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Hallow’s Eve


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All Hallow’s Eve is the vigil of All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, when we remember the saints that came before us. All Saints' Day is followed by All Souls’ Day, on Nov. 2, when the Church prays for all our faithful departed. 

The name All Hallow’s Eve derives from the Old English word "hallows,” meaning holy or sanctified. Halloween is a contraction of “hallows” and “e’en,” a truncation of the word evening, referring to the vigil before All Saints' Day. 

On All Hallow’s Eve, we begin a period of reflection on life, death and resurrection, and a month of special prayers for the dead. 

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