All Saints - First November (Weekday Solemnity) 2024
All Saints - First November.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading: Revelation 7:2-4. 9-14
Psalm: Ps 23:1-6 "Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face."
Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3
Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 11:28 Come to me all you that labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
Gospel: Matthew 5:1- 12
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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for All Saints - First November, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-the/s-BtRmXvI7mVr
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* Prologue: This feast began in the East to commemorate all martyrs and was progressively adopted in the West. Celebrated on this day in the eighth century and soon widely observed. Honoured today are all holy men and women in glory with Christ: known or unknown, mighty or lowly, all whose lives were modelled on the Beatitudes and on the great commandment of love.
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All Saints Day is a wonderful celebration of the countless multitudes of ordinary people who have lived lives of holiness, faithfulness and love according to Christ's commands, and Jesus' gospel.
And these people are now enjoying the eternal banquet feast of heaven as a reward of their goodness and kindness during their lifetime.
It kind of irritates me that this Solemnity of All Saints gets somewhat sidetracked by reference to the famous, well-known and officially recognised saints in heaven, since they already have their own particular feast day.
Some rare examples of singular holiness even have more than one feast day for the same saint, and rightly so!
The official saints are often praised and lauded publicly and gratefully, (and this is entirely commendable).
And, of course, this feast of all saints definitely includes those official, well-known saints, there's no doubt about that, they're definitely included, as the title of the solemnity of "All Saints" naturally proclaims.
But this feast is especially and pointedly for those holy men, women, and children whose names are not officially recognised, the ones who don't have their own feast day, and yet who are just as much in God's tender arms, rewarded with peace and joy and eternal bliss for their lives of grace.
These are people whom we have known and lived with!
They are family members, friends, colleagues, neighbours, members of our communities, who have lived faithfully to the Lord's Gospel and whose lives, actions and priorities reflect the wonderful Beatitudes as expressed in the Gospel today. And specifically those who are not officially canonised saints, but who most certainly are now with God and the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the angels and saints in heavenly glory.
These are especially those who have lived "hidden, unknown lives," where their Christian heroism and love is not seen or recognised, and whose names are not known. They are all seen and known by God and rewarded by God for the everyday discipleship in their lives.
It's wonderfully reassuring to know that our loved ones who served the Lord in kindness and love all their lives are now at peace and joy in heaven, reunited with all our departed loved ones, and with the officially recognised saints as well, taking their place amongst them as equals at the banquet feast of heaven.
Many of these unknown saints may very well have done greater acts of heroism and sacrifice than many of the officially canonised saints, but their actions and their love is not known to the world. But God knows it.
God is the only one who needs to see and know these acts of kindness and love, and will reward it!
These saints are excellent intercessors for us on our behalf. They pray for us and our intentions as they look upon the very face of God, and praise and worship God night and day.
They present our humble needs, fears and intentions directly to the Lord. And one day we look forward to being reunited with them. What a wonderful day that will be.
And as I say, we have known them. They're our parents, our brothers and sisters, our mentors and guides, our teachers, our priests, our leaders, our religious, our lay people, and also people so humble, so meek, that they are unknown to many or any. Their names are most decidedly written in the book of eternal life, as surely as the most well-known saints of history, and their example, their prayers and their love spurs us on to victory.
All holy angels and saints
Pray for us.
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References:
Fr Paul Kelly,
(Prologue -information - Liturgy Brisbane)
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All Saints (First November)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault,* through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Lord have Mercy
Christ Have Mercy
Lord Have Mercy
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Memorial Acclamation
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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All Saints PREFACE
Eucharistic Prayer Two
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Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
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Details relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:
"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)
"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).
Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.
"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.
"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.
Editing equipment: -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)
Text transcription as per recorded podcast version is transcribed by TurboScribe.ai
{excellent and accurate transcription from voice to text}
[Production - KER - 2024]
May God bless and keep you.
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