Seven more days for November suffrages. A ‘new human ecology’

I hope “suffrages” attracts the overwhelmingly large majority of politics-minded readers to this piece, which is not about elections. “Suffrages” are the prayers that one promises, or are prescribed by a church authority, for specific intentions. More people in the Church use it nowadays to mean the Masses, prayers, and other acts of piety--and sacrifice--for the repose and eternal bliss of the souls of the faithful departed.

November is the month for praying not just for our beloved dead but also for all the souls who are still in Purgatory. The first two days of the month are great feast days (or solemnities). November 1 is All Saints Day and November 2 is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. In Church teaching November is to be devoted to prayers for all souls still waiting to be granted the joy of “residing” in heaven and there be with God.