Monday - November 02, 2020
Remember that the Christian life is one of action; not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and them be done well.
-- St. Vincent Pallotti
November 2, 2020
The Commemoration of
All the Faithful Departed(All Souls)
Lectionary: 668
Reading 1
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
they shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
and the LORD shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Reading 2
Brothers and sisters:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
We know that our old self was crucified with him,
so that our sinful body might be done away with,
that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
death no longer has power over him.
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Come, you who are
blessed by my Father;
inherit the Kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him on the last day.”
******************************WILL YOU GET TO HEAVEN?
Do you sometimes wonder if you'll ruin your salvation and never get to heaven? In John 6:37-40, Jesus says: "Everything that the Father gives me will come to me."
He's referring to you! God the Father has given you to Jesus so that Jesus can lead you to heaven.
During your baptism, our Father in heaven said to Jesus: "Here Son, take good care of this one. Make sure he/she is going to make it home to heaven okay.
"Jesus replied, "I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I do your will. "What the Father wants, the Father gets, unless the recipients of his love reject all of his efforts to bring them to heaven.
This is equally true for your deceased loved ones. If they had any desire to be with Jesus while they were on earth, they of course - more than ever - wanted to be with him at the moment of death as he stood before them in the fullness of his love.
When we meet Jesus face to face, everything becomes clear. We regret the sins that we have not yet purged from our lives, and Jesus lets us choose purgatory as a completely thorough purification process so that we can live eternally in the fullness of God's love.
Let's keep in mind, though, that the fire of love today and throughout our earth-bound life is more sanctifying than the fire of purgatory. By purifying how well we love now - loving others even when it's difficult, forgiving others as often as they sin, and giving ourselves generously to the needs of others - we unite ourselves to God's love.
St. Therese of Lisieux said that God prefers that we never experience the sufferings of purgatory. "As soon as you try to please him in everything and have an unshakable trust, he purifies you every moment in his love and he lets no sin remain. And then you can be sure that you will not have to go to purgatory."
Today's Prayer
Thank You, Heavenly Father, for entrusting my life to Jesus. I think I'll see Your face in the end, thanks to Your endless mercy. Amen.
God Bless You.....
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