Challenge 2026: Each week in 2026, there will be a challenge - one practical way to live your faith. Week Forty-Three:  Hallowtide is a three day seasonal triduum also sometimes referred to as the fall Triduum.  It begins on October 31st, Halloween or All Hallows Eve as a vigil preparation leading up to November 1st’s Solemnity of All Saints Day.  Then, November 2 is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed or All Souls Day.  This year, Hallowtide falls over next weekend - Saturday, Sunday, Monday.  The Church is composed of the Church Militant (us on Earth), the Church Triumphant (the Saints in Heaven), and the Church Suffering (the Souls in Purgatory).  This liturgical events connects us all, remind us to celebrate the Saints and pray for the those who have gone before us.  It also reminds us of our mortality.   nd Things we can do to celebrate Hallowtide:  Go to Mass. Learn more about the saints.  Recite the Litany of Saints. Kids can dress like a saint.  Go to the Blessings of the Graves.  Remember those who have gone before us. Bonfires are also common way to celebrate.