6 March 2022 | 9:00AM | 1st Sunday of Lent

so let us all rise for the scenario prayer we stand before your holy spirit as we gather together in your name with you alone to guide us make yourself at home in our hearts teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it we are weak and sinful do not let us promote disorder do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path and all partially influence our actions let us find in you our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right all this we ask of you who are that work in every place and time in the communion of the father and the son forever and ever amen welcome dear sisters and brothers in christ to our live-streaming mass on this first sunday of land in this time of our spiritual spring cleaning let us invite jesus into a desert of our lives to help us discern and bend our will to god's plan this is my desire to honor you together we sing [Music] [Music] [Music] this is [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] every brother [Music] [Applause] [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the grace of our lord jesus christ and the love of god and i commit the holy spirit be with you all [Music] so my dear friends we come together to celebrate the eucharist today even though we cannot gather together in numbers in the churches i mean rather this particular church but we are united with you those who are following online this must be united with you in spirit and jesus is present wherever we are gathered together in his name today in today's first reading we are reminded that god is ever loving ever always think about us that is our god i just quote from today's reading it is said the lord heard our voice and saw our misery our toil and our oppression and the lord brought us out of egypt with mighty hand and outstretched harm and with great terror and with signs and wonders the lord has done great wonders in our lives and he showed himself to us every day whenever we united with him in prayer for the time we've taken this lord for granted let us turn to him ask for pardon and mercy i confess almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words in what i have done and what i failed to do through my fall through my fall through my most grievous fall therefore i ask blessed mary ever virgin all the angels and saints and you my brothers and sisters to pray for me to the lord our god may almighty god mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us everlasting life [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] let us pray special way we offer this mask for all the intentions stated in today's mass mass intention we remember all of you for thanksgiving special intention for those who passed away and all the souls in purgatory we also remember a special way we pray for many others who ask us to pray for them and we remember you in this month grant almighty god through the early observances of holy land that we may grow in understanding of the richest eden in christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you and you need the holy spirit one god forever and ever a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses said to the people the priests shall take the pannier from your hand and laid before the altar of the lord your god then in the sight of the lord your god you must make this pronouncement my father was a wandering aramaian he went into egypt and find refuge there few in numbers but there he became a nation great mighty and strong the egyptians ill-treated us they gave us no peace and inflicted harsh slavery on us but we called on the lord the god of our fathers the lord heard our voice and saw our misery our toil and our oppression and the lord brought us out of egypt with mighty hand and outstretched arm with great terror and with signs and wonders he brought us here and gave us this land a land where milk and honey flow here then i bring the first fruits of the produce of the soil that you lord have given me you must then lay them before the lord your god and bow down in the sight of the lord your god the word of the lord thanks be to god be with me o lord in my distress believe in me o lord in my distress he who dwells in the shelter of the most high and abides in the shade of the almighty says the lord my refuge my stronghold my god in whom i trust upon you no evil shall fall no plague approach where you dwell for you has he commanded his angels to keep you in all your ways leave with me o lord in my distress they shall bear you upon their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone on the lion and the wiper you will tread and trample the young lion and the dragon with me o lord in my distress his love he sat on me so i will rescue him protect him for he knows my name when he calls i shall answer i am with you i will save him in distress and give him glory be with me o lord in my distress a reading from the letter of sin paul to the romans scripture says the word that is the faith we proclaim is very near to you it is on your lips and in your heart if your lips confess that jesus is lord and if you believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead then you will be saved by believing from the heart you are made righteous by confessing with your lips you are saved when scripture says those who believe in him will have no cause for shame it makes no distinction between jew and greek all belong to the same lord who is rich enough however many ask for his help for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved the word of the lord thanks be to god [Music] [Applause] [Music] man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mount of god [Music] a reading from the holy gospel according to luke glory to you filled with the spirit jesus left the jordan and was led by the spirit through the wilderness being tempted there by the devil for 40 days during that time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry then the devil said to him if you are the son of god tell this stone to turn into a loaf but jesus replied scripture says man does not live on bread alone then leading