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~ ALL SAINTS DAY~

October 31 and November 1, 2026

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Saturday        - Haliburton       4:30 pm    Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People

Sunday           - Bancroft         10:00 am    Susan Sirosky – Mary Lynn McGarry 

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ROSARY WILL BE PRAYED BEFORE THE 9:00 AM MASS
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT @ OLM -  
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 2:30 pm - 3:30pm

   
Monday           - Bancroft         9:00 am      All Souls’ Day 
                                                                        Deceased members of the Callaghan Family– Charlie Callaghan
                                                  12:00 pm     Souls in Purgatory
                                                    5:00 pm     Intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV

Tuesday           - Bancroft         9:00 am     Special Birthday Blessings for Krzysztof Krol – Marzenna 

Wednesday    - Haliburton                         Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo
                                                     8:30 am    Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
                                                     9:00 am    Rosary
                                                     9:30 am    For the Poor
                          - Extendicare  11:00 am    Beno Luna – His Estate

Thursday         - Bancroft          9:00 am    Special Intentions of Alex Kruczkowski–Marzenna and Andrew
    
First Friday      - Bancroft          8:30 am     Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
                                                      9:00 am    Rosary
                                                      9:30 am    Special Birthday Intentions for Margaret Zych - Marzenna

First Saturday – Bancroft         9:00 am     Ron and Tom Yanch – Kathy Tripp
 

~ 32nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME~

November 7 and 8, 2026

   

Saturday         - Haliburton        4:30 pm    Special Intentions of Daniel Wheeler – Wheeler Family

Sunday            - Bancroft          10:00 am    Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
 

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ALL SAINTS DAY
The feast of All Saints has been known by many names throughout the ages and has been celebrated on various days since the fourth century B.C. Today it is still known as All Saint’s Day, the Solemnity of All Saints, or the Feast of All Saints, but in the middle ages it was called All Hallow’s Day or Hallowmas. We can see the remnants of this name in the title of the day which comes before it, Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve.
From these common names, one may be able to deduce that there is some sort of connection between the word “saint” and the word “hallow,” but what exactly that connection is would be a bit more difficult. The connection is in their meaning, holy. And the clear difference in their spelling is from their root language. For “saint” the root is of the Latin word sanctus, while for “hallow” the root is of the Old English, or Germanic, word halig. The Germanic root is also the root for the word “holy” in modern English, which we use to translate sanctus.
The date on which this feast is celebrated is different between the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches. In the West, the Solemnity is held on November 1st. But in the East, the Solemnity is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Since the fourth century, various different celebrations for all the saints have been held usually near Easter or Pentecost. 
Why the feast in the West is now celebrated on November 1st is somewhat of a mystery. Some sources say that it was because Pope Gregory III dedicated an oratory in St. Peter’s Basilica to all the saints on November 1 during his pontificate. Other sources claim the November celebration originated in the British Isles.
However, this Solemnity developed over time in different places, being influenced by different cultures, we still remember those who have entered heaven before us and celebrate their good example.
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ALL SOULS DAY

The Church, after rejoicing yesterday with those of her children who have entered the glory of heaven, today prays for all those who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory await the day when they will be joined to the company of saints. At no place in the liturgy is stated in more striking fashion the mysterious union between the Church triumphant, the Church militant and the Church suffering; at no time is there accomplished in clearer fashion the twofold duty of charity and justice deriving for every Christian from the fact of his incorporation in the mystical Body of Christ. By virtue of the consoling doctrine of the communion of saints the merits and prayers of each one are able to help all; and the Church is able to join her prayer with that of the saints in heaven and supply what is wanting to the souls in Purgatory by means of the Mass, indulgences and the alms and sacrifices of her children.

The celebration of Mass, the sacrifice of Calvary continued on our altars, has ever been for the Church the principal means of fulfilling towards the dead the great commandment of charity. Masses for the dead are found in the fifth century. But it was St. Odilo, fourth abbot of Cluny, who was responsible for the institution of the general commemoration of all the faithful departed; he instituted it and fixed its celebration on November 2, the day after All Saints. 
The practice spread to the rest of Christendom.