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ALL SOULS DAY
This Thursday, November 2nd, is All Souls Day, when we recall that all who have not made-up for the sins they have had forgiven, must first be purified before entering heaven.
We Catholic Christians realize that "for faithful people, life is changed not ended" when death comes. Yet, we are also aware that at the moment of death, we are not always the kind of persons we should be for all eternity. Hence, a process of purification follows our death before we can share fully "life with God". Thus, since the days of our Jewish forefathers in faith, and since the days of the first disciples of Christ, we have the ancient custom of praying for the deceased that they might be freed from whatever prevents them from seeing God face-to-face. We pray that God may wipe away the temporal satisfaction due to their sins so that they may come to the Beatific Vision of His Glory. All Souls Day is a special time of prayer for all our brothers and sisters who have gone ahead of us. Let us use this day well.
We will have All Souls Masses in our church at:
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. with our school community
12:05 noon
7:00 p.m.
There will also be Mass at Queen of the Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Simi Valley at 10:00 a.m.
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ECUMENICAL PRAYERS FOR PEACE
In the Land of Three Faiths
On Tuesday, October 17th, the Conejo Valley Ecumenical Ministerial Association adopted a resolution to pray and work for peace in the Land of Three Major Faiths: Jews, Christians and Muslims. They also asked that all in the Conejo Valley join with them and others throughout the world praying and working for this peace.
All the members promised to ask their congregations to pray each week, if not daily, for a true and a lasting peace to come to this Most Holy Land. Each religious community will conduct their own special prayers each week during their regular services. In addition, the Annual Ecumenical Prayer Service the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving will be centered around peace coming to this Land of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This Land which saw so many Prophets and People of God. This Land that was the home of Jesus. Praying that the descendants of the sons of Abraham: "Isaac" the father of the Jewish people, and "Ishmael" the father of the Arabic people, may be helped to live in peace as sisters and brothers, along with their Christian and other neighbors.
All living in the Conejo Valley are invited to join in this endeavor of peace. In whatever way you might know and worship God, turn to Him and pray for peace. And then come and join with your neighbors in the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Prayer Service on Wednesday evening, November 23rd, at St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic Community on the corner of Lindero Canyon and Kanan Roads at 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments and fellowship will follow the Ecumenical Prayer Service.
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