Worship along with us!
All Souls November 2, 2025
St. Mary’s uses music by permission from OCP through One License. Our license number is M-400277. All songs used in today’s Mass are used by permission.
INTRODUCTORY RITES************************
Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise
Timothy Smith
https://youtu.be/7Xb93de1qlk?si=R-NhejXeUXiEpmQx
1 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,
And the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest
To our Savior and our King!
2 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Like the sun from out the wave,
He has risen up in triumph
From the darkness of the grave.
He's the splendor of the nations,
He's the lamp of endless day;
He's the very Lord of glory
Who is risen up today!
3 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed Jesus, make us rise
From the life of this corruption
To the life that never dies.
May your glory be our portion
When the days of time are past
And the dead shall be awakened
By the trumpet's mighty blast!
4 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,
And the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest
To our Savior and our King!
Greeting
Bishop Tom: Welcome to St. Mary’s of Washington, DC.
Let us begin,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. +
All: Amen.
Bp. Tom: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.
Sign of Peace
Bp. Tom: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Bp. Tom: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And also with you.
Bp. Tom: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
Kyrie
https://youtu.be/l4Zb9GSLNTA?si=ez--RC7FQ7yAv8Or
Lord have mercy!
Lord have mercy!
Lord have mercy!
Christ have mercy!
Christ have mercy!
Christ have mercy!
Lord have mercy!
Lord have mercy!
Bishop Tom: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life!
ALL: AMEN
Glory to God in the Highest!
Glory, glory, glory 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 glory!
Lord got heavenly king,
Oh 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 glory of God the father
Amen
Opening Prayer
Let us pray.
Lord God, you are the glory of believers
and the life of the just.
Your Son redeemed us
by dying and rising to life again.
Since our departed brothers and sisters believed in the
mystery of our resurrection,
let them share the joys and blessings of the life to come.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
ALL: AMEN
LITURGY OF THE WORD***********************
The first reading is from the Book of Wisdom
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.
The Word of the Lord
ALL: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm
https://youtu.be/fV9ruIrACWY?si=A2zzWasYH-5OXa1v
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The second reading is from the Letter of Paul to the Romans
Brothers and sisters:
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
The Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God
Gospel
Alleluia! (Sung)
ALL: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Come, you who are blessed by my Father;
inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
ALL: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Bp. Tom: The Lord is WITH you!
ALL: And also with you!
Bp. Tom: A Reading from the Holy Gospel, according to John
ALL: Glory to you, Oh Lord!
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.”
Bp. Tom: The Gospel of the Lord
ALL: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY
THE NICENE CREED (Pre 2014)
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made, one in being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and our salvation he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he was born of the Virgin Mary and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of 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.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son
she is worshipped and glorified.
She has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Universal Prayer
Bp. Tom: Heavenly Father, we gather in reverence and gratitude, lifting up the Church Triumphant, those beloved souls who have journeyed beyond this earthly realm to stand in Your eternal light. We celebrate their faith and the unwavering hope they have instilled in us, knowing that their love continues to guide our hearts. May we find strength in their example and inspiration in their legacy, as we strive to mirror their devotion in our own lives. Let your divine peace embrace us all, reminding us that we are united in your grace across all times and places.
We join them in asking you for these things that are on our hearts and in our minds.
*Every time we turn on the television or look at social media, we are confronted with anger, vile judgements, hostility, and a message to spread THAT to the world. Instead, we are called upon to spread the Good News: LOVE. Love for you and love for each other. Let us be the messengers of good news and crush that which opposes.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For your earthly shepherds that you have called to help us through this time called “life.” Build them up when they are down; heal them when they are sick; and encourage them when they become discouraged. We pray especially for Pope Leo, Bishop Charlie Braun, Bishop James Sherlock, Bishop Vicars Gerald Miller and Leo Falcon, Bishop David Lett, Cardinals McElroy, Gregory, and Wuerl; Bishop Sean Rowe, and me your humble servant. Together with all the priests, deacons, and laity, we ask you, Lord: send out new laborers to help with the harvest!
