Greetings,
As I began to reflect on the changes that the natural seasons bring, I couldn't help but also reflect on the shift of the spiritual season as well.
As the month of October fades into the month of November we are immediately faced with two days of prayer and commemoration where we recall the lives of the "Holy Ones" who have gone before us. We are faced with the memory of our beloved dead, as we call out unto the ages asking God that they may all rest in the abundance of peace that they rightly deserve.
This year my heart goes out to the countless lives that were lost due to the coronavirus pandemic, my heart goes out to the lives that were lost due to senseless acts of violence, my heart goes out to the poor and abandoned if our society who died alone.
Just as we have a lot to be thankful for, we also have a lot to pray for!
Please join me as we embark upon this special time of prayer and remembrance, to daily recall the lives of so many gone before us and give thanks and praise to God for the wonderful blessing of the most precious gift ever given, the gift of life!
St. Francis and St. Clare
Pray for us..
Amen!