All Hallow's Eve

Today is Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, the Vigil of All Saints (All Hallows) Day. Tomorrow is All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation. And Thursday is All Souls Day, the day we remember and pray for our departed family and friends. These 3 days make up a triduum known as All Hallowtide or Hallowmass. They remind us that we still believe in heaven and hell, that we have an obligation to pray for those in purgatory and of the communion of saints.