VIDEO: CATHOLIC MASS READINGS & HOMILY: Solemnity of All Saints 11.1.18 – EWTN (Alabama)
Catholic televised Mass Readings and Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2018, from EWTN in Alabama. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Solemnity of All Saints 11.1.18 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic televised Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints” – Catholic Divine Office/ Liturgy of the Hours
[The Divine Office, or Liturgy of the Hours, begins the Liturgical Day with “A Call to Praise God” in the form of the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, in stanzas, or strophes, interspersed with an antiphon. For the Solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1, the antiphon is “Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.“]
[Prior to the Psalm is an introductory phrase taken from Psalm 51 and a quote from the Letter to the Hebrews]
Lord, open my lips.
— And my mouth will proclaim Your Praise.
Encourage each other daily, while it is still today (Hebrews 3:13)
Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.
Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock Who Saves us.
Let us approach Him with Praise and Thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.
The Lord is God, the Mighty God,
the Great King over all the gods,
He holds in His Hands the depths of the earth
and the highest mountains as well.
He made the sea; it belongs to Him,
the dry land, too, for it was formed by His Hands.
Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.
Come then, let us bow down and worship,
bending the knee before the Lord, our Maker.
For He is our God, and we are His People,
the Flock He Shepherds.
Today, listen to the Voice of the Lord:
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
in the wilderness,
when at Meribah and Massah
they challenged me and provoked me,
Although they had seen all of my works.
Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.
Forty years I endured that generation.
I said, “They are a People whose hearts go astray
and they do not know My Ways.”
So I swore in my anger,
“The shall not enter into my rest.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.
Amen.
Come, Let Us Worship God Whose Praises are Sung in the Assembly of the Saints.
[The Divine Office also indicates that Psalm 100, Psalm 67 or Psalm 24 may be used, and indicates that the psalm may be omitted when the Invitatory precedes Morning Prayer. An added note provides that, in individual recitation, the antiphon may be said once, at the beginning, rather than with each strophe.]
[As can be seen, the psalm presents a a wide-ranging encounter with God’s Greatness and our Relationship to Him. We are exhorted to approach God, to sing and shout with joy, praise and thanksgiving. God is Almighty and our Creator, indeed holding creation in His Hands.
We are to worship and follow Him in His Greatness. Yet He also is a Person Whose Voice we are to listen to and follow, Who Shepherds us as His Flock. At times, there are those who stubbornly failed to follow him, challenging Him and provoking His Wrath. In particular, with the reference to Meribah and Massah, the psalm recalls the Israelites grumbling and challenging God at points during their exodus in the desert.]
CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Solemnity of All Saints 11.1.18 – USCCB/NABRE
“When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up the mountain, and after He had sat down, His Disciples came to Him. He began to teach them … ‘”Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in Heaven.'”
CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.31.18 (Morning and Mid-Day) – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic televised Mass for Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Oct. 31, 2018 (Morning and Mid-Day), from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.31.18 (Morning and Mid-Day) – USCCB/NABRE
“‘Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.
After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking … saying,
‘Lord, open the door for us.’ … ‘We ate and drank in your company … you taught in our streets.’ … he will say … ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ … people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at Table in the Kingdom of God. … behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.'”
CATHOLIC HEADS-UP: All Saints Day on Thursday, November 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation, Requiring Mass Attendance, With Opportunities Starting Wednesday Evening With Vigil Mass
The Solemnity of All Saints on November 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation, requiring Mass attendance, absent a valid excuse, either on that day or at a Vigil Mass the evening before. [Click here for Mass Readings for the Solemnity of All Saints.]
Failure to keep the Obligation to participate in Mass on Sunday or a Holy Day of Obligation is a grave sin. Grave sin bars one from receiving Holy Communion, unless and until there is repentance and absolution through the Sacrament of Reconciliation (i.e., a valid Confession).
While some Parishes or other Catholic churches might have schedules that they anticipate using for Holy Days, it might be helpful to double-check the most recent bulletin, or visit the relevant church website, to see if there are specific announcements about the Mass schedule for All Saints Day.
Church bulletins additionally often have a special section for Mass intentions, which, in the process, of course, also would be setting out times when Masses are occurring.
All Saints Day is one a subset of Holy Days of Obligation for which the Obligation now is lifted during years when the date falls on a Saturday or Monday. Yet in 2018, of course, November 1 falls on a Thursday, so the Obligation is fully intact.
One valid excuse to miss Mass might be a sufficiently serious illness or a sufficiently serious need to stay home caring for a sick family member, such as a sick child.
Going beyond the Obligation to participate in a Mass, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has a somewhat elaborate and extensive understanding of what is involved with keeping Holy the Sabbath, such as including rest and acts of Mercy, and seems to envision treating Holy Days of Obligation in a manner similar to the Sunday Sabbaths. Indeed, the latest Catechism calls for Catholics to work towards Holy Days of Obligation becoming legal holidays.
In cultures like that of the United States, where so-called “Halloween” has become a secular day of merriment with its own traditions, it bears noting that the evening of October 31 is actually the Vigil of All Saints, All Hallows Eve.
Additional Links:
- The Sunday obligation – Catechism of the Catholic Church/VaticanVa
- Canon 1246, §2 – Holy Days of Obligation – USCCB
- MassTimes.org – generalized Mass times information, links to Parishes
- DiscoverMass – includes some Parish listings, bulletins, generalized Mass times
CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.30.18 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic televised Mass for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Oct. 30, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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VIDEO: CATHOLIC MASS READINGS & HOMILY: Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.30.18 – EWTN (Alabama)
Catholic televised Mass Readings and Homily for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Oct. 30, 2018, from EWTN in Alabama. [Click here for Mass Readings]
CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.30.18 – USCCB/NABRE
“Jesus said, ‘What is the Kingdom of God like? … It is like a mustard seed … planted in the garden. … fully grown, it became a large bush and “the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”‘ …”