Wednesday, November 1, 2023

All Saints' Day/Allerheiligen

Fra Angelico: We saw this painting ("The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs") in London.
Fra Angelico: Dieses Gemälde ("Die Vorgänger Christi mit Heiligen und Märtyrern") haben wir in London gesehen.

To celebrate the day, we learned more about Americans that are in the process of hopefully becoming saints.

Für das heutige Kirchenfest haben wir uns mit Amerikanern und Amerikanerinnen beschäftigt, die die ersten Stufen zur Heiligsprechung absolviert haben.  

Venerable Augustus Tolton
Ehrwürdiger Diener Gottes Augustus Tolton


Servant of God Thea Bowman
Dienerin Gottes Thea Bowman


Ehrwürdiger Diener Gottes Michael McGivney


Servant of God Emil Kapaun
Diener Gottes Emil Kapaun


Servant of God Julia Greeley
Dienerin Gottes Julia Greeley

In case you wondered how the Catholic church declares somebody a saint.

We had church in the evening and also baked soul cakes for tomorrow.
Abends waren wir in der Kirche und haben Seelenbrötchen für morgen gebacken.




4 comments:

  1. These are such beautiful and moving stories about Americans being considered for sainthood, Eva, and the short video of the process was interesting. Thanks for sharing.
    The soul cakes look good! Is it just a mix of gluten free flour that you use with butter and some baking soda or powder?

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    1. You are welcome. I was very touched myself and I had no idea that there are so many Americans that are on their way to become saints.

      There is a soul cake recipe in "Festivals Families and Food." That one is a good recipe, but I needed a fast one this year. I used this one this year. I omitted the ginger, used less cinnamon, and regular sugar in the raw.

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    2. Oh, I never made that one in "Festivals, Families and Food." I might have to try it. This one you made sounds very good.

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    3. Good luck! I hope you will find one you like. I remember that one year we made them and sang hymns while baking.

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