Monday, November 2, 2026

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All Souls: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed: All Souls (A, B, C) 668
Questions
Adults: How have those you have known who have died taught you how to live a holy life?
Children: How can those who died help us learn to be more like Jesus? Ask an adult to tell you stories of someone they knew.
Key Passage
"For this is the will of the Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day." (John 6:40)

Readings

First Reading • The Souls Of The Just
Wisdom 3:1-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Christ's Death For Us
Romans 5:5-11 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • Eternal Life
Matthew 5:1-12a (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)

Alternate Readings

First Reading
Wisdom 4:7-15 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
First Reading
Isaiah 25:6-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 25:6+7b, 17-18, 20-21 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 27:1, 4, 7+8b+9a, 13-14 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
2 Timothy 2:8-13 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Philippians 3:20-21 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
2 Corinthians 4:14-5:1 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:51-57 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:20-28 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Romans 14:7-9, 10c-12 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Romans 8:14-23 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Romans 6:3-9 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading
Romans 5:17-21 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 14:1-6 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 11:32-45 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 11:17-27 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 6:51-59 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 5:24-29 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
Luke 7:11-17 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
Matthew 25:31-46 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
Matthew 11:25-30 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel
John 6:37-40 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)