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Author: aLmich
While this year’s observance of All Saints’ Day has not been a traditional holy day of obligation because it fell on a Saturday, millions of Catholics still took time to remember the lives of departed saints and loved ones. So bad for me because of work and the time I need to spend to go home to our province, I have not been able to visit them. I just offered my prayers and intentions.
While Nov. 1 recalls the most visible of Catholic icons, it’s Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, that is a day set aside for the rest of the faithful who have graced our lives with their presence, service and love.
Churches take a look at what the day means to Catholics as they recall their loved ones. They have been refining their bereavement ministries to reach out to people whose deceased family members are buried far away or people who are alone for the first time in years.
In our province the observance is more reserved as Catholics pray for their deceased family members, friends and acquaintances — some at Mass, perhaps at a local Catholic cemetery, but most in private.
I can still remember the time I was in the province, It’s more of a festive observance as people gather at cemeteries to clean grave sites, share food and drink in a picnic-like way, reminisce and pray. There may even be an outdoor Mass if the local priest is around.
However the day is celebrated, it serves as a time of inspiration and reflection and a way to think about God’s divine plan for life.
Sigh. I wish I can bring back time. I wish. I can only wish.
