All Souls
Wisdom 5: 15 – 23. The Lord take care of the Just and nothing will happen to them. Even death cannot do nothing.
Romans 8: 14 -23. St. Paul is explaining why we are safe because we share the sonship with Jesus. We are sons and daughters of God
The Commemoration of All Souls invites us to gaze beyond the limits of death and to rediscover the unbreakable bond that unites us with those who have gone before us in faith. The Book of Wisdom assures us that “the souls of the just are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them.” Death, which to our eyes appears as loss, is in truth a passage into the fullness of divine care, a moment when God gathers His children into eternal peace. Saint Paul deepens this mystery by reminding us that we share in the very sonship of Jesus; we are children of the same Father, heirs to His glory. This means that our loved ones are not lost to us, they live in God, and in Him our communion endures. Love, born of the Spirit, cannot be severed by death; it is transformed, purified, and made eternal. Our prayer for the departed, then, is not only remembrance, it is participation in that love which bridges heaven and earth, a hope that whispers quietly: we are still one family, and we shall meet again in the light of God’s eternal day. Let’s reflect: Do I live with the hope that love never dies, trusting that my departed loved ones rest in God’s care and remain united with me in the communion of His eternal love?
Don Giorgio