Golden October has declined into sombre November, as Eliot has it in Murder in the Cathedral, and the month of remembrance is upon us. And so it was that on the first Sunday of November a Service was held to pray for the dead and for the bereaved.
The quote from the Book of Maccabees which fronts this article, reminds us of our Catholic tradition of praying for the dead especially in the month of November. God's hand is not 'shortened' by death, his mercy reaches beyond the grave and takes into account our loving prayers for those who have died. And so with love and devotion we pray: Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.