Today, 1st November,  we celebrate the feast of All Saints.  At this time each year, we focus on the great communion of saints.

On All Saints Day, we remember and celebrate the wonderful company of saints. On All Souls Day, which is the following day, 2nd November – we think of those who have died – friends, colleagues, relatives …… others whom we have gone to school with …….whom we have known …worked with …laughed with …. wept with …walked with. 

Many of these people are not famous. Their statues are not in churches but their pictures are in our homes and their stories alive in our community, and in us. We know of their goodness and their struggles. We pray for them, and remember them with love, celebrating in faith their journey to God, now within the great communion of saints.

A Prayer for All Saints for Families at Home

Loving God, we remember all those great women and men, whose lives were so filled with love for you, that people’s lives were changed forever through them. Let us open our hearts to have the courage to say “yes” to you when we are called to do your will. We pray that we, like the saints, may live lives of courage and commitment to your way. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Litany of Saints

Litany of Saints is an ancient prayer where we ask the Saints to pray for us. This is a short version of Saints that are significant to our communities in the area. After each saint name you are invited to repeat - Pray for us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God- Pray for us 

Saint Clare

Saint Justin

Saint John the Baptist

Saint Joseph

Saint Peter and Paul

Saint Benedict

Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop

Saint Francis

Saint Mary Magdalene

It is important to remember and celebrate the saints in our Catholic Tradition and the souls of those who have gone before us.

Mr Damian Sligar

Acting Religious Education Coordinator