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Friends of the Rosary,
Today, October 31, is the Eve of All Saints, also known as All Hallows’ Eve or Hallowe’ en, and commonly known as Halloween. In England, saints or holy people are called “hallowed,” meaning “All Hallows’ Day.”
Halloween or All Hallows’ Eve is not a liturgical feast on the Catholic calendar. However, the celebration has deep Catholic meaning. The three consecutive days — Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day — illustrate the Communion of Saints. In other words, Halloween is the preparation and combination of the two upcoming feasts.
We, the Church Militant (those on earth striving to get to heaven), pray for the Church Suffering (those souls in Purgatory), especially on All Souls Day and November. We rejoice and honor the Church Triumphant (the saints, canonized and uncanonized) in heaven. We also ask the Saints’ intercession for us.
The demonic, witchcraft, and macabre practices have no place in a Catholic celebration.
Do you need to dress in any costume? Tied to the theme of the saints, as shown below. Let’s imitate them and what they did to reach heaven by preparing our souls for death.
To learn more, please check these interesting links:
- The Catholic roots of Halloween, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day
- Catholic Culture’s Halloween page
- Halloween: Celebrate Like a Catholic by Jennifer Gregory Miller
- Halloween and All Saints Day by Father William Saunders
- Holyween: Reclaim The Celebration Of All Saints by Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
- Catholics Give the Best Parties by Jeffrey Tucker
Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
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