In Morte Sumus
I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write: From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
—Book of Common Prayer
Can we stay awhile with death? This is November, month of the Holy Souls. Poor Souls, in the wording of my childhood. It is the season to remember that “in the midst of life, we are in death.” The Church gives us a full month to consider what the culture around us strains to obscure. Let us not rush. Continue Reading