November 2 Celebration of Saints
November 2 Celebration of Saints
All Souls Day
Today is a day of prayer to remember the faithful departed, brothers and sisters baptised in the faith.
It is especially for remembrance and prayer for those who may be in purgatory, to help cleanse the sins of their souls and make them suitable to God.
This is also a day when many will visit the graves of the dearly departed to clean, repair and decorate them.
Saints honored today
Saints for this day include:
Saint Acyndinus, Saint Amicus, Saint Carterius, Blessed John Bodey, Saint Jorandus, Saint Justus of Trieste, Saint Marcian, Saint Maura, Saint Theodotus and Saint Victorinus of Pettau.
The Day of the Dead, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1859). Public domain.