Halloween… All Hallows Eve… the Eve of All that is Holy… has been mistaken for a day that has evil intent and a day in which we should no longer celebrate with the joy and innocence of children. To the contrary, Halloween is a day in which we remember that Jesus destroyed death from the cross. Because of this redemption, the gates of heaven are open, and death is no more.
The symbols of Halloween are the skeletons and jack-o-lanterns because these are shells without life in them. The seeds of eternal life in a skeleton is the immortal soul, the seeds of the pumpkin are…well… the seeds. The soul lives forever, and the pumpkin seeds are replanted to make the next generation of pumpkins. DEATH IS NO MORE!!!
This is a time of rejoicing! It’s a rememberance of Easter six months later! And how do we celebrate Easter? MASS & CHOCOLATE! In the fall we are so overcome with the opportunity to join the saints of old in prayer and in song on All Saints Day, that our joy spills over and we hand out chocolate from our doorsteps to every child that passes!
This Halloween let us remember Christ’s love for us and our love for each other! Let us truly celebrate the Eve of All that is Holy by sending out our saints-in-the-making to receive the gifts the community longs to give. Let us also give generously of our gifts to those who come to our door.
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