How do Catholic liturgical prayers for All Souls' Day reflect the theological journey of sanctification, and how can neighborhood witness bring the commemoration of the faithful departed to life? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Dr. Benjamin Lewis, Director of Translation Services for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), to discuss the opening of November's month of the Holy Souls.

Dr. Lewis shares a creative evangelization effort from his own Catholic neighborhood on Halloween night, where a parish family invited trick-or-treaters to record the names of deceased loved ones in a prayer book, pledging to offer daily prayers for those souls throughout November.

Turning to the liturgy, Swaim and Dr. Lewis unpack the Collects for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day), focusing on how the Church ties our deepening faith in Christ's resurrection directly to our hope for the resurrection of the dead. Reflecting on their shared backgrounds in evangelical and Wesleyan traditions, Swaim and Dr. Lewis examine how the Catholic doctrine of purgatory aligns with the biblical understanding of sanctification—affirming that God faithfully completes the work of interior holiness He begins in believers (Philippians 1:6) so they may enter fully into the heavenly glory. Stream now to listen!