Masses for the Dead - Gospel Acclamations
See Matthew 11:25
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have
revealed to the childlike the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Matthew 25:34
Come, you
who are blessed by my Father, says the Lord;
inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
John 3:16
God so
loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
So that
everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
John 6:39
This is the
will of my Father, says the Lord,
that I
should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
and that I
should raise it up on the last day.
John 6:40
This is the
will of my Father, says the Lord,
that
everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life,
and I shall
raise him on the last day.
John 6:51
I am the
living bread that came down from heaven,
says the
Lord;
whoever
eats this bread will live forever.
John 11:25a, 26
I am the
resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
whoever
believes in me will never die.
See Philippians 3:20
Our true
home is in heaven,
and Jesus
Christ, whose return we long for,
will come
from heaven to save us.
2 Timothy 2:11-12a
If we die
with Christ, we shall live with him,
and if we
persevere we shall also reign with him.
Revelation 1:5a, 6b
Jesus
Christ is the firstborn from the dead;
glory and
power be his forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 14:13
Blessed are
those who die in the Lord;
let
them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them.
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