"May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen."

November is dedicated to All Souls, so it seems appropriate to post one of the cemetery headstones we saw on our walk last week:

What a beautiful inscription:

Brother Leo
Bernard
A devout Catholic,
a noble benefactor
and zealous employee
of the seminary
Died fortified by
the Holy Sacraments
November 1, 1880,
Aged 70 years.

Devout, generous, hard working. I wouldn't mind that kind of epitaph, but I'm pretty sure I haven't earned it yet.

And I didn't even realize when taking the picture that he died on All Saints' Day, 125 years ago this month.

Since I'm making his final resting place so public, please, if you don't mind, say a little prayer for the repose of his soul. If he doesn't need the prayers, don't worry, they'll go for someone who does.