October 12, 2018

New Saints for All Saints Day

It's not too early to start planning for All Saints Day which will be celebrated on November 1st. It is timely to speak of this as this weekend Pope Francis will canonize some new Saints. Among the more well-known will be Bishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI. Of course, Popes have canonized Saints from all around the world so there is no limit to Saints that one can choose as one's patron. 

New Saints Resources

St. Oscar Romero video
Give Us This Day & The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture

Saint Pope Paul VI
​Catechist

St. Oscar Romero and St. Pope Paul VI overview video
Catholic Link

​Help learners choose a saint and learn about them. By engaging them in some questions about their own interests, they can be led to find a saint who can be a role model for them to follow Jesus. How have you celebrated All Saints Day with young learners at your parish?

Planning Helps

Catholic Social Teaching and Saints
Ave Maria Press

I Want to Be a Saint
Amy Welborn, Catechist

All Saints Day Girl and Boy Costumes
Catholic Inspired

Saintly Scavenger Hunt
Mary Haseltine blog

Saints for All the Smarts (Using Multiple Intelligences in Religious Education)