HOLY SOULS MEMORIAL BRICK ESPLANADE
“Between us and the Holy Souls is a relationship of profound mutual love and
respect.”
Over the years people have asked us for a way to memorialize their loved one out
here at the Mission. We asked God to show us an appropriate means and we believe
that He inspired us with an approach that would allow people to not just
acknowledge their loved ones and support the Mission, but help remind and
encourage all visitors to the Mission of our sacred obligation to pray for the
Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Our idea was to create a handsome esplanade around the Holy Souls Memorial using
bricks engraved with the names of departed loved ones. These Memorials are not
only a testament to the dearly departed, but also a reminder to pray for them
and all such souls. Significantly, the new esplanade is also linked to our
Community cemetery.
A devotion to the Holy Souls has been part of MDM’s ministry and spirituality
from the beginning. We believe that the souls of those who have gone before us,
whether in Purgatory or Paradise, are a strong intercessory force, and can be of
great help to us. And if they are in Purgatory, it is our responsibility to work
for their release through the offering of our prayers and Masses. Thus between
the Holy Souls and us is a relationship of profound mutual love and support.
On Nov. 2, 2019, the Feast of All Souls, the first Memorials were blessed by Fr.
John Mary in a solemn ceremony after Mass. It is our intention to have a similar
service each year on the Feast of All Souls to bless all of the Memorials that
have been installed during the preceding year.
We invite you to purchase a brick in memory of someone who has died. This is an
act of love, respect and remembrance. Your brick will be part of a sacred space
on consecrated ground.*
Each 4x8 brick is priced at $350.. The bricks allow for up to three lines of
text and can accommodate 18-21 characters per line. Please note: characters
include all punctuation and spaces.
( Right: sample bricks. Your brick will have only the name and words that you
choose to inscribe.)
*The Mission of Divine Mercy is a small private religious community.
As such, the religious community will review and approve inscriptions on bricks
in accordance with good will and our religious beliefs. MDM reserves the right
to refuse brick inscriptions not in accordance with these principles.