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For all the clichés, the Catholic triduum of death, resting and resurrection is, at the heart, a traditional ritual of mourning, community and remembrance of a life well lived, traditionally in the family home but adapted for current times and locales.
COMMENTARY: Fulfilling our Christian duty on All Souls’ Day and during the month of November
The Church has many liturgical and communal practices to allow the faithful on earth to intercede for the faithful departed.
Praying for the dead and attending to their graves bears witness to a community of faith; visiting cemeteries is visiting another ‘part’ of the Church.
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