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Today is Wednesday, January 1, 2025; it is now 10:16 UTC. November 1. All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, ...
All Saints Day is a Christian holiday that typically falls on Nov. 1. People celebrate with Mass, prayer and sometimes dress up as saints.
Today is Sunday, December 22, 2024; it is now 17:20 . Usage. Add a new saint day, to the applicable subpage. Saint day list ... 1 November All Saints' Day
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
All Souls’ Day follows on 2 November and provides an opportunity for Christians to commemorate their fellow departed faithful, not just those designated saints, and to pray for souls in Purgatory.
Traditionally, the Christian calendar recognizes Oct. 31 as All Hallows’ Eve, holding a vigil when the faithful would pray and fast prior to the feast day of All Saints' Day (or All Hallows’ Day).
All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, [3] the Feast of All Saints, [4] [5] the Feast of All Hallows, [6] the Solemnity of All Saints, [6] and Hallowmas, [6] [7] is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.
26 September: Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs – optional memorial; 27 September: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest – memorial; 28 September: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr – optional memorial; 28 September: Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial; 29 September: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels – feast