What We're doing for Halloween

Fledgling family that we are, there are a lot of holiday traditions that have yet to be established at our home. Every year, new opportunities arise to reflect deeper upon how we celebrate holidays – be they national or faith-based.

With October drawing to a close, the mind of the becoming-ever-more-pagan-world is coming to dwell much upon the 31st, which, contrary to popular belief, is not the celebration of blood, guts, and goblins, but is rather the eve of the feast of all hallowed souls.

Quite the reason to celebrate! And that’s just what we’re going to be doing.

Here at Providence Cottage, the children will be:

1.) studying the lives of the saints for the 9 days preceding November 1st (the Solemn Feast of All Saints). We do this regularly anyway, as the saints are models of virtue and character, and many have led adventuresome lives – a fact which appeals to the limitless imagination of an almost 3year old! But starting tomorrow, special pomp and circumstance will surround our ‘study’ to further emphasize the feast we’re approaching.

2.) Baking goodies and making candies on Halloween that will be wildly consumed on the following day (though mostly by mommy). (Did I really type that?) The menu includes red waldorf cake… to honor our beloved martyrs, of course!

3.) Attending Mass and making a pilgrimage of sorts on November 1. Hopefully, we’ll have the opportunity to venerate some relics that day.

4.) And of course, visiting a cemetery to pray for the souls who are being prepared to behold the glorious face of Almighty God.

If your family is doing anything extraordinary to celebrate this great feast, please disclose your plans in the comments section!