tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post8814813953587055780..comments2024-03-19T15:26:26.055+00:00Comments on auntie joanna writes: All Saints Day...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-35609062998681699402014-11-09T21:09:21.147+00:002014-11-09T21:09:21.147+00:00In the USA our bishops simply declared All Saints ...In the USA our bishops simply declared All Saints not to be a holy day of obligation this year, and that we were to celebrate All Souls on Sunday (it only moved to Monday in the Extraordinary Form). Interesting how matters differ from place to place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-13128808517792281232014-11-03T10:12:08.687+00:002014-11-03T10:12:08.687+00:00You can always write a polite letter to the bishop...You can always write a polite letter to the bishop. Not too long, not extremely brief, not being too scathing about the decision and certainly not implying that it was undertaken for any but the best motives.<br /><br />I did that once. My idea went all the way up through the English bishop's conference to St Pope John Paul II, who rejected it personally.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311426607108404554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-37041892190574058672014-11-02T15:26:07.438+00:002014-11-02T15:26:07.438+00:00I do so agree! You keep saying this to bishops whe...I do so agree! You keep saying this to bishops when you meet them, as I'm sure do others. But how often do you meet a bishop if you're an ordinary pew-person? The mass-petition organisations, like 38 Degrees for example, seem actually to make a difference when they get lots of people all wanting the same thing. Is there a way we who want our Holy Days back could do this?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492429133293820476noreply@blogger.com