him to a height the devil showed him in a moment of time all the kingdoms of the world and said to him i will give you all this power and glory of these kingdoms for it has been committed to me and i give it to anyone i choose worship me then and it shall be all yours but jesus answered him scripture says you must worship the lord your god and serve him alone then he led him to jerusalem and made him stand on the parapet of the temple if you are the son of god he said to him throw yourself down from here for scripture says he will put his angels in charge of you to guard you and again they will hold you up on their hands in case you hurt your foot against a stone but jesus answered him it has been said you must not put the lord your god to the test having exhausted all these ways of tempting him the devil left him to return at the appointed time [Music] the gospel of our lord jesus christ jesus christ dear friends in christ the gospel today intends to unravel the message behind jesus's temptation therefore for reflection today i would like to break the word of god with a theme our relationship with god determines our resistance in temptations our relationship with god determines our resistance in temptations so let us reflect on this theme from the word of god the first reading described the israelites offering their first fruits in thanksgiving to god recalling their freedom from slavery and for the guidance and strength received in the midst of their trials in the midst of their temptations while wandering in the desert for 40 years prior to presenting this offering before they brought the offering to be presented moses urged the israelites to explicitly make their profession of faith therefore the rituals served as a reminder to them to live always in total dependence in god and never to doubt god's love even during their darkest moments of their lives because god had blessed them with everything they had the profession of faith is given a fresh interpretation in the second reading when saint paul in his letter to the romans urged the people to proclaim the god in the resurrection of jesus christ our lord from the dead and sinful emphasized that the unity of the plural members is on the common basic profession of faith in that point saint paul is reminding them that all the greek and the jews can come together united as church in the one common confession of faith and therefore we the church placing our trust in god must express must express our profession our confession of faith with our hearts how through our exemplary lives and the way we live and then to proclaim it with our lips two ways in our hearts through our exemplary lives in the way we live and to proclaim it and to confess it in our lips the encouragement to live our faith and place our trust in god is described in the difficulties in the temptations of jesus himself which he encountered in the gospel where he nevertheless persevered in faithfulness to the mission entrusted to him by the heavenly father and it is essential for us here to note that the temptation of jesus happened immediately after he was baptized he was led by this filled with the spirit he was led from river jordan into the wilderness immediately after the baptism account he was baptized and by accepting baptism jesus showed himself to be in solidarity with humanity that he also experienced all our pain our weaknesses but he never sinned but he knows how we feel that is how we need to understand the baptism also in this context but to share our human condition but to share our human condition and to be solidarity with humanity was a challenge as the devil tempted jesus to use his divine powers to overcome the daily difficulties of humanity by encouraging jesus to turn the stone into a loaf you're hungry so what are you doing there you need food right turn turn the stone into love use your divine powers that was a temptation to jesus the devil tempting jesus next in the second temptation the devil attempted to seduce jesus with personal wealth and power of the worldly kingdom but jesus rejected the offer and declared that true worship true genuine worship is when we use our wealth when we use our power to build and to serve the kingdom of god and finally in the third temptation jesus responded that jesus did not improve to believe the love of his father he trusted in the love of his heavenly father completely the gospel closed my dear friends in christ with the devil left him to return at the appointed time therefore we can say that jesus was constantly struggling with temptation in his public ministry the devil constantly lured jesus to prevent him from accomplishing his mission as the servant messiah the devil desired that jesus used his divine powers for his own convenience for him to escape the pain and suffering of death in that way if the devil succeeded the devil will make him the political messiah according to the jewish expectation but the devil failed miserably so my dear friends in christ what are the implications of the word of god for each one of us how is the word of god inviting each one of us to respond obviously the experience of jesus was also going to be our own experience we'll be constantly tempted therefore the season of land is a favorable time of grace for us to reflect to re-evaluate the quality and direction of our christian living notice twice in the gospel the devil enticed jesus saying if you are the son of god if you are the son of god very tempting indeed jesus is the son of god and at the same time he was fully human but jesus remained true to himself faithful to the mission entrusted to him by the heavenly father and refused to submit to the temptations of the devil and reacting like god the devil wanted jesus to show him his powers to show that he is god and if he does that he will not be able he will avoid his pain suffering and so forth the devil was very smart by resisting the temptations and embracing his humanity fully jesus is telling us that we too are capable to be true to our identity as children of god jesus is telling us that if we maintain a close relationship with god we too may be