.

Saints Peter and Paul

St. George the Dragon Slayer

St. John Bosco

St. Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Thérèse, and St. John Paul II

St. Lucy

St. Catherine of Siena

St. Thomas Aquinas

Amazing tonsures! #welovetoseeit

St. Cecilia

St. Pius X

St. Maximillian Kolbe

St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Alphonsus

St. Clare of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi and St. Michael the Archangel

St. Patrick

St. Teresa of Avila, St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Jean Vianney, Pope St. Pius X, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Wenceslaus, Bl. Pier Giorgio Frasatti

St. Damien of Molokai

Shout out to George as St. Michael the Archangel!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered!


Our contest winners each received three months of various tiers of the CAY Membership! Want to learn more?

Check out all of the memberships below!


Wondering what to do with your family for the rest of the month of the Poor Souls in Purgatory? We’ve got you covered!

Visit a cemetery to pray for the dead from November 1st-8th to recieve an plenary indulgence that can be applied to the Poor Souls! You can find the prayers for your visit in our Visiting a Cemetery Printable Booklet. Learn more about the requirements for gaining an indulgence for the Poor Souls here.

Decorate for the month of November with this All Saints Banner or this Requiescant in Pace Banner!

Meet some new saintly friends with these brand new saint photo cards and photo album.

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Y’all Ready For This? It’s a CAY All Saints Day Costume Contest! https://catholicallyear.com/blog/yall-ready-for-this-its-a-cay-all-saints-day-costume-contest/ https://catholicallyear.com/blog/yall-ready-for-this-its-a-cay-all-saints-day-costume-contest/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:37:44 +0000 https://catholicallyear.com/?p=282199 The very first Catholic All Year costume contest was in 2015. We brought it back last year because it was so cool to see you and your families in your most saintly attire, and we can’t wait to do it again! Need some inspiration? Check out our previous costume contests here, here, and here! The prizes are as […]

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The very first Catholic All Year costume contest was in 2015. We brought it back last year because it was so cool to see you and your families in your most saintly attire, and we can’t wait to do it again!

Need some inspiration? Check out our previous costume contests herehere, and here!

The prizes are as follows:

First place wins three months of a Doctor of the Church level membership!

Second place wins three months of a Saint level membership!

And Third place wins three months of a Blessed level membership!



Any international winners will receive three months of a Venerable level membership!

Here’s how to enter . . .

If your kids are dressing up in a Catholic costume for Halloween or All Saints Day share a photo on Instagram and Facebook using #catholiccostume tag @catholicallyear and @kendra_tierney. (If you have a private account, you’ll need to set it to public for the day so I can see your tag.) If you are not a social media type, you can email your photo to me at helpdesk@catholicallyear.com.

We’ll do a round-up post following the close of the contest, which is November 1, 2022 at 11:59PM. By entering you give us permission to share photos on the Catholic All Year blog and social media channels.  Three winners will be selected & announced on November 2! Open world wide, international winners will win a digital pize.

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CAY Holy Week and Easter Playlists on Spotify https://catholicallyear.com/blog/cay-holy-week-and-easter-playlists-on-spotify/ https://catholicallyear.com/blog/cay-holy-week-and-easter-playlists-on-spotify/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:17:42 +0000 https://skymouse.wpengine.com/?p=274724 We’ve talked a lot on this blog about prayers, pious practices, and foods associated with particular days and seasons of the liturgical calendar. The deep and wide deposit of Catholic tradition ALSO includes beautiful music associated with these feast days. You might remember that our family feast days food repertoire includes traditional foods like lamb […]

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We’ve talked a lot on this blog about prayers, pious practices, and foods associated with particular days and seasons of the liturgical calendar. The deep and wide deposit of Catholic tradition ALSO includes beautiful music associated with these feast days. You might remember that our family feast days food repertoire includes traditional foods like lamb on Holy Thursday and waffles on the Annunciation, and also more novel fare like a rice crispy lamb to go with the roasted variety on Holy Thursday, and St. Thomas S’Mores on his feast day. Feast day playlists in our house are a lot like that. Some songs are traditional, some are just for the fun associations. These four playlists for Holy Week and Easter are brand new this year.

They have been specially curated with songs that I love to listen to with my family, that I think will help your family enter into the spirit of each day!

