Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 7 November 2021 – All Saints Sunday, Year B.

Liturgy in one document:

Opening sentence

God has made Christ the head over all things for the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
(Eph 1:22b,23 NRSV)

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

O Lord,
the crown and reward of all your saints:
Grant us grace that,
as we follow their steps,
we may walk in your ways
and live with you in eternal joy;
through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Modernised Traditional

Lord, you are the crown and reward
of all your saints.
Lead us to follow their steps
and live as your people,
and bring us to eternal joy with you.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alternative

Almighty God,
you bring your people together
in one holy church,
the body of our Lord.
Lead us to follow your saints
and to know the inexpressible joys
that you have prepared
for those who love you.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

New

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia, alleluia.
(Jesus said:) ‘I am the resurrection and the life.
Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
Alleluia.

 

Offering Prayer

God our Saviour, lead us,
out of thankfulness for your mercy and goodness,
to dedicate our lives and all we have
to your service.
Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Prayer of the Church

Prayer points

  • Alternate Prayer of the Church All Saints Day

    Some additional prayer petitions you might like to include:

    • Loving Father: we remember before you our loved ones who have died and now rest in your everlasting care. Thank you for their lives and all that you worked through them into our lives. Bless us with peace as we remember them, for Jesus’ sake. We remember especially . . . Lord in your great love: Hold them safely in your care.
    • Father, today we remember loved ones who have died in this COVID season. For some of us it feels like we have not been able to mourn them fully. Please bless us with your peace as we let them rest in your loving care. We remember especially . . . Lord in your great compassion: Hold them safely in your care.
    • Abba Father: we remember little ones who have died in sad and tragic circumstances. Thank you that your kingdom belongs to them too. Thank you that you have welcomed them home. Please bless their parents, and all those who loved them and looked forward to their lives unfolding, with your deep peace. Assure them that you have their little one safe with you. We remember especially . . . Lord in your great mercy: Hold them safely in your care.

Additional Prayer Points

LCA International Mission

Services with Holy Communion:

Preface

Use the preface for the Sundays after Pentecost. If it is desired to use a special All Saints preface, then the following preface, with additions based on the preface for All Saints in the Lutheran Book of Worship may be used:

It is indeed right and good,
Lord God, holy Father,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In your saints
you have given us a pledge of our inheritance
that, surrounded by such a cloud of witnesses,
we may run with perseverance the race that is set before us
and receive with them the unfading crown of glory.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:

 

Communion Invitation

Jesus says: ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR

Jesus says: ‘My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I in them.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

Prayer after Communion

See the service order for a standard post-communion prayer. Alternatively, use the third prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows:

Almighty God,
you bring your people together
in one holy communion,
the body of our Lord.
Lead us to follow your saints
and to know the inexpressible joys
that you have prepared
for those who love you.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Dismissal

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.
Amen.

Liturgical Resources

MEMORIAL RITE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE FAITH
A memorial rite is especially appropriate on All Saints Day. It may be helpful to indicate at funerals (eg on the service order) that the person who has died will be remembered on All Saints Day and also that a memorial hymn will be sung during a forthcoming Sunday service, if this is planned. A few weeks before All Saints Day, contact the families of those who have been buried from the church (or by the pastor elsewhere) during the year, telling or reminding them that their loved one will be remembered during the service on that day (and a candle may be lit for them, etc).
The following memorial rite may be observed after the prayer of the church. Click here.