The Mass of the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed
PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL For All The Saints
THE OPENING ACCLAMATION
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light
perpetual shine upon them.
Thou, O God, art praised in Zion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed in
Jerusalem; thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and
fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to
follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to
those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,
one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
THE FIRST LESSON: WISDOM 3:1-9
But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever
touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their
departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their
destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were
punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they
will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of
himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt
offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth,
and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule
over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him
will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace
and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm Psalm 116: 1, 10-17
Dilexi, quoniam
1 I love the LORD, because he has heard the
voice of my supplication, *
because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called
upon him.
10 How shall I repay the LORD *
for all the good things he has done for |me?
11 I will lift up the cup of salvation *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
12 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people.
13 Precious in the sight of the LORD *
is the death of his servants.
14 O LORD, I am your servant; *
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you have freed me from my bonds.
15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanks giving *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
16 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people,
17 In the courts of the LORD'S house, *
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
THE SECOND LESSON: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who
have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For
since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God
will bring with him those who have died. For this we declare to you by the word
of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,
will by no means precede those who have died. For the Lord himself, with a cry
of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet,
will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are
alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet
the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage
one another with these words.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SEQUENCE HYMN: WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS
THE GOSPEL: JOHN 5:24-27
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory be to Thee, O Christ.
Jesus said, "Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him
who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has
passed from death to life.
"Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will
hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the
Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself;
and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of
Man. "
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
THE SERMON: The Rev. Hank Tuell
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(The Leader and People pray responsively)
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
In peace, we pray to you Lord God.
Silence
Let us pray to the Lord who has conquered death.
Jesus, bread from heaven, you satisfy the hungry heart with good things grant
us a share with all the faithful departed in the banquet of your kingdom.
Hear us, risen Lord,
Our resurrection and our life
Jesus, the light of the world,
You gave the man born blind the gift of sight: open the eye of faith and bring
us from darkness to your eternal light and glory.
Hear us, risen Lord.
Our resurrection and our life
Jesus, Son of the Living God,
You summoned your friend Lazarus from death to life: raise us at the last to full
and eternal life with you.
Hear us, risen Lord,
Our resurrection and our life
Jesus, Crucified Savior,
In your dying you entrusted each to the other, Mary your mother and John your
beloved disciple: sustain and comfort all who mourn.
Hear us, risen Lord,
Our resurrection and our life
Jesus, our way, truth and life,
You drew your disciple Thomas from doubt to faith: reveal the resurrection faith
to the doubting and the lost.
Hear us, risen Lord
Our resurrection and our life
Concluding Collect
May God in His infinite love and mercy bring the whole Church, living and
departed in the Lord Jesus, to a joyful resurrection and the fulfillment of His
eternal kingdom.
Amen.
THE OFFERTORY SENTENCE
We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of prayer and praise: do thou receive it for
the souls whose memory we this day recall; make them, O Lord, to pass from
death unto life.
Which thou didst promise of old unto Abraham and his seed.
THE OFFERTORY HYMN: ABIDE WITH ME
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is meet and right so to do
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in
all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting
God.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who rose victorious from the dead, and doth
comfort us with the blessed hope of everlasting life; for to thy faithful people,
O Lord, life is changed, not ended; and when our mortal body doth lie in
death, there is prepared for us a dwelling place eternal in the heavens.
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven,
we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
Holy, holy, holy, Lord
God of power and might.
Heaven and Earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is He who come in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest,.
All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thou, of thy
tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the
cross for our redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once
offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for
the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command
us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice,
until his coming again.
For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had
given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take, eat, this is
my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he
gave it to them, saying, "Drink ye all of this; for this is my Blood of the New
Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this,
as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me."
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy
dearly beloved Son our Savior Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do
celebrate and make here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts,
which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to
make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his
mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty
thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy
almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy
Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we, receiving them
according to thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance
of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant
that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his
blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all
other benefits of his passion.
And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and
bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly
beseeching thee that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy
Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy
Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made
one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him.
And although we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee
any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and
service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus
Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all
honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end.
Amen.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to sing,
THE LORD'S PRAYER
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore, let us keep the feast.
THE INVITATION
The gifts of God for the people of God.
THE COMMUNION
COMMUNION HYMN: SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER
THE POST COMMUNION PRAYER
Let us pray.
Almighty God, we thank thee that in thy great love thou hast fed us with the
spiritual food and drink of the Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and hast
given unto us a foretaste of thy heavenly banquet. Grant that this Sacrament
may be unto us a comfort in affliction, and a pledge of our inheritance in that
kingdom where there is no death, neither sorrow nor crying, but the fullness of
joy with all thy saints; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Give rest, O Christ, to thy servants with thy saints:
Where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of humankind; and we are
mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return. For so thou didst
ordain when thou createdst me, saying, “Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt
thou return.” All we go down to the dust; yet even at the grave we make our
song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Give rest, O Christ, to thy servants with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are
no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
THE NECROLOGY OF THE PARISH
The names of the Faithful Departed will be read in memoriam.
THE LITANY FOR THE DEPARTED
God the Father,
Have mercy on thy servants.
God the Son,
Have mercy on thy servants.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on thy servants.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on thy servants.
From all evil, from all sin, from all tribulation,
Good Lord, deliver them.
By thy holy Incarnation, by thy Cross and Passion, by thy precious Death and
Burial,
Good Lord, deliver them.
By thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and by the Coming of the Holy
Spirit,
Good Lord, deliver them.
We sinners beseech thee to hear us, Lord Christ: That it may please thee to
deliver the soul of thy servants from the power of evil, and from eternal death,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord
That it may please thee mercifully to pardon all their sins.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to grant them a place of refreshment and everlasting
blessedness,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give them joy and gladness in thy kingdom, with thy
saints in light,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Jesus, Lamb of God:
Have mercy upon them.
Jesus, bearer of our sins:
Have mercy upon them.
Jesus, redeemer of the world:
Grant them thy peace.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Deliver thy servants, O Sovereign Lord Christ, from all evil, and set them free
from every bond; that they may rest with all thy saints in the eternal habitations; there with the Father and the Holy Spirit thou livest and reignest, one God, for
ever and ever.
Amen
THE BLESSING
God the Father, by whose love Christ was raised from the dead, open to you
who believe the gates of everlasting life.
Amen.
God the Son, who, in bursting the grave has won a glorious victory, give you
joy as you share the Easter faith.
Amen.
God, the Holy Spirit, whom the risen Lord breathed into His disciples, empower
you and fill you with Christ’s peace.
Amen.
THE RECESSIONAL: THE DAY THOU GAVEST, LORD, IS ENDED
THE DISMISSAL
Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Thanks be to God.
THE POSTLUDE ORGAN VOLUNTARY