All Saints Day (Nov. 1) – People attend mass, pray and sing, and visit shrines and graves of saints. All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help ...

On All Saints’ Day, ... “May Mary, Queen of All Saints, help us feel the joy of the gift received and increase in us the desire for our eternal destination,” he said.

“All Saints’ Day is the day we celebrate and remember our departed loved ones, so that even if they are gone our memories with them would still be fresh on our minds,” said Luis Montibon.

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Traditionally, the Christian calendar recognizes Oct. 31 as All Hallows’ Eve, holding a vigil when the faithful would pray and fast prior to the feast day of All Saints' Day (or All Hallows’ Day).

All Saints Day was formally established in 609 AD by Pope Boniface IV, ... How shining and splendid are your gifts, O Lord which you give us for our eternal well-being ...

But on Friday, Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All Saints’ Day, a somber and spiritual day in the church’s liturgical calendar that shares pagan roots with Halloween.

All Saints Day as it is known today began in 735 when Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica in honor of all the saints. The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs ...

After the mass, refreshments and a commemorative gift will be available for attendees . All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, is a Christian tradition commemorating the lives of all ...

Candles burn in All Saints' Day, a time for reflecting on those who have died, on Friday Nov. 1, 2024, in Zakroczym near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) ...

CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 10:46 am. Pope Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that holiness is both a “gift” from God and a “journey” to which we must “commit ...