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Office of the Dead, 15th century, Black Hours, Morgan MS 493 The Office of the Dead or Office for the Dead (in Latin, Officium Defunctorum) is a prayer cycle of the Canonical Hours in the Catholic Church, Anglican Church and Lutheran Church, said for the repose of the soul of a decedent. [1]
Early in the 11th century, a Benedictine Abbot established All Souls' Day as a day to pray for the souls of deceased family members.
Prayer services with representatives from different Christian denomination for All Souls Day are held at graveyards for those visiting them. [11] [12] All Souls Day emphasizes "the Christian belief in bodily resurrection and eternal life". [16]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Diocese of El Paso is offering the El Paso community an opportunity to lay their loved ones to rest this Saturday, Nov. 2, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery as part of All Souls ...
In the case of the conventual Requiem mentioned above, if a simple occurs or if the Mass of the preceding Sunday had not yet been said, the Requiem was celebrated after the Office of the Dead, or if that was not said, after Prime, the Mass of the simple or Sunday after Sext. On All Souls' day (2 November) the Mass of the octave (or feast) was ...
Yolanda Dozal stops for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, during a Day of the Dead Celebration at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City.
For churches which are no longer used, Cemetery Sunday can be the only regularly held service on the grounds. [2] [1] In the United States, Cemetery Sunday is the first Sunday in November, around the time of All Souls' Day. [3]
November 2, (All Souls Day), or "The Day of the Dead", is the day when all of the faithful dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. They also celebrate Suffrage Masses to shorten the time that souls need to leave Purgatory and the enter in ...