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Ordinary Time · All Souls: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed · Year A

Matthew 11:25-30 or 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or 24:13-16, 28-35 or John 5:24-29 or 6:37-40, 6:51-59 or 11:17-27, 11:32-45 or 14:1-6

November 2, 2026

Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain, Martino Altomonte
Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain, Martino Altomonte, 1731Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
At the city gate Christ stretches out his hand to the dead young man, who sits up on his bier while his mother kneels beside him and angels look down.He came forward and touched the bier, and he said, Young man, I say to you, rise! The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.Martino AltomonteA Neapolitan-born painter who worked for the court in Warsaw and then for the abbeys and churches of Austria.Museum of Fine Arts, BudapestThe Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary’s great collection of European painting.Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 5:1-12aMt 5:1-12aAlt. GospelMatt. 11:25-30Mt 11:25-30 or25:31-46 orLuke 7:11-17Lk 7:11-17 or23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or24:13-16, 28-35 orJohn 5:24-29Jn 5:24-29 or6:37-40, 6:51-59 or11:17-27, 11:32-45 or14:1-6
Second ReadingRom. 5:5-11Rom 5:5-11 or5:17-21Alt. 2nd ReadingRom. 6:3-9Rom 6:3-9 or8:14-23 or8:31b-35, 37-39 or14:7-9, 10c-12 or1 Cor. 15:20-281 Cor 15:20-28 or15:51-57 or2 Cor. 4:14-5:12 Cor 4:14-5:1 or5:1, 6-10 orPhil. 3:20-21Phil 3:20-21 or1 Thess. 4:13-181 Thes 4:13-18 or2 Tim. 2:8-132 Tm 2:8-13
First ReadingWis. 3:1-9Wis 3:1-9 or4:7-15Alt. 1st ReadingIsa. 25:6-9Is 25:6-9
Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Alt. PsalmPs. 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21Ps 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21 or27:1, 4, 7, 8b, 9a, 13-14

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