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**Vigil Of All Saints
**Since 1998, the Dominican friars in Washington, D.C., have held a liturgy commemorating the eve before the Christian feast of All Saints, credited as the original source for what has become Halloween. Held in the Gothic chapel of the Dominican House of Studies, the haunting liturgy includes readings from the lives of the saints, ancient Church night prayers, Gregorian chant and a candlelit procession.
Brother James Cuddy, O.P., from the Dominican House of Studies, describes the religious significance of this Catholic celebration honoring all Christian saints – both known and unknown. “I think you can view saints as being older brothers and sisters,” Brother Cuddy explains. “They’ve lived lives of heroic virtue and have cooperated with God’s grace. And they’re examples to us of how to live the Christian life well … an inspiration to us and an example of how we ought to live.”
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**Since 1998, the Dominican friars in Washington, D.C., have held a liturgy commemorating the eve before the Christian feast of All Saints, credited as the original source for what has become Halloween. Held in the Gothic chapel of the Dominican House of Studies, the haunting liturgy includes readings from the lives of the saints, ancient Church night prayers, Gregorian chant and a candlelit procession.
Brother James Cuddy, O.P., from the Dominican House of Studies, describes the religious significance of this Catholic celebration honoring all Christian saints – both known and unknown. “I think you can view saints as being older brothers and sisters,” Brother Cuddy explains. “They’ve lived lives of heroic virtue and have cooperated with God’s grace. And they’re examples to us of how to live the Christian life well … an inspiration to us and an example of how we ought to live.”
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