Those outside the Roman Catholic denomination probably have little appreciation for November 1st – i.e. All Saints Day. Yet it is a Church tradition dating back to the writing of Hebrews 11. It has been celebrated on November 1st since the time of Charlemagne. At it’s best, it recognizes the Christians that have gone before us. They form the great cloud of witnesses spoken of in scripture. At it’s worst, it can become another form of idolatry, with patron saints taking the place of God in our lives.

How should we celebrate this day? Should we have videos and sermons on the subject, or just a few songs that mention it? Can we celebrate it as protestants without subscribing to the corpus of catholic saints? Is there a patron saint for all things technical in ministry? Good questions to ask as this day rolls around again.