Greetings in Christ!
I’m happy to be back in the saddle. As I spoke of in my homily last week, it was such a joy to go on convocation this year. Bishop Vincke was our speaker and was amazing.
I don’t know if you noticed, but we’re actually creeping up on All Souls and All Saints Day…holy cow! These are two big feasts for us Catholics. On All Saints Day we celebrate, honor, remember and seek the prayers of all the Saints in heaven. This holy day of obligation is on November 1st.
We also have All Souls Day, which is the day we honor all our beloved dead. All Souls Day occurs on November 2nd. On All Souls Day we pray for all those we know and love who have died. We ask God to have mercy on them and we pledge to imitate the best and holiest parts of their lives. It’s a good time to visit the graves of our beloved dead and clean them up, leaving flowers or some sign of love/devotion.
Let’s get those dates in our calendars right away so we don’t miss these two wonderful opportunities to pray for our beloved dead and ask our Saints to pray for us.
I’m so grateful to God for all of you. Thank you for letting me be your priest.
Fjk