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Opening Hymn: Abide with Me*

1st Reading

Wisdom 3:1-6, 9
The souls of the just are in the hand of God,
     and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
     and their passing away was thought an affliction
     and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed they be punished,
     yet is their hope full of immortality;
Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
     because God tried them
     and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
     and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
     and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
     and his care is with his elect.

Response Psalm 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6

R/.  The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
     in verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
     he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
     for his name sake.  R/.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
     I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
     that give me courage.  R/.
You spread the table before me
     in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
     my cup overflows.  R/.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
      all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
     for years to come.  R/.

2nd Reading

Romans 6:3-9
Brothers and sisters:
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
     were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
     so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
     by the glory of the Father,
     we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
     we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
We know that our old self was crucified with him,
     so that our sinful body might be done away with,
     that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ,
     we believe that we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
     death no longer has power over him.

Gospel

John 14:1-6
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You have faith in God; have faith also in me.
In my Father's house there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
     would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
     I will come back again and take you to myself,
     so that where I am you also may be.
Where I am going you know the way."
Thomas said to him,
     "Master, we do not know where you are going;
     how can we know the way?"
Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."

Offertory Hymn: Be Still My Soul*

Communion Hymn: Be Thou My Vision*

Closing: Sing with All the Saints in Glory*