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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.
Day Commemoration Year of death Type 1; 1 All Saints Day: n/a PF 2 All Souls Day: n/a Mem 3 Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher of the Faith 1600 Com 4 Saints of the Old Testament: n/a Mem 7 St. Willibrord, Religious, Archbishop 739 Com 10 Leo the Great, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 461 Mem 11 St. Martin of Tours, Abbot, Bishop 397 Mem 12
1 November: Feast of all Saints, Double, and (in the calendar given in the 1568 Roman Breviary [page needed] but not in the 1570 Roman Missal) [4] commemoration of Caesarius martyr. 2 November: Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, Double, and of the octave of all Saints. 3 November: Of the octave. 4 November: Of the octave and ...
A time of year loaded with symbolism and significance, All Saints' Day is observed slightly differently around the world but, typically, flowers and wreathes are laid at gravesides and candles lit ...
All Saints Day (Nov. 1) – People attend mass, pray and sing, and visit shrines and graves of saints. All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help ...
The Church Militant and the Church Triumphant, fresco by Andrea da Firenze in Santa Maria Novella, c. 1365. Allhallowtide, [1] Hallowtide, [2] Allsaintstide, [3] or the Hallowmas season [4] [5] is the Western Christian season encompassing the triduum of All Saints' Eve (), All Saints' Day (All Hallows') and All Souls' Day, [6] [7] [8] as well as the International Day of Prayer for the ...
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).
The General Roman Calendar (GRC) is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date, or occur on a particular day of the week.