All souls day

Merciful Father, hear our prayer and console us. As we renew our faith in Your Son, whom You raised from the dead, strengthen our hope that all our departed brothers and sisters will share in His resurrection, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

From October 31st through November 2nd, a number of festivals, holidays and solemnities take place, all loosely related and revolving around remembrance of the dead. Halloween, Samhain, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, the Day of the Dead and other festivals trace their origins back to Celtic, Aztec, Roman and Christian traditions. Halloween is largely a secular observation these days, All Souls and All Saints remain mainly Catholic observations, and the Day of the Dead is still largely a…

All Souls Day (or All Souls' Day) is November 2nd. While All Saints Day on November 1 honors all of the martyrs and saints, the purpose of All Souls Day is

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PRAYER FOR THE SOULS OF OUR PARENTS O God, Who hast commanded us to honour our father and mother, look in the tenderness of Your mercy upon the souls of my father and mother and forgive them their...

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