Posts Tagged ‘All Saints’
All Souls | Mid-Week Worship | October 28, 2020
Originally All Saints day, which remembered the canonized saints, was followed by All Souls day which was a time for people to remember the saints of their own life. Throughout history when there has been great loss of life in the world, All Souls has been a powerful container for people of faith to pour out their named and unnamed grief. We return to this ritual tonight.
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On All Saints Day, we celebrate the victory won for all the faithful dead, but we grieve for our beloved dead as well, knowing that God honors our tears. We bring our grief to the table and find there a foretaste of Isaiah’s feast to come. All Saints’ Day celebration has a long history in…
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