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	Roman Catholic Saints - FAQs, All Saints Day and All Souls Day Features
		Read about the life of today’s Catholic saint and browse a list of patron saints as well as a calendar of feast days.
		Learn about the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls.
		All prayer requests are displayed at StAnthony.org and on a large, scrolling screen next to St. Anthony’s relic at the National Shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/Saints/faqs.asp (204 words)

	All Saints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The festival of All Saints, also sometimes known as "All Hallows," or "Hallowmas" ("hallow" meaning "holy," and "mas" meaning "Mass"), is a feast celebrated in their honour.
		All Saints is also a Christian formula invoking all the faithful saints and martyrs, known or unknown.
		In English speaking countries, the festival is celebrated with the hymn "For All the Saints", set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All_Saints (567 words)

	OCA - Feasts and Saints: Life of Saint
		This feast may have originated at an early date, perhaps as a celebration of all martyrs, then it was broadened to include all men and women who had borne witness to Christ by their virtuous lives, even if they did not shed their blood for Him.
		The feast of All Saints achieved great prominence in the ninth century, in the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise (886-911).
		Believing that his wife was one of the righteous, he knew that she would also be honored whenever the Feast of All Saints was celebrated.
	ocafs.oca.org /FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=48 (752 words)

	Fast & Abstinence
		The Feast of All Saints is the feast of the harvest of the Cross.
		Saints come from all classes of men, the poor, the rich, the old and young, the famous and unknown, men and women, children and adults, every race and nation on earth.
		Saints were people just like us, but they took Jesus’ Gospel seriously; they took the 10 Commandments seriously and faithfully performed the duties of their state of life for the love of God and His glory.
	www.stmichaelonline.org /AllSaints1.htm (2563 words)

	All Saints and All Souls
		Both the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween.
		The primary reason for establishing a common feast day was because of the desire to honor the great number of martyrs, especially during the persecution of Emperor Diocletion (284-305), the worst and most extensive of the persecutions.
		Pope Gregory III (731-741) dedicated an oratory in the original St. Peter's Basilica in honor of all the saints on Nov. 1 (at least according to some accounts), and this date then became the official date for the celebration of the Feast of All Saints in Rome.
	www.catholiceducation.org /articles/religion/re0199.html (1533 words)

	FEAST OF ALL SAINTS 2005
		Men and women who are named saints by the church are often carved in stone; their images are recreated in plaster, bronze, paint and steel.
		On the Feast of All Saints, the church does not invite you to dangle from a rope, but to get up close to these men and women; to get a better appreciation of who they are.
		The saints are holy because they realize that they cannot do the work of Jesus on their own.
	www.borromeo.org /reflect/homilies2005/AllSaints2005.html (558 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: All Saints' Day
		It is instituted to honour all the saints, known and unknown, and, according to Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.
		In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St.
		Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established; still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01315a.htm (353 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: All Saints, Feast of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		1 November, instituted to honor all the saints, known and unknown.
		It owes its origin in the Western Church to the dedication of the Pantheon in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs by Pope Boniface IV, 609, the anniversary of which was celebrated at Rome, 13 May.
		Pope Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the Vatican basilica in honor of All Saints, designating 1 November as their feast; Gregory IV extended its observance to the whole Church.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd00345.htm (94 words)

	All Saints Day: All About All Saints Day
		The eve of All Saints is known as All Hallows Eve, or Halloween.
		The Feast of All Saints is a holy day of the Church honoring all saints, known and unknown.
		As such, asking a saint for his or her intercession is perfectly legitimate and not idolatrous, no more than asking a friend or pastor to pray for you is idolatrous.
	www.churchyear.net /allsaints.html (1408 words)

	The Relevance of the Feast of Al
		The Feast of All Saints was instituted first in the city of Rome, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the holy martyrs, by Pope Boniface IV.
		The Saints form Christ’s cortege throughout the Liturgical Cycle, and when we praise their virtues and chant their merits, we exalt and celebrate the One Who, being their Head, is now likewise their Crown.
		Among the Saints can be found a great variety – each according to his or her vocation – and the measure of the giving of Christ’s grace reproduces one of the aspects of the plentitude of the Man-God’s perfections.
	www.remnantnewspaper.com /Archives/archive-2005-1031-all_saints.htm (1554 words)

	The Feast of All Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		oth the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween.
		The primary reason for establishing a common feast day was because of the desire to honor the great number of martyrs, especially during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian (284-305), the worst and most extensive of the persecutions.
		Pope Gregory III (731-741) dedicated an oratory in the original St. Peter’s Basilica in honor of all the saints on November 1 (at least according to some accounts), and this date then became the official date for the celebration of the Feast of All Saints in Rome.
	www.catholicexchange.com /vm/index.asp?vm_id=6&art_id=10448 (1030 words)

