Yes I’ve been trying to explain it as October is spooky autumn month, and November is cozy autumn month… but praying for the dead does complicate things. Telling the kids that “November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory” does make it feel like November is meant to be more austere than feel-good 😅
I was thinking of this while peeping the Christmas trees already up in my neighborhood!
This year November feels like a soft spooky month as I’m trying to remember and pray for the dead. In years past it’s just felt like a pre December
Yes I’ve been trying to explain it as October is spooky autumn month, and November is cozy autumn month… but praying for the dead does complicate things. Telling the kids that “November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory” does make it feel like November is meant to be more austere than feel-good 😅