Nov. 2: ALL SOULS’ DAY MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.

Nov. 2: ALL SOULS’ DAY MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.

The theological basis for the feast is the doctrine that the souls which, on departing from the body, are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, or have not fully atoned for past transgressions, are debarred from the Beatific Vision, and that the faithful on earth can help them by prayers, almsgiving, and especially by the sacrifice of the Mass. In the early days of Christianity the names of the departed brethren were entered in the diptychs or registry of those ‘prayed for.’ St. Odilo of Cluny (d. 1048) ordered the commemoration of all the faithful departed to be held annually in the monasteries of his congregation. Thence it spread among the other congregations and Christianity.
 
The Masses that follow may be used at the discretion of the celebrant. Even when 2 November falls on a Sunday, the Mass celebrated is that of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.
 
On this day, any Priest may celebrate three Masses, observing, nevertheless, what was established by Benedict XV in the Apostolic Constitution, Incruentum Altaris Sacrificium, 10 August 1915: Acta Apostolicae Sedis 7 (1915), pp. 401-404.
 
[First Mass] [Second Mass] [Third Mass]

FIRST MASS 

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Just as Jesus died and rose again, so through Jesus God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep; and as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be brought to life. 

In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

R. And with your spirit.

PENITENCIAL RITE

The priest invites the people to recall their sins and to repent of them.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, that we may prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

After the silence, all pray

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, They strike their breast:

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; [then they continue:] 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.

The priest says the absolution

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

The people answer:

Amen.

PENITENCIAL RITE

The priest invites all to repent of their sins. A pause for silent reflection follows:

Lord, have mercy.     Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.   Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.     Lord, have mercy.

GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

COLLECT

Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord, and as our faith in your Son, raised from the dead, is deepened, so may our hope of resurrection for your departed servants also find new strength. Through our Lord. 

[The readings are proper to this mass]
 
READING I

Wisdom 3:1-9

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; they shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord shall be their King forever. Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Or
Is 25:6,7–9

On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples A feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken. On that day it will be said: “Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!”

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want..

He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Or
R. The Lord is my light and salvation.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 
R. The Lord is my light and salvation.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 
R. The Lord is my light and salvation.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me!
Thou hast said, “Seek ye my face.”
My heart says to thee, “Thy face, Lord, do I seek.”
Hide not thy face from me.
Turn not thy servant away in anger, thou who hast been my help.
Cast me not off, forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 
R. The Lord is my light and salvation.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! 
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord!
R. The Lord is my light and salvation.

READING II
Rom 5:5–11 

Brothers and sisters: Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, died at the appointed time for the ungodly. Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life. Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA 

This is the will of my Father, says the Lord, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, and that I should raise it up on the last day.

Gospel

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to

Year C – Jn 6: 37-40

Jesus said to the crowds:“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own willbut the will of the one who sent me.And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father,that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life,and I shall raise him on the last day.

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Or

Luke 7:11–17

Soon afterward he journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him.  As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.” This report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[–»  Creed, Universal Prayer]
[–»  Offertory]

Year A – Mt 11:25–30
At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
[–»  Creed, Universal Prayer]
[–»  Offertory]
 
Year B – Mk 15:33–39, 16:1–6
At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back; it was very large. On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed. He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him.
[–»  Creed, Universal Prayer]
[–»  Offertory]

HOMILY

THE APOSTLE’S CREED OR PROFESSION OF FAITH.

I believe in God the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son,
our Lord, [at the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary, all bow]

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell; the third day
He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at
the right hand of God the Father
almighty, from thence He shall come
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and life everlasting.
Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER IN MASSES FOR THE DEAD

Priest’s Introduction
Let us in faith call upon God the almighty Father who raised Christ his Son from the dead, as we pray for the salvation of the living and the dead.

Intentions

1. That God may establish the Christian people in faith and unity, let us pray to the Lord.
2. That he may rescue the entire world from all the evils of war, let us pray to the Lord.
3. That he may be pleased to show himself a father to our brothers and sisters who lack work, food or housing, let us pray to the Lord.
4. That he may grant to the souls of our brothers and sisters, friends and benefactors the reward of their labors, let us pray to the Lord.
5. That he may welcome into the light of his face all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, let us pray to the Lord.
6. That he may be pleased to gather into his glorious Kingdom all who have come together here in faith and devotion, let us pray to the Lord.

Priest’s Prayer
May the prayer of those who cry to you benefit the souls of your servants, O Lord: free them, we pray, from all their sins and make them sharers in your redemption. Through Christ our Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.

–Blessed be God forever.

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink

–  Blessed be God forever.

