According to Pope Frances, All Saints’ Day is the feast of all of us, a holy occasion to increase our faith and hope. Moreover, this is the day when we celebrate humility as the main virtue of all saints. Here are five simple, but illuminating quotes to keep in mind while celebrating All Saints’ Day.
The Solemnity of All Saints is 'our' feast not because we are good, but because the holiness of God touches our lives.
Saints are not perfect models but are people whose lives God has crossed.
Saints have fought to take away the stains and darkness of sin, so as to let the gentle light of God pass through […], this is the purpose of life, even for us.
Saints are the simple, the humble who make room for God, who know how to weep for others and for their own errors, those who stay meek, who fight for justice, who are merciful toward all, who guard purity of heart, who always work for peace and remain in joy, not in hate, and, even when suffering, respond to evil with good.
The feast of All Saints, then, is not celebrated only in honour of those who have reached the goal and attained to heaven. It is also for the many simple and hidden people whom we may know, and who, through everyday holiness, help God to carry the world forward.