All Saints Day

As if the planning for Halloween and the Halloween parties wasn't enough, I had one more task that lay ahead of me.

The day after Halloween is known as "All Saints Day".

With Lily attending a Catholic school, this is a big event.

The kids go to Mass on this day.

If they want, they get to dress up like a patron saint.

Of course Lily wanted to dress up.

She chose to be Saint Dorothy.

The patron saint of florists.

Here is a little background on this Saint:

Saint Dorothy is said to have been taunted on her way to execution by Theophilus, a young lawyer who asked her to send him fruits from the paradise to which she believed she was going. 

She agreed to do so, and after her death an angel brought him a basket holding three apples and three roses; this converted him, and he too was executed. 

Her emblem is a basket of fruit and flowers, and her feast day is 6 February.

This was my version of a proper outfit for Saint Dorothy...

Notice the three apples and three roses at the top...

We didn't want to miss seeing our little Saint Dorothy walk down the aisle, so Sophia and I attended the Mass...

There were many tiny saints...

But only one Saint Dorothy...

Let's not forget about this saint...

Our very own "Saint" Sissy.