This Sunday, November 6, is All Saints Sunday.
This week’s sermon is: You Are
This week’s readings are:
Message: Saints and Such
1) This Sunday: All Saints Day Observed
a) November 1 – All Hallows Day
b) Lemuria – St. Mary and All Martyrs
c) Samhain – All Saints’ Day[1]
d) Dia de los Muertos
2) So … which saints are we remembering?
a) Heroes of the Faith?
i) Mary, the Apostles, the Prophets
ii) Augustine, Ambrose, Athanasius, Aquinas
iii) Theresa, Anthony, Christopher, Nicolas, Lucia
b) Loved-ones who have died in the faith?
i) Parents
ii) Siblings
iii) Friends
iv) Reading the Roll – Jacob Bippus and Richard
Bunt
c) All of us?
i) Saint is one who is holy.
ii) Romans 5 – Declared righteous
iii) 1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light.
(1) Baptismal liturgy
(2) Absolution
(3) Lord’s Supper
iv) Sinner/Saints
(1) Holiness is in Christ
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