All Souls Remembrance Mass
On the Sunday closest to All Souls Day (November 2), we offer a remembrance Mass for those who have died during the past year. The souls of the just are in the hands of God. His care is with his … Continued
All Souls Remembrance Mass
I’ve given the homily at remembrance Masses like this all through my priesthood, even when I was a newly-ordained priest. The pastor I worked with them was terrible about grieving and he really didn’t like to talk about it. During … Continued
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
One of the deep mysteries of the human experience lies in the realities of life and death. Everyone has, or will, experience the death of loved ones, sometimes after a long life, sometimes far too soon, always with feelings of … Continued
Mass of Remembrance for All Souls
The souls of the just are in the hands of God. His care is with his elect. We shall also be united with him in the resurrection. Death no longer has power over him. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you … Continued
Remembrance Mass for All the Faithful Departed
One of my early childhood memories, and my first memory, really, of grief, was the death of my grandfather, my mother’s father. He had recently retired when he became ill, and it was found that he had cancer. Back in the late … Continued
Remembrance Mass for the Souls of All the Faithful Departed
Tonight, we have come together to do what the writer of the books of Maccabees insist is a holy and pious thing: to pray for the souls of the dead. We have come together also to do what the Liturgy of … Continued
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (Remembrance Mass)
This weekend, we chose to celebrate All Souls at all of the parish Masses on Sunday (which is allowed) as part of our four-week series called “A Crash Course in Catholicism.” Today, we come together to remember our loved ones … Continued
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls/Morning Mass)
One of the deep mysteries of the human experience lies in the realities of life and death. Everyone has, or will, experience the death of loved ones, sometimes after a long life, sometimes far too soon, always with feelings of … Continued
The Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time: All Souls Remembrance Mass
Today’s readings This morning’s Gospel reading presents us with perhaps thefoundational principal of living the Christian life: love of God and love of neighbor. We love God with great fervor because he loved us into existence. And God teaches us … Continued
All Souls Remembrance Mass
Today’s readings The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. Each year, the Church gives us the grace of remembering, and praying for, all of our loved ones who have gone … Continued
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