Dear Fellow Old Ignatians,

There is a long tradition, dating back to the earliest centuries of Christianity, of praying for our deceased relatives and friends. This usually takes place during the month of November beginning with the celebration of the Feast of All Saints on 1 November and the Commemoration of All Souls on 2 November.

Fr David Strong SJ, the Chaplain to the OIU, will be celebrating an All Souls Remembrance Mass in the Dalton Chapel on 8 November 2026, starting at 10.00am. All are invited to join other Old Ignatians and their families to pray for loved ones they have lost.

Throughout the month of November, the Riverview Jesuit Community intend to offer prayers and Mass daily for all those, now deceased, who have been part of, or are related to, the Saint Ignatius College, Riverview family.

You are invited to send in the names of those you would like remembered in these Masses during November. You can do so by filling in the from which can be accessed here.

Names will be placed in a Book of Remembrance – kept for the month – in the Dalton Chapel, with a copy in the Jesuit Community Residence chapel.

Please do not include any stipend or donation – this is the Jesuit Community's gift to the College family.

We want you to be quite certain, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus. (1 Thess 4:13-14).

Wishing you every blessing.