Solemnity
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
- Feast day
- November 02
Life
All Souls' Day is dedicated to prayer for the faithful departed who are undergoing purification in purgatory. The observance spread through the Western Church after Saint Odilo, abbot of Cluny, established it in his monasteries around the year 998. On this day the Church offers Masses, prayers, and acts of charity for the repose of their souls.
The saint of the day, every day
Bosko shows you the saint the Church honors today, every day — their story, today's feast, and where they fall in your tradition's liturgical calendar, so a feast that matters to you never quietly slips past.