Returning to the Cemetery for All Souls

On All Souls Day, November 2nd, 2017 more than 50 people gathered for a Mass held in the priest section of the Blue Mountain Cemetery in Walla Walla, Washington.  There is a cement altar present there, that has been unused for many years.

Many showed up despite the drizzling rain, to pray for their beloved dead at a Mass held in their honor. The celebrant was Father David Gaines. Deacon Jim Barrow was also present along with 5 altar servers and a youth choir.

After the Mass, there was a procession through the Catholic section of the cemetery. Father blessed the graves and led us in prayers for the dead as we processed by.