Solemnity of All Saints

“Here was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language” (Rev 7:2-4, 9-14)

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

The mass leaflet:

Prayer intentions:

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matthew 5:9

Today we celebrate All Saints' Day, and we might be misled into thinking we are celebrating our brothers and sisters who have lived perfect lives, always linear, precise, and even "stiff." On the contrary, today's Gospel refutes this stereotypical view, this "holiness of pious image." Indeed, the Beatitudes of Jesus (cf. Mt 5:1-12), which are the defining characteristics of the saints, reveal the exact opposite: they speak of a life lived against the current, a revolutionary life! The saints are the true revolutionaries.

Pope Francis