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By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, Nov. 1, 2024

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) was former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He publishes regularly in the National Catholic Register and in theological journals. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.

 

November as a month that teaches us about the communion of saints through prayer for the souls of the faithful departed makes that lesson real.

Catholics observe November as the month of prayer for the faithful departed.

But November begins with All Saints Day. What, if anything, connects these two?

Well, they are connected. We perhaps need to widen our aperture to see the connection. November is the month of the holy souls, but, more broadly, it is the month of the “communion of saints.”

The Apostles Creed declares we believe in “the communion of saints.” However—as with many classic concepts of Catholic theology—perhaps not a few Catholics are hazy about what “communion of saints” means. …

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