Thursday, November 02, 2006

All Souls Day

All Souls Day is a day set apart for honouring the faithful departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day on November 2nd. If the souls of the departed have not been cleansed from sin, or have not yet atoned for past transgressions, they can not attain beatific vision meaning they can't yet "see" God in Heaven. Prayers and sacrifices by the mass may absolve this and help those souls stuck in purgatory.