All Souls' Day
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What is All Souls' Day?
All Souls’ Day is celebrated by the Church on November 2. It is the commemoration of all the faithful departed. All Souls Day is a holy day set aside for honoring the dead.
The soul of a person who dies can go to one of three places. The first is heaven, where a person who dies in a state of perfect grace and communion with God goes. The second is hell, where those who die in a state of mortal sin are naturally condemned by their choice. The intermediate option is purgatory, which is thought to be where most people, free of mortal sin, but still in a state of lesser (venial) sin, must go.Purgatory is necessary so that souls can be cleansed and perfected before they enter into heaven. There is scriptural basis for this belief. The primary reference is in 2 Maccabees, 12:26 and 12:32. "Turning to supplication, they prayed that the sinful deed might be fully blotted out... Thus made atonement for the dead that they might be free from sin."
Additional references are found in the books of Zechariah, Sirach, and the Gospel of Matthew. Jewish tradition also reinforces this belief as well as the tradition and teaching of the Church, which has been affirmed throughout history.Consistent with these teachings and traditions, Catholics believe that through the prayers of the faithful on Earth, the dead are cleansed of their sins so they may enter into heaven.
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For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
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all souls remembered
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We are the Mystical Body of Christ. Participate and join the Mystical Body of Christ during the Eucharist of the Mass, as we remember the Parishioners that have passed away during this year. We pray that the Souls before us attain Heaven.
The Masses on October 30th and October 31st will be celebrated in the honor of the Souls who we have lost this past year.
As the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church extends Christ's work of salvation throughout time. The faithful play diverse roles in the Church just as various body parts have diverse functions (cf. LG 7). Rather than harm the body, this serves its unity. (Cf. CCC 776, 846, 1111)
The Holy Spirit acts in the Mystical Body of Christ by giving us grace, unifying and animating the Body, comparable to how the soul functions in the human person (cf. LG 7). (Cf. CCC 797,1108)
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let us remember
Let us remember parishioners and loved ones who were lost during the past year; may they rest in God's eternal peace:
George Baldwin, Gregory Bradt, Barbara Brown, David & Karen Butler, Lawrence Carpenter, Ronald Cormier, Thomas Cotter, Robert Crane, Daniel Cronin, Francis & Janice DeTour, James Dunne, Reverend Andre Gariepy, Francis Girouard, Francis Kelley, David Leger, Theresa Maki, Carol McChristian, Alex Minalga, Stanley & Alicia Niemczura, Reverend Dennis O’Brien, Mary O’Malley, Althea Robarge, Louise Rutledge
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