The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed

2nd November 2025

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.

The absolution by the priest follows:

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

PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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.

Entrance Hymn

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.

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Cf. 1Th 4:14, 1 Cor 15:22

Just as Jesus died and has risen
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.

Praise my soul the King of heaven,
To his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who am I his praise to sing?
Praise him. Praise him. Praise him.
Praise him. Praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
To our fathers in distress:
Praise him still the same for ever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless.
Praise him. Praise him. Praise him.
Praise him. Glorious in his faithfulness.
Father-like he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us;
rescues us from all our foes.
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
Widely as his mercy flows!

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 Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Liturgy of the Word

SIT

FIRST READING Is 25:6-9
A reading from the prophet Isaiah

On this mountain,
the Lord of hosts will prepare for
all peoples a banquet of rich food.
On this mountain he will remove
the mourning veil covering all
peoples, and the shroud
enwrapping all nations,
he will destroy Death forever.
The Lord will wipe away
the tears from every cheek;
he will take away his people’s
shame everywhere on earth,
for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said: See, this
is our God in whom we hoped for
salvation; the Lord is the one in
whom we hoped. we exult and we
rejoice that he has saved us.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps. 26:1. 4.7-9. 13-14.
Rv.1.Alt.Rv.13

R. The Lord is my light and my help.
1. The Lord is my light and my help;

whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
before whom shall I shrink? R.

2. There is one thing I ask of the Lord,
for this I long,
to live in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my life,
to savour the sweetness of the Lord.
to behold his temple. R.

3. O Lord, hear my voice when I call;
have mercy and answer.
It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
hide not your face. R.

4. I am sure I shall see the Lord’s
goodness in the land of the living.
Hope in him, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord. R.

SECOND READING 5:5-11
A reading from the first letter of
St Paul to the Romans
Hope is not deceptive, because the
love of God has been poured into our
hearts by the Holy Spirit which has
been given us. We were still helpless
when at his appointed moment Christ
died for sinful men. It is not easy to die
even for a good man - though of
course for someone really worthy, a
man might be prepared to die - but
what proves that God loves us is that
Christ died for us while we were still
sinners. Having died to make us
righteous, is it likely that he would now
fail to save us from God’s anger?
When we were reconciled to God by
the death of his Son, we were still
enemies; now that we have been
reconciled, surely we may count on
being saved by the life of his Son? Not
merely because we have been
reconciled but because we are filled
with joyful trust in God, through our
Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we
have already gained our reconciliation.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

ACCLAMATION Jn 6:39
Alleluia, alleluia!

It is my Father’s will, says the Lord,
that I should lose nothing of all that
he has given me, and that I should
raise it up on the last day. Alleluia!

GOSPEL 7:11-17
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus went to a town called Nain,
accompanied by his disciples and a
great number of people. When he was
near the gate of the town it happened
that a dead man was being carried out
for burial, the only son of his mother
and she was a widow. And a
considerable number of the
townspeople were with her. When the
Lord saw her he felt sorry for her. ‘Do
not cry,’ he said. Then he went up and
put his hand on the bier amd the
bearers stood still, and he said,
‘Young man, I tell you to get up.’ And
the dead man sat up and began to
talk, and Jesus gave him to his
mother. Everyone was filled with awe
and praised God saying, ‘A great
prophet has appeared among us; God
has visited his people.’ And this
opinion of him spread throughout
Judaea and all over the countryside.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

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 two 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
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.

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.
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.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Liturgy of the Eucharist

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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.

The mystery of faith
When we eat this Bread and
drink this Cup,
we proclaim your death, O Lord,
until you come again.

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.

Communion Rite

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Look favourably 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.
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Preface I for the dead. the hope of
resurrection in Christ
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 Christ our Lord.

In him the hope of blessed
resurrection has dawned,
that those saddened by the certainty
of dying might be consoled by the
promise of immortality to come.
Indeed 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, we sing the hymn of your
glory, as without end we acclaim:

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 X 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.

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 and
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.

Imprimi Potest: Concordat Cum Originali: @ Most Rev. Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Down and Connor. Nihil Obstat: Excerpts from
the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy corporation. Origination and
printing by Shanway Press, email: info@shanway.com T: 028 9022 2070

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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.

May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

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.

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.

Oh, the love of my Lord is the
essence
of all that I love here on earth.

All the beauty I see he has given to
me and his giving is gentle as
silence.

Every day, every hour, every moment
have been blessed by the strength of
his love,

At the turn of each tide he is there at
my side,
and his touch is as gentle as silence.

There’ve been times when I’ve turned
from his presence, and I’ve walked
other paths, other ways.

But I’ve called on his name in the
dark of my shame,
and his mercy was gentle as silence.

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.

Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

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.

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.
I trust in you: strengthen my trust.
I love you: let me love you more and
more. I am sorry for my sins: deepen my
sorrow. Lord, teach me to realise that
this world is passing, that my true future
is the happiness of heaven, that life on
earth is short, and the life to come
eternal. Help me to prepare for death
with a proper fear of judgment, but a
greater trust in your goodness. Lead me
safely through death to the endless joy
of heaven. My Jesus, you are the bread
which comes down from heaven; you
are the food of eternal life. Hear my
prayers for . . . . When they were here
on earth, you came to them in Holy
Communion. Bring them now to your
heavenly table where they can love and
enjoy you for ever. Grant that I too may
share with them in the glory of your
resurrection. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I
give you my heart and my soul; Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last
agony; Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
may I breath forth my soul in peace with
you.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
I am the Resurrection and the Life,
says the Lord. Whoever believes in me,
even though he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in
me will not die for ever.

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. Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

Bow head for the blessing No13
May almighty God always keep
every adversity far from you
and in his kindness pour out upon
you the gifts of his blessing.
Amen.
May God keep your hearts attentive
to his words,
that they may be filled with
everlasting gladness.
Amen.
And so, may you always understand
what is good and right,
and be found ever hastening along
in the path of God’s commands,
made coheirs with 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.

God’s spirit is in my heart.
He has called me and set me apart.
This is what I have to do,
what I have to do.

He sent me to give the Good News to the
poor,
tell prisoners that they are prisoners
no more,
tell the blind people that they can see,
and set the downtrodden free,
and go tell ev’ryone
the news that the Kingdom of God has
come,
and go tell ev’ryone
the news that God’s Kingdom has come.

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn

The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.