1st November 2026
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Let us all rejoice in the Lord,
as we celebrate the feast day in
honour of all the Saints,
at whose festival the Angels rejoice
and praise the Son of God.
COLLECT
Almighty ever-living God,
by whose gift we venerate in one
celebration the merits of all the Saints,
bestow on us, we pray,
through the prayers of so many
intercessors, an abundance of the
reconciliation with you
for which we earnestly long.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.
FIRST READING 7:2-4.9-14
A reading from the book of the
Apocalypse
I, John, saw another angel rising
where the sun rises, carrying the seal
of the l iving God; he called in a
powerful voice to the four angels
whose duty was to devastate land and
sea, “Wait before you do any damage
on land or at sea or to the trees, until
we have put the seal on the foreheads
of the servants of our God.” Then I
heard how many were sealed: a
hundred and forty-four thousand, out
of all the tribes of Israel.
After that I saw a huge number,
impossible to count, of people from
every nation, race, tribe and language;
they were standing in front of the
throne and in front of the Lamb,
dressed in white robes and holding
palms in their hands. They shouted
aloud, “Victory to our God, who sits on
the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all
the angels who were standing in a
circle round the throne, surrounding
the elders and the four animals,
prostrated themselves before the
throne, and touched the ground with
their foreheads, worshipping God with
these words, “Amen. Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanksgiving and
honour and power and strength to our
God for ever and ever. Amen.”
One of the elders then spoke, and
asked me, “Do you know who these
people are, dressed in white robes,
and where they have come from?” I
answered him, “You can tell me, my
Lord.” Then he said, “These are the
people who have been through the
great persecution, and they have
washed their robes white again in the
blood of the Lamb.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.
SIT
R: God bids us welcome to His house
and He invites us to His feast
day of great joy and happiness - Alleluia
Great was my joy when I was told
Let us go forth to God’s abode
That’s in the City of the Lord. R.
Let us approach unto the Feast
To, which the Lord invites us all
And eat the Bread which gives us life. R.
Christ is the Sun which brings the dawn
He is the Light of all the world
Setting us free from death and sin. R.
Christ is alive with joy we sing
We celebrate the Risen Lord
Praising the glory of his name. R.
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,
Striking your breast as you say:
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.
The absolution by the priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
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.
GLORIA
The Liturgy of the Word
Entrance Hymn
Feast of All Saints
PROFESSION OF FAITH
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial
with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(All bow during the next three lines)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
ACCLAMATION Lk3:4.6
Alleluia, alleluia!
Come to me, all you who labour
and are overburdened,
and I will give you rest,
says the Lord. Alleluia
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the
Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and
the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is
adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection
of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
SECOND READING 3:1-3
A reading from the first letter of
St John
Think of the love that the Father has
lavished on us, by letting us be
called God’s children; and that is
what we are. Because the world
refused to acknowledge him,
therefore it does not acknowledge
us.
My dear people, we are already
the children of God but what we are
to be in the future has not yet been
revealed; all we know is, that when
it is revealed we shall be like him
because we shall see him as he
really is.
Surely everyone who entertains
this hope must purify himself, must
try to be as pure as Christ.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 23:1-6.R.v.6
R. Such are the men who seek
your face, O Lord.
1. The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the waters he made it firm. R.
2. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart,
who desires not worthless things. R.
3. He shall receive blessings from the Lord
and reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him,
seek the face of the God of Jacob. R.
GOSPEL 5:1-12
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Seeing the crowds,
Jesus went up the hill.
There he sat down and was joined by
his disciples. Then he began to speak.
This is what he taught them:
“How happy are the poor in spirit;
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Happy the gentle:
they shall have the earth for their
heritage.
Happy those who mourn:
they shall be comforted.
Happy those who hunger and thirst
for what is right:
they shall be satisfied.
Happy the merciful:
they shall have mercy shown them.
Happy the pure in heart:
they shall see God.
Happy the peacemakers:
they shall be called sons of God.
Happy those who are persecuted in
the cause of right:
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Happy are you when people abuse
you and persecute you and speak all
kinds of calumny against you on my
account. Rejoice and be glad, for your
reward will be great in heaven.’’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
SIT
Raising the host, the priest says:
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 for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water
into the chalice, saying quietly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity
of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
Raising the chalice, the priest says:
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 for ever.
