KEEPING NOVEMBER AT IHM

ALL SAINTS DAY
November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation. Come celebrate our solidarity with the holy men and women of every generation who surround God’s throne!

ALL SOULS NOVENA
Father Fred and Father Robbie will celebrate a novena of Masses for the intentions of our beloved dead beginning on November 1. If you would like to participate in this novena, please include the names of your deceased loved ones in the Book of the Dead, available to your left as you enter the church.

ALL SOULS MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
Father Fred and Father Robbie cordially invite you to the bilingual All Souls Mass of Remembrance for our parishioners and family members who have died in the last year. Thursday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. There is no 8:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday, November 2.

BOOK OF THE NAMES OF THE DEAD
The Book of the Names of the Dead will be placed near the baptismal font beginning on All Souls Day. Everyone is welcome to inscribe the names of their deceased loved ones. As you pass the Book and see the burning candle upon entering and leaving church during November, remember to offer up a prayer for all whose names are enshrined there.

ALTAR OF THE DEAD
All Souls Day is the Day of the Dead (el Día de Muertos) in Mexico. A beautiful custom associated with the Day of the Dead is the family altar or ofrenda. Familiarized by the recent Disney movie “Coco,” these altars are based on popular belief that the souls of the departed return at this time of the year, and show them that they are not forgotten. An ofrenda will be erected in the church narthex on All Souls Day by members of our Hispanic community.