After celebrating All Hallow’s Eve followed by All Saints Day, today I went to Mass celebrating All Souls Day. The entrance of the church has a very large Baptismal font. When adults are Baptized there, they can actually walk in and out of the pool. Today, the font was adorned with probably 100 lit candles. They had all been decorated to the memory of a loved one who had died. Many had photos of the person. As I admired them, I noticed one had a photo of an ultrasound – a tiny baby. The baby was named and remembered. It was all I could do to hold back the tears. After Mass, I went to the cemetery and placed flowers on my parents’ grave. I prayed for them and all those buried there. As I was leaving, 2 separate families arrived. Each had a mom and a couple of little kids carrying flowers. It was a sweet scene, but solemn. I had made a little altar for my parents at home and shared it on social media. I gave people an opportunity to share the names of their deceased loved ones and to pray for all those listed, as well as those of us still here and grieving. I invite you to do the same here. A friend of mine shared a photo of her family altar as they celebrated Dios de los Muertos. It was extravagant, colorful, and wonderful. I saw so many ways that people remembered their loved ones today and they were all so personal and beautiful.

I Found God today remembering deceased loved ones.