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All Saints Day, All Souls Day

Rebecca Methven —

We believe in the Communion of Saints. We proclaim this when we pray the Creed each Sunday at Mass. The Communion of Saints refers to the family of God.

We are all called to be saints. We are all called to live the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ daily in our lives. We are also called to recognise the holiness in others.

All Saints Day ( Nov. 1)  is a holy day of obligation and an opportunity to remember all saints and martyrs, known and unknown, throughout Christian history. remembering and celebrating our saints has been a Christian tradition since the fourth century.

All Souls Day ( Nov. 2)  commemorates all of the faithful departed - our friends, relatives, parishioners and  community members. We remember and pray for the souls of the people in purgatory, and we also pray that we may one day join Christ and all of the saints in heaven.