All Saints and All Souls update

We share some of the announcements from last Sunday about the Chapel of the Little Flower and information about the upcoming Feasts of All Saints and All Souls (which is a bit complicated this liturgical year).

Chapel of the Little Flower Announcements

  • Mass intentions for the Chapel of the Little Flower will open up in November and a table will be set up in the narthex to sign up. Only one Mass per Sunday will be available for intentions. Due to limited spots, attendees are asked to sign up for one Mass at a time.
  • On Sunday November 2nd, Fr. Reid will be leading prayers for the poor souls in purgatory at Belmont Abbey Cemetery at 3:00 p.m.
  • This weekend the only Masses offered at the Chapel of the Little Flower will be on Sunday and will be for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (10 a.m. Low; 12 p.m. Sung). Please see liturgical notes below.


Feasts of All Saints and All Souls (November 1st & 3rd)

The following announcement and schedule are for Traditional Latin Masses for the Feast of the All Saints and All Souls as currently announced.

  • Feast of All Saints Saturday November 1: Per the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, since the Feast of All Saints falls on a Saturday (November 1), the obligation to attend Mass is dispensed. Hence it is not a holy day of obligation this year.
  • Feast of All Souls Monday November 3: Since the Feast of All Souls (November 2) falls on a Sunday this year, the feast is transferred to Monday November 3rd in the 1962 calendar.

Diocese of Charlotte

  • No Latin Masses: Since the Feast of All Saints is not a holy day of obligation this year, there will not be any Traditional Latin Masses at the Chapel of the Little Flower on Saturday November 1. Nor will there be any Traditional Latin Mass for All Souls Day, November 3rd. Mass on Sunday November 2nd will be the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost.

Diocese of Charleston

  • All Saints: 8:00 a.m., Saturday November 1, Prince of Peace (Taylors SC)
  • All Saints: 1:30 p.m, Saturday November 1, Our Lady of the Lake (Chapin SC)
  • All Souls, 6:30 p.m. Monday November 3, Stella Maris (Sullivans Island, SC)
  • All Souls: 7:00 p.m., Monday November 3, Prince of Peace (Taylors SC)

Diocese of Raleigh

  • All Saints: 9:00 a.m., Saturday November 1, Sacred Heart (Dunn NC)

If additional Latin Masses or schedule changes are announced we will post them in the days ahead on our webpage.


All Souls Indulgences (Nov 1 - 8)

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful - applicable only to the souls in purgatory - who devoutly visit a cemetery to pray for the dead during the first eight days of November (under the usual conditions each day noted below).

A plenary indulgence, also applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful who piously visit a church or public oratory on All Souls Day to pray the Our Father and recite the Creed. One must be baptized and in the state of grace; free from an attachment to sin; go to confession within 20 days; receive Holy Communion on the day of visitation; and offer prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (again, the Our Father and Creed will suffice).


Enroll the Souls of the Faithful Departed

The Traditional Carmelite Hermits of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Colorado and Pennsylvania) are happy to announce an All Souls Enrollment during the month of November. Throughout this month, the community will dedicate 30 Holy Masses (Traditional Carmelite Rite), along with the daily prayers and sacrifices of the Brothers, for the souls of the faithful departed who are enrolled. You may recall their Lenten Enrollment offering each spring, and now they are offering an All Souls Enrollment for the faithful departed. To learn more or enroll, click here.