The feast of all Saints reminds us of all those who have been canonised AND all those who have made valiant efforts, but not yet recognised or forgotten. Without the latter, the commemoration loses its essence. Not often does every act of kindness or every deed towards goodness gets recognised. That does not negate its occurrence or existence!
Most genuine acts of virtue often go unnoticed or unheard of. All those behind those repeated acts of virtue are indeed saints, even if no one notices or writes or speaks about them.
Then, of course, there is the actual challenge of this feast...
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