Bowing the priest says quietly:
With humble spirit and contrite heart
may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight
this day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
Then the priest washes his hands, saying
quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
and cleanse me from my sin.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Liturgy of the Eucharist
The mystery of faith
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
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.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, as we celebrate the
memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of
salvation, giving thanks that you have
held us worthy to be in your presence
and minister to you.
Humbly we pray that, partaking of the
Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the
Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Leo our Pope,
N. our Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s),
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and
sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of
the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your
face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with blessed Joseph,
her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles
and all the Saints who have pleased
you throughout the ages, we may
merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
The Priest takes the chalice and the paten
with the host and, elevating both, he says:
Through him, and with him, and in
him, O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
The Priest joins his hands and, holding them
extended over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we
pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon
them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks,
broke it,
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, once more giving thanks,
he gave it 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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Preface: The Glory of Jerusalem, our
mother
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.
For today by your gift we celebrate the
festival of your city,
the heavenly Jerusalem, our mother,
where the great array of our brothers
and sisters
already gives you eternal praise.
Towards her, we eagerly hasten, as
pilgrims advancing by faith,
rejoicing in the glory bestowed upon
those exalted members of the Church
through whom you give us, in our
frailty,
both strength and good example.
And so, we glorify you with the
multitude of Saints and Angels,
as with one voice we acclaim:
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May these offerings we bring in
honour of all the Saints be pleasing to
you, O Lord, and grant that, just as we
believe the Saints to be already
assured of immortality,
so we may experience their concern
for our salvation.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Facing the people the priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
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 holy Church.
At the Saviour’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
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 Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
For the kingdom, the power and the
glory are yours, now and for ever.
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.
Communion Rite
Jesus, my Lord, you are really and
truly present in my soul,
just as really present as you were to
your disciples
on the mount of Beatitudes.
Speak to me now and help me to put
into practice
all you say to me.
I believe in you: make me poor in spirit
desiring your will above all else.
I love you: make me gentle and kind.
I hope in you: make me pure of heart
as you are pure.
I am sorry for my sins: make me
merciful
as God my Father is merciful.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Blessed are the clean of heart, for
they shall see God. Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be
called children of God. Blessed are
they who are persecuted for the
sake of righteousness, for theirs is
the Kingdom of heaven.
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
How lovely on the mountains
are the feet of him
who brings good news, good news,
announcing peace,
proclaiming news of happiness:
our God reigns, our God reigns.
Our God reigns, our God reigns,
our God reigns, our God reigns.
Ends of earth, see the salvation
of our God!
Jesus is Lord, is Lord!
Before the nations,
he has bared his holy arm:
our God reigns, our God reigns.
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green, he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through death’s
dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For thou art with me, and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes:
My head thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me:
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling-place shall be.
Solemn Blessing – All Saints
May God, the glory and joy of the
Saints, who has caused you to be
strengthened by means of their
outstanding prayers,bless you with
unending blessings. Amen.
Freed through their intercession from
present ills and formed by the
example of their holy way of life,may
you be ever devoted to serving God
and your neighbour. Amen.
So that, together with all, you may
possess the joys of the homeland,
where Holy Church rejoices
that her children are admitted in
perpetual peace to the company of
the citizens of heaven. Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty
God,the Father, and the Son, and
the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with
you for ever. Amen.
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
As we adore you, O God, who alone
are holy and wonderful in all your
Saints, we implore your grace,
so that, coming to perfect holiness in
the fullness of your love, we may pass
from this pilgrim table to the banquet
of our heavenly homeland.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Communion Hymn
Private Prayer after Communion
Concluding Rites
Recessional Hymn
The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And with your Spirit.
The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of
peace.
The priest places a small piece of the host in
the chalice saying quietly:
May this mingling of the body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.
Meanwhile the people sing or say:
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.
Raising the host the priest says:
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.
And together with the people he says once:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The Priest reverently consumes the Body of
Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.
The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.
The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgement and
condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body,
and a healing remedy.