All Saints Sunday

[Lamb]

All Saints Day was Nov 1st, and a lot of churches celebrate on the Sunday following...which is today.

What does your church do to commemorate the saints who have passed?

Lutherans believe that believers are the saints and in my church's service, we go through the list of names of those from our congregation who have passed away, or friends/family of our parishioners.

 

[Daniel Hoseiny]

"The first Sunday after the Feast of Holy Pentecost is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of All Saints. This day has been designated as a commemoration of all of the Saints, all the Righteous, the Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Shepherds, Teachers, and Holy Monastics, both men and women alike, known and unknown, who have been added to the choirs of the Saints and shall be added, from the time of Adam until the end of the world, who have been perfected in piety and have glorified God by their holy lives."

Sunday of All Saints - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church

The first Sunday after the Feast of Holy Pentecost is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of All Saints. This day has been designated as a commemoration of all of the Saints, all the Righteous, the Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Shepherds, Teachers, and Holy Monastics, both...

www.goarch.org

"All souls day. In the Orthodox Church we have not just one All Souls Day but seven of them, in addition to one's family’s pious commemoration at the grave of their loved ones:

• The Saturday of Meatfare Week (the second Saturday before Great Lent)
• The second Saturday during Great Lent
• The third Saturday during Great Lent
• The fourth Saturday during Great Lent
• Radonitsa (Monday or Tuesday after Thomas Sunday)
• The Saturday before Pentecost
• Demetrius Saturday (the Saturday before the feast of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki — Oct. 26/Nov. 8). This year it is on Saturday, November 7."

Fr. Silouan Thompson. All Souls Day?

In about one week, western Christians will commemorate all the dead on November 2, the Feast of All Souls. This commemoration is important to Filipinos, and I am often asked the question: Can we still keep All Souls Day?

orthochristian.com