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  • THE MYSTERY OF GREGORIAN MASSES: POPE WAS CHAMPION OF HOLY PURGATORIAL SOULS

    07/12/2006 7:51:35 AM PDT · by NYer · 7 replies · 574+ views
    Spirit Daily ^ | July 12, 2006 | Susan Tassone
    Many want to know about Gregorian Masses -- especially for deceased loved ones -- so let us begin at the beginning:Gregorian Masses date back to the end of the sixth century, when they were instituted by Pope St. Gregory the Great, a doctor of the Church. It is why these Masses take their name from him.He established them when he was Abbot of St. Andrew's Benedictine Abbey of Monte Celio in Rome -- and a rather strict one, I might add.  In one of his most notable works -- called Dialogues -- Pope Gregory spoke of a monk named Justus. "See...