I'm sure you all have the candy and costumes in place, so I will wish you a happy and safe Halloween and offer a bit of history on the origins of this holiday:
While some people have connected Halloween to earlier pagan celebrations of the new year, Halloween actually has significant Catholic roots. The name itself comes from All Hallow’s Eve – that is, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day, when Catholics remember those who have gone before us to enter our heavenly home. Immediately afterward, on November 2, the Church commemorates all the faithful departed still detained in Purgatory, and prays in suffrage for them.
The word "Halloween" refers to the Feast of All Saints. 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. --By Christopher Wells, Vatican News
God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty
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