Saints + Scripture: All the Faithful Departed

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Feast of All Souls: "All Souls Day 2018"

'Tis the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day): All Souls-link ūnus, All Souls-link duo, Wikipedia-link All Souls, & Wikipedia-link Día de Muertos; Wikipedia-link Allhallowtide.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

In the Catholic Church, "the faithful" refers specifically to baptized Catholics; "all souls" commemorates the Church Penitent of souls in Purgatory, whereas "all saints" commemorates the Church Triumphant of saints in Heaven.

Quoth the missalette:

On this day the readings & psalm are chosen from the Masses for the Dead (Lectionary 1011-1016) or the options given at Lectionary 668. The following are suggested from among the many options.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
The Book of Wisdom, chapter three, verses one thru nine;
Psalm Twenty-three, verses one, two, & three(a); three(b) & four; five; & six;
The Letter to the Romans, chapter five, verses five thru eleven;
or, the Letter to the Romans, chapter six, verses three thru nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter six, verses thirty-seven thru forty;
or, the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-five, verses thirty-one thru forty-six.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about raising us on the last day. Our faith is that God will clothe the soul in a new and higher body, what Paul calls a "spiritual body." Here we might rely on the musings of John Polkinghorne, the Christian physicist, who appreciates the soul as the "form" or pattern of the person. God remembers this "form," and then reconstitutes it at a higher level during the resurrection, much as the pattern of an article or a photograph could be preserved in a computer’s memory and then reproduced in a new way.

Listen again to the words of Jesus in our Gospel today: "Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me.…" As you pray for the souls of your beloved dead, take comfort in those words. They will be raised again.

Video reflection by Sister Jane Ann Slater, C.D.P.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"We have inherited from the most ancient Christian communities the following certainty. There is an intense participation in life between us & the sisters & brothers who ae in heavenly glory or who are still being purified after death."
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)

Little Flower Quote o' the Day

"Our dear Father makes His presence felt in a way which touches me deeply. How well He is going to repay you for the care you so generously bestowed on Him! You were His Angel, now He will be yours."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"Let is not hesitate to help those who have died & to offer our prayers for them."
—St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church (349-407, feast day: 13 September)