Updated October 3, 2022
On November 1, let us look at some famous All Saints’ Day quotes, Slogans, Messages, and posters. All Saints’ Day is an international event celebrated every year on November 1 by different churches. This day is also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints.
It is a Christian holiday that praises and honors all saints, whether well-known or unknown. That’s why we have listed the Best All Saints’ Day Quotes, Messages, and Wishes on this All Saints’ Day. You can share these messages and quotes with your friends via social media to celebrate this day.
All Saints’ Day Quotes;
(I) Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. – St. Augustine.
(II) Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! – St. Augustine
(III) Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes. – St. Pio of Pietrelcino
(IV) You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all. – St. Therese of Lisieux
(V) God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. – Soren Kierkegaard
(VI) Leave sadness to those in the world. We who work for God should be light-hearted. – Saint Leonard of Port Maurice
(VII) Love God, serve God; everything is in that. – St. Clare of Assisi
(VIII) Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you. – Isaac of Nineveh
(IX) Let us shine with the light of Jesus and become like saints. – Unknown
(X) We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. – St. Bernard of Clairvaux
(XI) Don’t you long to shout to those youths who are bustling around you: Fools! Leave those worldly things that shackle the heart – and very often degrade it – leave all that and come with us in search of Love! – St. Josemaria Escriva
(XII) There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers. – Saint Teresa of Avila
History of All Saints’ Day
Some historians claim that the origin of All Saints’ Day can be traced back to the fourth century, when Greek Christians celebrated all martyrs and saints on the first Sunday following Pentecost (in late May or early June).
Other sources claim that “All Martyrs” celebrations occurred as early as 270 CE, although no specific month or day is mentioned. In 835 CE, Pope Gregory IV declared All Saints’ Day an official holiday.
It is believed that choosing November 1 as the date for the celebration was an attempt to replace the paganic Festival of the Dead (also known as Samhain or the feast of Saman, lord of death).
All Souls’ Day, which was first observed at the monastery at Cluny in 993 CE and quickly caught on among Christians, should not be confused with All Saints’ Day.
Celebration & Significance of All Saints’ Day;
All Saints’ Day has a significant role in praising and honoring all saints, whether well-known or unknown. This day is also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints.
All Saints’ Day is celebrated by Christians in many nations across the globe. On this day, offerings are made in nations including Mexico, Spain, and Portugal. In nations like Belgium, Hungary, and Italy, People pay their respects to deceased relatives by laying flowers on their graves.
In other regions of Europe, including Austria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania, it is customary to light candles on top of visiting graves of departed relatives. People visit the graves of their deceased relatives and clean or repair them in some Asian countries, including the Philippines. Additionally, they light candles and place flowers on the graves.
On November 1, France holds church services in honor of all the saints, but the attention shifts to the deceased by evening. Everywhere you look, cemeteries are filled with visitors who come to tidy up and decorate family graves. All Souls’ Day, observed on November 2 and honors the prayers of the deceased who have not yet attained glory, is closely related to All Saints’ Day.