All around us people are gearing up for Halloween this coming Friday night. Did you realize that the name “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows Eve” the vigil night before the Feast Day of All Saints? Catholic Education.org reproduces a good article about the development of All Saints Day and the connection to Celtic Samhain. It was common practice to honor each martyr, each saint, with a feast day, but there were more martyrs than days in the year, so a common day honoring them all evolved in the early 300s. This day was originally observed in May, but in the 700s Pope Gregory IV officially assigned November 1 as All Saints Day. It’s a great time to start learning more about the Saints, so I flipped through my Catholic calendar and realized there are so many saints the calendar can’t possibly list them all. It would be really easy to learn something basic about a few new saints each month. Three Saints to Know in October St. Francis of Assisi (Oct 4) Many peo