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For peace in the middle east and Ukraine. We are reminded of the Prayer of Saint Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Let the peace of Christ, that we proclaim at the start of our Mass be a reality.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For those who serve and have served. We pray for those deployed to have wisdom, mercy, and protection from all that seeks to harm. We pray for the families and friends that remain behind and ask your spirit to surround and comfort them. And for those who returned with mental or physical issues: we ask for your healing touch.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
* For all who are ill. May our loved ones in hospitals or suffering at home know healing and peace. May God nourish the bodies that hold pain and loneliness. We pray especially for: Regina Arens, Roger Frazee, Nelson Arnold, Ron Gilroy, Debbie Hanson, Melissa DeWitt Arens, Deb Meyers, Cory Fleming, Fr. Joseph Ruggeri, Bishop Vicar Gerald Miller, Jackie and Gerry Spencer, Donna M. Franco, Ann Carter Haines, Rich Lewis, Ryan Holbert, John Becker …………………………..as well as those suffering with or recovering from the measles, Covid, flu, and pneumonia.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*That ___________ and all the faithful departed who awaited the Lord with burning lamps may now be welcomed into the eternal wedding feast.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For the intentions of those joining this Mass……
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
God of mercy, listen to our prayers of intercession and reveal your loving kindness to us, through Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST*********************
Go In Peace
Sarah Hart
https://youtu.be/OoxfBvCltR4?si=yijglxg_ERLLL2CO
There will be no more darkness
There is no more night, no more night
There will be no more sadness
Only joy and light, joy and light
Lift your eyes beyond the hills
And see the dawn
There is beautiful mercy
In the arms of the Holy One.
Refrain:
Go in peace, God be with you, Go in peace, be at rest
With the saints and the angels
Now you are free
Go in peace.
See, the Father is waiting
With a robe of white, purest white
Go and feast at his table
With the bread of life, bread of life
Lift your heart, rejoice and sing
For you are home
Home at last and forever
In the arms of the Holy One.
Refrain:
(2x) Go in peace, God be with you, Go in peace, be at rest
With the saints and the angels
Now you are free
Go in peace.
Repeat
Prayer over the Offerings
Bp. Tom: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work
of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water into the chalice.
By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Bp. Tom: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and
work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
Father completes additional personal preparatory rites.
Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.
Father pours water over his hands and says:
Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.
Bp. Tom:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of God’s name,
for our good
and the good of all God’s holy Church.
Prayer:
All-powerful Father,
may this sacrifice wash away
the sins of our departed brothers and sisters in the Bood of Christ.
You cleansed them in the waters of baptism,
in your loving mercy grant them pardon and peace.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
ALL: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Preface Dialogue:
Bp. Tom: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Bp. Tom: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Bp. Tom: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God People: It is right to give God thanks
and praise
Father, all powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thank
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In him, who rose from the dead,
our hope of resurrection dawned.
The sadness of death gives way
to the bright promise
of immortality.
Lord, for your faithful people life is changed, not ended.
When the body of our earthly dwelling lies in death
we gain an everlasting dwelling place in heaven.
And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven
we proclaim your glory
and join in their unending hymn of praise:
Sanctus ("Holy, Holy"; based on the praise of the Seraphim in Isa 6:3 and Rev 4:8):
https://youtu.be/jTUyM6CwMuI?si=CxtabpXtkNvWNHqL
ALL: Holy, Holy, Holy
Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth
are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Eucharistic Prayer 2 for Reconciliation
Epiclesis (calling upon the Holy Spirit):
God of power and might,
we praise you through your Son, Jesus Christ,
who comes in your name.
He is the Word that brings salvation.
He is the hand you stretch out to sinners.
He is the way that leads to your peace.
God our Father,
we had wandered far from you,
but through your Son you have brought us back.
You gave him up to death
so that we might turn again to you
and find our way to one another.
***
Therefore, we celebrate the reconciliation
Christ has gained for us.
We ask you to sanctify these gifts
by the power of your Spirit,
as we now fulfill your Son’s + command
Institution Narrative (recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper; see Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25):
While he was at supper
On the night before he died for us,
He took bread in his hands,
And gave you thanks and praise.
He broke the bread,
Gave it to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and eat it:
this is my body which will be given up for you.
At the end of the meal he took the cup. Again he praised you for your goodness,
Gave the cup to his disciples and said:
Take this, all of you, and drink from it:
this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
Memorial Acclamation:
https://youtu.be/98edEFXTXoI?si=WsFxSpbgHlckEixE
Bp. Tom: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
ALL: (2x) We proclaim you death oh Lord! And profess your resurrection until you come again!
