Monday, November 2, 2026
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
Lectionary 668
First Reading — Wisdom 3:1–9
Wisdom 3:1–3 — The souls of the righteous are in God's hands. Although others may see their deaths as destruction, they are at peace.
Wisdom 3:4–6 — Their hope is filled with immortality. God has tested and refined them like gold in a furnace and found them worthy of Himself.
Wisdom 3:7–8 — At the time of their visitation, the righteous will shine. They will reign over peoples, and the Lord will be their King forever.
Wisdom 3:9 — Those who trust in God will understand His truth and remain in His love, grace, and mercy.
God's faithful people are not forgotten in death. Their hope rests in His promise of life, peace, and everlasting fellowship.
Responsorial Psalm — Psalm 23:1–3a, 3b–4, 5, 6
Response: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Psalm 23:1–3a — The Lord is our shepherd. He provides rest, refreshes our souls, and leads us beside peaceful waters.
Psalm 23:3b–4 — He guides us in righteousness. Even through the darkest valley, we need not fear because He is with us.
Psalm 23:5 — God prepares a table before His people, anoints them with oil, and fills their cup with blessings.
Psalm 23:6 — His goodness and mercy accompany the faithful, who look forward to dwelling in His house.
The psalm expresses confidence in God's continual presence, protection, and care.
Second Reading — Romans 5:5–11
Romans 5:5 — Our hope does not disappoint because God has poured His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:6–8 — While humanity was still helpless and sinful, Christ died for us, demonstrating the greatness of God's love.
Romans 5:9–10 — Through Christ's blood, believers have been justified and reconciled to God. His risen life assures them of salvation.
Romans 5:11 — Through Jesus Christ, we rejoice in God because we have received reconciliation with Him.
Paul teaches that reconciliation with God has been accomplished through Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
Alternative Second Reading — Romans 6:3–9
Romans 6:3–4 — Those baptized into Christ are united with His death and burial, so that they may walk in newness of life through His resurrection.
Romans 6:5–7 — Our old self was crucified with Christ, freeing us from slavery to sin.
Romans 6:8–9 — Those who have died with Christ will also live with Him. Christ has risen, never to die again, and death no longer rules over Him.
Paul reveals the believer's union with Christ in His death and resurrection, bringing freedom from sin and the promise of life.
Alleluia — Matthew 25:34
Matthew 25:34 — The King welcomes those blessed by His Father to inherit the Kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world.
Gospel — John 6:37–40
John 6:37 — Jesus promises that everyone the Father gives Him will come to Him, and He will never reject those who come.
John 6:38 — Jesus declares that He came down from heaven to accomplish His Father's will, not His own.
John 6:39 — The Father's will is that Jesus should lose none of those entrusted to Him, but raise them on the last day.
John 6:40 — Everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him receives the promise of everlasting life and resurrection.
Jesus assures His followers that eternal life is found in Him. His mission is to preserve and redeem those whom the Father has given Him.
Kingdom Connection
Today's readings reveal the fulfillment of God's promise of salvation, reconciliation, and resurrection through Jesus Christ.
Wisdom declares that the righteous are in God's hands, while Paul explains that believers have already been reconciled to God through Christ's death and resurrection.
Jesus assures His first-century listeners that those who believe in Him will have everlasting life and share in His resurrection.
Through the New Covenant, death no longer has dominion over the risen Christ. God's people are invited into His everlasting Kingdom, where He remains their shepherd and King forever.
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