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November We remember
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Feast of All Saints

• On November 1st we celebrate All Saints' Day. It
  is also known as All Hallows' Day and occurs the
  day after All Hallows Eve (Hallowe'en). It is a
  feast day celebrated on 1st November by Anglicans
  and Roman Catholics.
• It is a holy day of obligation (i.e. we must
  attend Mass on this day)

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Feast of All Saints

• Every day in the Church calendar has a saint day
  (e.g. St. Patricks saint day is on 17th March),
  but the Solemnity of All Saints is when the
  Church honours all saints, known and unknown.
• While we have information about many saints, and
  we honour them on specific days, there are many
  unknown saints, who may have been forgotten, or
  never been especially honoured.
• On All Saints Day, we celebrate these saints who
  are all in heaven, and we ask for their prayers
  and intercessions.

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History of All Saints Day

• Remembering saints and martyrs and celebrating
  their lives on a particular day each year has
  been a Christian tradition since the 4th century
  AD.
• In 837AD, Pope Gregory IV extended the festival
  to remember all the saints, changed its name to
  Feast of All Saints and fixed the date to 1st
  November.

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Communion of Saints

• The whole idea of All Saints Day is linked with
  the belief in the Communion of Saints. This is
  the belief that all of God's people, on heaven,
  earth, and in the state of purification (called
  Purgatory), are linked together in a communion.
• In other words, we believe that the saints of God
  are just as alive as you and I, and are
  constantly praying before God (interceding) on
  our behalf.

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All Souls Day

• All Souls' Day is marked on 2nd November,
  directly after All Saints' Day, and is an
  opportunity for us to remember (commemorate) and
  especially to pray for those who have died who
  are not yet in heaven.
• Some souls have died without being fully ready to
  meet God. We call the place where these souls are
  Purgatory. Purgatory is a place or state where we
  get "cleaned up" before entering into the
  presence of Almighty God.
• Just like the Saints in heaven pray for us on
  earth and their prayers benefit us, so the
  prayers and Masses we offer are of help to the
  souls in Purgatory.

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History of All Souls Day

• Praying for the dead is an ancient Christian
  tradition. In 998AD Odilo, Abbot of Cluny
  (France), set aside a specific day for
  remembering and praying for those in Purgatory.
  This started as a local feast in his monasteries
  and gradually spread throughout the Catholic
  Church towards the end of the 10th century AD.

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All Souls Day traditions

• There are many customs associated with All Souls
  Day, and these vary greatly from culture to
  culture. In Mexico they celebrate All Souls Day
  as el dia de los muertos, or "the day of the
  dead."
• In the Philippines, they celebrate "Memorial Day"
  based loosely on All Souls Day. Customs include
  praying novenas for the holy souls, and ornately
  decorating relatives' graves. On the eve of All
  Souls (i.e. the evening of All Saints Day),
  people go door-to-door, requesting gifts and
  singing a traditional verse.
• In Hungary the day is known as Halottak Napja,
  "the day of the dead," and a common custom is
  inviting orphans into the family and giving them
  food, clothes, and toys.
• All of these customs show the wide variety of
  traditions related to All Souls Day.

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November traditions

• In November we often attend the graves of our
  loved ones who have died and pray for them.
• We can light a candle in a Church for our loved
  ones.
• We can think about happy times we spent with our
  loved ones and thank God for them.
• We may have a Mass offered up for the intentions
  of the Holy Souls.
• In school we may have a Remembrance tree where we
  can put memorial cards of relatives who have
  passed away and pray for them during our school
  assembly or during religion time in our classroom.

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Prayer for the Holy Souls

• Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and may
  everlasting light shine upon them, may they rest
  in peace. Amen

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All Saints Day Activities

• For a Wordsearch on All Saints Day check out
• http//www.christiancoloring.com/cmpdf/saintsws.p
  df
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  http//www.christiancoloring.com/cmpdf/saintssolut
  ion.pdf
• For a Crossword testing your skills on Saints
  check out http//www.christiancoloring.com/cmpdf/
  saintscw.pdf