On All Saints’ Day, Black Catholics celebrate heritage, hear call to be pilgrims of hope, holiness

On All Saints’ Day, Black Catholics celebrate heritage, hear call to be pilgrims of hope, holiness

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (OSV News) — At St. Augustine Parish, South Bend’s only historically Black Catholic church, plans for an All Saints’ Day celebration Nov. 1 had been thoughtfully made. The goal was to celebrate the saints but also to expand everyone’s understanding of saints. Who are the saints? How did they become saints? And what do the saints mean to us today? ‘A Season for Saints!’ Deacon Mel Tardy warmly welcomed and thanked those attending…