6:00 PM Holy Mass - March 2 2022 Ash Wednesday

[Music] a blessed day to all of you sisters and brothers and to those who join us in worship through this live stream at the diocesan shine of jesus the divine word in christ ducking mission seminary question city today is the beginning of the lenten season ash wednesday ash wednesday is a day of healing an initiative of a merciful god who sits in secret in the heart in order to be filled with this gift of healing we need to recognize our need for it we have to lay bare our weaknesses and strip our hearts of pride our guns will never limit god's mercy but it can worsen the wounds that our sins inflict on us our mass presider today is reverend father roni chrysostom svd shrine rector our eucharistic celebration will now begin we all rise [Music] [Music] r [Music] is [Music] oh [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 the communion of the holy spirit be with you all and with your spirit welcome dear friends to our eucharistic celebration on this day in which we start this lengthen journey and we come once again in this encounter with the lord the lord who is merciful and loving our pope also requests from us to make special prayers and sacrifices fasting today for the intention of peace in our world especially in ukraine and our bishops encourages us also to be generous especially in our concern for the hungry as we make our fasting today let us open our hearts to christ to him who loves us and we express this by receiving later on during the celebration the imposition of the ashes let us pray grant o lord that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of christian service so that we take up battle against spiritual evils we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god forever [Music] a reading from the book of the prophet joel even now says the lord return to me with your whole heart with fasting and weeping and mourning rend your hearts not your garments and return to the lord your god for gracious and merciful is he slow to anger rich in kindness and relenting in punishment perhaps he will again relent and leave behind him a blessing offerings and libations for the lord your god blow the trumpet in zion proclaim a fast call an assembly the people notify the congregation assemble the elders gather the children and the infants at the breasts let the bridegroom quit his room and the bride her chamber between the porch and the altar let the priests the ministers of the lord weep and say despair o lord your people and make not your heritage a reproach with the nations ruling over them why should they say among the peoples where is their god then the lord was stirred to concern for his land and took pity on his people the word of the lord thanks be to god [Music] we [Music] me oh [Music] have mercy on me o god in your goodness in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me [Music] us for i acknowledge my offense and my sin is before me always against you only have my and done what is evil in your sight [Music] me a clean heart create for me o god and a steadfast spirit renewed within me cast me not out of your presence and your holy spirit take not from me [Music] give me back the joy of your salvation and the willing spirit sustaining me o lord open my lips and my mouth shall proclaim your praise [Music] we [Music] mercy [Music] a reading from the second letter of saint paul to the corinthians brothers and sisters we are ambassadors for christ as if god were appealing through us we implore you on behalf of christ be reconciled to god for our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin so that we might become the righteousness of god in him working together then we appeal to you not to receive the grace of god in vain for he says in an acceptable time i heard you and on the day of salvation i help you behold now is a very acceptable time behold now is the day of salvation the word of the lord thanks be to god we will rise to honor the holy gospel [Music] jesus christ [Music] glory to you word of god lord jesus christ o lord our spirit and life you are the words of everlasting love glory to you word of god lord jesus christ you the word of god lord jesus christ [Music] the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to matthew glory to you o lord jesus said to his disciples take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them otherwise you will have no recompense from your heavenly father when you give alms do not blow a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others amen i say to you they have received the reward but if when you give arms do not let your left hand know what your hand right hand is doing so that your arms giving may be secret and your father whose ease in secret will repay you when you pray do not be like the hypocrites who love to stand and pray in synagogues and on streets corners so that others may see them even i say to you they have received their reward but when you pray go to your inner room close the door and pray to your father in secret and your father who sees in secret will repay you when you fast do not look gloomy like the hypocrites they neglect their appearance so that they may appear to others to be fasting amen i say to you they have received the reward but when you fast anoint your head and wash your face so that you may not appear to be fasting except to your father who is hidden and your father who sees what is hidden will repay you dear friends the gospel of the lord praise you lord jesus christ before i foreign etc foreign and sometimes they cannot they cannot understand what is this all about 15 years old celebrating [Music] the now you sometimes the idea with this length as very sad somber the whole atmosphere the whole exercises that we have are all geared towards sacrifice uh and then all the more when it is with this the whole idea of this is attached with the id with the symbols of the ashes and above signifying death signifying nothingness maybe with this externals that we have or the formula now remember that you are dust and unto us you shall return well now if we i do not know if you have paid attention to the readings these are all full of indications of god inviting his people to return in the first reading we have heard now return to me with all your heart not your garments this is the time of salvation