Music is especially helpful for setting the tone throughout the day with children, so pump the tunes, and Happy (Solemn?) Holy Week!


Spy Wednesday

Spy Wednesday is the day that we remember Judas’ betrayal of Jesus and then his “spying” out a convenient time to hand Jesus over to be arrested. This SPY Wednesday-themed playlist is curated especially with Judas’ sneakiness in mind!

Holy Thursday

Especially drawing on the history of the feast of the Passover that Jesus was celebrating with his disciples at the Last Supper, this playlist is perfect to listen to while you make your Holy Thursday dinner, or while you wash each other’s feet!

Good Friday

On Good Friday we’ll spend the day remembering our Lord’s passion and death. This playlist was specially curated to help you enter into the solemn mysteries that are unfolding today.

Easter

Rejoice! Alleluia! Here are some hymns for your Easter celebration! This playlist is perfect to listen to on Easter day, as well as throughout the whole Easter season.

If you take a listen to one or all of these, I’d love to hear what you think. If I misfiled a song or left out your favorite, please let me know in the comments!


Piano All Year – Hymns for Your Domestic Church

Bring the music of the Liturgical Calendar into your home with our new piano music book!

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Catholic All Year at Home, Ep. 6: Holy Thursday https://catholicallyear.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-6-holy-thursday/ https://catholicallyear.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-6-holy-thursday/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:27:57 +0000 https://skymouse.wpengine.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-5-st-joseph-copy/ Join my family as we prepare to celebrate Holy Thursday! Holy Thursday is a day of contradictions. On the evening of Holy Thursday, Jesus’ Passion began. But before that, he gathered with his friends to celebrate the Last Supper and at this meal, he instituted the Eucharist and the sacramental priesthood, truly something to celebrate! Maybe […]

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Join my family as we prepare to celebrate Holy Thursday!

Holy Thursday is a day of contradictions. On the evening of Holy Thursday, Jesus’ Passion began. But before that, he gathered with his friends to celebrate the Last Supper and at this meal, he instituted the Eucharist and the sacramental priesthood, truly something to celebrate! Maybe even with sculpted marshmallows and cereal?!

Join us as we prepare a special Last Supper-inspired meal of lamb, potato knishes, bitter herb salad, homemade applesauce, flatbread, and dessert and share ideas for family activities that help kids understand the beauty of this complicated day. Also, Bobby makes a huge mess of the dessert and you’re not going to want to miss that.

You can watch the Holy Thursday episode exclusively at Formed.org.

P.s. If you’re looking for a Holy Thursday soundtrack, I have you covered with this playlist I created! It’s perfect to listen to while you make your Holy Thursday dinner.


Access to all the great Catholic audio and video resources on FORMED is free if your parish has a subscription.

Signing up for FORMED is quick and easy.  Just follow the simple instructions below. 

1. Go to formed.org/signup

2. Search for your parish by Zip Code/ Postal Code. Click on your parish. 

3. Register with your name and email address

4. Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED

If your parish doesn’t offer FORMED, you can sign up for a free 7-day trial of the individual membership, and if you choose to keep it, it’s just $10 per month.

THIS EPISODE’S RECIPES

Holy Thursday – April 6th

Lamb Chops with Rosemary and Garlic

Potato Knishes

Rice Crispy Treat Lamb

Bitter Herb Salad

Applesauce

Flatbread

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Triumphal Cross Banner

CAY Lent Booklet

Feast Day Prep Squad Apron

Liturgical Living Weekly Meal Planner

Catholic All Year Compendium
Catholic All Year Prayer Companion

Did you miss the last episode?

If you’d like to see more episodes, please consider watching, commenting, and sharing the links with your friends, family members, parish and school/homeschool groups.

We had such fun making these!

Special thanks from me to the awesome CAY at Home team.

  • Leo Severino, executive producer, you might know him from Bella (2006) and Sound of Freedom (2022)
  • John Haggard, producer and director, also Dean of Students and Faculty at my kids’ school
  • Elizabeth Mirzaei, director of photographer/editor, Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker known for Three Songs for Benazir (2021) and also my YouTube videos
  • Charley Blum, director of photographer/editor, JP Catholic alum
  • Jennifer Rueda, makeup, wardrobe, set design, and fellow homeschool mom
  • Keeley Bowler, production manager, also CAY marketing manager and homeschool mom
  • Brian Battles, colorist, also visual effects for Star Wars and Star Trek and Transformers movies

They’re all super talented and super Catholic and it’s an honor to collaborate with them on my little show. Have you watched it? I’d love to hear what you think!

