Solemnity of All Saints

Solemnity of All Saints

It has been a busy All Saints day for me and it isn't done yet.  I haven't had a chance to write anything as of yet, but here are a few thoughts that I'm including in my homily for today.

We have many different saints that we recognize in the Catholic Church.  They are named saints because the Church as examined their lives, and talked to people who have asked for their intercession, and looked at miracles attributed to them and we believe they are for sure in Heaven.  When we honor them on this day and on their respective feast days, we don't do it in order to laud their own talents and abilities as if they made it to Heaven under their own power.  Rather, we honor God who gave them the grace and blessings necessary to get there.  We also honor Him for giving us these saints so that we could use their lives as an example of how we are to live our own lives.  In short: all praise to God.

One last thought: God is not done making saints.  He didn't stop doing it in the middle ages or at the start of the 20th century or 21st century for that matter.  He has been working with all of us.  He worked with loved one who have gone before us.  May we all meet one day in the Kingdom of Heaven!