Feasts of All Saints
and All
Souls
Today, November 1st,
we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, while on the 2nd of November
we celebrate the Feast of All Souls. The Church reminds us of the fact that we
are one family – the saints in Heaven, the souls in Purgatory, and the faithful
here on Earth. This doctrine is called
“The Communion of Saints.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church refers
to the Communion of Saints as it states: “When the Lord comes in glory and all
his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to
him…but at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on Earth. Others have died and are being purified,
while still others are in glory, contemplating in ‘full light’ God himself
triune and one, exactly as he is.”
On the Feast of All
Saints, we remember the holy men and women who in their lives responded to
God’s gifts, and lived them to the best of their ability. They now enjoy eternal life with God. In a special way do we rejoice with all those
who are not officially canonized, but who are in Heaven rejoicing in the vision
of God.
On the Feast of all
Souls, we remember our beloved dead and pray that they will be released from
their sins. Again the Catechism of the Catholic Church
addresses our communion with the dead and the exchange of spiritual gifts. It states:
“In full communion of the whole mystical Body of Jesus Christ, the
Church in its pilgrim members, from the very earliest of days of the Christian
religion, has honored with great respect the memory of the dead; and because
‘It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be
loosed from their sins,’ She offers her suffrages for them.”
† All Souls Masses †
Nov. 2: 8:30 AM
– Morning Mass
6:00 PM – Deceased of the Parish
Nov. 5: 10:00 AM
– Deceased Children &
Grandchildren
Nov. 10: 10:00 AM – Deceased Spouses
Nov. 19: 6:00 PM
– K of C Memorial Mass
A Message from Renee Faiella . . .
Last weekend I spoke
at all masses about our Youth programs here in our Parish and some of my
experiences so far. We are truly
fortunate to have youth such as ours that will carry forth our Catholic Beliefs
and Religion for decades to come. We
have tremendous strength in numbers of our youth and continuous growth. I am again reaching out to all members of our
parish for your support in providing me with your opinions, ideas and thoughts
on how we may help our youth grow even stronger in their religious
beliefs. We are all aware that faith is
a lifetime learning and growing process.
The example we set day-in and day-out is the best teacher of all in
educating the youth of today in spiritual growth. The success of spiritual growth with our
youth is the responsibility of the family unit and all of our Brothers and
Sisters. May God continue to bless our
Parish and all members of our congregation.