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Not all of us are can become rich, wise, famous; yet, all of us
-yes, all of us- are called to be saints.
St. Josemaria Escriva

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Please goin us for the All Saint's Day Vigil at 6pm this evening.

Although Halloween has been embraced by the secular world, its foundations are firmly rooted in Catholic tradition. It actually used to be an important part of a short traditional and liturgical season focused on death, Allhallowtide.

The placement of the days is significant, expressing the Christian belief of the “Communion of Saints”. The Communion of Saints is the union of all the faithful on Earth (the Church Militant), the saints in Heaven (Church Triumphant) and the Poor Souls in Purgatory (Church Suffering).

• NOV 1—ALL HALLOW'S EVE
All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself.

• NOV 1—ALL SAINTS' DAY
All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. All Saints' Day is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, requiring Catholics to attend the mass.

• NOV 2—ALL SOULS' DAY
In Roman Catholicism, All Souls’ Day is observed on November 2 to remember all the faithful departed who are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls. The Roman Catholic doctrine says that the prayers of the faithful on earth will help cleanse these souls in order to be pure and fit the Beatific vision.

Note: These feasts were so important that, in the mid-15th century, Pope Sixtus IV expanded the triduum into a full octave, or 8 day observance. This expanded form of Allhallowtide lasted for centuries until 1955, when it was eliminated by Pope Pius XII as a part of a greater (pre-Vatican II) liturgical reform. This is why Allhallowtide is not normally celebrated today even by traditionalist Catholics, since the Extraordinary Form of the Mass follows the 1962 Roman Missal. ... See MoreSee Less

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