Anamnesis, Offering, and Intercessions:
Lord our God,
your Son has entrusted to us
this pledge of his love.
We celebrate the memory of his death and resurrection
and bring you the gift you have given us:
the sacrifice of reconciliation.
Therefore we ask you, Father,
to accept us, together with your Son.
Fill us with his Spirit.
through our sharing in this meal. May he take away all that divides us.
May this Spirit keep us always in communion
With Leo our Pope, Bishops Charlie, James, David, Leo, and Gerald, Cardinals Wilton, Donald, and Robert, with me your humble servant, and all the bishops, priests, deacons and all your people.
Father, make your Church throughout the world
a sign of unity and an instrument of your peace.
You have gathered us here
around the table of your Son
in fellowship with Mary, Mother of God, and all of the saints.
In that new world where the fullness of your peace will be revealed,
gather people of every race, language, and way of life
to share in the one eternal banquet with Jesus the Lord.
Doxology and Great Amen:
Through Him and with him and in Him
Oh God almighty Father
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
All glory and honor is yours
Forever and ever!
The people acclaim:
https://youtu.be/efzWBX6CXN4?si=bgzv8hHj4ahOaLrq
Amen
Lord's Prayer (Sung)
Bp. Tom: Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as Jesus taught us.
https://youtu.be/efzWBX6CXN4?si=bgzv8hHj4ahOaLrq
All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
Bishop Tom: Deliver us lord from every evil and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus the Christ.
https://youtu.be/efzWBX6CXN4?si=bgzv8hHj4ahOaLrq
For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and forever.
Amen!
Breaking of the Bread. LAMB OF GOD (SUNG)
https://youtu.be/efzWBX6CXN4?si=bgzv8hHj4ahOaLrq
All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Communion
Bp. Tom: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to the supper of the lamb!
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Communion Minister: The body of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
Communion Minister: The blood of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
ALL: My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.
Communion Song
I Am The Bread of Life
Steve Angrisano & Tom Booth
https://youtu.be/dPFmjVUEm98?si=A5o_BtZripvBUN6l
REFRAIN
I am the Bread of Life,
I am the hope in night,
I am the door wide open,
I am the shepherd’s might,
I am the truth and light,
I am the way and life,
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and follow me.
I am bread for the world,
hope for the hopeless.
come to me, and know that I’ll always be there
with my arms open wide.
I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and follow me.
REFRAIN
I give my heart to those in sorrow,
I come to those who are in need;
hope for today and for tomorrow,
light for all who want to see.
REFRAIN
I am who Am
And I am for you
Come and follow me.
Prayer after Communion
Bp. Tom: Let us pray.
Lord, in this sacrament you give us your crucified and risen Son.
Bring into the glory of the resurrection our departed
brothers and sisters
who have been purified by this holy mystery.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen.
CONCLUDING RITES************************
Optional Announcements
Greeting and Blessing
Bp. Tom: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
In his great love,
the God of all consolation gave us the gift of life.
May God bless you with faith
in the resurrection of his Son,
and with the hope of rising to new life.
ALL: AMEN
To us who are alive
may he grant forgiveness,
and to all who have died
a place of light an peace.
ALL: AMEN
As you believe that Jesus rose from the dead,
so may you live with him for ever in joy.
ALL: AMEN
May almighty God bless you,
The Father, + and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
ALL: AMEN
Dismissal
Bp. Tom: Go in peace of Christ!
ALL: Thanks be to God!
Recessional and Closing Song:
See I Make All Things New
Ken Canedo
https://youtu.be/7P5oL2W5QxE?si=HWADoJ3KsKtexjYb
Come let us go
To a bright and holy city
A place where we can dream; where we are free
Come let us go
From this world of trial and sorrow
Oh Lead us to a home of lasting peace.
REFRAIN
And God said, I am with you
Truly I am with you
See, I make all things new
I am with you
Truly I am with you
See, I make all things new.
Come let us go
To a place with no more dying
No mourning and no pain
And no more fear
Come, let us go
To a land with no more crying
Where God will gently
Wipe away our tears.
REFRAIN
