Every November, the month of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, our Catholic bishop has a Mass in remembrance of all of the sisters, priests, oblates and associates of the diocese who died in the last year. This year three of our sisters were among those remembered: Sister Mary Lou Kownacki (January), Sister Mary Miller (May) and Sister Mary Therese Egan (September).
One of our litugists put the liturgy together, the readings, the hymns and other appropriate rituals. It seemed to go particularly well this year, helped by the addition of new songs and the fact that it was held on a clear Saturday morning and not what was often a windy and cold November evening.
It is a rather sad time, the remembering of good friends who are greatly missed, but there is some consolation that the people of faith who attend are joined in prayer and fond memories of these friends who have recently died.
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