It is during the month of November that the Church meditates on the Communion of Saints, which is the link with the faithful who have already reached heaven (the Church Triumphant), the faithful departed who are still expiating their sins in Purgatory (the Church Suffering) and of the pilgrim faithful still here on earth (the Church Militant). As Pope St. Paul VI describes it in his Credo of the People of God: 

We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church; and we believe that in this communion, the merciful love of God and his saints is always [attentive] to our prayers (CCC, 962).

On the first of November we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day honoring all those faithful in heaven, the known and unknown saints. 

On November 2nd  we celebrated the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, a day set aside to pray for all the dead. All Souls Day shifts the Church's focus on praying for the Faithful Departed throughout November. 

As a parish we said the 9 Day Novena Prayers for the Poor Souls in Purgatory.  

We are I encouraged to think and pray for the faithfully departed during the month of November.

I have included a poem to help us meditate on our departed loved one.

God Bless