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who, with their mother, endured Hence, we shall no longer their painful martyrdom rather be bothered about the things than violate their consciences that burden the body, such as and their Jewish faith as regards pains, illnesses, hunger and the covenant regulations thirst. on forbidden foods. They b. No more problematic and persevered in faith because (a) complicated marriage! believepastoral that everything in ministr y ST PAULS they MEDIA Marriage is primarily needed life, even their bodies and their on earth for procreation e end the liturgical year limbs, come from God, and (b) and perpetuation of human in a couple of weeks, they truly believe that death is race that undergoes loss and soon we also end the but a portal to the resurrection due to sickness and death. calendar year. In the lessons for where God will give the reward In the next life, there are the Eucharist, Mother Church for the just and the faithful. no more sicknesses and leads us into Gods Words JOYFULHOPE We proclaim death... therefore, no need about death, the inevitable in our response to the Psalm: to y procreate. ST PAULS MEDIA pastoral ministr end of our earthly existence, Lord when your glory appears, c. We are all children of and eternity. In fact, beyond my joy will be full. Our earthly GodTherefore, there the crowded days of life leads not to loss and decay are no more divisions! We November 1-2, all the days of but to the great hope of seeing become one family with God November are designated by Gods glory. as our Father. the Churchs liturgy as a monthlong remembrance of our dead GODLYCHARITY-- Beautifully, d. We shall have the great relatives and friends. November, Paul illustrates our life as a race reunion of our generations which was originally the ninth which we must finish in view In God, Abraham, Isaac, and month ( novem is Latin word of Gods reward of a crown. Jacob are all alive!!! for nine), in a sense, makes In this race, the competition is us reflect on our whole earthly about love in our hearts and in We live life according to the life as a Novena for Death and our works. Love for God that reality we see before us. For necessarily overflows into a Eternity! us who follow the victorious H o w b e s t t o m a k e t h e godly love for all. Jesus, death is a gateway to the In theGospel, Jesus offers Novena for Eternity? The beautiful reality: the beatific readings leading to the Gospel us a vision about the beauty of vision with God who created underline the importance of eternity. Jesus would know what us for himself. For this reason, living by the three theological he is talking about because he St. Francis calls death Sister virtues which are faith, hope, has come from God and eternity Death. Let us then move (cf Phil 2:5ff)!Jesus underlines and Christian charity: on with our lives with great several things: confidence. FAITH AT ALL COST In ourFirst Reading, we hear an a. The afterlife is a life of angelsAngelic is icon Fr. Dominador G. Guzman, SSP excerpt from the story of seven of beauty and happiness. courageous Jewish brothers

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THE INTRODUCTORY RITES Entrance Antiphon [Cf. Ps 88 (87):3]

Gloria
All Glor y 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 glor y, 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 glor y of God the Father. Amen.

(Recited when there is no opening song)

Let my prayer come into your presence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord. Greeting
(The sign of the cross is made here)

P The Lord be with you. All And with your spirit. Introduction
(May be read using these or other similar words)

P Belief in heaven, in the afterlife, is at the hear t of Christian faith. One expression of this was our recent celebration of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. In todays Gospel, Jesus tells us that at the end of our ear thly life, we shall render an account of it. Those who have led evil lives will be condemned, while those who are just will join the company of the ancestors and the holy ones in the Heavenly Banquet. Penitential Act P Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. (Pause) P Lord Jesus, sometimes we live as if there is no afterlife, caught up as we are in worldly concerns and pursuits: Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. P Christ Jesus, at times we focus only on what earthly life offers and so do not lay up treasures in heaven: Christ, have mercy. All Christ, have mercy. P Lord Jesus, sometimes we forget that we have to render an account of our lives to God, and so spend our lives as if we are not answerable to anyone: Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. P May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. All Amen.

Collect P Let us pray. (Pause) Almighty and merciful God, graciously keep from us all adversity, so that, unhindered in mind and body alike, we may pursue in freedom of heart the things that are yours. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All Amen. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading [2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14] (Sit)

At the point of death he said: You accursed fiend, you are depriving us of this present life, but the King of the world will raise us up to live again forever. It is for his laws that we are dying. After him the third suffered their cruel sport. He put out his tongue at once when told to do so, and bravely held out his hands, as he spoke these noble words: It was from Heaven that I received these; for the sake of his laws I disdain them; from him I hope to receive them again. Even the king and his attendants mar veled at the young mans courage, because he regarded his sufferings as nothing. After he had died, they tor tured and maltreated the fourth brother in the same way. When he was near death, he said, It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him; but for you, there will be no resurrection to life. The word of the Lord. All Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm (Ps 17) R Lord, when your glor y appears, my joy will be full.
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resurrection of the dead, seven brothers stand rm in their faith and courageously face torture and death. A reading from the second Book of Maccabees IT HAPPENED that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tor tured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of Gods law. One of the brothers, speaking for the others, said: What do you expect to achieve by questioning us? We are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors.

pears, my joy will be full.

