All Souls' Day

Each year on All Souls’ Day the Church commemorates all the faithful departed who have gone before us in the faith. We pray that God will grant them eternal rest, and we ask that with them—encouraged by their examples, aided by their prayers, strengthened by their fellowship—we too may be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light. 

Saint Philip’s will observe All Souls’ Day at 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 2 with a solemn requiem mass in the sanctuary. We commend this service especially to those whose loved ones have died since November last year. It will be offered with special intentions for the end to the pandemic and for all those worldwide who have died from COVID-19.

All are welcome to attend either in-person or via live-stream on Facebook. It appears on the parish website, too, as liturgies that go live via Facebook automatically post to www.stphilipstucson.org/livestream.

As a way of remembering the departed, we will begin the All Souls’ requiem with a reading of the parish necrology. Ministers will light votive candles on behalf of the congregation, in honor of their loved ones. We will conclude the service with prayers at the ofrenda in the garden columbarium.  

We invite you to submit the names of those for whom you desire prayers by contacting Fr Peter Helman, Parochial Vicar at peter.helman@stphilipstucson.org.