ANGEL'S ANGLES: October 30, 2022

Hi there, everyone!  It’s “the boss,” Angel,  here  again. My dad asked me to write a column  again  as  this  week  on  Monday (Halloween) marks 3 years since I hopped up on my dad’s lap at the rescue agency & told him to pick me. And boy am I glad  he did. I am so, so happy to be here with all of you! I hope  you are doing well!  Here we  are, right  at  the  cusp of November. I know that my dad loves November because  his birthday is in it, but I dread those months where my bathroom gets covered in snow!

This month begins with 2 very important celebrations in the life of our Church year. The first is our celebration of All Saints’ Day on Tuesday. All Saints’ Day is a day when we celebrate all those who live with God forever in heaven. Both the officially canonized Saints of the Church (what I call the big “S” Saints) and those saints who aren’t canonized (what I call the little “s” saints), those men and women who have walked with us, talked with us, impacted our lives in a positive way, and who we pray are living with God forever in heaven. We pray too for those small “s” saints in our lives. We pray for those souls in Purgatory, that they may come to be purified and
enter into their heavenly reward. All Saints’ Day also reminds us of our call to be saints ourselves. The call to sainthood is part of our universal call to holiness. At Baptism, when the Priest or Deacon asks the parents of the one to be Baptized, “What do you ask of God’s Church for your child?” The answer prescribed in the rite is, “Baptism,” but we could also answer, “To help them become a saint.” We don’t just celebrate holy men & women today, we are also challenged to strive to be holy men & women ourselves.

And then Wednesday, November 2nd is All Souls’ Day, a day where we remember, we celebrate, and we pray for all those who have died in the past year. We will have a Mass at each parish at 7:00 pm to remember and pray for all of our deceased, remembering by name all those who have passed on to what we pray is their eternal reward. Please join us
or pray along with us, praying for all those deceased brothers & sisters of ours who have been a part of and impacted our lives in some very impactful ways. May we strive to be holy men & women (to be saints) and may the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.