A Different Gospel: Evaluating a Works-Based System

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[00:03:14] Good afternoon. We welcome any visitors who join us for worship today as we celebrate the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
[00:03:25] Please turn off your cell phones or set them to silent mode. For safety reasons, we ask that all children be accompanied by an adult when attending the restrooms.
[00:03:37] Our presider for this Mass is Father Mark Lawler, assisted by Deacon John Sims.
[00:03:46] Our gathering hymn is number 839, As We Gather at Your Table, number 839.
[00:03:54] Everyone please stand.

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[00:03:57] As we gather, as we listen to, help us know all your presence, let our hearts and minds be stirred.
[00:04:21] Nary red story.
[00:04:29] Teach us through this holy banquet how to make love.
[00:04:35] Turn our worship into the sacrament of life.
[00:04:46] Send us forth to the edge in the world you touch.
[00:05:08] May your spirit help us summon other guests to share. Where triumphant love with those who have been lost and us not destroyed. As we join with saints and repeat the song. The intentions for this afternoon's Mass, for the eternal peace of Francis Luke

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[00:06:01] Burke and eternal rest of Gerard Hardiman. I knew Mr. Frank Burke when I was new in the parish, and he had a very distinct story of around in 1959, moving from Manhattan to Mooresville.
[00:06:21] If you can imagine how that was back in 1959, and a very faithful parishioner for many years.
[00:06:28] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you.
[00:06:35] And with your spirit. Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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[00:06:46] Brother Jesus, for the times that we fail to act justly, Lord, have mercy.
[00:06:56] To love tenderly, Christ, have mercy.
[00:06:59] Christ, have mercy.
[00:07:00] To walk humbly in your service, Lord, have mercy.

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[00:07:05] Lord, have mercy.
[00:07:06] May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.

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[00:07:16] Let us pray.

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[00:09:13] O God who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you through our Lord Jesus Christ
[00:09:29] your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit God forever and ever a reading from the book

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[00:09:58] of Sirach if you choose you can keep the commandments they will save you if you trust in God you too shall live he has said before you fire and water to To whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.
[00:10:22] Before man are life and death, good and evil.
[00:10:28] Whichever he chooses shall be given him.
[00:10:32] Immense is the wisdom of the Lord.
[00:10:35] He is mighty in power and all-seeing.
[00:10:39] The eyes of God are on those who fear him.
[00:10:44] He understands man's every deed.
[00:10:47] one does he command to act unjustly to none does he give license to sin the

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[00:10:56] word of the Lord thanks be to God Blessed are those who kiss the cross with all their hearts they see. Blessed are those who watch you and observe it wholeheartedly. Blessed are those who love you and worship you.
[00:14:16] A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.

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[00:15:08] Brothers and sisters, we speak of wisdom to those who are mature, not a wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away.
[00:15:27] Rather, we speak of God's wisdom, mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before the ages for our glory and which none of the rulers of this age know.
[00:15:50] For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
[00:15:59] But as it is written, what eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart what god has prepared for those who love him this god has revealed to us through the spirit for the spirit scrutinizes everything
[00:16:27] even the depths of god the word of the lord thanks be to god

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[00:16:33] the Lord be with you a reading of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus said to

