Catholic Sunday Mass Today Live Online - Sunday, 16th Sunday In Ordinary Time 2021

[Music] [Music] [Music] dear brothers and sisters in christ a warm welcome to the live cast of this mass celebrating the 16th sunday in ordinary time the 18th of july 2021 our entrance antiphon see i have god for my help the lord sustains my soul i will sacrifice to you with willing heart and praise your name o lord for it is good let us as one family of god stand together and sing our entrance hymn all people that on earth do dwell [Music] oh [Music] praise the lord [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] me [Music] goes [Music] [Music] r in the name of the father and of the son of the holy spirit amen peace be with you and with your spirit brothers and sisters let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries i confess to 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 in what i have failed to do through my fault through my fault from my most grievous fault 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 have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life [Music] amen [Music] christmas [Music] me [Music] glory to god in the highest [Music] we praise you we bless you may i bore [Music] we give you thanks for your [Music] glory [Music] lord jesus christ [Music] [Music] you take away the sins of the world [Music] you take away the sins of the world receive our prayer you are satan at the right hand of the [Music] father [Music] jesus christ with the holy spirit [Music] let us pray show favor o lord to your servants and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace that made fervent in hope faith and charity they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god for reverend ever amen a reading from the prophet jeremiah doom for the prophet shepherds who allow the flock of my pasture to be destroyed and scattered it is the lord who speaks this therefore is what the lord the god of israel says about the shepherds in charge of my people you have let my flock be scattered and go wandering and have not taken care of them right i will take care of you for your misdeeds it is the lord who speaks but the remnant of my flock i myself will gather from all the countries where i have dispersed them and will bring them back to their pastures they shall be fruitful and increase in numbers i will raise up shepherds to look after them and pasture them no fear no terror for them any more not one shall be lost it is the lord who speaks see the days are coming it is the lord who speaks when i will raise a virtuous branch for david who will reign as true king and be wise practicing honesty and integrity in the land in his days judah will be saved and israel dwell in confidence and this is the name he will be called the lord our integrity the word of the lord the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want our lord the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want fresh and green [Music] he leads me [Music] [Music] there is nothing [Music] name if i should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would i feel you are there with your crook on your staff forth is you give me comfort [Music] [Applause] [Music] for me in the sight of my force my head you have anointed with my cup is overflowing the lord [Music] shall follow me for the days [Music] [Music] forever [Music] a reading from the letter of saint paul to the ephesians in christ jesus you that used to be so far apart from us have been brought very close by the blood of christ for he is the peace between us and has made the two into one and broken down the barrier which used to keep them apart actually destroying in his own person the hostility caused by the rules and decrees of the law this was to create one single new man in himself out of the two of them and by restoring peace through the cross to unite them both in a single body and reconcile them with god in his own person he killed the hostility later he came to bring the good news of peace peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near at hand through him both of us have in the one spirit our way to come to the father the word of the lord let us stand to welcome the gospel [Music] the sheep that belong to me listen to my voice says the lord i know them and they follow me [Music] the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to mark glory to you oh lord the apostles rejoined jesus and told him all they had done and taught then he said to them you must come away to some lonely place all by ourselves and rest for a while for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to eat so they went off in a boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves but people saw them going and many could guess where and from every town they all hurried to the place on foot and reach it before them so as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd and he set himself to teach them at some length the gospel of the lord praise to you lord jesus christ my dear brothers and sisters in christ today the world is so fragmented and divided we have many hostilities and potential war zones in the world and even civil wars and what is the reason why society is so fragmented today including the world at large it is because as in the gospel tells us we are like sheep without a shepherd truly the real crisis in the world today is not economic crisis it's not even ecology it is the crisis of having wise good leaders to lead the world whether in corporate life in politics and in religions but my dear brothers and sisters the point of today's scripture reading is not simply because the sheep are lost even the shepherds are lost this is the real issue that is confronting us leadership in the world today is very much different from these even 30 years ago today leadership is more like a coordinator to form consensus among the people today the shepherd must listen to the voice of the sheep and do the beating of the ship rather than to lead and that is why my dear brothers and sisters today leaders are as confused as the shipped and the consequences will be disastrous for any organization that do not have charismatic leaders and these are far and few today good leaders because the first reading from prophet jeremiah the lord said doom for the shepherds who allow the flock of my pasture to be destroyed and scattered you have let my flock be scattered and go wandering and have not taken care of them indeed the shepherds of israel political and religious leaders they were more concerned about themselves their positions their power their material wealth rather than to promote justice peace and harmony in serving the people uniting the people and that is why the ship was scattered and the country was divided falling into morality cadence which allowed the enemies to overcome them and so it is good for us this sunday to reflect why leaders shepherds are lost and the truth today is that we have no sheep actually all of us are shepherds no one today considers himself to be a sheep we all think