REFLECTION/HOMILY ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 2ND NOVEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 2ND NOVEMBER 2023 Wis.3:1-9; Ps.23; Romans 5:5-11; Matthew 5:1-12a Pray for the Dead Today, we commemorate all the faithful departed. We do so first because, our faith teaches us that in death, life is not ended but changed. So, our departed love ones have not gone into extinction but have transcended into immortality. If this immortal state is not in heaven then it is in agony. Second, we believe in the communion of Saints. The Church comprises of the triumphant, the militant and the suffering Church. None of these is entirely isolated from the other. Yesterday, we celebrated our communion with the triumphant Church; today, we are celebrating our communion with the suffering Church. In yesterday’s celebration, we asked for the intercession of the Saints. Today, we specially fulfil our obligation to pray for the dead. We are able to pray for the dead because God in his infinite mercy has not reserved judgment to two extrem...