Ignored amid the glowing jack o’lanterns and candy collecting tonight is the very real holiday that follows Halloween.

The name Halloween itself derives from All Hallows Eve, the night before All Hallows Day or, as it is better known today, All Saints Day.

All Saints Day, Nov. 1, is a holy day of obligation for the 19 Roman Catholic parishes in Butler County and throughout the Catholic Church, said Bob Lockwood, director of communications for the Pittsburgh Diocese.

In the Catholic Church, the day venerates all saints whether known or unknown.

“Everywhere in the Catholic Church, Friday will be All Saints Day,” said the Rev. Charles Bober, pastor of St. Kilian Church, 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry Township. “In addition to Sundays, there are a few holy days that Catholics are obliged to attend Mass, and this is one of them.”

“Most parishes have a regular holy day schedule, but I think some, because of experience, will change the time of the vigil Mass before the feast because of Halloween,” said Bober.

“They might do a Mass at 4 or 5 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. Some won’t because their municipality doesn’t do trick or treating on Thursday,” Bober said.

“It’s up to the area parishes to set the times of the Masses on Friday,” said Jennifer Ravert, administrative assistant to the Rev. Philip Farrell, vicar for the diocese.

As for St. Kilian’s All Saints Day Masses, Bober said, “We will have one at 4 p.m. Thursday and then at 9 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday.”

“The Scripture that is read, the Bible that is read, is different from a Sunday, but the Mass is pretty similar,” Bober said.

It’s not just Catholics who will take special note of the day.

White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road in Connoquenessing Township, will have an All Saints service Sunday, said its pastor, the Rev. Lee Dreyer.

“It is just a time of remembrance of those who have gone before us, our ancestors in the faith,” said Dreyer.

“I’m sure every church does it differently,” Dreyer said.

“What we do is have a special service of remembrance, when a couple members of the church have a candle lighting, and we remember those who have passed away in the past year,” he said.

“We mention by name those who have died in the past year, and there is phrasing that we acknowledge those who are near and dear to us: parents, grandparents, important people in the church who have been an influence in our lives, especially our faith lives,” said Dreyer.

“We have done this every year for quite a while. I should add that this year we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper,” said Dreyer.

“It’s left up to the individual congregation as to how they want to celebrate it. I think most do in some way,” he said.

“I think it is a pretty special day for our congregation to remember. Remembrance is important. It is a major part of our faith,” Dreyer said.

All Saints Day is a celebration at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, according to its associate pastor, the Rev. Matt Barry.

“We believe that those in Christ who have died that that is not the end of the story. We will see them again. Their battle with sin and temptation is over. They rest with Jesus Christ, and we look forward to seeing them once again,” Barry said.

“We believe we are saints, but we are dogged by sins in this life. But when we die they will cease because our time in this world is ceased,” said Barry.

In the Sunday All Saints service, Barry said, “The songs are different. There are several songs that commemorate the life of faithful people that have gone on before us. It’s a look back at saints who have given up their life for their faith, who have boldly proclaimed the word of God.”

“It’s a time for us to look to those who have died in the past year. Specifically what we do is list the names of those who have passed away, and we honor their memories and their lives of faith,” said Barry.

“We do this every year. I want to emphasize it is not just for those who have died in the past year, but it is for all those who have gone before us,” he added.

“In our tradition, it is a remembrance of those that have died,” said the Rev. Joel Benson, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive. “We lift up all those who have been baptized in the past year because we think about the saints that are living and the saints that are in Heaven.”

“We have list in the bulletin of those who have died since last All Saints Day,” Benson said.

“Part of the service, right at the beginning, starts off with a remembrance of those that have been baptized, then we read the names of those people and those kids,” said Benson.

“We light a candle for each of those kids. Another part of service has some wording from the funeral service and the baptismal. And we read off the names of all who have died and light candles as well,” Benson said.

“The candle connects those that have died with baptism and eternal life,” Benson said.