Our communion with the saints joins us to Christ. Let us be their companions and fellow disciples.
Father Chris Alar, MIC, the director of the Association of Marian Helpers, explains the significance of the Solemnity of All Saints in his homily on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Marian Helpers Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:
Saint Frances of Rome (feast day: March 9) didn't sit on the sidelines and expound upon holiness. She rolled up her sleeves and practiced it.
Saint John of God, whose feast we celebrate on March 8, spent his life caring for the sick, poor, and unwanted. His motto was: "Labor without stopping. Do all the good works you can while you still have the time."
On Feb. 17 and 18, 1943, two Marian priests chose to die rather than abandon those in their care. They are Blessed Anthony Leszczewicz and Blessed George Kaszyra.
