Saturday, November 1, 2014

All Saints' and All Souls' Days

Today we celebrate the feast of All Saints. In the painting above, by Fra Angelico you will notice that each saint in the painting is different, but all are celebrated together.

All Saints' Day
While this day is special and holy, because it falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a day of obligation. We will have one Mass to celebrate it, at 9:00 a.m. this morning.

All Souls' Day
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (often simply called All Souls') is celebrated this weekend rather than the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. So at all of our Masses we shall recall those who have passed away in the last year.

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