Father Hurlbert at Ascension Parish offered some notable insights about this occasion commemorating All the Faithful Departed.
In talking about it at Mass the weekend before, he referred to it as one of the "solstices" of the Church year, connecting it with Easter Sunday, when we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. On All Souls' Day, we celebrate the Resurrection that our beloved dead experience in Christ.
On All Souls' Day, we are reminded of the hope we have because of Christ, that our beloved dead still live, in some mysterious way, in the broad communion of saints. Our love for them continues, even as we await the time when we join with them in God's presence. So we not only honor the memory of the faithful departed on this occasion, but we celebrate that death has brought them to the newness of Life.
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