Learn about this interesting feast day in the Church's liturgical year.

As we pray for the faithful departed, offer the Mass, light candles, and make sacrifices, realize our Catholic traditions came from Judaism.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches the parable of the unforgiving servant, presenting a profound reflection on the nature of mercy.

Fr. Scott Haynes In the rhythm of the liturgical year, All Hallows’ Eve —the vigil before the Feast of All Saints—stands as a threshold between time and eternity. The Church, like Israel of old, sanctifies the seasons so that the faithful may discern in the cycle of creation the hidden mysteries of grace. The falling leaves, the shortening days, and the gathering of the harvest whisper to us of life’s transience and the promise of everlasting joy. For centuries, this sacred v

St. John Henry Newman teaches that the worst pain of purgatory is the working-out of its psychological conflicts.