All Souls’ Day

Today, on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed or All Souls’ Day, we pray for all those who have died. The month of November, especially All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day, is a traditional time for visiting the graves of loved ones. We are called in a special way to pray for the souls of all the faithfully departed on this day. “O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last." - John Henry Newman