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Nov 2: Day by Day with Father Bill

THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS)

I like very much this image of eternal life which Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, the Archbishop of Chicago, shared in his beautiful last will and testament, The Gift of Peace, a book he completed just a couple days before he died on November 14, 1996.

“When one young man asked if I look forward to being united to God and all those who have gone before me, I made this connection. The first time I traveled with my mother and sister to my parents’ homeland of Tonadico de Primiero, in northern Italy, I felt as if I had been there before. After years of looking through my mother’s photo albums, I knew the mountains, the land, the houses, and the people. As soon as I entered the valley, I said, My God, I know this place. I am home.” Somehow I think crossing from this life into eternal life will be similar. I will be home.”
Eternal rest grant upon our dear loved ones who have died! May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace! Amen!

Father Bill +