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Nov 2, 2023 · All Souls Day. The Church, after rejoicing yesterday with those of her children who have entered the glory of heaven, today prays for all those who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory...
Before the standardization of Western Christian observance on 2 November by St. Odilo of Cluny in the 10th century, many Catholic congregations celebrated All Souls' Day on various dates during the Easter season as it is still observed in some Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic and Eastern Lutheran churches.
All Souls’ Day is a day of alms giving and prayers for the dead. The intent is for the living to assist those in purgatory. Many western churches annually observe All Souls’ Day on November 2 and many eastern churches celebrate it prior to Lent and the day before Pentecost .
Jun 28, 2024 · All Souls' Day 2023 is on Thursday, November 2, reminding us of those who are dead and in purgatory and for those alive to live a pure life.
All Souls’ Day 2023 date and history. All Souls’ Day will be celebrated on Thursday, November 2 right after Halloween on October 31 and All Saints’ Day on November 1.
Lectionary: 668. The following are a selection of the readings that may be chosen for this day. Reading I. Wis 3:1-9. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction. and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
Jun 25, 2019 · All Souls Day 2023: Thursday, November 2, 2023. All Souls Day 2024: Saturday, November 2, 2024. All Souls Day 2025: Sunday, November 2, 2025 (transferred to Monday, November 3, 2025, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