we should be the shepherd and if there is any shepherd he used to be the ship the only ship today actually is the shepherd but the real shepherds today everybody is a shepherd and that is why in today's scripture reading when we are talking about leadership this is where leaders have forgotten what they are called to do leaders in order to lead they need to have a clear vision that is holistic that is empowering for the people when leaders do not have a clear vision of what they are called to do this is where the confusion begins unfortunately today most leaders they tend to be very limited in their vision corporate leaders are concerned simply to bring economic prosperity or to bring productivity to the organizations they lead but they do not consider the long-term implications and effects of what they do with regards to the future of humanity the future of the environment even political leaders can become so limited in their scope simply to provide prosperity to the country and hopefully to bring security and peace but my dear brothers and sisters we all know very well that prosperity alone cannot make people happy having money and wealth and all the luxuries of life do not make happy people we can provide their needs but we can never give them peace and that is why no matter how prosperous the country might be the people remains restless and very often they find life meaningless that is why jesus for us is one with a clear vision it's a true visionary he has foresight and a clear vision of what he wants to do for the people in today's second reading from simplest letter to divisions we are told that jesus he wants to unite all of us into one body into one family he breaks all barriers so that all of us can live as one that is why the vision of jesus is to build the family of god by promoting justice by reaching out to those who are vulnerable the marginalized and those who are considered sinners in society the vision of jesus is an inclusive vision where everyone has a place in society that everyone is important in the eyes of god that is why jesus promotes equality justice and compassion but my dear brothers and sisters jesus offers much more than just a situation where all the needs are provided jesus offers a vision that is beyond this world where we will share in his life we've got the father it is this vision the ultimate vision of men that jesus provides that the peace and the joy and the love that we have begun here will be brought to its fullness at the end of time it is because of this vision that jesus was able to get people to sacrifice the present for the future to sacrifice themselves to serve others so that the future would be secured that's the reason why when leaders are just concerned about providing material needs and we have a vision for humanity humanity only for this world and what is happening today is people are living only for this world and since you only live once then you better enjoy yourself we should not be leaving for others because once we die everything is finished we must grab whatever we can for ourselves go for all the adventures spend everything on ourselves because there is only one life too and it's very important therefore if we want to really promote unity and peace and security and happiness for our people because at the end of the day what would leaders want for the people happiness real happiness but happiness cannot be equated i told you with just material prosperity we have to attend to the person in a holistic way we need emotional we need spiritual that's why those governments that marginalize religions from public space and from society the people live in a vacuum because we are not just creatures that needs food and pleasure we need meaning and purpose secondly the course of leadership is also the result of the lack of moral leadership my dear brothers and sisters the lack of moral integrity is what brings division in society and this is where again we notice in the first reading from jeremiah the lord says see the days are coming it is the lord who speaks and the king will be wise and practice honesty integrity in the land without integrity a leader cannot lead that is why you notice that our government is very concerned in protecting the integrity of the leaders once the leader loses integrity they will no longer have the moral authority to lead and people will not cooperate or listen to them unfortunately in today's world of relativism it is difficult to speak about what is true what is right what is wrong in the world of moral relativism even leaders are confused over what is truly good and as a result leaders offers pragmatic policies to respond immediately to the challenges present in them but they do not think through the policies that we make today how it will affect the future generation a lack of foresight because we are more concerned about being popular being accepted by the people today that is why to be a good leader with integrity requires leaders who are morally founded have clear moral principles but if they don't have principles then they will just go according to the whims and fancies of the people and they would not be able to make hard decisions for the greatest good of the people and thirdly we are told that if we want to be a good leader then we must have the right motives right motivation and noble motivation is important if a leader is simply concerned with himself with his own enjoyment with his own benefits he cannot go far the only motivation we are doing to this gospel is to be motivated by compassion it is because of compassion just like jesus in today's gospel that they were even willing to sacrifice their own convenience self-sacrifice is not possible without compassion in fact if we are leaders it is because of our compassion for the people especially for the weak and the vulnerable that we want to uplift the lives of these people and jesus ministry was always extended to others because of compassion if you truly love people you will do everything and even sacrifice for them but if it is for your own self then you will not be ready to compromise your convenience and this is where it's very important because jesus we are told the forces were very tired and yet when he saw them hungry for the word of god he began to teach them and finally my dear brothers and sisters at the end of the day if you ask me why are leaders shepherds lost because we have no time to pray we have no time to rest we are responding to demands of the people every day so many batters to fight so many complaints so many oppositions and so leaders many of us are tired we are burnt out and we are not resting properly that's why jesus took the apostles you need to take time to pray and to rest if we do not focus ourselves on god if we are not being enriched by god empowered by him we lose our perspective we lose our motivation we become angry resentful and most of all we think that this office becomes a burden so let us pray my dear brothers and sisters that we learn from jesus who is truly our good shepherd