strengthened with conviction to make the right choices in the face of our temptations which is going to be the part and parcel of our lives next jesus desert experience must also prompt us to reflect our own desert experiences our own area where we are being tempted constantly how are we living and coping with our own desert experiences have you been courageous and persistent in fighting the evil forces of our own desert experiences you know especially in moments when we are tempted to see the signs or to see the proof of god's love and protection for us especially for us and our loved ones we too the third temptation jesus said don't worry god will take care of you sometimes we also fall into the same temptation we want to see the proof of god's love we want to see the proof of god's mercy we want to see the proof of god's protection over us especially when we our loved ones are probably infected with kobe 19 or probably suffering from a terminal disease cancer and then we want to see god show prove to us that he love us that heal us heal the loved one of us if we are suffering a big loss in our business and we pray to god we want god to prove to show us that he loves us by salvaging our business we also sometimes look for some designs like love like this the same temptation in these moments in these moments we are called you know are we able to transform to surrender to god and to transform our desert experiences into opportune moments of recognizing the grace of god in our lives recognizing and believing that god will carry us through that difficulty our trials and weaknesses our temptations are we aware that all these trials temptations and weaknesses are also the privileged moments to experience the grace of god because jesus himself emerged victorious after being tested in every way and therefore we will never be tempted beyond the strength god has given us the reality is on our own we will fail miserably but if we turn to god and place our confidence and trust in god by cementing establishing a strong relationship with god then our relationship with god will bless us with the resistance needed to fight temptations to fight the temptation to fall into sins so my dear friends in christ jesus knows the overwhelming influence temptation have upon us for this reason the compassionate jesus is one whom we can turn to when we are tempted and even after we have fallen into sin this is the compassion of jesus who knows our weaknesses and our struggles and invites us to turn to him when we are tempted invites us to turn to him when we fall into our temptation and sin he is the compassionate merciful lord for us so during this eucharistic celebration we thank god for jesus christ the high priest who sympathizes and empathizes with our weaknesses because he was tempted in every way but never sinned during the season of land let us confidently approach him to receive grace and mercy for all our timely needs great [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] me let us stand and profess our faith together i believe in god christ is the only son our lord who was conceived by the holy spirit and born of the virgin mary was crucified in the buried he ascended into hell on the third day he rose again from the dead he ascended into heaven and seated at the right hand of god the father almighty from there you will come to judge the living and the dead i believe in the holy spirit the holy catholic church the communion of saints the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting amen with the total faith in god our father and through jesus let us pray for all our needs for the mystical body of christ that we will prepare the soil of our hearts by giving up all that stands between god and us water it through his word that transforms and enriched by looking out for the good of others we pray to the lord [Music] into your precious hands oh god we entrust all who are experiencing critical moments and those who have sacrificed their lives in the battle of ukraine strengthen and protect your humble servants who are in her defense let your word be the spiritual sword for cease fire we pray to the lord lord graciously hear our prayer we pray for all catechumens and candidates presented for reception into the church at the right of election maybe grow with them in the life christ has shared with us we pray to the lord lord graciously hear our prayer for our community of worship and all who are watching this live cast that we be driven by the spirit to enter the deserts of our hearts to seek god's guidance in overcoming the trials and temptations of our lives we pray to the lord lord graciously hear our prayer in silence we pray for the grace to give up all that stands between our encounter with god and with one another we pray to the lord lord graciously hear our prayer mama please intercede for our personal intentions and for all who are at the crossroads of their lives hail mary full of grace the lord is with you blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of my womb jesus holy mary pray for sinners [Music] amen my [Music] me [Music] i [Music] [Music] more [Music] to you [Music] you are [Music] pray my dearest and sisters my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the [Music] for lord good and beloved of holies holy church give us the right dispositions o lord we pray to make these offerings for with them we celebrate the beginning of this vulnerable and sacred time we make our prayer through christ our lord amen the lord be with you r lift up your hearts give them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right it is truly right and just our duty and salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god through christ our lord for by your gracious gift each year your faithful await the sacred paschal face with the joy of minds made pure so that more eagerly intent on prayer and on the works of charity and participating in the mysteries by which they have been reborn they may be led to the fullness of grace that you bestow on your sons and daughters and so with angels and archangels with thrones and dominions and with all the