Lutherans and All souls day

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Anyone here who knows if Lutherans do some sort of celebration for All souls day?
I just looked in a book about Swedish traditions and celebrations but All souls wasnt mentioned (but all saints was).
 
Usually, churches in Washington DC of various denominations make it clear;

Scroll down on the left, it seems like an integration of All Souls’ Day and All Saints Day:

http://www.stpaulslutherandc.com
 
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jesusmademe said:
Anyone here who knows if Lutherans do some sort of celebration for All souls day?
I just looked in a book about Swedish traditions and celebrations but All souls wasnt mentioned (but all saints was).
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In my experience we typically celebrate All Saints Day. One of the practices I have seen that I really like is during the Divine Service we will commemorate those members of our congregation who have passed away and are now in the company of all the saints in heaven.
 
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We had a service yesterday for Reformation Day then Sunday will be the observed day for All Saints Day.
 
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I was Lutheran most of my life. We never did anything about All Souls Day.
Barely tipped the hat to All Saints Day, for that matter.
 
It depends on the historical practice in the local area; Lutherans do not require all rites and ceremonies to be identical in all places.

Where the custom has been influenced by Calvinism, Lutherans typically just observe Reformation Day instead and often save All Saints for the following Sunday. All Souls is often lost in the middle.

In areas where Lutheran tradition has remained true to its history, All Souls is usually commemorated similarly to how Catholics do it.
 
The above post is correct. Many Lutherans celebrate All Saints Day, however usually focusing most on the members of the church parish who have died in the past year, such as reading their names and ringing a bell after each one. Most Lutherans would disagree with praying for the dead, and so would not celebrate All Souls. Small numbers of confessional Lutherans however, because the Lutherans Confessions specifically do not forbid prayer for the departed, will pray for them, and some celebrate a version of All Souls, however they almost never would believe that the souls are in purgatory.
 
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