{"id":2560,"date":"2021-10-22T23:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnob.org\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2021-10-22T23:13:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:13:25","slug":"a-memorial-liturgy-for-all-saints-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnob.org\/?p=2560","title":{"rendered":"A Memorial Liturgy for All Saints Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 1 is All Saints Day in the Christian Church. While we do not venerate saints in the same way other traditions do, we do have enough Knox and St Andrew\u2019s churches along with other saint named churches to know that we take the concept of saints seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have a further, more informal understanding of the communion of saints; namely those faithful Christians who have gone before and make up \u2018that great cloud of witnesses\u2019 that we read of in Hebrews 12. In the season of Covid, it is appropriate that we remember them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we head towards two full years of Covid-19, I have been reflecting on the communion of saints and in particular the opportunity to remember our cloud of witnesses on this coming All Saints Day. As I consider the past pandemic season, I realize that almost all of us have had the experience of being unable to faithfully respond to the death of loved ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n