this is the time of grace now therefore outside this external things that we associate with the sadness is hope now is the salvation is the day of salvation naganito at the core of this is the offer of god who wants to encounter us as his children and he comes with mercy return to god with all your heart i think if we have captured this spirit of the invitation of god to return to him then lent would not be that sad somewhere lonely because it is precisely an encounter with god the merciful god because if you look at it only from those privations but if we see it as an encounter as an invitation to encounter the merciful god then it becomes a beautiful joyful season of land we will encounter god not a god who is a judge ready to punish us but a god who invites us to go back to him because he is merciful fasting the challenges as the first reading would say your heart not your garments many times because of many evil and sadness in our hearts and poor people around us and this is the challenge rend your heart says the first reading prophet john not your garments when we fast we deprive of ourselves of our security of pleasure is one way of telling us well food a the lord invites us also to pray more sincerely because with our own strength we cannot save ourselves again the idea is not to think of ourselves the idea is that we think also for others i think it summarizes here the message of lent now rent your heart not your garments put your trust more in the lord in his will more than yourself manga the sacrifice of forgetting ourselves of rending our hearts now is it young suggestion concrete suggestion that we support the fast don't presume that we are far from there because my influence dear friends these are some concrete steps where we can practice the challenge of length of rending our hearts meaning forgetting a little bit of ourselves and let the needs of others and our need for god be given due attention during this length young for those who would like to confess already kanina one hour before the mass we had confessions too this morning this would be important steps towards the joyful celebration of length it is first and foremost an encounter with the merciful and loving god dear brothers and sisters let us humbly ask god our father that he be pleased to bless with abundance of his grace these ashes which we will put on our heads in penitence [Music] oh god who are moved by the acts of humility and respond with forgiveness to the works of penance lend your merciful ear to our prayers and in your kindness pour out the grace of your blessing on your servants who are marked with ashes that as they follow the lantern observance they may be worthy to become to come with minds made pure to celebrate the paschal mystery of your son through christ our lord amen remember repent and believe in the gospel amen remember that you are dust and to dust you shall reaper [Music] um [Music] to rise from this [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] of your [Music] r [Music] washes [Music] [Music] really [Music] we are [Music] and [Music] [Music] your [Music] from is thousands [Music] kindness [Music] is to rise [Music] glory always [Music] us [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] of your [Music] who lover [Music] christ from [Music] having begun our lantern journey we begged the lord our heavenly father for the grace of genuine repentance and compassion to it towards each other with firm faith we pray renew your life in us o lord renew your life in us o lord father help us to discard any religious displays that are insincere may we strive to cultivate a richer prayer life center in your word we pray renew your life in us oh lord father help us to be more keen to the voice of christ appealing to us through the cries of the poor the hungry the despised and the lost we pray renew your life in us o lord father help us to fast from the harshness and arrogance in our actions may we follow faithfully the health measures set for us so that we may be spared from the discomfort and sickness caused by coward 19 virus we pray renew your life in us oh lord father help us build bridges of faith hope love and mercy between enemies may we be free to let go our grudges and strive for reconciliation we pray renew your life in us oh lord father through the power of jesus may our beloved dead enter the eternal life we pray renew your life in us oh lord let us pray for the urgent concerns of our community and our personal intentions we pray renew your life in us oh lord we pray especially for ukraine russia may they find peaceful solution to these differences and may people be protected we pray to the lord renew your life in us o lord god our father help our help and strength by the grace of the your spirit enable us to live greater fidelity to the gospel of reconciliation and rejoice in your peace it offers grant this through christ our lord amen from auschwitz [Music] to create ourselves [Music] to you for you ourselves [Music] is [Music] [Music] r [Music] [Music] pray brothers and sisters that this our sacrifice may be acceptable to god the almighty father 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 as we solemnly offer the annual sacrifice for the beginning of lent we entreat you o lord that through the works of penance and charity we may turn away from harmful pleasures and cleanse from our sins may become worthy to celebrate devoutly the passion of your son who lives and reigns forever and ever [Music] the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts to lift them after the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just are you duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god for you will that our self-denial should give you thanks humble our sinful pride contribute to the feeding of the poor and so help us imitate you in your kindness and so we glorify you with countless angels as with one voice of praise we acclaimed [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] you are indeed holy o lord and from the world's beginning are ceaselessly at work so that the human race may become holy just as you yourself are holy look we pray upon your people's offerings and pour out on them the power of your spirit that they may become the body and blood of your beloved son jesus christ in whom we too are your sons and daughters indeed