is a Catholic day to commemorate the faithfully departed or those baptized souls believed to be in purgatory. It is also sometimes called “The Day of the Dead.” The theological doctrine is that upon death souls departing from the body who are not cleansed of sin or have not atoned for past transgressions are barred from being one with God, and the faithful on earth can help them through prayer. It is celebrated on November 2 nd with requiem masses and visits to cemeteries. [ All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day (also the Feast of All Souls, Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, (from the Latin Commemoratio omnium Fidelium Defunctorum), also called Defuncts' Day in Mexico and Belgium, or Day of the Dead in Italy, is the day set apart in Western Christianity, especially the Roman Catholic Church but to some extent also among Protestants, for the commemoration of the faithful departed. The celebration is based on the doctrine that the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from venial sins, or have not atoned for past transgressions, cannot attain the beatific vision yet, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the Mass.