All Saints' Day - Why We Celebrate and a Prayer

Why Do We Celebrate All Saints' Day?

On November 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, a time to pause and reflect on all those holy women and men who have come before us — and who live among us. We recognize that as one People of God, we go to God together, praying for one another, learning from the example, the wisdom of those who have lived the Gospel.

All Saint's Day Prayers

On this day, we ask for the intercession of each member of the Communion of Saints, and in particular:

• St. Teresa of Calcutta ... pray for us.
• St. Laura Montoya Upegui ... pray for us.
• Our Lady of Kibeho ... pray for us.
• St. Oscar Romero ... pray for us.
• St. Josephine Bakhita ... pray for us.
• St. Ignatius of Loyola ... pray for us.
• St. Francis Xavier ... pray for us.
• St. Anne, Mother of Mary ... pray for us.
• St. Patrick of Ireland ... pray for us.
• St. Marianne Cope of Moloka'i ... pray for us.
• St. Damien of Moloka'i ... pray for us.
• St. Kateri Tekakwitha ... pray for us.
• St. Maximilian Kolbe ... pray for us.
• Our Lady of Sorrows ... pray for us.
• All you holy women and men ... pray for us.

(To learn more about the saints listed above, click on their name.)

OFFER YOUR OWN PRAYER ON ALL SAINTS DAY