Try our favourite six things to do this All Saints Day
All Saints day is a wonderful opportunity to spend time learning about the amazing lives of the Saints as well as time to reflect on the lives of those who have passed. We have picked our favourite six activities to do this All Saints Day for all the family.
1. Earn a Pleneray indulgence and pray for the dead.
Visit a cemetery and pray for those who have passed
away. Visit a cemetery and take some beautiful
flowers too. Pray with your family or even mentally for
the dead. From November 1st to the 8th you will
earn Pleneray indulgence if you follow the normal Indulgence rules, which means you will have to be in a state of grace,
Prayer for the dead
We thank You Lord for the passing of our brothers
and sister’s. We exalt Your name for the good life
they have lived. We pray oh Lord, that everlasting life
be given unto them. And as they abide in Your garden, let Your angels touch what they
cannot touch again. Father, be with their souls and
may they rest in perfect eternal peace. Amen
2. Thank God for unknown saints
There are many saints in our day to day lives who we might not
instantly recognise. Spend some time thanking God
for all those who bring Jesus's love and charity into
others lives.
3. Dress up as your favourite saints and play games.
You could also make a special family meal and play family games. There are some wonderful Saint's to dress up as, such as St Benedict and St Theresa the Little Flower.
4. Pray the Litany of the Saints
English version below:
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven... resp. have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world...
God the Holy Spirit...
Holy Trinity, one God...
Holy Mary... resp. pray for us
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael,
All you Holy Angels and Archangels,
St. John the Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All you Holy Patriarchs and Prophets
St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. Andrew,
St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Jude,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists,
All you holy Disciples of the Lord,
All you holy Innocents
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,
Sts. Fabian and Sebastian,
Sts. John and Paul,
Sts. Cosmas and Damian,
All you holy Martyrs
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,
All you holy Bishops and Confessors,
All you holy Doctors
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Dominic,
St. Francis,
All you holy Priests and Levites,
All you holy Monks and Hermits,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecilia,
St. Anastasia,
St. Catherine,
St. Clare,
All you holy Virgins and Widows,
All you holy Saints of God,
Lord, be merciful... resp. Lord, save your people.
From all evil,
From all sin,
From your wrath,
From a sudden and un-provided death,
From the snares of the devil,
From anger, hatred, and all ill-will,
From the spirit of uncleanness,
From lightning and tempest,
From the scourge of earthquake,
From plague, famine, and war,
From everlasting death,
By the mystery of your holy Incarnation,
By your Coming,
By your Birth,
By your Baptism and holy fasting,
By your Cross and Passion,
By your Death and Burial,
By your holy Resurrection,
By your wonderful Ascension,
By the coming of the Holy Spirit,
On the day of judgment,
Be merciful to us sinners... resp. Lord, hear our
prayer.
That you will spare us,
That you will pardon us,
That it may please you to bring us to true
penance,
Guide and protect your holy Church,
Preserve in holy religion the Pope, and all
those in holy Orders,
Humble the enemies of holy Church,
Give peace and unity to the whole Christian
people,
Bring back to the unity of the Church all
those who are straying, and bring all
unbelievers to the light of the Gospel,
Strengthen and preserve us in your holy
service,
Raise our minds to desire the things of
heaven,
Reward all our benefactors with eternal
blessings,
Deliver our souls from eternal damnation,
and the souls of our brethren, relatives,
and benefactors,
Give and preserve the fruits of the earth,
Grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,
That it may please You to hear and heed
us, Jesus,
Son of the Living God,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world... Spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world... Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world... Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us... Christ, graciously hear us
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer... Lord Jesus, hear our
prayer.
Lord, have mercy on us... Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us... Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us... Lord Jesus, hear our
prayer.
5. Study your saint name
Study the name you were
confirmed with. You can also find a pri table online
and spend some time colouring.
6. Make an All Saints Day recipe.
We love these
cookies from the Difforti brand
Pane dei Morti, ‘Bread of the Dead’
150g amaretti biscuits
350g ladyfinger biscuits
120g almonds
120g dried figs
120g raisins
250g all-purpose flour
300g sugar or sugar alternative
50g cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt
125g pine nuts
6 large egg whites
100ml sweet dessert wine (use 50ml apple cider
vinegar and 50ml water with a spoon of honey and a
small amount of vanilla essence for a non alcoholic
alternative)
Icing sugar, for dusting
Preheat oven to 180°C.
For the baking tray use baking parchment or grease
the baking sheets with zero salt butter or coconut oil.
You will need to grind the amaretti biscuits in a food
processor with the ladyfinger biscuits and the
almonds. Once blended add the figs and process to
form a thick dough.
Combine the dough with raisins, flour, sugar, cocoa
powder, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and
pine nuts. You can then use your hands to make sure
the dough is combined.
Add the egg whites and dessert wine (or alternative)
to the bowl and mix well.
Shape the cookies: scoop out a small ball 5-6cm -
sized portion of dough and flatten, leave a two biscuit
size space between each biscuit
Bake for 30 minutes or until puffed and crisp. Allow to
cool before sifting the icing sugar on top. Serve with
hot chocolate or hot milk and have a blessed All
Saints Day! God Bless!
