Nov 1: All Saints....Nov 2: All Souls...two wonderful feasts.
All Saints we remember those holy women and men whom the Church has pronounced saints....yet I believe we are all saints. I have always held that a saint is someone who tries to be the best s/he can be or as Matthew Kelly says: to be the best version of yourself.
Do you have someone special "up there"? Your namesake? Someone you admire for how s/he lived? How about your deceased friends, parents? Absolutely!
Then we have All Souls Day, a consoling feast, when we remember our loved ones who have died. We pray that they are enjoying eternal joy and peace. We thank God for them, for who they were for us. This holy day also is a reminder that we will be joining them....who knows when...so let's be the best we can be "one day at a time".
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