The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), Cycle B Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6;Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40 The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed echoes a very important message: no human life is perfect, not even Christian life. And the Good News on this Commemoration of theContinue reading “LOVING THE DEAD BEYOND THEIR EARTHLY LIFE, by Fr. Robert B. Manansala, OFM”
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Reflections on the Feast of All Souls By Fr. Efren ‘EJ’ Jimenez, OFM
• No doubt, the observance of the feast of all souls here in the Philippines is most unique – flowers, candles, food and drinks, and even music are part of the celebration. One cannot separate the bonding of the living and the dead, and among the living. Prayers and incensation are made and on topContinue reading “Reflections on the Feast of All Souls By Fr. Efren ‘EJ’ Jimenez, OFM”
“All Souls” Day
Readings:Is 25:6-9; Rom 5:5-11 (or Rom 5.17-21); Luke 7:11-17 The Lord of the Living Or, the triumph of life over death (the resurrection of the son of the widow) 1. This gospel passage – the resurrection of the dead son of a widow – would be better understood and appre-ciated if taken together with precedingContinue reading ““All Souls” Day”