Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
All are warmly invited to a commemorative All Souls Day Mass at De Mazenod Chapel, Galilee Centre, on November 2 at 10:30 a.m. Father David Perrin will preside as we remember and pray for deceased members of the Galilee Community. Praying for the deceased members of our families and friends is an important expression of love, gratitude, and enduring hope.
Please join us in this sacred time of remembrance, prayer, and community. The mass will be followed by a time of fellowship at Martha’s Place. This gathering is open to all, though seating is limited. Please click here to register.
All Saints and All Souls Days (November 1 and November 2)
All Saints Day – The current date of November 1 was established by Pope Gregory III during his reign (731-741 AD) when he dedicated a chapel in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica in honor of all saints. While this celebration was originally limited to Rome, later in 837 Pope Gregory IV ordered the official observance of All Saints Day every November 1 and extended its celebration to the entire Church. While many canonized saints are celebrated with their own individual feast days (such as St. Patrick), saints that have not been canonized have no particular holiday. All Saints’ Day recognizes those whose sainthood is known only to God.
All Souls Day – From the very beginning, Christians believed in the communion of saints, the spiritual bond between the living and the departed. By the 10th–11th century, St. Odilo of Cluny, a French abbot, officially established November 2 as a day to pray for all the faithful departed. This day is dedicated to the quiet and obscure, those whose faithful, ordinary lives have built up our own lives and our local churches. All Souls’ Day reminds us that death doesn’t break the bonds of love—we can still care for those who have gone before us.