let us profess our faith i believe in one god the father almighty maker of heaven and earth of all things visible and invisible i believe in one lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god born of the father before all ages god from god light from light true god from true god begotten not made consubstantial with the father through him all things were made for us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven and by the holy spirit was incarnate of the virgin mary and became man for our sake he was crucified under pontius pilate he suffered death and was buried and rose again on the third day in accordance with the scriptures he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end i believe in the holy spirit the lord the giver of life who proceeds from the father and the son who with the father and the son is adored and glorified who has spoken through the prophets i believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church i confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and i look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come amen prayer the faithful loving father we are all one in our needs and in asking for your grace look upon us with compassion and hear the prayers we place before you let our response be lord hear our prayer lord hear our prayer for the church that we reach out and break down the barriers that divide us so that in coming together we are more fully united in jesus who is our true and lasting peace let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for our pope francis who is recovering from surgery and for those who care for him that the holy spirit continues to heal our holy father and guide him in his vocation as shepherd of god's people let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for the leaders of nations that they have hearts and minds that are inspired by jesus our good shepherd to care for all peoples especially the poor the handicapped and the marginalized let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for those who have lost their jobs and livelihood because of pandemic quarantines and shutdowns that your love and compassion abound as they walk through this challenging season comfort your people and sustain them grant them your peace in the midst of their anxiety and fear let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for those who are worn out and overwhelmed by work and family responsibilities that they find rest in you through prayer for your yoke is easy and your burden is light strengthen them and let them be filled with your love lord hear our prayer for all who are dying that their pain be eased in their last days and they may be receptive to the forgiving love of our lord who awaits them at the gates of heaven let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer there is no impose who pray for all intentions god our father give us the grace to do your will each day come and shepherd us who are lost and leaders home that we may always rejoice in your care for us we make this prayer through jesus christ your son amen as the community of god we now pray the catholic 200sg prayer heavenly father your son commissioned his apostles to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth our founding missionaries left home and country so that we in singapore may receive the good news and your loving salvation thank you for this gift of faith and for all those who labored to keep it alive and burning these 200 years lord jesus our faith is in danger of becoming irrelevant because of secularism materialism individualism and relativism grant our communities a renewed missionary zeal and courage to proclaim your name and lordship send forth your spirit o lord to renew your people with the conviction and courage of our early missionaries rekindle our faith so that we can be beacons of light in a world darkened by sin hopelessness and ignorance protect us from the snares of the evil one and grant us the grace to remain faithful to you may our families be models of love and unity our workplaces be sanctuaries for justice and integrity truth and charity be taught in our classrooms parishes live out their mission in communion the poor sick and abandoned see the face of god in us and may peace and harmony reign among peoples of every race language and religion in our land blessed mother you were the first disciple and evangelizer to announce jesus as savior to the world intercede and grant us your maternal guidance and protection as we navigate the uncertain future father may your love and grace ignite our hearts and lead us to launch a new era of faith so that we may once again be a more vibrant evangelizing and missionary church we ask this through our lord jesus christ who lives and reigns with you and the holy spirit god forever and ever amen [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours 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 o god to the one perfect sacrifice brought to completion varied offerings of the law except we pray this sacrifice from your faithful servants and make it holy as you bless the gifts of abel so that what each has offered to the owner of your majesty may benefit the salvation of all through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts we lift them up to the lord 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 or when your children were scattered afar by sin through the blood of your son and the power of the spirit you gather them again to yourself that the people formed as one by the unity of the trinity made the body of christ and the temple of the holy spirit mind to the praise of your manifold wisdom being manifest as the church and so in company the choirs of angels we praise you and with joy we proclaim [Laughter] [Music] oh you're 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 working of the holy spirit you give life to all things and make them holy and never cease to gather a people to yourself from the rising of the sun to his setting a pure sacrifice will be offered to your name therefore lord we humbly implore you by the same spirit graciously make holy these gifts have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son our lord jesus christ at his command we celebrate these mysteries for 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 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 gave 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 should be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me the mystery of faith we proclaim your death o lord and profess your resurrection until you come again therefore lord as we celebrate the memory of the saving passion of your son his wondrous resurrection and ascension to heaven as we look forward to the 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 but who's there if you will to reconcile us to yourself friend 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 he make of us an eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect especially the most blessed virgin mary mother