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November: The Month of the Holy Souls
Father Edmund
13 October 2024
Wednesday 30 October: St Mary of the Angels, 5.30pm
I will offer a special Mass for the Youth Group, anticipating both All Saints and All Souls, at St Mary of the Angels at 5.30pm. All welcome.
Saturday 2 November: Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 10am
A Saturday morning Mass at 10am to mark All Souls’ Day, praying for all the faithful departed.
Sunday 3 November: Overpool Cemetery, 2.30pm
At Overpool Cemetery, we will gather at 2.30pm with a short prayer to begin, followed by the individual blessing of graves.
Sunday 3 November: St Mary of the Angels, 4.30pm
At St Mary of the Angels, Hooton, we will gather at 4.30pm, as above.
November List
There will also be envelopes, available from the last weekend in October, for you to return with the names of loved ones who have died. This list will be added to the intention of all the Masses said in November.
Praying for those who have Died
As Catholics, one of our great traditions is prayer for the dead: a source of consolation for us who still live and efficacious for those who have died. The consolation it brings to us is that we donot stop praying for those we love, even after death. We continue to love them - we continue to pray for them. They are not forgotten. Not even death can break the bonds of love and affection. And it is efficacious for the departed because our prayers and Masses for them help them be ready for Heaven: free of any sin or fault, but purified and alive before God.