All Souls: Entrance Antiphon

1 Thessalonians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:22

Just as Jesus died and has risen again,
so through Jesus God will bring with him
those who have fallen asleep;
and as in Adam all die,
so also in Christ will all be brought to life.
(1 Thessalonians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:22)

Verse 1:

Praise is due to you in Zion, 0 God.
To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem,
you who hear our prayer.
To you all flesh will come.
(Psalm 65:2-3)

Verse 2:

Your loving mercy is better than life;
my lips will speak your praise.
(Psalm 63:4)

Verse 3:

May your merciful love be upon us,
as we hope in you, O LORD.
(Psalm 33:22)

Verse 4:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)