Photo was taken at St.Patrick’s Church, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

St Patrick’s Church in Millstreet has some beautiful stained glass windows with beautiful colours and many stories from the Gospels shared.

Thought on Thursday – November – 01/11/2012

‘For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to say is ‘icon,’ ‘star,’ ‘hero,’ ones so possessed by an internal vision of divine goodness that they give us a glimpse of the face of God in the centre of the human.’ ~Joan D. Chittister

Today is All Saints Day and it always falls on November 1st, to coincide with Halloween. As Halloween has pagan roots, an attempt was made to make spiritual all the events that surround it. This is where All Saints Day comes in today. On the spiritual calendar it is indeed a special day. It would be a mistake to think today is about famous or celebrity Saints. Today is all about our own loved ones gone on before us who lived decent, honest, simple and down to earth lives. They may not have been famous, they may not have made headlines but in God’s eyes they are now celebrities. These were the people who somehow gave us a glimpse of God in the bits and pieces of their everyday lives. Today we call them saints and we thank them for all the love they have shown us down through the years.