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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...
In the Anglican Communion, All Souls' Day is known liturgically as the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, and is an optional observance seen as "an extension of All Saints' Day", the latter of which marks the second day of Allhallowtide.
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 .
Sep 25, 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.
Nov 3, 2023 · November 3, 2023 | 12:00am. As Catholics, All Souls’ Day is celebrated by praying for our faithful departed, those close to us as well as for the holy souls in purgatory.
All Souls Day is a holy day set aside for honoring the dead. The day is primarily celebrated in the Catholic Church, but it is also celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and a few other denominations of Christianity.
Nov 1, 2023 · 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.
All Souls’ Day, in Roman Catholicism, a day for commemoration of all the faithful departed, those baptized Christians who are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls. It is observed on November 2.
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)
Nov 2, 2023 · About USCCB. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day) November 2, 2023...
