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21ST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025​

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INTRODUCTION​

In holy baptism God makes saints out of sinners. In holy communion God forgives
     the sins of all the saints. In worship today we give thanks for all the saints “who
     from their labors rest.” In the same breath we petition our God for the strength to
     hear and to heed the admonitions of Jesus in today’s gospel. Sealed by the Spirit
     and sustained by the Savior’s body and blood, we live with joy as God gives us
     breath, to the praise of God’s glory.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one communion in the
     mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your
     blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible
     joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and
     Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.​

FIRST READING

DANIEL 7:1-3, 15-18
The book of Daniel was written in the second century BCE, when the Syrian king
     Antiochus Epiphanes was severely persecuting the Jews. Daniel’s vision of the
     four beasts proclaims that human kings will come and go, but the kingdom will
     ultimately belong to God and to God’s people.

1 In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions
     of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: 2 I, Daniel, saw in
     my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea, 3 and four
     great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

     15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my
     head terrified me. 16 I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth
     concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of
     the matter: 17 “As for these four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of the
     earth. 18 But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and
     possess the kingdom forever—forever and ever.”

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PSALM

PSALM 149
(Response) Sing the Lord’s praise in the assembly of the faithful. (Ps. 149:1)

1 Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song,
God’s praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their maker;
let the children of Zion be joyful in their ruler.
3 Let them praise their maker’s name with dancing;
let them sing praise with tambourine and harp.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in the people
and adorns the poor with victory.
(Response) Sing the Lord’s praise in the assembly of the faithful. (Ps. 149:1)

5 Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the praises of God be in their throat
and a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 to wreak vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings in chains
and their nobles with links of iron,
9 to inflict on them the judgment decreed;
this is glory for all God’s faithful ones. Hallelujah!
(Response) Sing the Lord’s praise in the assembly of the faithful. (Ps. 149:1)

SECOND READING

EPHESIANS 11:11-23
After giving thanks for the faith of the Ephesians, the writer of this letter prays that
     they might understand the wisdom, hope, and power of God that is embodied in Jesus Christ.

11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined
     according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his
     counsel and will, 12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might
     live for the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you had heard the word
     of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with
     the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; 14 this is the pledge of our inheritance
     toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

     15 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
     and for this reason 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in
     my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
     give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, 18 so that,
     with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to
     which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among
     the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who
     believe, according to the working of his great power. 20 God put this power to
     work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand
     in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and
     dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in
     the age to come. 22 And he has put all things under his feet and has made him
     the head over all things for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him
     who fills all in all.

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​​​​GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia. They are before the throne of God, and the one who is seated on
     the throne will shelter them. Alleluia. (Rev. 7:15)

GOSPEL READING

LUKE 6:20-31
In echoes of the prophet Isaiah and Mary’s song of praise, Jesus reveals
     surprising things about who enjoys blessing and who endures woe. He invites his
     disciples to shower radical love, blessing, forgiveness, generosity, and trust even
     on enemies and outsiders.

V. 20 Then [Jesus] looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 “Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
  22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile
     you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and
     leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their
     ancestors treated the prophets.
24 “But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
  26 “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated 
        the false prophets.

     27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who
     hate you; 28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If
     anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from anyone who takes
     away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks of
     you, and if anyone takes away what is yours, do not ask for it back again. 31 Do
     to others as you would have them do to you.”

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