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10/31/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2024 10:45

November, a time to remember those no longer with us

November, a time to remember those no longer with us

  • October 31, 2024
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The month of November is set aside to remember in prayer our deceased relatives and friends. The Catholic Church marks Nov. 2 as "a commemoration of all the faithful departed," but this commemoration continues throughout the month.

If there is someone that has passed away that you would like the Marquette community to pray for, please fill out theprayer request for Marquette community form. Names from these prayer requests will be placed on scrolls in baskets at the altar of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel during the month of November.

What are ways that we can remember our loved ones?

Prayer. It is through prayer that we encounter the Risen Lord and know He is with us. In prayer, we do not pray alone. We pray as a member of the Body of Christ which includes those on earth as well as those gone before us. In our prayer we are in union with them.

Thanksgiving: Those who have gone before us have shared their life, their love and their faith with us. In being grateful for them, we are invited to notice their fingerprints on our hearts and in our souls.

Good works. As we are the hands and heart of Christ reaching out in sacramental ways (notice the small "s") to our brothers and sisters to serve, to heal and to respect, so we continue the good work of those who have gone before us by doing what they did in serving others.

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