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[00:18:47] his disciples do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets I have come not to abolish but to fulfill amen I say to you until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter
[00:19:03] or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But
[00:19:22] whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven. I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
[00:19:39] For you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, you shall not kill, and whoever kills will be liable to the judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with brother will be liable to
[00:19:53] judgment, and whoever says to brother Raka will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says you fool, will be liable to the fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar.
[00:20:16] Go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Settle with your opponent quickly while you are on the way to court. Otherwise, your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you'll be thrown into prison.
[00:20:36] Amen, I say to you. You'll be not released until you have paid the last penny. You have heard that was said, you shall not commit adultery. But I say to you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust
[00:20:50] has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have the
[00:21:03] whole body thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into
[00:21:16] Gehenna. It is also said, whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, unless the marriage is unlawful, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Again, you have heard that it
[00:21:38] was said to your ancestors, do not take false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.
[00:21:46] But I say to you, do not swear at all, not by heaven, for it is God's throne, nor by earth, for its footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. But do not swear by
[00:22:01] your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more is from the evil one. My dear friends, the gospel of our Lord.
[00:22:16] Good afternoon. As probably many of you know, the audience of Matthews was the Jewish converts who were being lured back by the Pharisees to Judaism by telling them they were denying all that Moses taught. Jesus, in Matthew's gospel, is the new Moses and is telling them
[00:22:53] that they have a great entire covenant, but you're not going to lose the covenant, but it's going to be fulfilled.
[00:23:01] The word here in Greek is teleos.
[00:23:07] It's the same word that means perfect, fully complete, finished.
[00:23:12] Example, you download a recipe from the Internet for your dinner party, and you've wound up getting all the best ingredients, fresh as you can get them.
[00:23:22] You have the right timing and the right temperature, and it comes out totally perfect, better than you expected it, but complete, and all your guests marvel at your skill.
[00:23:35] That's the word teleos.
[00:23:38] The gospel is not a manifesto for the scrupulous, but a positive call to complete God's wishes, the two commandments.
[00:23:49] The Pharisees practiced the law, but in their heart, they did not follow the law.
[00:23:58] Jesus urged the people to show kindness to one another, even to the point of turning the other cheek.
[00:24:04] When someone treated them unkindly, they were to turn the other cheek.
[00:24:10] Warning those who treated others with hatred, Jesus says in today's gospel, You heard that it was said, whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.
[00:24:21] But I say to you, whoever hates his brother will be liable to the judgment.
[00:24:26] I dare say, unfortunately, that there are many people out there whose actions of hate are treading on very, very serious ground.
[00:24:35] They may get their 15 minutes of fame, but I worry about their eternity.
[00:24:40] You and I can say we can hate causes, we can hate movements, political platforms, planks, injustice, and even road construction.
[00:24:53] But we cannot ever hate a specific other human.
[00:24:59] Now Jesus lived this message by showing kindness to sinners, compassion to the sick, mercy to his enemies.
[00:25:08] remember, Father, forgive them. They know not what they do. You see, instead of hate, kindness blesses the person to whom we are kind, but also blesses you and me. It not only brings happiness to those
[00:25:27] involved, but it can work miracles in their life. It can bring completeness. It can and does work miracles to many as it spreads peace, hope, joy, like butter all around. Today's reading invites us three ways. One, to take a look at our own lives and to ask ourselves how much kindness
[00:25:52] is present in them. Two, to take a look at our own lives and ask ourselves how they compare to the life and the love of Jesus Christ our Lord. Three, to take a look at our own lives and ask
[00:26:10] ourselves what would happen if we took all that energy we now expend on anger and expend it on kindness. How would our lives and the lives of those around us change and become happier? What
[00:26:25] miracles might even result if we took Jesus' words seriously. I personally believe that even insurmountable health, social, and political problems would be fixed. And the final analysis, kindness is not a resource of just a single nation or a single person, no matter how small
[00:26:51] insignificant or how great they are. What and what more? Our supply of kindness is unlimited.
[00:27:00] The power behind kindness is the infinite, steadfast, and generous, and unconditional love of our Lord God. The more kindness we give of it, the more there is to give. So take away, destroy hate demand kindness be kind God bless you and now I have the privilege
[00:27:28] of introducing electronically our Bishop Bishop Michael Martin looking in the

