Saturday, October 31, 2026
All Hallows’ Eve
- Confession
- 4:15–4:45 p.m.
- Anticipatory Mass
- 5:00 p.m.
On the eve of All Saints, celebrate the saints in Heaven, the Church Triumphant.
Hallowtide at St. Ignatius
October 31 – November 2, 2026
Celebrate the Church Triumphant and pray for the Church Penitent this Hallowtide.
Hallowtide, or the three days of October 31 through November 2, marks a special time of prayer for those who have gone before us.
Book of the Dead & Remembrance Table
Our Book of the Dead will be open for writing the names of those who have died since Hallowtide 2025 or who were not added in the past. The Remembrance Table will also be available for photos of deceased loved ones. The Book and Table will remain up through Sunday, November 22, 2026.
The three days
Mass, confession & adoration
Sunday, November 1, 2026
All Saints’ Day
- Mass
- 7:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
This year, All Saints’ Day falls on a Sunday and will be celebrated during the obligatory Sunday Mass. Take time to offer a special prayer of thanksgiving to your patron, confirmation saint, or our parish’s patron, St. Ignatius, for their intercession. Venerate one of our many relics or offer a candle in the alcove of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier.
Monday, November 2, 2026
All Souls’ Day
- Confession
- 11:15–11:45 a.m.
- Mass
- 12:00 noon
- Adoration
- 5:00–6:00 p.m.
All Souls’ Day commemorates the faithful departed and souls in Purgatory, the Church Penitent, also called Suffering or Expectant. We offer special prayers not just for the souls of those we know, but also for those who may have no one to pray for them or who have been forgotten.
Visit Christ in the Blessed Sacrament during adoration to pray for those you know, or for those who have no one to pray for them.
Indulgences for the faithful departed
An indulgence remits temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven. Offering an indulgence for the dead is an act of charity for souls undergoing purification. Read the U.S. bishops’ explanation of indulgences.
November 1–8
Devoutly visit a cemetery and pray for the departed, even silently. Under the usual conditions, a plenary indulgence may be obtained each day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory. On other days, the same visit and prayer carry a partial indulgence.
All Souls’ Day
Devoutly visit a church or oratory and pray the Our Father and the Creed for a plenary indulgence applicable only to the departed, under the usual conditions. Coming to Mass is a fitting opportunity to make this visit and receive Communion; remember to offer the prescribed prayers as well.
The usual conditions
In addition to the prescribed work, a plenary indulgence requires sacramental confession, Holy Communion, prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father, and complete detachment from every sin, even venial sin. Only one plenary indulgence may ordinarily be gained per day. One confession can suffice for several plenary indulgences, but each requires its own Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions.
See Pope St. Paul VI’s teaching and norms on indulgences and Galway Cathedral’s guide to the November indulgences.
All Hallows
The history of Hallowtide
These three days bring together the eve of All Saints, the celebration of all the saints in Heaven, and prayer for all the faithful departed. “Hallow” means a holy person or saint; All Hallows’ Eve is the evening before All Saints’ Day.
Christians in the East were celebrating all the saints by the fourth century. In Rome the feast was observed on May 13; November 1 was being observed in England and Ireland by the eighth century and later became the date of the feast in Rome. Read more about All Saints’ Day.
Prayer for the dead has deep roots in Christian life. In 998, St. Odilo of Cluny established a November 2 commemoration of the faithful departed in the monasteries under his care. The observance later spread throughout the Western Church. Read more about All Souls’ Day.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.Requiem aeternam
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