Today is All Souls Day, a day to commemorate everyone who has died.
Everybody knows the secular holiday of Halloween. But not everybody knows it derives from a holy day, All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1 ( a day to commemorate all Saints, those people we believe are in heaven, through good works and God’s grace.), which is followed by All Souls’ day on Nov. 2.
The root word of Halloween – ”hallow” – means ”holy.” The suffix “een” is an abbreviation of “evening.” It refers to the Eve of All Hallows, the night before the Christian holy day that honors saintly people of the past. All Souls’ Day is a day to pray for all souls. 
All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are related, but they are two separate celebration. On All Saints’ Day there’s a call to live as saints, to remind us how we’re supposed to live. On All Souls’ Day, we’re talking about all souls and asking God’s mercy for them. We’re talking about those people who have died before us, and their process of getting to heaven.
These days of the year it is easier to connect to your loved ones that have crossed over. Be open to connecting with them, talk to them, invite them and be open. Notice signs and send them your love.
Hold their memory in your heart and they will live forever. Death is an illusion anyways, just keep that in mind. We never die. We just go into another room, take the elevator to a different floor, set our radios to a different station. But we can always visit the ones we love. Be there for them.
In love and light,
Charissa
xxx
