In this blog post, I will discuss how we can prepare for a Holy Halloween and All Saints Day. Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day are three days in a row! I encourage you to start planning for these Holidays right now—they will be here before we know it! Lots of free printables if you want to keep scrolling to the bottom.
Halloween
Unfortunately, Halloween tends to be very divided. Many Catholics love this day, and others do not. It is a sensitive subject for many people. Many say it is a “Satanic holiday.” However, it was intended to be a very Holy day. It originated from Irish Pagans, but the Catholic Church saw that and wanted to do the opposite with it— they wanted to make it a very Holy day. They used to call it All Hallows Eve. The idea of it is was similar to Christmas Eve—in preparation for the big day, which is Christmas. In Halloween’s case, it is in preparation for the big day, which is All Saints Day. Unfortunately our culture has taken it to an extreme and it can have a lot of scary elements to it. Without a doubt, it is a day that Satan wants as his own. But here’s the thing, Satan does not get that. Jesus Christ died for us, and he did it for 365 days of the year. Satan does not get a day. God already won, he is already victorious, so I will never give satan that day. Please do not give him that satisfaction. What is the opposite of Satanic? Holy Mass, Confession, Adoration, the rosary. Do these things on Halloween to keep the day especially Holy! Remember, it is still God’s day, and we must reclaim it as our own.
There are so many fun ways to celebrate Halloween! One tradition that my sister’s family does is carve Holy pumpkins! They print holy pictures and use them to trace holy images on their pumpkins! They invite lots of friends and family over on Halloween and it is an event!
Use my (free) printable Halloween Party Planning worksheet to help get organized for the day!
All Saint's Day
All Saints Day falls immediately after the Halloween on November 1st. Many families will have parties, dress up as Saints, and talk about the Saints—specifically, talk about the Saints they’re named after, their Confirmation Saints, or their favorite Saints! If you are looking for ideas for a All Saint’s Day Party click HERE for that blog full of ideas. And below is a free printable for Saint Projects.
For the All Saints Day Party here is the print out fill it out and get started with your planning.
Below is a video of what our party looked like last year!
(My daughter Bella(above) is dressed as Our Lady of Guadalupe, I love this costume because we can use it for Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast too! All I needed was this blanket and a red dress from the thrift store, so easy!) And Zachary wanted to be St Louis King of France and we got his costume HERE. I have so many other Ideas HERE.
The October Challenge. Every Day for the month of October, I challenge you to read about the Saints and learn a new one every day! HERE are our families favorite saint books great for all ages! Or even read a chapter book on a Saint. Every night read a chapter or two. The whole premise behind this challenge is to dive deeper into the lives of the Saints. All of our families favorite children Saint Books are linked here.
I’ve put together a fun checklist over on my website where I share some October liturgical living ideas! They’re all extremely family oriented and are great ways to get your kids excited about the Catholic faith! Find your copy here!
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Heather these blog posts are so wonderful. I have found 3 of your checklists so far; your October, November, and Advent Prep. Thank you for taking the time to create these. This saves me SO much time and gives me so many great ideas I had not thought of before. Thank you again!!