All Souls’ Day

by CCW | 3 November 2025 01:00

The collect for today, The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, commonly called All Souls’ Day (source[1]):

O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of thy Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18[2]
The Gospel: St. John 5:24-27[3]

Corrado Giaquinto, Saints in Glory[4]Artwork: Corrado Giaquinto, Saints in Glory, 1755-56. Oil on canvas, Prado, Madrid.

This commemoration has been transferred from 2 November.

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Endnotes:
  1. source: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/all-souls/
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%204:13-18&version=ESVUK
  3. St. John 5:24-27: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%205:24-27&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Giaquinto_SaintsInGlory.jpg

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