This day is dedicated to those saints already in the presence of The Almighty. All Saints Day, the successor to All Hallows Eve, has been celebrated since the sixth century Anno Domini (we use “The Year Of Our Lord” rather than the sacrilegious secular “Common Era” to describe temporal events). We will be celebrating All Saints on this Sabbath Day with a feast this afternoon.
Twenty-five years ago on this date, Damsel and I were in Rome, Italy and watched Pope John Paul II celebrating the All Saints Day mass at the Vatican on TV from our hotel room. We wish you all a happy “Tutti Santi,” as the Romans might say.