The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.”

We all belong to God and He wants us to be with Him forever. He won’t reject anyone who comes to Him. As long as we keep the commandments of the Father, the teachings of the Son, and the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, then we will be raised on the last day. It is the will of the Father that those who believe in Jesus and act in accord with his good news will have eternal life. God wants us to be at His side each and every day and to act in His Divine Name. So let us go to God, offering Him everything in our lives, great and small, as a living sacrifice for His greater glory.

Are we spending our lives coming to God or running away from Him? Do we realize how much He loves us and wants us with Him in heaven? Do we offer God everything in our lives?

O Lord, we believe in you, shelter us with your love.

Amen.