All Souls, Years ABC

This week the “Back Porch” takes a different look at All Souls Day. The Church encourages the faithful to pray for the souls of the Faithful Departed, as it is believed that such prayers can aid in their purification process and hasten their entrance into eternal life. That raises the topic of prayers for the dead, purgatory, indulgences and a lot more. The “Detailed Commentary” below walks you through a complete Catholic Understanding of all those topics and more. Hopefully we all come to know this Commemoration as a whole lot more than “fondly remembering” for loved ones.

Take a moment and jump right in.  Do it from the comfort of your back porch!

Full Text of the Sunday Readings
Detailed Commentary

All Souls’ Day | Jakub Schikaneder, 1888 | National Gallery Prague | PD-US