David EW.
Oct 30, 2025
A Month of Profound Grace, Remembrance, Jubilee Celebrations Hope Awaits the Church with All Saints Day
As the leaves fall and the Church enters the final weeks of Liturgical Year B, November 2025 promises to be one of the most spiritually intense months of the entire Jubilee Year of Hope. With the traditional focus on the Holy Souls in Purgatory, major Jubilee pilgrimages in Rome, the World Day of the Poor, and the crowning feast of Christ the King, this month invites every Catholic to deeper prayer, penance, and acts of charity. Under the young pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, still mourning the late Pope Francis while looking forward with fresh hope, November will feel like a threshold: the end of one liturgical year and the radiant beginning of Advent.
Here is your comprehensive guide to everything awaiting us in Catholic life this November — holy days, Jubilee events, papal activities, bishops’ gatherings, vocations, and spiritual practices — so you can live the month with full intentionality, rosary in hand.
Liturgical Calendar: Holy Days and Feasts to Mark Now
November 2025 begins on a Saturday and ends on Sunday (First Sunday of Advent). Prepare your calendars and confession schedules!
Major Holy Days & Solemnities
November 1 (Saturday) — Solemnity of All Saints. Holy Day of Obligation in most places (check local bishops’ guidance — in some U.S. dioceses the obligation is lifted when it falls on Saturday). Plenary indulgence available for cemeteries all month.
November 2 (Sunday) — All Souls’ Day. Falling on Sunday makes it especially powerful — multiple Masses for the dead are expected in every parish.
November 9 — Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.
November 23 — Christ the King — closing of Liturgical Year B with solemnity and grandeur.
November 30 — First Sunday of Advent (Year C begins).
Key Memorials Especially Dear to Vocations & Consecrated Life
Nov 3: St. Martin de Porres
Nov 4: St. Charles Borromeo — patron of seminarians and bishops
Nov 10: St. Leo the Great (our Holy Father’s patron!)
Nov 15: St. Albert the Great, Doctor
Nov 16: St. Margaret of Scotland & St. Gertrude
Nov 17: St. Elizabeth of Hungary — patroness of Secular Franciscans and the poor
Nov 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — deeply cherished by all consecrated souls and rosary apostolates
Nov 22: St. Cecilia — patroness of musicians and choirs (perfect timing for the Jubilee of Choirs)
Nov 24: Vietnamese Martyrs
This is the prime month for All Souls novenas, Gregorian Masses, cemetery pilgrimages, and the Black Rosary processions traditional in many countries. Jubilee indulgences make every visit to a cemetery a powerful act of charity.
Jubilee Year 2025: November Highlights in Rome & Worldwide
October 31 – November 2 → Jubilee of the World of Education (continues into November)
November 8 → Jubilee of the World of Work — workers, entrepreneurs, trade unions, and the unemployed will flood Rome. Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass and give a major address on dignified labor.
November 16 → Jubilee of the Poor & World Day of the Poor — expect an emotional, prophetic celebration in St. Peter’s with the homeless, migrants, and marginalized. The Holy Father traditionally washes feet and serves lunch afterward.
November 21–23 → Jubilee of Choirs — thousands of singers and musicians from every continent will fill St. Peter’s for concerts and the Christ the King Mass. A glorious gift on St. Cecilia’s feast!
Local dioceses will open Holy Doors and offer corresponding events all month. Make your pilgrimage if you can.
Pope Leo XIV: What to Expect in His First Full Month as Shepherd
November will be Pope Leo XIV’s most visible month yet. Key moments:
Early November — Traditional Mass for the late Pope Francis and all deceased cardinals and bishops of the past year — a profoundly moving act of pietas that will touch the whole Church still grieving Pope Francis.
November 8 — Jubilee Audience and Mass for the World of Work.
November 16 — Mass for the World Day of the Poor — expect powerful, prophetic words on poverty and hope.
Weekly Angelus & General Audiences focused on Advent preparation, contemplative life, and his November prayer intention: prevention of suicide.
Release of the Pope Video for November (often produced in collaboration with a diocese — last year it was Phoenix).
November 30 — First Advent Angelus of the new pontificate — a moment the entire Church is awaiting with eager hope.
Our Bishops: Leadership, Synodality, and the U.S. Fall Assembly
November 10–13 — U.S. Bishops’ Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. Expect discussions on:
Immigration and the Church’s response to new policies
Implementation of the National Eucharistic Revival
Vocations crisis
The Jubilee Year in American dioceses
Committee elections and canonical matters
Many eyes will be on how the bishops navigate cultural and political tensions while remaining united in mission. Pray for them fervently — especially on November 4, St. Charles Borromeo’s day.
Priests & Seminarians: The Heart of the Church This November
November is traditionally a month when the lay faithful are asked to pray intensely for priests and seminarians:
Many parishes will offer Holy Hours for priests and for an increase in vocations.
Seminaries traditionally hold their All Souls requiem Masses and remembrance days for deceased priests and bishops.
With the readings of the final weeks focusing on the Four Last Things, priests will preach powerfully on death, judgment, heaven, and hell — perfect preparation for Advent.
Expect a surge of gratitude toward parish priests who hear endless confessions during this plenary indulgence month.
If your parish has a seminarian, write him a note of encouragement this month. And consider enrolling your priest in the spiritual bouquet programs many rosary groups organize for All Souls.
Nuns & Consecrated Women: Hidden Powerhouses of Prayer
November is rich in feasts dear to consecrated life:
November 21 — Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is effectively the “feast day” of all consecrated virgins and religious sisters. Many cloistered communities renew vows or hold special ceremonies.
St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and St. Gertrude remind us of contemplative and active charity.
Cloistered monasteries will be storming heaven with prayer for the Holy Souls — join them by sending your prayer intentions. Many Carmelite and Poor Clare monasteries offer All Souls novenas all month.
The Jubilee Year has seen a beautiful increase in vocations discernment retreats for women. If you know a young woman discerning, November’s Marian tone is the perfect time to gift her a blessed rosary and a note of encouragement.
Practices to Make November Holy
Enroll your deceased loved ones in the All Souls Novena of Masses (many traditional parishes and monasteries still offer the Gregorian series).
Visit a cemetery every week — plenary indulgence available daily under Jubilee conditions.
Pray the Rosary daily for the Holy Souls — the “November Rosary Challenge” is spreading on Catholic social media.
Make a Holy Hour for priests and seminarians on First Thursday (Nov 6).
Offer your Christ the King Sunday as a day of total consecration to the Sacred Heart through Mary.
November 2025 will be a month of tears for the Holy Souls, tears of joy for the Jubilee graces pouring out, and tears of hope as we welcome Advent under our new Holy Father.Let us enter it with rosaries blazing, hearts wide open, and absolute trust in Our Lady of the Rosary, who always leads us to her Son — especially in the months when the Church remembers the dead and prepares for the coming of the King.