Dear Friends:
As we begin the month of November there are two special days that we celebrate as a Catholic community. On November 1st we celebrate All Saint's Day, where we remember those who have been proclaimed by the church as models of faith and holiness and on November 2nd, All Soul's Day, we remember those friends and alumni who have died.
Join us as we pray in thanksgiving for all those many friars who labored here throughout these many years and now have their eternal rest in this hollowed ground. We also remember the many they served, our alumni, faculty and staff. Each of them left their legacy as well at Saint Francis University. Each year we place a wreath of remembrance that will stand as a memorial through the month of October and through the month of November, the traditional month to remember our deceased.
It is now your opportunity to make a memorial journey to Saint Francis University as we pray together during the month of November for all of our deceased alumni, friends and family. This is not done through physical travel but through a spiritual journey. As has been our tradition for many years, I invite you to submit the names of your family, friends, and our alumni to us so that we can place these names before the altar in the sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception Chapel. These names will be remembered in all the prayers and Masses of the University community during the month of November.
Please use the enclosed form to record the names you wish to have remembered and return it to my office. No donation is required, however, if you wish to make a donation, as many have requested to do so and have done in the past, know that this donation will be used to support the faith development of our students and for improvements in the Immaculate Conception Chapel. If you would like to submit your names on line click here to access the form on the Campus Ministry page of our University website.
Thank you and may our merciful Lord give you peace.
Sincerely in Saint Francis,
Fr. Chris Dobson T.O.R.
Director of Campus Ministry