St. John Neumann Catholic Church

All Saints’ Day is also called Feast of All Saints, Hallowmas, or All Hallows’ Day in the Christian Church. It is a day that commemorates both known and unknown saints who have acquired heaven. It is observed on November 1 every year but it is not to be confused with All Souls’ Day on November 2. The day remembers all those people who have passed away but have yet to attain heaven.

The day reveres people whom God knows as saints. However, Catholic observances usually concentrate on known saints whom the Catholic Church canonized. The celebration started with the custom of celebrating the martyrdom of saints on their martyrdom anniversary.

It is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, which means all Catholics should attend Mass on the day and involve themselves in Prayers. For Catholics, the day honors all those people who have moved on to the Kingdom of Heaven. The occasion relates to expressing earnest gratitude for the lives and deaths of all saints. It remembers all those Christian Saints who are famous and also those who are relatively unknown.