All Souls' Day 2020: History, Tradition, Quotes & Wishes - Times Now

All Souls Day 2020 

All Souls' Day, also known as Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is a day of prayer which is observed by Catholics and other Christian denominations every year on November 2.

In other words, it is the day when Roman Catholics and Anglo-Catholic churches commemorate and remember the souls of those who have died.

The Day is also called Feast of All Souls Day, Defuncts' Day in Hungary, France Italy, and Ecuador, and Day of The Dead in Mexico.

What is All Souls' Day? The aim of the day is to remember and pray for the souls who are in Purgatory, it's a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.

History In Christian tradition, All Souls' Day was popularized by French monks who designated a specific day for remembering the dead in 998 AD.

It started as a local feat but soon spread throughout the Catholic Church during the next century.

Traditions The main traditions of All Souls' Day are associated with the notion of purgatory. Bells are tolled to comfort those being cleansed and candles are lit to guide poor souls languishing in the darkness. In many countries, cakes are distributed among children. Singing and prayer meets are also organized.

The observance is significantly different in Mexico, where the day is usually portrayed as a day of celebration rather than mourning.

All Souls’ Day Wishes, Message, and Quotes

Wishes Death is just the last and long sleep. We hope that it will be a dreamy gateway to heaven for everybody!

On this All Soul’s Day, I pray that all my departed loved ones have been blessed with God’s mercy in heaven and can hear my good thoughts about them.

Footsteps will have vanished from the earth after someone dies but his goodwill will always be there. Spread this good thought on this occasion of All Soul’s Day!

Messages Happy All Soul’s Day to everybody. The lost ones are not here anymore to spread warmth, but they are always alive in our memories. Wishing a very happy All Soul’s Day and hope the journey to death and after death would be a peaceful experience for us all.

This is the day when we can send our special prayers for those who are not with us anymore. May you all rest in peace on the other side.

Quotes “He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.” – Garth Stein

“No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.” – Terry Pratchett

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.” – Native American Proverb

“Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.” – Thomas Browne

“He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry