SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2026​​

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

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INTRODUCTION​

All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the
     body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern
     regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ
     and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather with the faithful of
     every time and place, trusting that the promises of God will be fulfilled and that all
     tears will be wiped away in the new Jerusalem.

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

REVELATION 7:9-17
The book of Revelation is written to seven churches in western Asia Minor during
     a time of great oppression. Today’s reading is a response to the question asked
     in 6:17: “Who is able to stand?” The writer gives the faithful the assurance of
     God’s protection and a vision of victory.

9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count,
     from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the
     throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.     
     10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
     “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!”

     11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four
     living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,   
     12 singing,
     “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
     and thanksgiving and honor
     and power and might
     be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

     13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white,
     and where have they come from?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who
     knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great
     ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

     15 For this reason they are before the throne of God
     and worship him day and night within his temple,
     and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
     16 They will hunger no more and thirst no more;
     the sun will not strike them,
     nor any scorching heat,
     17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
     and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
     and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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PSALM

PSALM 34:1-10, 22
(Response) Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord; for those who fear the Lord lack nothing. (Ps. 34:9)

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
the praise of God shall ever be in my mouth.
2 I will glory in the Lord;
let the lowly hear and rejoice.
(Response) Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord; for those who fear the Lord lack nothing. (Ps. 34:9)

3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
let us exalt God’s name together.
4 I sought the Lord, who answered me
and delivered me from all my terrors.
5 Look upon the Lord and be radiant,
and let not your faces be ashamed.
6 I called in my affliction, and the Lord heard me
and saved me from all my troubles.
(Response) Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord; for those who fear the Lord lack nothing. (Ps. 34:9)

7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear the Lord
and delivers them.
  8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who take refuge in God!
9 Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord,
for those who fear the Lord lack nothing.
10 The lions are in want and suffer hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.
22 O Lord, you redeem the life of your servants,
and those who put their trust in you will not be punished.
(Response) Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord; for those who fear the Lord lack nothing. (Ps. 34:9)​

SECOND READING

1ST JOHN 3:1-3
A saint is one who has been set apart by God for God’s purposes. God, out of
     divine love, set us apart to be the children of God. Our holy hope is that we shall
     see God as God really is.

1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of
     God, and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did
     not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet
     been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him,
     for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify
     themselves, just as he is pure.

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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

MATTHEW 5:1-12
In the Beatitudes, Jesus provides a unique description of those who are blessed
     with God’s favor. His teaching is surprising and shocking to those who seek
     wealth, fame, and control over others.

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down,
     his disciples came to him. 2 And he began to speak and taught them, saying:
      3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
      4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
      5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
      6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
              for they will be filled.
      7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
      8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
      9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
    10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
              for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all
              kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for
              your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the
              prophets who were before you.”​

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