Sunday, October 28, 2018

A Word from Your Pastor October 28


November begins with a wonderful reminder of the Communion of Saints.  We celebrate All Saints’ Day November 1 and All Souls’ Day November 2.  We who are the Saints in Training pray with and for those who have marched ahead of us.  The Church on the face of the Earth is known as “the Church Militant,” that is, the Church on the march or the Church fighting the battle on the earthly journey.  “The Church Triumphant” refers to the Saints in glory who continue to pray for us and urge us on to victory.  “The Church Suffering” speaks of those who have entered into the mystery of death still needing purification, “the Holy Souls” in Purgatory.

The simple truth that is expressed the fact that in Christ, the Church is One.  We are all connected to one another and we cooperate with Christ and His Holy Spirit in working out our salvation, one for all and all for one.  The Communion of Saints is a sharing of Holy Things among the Holy Ones of God, made holy by the action of God’s Spirit among us.

We are called to see our lives as a whole, Time and Eternity interpenetrating.  Looking to the glory that is in store for us, we find the courage to persevere on our own march and to pray with and for the others who are with us on the journey.

This week, all are invited to Mass for the Holy Day of Obligation,  the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1, and then again for the special celebration of All Souls’ Day, November 2, where we will remember all those who have died in the past year. 

During these days, we contemplate “the Four Last Things”: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell.  Realizing the brevity of our lives on earth, we set our minds and hearts on the glory of Heaven, where we are destined to share Eternal Life with God, the Angels and all the Saints.  May we cooperate with the Holy Spirit to complete our journey through Faith, Hope and Love and may we pray with and for our brothers and sisters with whom we share this journey now and forever.


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