The annual procession and mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery will be held on Sunday November 3, 2024.

The procession will start at 2:00pm from St. Lucian’s and mass will begin at 2:30pm.

In case of rain: Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Church at 2:00pm.

Why Do Catholics celebrate All Souls Day?

The Church is composed of the faithful living upon the earth and those who have gone before us. The latter includes the Saints in Heaven and the faithful Souls being purified in Purgatory. Just as on November 1st we honor those who are with God, on November 2nd Catholics celebrate a Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Also known as All Souls Day, on this day we honor them for their fidelity in life, as well as pray for them, since they are being purified before entering the All Holy Presence of God. As Revelation 21:27 says of the Heavenly Jerusalem, “… nothing unclean shall enter in.”- EWTN