THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED: PRAYING FOR ALL SOULS IN PURGATORY

Send us Fan MailBrothers and sisters in Christ Jesus our saviour and brother, today we express our communion with those who are still in the process of purification before the beatific vision. We remember them in the celebration of All Souls. The bonds of love between the living and the dead are not broken by death. Our love for them and their love for us endure. Sadness, sorrow, grief may fill us the living, but that is a reminder of their presence and love in our lives.Our faith assures us that love is eternal, that the bonds of love can never be severed. We continue to be united to our loved ones who have died. This is the insight behind what we confess each week as our belief in the “communion of saints”. Without denying the reality of physical death, we affirm our eternal connection with our loved ones. We remember them to God is the source of our life and love, the beginning and end of our destiny.Let us pray that we may live our resurrection faith through the changing circumstances around us. May we pattern our lives on Jesus who triumphed over sin and death by virtue of his fidelity to God. May we be guided by his example as we progress on our pilgrim way towards our heavenly home.Support the show