	Feast of All Saints
		The history of a liturgical celebration in honor of All Saints is not fully clear, but it is clear that on this one day we are invited to offer our thanks and praise to God for all saints of all kinds, known and unknown, canonized or not.
		The "official" saints, the kinds of people the Church canonizes, are those who are most aware of their own vulnerability, most conscious of their own need for God’s action in their lives, most alert to the role of God’s generosity in their human existence.
		Finally, this feast reminds us that, to the extent that the life of Christ is still in us, we are all saints.
	www.catholiccincinnati.org /liveletters/allsaints.htm (910 words)

	All Saints Day by Hanh Vo
		The All Saints Day origin lies in the common memorials of martyrs who died in groups or whose names were unknown, which were held on assorted days in different parts of the Church, over time these celebrations came to include not only the martyrs but all saints.
		During the Reformation the Protestant churches understood “saints” in its New Testament custom as including all believers and reinterpreted the feast of All Saints as a celebration of the unity of the entire Church.
		However, because of their opposed understandings of the identity and function of the saints, what these churches do on the Feast of All Saints disagree widely.
	www.lasan.org /lasan-readings/forum/all-saints.htm (350 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : November 01, 2004 : All Saints
		Today the Church celebrates all the saints: canonized or beatified, and the multitude of those who are in heaven enjoying the beatific vision that are only known to God.
		The feast is found in the West on different dates in the eighth century.
		Pray the Litany of the Saints -- you could make it really special by chanting it ("he who sings prays twice") and you could read an explanation of this litany, which is considered the model of all other litanies.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2004-11-01 (791 words)

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		To exhort us to raise our eyes and hearts, especially on this day, to heaven, where before the throne of God is gathered the innumerable multitude of saints of all countries, times, nationalities and ranks of life, who have faithfully followed Christ and left us glorious examples of virtues, which we ought to imitate.
		This we can do, for the saints, too, were weak men, who fought and conquered only by the grace of God, which will not be denied to us.
		He then dedicated the Church to the honor of the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, and thus for the first time celebrated the Festival of All Saints, directing that it should be observed in Rome every year.
	www.sspxasia.com /Documents/The_Church_Year/All_Saints.htm (1619 words)

	On The Feast of All Saints of Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On The Feast of All Saints of Russia
		Saints retain all that is characteristic of the human condition; they know everything that is ours.
		Celebrating the saints, we desire to be together with them and to acquire the power of God through their holiness.
	www.stmaryofegypt.org /library/st_john_maximovich/on_all_saints_rus.htm (388 words)

	Feast of All Saints
		It is fitting that the Gospel for this feast of All Saints paints the picture of Jesus speaking the words of the Eight Beatitudes: Blessed are they Each presents a theme which together comprise the roadmap of the path towards holiness.
		The Feast of All Saints reminds us that we, too, are poor in spirit; we mourn, we hunger and thirst after justice.
		We are always moving towards the end - the end of a season, the end of childhood, or young adulthood, or of old age, the end of high school or college, the end of vacation, the end of a career or a particular kind of employment...and inevitably the end of our journey here on earth.
	www.ecatholicism.org /page.cfm?Web_ID=1700 (826 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - All Saints' Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ALL SAINTS' DAY [All Saints' Day] feast of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and day on which churches glorify God for all God's saints, known and unknown.
		During the Reformation the Protestant churches understood "saints" in its New Testament usage as including all believers and reinterpreted the feast of All Saints as a celebration of the unity of the entire Church.
		My latter-day saints: conversion to Catholicism doesn't happen at the speed of light.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AllS1tsD1a.asp (341 words)

	The Feast of All Saints
		The Feast of All Saints is one of the greatest of all the feasts because it celebrates what could have been impossible.
		Aside from all the lofty things to be said about the saints and to the saints on this day, we want our children to understand in the marrow of their bones what the principal idea is: "We are so glad for you.
		Newland, Mary Reed "The Feast of All Saints" Chapter 20 in
	www.catholiceducation.org /articles/civilization/cc0069.html (1465 words)

	Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints Years A B C, by Fr Ernest Munachi Ezeogu
		Beside the handful of saints whose feast days we celebrate on specific days in the year, there are countless other saints and martyrs, men, women and children united with God in the heavenly glory whom we do not celebrate.
		On the feast of All Saints the church invites us and challenges us to walk the walk, not just to talk the talk, of the saints.
		None of the saints we celebrate today had it as their aim in life to amass wealth, to acquire power or to gain popularity.
	www.munachi.com /z/allsaints.htm (748 words)

