Friday, November 2, 2012

Celebrating All Saints' Day

On Thursday, November 1, members of the St. Brigid School community celebrated All Saints' Day. Second grade students dressed as saints, and each student presented highlights of their saint's life.

It was standing room only in St. Joseph church as Fr. Jim Lafontaine presided over the All Saints' Day Mass. After a brief introduction, child came forward to tell the crowd about the accomplishments of his or her chosen saint.

Some of the numerous saints mentioned:
  • St. Madeline, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who established the first Catholic school in America
  • St. Patrick, who used a shamrock to explain the Trinity
  • St. Peter, the apostle who was crucified upside-down
  • St. Lucy, patron of the blind, who has been called the "bringer of light"
"This is better than Halloween," one child remarked, "because my saint was a real person!"