This year, All Saints Day falls on a Sunday (Nov. 1) so it is not a separate Holy Day of Obligation. This is the day when we celebrate the lives of the countless saints in heaven who have not been canonized by the Church and do not have an official day appointed for their celebration.

Then on Monday, Nov. 2, we celebrate All Souls Day. This is an important day for the Church on earth to pray for the souls who are destined for heaven but are still in purgatory. See Fr. Travis' full article about these days in the November 1 Bulletin on page 3.

Earn an Indulgence for Yourself or for Someone in Purgatory
According to "The Handbook of Indulgences":
An indulgence is granted the Christian faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, if only mentally, for the dead. This indulgence is applicable only to the souls in purgatory. This indulgence is a plenary one from November 1-8 and can be gained each one of these days. On the other days of the year this indulgence is a partial one.

A plenary indulgence grants full remission of the temporal punishment due to sins which have been for forgiven, whereas a partial indulgence grants some remission. To receive an indulgence, one must be free from attachment to sin, go to confession within several days preceding or following the work, and ideally on the same day as the work, receive communion and pray for the pope's intentions.