All Souls Day

First comes Halloween the “Eve of All Saints” then comes All Saints Day on November 1st when we honor those canonized Then comes All Souls Day where we think of folks in Purgatory, kind of a Zoom waiting room for those not bad enough for hell but certainly not ready to be allowed past heaven’s gates The faithful are told to offer prayers for the “Souls in Purgatory” for the purpose of shortening their time there like a celestial parole system Which may be a good practice assuming that there really is: life after death a place called Purgatory a place called Heaven a Warden or other scorekeeper I guess it can’t hurt (if you have nothing else to do)
John F. McMullen is the Poet Laureate of the Town of Yorktown, NY, an adjunct professor at Westchester Community College, a graduate of Iona College, the holder of two Masters degrees from Marist College, a member of the American Academy of Poets and Poets & Writers, the author of over 2,500 columns and articles and 10 books (8 poetry), and the host of a weekly Internet Radio Show (300 shows to date).