A.D. 1959 November 1
All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day may also be observed on the following Sunday.
Acclamations
Celebrant: Worthy is the Lord our God;
People: To receive glory and honor and power.
Collects
O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year C
- Sirach 44:1–14 or Revelation 7:9–17
- Psalm 149
- Revelation 7:9–17 or Ephesians 1:11–23 or 1:15–23
- Matthew 5:1–12 or Luke 6:20–36 or 6:20–26
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Who, in the multitude of thy saints, hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses that we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them may receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Liturgical Colours
White or Gold
References
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 26
Acclamations
Celebrant: Blessed be God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Collects
Grant us, O Lord, not to mind earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year C
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.
Liturgical Colours
Green