hopes and powers of heaven wasting the hymn of your glory as without end we acclaim [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] you are indeed holy o lord and all you have created rightly gives you praise for through your son our lord jesus christ by the power and the working of the holy spirit you give life to all things and make them holy you never cease to gather your people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be made may be offered for your name therefore lord we humbly implore you by the same spirit graciously make holy these gifts we brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son our lord jesus christ at whose command we celebrate these mysteries for the night he was betrayed himself took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to his disciple saying take this all of you and eat 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 saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is a 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 do these in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] therefore lord as we celebrate the memorial of the saving passion of your son his wondrous resurrection ascension into heaven 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 and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death your will to reconcile us to yourself quran 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 may make of us an eternal offering to you so let me obtain inheritance with your elect especially with the most blessed virgin mary mother of god blessed joseph her spouse with your blessed apostles and glorious martyrs and with all the saints in john mary vianney saint john paul ii saint faustinas and bernadette saint padre pio santressa of calcutta saint gregory's and bernard seniors saint louis married saint luis marie manford said mary magdalene josephine bakita san juan diego and with all the saints on his constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help may the sacrifice of our reconciliation we pray o 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 francis our pope and sebastian our bishop 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 and merciful father 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 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 through him and with a man in him oh god almighty father in the need of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever [Music] so my dear friends one thing i realized in this moment of time there are a lot of people asking us to pray for them of course the least of the names that given to me will be very long if i mention every single one in this mask but i know those who are watching online i know you are following us and we are special in special way praying for you and those who are also quarantined themselves due to kovit or kovit positive we also remembering you in our mass especially our own family members also affected by kowitt 19. those who are also at home and uh those are going for treatment for cancer i will remember you in this mass and ask us jesus in his mercy and kindness heal you and strengthen you and all other either is because of old age or other form of sickness we remember and we pray for you as we pray the words that the savior gave gave to his disciples and we pray our father what in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done 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 [Music] deliver us lord we pray from every evil 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 jesus of christ now and forever lord jesus christ said the apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but the faith of the church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will police and reigns forever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit let us of each other the sign of peace peace with you [Music] away the sins of the world me behold the lamb of god behold him takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb goodness of the word my soul shall be healed [Music] jesus jesus [Music] you are my [Music] you are my jesus [Music] jesus [Music] you are my [Music] you are my [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] let us pray renewed now with heavenly bread by which faith is nourished hope increase charity strengthened we pray o lord that we may learn to hunger for christ the true and living bread and strive to live by every word which proceeds from your mouth we make our prayer through christ our lord amen so it's just little announcements firstly next week the weekday masses will carry on so monday to saturday the weekday masses as usual and we will resume our weekend masters with noena angelus and sunday liturgy mars at 11 30 on saturday okay then the sunset mars followed by sunday mars on the 13th all the masses 7 am in tamil nine in english then mandarin at 11 and very importantly next week also on uh is 13th 13th of every month we will have rosary so we will have rosary and eucharistic adoration on that day next week 13th okay we will have rosary and eucalyptic adoration here at nbm at 7 00 pm it also will be online so you can be physically come for the adoration and rosary and also you can follow at home through online for other information please refer to your bulletin the way of the cross all the details uh listed in the blue team either e bullutin or by whatsapp they will be sent to you by now so you take note and come for the celebrations so regarding the kovite 19 information it also published in our pollution about what we need to care for or take care of and so on so forth so everything is there so just follow and let us keep one another safe let us stand may a bountiful blessing o lord we pray come down upon your people that hope may grow in tribulation virtue be strengthened in temptation and eternal redemption be assured we make our prayer through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit may almighty god bless you and your family members the father and the son and the holy spirit amen let 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Published: Sun Mar 06 2022