Friends of the Suffering Souls

A Catholic Lay Association conducting a perpetual novena of Masses for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Friends of the Suffering Souls is unique amongst Purgatorial Associations.

Each FOSS-member commits to booking one Mass a year for the Holy Souls, with the intention, “For the Holy Souls in Purgatory, especially the deceased members of FOSS.” Thus, our members can be assured that they, too, will be remembered after death in every Mass offered by our community.

Members may also enroll family or friends, committing to an additional annual Mass for the Holy Souls on behalf of each enrollee. The same Mass intention is offered, in the confident expectation that the Holy Souls who benefit from the Mass will become intercessors for the enrollee. Thus, members are able to gain innumerable Heavenly advocates for their enrollees.