St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Tucson shared a note with the church on the month of November— the month of the Holy Souls. 

“Our Catholic Faith teaches us to cherish the memory of our dead," the note, published in the Oct. 25 parish bulletin, said. "It urges us to commune in prayer, especially at Mass, with the souls of those we loved while they walked this Earth."

We also believe that when we die, we come to face our God and that we learn of our fate— whether to join him, be separated from him or spend a time in Purgatory. 

It is an important reminder to recall that our concept of time does not exist in the next life. 

“How sad it is when we get so hung up on the earthly concept of ‘time’ that we allow our active love and concern to stop at the moment of earthly death,” the note stated. 

Finally, as we attend the Mass regularly, we commune with the church as a whole.