Today All Souls Day we remember with love all our loved ones who have gone on before us. Like a glass prism reflecting sun light into beautiful colours – we give thanks for all the beautiful colours that our loved ones have brought into our lives.

Remembering our loved ones is not a strange or a morbid thing to do. It beautifully connects us with them in some way and most important it is our way of saying we haven’t forgotten them. They will always be remembered with love.

Mindful Prayer🙏: Loving Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, may they rest in peace. Amen

 

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Thought For The Week

We celebrated All Saints day yesterday November 1st. All Saints Day is one of our most beautiful feast days that we have, packed with meaning and symbolism. It is the most natural thing in the world to wrap today’s feast day in with the celebration of Halloween. If Halloween is all about darkness, the unknown and scary stuff, then All Saints Day is simply the other side of the coin, celebrating light, hope and new beginnings.

In life balance, Halloween is the yin and All Saints Day is the yang. Both are connected and joined together in beautiful balance.  In ancient times today November 1st marked the beginning of the New Year with the festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the Celtic year and the beginning of the new one.

All Saint’s Day looks at all those who have gone on before us, not just the famous saints, but people who were special and important in our own lives. All Saint’s Day reminds us that these people also lived lives of light and hope. These people lived quiet and ordinary lives but who today are our inspiration. We simply call them Saints. Their faith and their love still surround us. This will never go away. They are our inspiration today reminding us of what’s possible in our own lives.

It is a beautiful feast day. All Saints Day reminds us that we are all part of one great spiritual family united in God’s love. God’s love is the most beautiful blessing we have. We share it every single day in whatever way we can.

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