All Saints Day (also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is the day after All Hallows' Eve (Halloween). It is a feast day celebrated on November 1st by Anglicans and Roman Catholics.
It is an opportunity for followers to remember all saints and martyrs throughout Christian history. As part of this day of obligation, followers are required to attend church and try not to do any servile work.
Remembering saints and martyrs and dedicating a specific day to them each year has been a Christian tradition since the 4th century AD, but it wasn't until 609AD that Pope Boniface IV designated May 13th to remember all martyrs. Over 200 years later, in 837AD, Pope Gregory IV extended the festival to remember all the saints and designated November 1st as the date.
We celebrate today the solemnity of All Saints. This invites us to turn our gaze to the immense multitude of those who have already reached the blessed land, and points us on the path that will lead us to that destination.
Pope John Paul II, All Saints' Day 2003
Today I remember my dear sister Barbara,
Pope John Paul II, All Saints' Day 2003
Today I remember my dear sister Barbara,
who passed away in 2004, being just 48 years old...
my Foster dad Hans (Jo),
my dad Siegmund,
my grandparents Apollonia and Paul,
my Foster grandparents Johanna and Josef,
my father-in-law Johann,
my brother-in-law Harald
and all my friends loved ones who aren't alive anymore
as there are for instance:
Tia VA's husband Carlos,
Stefan (who died of cancer, being 12 years old),
Karin's mom,
Karin's two brothers,
Karin's dad,
Karin's mother-in-law,
Sylvia's dad,
Evelyn's husband Hugo
and all those whom I forgot to mention in here!
Dear Lord, please watch over them,
they were and are our dearly beloved
and they are highly missed here on earth.
May they be a blessing up in heaven!
Bless their souls and
may they Rest in Peace...
my Foster dad Hans (Jo),
my dad Siegmund,
my grandparents Apollonia and Paul,
my Foster grandparents Johanna and Josef,
my father-in-law Johann,
my brother-in-law Harald
as there are for instance:
Tia VA's husband Carlos,
Stefan (who died of cancer, being 12 years old),
Karin's mom,
Karin's two brothers,
Karin's dad,
Karin's mother-in-law,
Sylvia's dad,
Evelyn's husband Hugo
and all those whom I forgot to mention in here!
they were and are our dearly beloved
and they are highly missed here on earth.
May they be a blessing up in heaven!
Bless their souls and
may they Rest in Peace...
Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos on Saturday.
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R: No, on Sunday (All Hallow's Day is on Saturday, All Saints Day on Sunday, All Souls Day on Monday) at least in German Catholic Religion it is...
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Yes, you are correct. The Hollywood Cemetery here in LA is having a celebration of Day of The Dead on Sat. Oct 30 because of traffic & work. Carlyn is Celebrating her B-Day & honoring her Dad and other loved ones that have died. She is setting up an ofrenda.
Carlyn was born on All Saints Day Nov.1 and she ain't no saint......But she always celebrates with something special.