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  2. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    November 2, (All Souls Day), or "The Day of the Dead", is the day when all of the faithful dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. They also celebrate Suffrage Masses to shorten the time that souls need to leave Purgatory and the enter in ...

  3. Day of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    The Brazilian public holiday of Dia de Finados, Dia dos Mortos or Dia dos Fiéis Defuntos (Portuguese: "Day of the Dead" or "Day of the Faithful Deceased") is celebrated on November 2. Similar to other Day of the Dead celebrations, people go to cemeteries and churches with flowers and candles and offer prayers. The celebration is intended as a ...

  4. Office of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    It is the proper reading on All Souls' Day (normally November 2) for all departed souls , and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular decedent. The work is composed of different psalms, scripture, prayers and other parts, divided into The Office of Readings, Lauds, Daytime Prayer, Vespers and Compline.

  5. What is Day of the Dead? Ultimate guide to traditions, dates ...

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    The holiday begins on the evening of Oct. 31 and continues through Nov. 2. These dates coincide with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls' Day (Nov. 2).

  6. Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day ... - AOL

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    Yolanda Dozal stops for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, during a Day of the Dead Celebration at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City.

  7. Dia de los Muertos: How Day of the Dead allows people to ...

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    Family members tend to the grave of a relative in preparations for the Day of the Dead celebrations, at the Valle de Chalco municipal cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.

  8. Prayer for the dead - Wikipedia

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    A passage in the New Testament which is seen by some to be a prayer for the dead is found in 2 Timothy 1:16–18, which reads as follows: . May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy on that day); and in how many ...

  9. Day of the Dead is a special way to honor late loved ones ...

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    Day of the Dead takes place annually on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. It can also be celebrated on different days depending on the region and customs. For example, some people begin celebrating it on Oct. 31 ...