All Saints’ Day is on Nov. 1 of each year.
Often when we hear the word saints, we think of St. Paul and St. Theresa, but we can also think about the saints in our own lives.
A few years ago my mom and I attended a Sunday service at St. Paul’s Anglican Fort Garry where we, along with other parishioners, were asked to list the saints in our own lives.
My thoughts first went to my nana and papa Smith, who both died when my sister and I were kids. It our fast pace world that we live in, it’s important to stop and reflect each day on the things we are thankful for. I also like to regularly reflect my loved ones, who have ascended into heaven, such as my nana and papa Smith, my nana Jones (papa George) and papa Jones (grandma Ellen) as well as my uncle Gordon and my uncle Garry. In live, they are all my saints.
Today, All Saints’ Day, I encourage you to think about the loved ones you have lost and think about what they meant to you and what life lessons they gave you.
Brook Jones is the editor of the Selkirk Settler Times