Pray, brethren [brothers and sisters], that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

The people answer:

 May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands,  for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Look favorably on our offerings, O Lord, so that your departed servants may be taken up into glory with your Son, in whose great mystery of love we are all united. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Preface of the Dead

The Lord be with you.      

And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.   

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 

It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, [through Jesus Christ our Lord].

In him the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned so that those saddened by the certainty of dying might be consoled by the promise of immortality to come. Since for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven. And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and Dominions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven, as we sing the hymn of your glory without end we acclaim:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and make them holy, and you never cease to gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.

(ALL KNEEL)

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and † Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,
AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

At the priest’s invitation all sing or say:

The mystery of faith.

We proclaim your death O Lord and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect, especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs [with Saint N: the Saint of the day or Patron Saint] and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your servant N. our Pope and [N.] our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own.

Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: in your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the earth.

† To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom.

There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. †

Through him, with him, in him,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father,
forever and ever.

The people answer:

Amen.      

(ALL STAND)

COMMUNION RITE

At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles:
I leave you peace, my peace I leave you.
Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance to your will, who live and reign for ever and ever.  Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

And also with you.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

The Body of Christ. Amen.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON

I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord. Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.

Ego sum resurréctio et vita, dicit Dóminus. Qui credit in me, étiam si mórtuus fúerit, vivet; et omnis qui vivit et credit in me, non moriétur in æternum.

 
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Grant we pray, O Lord, that your departed servants, for whom we have celebrated this paschal Sacrament, may pass over to a dwelling place of light and peace. Through Christ our Lord.

CONCLUDING RITE

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

R. Amen.

May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.Amen.

Go in peace glorifying the Lord by your life.

Thanks be to God.

PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

St. Michael the Archangel, 
defend us in battle. 
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. 
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, 
and do thou,  O Prince of the heavenly hosts, 
by the power of God,  thrust into hell Satan, 
and all the evil spirits, 
who prowl about the world  seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

RECESSIONAL: SALVE REGINA CAELITUM

Salve Regina caelitum, O Maria
Tuum spes fidelium, O Maria
Exsultate cherubim,
Iubilate seraphim,
Salve, salve, salve Maria.

SECOND MASS 

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine, et lux perpétua lúceat eis.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
[–» Greeting]
 
COLLECT
O God, glory of the faithful and life of the just, by the Death and Resurrection of whose Son we have been redeemed, look mercifully on your departed servants, that just as they professed the mystery of our resurrection, they may merit the joys of eternal happiness. Through our Lord.
 
[–» Recommended Readings]
[–» Readings Masses for the Dead]
 
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Almighty and merciful God, by means of these sacrificial gifts wash away, we pray, in the Blood of Christ, the sins of your departed servants, so that you may purify unceasingly by your merciful forgiveness those you once cleansed in the waters of Baptism. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Eucharistic Prayer]
[–» Preface for the Dead]
 
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Lux ætérna lúceat eis, Dómine, cum Sanctis tuis in ætérnum, quia pius es.
May light eternal shine on them, O Lord, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
[–» Communion]
 
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Having received the Sacrament of your Only Begotten Son, who was sacrificed for us and rose in glory, we humbly beseech you, O Lord, for your departed servants, that cleansed by the paschal mysteries, they may glory in the gift of the resurrection to come. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Concluding Rite]
 
The Solemn Blessing formula may be used. 
 

THIRD MASS 

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Deus, qui suscitávit Iesum a mórtuis, vivificábit et mortália córpora nostra, propter inhabitántem Spíritum eius in nobis.
God, who raised Jesus from the dead, will give life also to your mortal bodies, through his Spirit that dwells in you.
[–» Greeting]
 
COLLECT
O God, who willed that your Only Begotten Son, having conquered death, should pass over into the realm of heaven, grant, we pray, to your departed servants that, with the mortality of this life overcome, they may gaze eternally’ on you, their Creator and Redeemer. Through our Lord.
 
[–» Recommended Readings]
[–» Readings Masses for the Dead]
 
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, Lord, in your kindness, the sacrificial offering we make for all your servants who sleep in Christ, that, set free from the bonds of death by this singular sacrifice, they may merit eternal life. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Eucharistic Prayer]
[–» Preface for the Dead]
 
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Salvatórem exspectámus Dóminum Iesum Christum, qui reformábit corpus humilitátis nostræ configurátum córpori claritátis suæ.
We await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our mortal bodies, to conform with his glorified body.
[–» Communion]
 
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Through these sacrificial gifts which we have received, O Lord, bestow on your departed servants your great mercy and to those you endowed with the grace of Baptism, grant also the fullness of eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Concluding Rite]

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