On November 1st we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints. All Saints, often understood as the“Epiphany of Pentecost,” is a celebration of thanksgiving, a harvest festival that reveals the fruit of eternal life, which has grown out of death. Although the final completion has not yet come and we suffer from the transitory nature of things, we are carried to the glory of God by the communion of saints and the hope that comes from our own destiny. Sustained by this hope and granted the initial gift of the Holy Spirit we look towards the goal of our calling.
On All Souls Day, which we celebrate on November 2nd, we think of all the deceased; as a religious community, we particularly recall our deceased co-sisters. We especially pray for the souls of the deceased and for their salvation. After evening Vespers, during which all of the deceased co-sisters from the past year were remembered, we went to the cemetery to pray in a special way for the sisters who are buried there. The graves were blessed by Fr. Klemens, OFM, and theyshone like a sea of light made up of candles. Afterwards, we participated together in the Holy Mass.
