All Saints' Day
One of many things I can truly appreciate in the Christian Tradition is the celebration of the witness of the Saints who came before. Much of the protestant "denominations" have done a good job at taking it away from the culture of the Church; while militant secularists have been after the culture altogether. A question that ran through my mind before is, "why do we bother observing feast days and the Saints when following Jesus is basically just that?" Following Jesus. Doesn't it take away glory from God and bestow honor upon another person or group of persons? Quite the contrary, I would argue. Observance: How does celebrating the Saints honor and glorify our Lord and Savior? Why is celebrating them so significant? Because the witness of the Saints shows us how Christianity is practiced to the fullest. Usually some significant acts by their hands, are often attributed to them, and are patron to those who do similar things; i.e. Michael the Archangel, is des