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[00:28:00] mirror can be a scary thing will we like what we see if I could do one thing to help change the world I would create a mirror where when we look in it we would
[00:28:11] see ourselves as God sees us imagine that if we could see ourselves as God does we would understand how beautiful and infinitely loved we are too often we judge ourselves harshly but God sees beyond our judgments to the person he
[00:28:29] created deep within and he loves us regardless sins and all if we could start our day with that assurance not only would our view of ourselves change for the better but our view of the world would change as well that is a future world worth
[00:28:48] envisioning what do we want our future to look like sure we would want there to be peace and we would want everyone to have food to eat and a roof over their head but beyond those generic
[00:29:01] dreams of a better world we don't spend too much time considering what we really want the world to look like maybe it's because we're too caught up in the day-to-day realities of our lives that we don't have time maybe we consider ourselves too small for the task and think
[00:29:21] that the future's vision should be left to those in charge or maybe we've just lost hope seeing our broken world and in despair we allow whatever will be to be what would our world be like today
[00:29:38] had the disciples of jesus taken any of those approaches 2 000 years ago for me the vision of the future is simple though not always easy i see a future in western north carolina where
[00:29:53] everyone so loves jesus we share him with others let me say that again everyone so loves jesus we share him with others. Imagine if all the nearly 600,000 Catholics in our region so loved Jesus that we shared him with others. Making this happen will take
[00:30:17] more than just imagining, it will take action. I see three simple action steps to make this vision real. These steps need to be taken repeatedly and flow from one to the other to not do so will slowly deflate the energy from each
[00:30:38] which is what we've seen in so many Catholics whom we know who didn't leave the church but have simply drifted away soon we will be sharing this vision across our diocese and inviting you to engage with it but for now allow me to
[00:30:56] briefly explain each of these steps that can make this vision real what do we mean when we say, form missionary disciples? Given that two-thirds of U.S. Catholics don't regularly practice their faith, we can assume that we need to rethink our formation and definition
[00:31:17] of disciple. We've done an okay job of making believers. Most Catholics believe in Jesus as the Savior. But the difference between being a believer and being a disciple is the difference between being a Carolina Panthers football fan and being a Carolina Panthers football player.
[00:31:40] Fans are nice. The world needs players. Disciples for mission is an even bigger step.
[00:31:49] When we think of missionaries, we think of people who are so in love with Jesus that they would go to remote places on the earth to spread his love. No need for us to travel.
[00:32:00] since there are already so many places in our daily lives that we have made remote by never bringing Jesus there. What do we mean when we say become the family of God? Family implies an
[00:32:16] intimate connection that is not determined by our choice, but rather by our birth. As children of God, we don't get to pick and choose our brothers and sisters in Christ. Rather, as we know from our
[00:32:31] own biological siblings, family is hard work, requiring forgiveness, love, and selfless giving.
[00:32:41] For us, our parish is primarily the place where we encounter the family of God, and yet too often we come to church looking to be served rather than to serve, as guests rather than hosts.
[00:32:57] more importantly the parish cannot be a place of serving God's family if our homes are not the first and most important place where we live as God's family imagine a world where the holiness of our family life is what we bring with us to share each week at church rather than the other
[00:33:20] way around. And lastly, what do we mean when we say, go out to proclaim the gospel? Imagine Jesus coming to earth to reveal to us our Father's love, but keeping it to himself. The good news that
[00:33:36] Jesus came to proclaim is that our Father loves us unconditionally and wants to save us from the death of sin. To be a disciple of Jesus and not go out to proclaim his message is like holding a
[00:33:52] winning lottery ticket but never cashing it in. The real joy of the gospel is not simply in hearing it, but also in sharing it. That is what Jesus came to do and what we're called to do as well.
[00:34:09] To so love Jesus that we share him with others is what we were created for and where our true joy is found.
[00:34:16] Find ways in your personal life, your family life, and in the life of your parish to form missionary disciples, to become the family of God, and to go out and proclaim the gospel.
[00:34:30] May the Holy Spirit guide us as we continue to envision a new heaven and a new earth with the Holy Spirit in western North Carolina, so loving Jesus that we share him with others.
[00:34:43] Know of my prayers for you as we entrust this vision to the first missionary disciple, Mary, mother of the church. May we follow her example of saying yes, and may God bless each

