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All Saints Day was originally celebrated in May by the
church, and is still celebrated in the Sunday after Pentecost by Eastern
Orthodox. In the west it was transferred
to November the 1st. Originally it was to remember martyrs, but was
extended to include all who witnessed to Messiah not only by their deaths, but
by their lives.
On this day we remember the entire communion of saints, with whom we share communion through our Saviour Yeshua. It is a special day for remembering all of those saints whose names are not remembered each year in the calendar, and it is a special day to remember that we are called to be saints as well. A saint was not a holy person, but a person who believes in Messiah. A saint becomes holy, by taking up his or her cross daily and following Messiah.
On this day we remember the entire communion of saints, with whom we share communion through our Saviour Yeshua. It is a special day for remembering all of those saints whose names are not remembered each year in the calendar, and it is a special day to remember that we are called to be saints as well. A saint was not a holy person, but a person who believes in Messiah. A saint becomes holy, by taking up his or her cross daily and following Messiah.
All Saints (or the following Sunday) is considered an
excellent day for baptism, for when we are baptised, we become saints as well.
Micah 6:6-8
The Wisdom of Solomon 2:1-11
Psalm 37
Ephesians 1:11-23
Luke 6: 20-37
Collect: Blessed God, you have raised up saints in every generation
to be lights for us to show us that we too can imitate Messiah. So govern our hearts, that as we remember the
heroes of the church, that we follow their example and live for you. This we ask in the name of Yeshuah who lives
and reins with you and the Ruach haKodesh, one God, surrounded by saints and
all the company of heaven. Amen. (white)
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