All Saints Day

November is called the month of All Souls. More recently it has been called the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed. November 2nd, All Souls Day dovetails with November 1st, the Feast of All Saints. The saints, our models of Christian living, are with God in Heaven. All the faithful departed are those who have died with hope and trust in a loving God who calls us to a greater growth and development, even beyond death. These November feasts vividly remind us of the rich reality known as the “Communion of Saints.” This belief stresses the strong affirmation that the Church is always one in Christ. Death does not sever any of the bonds that unite us in Christ. That is why it is fitting practice to pray for the deceased and ask them to pray for us. Just as we do that for each other when we are alive, so, too, do we continue that bond and concern for each other even beyond death.