November 2: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

O God,
glory of the faithful and life of the just,
by the Death and Resurrection
of whose Son we have been redeemed, look mercifully
on your departed servants, that,
just as they professed the mystery
of our resurrection,
so they may merit to receive the joys of eternal happiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.

(Collect for November 2, The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Image: Festival of Lights by John August Swanson

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