In this video, Fr. Hugh explains the Church’s teaching on indulgences, why they are a gift of God’s mercy, and how the faithful can offer them for the souls in purgatory.

As St. Michael’s Abbey prepares for the election of a new abbot, the Holy See has granted a special plenary indulgence for those who piously visit the Abbey Church on June 18 and 19, pray for the intention of the abbatial election, and fulfill the usual conditions.

Learn more about the indulgence and join us in prayer: https://theabbotscircle.com/abbatial-election

0:00 – What are Indulgences?
0:55 – Easily Attainable Indulgences
1:40 – A "Firework Display" of God's Mercy
2:50 – Applying Indulgences to the Souls In Purgatory
4:20 – The Special Plenary Indulgence at the Abbey
6:02 – The Conditions for a Plenary Indulgence
8:14 – The Mystical Body of Christ and Indulgences
10:00 – The Reason for the Abbey's Existence
11:14 – The Devil Hates Indulgences
12:50 – The Beauty of Helping The Faithful Departed
15:30 – The Heroic Act

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