All Souls' Day
Each year on All Souls’ Day the Church commemorates the faithful departed. We remember them before God, offer prayers for them, and bid Christ to let light perpetual shine upon them.
Saint Philip’s will observe its annual All Souls’ requiem mass at 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 2, with music by Gabriel Fauré. This service is commended especially to those whose loved ones died since November last year.
You are invited to submit the names of all those for whom you wish the church to pray. Click here to submit names by Sunday, October 30.
The requiem will begin with a reading of the parish necrology and the solemn tolling of the tower bells. Everyone gathered will have an opportunity to come forward, light candles for their loved ones, and place them upon the altar. The service will conclude with a candlelit procession to the garden columbarium for prayers at the ofrenda. A light reception in the Perry Garden will follow the service. All are welcome.
For more information, please contact Fr. Peter Helman, Parochial Vicar(peter.helman@stphilipstucson.org)
Requiem, Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
The Requiem by Gabriel Fauré remains one of the most beloved settings of these words from Scripture appointed for All Souls' Day. The soaring melodies and rich harmonic expression of late 19th-century France offer consolation and solace to the bereaved with Fauré's inimitable melodic gifts rising to even greater heights of expression. The treble choristers of the Saint Nicholas Choir are joined by Saint Philip’s lay clerks and volunteers in this moving liturgy.