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Catholic All Year at Home, Ep. 3: Fat Tuesday https://catholicallyear.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-3-fat-tuesday/ https://catholicallyear.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-3-fat-tuesday/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:17:25 +0000 https://skymouse.wpengine.com/blog/catholic-all-year-at-home-ep-2-christmas-eve-copy/ Introducing the newest episode of Catholic All Year at Home! This episode is all about celebrating Fat Tuesday before we buckle down with our Lenten Disciplines for the next 40 days. As you watch you’ll discover creative, family-friendly ideas for your own Fat Tuesday celebration! As I’ve worked with Formed to bring this show to […]

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Introducing the newest episode of Catholic All Year at Home! This episode is all about celebrating Fat Tuesday before we buckle down with our Lenten Disciplines for the next 40 days. As you watch you’ll discover creative, family-friendly ideas for your own Fat Tuesday celebration!

As I’ve worked with Formed to bring this show to life, my focus has always been family-centered content. I wanted to create a show that is not only good to watch together but ALSO goes beyond the time you spend watching and allows you to discover ways for your family to experience the faith in a deep and life-changing way.

I hope that as you and your children watch this episode together you are able to plan your feast together too!

You can watch the Fat Tuesday episode exclusively at Formed.org.

Access to all the great Catholic audio and video resources on FORMED is free if your parish has a subscription.

Signing up for FORMED is quick and easy.  Just follow the simple instructions below. 

1. Go to formed.org/signup

2. Search for your parish by Zip Code/ Postal Code. Click on your parish. 

3. Register with your name and email address

4. Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED

If your parish doesn’t offer FORMED, you can sign up for a free 7-day trial of the individual membership, and if you choose to keep it, it’s just $10 per month.

THIS EPISODE’S RECIPES

Fat Tuesday – February 21st

Authentic King Cake

Cheater King Cake

Hurricane Mocktail & Cocktail

Louisiana Shrimp Etouffee

Boeuf Gras Sundaes

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Mardi Gras Party Kit

Printable DIY Mardi Gras Mask {FREE Digital Download}

Wooden Alleluia Sign

Feast Day Prep Squad Apron

Lent Booklet

Printable Lent DIY Bundle

Missed the last episode?

If you’d like to see more episodes, please consider watching, commenting, and sharing the links with your friends, family members, parish and school/homeschool groups.

We had such fun making these!

Special thanks from me to the awesome CAY at Home team.

  • Leo Severino, executive producer, you might know him from Bella (2006) and Sound of Freedom (2022)
  • John Haggard, producer and director, also Dean of Students and Faculty at my kids’ school
  • Elizabeth Mirzaei, director of photographer/editor, academy award-nominated documentary filmmaker known for Three Songs for Benazir (2021) and also my YouTube videos
  • Charley Blum, director of photographer/editor, JP Catholic alum
  • Jennifer Rueda, makeup, wardrobe, set design, and fellow homeschool mom
  • Keeley Bowler, production manager, also CAY marketing manager and homeschool mom
  • Brian Battles, colorist, also visual effects for Star Wars and Star Trek and Transformers movies

They’re all super talented and super Catholic and it’s an honor to collaborate with them on my little show. Have you watched it? I’d love to hear what you think!

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CAY Mailbag: Indulgences and The Rosary https://catholicallyear.com/blog/cay-mailbag-indulgences-and-the-rosary/ https://catholicallyear.com/blog/cay-mailbag-indulgences-and-the-rosary/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://skymouse.wpengine.com/?p=259148 (question edited for clarity) Hello, Thank you for the work you put into your webpage . . . . I scrolled through the Manual of Indulgences to clarify a question I had about praying the rosary in church. But found that it just states: praying the Rosary IN CHURCH as cause for an indulgence, but doesn’t answer […]

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Hello,

Thank you for the work you put into your webpage . . . .
I scrolled through the Manual of Indulgences to clarify a question I had about praying the rosary in church. But found that it just states: praying the Rosary IN CHURCH as cause for an indulgence, but doesn’t answer what is meant by “in church.” 

One goes “to church,” meaning, one goes to a service, that’s the typical time one is in church. Do they mean they expect the faithful to be praying the Rosary with others around the time of the service, or can one be praying the Rosary alone in the building? 

