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The New York
Purgatorial Society

Name: New York Purgatorial Society Sung Requiem Mass
Location: Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer

A pious association dedicated to the relief of the Poor Souls in Purgatory through solemn Requiem Masses of the Dominican Rite.

Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer · New York City

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Who We Are

Praying for the Faithful Departed

The New York Purgatorial Society is a traditional Catholic confraternity established to assist the Holy Souls in Purgatory through the offering of solemn Requiem Masses according to the ancient Dominican Rite.

We gather monthly at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer under the care of the Dominican Fathers to offer sung and solemn Requiem Masses for all enrolled souls — living and deceased — entrusted to our prayers.

"We must empty Purgatory with our prayers."

— Saint Padre Pio

The Society is open to all the faithful. Enrollment is perpetual — souls remain on our prayer roll in perpetuity, remembered at every Mass.

Location

Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer
869 Lexington Avenue at 66th St
New York City, NY 10065

Chaplain

Fr. Leo Joseph Camurati, O.P.
Chaplain, New York Purgatorial Society

Director of Music

James D. Wetzel

Rite

Dominican Rite
Sung & Solemn Requiem Mass

Frequency

Monthly (September – June)
July & August: offered privately

Parish

www.svsc.info

2026–2027 Masses

Schedule of Requiem Masses

All Masses are offered at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, unless otherwise noted.

Date	Type	Details
Tuesday, Oct 20 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite	Fr. Leo Joseph Camurati, O.P., celebrant	Next Mass
Friday, Nov 13 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, Dec 1 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
2027
Friday, Jan 22 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, Feb 16 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, Mar 2 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, Apr 13 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, May 25 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite
Tuesday, Jun 8 7:00 p.m.	Sung Requiem Mass Dominican Rite

Enroll a Soul

Perpetual Enrollment

Entrust your loved ones — living or deceased — to the prayers of the Society. All enrolled souls are remembered at every Mass, in perpetuity.

Enrollment

$10

one-time, perpetual

Enroll one deceased soul in the monthly Masses of the Purgatorial Society. Their name is added to our permanent prayer roll and remembered at every Requiem Mass.

Enroll a Soul — $10

Annual Benefactor

$60

per year, suggested

Support the Society's mission and sustain the Masses. Your annual offering helps offset the costs of the liturgy and the music for the Dominican Rite Masses.

Become a Benefactor — $60

Gregorian Masses

By Request

30 consecutive Masses for one soul

Thirty consecutive Masses offered for one specific soul, as recommended by Pope St. Gregory the Great for the swift release of a soul from Purgatory. The customary offering is approximately $500. Please contact us for more information.

Write to Request

All offerings are free-will donations. No soul will be turned away for inability to give. The New York Purgatorial Society is a non-profit pious association.

Support the Society

Make an Offering

Your offering sustains the solemn Dominican Requiem Masses offered for all enrolled souls. These sacred liturgies require the support of the faithful.

The Society accepts one-time offerings and recurring annual gifts. All donations are received in the spirit of a Mass stipend — a gift freely given, not a payment for a sacrament.

To enroll a soul by mail, please send the name(s) and your offering to the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Make checks payable to The New York Purgatorial Society.

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