1. ALL SAINTS DAY

2. All Saints Day is celebrated on the 1st November - the day after Halloween.

3. For those who celebrate it, it is a very special and enriching festival.

4. It is an opportunity for believers to remember all saints and martyrs, known and unknown, throughout Christian history.

5. Reflecting on the lives and examples of the saints has been a widespread practice of Christians since the earliest days of the church.

6. The English word "saint" derives from the Latin sanctus, which means "holy."

7. The Saints help us realize the ideal characteristics of Christian faith and encourage us to follow in their footsteps.

8. “By canonizing some of the faithful…the church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her...

9. ...and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models and intercessors.” - Catechism #828

10. “We celebrate today the solemnity of All Saints…

11. ...This invites us to turn our gaze to the immense multitude of those who have already reached the blessed land...

12. ...and points us on the path that will lead us to that destination”. -Pope John Paul II, All Saints' Day 2003