All Saints & All Souls Day Liturgies

All Saints & All Souls Day Liturgies
 
It is our Catholic tradition to pray for and honor our deceased during the month of
November. We begin with the first day, calling it the feast of All Saints. Honoring those who have gone before us, having lived extraordinary lives, acknowledges the connectedness between heaven and earth. Just as in our homes, we often recall the life of a loved one, making them present through stories and pictures, the Church reminds us of these holy men and women—our ancestors in faith. This year, the solemnity of All Saints’ Day falls on Thursday, November 1. Eucharist will be celebrated at 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM with our school students, and 7:30 PM.
 
All Souls’ Day, The Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed, is on Friday, November 2. Our customary Mass for the feast of All Souls, will be celebrated at 7:30 PM Mass. This liturgy will include our traditional All Souls Day Mass practices of remembering parishioners who have been buried from St. Hubert. Anyone wishing to observe this day in remembrance is welcome. As we gather with loved ones surrounded by the community, we find assurance in the promise of everlasting life.
 
We encourage anyone who is grieving to come to this Mass and invite your family and friends, no matter how long ago those dear to you have passed from this life. At Mass the names of those buried from St. Hubert in the past year will be read as a candle is lit and presented to family members or a friend. The candles are placed on the steps of the sanctuary. Others may come forward after these families to receive a lighted candle for anyone who has gone before them. We invite you to take them home at the end of Mass. They can be lit at holidays, the anniversary of death, and other times of remembrance. Light refreshments will be served following Mass.