In Western churches, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant, the feast of All Saints Day is celebrated on 1 November in the Gregorian calendar. It should be noted that not all Protestants practice the cult of saints, but some Lutheran churches celebrate this feast. According to tradition, on the night of the Enlightenment, the gates between the two worlds opened, and only now those who have left us can come to visit us. For this reason, the famous proverb about the dead is only well respected with holiness, at least in the cemetery. Interestingly, believers greet sleeping relatives and friends, regardless of religion,n with flowers and candles.

All Saints’ Day, Enlightenment or Enlightenment, November 1, is the day of remembrance of the dead when our thoughts are piously directed to loved ones who have passed away. It is celebrated in many Christian countries around the world. Believers go especially to church and cemetery, clean the graves and beautify them with flowers in memory of those who once accompanied them on the path of life.

In Western, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant churches, the feast is celebrated on November 1 in the Gregorian calendar. Note that not all Protestants practice the worship of saints, but some Lutheran churches still celebrate this holiday. The Feast of All Saints or All Saints is also known as All Saints’ Day. It is a Christian holiday celebrating all saints, known and unknown. Thus, in Western churches, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant, the feast is celebrated on 1 November in the Gregorian calendar.

What day is All Saints Day?

Indeed, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Feast of All Saints precedes by one day the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. Whose solemnity was fixed on 2 November, two centuries after the All Saints’ feast was created. Also, in Eastern churches, namely the Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches, the first Sunday after Pentecost is All Saints Sunday. The equivalent of All Saints Sunday in the Western calendar.

All Saints’ Day, the Day of Illumination or the Luminations, 1 November, is the day the saints are remembered, the day on which our thoughts turn piously to our loved ones who have passed away. It is celebrated in many Christian countries around the world. The faithful especially go to church and cemeteries, cleaning graves and decorating them with flowers in memory of those who once accompanied them on their journey.

So on the night of 1 November, each grave becomes a small altar of light. Also, thousands and thousands of candles are lit in memory of those who have passed into eternity. It is also said that on the Day of the Dead, the gates of the Underworld open, and the dead come to visit the living.

Whom do we pray to on All Saints Day?

On the Mexican holiday known as All Saints’ Day, families greet the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink, and celebration. We celebrate the saints and especially the patron saint.

Indeed, it is known that on All Saints’ Day, we pray to St. Meliton of Sardis, the author of the first preserved Christian homily, written around 160 AD. And also spoke on the occasion of the Passover celebration. The information about the author is scarce. It is limited to a few short passages preserved in the work of Eusebius of Caesarea. However, fragments preserved from the extensive work of Meliton of Sardis give us an excellent opportunity. To discuss the main aspects of his theological contribution.

St. Anatolia sent epistles to the bishops, urging them to anathematize the beginners of heresies, Nestorius, Eutychius, and Dioscorus. St. Anatolia followed St. Flavian, pastoring the church with good faith for eight years. He moved to the Lord, leaving St. Gennady in his place.

What is All Saints Day, and why do we celebrate it?

In the Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches, the weekly day for daily remembrance of the dead is Saturday. Of all the Saturdays in a church year, two are specifically dedicated to the public memory of the deceased: the Saturday before Lent Sunday and the Saturday before the Holy Spirit is poured out.

All Saints’ Day commemorates all Christian martyrs, a feast dating back to the 4th century AD. We celebrate All Saints’ Day because it honors all the saints. So, the feast falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost and remains fixed to this day in the Church.

According to tradition, on the Night of Enlightenment, the gates between the two worlds open, and only now can the departed among us come to visit. For this reason, the famous proverb “about saints, only good” is observed with sanctity, at least at the cemetery. The faithful greet their relatives and friends, irrespective of religion, with flowers and candles.

What are the origins of the Holy Day of All Saints?

In Ireland and Wales, people feared the night of Samhain, during which evil spirits might seem to haunt the world of the living. The ancients lit fires in the open air to avoid those “dark” presences and remove the danger. This night is also a bridge between the world of the living and the world of the dead. The sparks opened the doors of the houses so that the depositions of their families could return to living for a few hours.

All Saints’ Day does not have its origins in the United States, as one might think, but it is much older and comes from Western Europe. It is derived from Samhain or Samonios and was celebrated with celery. It was kept in front of the ruins, held in late autumn, after harvest, and marked the beginning of a new year.

However, the tradition faded with the advent of Christianity in that region around the 5th century AD. Pope Boniface IV said in 610 that this feast was pagan and decided to institute the feast of All Saints. Celebrated on May 13, All Saints’ Day changed until the end of the 8th century and was set for November 1 in Western Europe. Some historians see it as an apparent reference to the Samhain holiday and an evident desire to “Christianize” Samhain. 

When was All Saints Day first celebrated?

In the beginning, the saints were generally called all Christians, that is, believers or members of the first Christian communities, who had received baptism and had therefore passed on to a new and pure life, being reborn by grace; with this appellation, the Holy Apostles address them in their epistles.

The Day of the Dead was first celebrated in 609 AD, on 13 May. So, the saints’ earliest feasts were recorded in Christian calendars. Were the anniversaries of the deaths of the martyrs and the various local bishops. Indeed, every year, Christians would gather at the tombs of the martyrs. On which churches were usually built or at the place where they commemorated their memory. And there, they would pray and read the martyr acts or the history of the suffering and death of the celebrated martyrs and celebrate the Holy Eucharist.

To this day, the Christian Church usually records in calendars. It celebrates the day of the death of the saints, that is, the date of their passage into heaven, considered their birthday, into eternal and authentic life, where there is neither sorrow nor grief nor sighing. Only the Mother of God and St. John the Baptist are exceptions to this rule; they have the privilege of celebrating their christening, birth, and other events.

Key Verse related to The Saints 

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. So walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Also, it is shameful to even speak of things they do secretly. But all things exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.”

Ephesians 5:8-13 (NIV)

Is November 1st a Catholic holiday?

Saints are convinced of their sins. Therefore, judging themselves worthy of hell, they receive from God Heaven and, as a gift, salvation. The perfect do not only feel the thorn of their sins but find themselves murmuring all the sins of men. The ideal God’s holiness is reflected through a mirror; in them again, all human nature feels pain and evil.

November 1st has been declared All Saints’ Day. Indeed, the righteous make the balance between God and men: acquiring from men repentance and God’s mercy. When the righteous are lacking among men, love cannot be fulfilled, but justice must be fulfilled.

Only to them that the Almighty God permits them to wage war against the evildoer of man’s nature. And with the sword of the Spirit unceasingly to burn him. But it is not to him that their eyes are turned, but having all their flesh absorbed in the gift. They have made themselves like scorch in an unburnt stake pierced by God’s love. Even so much as they are in this world, they burn the “master” of it in their hearts like a sword of venom.