By Faith Addington, Catholic Editor
On Nov. 1, the Solemnity of All Saints was celebrated at Aquinas College in honor of the saints of the Catholic Church. A day of thanksgiving and hope to the Catholic community, the Solemnity of All Saints is one of the nine holy days of obligation besides Sunday masses. These masses are considered the “most significant liturgical celebrations of the year,” requiring Catholics to attend Mass since the Eucharist is the highest act of giving thanks and praising the Lord God (EWTN).
Two masses were celebrated at Aquinas College: one at 12:15 p.m. and another at 4:30 p.m., both in Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
Zoebelle Bean, the Liturgical Coordinator for Aquinas College Campus Ministry, organized both of these masses. “All Saints’ Day is especially unique apart from other Masses, because you’re exposed to a spiritual world you may not be entirely aware of on a daily basis,” said Bean in an interview after Mass.
The Solemnity of All Saints honors the unique and diverse talents of each of the canonized saints in heaven.
“To know and understand that the entire cohort of Saints in Heaven are watching and praying for you is enthralling. This Mass makes known that the lives of the Saints too are worthy of knowing and appreciating as examples to us so we too might join them one day in harmony, the ones who have loved and known us through our lives,” said Bean
The Solemnity invited members of the Aquinas community to strive after the holiness that each of these saints lived in their lives.
In his homily, Father Jordan preached that the Saints — though representatives of holy living — were not perfect. Each saint had faults and weaknesses, but rather became great because of their love of God and their unbreakable will to serve His will. Their lives become a model to each person on earth on how one can use their individual talents toward the glorification of God and in turn, become saints themselves.
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