Night of Light
All Hallows' Eve, which is so often associated with demons and witchcraft in the popular imagination, is more properly a night of light: It is the Vigil of All the Saints.
On this night, the Church ponders the light of grace aglow in the lives of her saints and revels in their holiness which shines like stars for eternity.
The example of the saints, themselves a dim reflection of Christ's brilliance, is a torch in the darkness of our lives and of the world's sin. Their light leads us to Christ, the true light of the world.
This photo was taken at the end of the Torchlight Procession in Lourdes which was led by the English Dominicans in September 2007.
Night of Light
All Hallows' Eve, which is so often associated with demons and witchcraft in the popular imagination, is more properly a night of light: It is the Vigil of All the Saints.
On this night, the Church ponders the light of grace aglow in the lives of her saints and revels in their holiness which shines like stars for eternity.
The example of the saints, themselves a dim reflection of Christ's brilliance, is a torch in the darkness of our lives and of the world's sin. Their light leads us to Christ, the true light of the world.
This photo was taken at the end of the Torchlight Procession in Lourdes which was led by the English Dominicans in September 2007.