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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.
The title of the feast was Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Regis ([of] Our Lord Jesus Christ the King), and the date was established as "the last Sunday of the month of October – the Sunday, that is, which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints". [13]
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
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).
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 ...
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.
All Saints' Day: Last Sunday before Advent (20–26 November) Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: Replaces 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 December Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 25 December Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) everywhere a holy day of obligation; see also Nativity of Jesus
1: All Saints' Day; 2: All Souls' Day; 3: Richard Hooker, priest and teacher (died 1600) 8: Saints, martyrs, missionaries and teachers of the Anglican Communion; 10: Leo of Rome, bishop and teacher (died 461) 11: Martin of Tours, bishop (died 397) 12: Charles Simeon, evangelist (died 1836) 16: Margaret of Scotland, queen, helper of the poor ...