All Souls’ Day

all_souls_md_cropOften overshadowed by the two days preceding it, Halloween (October 31) and All Saints Day (November 1), All Souls Day is a solemn celebration  in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating all of those who have died and now are in Purgatory, being cleansed of their venial sins and the temporal punishments for the mortal sins that they had confessed and atoning before entering fully into Heaven.    read more

source:  http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/All_Souls_Day.htm