Who Are the Saints? All Saints Day for Kids

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Saints are people who loved God and others in a big way during their lives and are now with God in heaven. On All Saints Day, November 1, the Catholic Church celebrates every one of them: the famous saints and the many whose names only God knows. This year All Saints Day falls on a Sunday. The next day, Monday November 2, is All Souls Day, when we pray for everyone who has died.

Dates for 2026

All Saints Day: Sunday 1 November
All Souls Day: Monday 2 November

Meet the saints from Chime Travelers

In Season One of Chime Travelers, twins Katie and Patrick travel back in time and learn from these saints:

Saint Patrick (feast day March 17). Pirates kidnapped Patrick as a teenager and took him to Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. After he escaped, God called him back to Ireland to share the faith, and he did. Read Rylee's fun facts about Saint Patrick.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (feast day July 14 in the United States). Kateri was born in 1656 in a Mohawk village in what is now New York. She became a Christian as a young woman even when it was hard, and in 2012 she became the first Native American saint.
Saint Francis of Assisi (feast day October 4). Francis gave up a rich life to live simply and serve the poor. He loved all of God's creatures and set up one of the first Christmas nativity scenes, in 1223.
Saint Clare of Assisi (feast day August 11). Clare was a friend of Saint Francis. She started a community of sisters who lived simply and prayed for the world. They are now called the Poor Clares.
The Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph (feast day the Sunday after Christmas, December 27 this year). The Holy Family shows us how a family can love and care for each other.

Watch

Chime Travelers episodes are on Formed and Hallow (subscription). The trailer is free on the Chime Travelers watch page.
For older kids and teens: Saints, a short Catholic Central episode.

Free things to do

Pray with the saints: audio prayers in the voices of Saint Patrick, Saint Kateri, Saint Francis, and Saint Clare.
Coloring and activity pages, including the "My Favorite Saint" sheet.
Discussion guides for families and classrooms.
Play the Chime Travelers game.

Ways to celebrate All Saints Day

Dress up as your favorite saint and tell your family one thing about them.
Find out which saint you're named after, or pick a saint to be your friend this year.
Fill in the "My Favorite Saint" sheet and hang it on the fridge.
On All Souls Day, pray for family members who have died, or visit their graves together.
Do one kind thing in secret this week, the way the saints did.

Talk about it

Which saint from Chime Travelers would you most like to meet? Why?
Saint Patrick was brave even when he was scared. When have you needed to be brave?
Saint Francis loved animals and nature. How can you take care of God's creation this week?
Saints weren't perfect. They kept trying to love God and others. What's one thing you could try this week?