Under your listing for “partial indulgences,” it does say, “Recite a Rosary alone,” so that makes me think they did mean with others.

What happens when you are praying the rosary with a group and someone sometimes skips a “Hail Mary,” for example, or I don’t get to say, “May the grace of the Baptism of Our Lord come down upon me.” at the end of each decade? It’s up to the tradition of each parish, right?  . . .  I just feel I can go “deeper” when alone, I’m better able to imagine the mysteries and their meanings because of less distraction.  However, that may not be what Our Lord wants.  So – I know the solution:  pray it twice.

In any case, do you have any comments for me?    

1.) To receive an indulgence one has to devoutly recite the Creed and the Our Father during the “visit”. Would that be outside of saying them within the Rosary? 

2.) What does “make a voluntary Christian witness to others” mean?

3.) One must be aware of his attachment to venial sin.  Right?  I so much wonder how to go about that.

4) How does one “use” a scapular?  It’s not just wearing it around one’s neck?

5.) So, just listening to the preaching of the Word of God gives a partial indulgence? Do you know whether that would apply to the baptized who are unable to partake of the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confession? 


6.) Does one “plenary indulgence” wipe out ALL temporal punishment for ALL sins of someone’s life, provided all the prerequisites are met, including attachment to venial sin?

I apologize that this email is so scrupulous.

Sincerely,

Anne

Hi Anne,

Thank you so much for your question and for your patience in our response!

The Handbook for Indulgences states: A plenary indulgence is granted when the rosary is recited in a church or oratory or when it is recited in a family, a religious community, or a pious association. A partial indulgence is granted for its recitation in all other circumstances.

Based on this you can gain a plenary indulgence by praying the rosary either by yourself or with a group inside a church or oratory building. You must also complete the other prayers and sacraments necessary for all plenary indulgences which are: Receiving Holy Communion,  Receiving the sacrament of Confession, praying for the Holy Fathers’ intentions, and be completely detached from all sin.

If you were to pray the rosary alone at home you would gain a partial indulgence.

When you are praying with others and someone misses a Hail Mary, adds an additional prayer that you don’t usually pray, or leaves out an extra prayer that you typically pray when you are praying by yourself, you can feel free to add that prayer in your heart and then trust in God’s mercy that the missed Hail Mary is not something that will keep you from receiving an indulgence. There shouldn’t be a need to pray it twice in this case.

1. As is the usual practice in the US and recommended by the USCCB the rosary is typically begun with a Creed (more information here) but that isn’t specifically required according to the instructions per the Vatican (more information here) it seems reasonable that it could “count” for both the rosary and the indulgence. Kendra says that in her family “We specifically dedicate the first Our Father of the rosary for the Holy Father, which is also part of the indulgence.”

2. To make a voluntary Christian witness means that you are living your life as a Christian fully, that you don’t hide your faith from others, and that your everyday actions reflect what Jesus asks of us in the Gospels.

3. A great way to become aware of your attachment to sin is to do a daily examination of conscience.

4. Kendra has a really excellent blog post and video all about scapulars and other sacramentals that I’ll link HERE. But the basics is that once you are invested in the scapular (and Kendra talks specifically about the Brown Scapular) that you “share in the spirituality of the Carmelite order.” Which carries with it certain responsibilities and privileges.

5. Indulgences are only available to the baptized.

6.) Yes, you are correct that a plenary indulgence takes care of all temporal punishment as long as all of the prerequisites are met.

And one last note from Kendra: “Scrupulosity is a challenge for many faithful Catholics. I’d really encourage you to remember that none of this is a magic spell. It’s about love and intention. Prayer is a conversation with God. The rosary is a conversation with God through Mary. Someone who loves you isn’t looking to disqualify you from your conversations!”

God bless you,

The CAY Team

Looking for more information from CAY on Rosary and Indulgences? Here are a bunch of helpful posts from the archives!
Catholic Indulgences: What they are, why they are, and why you should care.

The Family Rosary: Why is it SO Hard?

Why I Bother With the Rosary

How to Pray a Family Rosary

And we couldn’t leave out the lovely rosary products from the CAY Marketplace!


Rosary Wrap Bracelets

Rosary Poppers

Our Lady of Lourdes Rosary Pouch

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