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| Fra Angelico, 15th c., National Gallery, London |
Pray for me, and I shall for you and all your friends, that we may merrily meet in heaven.
– St. Thomas More
Saints alive! It’s that day of the year again, when we collectively honour that large company, the friends of God. There is a more restricted notion, which holds the saints are the elect in heaven. A more expansive one includes the living who are holy, as when St. Paul calls out “to the saints, who are at Ephesus” at the beginning of that famous letter. So while today we collectively honour the canonized, we may also reflect on the living who have been saintly influences during our lives.
