This Holy Day on November 1 often gets pushed aside because everyone is thinking about Halloween. Today, I'd like to reflect on this.
Many people do not know the true meaning of Halloween. Hallow means Holy and Eve means the day before. So, Halloween means the day before a holy day. All Saints is Holy because it is a day that we remind ourselves of all the faithful departed who the Church has declared cannonized and worthy of our imitation.
In our society today, it seems to be more of a holiday where people put on crazy costumes and try to scare you out of your wits. The images are often evil and demonic. I don't think this is what was intended for this holy day.
Through prayer and Mass, we can take back this day. We can focus on the Saints and their lives. We can prepare ourselves to celebrate their feast. The lives of the saints are interesting and amazing. If you chose one a week to study, you could find that you won't want to stop.
This Halloween, think about what it is really about.
All Holy Men and Women, pray for us.
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