Dear Fellow Parish Bulletin Reps: November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast is celebrated on November 2. The Holy Father’s intentions for the Month of November, 2019: Dialogue and Reconciliation in the near East; That a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the near East, where diverse religious communities share their lives together. Feasts during the month of November: All Saints (11/1), All Souls (11/2), Charles Borromeo (11/4), Martin of Tours: Veterans Day (USA) Memorial (11/11), Josaphat (11/12), Frances Xavier Cabrini (11/13) Albert the Great (11/15), Margaret of Scotland, Gertrude (11/16), Presentation of Mary (11/21), Cecilia (11/22), Bl. Miguel Agustin Pro (11/23), Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (11/24), Andrew (11/30). The Crucified Christ said to the Italian priest (Padre Pio), “He was lamenting the ingratitude of men, especially those consecrated to him and favored by him”. How often have we been ungrateful?
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