"Suffer Us Not...."

In some places far elsewhere, the exuberance of the visits has spurred pleas for restraint from church leaders. In others, the pilgrimages are faithfully undertaken regardless of risk to the travelers' safety, whether due to general outbreaks of violence or, indeed, a religious freedom under siege by threat of physical force.

Either way, as the days grow shorter and the ground turns cold, it's worth recalling that while the whole of November is traditionally dedicated to an intense reflection on the Four Last Things, that's the case above all today... so along those lines, an added meditation in the form of a house favorite -- the timeless 1724 setting of the Anglican liturgy's Funeral Sentences, an adaptation of which has come to be approved for Catholic worship:
PHOTOS: Reuters(1); Getty(2)
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