Tuesday, November 02, 2004

6:01 pm

The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, November 2, 2004
The Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed
(All Souls Day)

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 25:6,7-9
Psalm 25:6,7b,17-18,20-21
Romans 6:3-9
John 11:17-27

A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:

This one day in the liturgical year the Church places our attention on the
souls of all the faithful departed, even though we remember and pray for our
deceased every day. Is it to concentrate our prayer intentions as though
they will reap more benefit for the deceased, or is it to remind us, the
living, that we too one day will be counted among the dead? Perhaps it is
for both reasons.

On this day we're reminded that Christ has destroyed death; but it isn't an
automatic guarantee for each of us. We rejoice that by our baptism into
Christ we were "baptized into His death." (Romans 6:3) "It's only if we've
grown into union with Him through a death like His, that we'll be united
with Him in the resurrection." (Romans 6:5)

Today would be a good time for us to evaluate how we're doing regarding our
growing into union with Christ. Much of that process involves the hundreds
of choices we make in a given day, to always choose the path and the means
that gives honor and glory to Christ, rather than to ourselves and our
earthly ambitions. Growing into union with Christ takes work and time, with
prayer as our foundation. We have the Church to serve as our guide and to
provide nourishment and forgiveness for us while on this journey. As we pray
for the holy souls, we ask that they too will assist us in whatever way
possible.

May all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace,
and may we too one day be counted among their numbers,
with our union with Christ joyfully realized. Amen.

- Joan of Jesus, OCDS
(jmurphy at utica dot edu)
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Lives of the saints: http://www.christdesert.org/public_texts/martyrology/
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