A Reflection on All Souls’ Day

All Souls Day stirs a mix of emotions within us Catholics. It carries the energies of life and death, the past and the future, memories of love once shared, dreams and hopes once built, gratitude for time spent together, and the tender ache of plans once so carefully made for a future now changed. All these moments and emotions, woven together, create a bittersweet wholeness in our hearts and minds.

In our sorrow, we find comfort knowing that only God will wipe away every tear and heal our pain. Our prayers and Mass offered for our loved ones bring the hope of their purification, helping them enter the fullness of God’s heavenly glory. This belief reassures us and gives purpose to our prayers for those who have gone before us.

May we remember to light a candle today and pray for the continual repose of their souls.

 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.