of god the blessed joseph her spouse will bless the forces in glorious martyrs and with all the sins on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfeeling help may the sacrifice of 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 me your unworthy servant the other bishops all the clergy and the empire people you have gained for your own listen graciously to the prayers of this family whom we have summoned before you in a compassionate merciful father gather to yourselves all your children scattered throughout the world to our departed brothers and sisters and to all who are pleasing to you and they're passing from this life give kind meetings to your kingdom that we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory through christ our lord through whom we bestow on the world all that is good through human and in him oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and ever amen at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say [Music] r us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us [Music] delivers 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 you await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ [Music] [Music] [Applause] lord jesus christ who said the apostles please i left you my peace i give to 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 for ever and ever amen peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit and we offer each other one sign of peace [Music] of the world [Music] lamb of god [Music] [Music] you take away the [Music] behold the lamb of god be who him who takes you 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 our communion antiphon the lord the gracious the merciful has made a memorial of his wonders he gives food to those who fear him lord jesus i thank you for being our good shepherd to lead us as your sheep and shepherds after your heart you have shown us your love not just in taking care of our physical and material needs but they have shown your care and consumption for spiritual needs as well so lord jesus as i come to receive you sacramentally or spiritually into my heart i pray that encountering your self-sacrificial love in the body and blood that you have given to us all i too will be able to sacrifice myself for the greater good of humanity and for the loved and the glory of your father amen [Music] good [Music] [Music] i know [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh with food [Music] r [Music] let us pray graciously be present to your people we pray o lord and lead those you've imbued with heavenly mysteries to pass from formal ways to newness of life through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace to love and to serve the lord thanks be to god dear brothers and sisters in christ every third weekend of the month parishes take a collection for the giving in faith and thankfulness or gift program for the operational and infrastructural needs of the church do consider signing up for a monthly gift pledge or you can also give regularly via pay now for more information visit catholicfoundation.sg thank you for your generosity in contributing to the vision of the archdiocese let us ask our blessed mother for her maternal intercession as we pray the salve regina [Music] [Music] me [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] o server [Music] oh [Music] jesus [Music] [Applause] [Music] no [Music] [Applause] r [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] me [Music] thank you for being with us today and worshiping with us dear brothers and sisters we would like to remind you that our mass live costs during the week and on saturdays are at 12 noon on sundays the masters live cast at 10 30 a.m to be updated on the latest concerning the archdiocese or other messages that we may have for you click on the subscribe button and the bell icon for our latest videos have a blessed day with the family for the first time in our history public masses closed our gates were locked and our churches were empty but in adversity we responded as one with creativity zeal and fortitude [Music] stepping out of our comfort zones and rising up to bring jesus to all just like the christians before us in this season we have embraced change to continue the life-giving work of christ new evangelization is to make sure the gospel permeates every sector of society to deepen and grow our faith [Music] to bring the good news to all to encourage each other in prayer to form our young [Music] to build our communities [Music] and reach out to one another new ways to encounter jesus new ways to bring us together not physically because the real unity is a spiritual unity we continue to live the kind of life that people can see that we are transformed that we are alive that even in such a situation we see the lord jesus giving us life and we are continuing to give life to others to come together as one family to face the challenges of a new normal [Music] as the doors of our church open once more there will be more challenges to come let us as one body be united with the spirit of fortitude to rise up and give of our time talents and treasures to build a more vibrant evangelizing and missionary church [Music] our church has gone through many milestones in her life and there is much to be thankful for as we look back on the many sacrifices that were made to build the church that we have today as our church strives to continue to rise above the current may our hearts burn with love and zeal to grow and enliven the lives of the many people let us reignite and shine our faith by supporting our church as a mission is still very much growing and now more than ever needs your [Music] support hi everyone so keith do you know what a catalyst is i do in fact a catalyst is when a substance meets another substance and without changing properties they interact with one another and then they when they do that there's a reaction in the measure that's right exactly like that super scientific definition a catalyst is an agent of change and it's something that's very necessary in our faith you know yeah and in fact all of us would have had a catalyst that has made some sort of difference in our lives a person a priest a teacher a friend a family member a dog no maybe not the last one but someone who has come to us had that interaction nudged us a little bit and enabled us to grow in our faith just a little bit and then what happens [Music] so today we are inviting you to be the catalyst in someone's life that catholic holy saint to spark a change and to provoke someone on their journey in faith join us online at the new evangelization conference on the 24th of july hey do you see our lineup speakers yes excellent we have amazing speakers a great lineup who will share with you drawing from scripture and their lives how we can evangelize in our world today so register now registration is open register now in the link and join us on the 24th we will see you be a catalyst [Music] you

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Published: Sat Jul 17 2021