ALL SAINTS DAY
All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) – “This feast, honoring all the saints of the Church, known and unknown, provides an opportunity to reflect on the nature of sainthood and celebrate the exemplary faithfulness of holy men and women of every place and time, whose lives and deeds inspire us.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2019
Holy Day of Obligation
Friday, November 1st
Mass Times – 8:30 AM, 12 NOON, 7:30 PM*
There is no Eucharistic Adoration on Friday, November 1st.
*The 7:30 PM Mass is also a celebration of Deacon Anthony’s ordination to the priesthood.
ALL SOULS MEMORIAL MASS
All Souls’ Day – “Since the early Church, Christians have prayed for the dead, and in 988, St. Odilo, abbot of the French monastery of Cluny, established the tradition of keeping, ‘with joyous affection, the memory of all the faithful departed who have lived from the beginning of the world until the end.’ By the fourteenth century, the commemoration had spread and was universally accepted in the Latin Church.” Source: Living With Christ, November 2019
Saturday, November 2nd at 12 NOON
This is a special Mass for our departed loved ones who were buried from Mount Carmel in the past year. Names of our recently deceased family members and parishioners will be chanted in lieu of the Prayer of the Faithful. The Novena to remember all our deceased relatives and friends begins Saturday, November 2nd at the 8:30 a.m. Mass and continues through Sunday, November 10th. Special All Souls envelopes are in your monthly mailing and are also available in church. All Souls intentions will be on the altar during the Novena.