 Mission
Helpers of the Holy Souls is inspired by Blessed Mary
of Providence and the original mission of the Order she
founded in 1856, Society of Helpers of the
Holy
Souls. Our presence on the web is a combined
effort of Brian Bagley and
a more computer-literate colleague
and long-time friend, Mike Humphrey.
Mike also has managed
and maintained his own apologetics web site AskACatholic.com since July 1996 when our Apologetics group was first founded. In all probably it was the very first Catholic Apologetics support group in the New England area, if not, the Eastern Coast.
Both Brian and I think the work of praying for the
Holy Souls in Purgatory has been overlooked for way too long.
Our mission, one of mercy, is to relieve and gain release
for the suffering, saved souls in Purgatory who can no longer
help themselves. We do this by monthly donations, collecting
loose change and returning redeemable cans and bottles.
All funds collected are used to place Holy Masses for
all the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
We also fulfill our mission
by holding a Holy Hour for the Holy Souls every Tuesday
night at St. Brendans (384 Hartford Avenue, Bellingham, Massachusetts) from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. All are welcome.
We share our mission by distributing complimentary Prayer
Packs (used at our Holy Hour or privately at one’s
convenience) to patrons of the Holy Souls. These Prayer
Packs are a gift of the Apostolate and no Mass money
collected goes toward their cost. All funds collected
are used to place Masses for the Holy Souls.
Our primary aim is to
have Masses, said by Priests, every day of the
year for the Holy Souls. The Patron Saint of our Apostolate
is Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; known as one of the great
apostles of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. His feast
day is September 10th.
Our secondary aim is
share our apostolate with others who have a desire to
replicate what we are doing. They specifically include:
Check out our write-up in the Catholic Free Press!
Of course, we place
all the efforts of our Apostolate into the Immaculate
hands of Our Blessed Mother.
We would like to
dedicate this web site to our fathers, Stephen William
Humphrey Jr. and Thomas Joseph Bagley in appreciation
for the blessings we received from them.
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