though we were once lost and could not approach you you loved us with the greatest love for your son who alone is just handed himself over to death and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake to the wood of the cross but before his arms were outstretched before between heaven and earth to become the lasting sign of your covenant he desired to celebrate the passover with his disciples as he ate with them he took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to them 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 knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself through the blood through his blood to be shed on the cross he took the chalice filled with the fruit of the vine and once were giving you thanks handed the chalice to his disciples 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 do this in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] is [Music] therefore as we celebrate the memorial of your son jesus christ who is our passover and our surest peace we celebrate his death and resurrection from the dead and looking looking forward to this blessed coming we offer you who are our faithful and merciful god this sacrificial victim who reconciles to you the human race look kindly most compassionate father on those you unite to yourself by the sacrifice of your son and grant that by the power of the holy spirit as they partake of this one breath and one chalice they may be gathered into one body in christ who heals every division be pleased to keep us always in communion of mind and heart together with francis our pope honest to our bishop help us to work together for the coming of your kingdom until the hour when we stand before you saints among the saints in the halls of heaven with the blessed virgin mary mother of god the blessed apostles and all the saints and with our disease brothers and sisters whom we humbly command to your mercy then freed at last from the wound of corruption and made full into a new creation we shall sing to you with gladness the thanksgiving of christ who lives for all eternity through him and with him and in him oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] we encounter in our journey a merciful god and this god is our father so with joy and confidence we address him with the prayer our lord himself taught us [Music] [Music] our fathers [Music] foreign [Music] us [Music] r [Music] [Music] deliver us lord we pray from every evil especially the evil of war and hate graciously grant peace in our days not 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 christ [Music] 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 in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit let us offer each other the sign of peace peace be with you [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] my [Music] from [Music] yo behold the lamb of god 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 be healed the body of christ amen please be seated reminder holy communion will be done by rose kindly wait for the ushers to guide you accordingly thank you act of a spiritual communion my jesus i believe that you are present in the most holy sacrament i love you above all things and i desire to deceive you into my soul since i cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally come at least spiritually into my heart i embrace you as if you were already ordered and unite myself holy to you never permit me to be separated from you amen [Music] okay [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] of your loneliness [Music] a sweet [Music] the embrace [Music] of compassion [Music] [Music] must be awakened [Music] we embrace [Music] holy darkness [Music] must be god of silence [Music] [Music] holy darkness [Music] oh of silence [Music] raging storm [Music] oh god of silence [Music] god [Music] [Music] let us pray may the sacrament we have received sustain us o lord that our land and fast may be pleasing to you and be for us a healing remedy through christ our lord [Music] merciful and compassionate father we confess our sins and we humbly come to you to find forgiveness and life we come to you in our need to seek your protection against the kobe 19 let us disturb and claim many lives we ask you now to look upon us with love and by your healing hand dispel the fear of sickness and death restore our hope and strengthen our faith we pray that to guide the people tasks to find cures for this disease and to stem its transmission bless our efforts to use the medicines develop the end epidemic in our country and the whole world we pray for our health workers that they may minister to the sick with competence and compassion grant them health in mind and body strength in their commitment protection from the disease we pray for those afflicted may they be restored to health protect those who care for them grant eternal rest to those who have died give us the grace and destroying times to work for the good of all and to help those in need may our concern and compassion for each other see us through this crisis and lead us to conversion and holiness grant all this through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god forever and ever amen we fly to your protection a holy mother of god do not despise our petition in our necessities but deliver us always from all dangers glorious blessed virgin amen our lady health of the sick pray for us saint joseph pray for us saint raphael the archangel pray for us san roque pray for us san lorenzo luis pray for us san pedro calum pray for us saints arnold janssen and joseph m omaga the first to feed a child and assurance the fundraising campaign to feed poor children of the hapag asa integrated nutrition program is seeking your help to feed the hungry children for those who wish to reach out envelopes are available at the back of the shrine and at the shrine office you may leave your envelopes at the collection boxes thank you reverend father roni chrysostomo svd shine any the lord be with you and with your spirit may almighty god bless you your loved ones your work and activities the father the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace to love and serve the lord thanks be to god [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] peace [Music] [Music] you

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Published: Wed Mar 02 2022