We celebrated our All Saints day last night,I never expected many of our friend's children
were so excited and looking forward for the all saints party. It was an amazing time. Children
dressed up themselves their costumes as I was busy after our children's retreat in our
diocese. I was so shocked to see all children reached home after 7pm dressed up so nicely
and prepared with their stories.
Munnu dressed up as St Nicholas, Annu as St Philomena and Theresu as St Therese.
Maria as Mother Mary, James as St Joseph, many little flowers were there.
The most exciting part was all the dressed up saints went to our neighbourhood friend and
wished her All Saints Day. Children were singing the song' We are marching saints...' It was
fantastic though I was little scared how it's gonna be.
But thank God , we did this first time without much planning. Children and parents came
home and had some games and quiz as family, recited litany of saints and had pizza. I am
sure children along with the parents had a good time which many kids were asking whether
they could dress up and go out for halloween.
Many resources are found here in catholic moms, SHOWER OF ROSES, All saints
guessing jars, here, Bingo's, saint o lanterns and saintly games. Loyola press has got some
information on food ideas, All Hallows eve, soul cakes and history. Lot of ideas on christian lanterns are found here in kerbev
''Trick-or-treating" was originally a custom started by Catholic English children who would go about begging their neighbors for a "Soul Cake?"
It says begging at the door grew from an ancient English custom of knocking at doors to beg for a "soul cake" in return for which the beggars promised to pray for the dead of the household. Soul cakes, a form of shortbread — and sometimes quite fancy, with currants for eyes — became more important for the beggars than prayers for the dead, it is said. Florence Berger tells in her Cooking for Christ a legend of a zealous cook who vowed she would invent soul cakes to remind them of eternity at every bite. So she cut a hole in the middle and dropped it in hot fat, and lo — a doughnut. Circle that it is, it suggests the never-ending of eternity. Truth or legend, it serves a good purpose at Halloween.
ALL SAINTS PRAY FOR US
were so excited and looking forward for the all saints party. It was an amazing time. Children
dressed up themselves their costumes as I was busy after our children's retreat in our
diocese. I was so shocked to see all children reached home after 7pm dressed up so nicely
and prepared with their stories.
Munnu dressed up as St Nicholas, Annu as St Philomena and Theresu as St Therese.
Maria as Mother Mary, James as St Joseph, many little flowers were there.
The most exciting part was all the dressed up saints went to our neighbourhood friend and
wished her All Saints Day. Children were singing the song' We are marching saints...' It was
fantastic though I was little scared how it's gonna be.
But thank God , we did this first time without much planning. Children and parents came
home and had some games and quiz as family, recited litany of saints and had pizza. I am
sure children along with the parents had a good time which many kids were asking whether
they could dress up and go out for halloween.
Many resources are found here in catholic moms, SHOWER OF ROSES, All saints
guessing jars, here, Bingo's, saint o lanterns and saintly games. Loyola press has got some
information on food ideas, All Hallows eve, soul cakes and history. Lot of ideas on christian lanterns are found here in kerbev
''Trick-or-treating" was originally a custom started by Catholic English children who would go about begging their neighbors for a "Soul Cake?"
It says begging at the door grew from an ancient English custom of knocking at doors to beg for a "soul cake" in return for which the beggars promised to pray for the dead of the household. Soul cakes, a form of shortbread — and sometimes quite fancy, with currants for eyes — became more important for the beggars than prayers for the dead, it is said. Florence Berger tells in her Cooking for Christ a legend of a zealous cook who vowed she would invent soul cakes to remind them of eternity at every bite. So she cut a hole in the middle and dropped it in hot fat, and lo — a doughnut. Circle that it is, it suggests the never-ending of eternity. Truth or legend, it serves a good purpose at Halloween.
Soul, soul, an apple or two,If you haven't an apple, a pear will do,One for Peter, two for Paul,Three for the Man Who made us all.The refrains sung at the door varied from "a soul cake, a soul cake, have mercy on all Christian souls for a soul cake," to the later:
ALL SAINTS PRAY FOR US
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