All Souls Day

Today's Readings:
Wisdom 3:1-9
Ps 23:1-6
Rom 5:5-11
Jn 6:37-40

Today as we commemorate All Souls Day, let us remember all those who gone before us in faith and now are in the presence of God. Let us ask there prayers and rejoice with them since they now see God face to face. Most of all let us take their good examples of faith and live that faith out in our own lives. Have a great day and God Bless.
Prayer: Lord, all things come from you and go back to you; help us to live a life of faith so that along with all those who have already gone before us, we too may see you face to face. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.


All Souls Day Celebration
This feast day is one of the most loving celebrations in all the Church's liturgy. It is the day that we especially remember all the faithful departed-those who have passed from this life into the next. We don't know how long a particular individual who dies spends in purgatory. However, we do know that purgatory is real. Today we stop to remember all who have died. We especially pray for those who were related to us. We pray for those who taught us good things. We pray for those who made sacrifices for us. We pray for those who prayed for us while they were on this earth. We pray for the most forgotten souls. We pray for those who had great responsibilities while they were on earth. We think of those holy souls in purgatory and we realize that they are saved. Now they wait, being purified, until the moment when they can be with God, face to face. We can pray for the souls in purgatory and hasten their journey to God. Eternal rest, grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Reflection: We can express our love for those who have died by remembering them today, praying for them with faith and trust in the power of Jesus' resurrection, our source of hope.

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