All Souls’ Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but it is from ancient times a day of Mass participation by the faithful of the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for our loved ones who have died and for the Souls in Purgatory.
Ames, Our Mother of Mercy
7:45 a.m. Mass
Beaumont, Blessed Sacrament
7 a.m. & 6 p.m. Mass
Beaumont, Our Lady of the Assumption
6:30 p.m. Mass
Beaumont, St Anne
6:25 a.m., 8:15 a.m. Masses, 6 p.m. Mass of remembrance with relatives of the deceased lighting a candle in memory of those who have died this last year.
Beaumont, St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica
12:10 p.m. A special Mass for the souls of our beloved dead.
Corrigan, St. Martin de Porres
7 p.m. Mass
Groves, Immaculate Conception/St. Peter the Apostle Parishes
Held at Immaculate Conception Church
8 a.m. Mass
Liberty, Immaculate Conception
8:30 a.m. Mass in English
7 p.m. Mass in Spanish
Livingston, St. Joseph
8 a.m. English, 6 p.m. bilingual Mass
Lumberton, Infant Jesus
8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Mass
Mont Belvieu, Holy Trinity
8 a.m. & 6 p.m. Mass
Orange, St. Francis of Assisi
8:30 a.m. Mass
Orangefield, St. Helen
8 a.m. Mass
Port Arthur, Our Lady of Guadalupe
6:30 p.m. Mass
Port Arthur, St. Catherine of Siena
8:30 a.m. Mass
Raywood, Sacred Heart
7 a.m. Mass
Sour Lake, Our Lady of Victory
8:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Mass
Vidor, Our Lady of Lourdes
8 a.m. novus ordo Mass, 6 p.m. Latin Mass
Woodville, Our Lady of the Pines
8:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Mass
From the early days of the Church, followers of Christ gathered around the tombs. They gathered to pray for the entire church but particularly for those who have died. On or near All Souls’ Day parishes with cemeteries will celebrate Mass at the cemetery or have a blessing of the graves.
Ames, Our Mother of Mercy
Nov. 5, 1 p.m., Our Mother of Mercy Cemetery, blessing of the graves
Beaumont, Blessed Sacrament
Nov. 2, Noon Mass, Catholic Cemetery at Pear Orchard, Hegel & Broussard Streets, please bring chairs
Liberty, Immaculate Conception
Nov. 2, noon, Blessing of the Cemetery
Orange, St. Mary
Nov. 5, 2 p.m., All Souls Mass for the repose of all souls that are buried at St. Mary Cemetery will be held at St. Mary Cemetery grounds
Raywood, Sacred Heart
Nov. 5, following the 10:30 a.m. Mass, Sacred Heart Cemetery, blessing of the graves