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Halloween "is NOT a pagan religious event, but a Christian celebration almost 1,300 years old!"
The Triduum of Allhallowtide begins on Halloween on Oct. 31 and concludes with All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. All Saints' Day is on Nov. 1.
“It’s beautiful and it’s a time in the liturgical year, therefore, dedicated to remembering all the dead, which is Biblical, and has been done by Christians since the first century," Father Chris Alar notes.
"Although, yes, sadly it [has] been, in a way, hijacked by pagans and Satanists. It is NOT a pagan religious event, but a Christian celebration almost 1,300 years old!”
He also explains that while Halloween can be evil, it was never intended to be that way. This is a result of what some would consider to be anti-Catholicism.
“You know, in England after the Reformation, All Saints' Day and its vigil, Halloween, were banned. It was claimed that the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory is a modified form of Babylonian worship of the dead.”
He says that at the time, Protestants began celebrating Reformation Day on Oct. 31 because it was the day Martin Luther possibly nailed his "95 Theses" on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenburg.
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The Triduum of Allhallowtide begins on Halloween on Oct. 31 and concludes with All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. All Saints' Day is on Nov. 1.
In an episode of EWTN's "Living Divine Mercy," Father Chris Alar, MIC, shares the holiday's historical Catholic roots. He answers the question: Should we celebrate Halloween?
According to Father Chris, Catholics should celebrate Halloween as part of Allhallowtide. However, he notes that this does not mean Catholics should celebrate in a completely secular way.“It’s beautiful and it’s a time in the liturgical year, therefore, dedicated to remembering all the dead, which is Biblical, and has been done by Christians since the first century," Father Chris Alar notes.
"Although, yes, sadly it [has] been, in a way, hijacked by pagans and Satanists. It is NOT a pagan religious event, but a Christian celebration almost 1,300 years old!”
He also explains that while Halloween can be evil, it was never intended to be that way. This is a result of what some would consider to be anti-Catholicism.
“You know, in England after the Reformation, All Saints' Day and its vigil, Halloween, were banned. It was claimed that the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory is a modified form of Babylonian worship of the dead.”
He says that at the time, Protestants began celebrating Reformation Day on Oct. 31 because it was the day Martin Luther possibly nailed his "95 Theses" on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenburg.
Continued below.
Priest Unveils the Catholic Roots of Halloween: Is it Still Okay to Celebrate?
Halloween "is NOT a pagan religious event, but a Christian celebration almost 1,300 years old!"
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