All Saints' Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas[1]), often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honor of all the saints, known and unknown.

In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. In the Roman Catholic Church, the next day, All Souls' Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven (the 'church penitent' and the 'church triumphant', respectively), and the 'church militant' who are the living. Other Christian traditions define, remember and respond to the saints in different ways.



In the West

The Western Christian holiday of All Saints' Day falls on November 1, followed by All Souls' Day on November 2, and is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.

The origin of the festival of All Saints celebrated in the West dates to May 13, 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs; the feast of the dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Martyres has been celebrated at Rome ever since. There is evidence that from the fifth through the seventh centuries there existed in certain places and at sporadic intervals a feast date 13 May to celebrate the holy martyrs.


The feast of All Saints, on its current date, is traced to the foundation by Pope Gregory III (731.741) of an oratory in St. Peter's for the relics "of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors, of all the just made perfect who are at rest throughout the world", with the day moved to 1 November and the 13 May feast suppressed.

A November festival of all the saints was already widely celebrated on November 1 in the days of Charlemagne. It was made a day of obligation throughout the Frankish empire in 835, by a decree of Louis the Pious, issued "at the instance of Pope Gregory IV and with the assent of all the bishops", which confirmed its celebration on November 1. The octave was added by Pope Sixtus IV (1471.1484).

The festival was retained after the Reformation in the calendar of the Anglican Church and in many Lutheran churches. In the Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden, it assumes a role of general commemoration of the dead. In the Swedish calendar, the observance takes place on the Saturday between October 31 and November 6. In many Lutheran Churches, it is moved to the first Sunday of November. It is also celebrated by other Protestants of the English tradition, such as the United Church of Canada, the Methodist churches, and the Wesleyan Church.

Protestants generally regard all true Christian believers as saints and if they observe All Saints Day at all they use it to remember all Christians both past and present. In the United Methodist Church, All Saints' Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in November. It is held, not only to remember Saints, but also to remember all those that have died that were members of the local church congregation.[10] In some congregations, a candle is lit by the Acolyte as each person's name is called out by the clergy. Prayers and responsive readings may accompany the event. Often, the names of those who have died in the past year are afixed to a memorial plaque.

In many Lutheran churches, All Saints' Day and Reformation Day are observed concurrently on the Sunday before or after those dates, given Reformation Day is observed in Protestant Churches on October 31. Typically, Martin Luther's A Mighty Fortress is Our God is sung during the service. Besides discussing Luther's role in the Protestant Reformation, some recognition of the prominent early leaders of the Reformed tradition, such as John Calvin and John Knox, occurs. The observance of Reformation Day may be immediately followed by a reading of those members of the local congregation who have died in the past year in observance of All Saints' Day. Otherwise, the recognition of deceased church members occurs at another designated portion of the service.

Roman Catholic Obligation

In the Roman Catholic Church, All Saints' Day is a Holy Day of Obligation in many (but not all) countries, meaning going to Mass on the date is required unless one has a good reason to be excused from that obligation, such as illness. However, in a number of countries that do list All Saints' Day as a Holy Day of Obligation, including England & Wales, the solemnity of All Saints' Day is transferred to the adjacent Sunday if 1 November falls on a Monday or a Saturday, while in the same circumstances in the United States the Solemnity is still celebrated on November 1 but the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated.


In English-speaking countries, the festival is traditionally celebrated with the hymn "For All the Saints" . The most familiar tune for this hymn is Sine Nomine by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Catholics generally celebrate with a day of rest consisting of avoiding physical exertion

http://www.catholic.org/saints/allsaints/

Today, we again celebrate the annual "ALL SAINTS' DAY" . A day we celebrate the known and unknown saints, a day we pray with the saints, look at the life of the saints. Meditate on their life and sayings, appreciate them for their good fight of faith. And try henceforth to emulate them.

It's also a holy day of obligation in the mother church,

Today we pray with the saints as they pray for us in unison before God.......

You too can be a saint!
HAPPY ALL SAINTS' DAY BRETHREN

Happy All Saints' day dearest and to all who commemorate this feast.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the COMMUNION of SAINTS, the Resurrection of the body and life everlasting, Amen.

May their lives inspire us, and may the good Lord see us through, till the race is won.


“How God will judge my life I know not, but I trust he will see me with mercy and compassion. I am only certain there will be three surprises in Heaven.
First of all, I will see some people whom I never expected to see.

Second, there will be a number whom I expected who will not be there.

And - even relying on God’s mercy - the biggest surprise of all may be that I will be there"...Fulton J sheen.

Happy idolatry day.

mmsen:
Happy idolatry day.

Same To You And Ur Miserable Life

Thank you and Amen Sal C

mmsen:
Happy idolatry day.

Your are very correct.

There are a lot of barbaric practices in the roman catholic church, an organised religion packed up with all sort of scare tactic.

You uproot a dead man and call it saint for purpose of worship, this is a criminal act for which the united nation must hold yet another convention to prohibit it.





And those in surport say ai
The ai has it

vest:
Same To You And Ur Miserable Life

Whatever happened to the xtian spirit of compassion..


Did the Pope also say that "love thy neighbour" no longer applies?

I personally needs medidation and spiritual intervation. My lifesytle is gradually going sour,
I tried so hard to portray the life of St paul and some well known saint,but it was still very difficult.
I give to all the Saints,its not easy living a complete chaste life in this worldly earth.
HAPPY ALL SAINTS DAY.



Some non believers will come and derail...


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Today is All Souls

As we celebrate the day and thank our creator.










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I wish all my catholic friends happy all saint day

Happy new month y'all

Ok

Saints day? OK, I guess my knowledge of history just increased.

Can somebody tell me when is the unsaint day?

Happy to be a saint....

Ok, Happy Sunday Nairalanderz.

all saints......


well, but on a second thought, why cant we just have one body of church. after all we all believe in God, Christ.

i get paused when i hear roman catholic, Anglican, Coptic church, latter day saints, them (Jehovah witness ), Pentecostal, cele, kerubu and serafu (white garment church) Presbyterian, and those exclusive catholics like movement for mother mary.........

nawa o

I Would Attend 2 Masses today and light a candle in D grave yard to remember all my dead loved ones

Happy birthday to muah ooo. Chai i was here o

Haappy suunday nlder.

urheme:


Your are very correct.

There are a lot of barbaric practices in the roman catholic church, an organised religion packed up with all sort of scare tactic.

You uproot a dead man and call it saint for purpose of worship, this is a criminal act for which the united nation must hold yet another convention to prohibit it.





And those in surport say ai
The ai has it

. Mad man

Happy Sunday brethren.May the blessing of God be with us all.

good

You too can be a Saint
Keep striving & the Grace of God will perfect others

I Never pray to God finish na some dead men na him I go go pray to. Why?

Happy all saints day