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All Saints Day Readings Explained: Who Are the 144,000? – Deacon Randy Kiel – 10/29/2026
This Sunday's Readings Deacon Randy Kiel of Christ the King Parish in Des Moines joins Deacon Mark Campbell to preview the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints — Sunday, November 1, 2026: First Reading, Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Second Reading, 1 John 3:1-3; Gospel, Matthew 5:1-12a. Read along at USCCB.org.
One Revelation, Not Many Deacon Randy notes that the Book of Revelation is a single revelation of God given to John — not a vision or prophecy of John's own making — unveiling what is yet to come on earth and what is already happening in heaven.
Who Are the 144,000? Twelve tribes times…
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