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All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are commemorated in the Philippines to honor deceased loved ones and pray for their souls. Families attend mass, visit cemeteries where they clean graves and place flowers and candles as symbols of remembrance. The days blend both solemn prayer and celebratory traditions as Filipinos gather to remember ancestors and strengthen family bonds.

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All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are commemorated in the Philippines to honor deceased loved ones and pray for their souls. Families attend mass, visit cemeteries where they clean graves and place flowers and candles as symbols of remembrance. The days blend both solemn prayer and celebratory traditions as Filipinos gather to remember ancestors and strengthen family bonds.

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Name: Bonn Marl Neil C.

Benusa Subject: Religious Studies 2a

Program: BSRT 2 St. Matthew Instructor: Maria Teresa V. Retana

Academic Year: 2021- 2022 Semester: First

What is the significance of commemorating All Saint's Day and All


Soul's Day among Filipino Catholics? Describe how it is celebrated
in your locality and identify the different symbols used.

All Souls' Day is a remembrance day in Roman Catholicism for all the faithful gone,
those baptized Christians who are considered to be in purgatory since their souls died
with the burden of smaller sins on them. The Christian celebrations of All Saints' Day and
All Souls' Day are based on the concept that those in heaven (the "Church triumphant")
and the living have a deep spiritual relationship (the "Church militant"). The day honors
all individuals who have gained the beatific vision in Heaven, according to Catholic
doctrine. Today, there are two days dedicated to commemorating deceased family
members in every area where Roman Catholicism is practiced: November 1, known as
All Saints' Day, and November 2, known as All Souls' Day. Originally, November 1 was a
solemn day when people went to church and prayed for their loved ones. Family members
who are believed to be in purgatory and waiting to enter heaven should pray specifically.
The 2nd of November was traditionally a day of celebration. Undas, which takes place on
November 1 and 2 in the Philippines, combines both somber and celebratory traditions.

In our locality, All Saints' Day is seen as a holiday tradition to unite with our loved
ones who are still alive and to commemorate and remember those who have passed
away in Filipino culture, which is strongly family-oriented. The day is seen as a time to
commemorate and honor loved ones, as if we were feasting and rejoicing with their living
relatives. Both the cemetery and the church commemorate All Saints' Day. Many people
attend Mass as a religious obligation during the solemn part of All Saints' Day. Filipino
families attend Mass and other religious events to remember their ancestors, burn a
candle in their honor, and pray for them. We lay blankets and chairs, buy or bring foods,
and dedicate the day to remembering their loved ones. Some families even prefer to stay
in the cemetery for the night.

Some Symbols Used:

Candle – Lighting candles is a symbolic attempt to illuminate the darkness for the
returning souls of the dead.

Bell tolling – Is meant to comfort those being cleansed.

Flowers – Are offer to the dead to convey support and strength to those who have died.
It expresses affection and reverence for the individual who has passed away.

Graves – The cemetery is where most All Souls' Day celebrations take place. The graves
of the deceased are cleaned, scraped, and weeded thoroughly. Fresh flowers are placed
on the grave, along with additional decorations such as crosses, wreaths, and silk or
plastic flower arrangements.

Also included: Images of specific saints, the crown, the hand of God, and sheaf of wheat.

Write a prayer for your beloved dead.

THE PRAYER OF OUR BELOVED DEAD

We humbly entrust our brothers and sisters in your hands, O Lord. You hugged them with
your compassionate affection in this life; now free them from all evil and bid them eternal
rest. The old order has passed away; welcome them to paradise, where there will be no
sorrow, tears, or grief, but only fullness of peace and pleasure with your Son and the Holy
Spirit for all eternity.

In Jesus Name We Pray...

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them. Rest in peace
(Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, Et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace.)

Amen.

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