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All Saints Sunday 11-2-25

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.

They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame;

in your righteousness deliver me.

For you are my rock and my fortress;

and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me.

Into your hand I commit my spirit;

you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever. Amen.

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.

They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

 

Collect 

Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ.  Grant us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

[Revelation 7:9-17]  After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white and held palm branches in their hands.  10 And they were shouting with a mighty shout, "Salvation comes from our God on the throne and from the Lamb!"  11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell face down before the throne and worshiped God.  12 They said, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and forever. Amen!"  13 Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where do they come from?"  14 And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.  15 That is why they are standing in front of the throne of God, serving him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will live among them and shelter them.  16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and they will be fully protected from the scorching noontime heat.  17 For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears."

 

[1 John 3:1-3]  See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.  2 Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 3 And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

 

[Matthew 5:1-12]  One day as the crowds were gathering, Jesus went up the mountainside with his disciples and sat down to teach them.  2 This is what he taught them:  3 "God blesses those who realize their need for him,1 for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.  4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.  5 God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them.  6 God blesses those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will receive it in full.  7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.  8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. 

9 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.  10 God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.  11 "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.  12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

 

 

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