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SPECIAL LESSON:
ALL SOULS DAY
ANCESTORVENERATION
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Catholics and Christians Tradition
November 1 (All Saints Day) andNovember 2 (All Souls Day) are special
days for us Filipino Catholics.
These are the days of the year when
most of us will go visit our beloved
departed and meet with our relatives
in the cemetery.
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WHY DO WE CELEBRATE THESE
FEASTS?
The Catholic Church believes that
EVERYONE(living people, saints in heaven and our departed)
is a member of the Family of God.
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That is why, if we pray for
ourselves, for the other livingpeople on earth, we also pray
for our beloved departed.
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ALL SAINTS DAY - We ask theintercession of the saints in
heaven so that by theircloseness to Christ , we too may
grow closer to Him.
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ALL SOULS DAYwe honor ourdead by praying and offering
our sacrifices for theforgiveness of sins.
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CHINESE TRADITION
Ancestor veneration is a ritualpractice that is based on the belief
that deadfamily members are still
alive in our hearts and continue to
touch our lives today by the
goodness they have shared to uswhen they were still alive.
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Being Chinese, it is
possible that the
remains of their
departed are in their
temples or for some in
their homes.
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Offerings are
offered to the
deceased to show
respect and love.
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The Catholic Church celebrates the All Saints Day
and All Souls Day by offering prayers and sacrifices
(Masses) for all the dead.
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IN XAVIER SCHOOL..
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Questions to think about:
1. Why do we remember and respect
our beloved dead?
2. What are their lasting legacies that
we want to continue?
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November 1 and 2 SHOULD NOT be treated as days of
scaring people. These are holy and important days of giving
respect, and showing love not only to our own departed,
but to all the people who went back to our Creator already.