Faithful in Queens Venerate 250 First-Class Relics in Celebration of All Saints’ Eve

Faithful in Queens Venerate 250 First-Class Relics in Celebration of All Saints’ Eve

FRESH MEADOWS — Mireya Gutierrez said she reads about saints regularly to deepen her faith.   Her devotion to her favorite saint, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, led her to participate in a veneration of 250 relics at Holy Family Parish in Fresh Meadows on Oct. 31.   “The veneration of the saints is very important to me because you get to pray to the saints and they always intercede for everybody,” Gutierrez said.   Among the relics venerated were those…

Catholics Respond to Halloween Night Evil with Eucharistic Adoration & Relic Veneration

Every year, Halloween seems to drift further from its roots. Once meant to honor the eve of All Saints’ Day, All Hallows’ Eve has drifted into a celebration of fear, darkness, and in too many cases, outright evil. For many, it’s a night of costumes and candy. But for others, it’s something more sinister—a night when witchcraft, curses, and the demonic are celebrated as “festive Halloween fun.”As Catholics, our response to this kind of darkness i…