LAFAYETTE PARISH — Families across Acadiana are preparing to gather at Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette this Saturday for a heartfelt celebration of All Saints Day. All Saints Day at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home

The annual observance, celebrated every Nov. 1 by the Roman Catholic Church, is deeply rooted in South Louisiana’s Catholic heritage. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home will host the morning’s events, beginning with a 9 a.m. mass led by Father Joe Campion of St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, followed by blessings at each gravesite and a community gathering with refreshments.

“Every year, November the first is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church as All Saints Day,” said Kermit Bouillion , funeral director at Fountain Memorial. “It means a lot to us here in South Louisiana

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