Catholic Saints Remembering the Dead and Celebrating the Saints - Nov 1
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Nov 1, 2025 Explore the fascinating ties between Halloween and the saints, highlighting how costumes can evangelize. Discover the significance of All Hallows Eve and All Souls Day in nurturing Christian hope and community prayer for the deceased. Learn about the church's practices surrounding remembrance, including relics and the concept of purgatory as purification. Engage with cultural expressions, like the Mexican celebration of the dead, and find encouragement in the saints as a support system in our faith journey. Embrace a joyful perspective on death and the promise of resurrection!
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Handmade Halloween Traditions
- Tim Gray recalls dressing as Luke Skywalker and his family making handmade costumes after Star Wars.
- His brother's homemade R2-D2 costume won school awards and became a treasured memory.
Saints Instead Of Secular Costumes
- Tim Gray and colleagues dressed their children as saints instead of secular Halloween characters.
- Families went trick-or-treating with saint costumes to evangelize and teach kids about saints.
Reclaim Halloween For Faith
- Use Halloween to reframe and reclaim the celebration for Christian teaching and evangelization.
- Turn secular excitement into opportunities to teach kids about saints and Christian virtues.