	St. Jerome’s Chapel » All Saints
		On this Feast of All Saints, it’s appropriate to talk a bit about the idea of saints—who are they, and what can they do for us.
		In the Anglican tradition, the saints are understood to be human beings, just like we are, who have nevertheless opened themselves up to God’s call, and lived out that call in the fullness of God’s grace, as granted to each.
		Here on Communion of Saints I’m going to trust that we can all agree that the saints have continuing relevance for us as examples of a living, dynamic faith, just the kind of faith in Christ that we are called to.
	stjeromeschapel.org /?p=2 (457 words)

	All Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		All Saints is a Roman Catholic holiday on November 1 followed by All Souls Day on November 2.
		The festival of All Saints (Festum omnium sanctorum) also formerly known as "All Hallows or "Hallowmas " is a feast celebrated honour of all the saints and martyrs known or unknown.
		Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible: Translated from the Original Languages With Critical Use of All the Ancient Sources : Medium Size
	www.freeglossary.com /All_Saints_Day (812 words)

	Franciscan University of Steubenville - Feast of All Saints
		And so today's feast ought to be a day of great rejoicing for us; rejoicing for their sake, and rejoicing and taking courage for ourselves, because what they have accomplished we too, with God's grace, can achieve.
		In light of the Feast of All Saints, what could be more reasonable than that at the hour of death there should be many who, though not deserving of eternal damnation, are not of that perfect purity and holiness which would make them worthy to be in the presence of the All-Holy God.
		We look to the saints for inspiration and guidance and we pray for the poor souls in purgatory for their speedy expiation of the punishment due to sin and their reunion with the Beatific Vision.
	www.franciscan.edu /home2/Content/CampusLife/Chapel/main.aspx?id=1156&cc=180 (638 words)

	For the Feast of All Saints
		Almighty God, who by thy Holy Spirit hast made us one with thy Saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be surrounded by their witness to thy power and mercy.
		The litany of saints that follows is chanted annually at the Church of St.
		The procession moves from station to station around the church during the singing of the verses of "For all the saints." Each section of the litany is then chanted at a station.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/bio/62.html (1057 words)

	The Meaning and Origin of All Saints Day
		All Saints Day is a universal Christian Feast that honors and remembers all Christian saints, known and unknown.
		1 The Feast did not become established in the Western Church, however, until the Roman bishop Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to Christian usage as a church on May 13, 609 or 610.
		As mentioned above, All Saints Day is celebrated by Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, Anglicans, and Lutherans However, because of their differing understandings of the identity and function of the saints, what these churches do on the Feast of All Saints differs widely.
	www.orlutheran.com /html/saintori.html (397 words)

	all saints day
		The exact origins of this celebration are uncertain, although, after the legalization of Christianity in AD 313, a common commemoration of the saints, especially the martyrs, appeared in various areas throughout the Church.
		Sacramentaries of the ninth and 10th centuries also placed the Feast of All Saints on the liturgical calendar on Nov. 1.
		Along with the Feast of All Saints developed the Feast of All Souls.
	www.catholicherald.com /saunders/02ws/ws021031.htm (1582 words)

	Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints
		Anne Rice's "The Feast of All Saints" is going to be a Showtime mini-series this month.
		Re: Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints
		Feast of All Saints: Not what I was expecting
	www.afrigeneas.com /forum-books/index.cgi?noframes;read=61 (646 words)

	Feast of All Saints, 1st November - Homily Excerpt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Feast of All Saints, 1st November - Homily Excerpt
		Children have fun on Halloween now and it is OK but it would be a pity if children did not know the Christian feast at this time, the feast of All Saints.
		The saints have reproduced in their lives Jesus’ victory on the cross over evil
	www.frtommylane.com /homilies/years_abc/all_saints3.htm (295 words)

	Goffine's Devout Instructions: Feast of All Saints
		To honor God in His saints, in whom He has shown Himself so wonderful, and to thank Him, as the author of all sanctity, for the benefits He has bestowed upon them.
		By Pope Boniface IV, who, in the year 610, appropriated the Pantheon (that is, the temple of all gods) to the divine service of Christians, dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin and an saints, and commanded this feast in honor of all saints to be celebrated at Rome every year.
		Gregory IV, in the year 840, extended this feast to the whole Church, and transferred it to the 1st of November.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/gdi240.htm (1346 words)

	ToxicUniverse.com - Rice, Anne - 1991 - Feast of All Saints Books Review
		Feast of All Saints winds its way through the lives of one representative family, as seen through the eyes of its only son, Marcel.
		Feast of All Saints is a jungle, winding its sinuous way through a hundred situations, leaving its dark mood in your mind.
		New Orleans is special, and Feast of All Saints couldn't have been written with anywhere else as its setting.
	www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10002627 (1048 words)

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