1. Hear, O LORD, a just suit;/ attend to my outcry;/ hearken to my prayer from lips without deceit. (R) 2. My steps have been steadfast in your paths,/ my feet have not faltered./ I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;/ incline your ear to me; hear my word. (R) 3. Keep me as the apple of your eye,/ hide me in the shadow of your wings./ But I in justice shall behold your face;/ on waking I shall be content in your presence. (R)

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Second Reading (2 Thes 2:163:5) The apostle Paul exhor ts the Thessalonians to remain constant in their faith. The Lord, who is faithful to his promises, will console and strengthen them. A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians BROTHERS and sisters: May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hear ts and strengthen them in every good deed and word. Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed for ward and be glorified, as it did among you, and that we may be delivered from per verse and wicked people, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you are doing and will continue to do. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. The word of the Lord. All Thanks be to God. Alleluia [Rv 1:5a, 6b] (Stand) All Alleluia, alleluia. Jesus Christ is the rstborn of the dead; to him be glor y and power, forever and ever. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel (Lk 20:2738) P The Lord be with you. All And with your spirit. P A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. All Glor y to you, O Lord. SOME SADDUCEES, those who deny that ther e is a resurrection, came for ward and put this question to Jesus, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someones brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother. Now there were seven

brothers; the first married a woman but died childless. Then the second and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her. Jesus said to them, The children of this age mar r y and remarr y; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called out Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive. The Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Homily (Sit) Profession of Faith (Stand)
All 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, bor n 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, (At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mar y and became man. For our sake he was crucied 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 b e l i e v e i n o n e , h o l y, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look for ward to the resur rection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of the Faithful P Let us pray that amid the many concerns and anxieties of life, we may never lose sight of our nal destiny: to be with God in his glory. Full of trust, we pray: R Lord of life, hear our prayer. C That our spiritual leaders and all consecrated men and women may always remind us of spiritual values and inspire us to seek rst the kingdom of God, we pray: (R) C That our political and civil leaders may listen to the voice of conscience and reverence God from whom all authority emanates; that they may use their authority for the good of the people, mindful that someday they shall render an account to God, we pray: (R) C That those who ar e misunderstood, ridiculed, or persecuted on account of their faith may be strengthened by their belief in the resurrection of the just, we pray: (R) C That those who enjoy worldly pleasures as if there is no other life beyond the present one may set their hopes on the heavenly treasures which alone give true and lasting happiness, we pray: (R) C That those who mourn the passing of their loved ones may be comforted by the thought of being reunited with them in the Fathers kingdom, we pray: (R) P Father, hear the prayers of your people and raise our minds to you. Guide us in our journey to your kingdom and sustain us with lively faith. Through Christ our Lord. All Amen.

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THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Presentation of the Gifts (Stand) P Pray, brethren All May the Lord accept the sacrice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church. Prayer over the Offerings P Look with favor, we pray, O Lord, upon the sacricial gifts offered here, that, celebrating in mystery the Passion of your Son, we may honor it with loving devotion. Through Christ our Lord. All Amen. Preface VI of the Sundays in Ordinar y Time P The Lord be with you. All And with your spirit. P Lift up your hearts. All We lift them up to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right and just. P 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. For in you we live and move and have our being, and while in this body we not only experience the daily effects of your care, but even now possess the pledge of life eternal. For, having received the rst fruits of the Spirit, through whom you raised up Jesus from the dead, we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal Mystery. And so, with all the Angels, we praise you, as in joyful celebration, we acclaim:
All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of your glor y. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. (Kneel)

INTEGRAL FAITH FORMATION:

A Year of Faith Catechesis

Fr. James H. Kroeger, MM

Pope John XXIIIs Bold Faith

When John XXIII announced in 1959 his ambitious plan to convoke Vatican II, he was already 77 years old. To seek a new Pentecost and a profound renewal (aggiornamento) of the Church demanded courageous faith. Good Pope John, as he was popularly known, further expressed his faith convictions in his opening Council speech in 1962. He said the idea of a Council unexpectedly came to him as a flash of heavenly light that would unleash spiritual riches and new energies in the Church. The pope optimistically believed that Divine Providence was guiding the entire endeavor. Thus, he noted that he felt he must disagree with those prophets of gloom, who are always forecasting disaster, as though the end of the world were at hand. Seeking renewed Gospel proclamation, John noted: The substance of the ancient doctrine of the deposit of faith is one thing, and the way in which it is presented is another. With profound faith, John XXIII saw the Council as a rising day that breathes sanctity and arouses great joy!

THE COMMUNION RITE The Lords Prayer All Our Father P Deliver us, Lord All For the kingdom, the power, and the glor y are yours, now and for ever. Invitation to Peace Invitation to Communion (Kneel) P Behold the Lamb of God, behold Jesus, our Life and our Resurrection. Happy are we who are invited to his banquet of eternal life. All Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Communion Antiphon [Cf. Ps 23 (22):1-2] The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose, near restful waters he leads me. Prayer after Communion (Stand) P Let us pray. (Pause) Nourished by this sacred gift, O Lord, we give you thanks

and beseech your mercy, that, by the pouring forth of your Spirit, the grace of integrity may endure in those your heavenly power has entered. Through Christ our Lord. All Amen. THE CONCLUDING RITES P The Lord be with you. All And with your spirit. Prayer over the People P Bow down for the blessing. (Pause) May your family always rejoice together, O God, over the mysteries of redemption they have celebrated, and grant its members the perseverance to attain the effects that flow from them. Through Christ our Lord. All Amen. P 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. All Amen. Dismissal P Go for th, the Mass is ended. All Thanks be to God.

Acclamation (Stand) All We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

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