A week from today is Halloween (aka All Hallows Eve), followed by the much beloved holidays: All Saints Day (1 Nov) and All Souls Day (2 Nov). Blessed Sacrament has some pretty fabulous masses and prayer services lined up for us. The most notable of which is the Veneration of the Relics of Saints (including St. Peregrine, Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, and St. Dominic, among others) at 7:00pm on Friday, October 31st. In addition to Veneration of the Relics, there will also be readings on the lives of these Saints. It should be beautiful! Please join us for any (or all) of these beautiful liturgies. Here's the schedule:
Friday, October 31 All Hallows Eve
5:30 PM All Saints Vigil Mass
(Children can dress up as their favorite saint)
7:00 PM Veneration of the Relics of Saints
8:00 PM All-night Adoration
Saturday, November 1 All Saints
8:00 AM All Saints Mass
12 NOON All Saints Mass
5:00 PM Vigil Mass for All Souls
(Blessing of the Votive Tree for the Dead)**
Sunday, November 2 All Souls
Usual Sunday schedule of Masses.
7:00 PM Solemn Compline and Benediction
(There will be no Compline on October 26)
**COMMEMORATING ALL SOULS
We commemorate all the men and women who have died through the celebration of All Souls. This feast falls on a Sunday this year.
As a Dominican Parish, we pray for the dead every day. The Friars include the prayers for the dead each day by reciting the “de profundis,” which is psalm 130. In addition, we also remember the dead by inscribing their names in the “Book of the Dead.” This book will be located in the north transept chapel, which used to be the adoration chapel. A votive tree with 42 branches for candles will adorn the chapel. There will also be a special book of remembrance with photos of the dead. If you would like your loved one included, please send a photo to the parish care of Jesson Mata
Friday, October 24, 2008
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