Remembering…….

…………..ALL SOULS' DAY

In Western Christianity, this day is also known as the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, or the Feast of All Souls, and sometimes, in some cultures it is known as the Day of the Dead. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes several All Souls' Days during the year.

There are three days of Hallowmas:
- Halloween October 31st
- All Saints’ Day November 1st
- All Souls’ Day November 2nd

History of All Souls’ Day
While All Souls Day is now paired with All Saints Day, which celebrates all of the faithful who are in Heaven, it originally was celebrated in the Easter season, around Pentecost Sunday (and still is in the Eastern Catholic Churches).

By the tenth century, the celebration had been moved to October; and sometime between 998 and 1030, St. Odilo of Cluny decreed that it should be celebrated on November 2 in all of the monasteries of his Benedictine congregation. Over the next two centuries, other Benedictines and the Carthusians began to celebrate it in their monasteries as well, and soon it spread to the entire Church.


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