The 8th of November marks the feast day of the Veneration of the Holy Relics of the Saints. It is the octave day of All Saints’ and coincides with the Orthodox Church’s celebration of The Synaxis of the Holy Archangels and All The Bodiless Powers. Quite fittingly, angels are

Halloween or All Hallows' Eve: Sanctity versus spectacle All Saints’ Day or All Hallows’ Day is a Catholic feast day or solemnity, celebrated annually on November 1st. It is preceded by All Hallows’ Eve, or Halloween; like Christmas Eve it is a day of preparation for the celebration of

October 4th marks the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of poor people, animals, peace, merchants, stowaways, ecology, and Italy, to name a few. Francis was born in Assisi, Italy, in 1181. He was first named John (Giovanni), but his father started to call him Francis,