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[00:34:56] of you with his peace. Thank Bishop Martin for his sharing his vision with all the parishes in the diocese today, and we'll certainly have time to put his words into practice in the future.
[00:35:20] One of the things that we have every year in the parishes throughout the land is the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, those who have reached the age of reason, and it's one of the great joys of parish ministry. And I thank those who assist me. Deacon John has been in this
[00:35:40] field for many years. We had our first rite of welcome, the first liturgical rite in November, and some were unable to attend, and then we were going to do a make-up last month, and we had a couple of snow days as well. So I invite those candidates and catechumens
[00:35:57] who are here today, and if your sponsor is here with you, to come forth along the front of the altar step here, and we'll have this rite of welcome, which shows the steps that you are
[00:36:14] taking. Some will be receiving the full sacraments of initiation of baptism, Holy Eucharist, and confirmation. Some will be, who are already baptized, will be receiving Confirmation and Others Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. So the first question in this particular
[00:36:39] liturgical rite is just the name so we can be familiar with our brothers and sisters here today.
[00:36:47] What is your name? The candidates, yeah, come forward, yeah. Owen. And what do you ask of God's church? Faith. And what does faith offer you? What is your name? What do you ask of God's church?
[00:37:11] And what does faith offer you? What is your name? What do you ask of God's church?
[00:37:56] and what does faith offer you? What is your name? And what do you ask of God's church and what does faith offer you? God enlightens everyone who comes into the world and from the created world, He manifests His invisible attributes to each, that all may learn to
[00:38:20] give thanks to their Creator. To you, therefore, who have followed His light, behold now the way of the gospel lies open. In laying down solid foundations, may you acknowledge the living God who truly speaks to human beings walking in the light of Christ. May you put your trust
[00:38:45] in His wisdom, entrusting your life to Him day by day. May you come to believe in Him with your whole heart. This is a way of faith along which Christ will lead you in charity,
[00:39:02] that you may have eternal life with Him to guide you then.
[00:39:08] Are you ready to set out on this path today?
[00:39:15] And affirmation by the sponsors and also by our assembly today, the sponsors gathered here and the proxies, as you are presenting these candidates and catechumens, are you prepared to help them to find christ and to follow him to you most merciful father
[00:39:51] we give thanks for these your servants because they have already been searching for you who in diverse ways have gone ahead of them and knocked at their door and because they have answered your call today in our presence we all praise and bless you lord and now this
[00:40:13] part of the rite is the signing of the senses. And it's really a beautiful rite. So you can turn to your sponsor or to your proxy sponsor, and they'll just follow the sign at each step.
[00:40:35] Receive the sign of the cross on your forehead. Christ Himself strengthens you with the sign of his love. Receive the sign of the cross on your eyes that you may see the glory of God.
[00:40:57] Receive the sign of the cross on your ears that you may hear the voice of the Lord. Receive the sign of the cross on your lips that you may respond to the word of God. Receive the sign of
[00:41:13] the cross on your chest, that Christ may dwell in your heart by faith. Receive the sign of the cross on your shoulders, that you may bear the gentle yoke of Christ. Receive the sign of the
[00:41:30] cross on your hands, that Christ may be known by the work you do. Receive the sign of the cross on your feet, that you may walk in the way of Christ. I sign all of you in the name of the
[00:41:46] Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, that you may live forever and ever. Let us pray.
[00:41:58] Mercifully hear our prayers, we ask, O Lord, for these, your candidates and catechumens, whom we have signed with the cross of the Lord, and guard them with its power, so that treasuring what they have come to know of your glory, they may, by keeping your commandments,
[00:42:17] merit to attain the glory of rebirth through Christ our Lord.
[00:42:23] And we congratulate these for this step in their journey.
[00:42:27] We have a very active and a very energetic group this year, and we look forward to these continuing steps through the season of Lent and Holy Week and look forward to their celebration of sacraments
[00:42:50] at the Easter Vigil.
[00:42:52] because of the bishop's message and the rite of welcome.
[00:43:09] We'll just do our profession of faith through our baptismal promises.
[00:43:14] Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
[00:43:19] Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, rose from the dead, and sits at the right hand of God,
[00:43:35] the Father Almighty. I do. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting? I do. This is our faith. This is the faith of the church. We are proud
[00:43:51] to profess it in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen. Let us pray for the needs of the church and the world.

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[00:43:59] for the physical and spiritual needs of the sick and for all those who care for them with compassion.
[00:44:13] Let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:44:15] Lord, hear our prayer.

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[00:44:17] For the eternal rest of the faithful departed of our parish and of our families, and for the grieving, let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:44:26] Lord, hear our prayer.

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[00:44:28] For the grace to persevere for all married couples and for those preparing for the sacrament of marriage, Let us pray to the Lord, Lord, hear our prayer, that the upcoming season of Lent will be a time
[00:44:43] for ongoing conversion for all the faithful, and especially for those preparing for the sacraments

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[00:44:49] at Easter. Let us pray to the Lord, Lord, hear our prayer, that civil officials may govern

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[00:44:57] and legislate with the gifts of wisdom and prudence for the greater good of all society.
[00:45:03] Let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:45:06] Lord, hear our prayer.

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[00:45:08] For the greater love and protection for God's precious gift of life and for all expectant couples, let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:45:17] Lord, hear our prayer.

