Sep/080
Dead Theologians Society
I use to help co-lead a chapter of the Dead Theologians Society.
The Dead Theologians Society is a Catholic apostolate for high school age teens and college age young adults. Through the Saints of yesterday, the Dead Theologians Society inspires the youth of today to become the saints of tomorrow. A special charism of the Dead Theologians Society is to pray for the release of the Souls in Purgatory. Its motto is, “Dead to the World, alive in Christ!” This is inspired by Romans 6:11 where St. Paul tells us to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus.
It was a lot of fun. I only stopped because I relocated to another city. I should look into trying to get involved again, but I'm not sure where to start. I also don't have the close relationships like I had before. That was part of the motivation for getting involved. It's amazing how the personal relationships we have with others can drive our involvement in our church and community.
When we ran the group, we would meet in the catacombs of the Church (dirt floors, candles, the works...). We read the writings of saints and the fathers of the Church and then talked about what it meant and what meaning those writings might have for our lives today.
I don't know if they still do this or not (I assume so), but when we ran the group a requirement was that you agreed to pray the St. Gertrude Prayer for the Holy Souls every day:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those within my home, and within my family. Amen
I've fallen out of the practice of saying that prayer daily. (I've fallen out of the practice of praying in general....) Perhaps that would be a good way to get back into the habit. It's also a commitment I made that I've not kept up with. Another reason I should pick it back up.
