The Catholic Calendar for Friday, November 2, 2001
The Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
All Souls Day
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 27:1,4,7-9,13-14
Romans 6:3-9
John 6:37-40
Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm
A Reflection from Holy Scripture . . .
Today, All Souls Day, the Church offers prayers to honor and
intercede for those who have predeceased us. The feast also brings to
mind our own mortality. It can be a day of mixed emotions, for while
we are saddened to recall the deaths of our loved ones, we are also
reminded of resurrection. Because of our baptism and the price Christ
paid for our sins, we too can share in the resurrection.
Christ gave all of Himself, even to the point of washing away our
sins with His very blood. Christ reminds us, as recorded in the
Gospel of St. John 6:37-40: "All that the Father gives to me shall
come to me, and him who comes to me I will not cast out." Our Father
wants all of His children with Him in heaven.
We are reminded today on All Souls Day, not only to pray for those
who have died, but also to reflect on how well we are meeting our own
obligations with those entrusted by Christ to our loving care.
- Joan of Jesus, ocds
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