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- On both All Saints Day and All Souls Day, special prayers and novenas, such as the All Saints Novena, are offered. Catholics believe in the power of prayer to assist those who have passed on, because they are all united in the Mystical Body of Christ (see 1 Cor. 12:12-26; Rom. 8:37-39).
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Eastern Christians of the Byzantine Tradition follow the earlier tradition of commemorating all saints collectively on the first Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints' Sunday. The feast of All Saints achieved great prominence in the ninth century, in the reign of the Byzantine Emperor, Leo VI "the Wise" (886.911). His wife, Empress Theophano.commemora...
The Western Christian holiday of All Saints' Dayfalls on November 1, followed by All Souls' Day on November 2, and is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. The origin of the festival of All Saints celebrated in the West dates to May 13, 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Blessed Vi...
In Portugal, Spain, and Mexico, offerings (Portuguese: oferendas, Spanish: ofrendas) are made on this day. In Spain, the play Don Juan Tenoriois traditionally performed. In Mexico, All Saints Day coincides with the celebration of "DĂde los Inocentes" (Day of the Innocents), the first day of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration, hon...
3 days ago · November 1 marks All Saints’ Day, a feast day honoring those who have attained eternal life and dwell in perfect communion with God.This celebration honors all saints: not only the canonized saints recognized by the Church but also the countless souls who, though unknown to the world, have achieved holiness and now enjoy the beatific vision—the eternal joy of gazing upon God in His ...
2 days ago · MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS. Today we celebrate the feast of all Saints, that is, all the unknown saints who are now in heaven. The Church reminds us that sanctity is within everyone’s reach. Through the communion of saints we help one another achieve sanctity.
The Solemnity of All Saints honors all men and women who have entered Heaven, but we particularly focus on those who led extraordinarily holy lives and whom the Church has canonized as saints. They honored God in various ways: through deep prayer and mystical union, through martyrdom or persecution, or through service, such as caring for the needy.
5 days ago · All Saints Day serves as a solemnity to commemorate all those saints — the vast majority — who are in heaven, albeit not canonized by the Church. The danger is that we can think of All Saints Day merely as a kind of “grab bag” feast. It isn’t. It is the feast par excellence of the Church.
All Saints Day is in honor of those people who are in Heaven. All Souls Day reminds us to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory who have not yet attained Heaven. Learn more here: READ MORE. What exactly is a Saint?
