Knights of the Altar and Maidens - Holy Cross Parish

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31/10/2021

𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙏𝙄𝘿𝙀:

𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙎' 𝙀𝙑𝙀 (𝙊𝘾𝙏 31),
𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎' 𝘿𝘼𝙔 (𝙉𝙊𝙑 1),
𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙇𝙎' 𝘿𝘼𝙔 (𝙉𝙊𝙑 2)

Although Halloween has been embraced by the secular world, its foundations are firmly rooted in Catholic tradition. It actually used to be an important part of a short traditional and liturgical season focused on death, Allhallowtide.

The placement of the days is significant, expressing the Christian belief of the “Communion of Saints”. The Communion of Saints is the union of all the faithful on Earth (the Church Militant), the saints in Heaven (Church Triumphant) and the Poor Souls in Purgatory (Church Suffering).

• NOV 1—ALL HALLOW'S EVE

All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself.

• NOV 1—ALL SAINTS' DAY

All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. All Saints' Day is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, requiring Catholics to attend the mass.

• NOV 2—ALL SOULS' DAY

In Roman Catholicism, All Souls’ Day is observed on November 2 to remember all the faithful departed who are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls. The Roman Catholic doctrine says that the prayers of the faithful on earth will help cleanse these souls in order to be pure and fit the Beatific vision.

Note: These feasts were so important that, in the mid-15th century, Pope Sixtus IV expanded the triduum into a full octave, or 8 day observance. This expanded form of Allhallowtide lasted for centuries until 1955, when it was eliminated by Pope Pius XII as a part of a greater (pre-Vatican II) liturgical reform. This is why Allhallowtide is not normally celebrated today even by traditionalist Catholics, since the Extraordinary Form of the Mass follows the 1962 Roman Missal.

Sources:

(1) The Triduum of Death: The Forgotten Season of Allhallowtide—ChurchPop (Retrieved on October 21, 2021);

(2) The Catholic roots of Halloween, the Vigil of All Saints' Day—Vatican News (Retrieved on October 21, 2021);

(3) The forgotten triduum of Allhallowtide—The Irish Catholic (Retrieved on October 21, 2021);

31/10/2021

FYI | Halloween refers to the Feast of All Saints.
Both the feast of All Saints Day (November 1) and its vigil (October 31) have been celebrated since the early eighth century when they were instituted by Pope Gregory III in Rome.

The word itself is taken an older English term, “hallows,” meaning “holy”; and “e’en”, a truncation of the word evening, in reference to the Vigil of the feast.

Halloween also means 'All Hallows' Eve'
This celebration should not promote fear. This day is all about holiness!

As Catholics, let's celebrate the triumph of the Church in heaven!
Let's be Holy this Halloween and let Holiness wins this Halloween!

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