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[00:45:19] For all of our parishioners, may continue to strive to follow the peaceful example of our patroness, St. Therese, and our mission statement, by loving God, following Jesus, and serving all.
[00:45:33] let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:45:35] Lord, hear our prayer.

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[00:45:37] For all the prayers that you and I hold in the silence of our hearts, may they be answered in accordance with God's holy will.
[00:45:50] Let us pray to the Lord.

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[00:45:53] Lord, hear our prayer.
[00:45:55] Eternal and gracious God, we lift up these prayers to you from our hearts.
[00:46:00] We pray that you grant them through Christ our Lord.

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[00:46:04] Our offertory hymn is number 728, I Has Not Seen, verses 1, 2, and 4, number 728.

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[00:47:14] Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours

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[00:49:52] may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

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[00:49:57] May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church.

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[00:50:06] May this oblation, O Lord, we pray, cleanse and renew us, and may it become for those who do your will the source of eternal reward through Christ our Lord.

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[00:50:24] Amen.

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[00:50:26] The Lord be with you.

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[00:50:27] And with thy spirit.

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[00:50:28] Lift up your hearts.

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[00:50:30] We lift them up to the Lord.

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[00:50:31] let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god
[00:50:49] through christ our lord for through his paschal mystery he accomplished the marvelous deed by by which he has freed us from the yoke of sin and death, summoning us to the glory of being now called a chosen race,
[00:51:07] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for your own possession, to proclaim everywhere your mighty works, for you have called us out of darkness into your own wonderful light.
[00:51:22] And so, with angels and archangels, with thrones and dominions, and with all the hosts and powers of heaven we sing the hymn of your glory as without end we acclaim.

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[00:51:44] You are indeed holy, O Lord,

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[00:52:33] and all you have created rightly gives you praise for through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and make them holy
[00:52:46] and you never cease to gather a people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
[00:52:58] Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you by the same Spirit, graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
[00:53:14] at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
[00:53:18] For on the night he was betrayed, he himself took bread, and giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take this, all of you, and eat
[00:53:34] of it. For this is my body, which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples
[00:54:07] saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the chalice of my blood the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins
[00:54:24] Do this in memory of me

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[00:54:29] The mystery of faith

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[00:54:50] Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial

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[00:55:23] Of the saving passion of your Son His wondrous resurrection and ascension into heaven And as we look forward to his second coming We offer you in thanksgiving This holy and living sacrifice Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your church
[00:55:43] and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself.
[00:55:52] Grant that we who are nourished by the body and blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
[00:56:03] May he make of us an eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect, especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her spouse, with your blessed apostles and glorious martyrs,
[00:56:20] with St. Therese and with all the saints on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.
[00:56:30] May this sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray oh lord advance the peace and salvation of all the world be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim church on earth with your servant leo our pope and michael our bishop
[00:56:52] the order of bishops all the clergy and the entire people you have gained for your own Listen graciously to the prayers of this family Whom you have summoned before you In your compassion, O merciful Father
[00:57:07] Gather to yourself all your children Scattered throughout the world To our departed brothers and sisters And to all who are pleasing to you At their passing from this life Give kind admittance to your kingdom
[00:57:24] There we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory Through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world All that is good

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[00:57:37] Through him and with him and in him O God, almighty Father In the unity of the Holy Spirit All glory and honor is yours forever and ever.

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[00:58:02] At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say,

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[00:58:26] Our Father, who art in heaven,

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[00:58:29] hallowed be thy name.
[00:58:31] Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
[00:58:37] Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
[00:58:51] Deliver us, Lord, we pray from every evil.
[00:58:55] Graciously grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior
[00:59:11] Jesus Christ

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[00:59:13] for the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and forever

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[00:59:17] Lord Jesus Christ who said to your apostles peace I leave you my peace I give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity
[00:59:32] in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever the peace of the Lord be with you always

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[00:59:44] and with your spirit let us share a sign of peace God bless you

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[00:59:48] behold the Lamb of God

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[01:01:25] behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall

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[01:01:42] be healed. Our first communion hymn is number 940, You Satisfy the Hungry Heart, number 940.

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[01:05:17] Our second communion hymn is number 696, Ubicaritas, number 696.
[01:09:33] Let us pray, having fared upon these heavenly delights.