Today, we remember those we have known and loved who have gone before us in death. The entire month of November is a time for us to remember our dead .in a special way.
As Christians, our remembering of those who have died is always done in the context of faith and prayer. Praying to God for our beloved deceased is one of the ways we consciously and spiritually experience our abiding communion with them in God. We believe that they are with God and that God is also with us in this life. It is that shared connection with the Lord that keeps us in communion with our loved ones who have died.
In praying for our beloved deceased, we ask God to bring them to the fullness of life. We also pray in thanksgiving for the gift of their earthly lives and the many ways God blessed us through them.
Today, we entrust our beloved deceased to God. As “God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us,” (Romans 5:5) we pray they will experience that love fully in God's kingdom of everlasting love and peace.
Homily for Wednesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours
Homily for the Memorial of St. Leo the Great
Homily for the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Homily for Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo
Homily for Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints
Homily for Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Homily for Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time
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