Daily Mass 8:30 am - Monday, February 28, 2022

so the lord said i think thoughts of peace and not of affliction you will call upon me and i will answer you and i will lead back your captives from every place in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit the lord be with you we continue to keep the war in ukraine in our prayers and today we pray the mass prayers in time of war or civil disturbance for that intention my brothers and sisters let us consider our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries you were sent to heal the contrite of heart lord have mercy lord have mercy you came to call sinners christ have mercy christ have mercy you are seated at the right hand of the father to intercede for us lord have mercy lord have mercy may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life let us pray o god merciful and strong who crush wars and cast down the proud be pleased to banish violence swiftly from our midst and to wipe away all tears so that we may all truly deserve to be called your children through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god forever and ever a reading from the first letter of saint peter blessed be the god and father of our lord jesus christ who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of jesus christ from the dead to an inheritance that is imperishable undefiled and unfading kept in heaven for you who by the power of god are safeguarded through faith to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time in this you rejoice although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials so that the genuineness of your faith more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire may prove to be for praise glory and honor at the revelation of jesus christ although you have not seen him you love him even though you do not see him now yet you believe in him you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy as you attain the goal of faith the salvation of your souls the word of the lord thanks be to god the lord will remember his covenant forever the lord will remember his covenant forever i will give thanks to the lord with all my heart in the company and assembly of the just great are the works of the lord exquisite in all their delights the lord will remember his covenant forever he has given food to those who fear him he will forever be mindful of his covenant he has made known to his people the power of his works giving them an inheritance of the nations the lord will remember his covenant forever he has sent deliverance to his people he has ratified his covenant forever holy and awesome is his name his praise endures forever the lord will remember his covenant forever in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit hallelujah hallelujah [Music] jesus christ became poor although he was rich so that his poverty you might become rich hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to mark glory to you o lord as jesus was setting out on a journey a man ran up knelt down before him and asked him good teacher what must i do to inherit eternal life jesus answered him why do you call me good no one is good but god alone you know the commandments you shall not kill you shall not commit adultery you shall not steal you shall not bear false witness you shall not defraud honor your father and your mother he replied and said to him teacher all of these i have observed from my youth jesus looking at him loved him and said you are lacking in one thing go sell what you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven then come follow me at that statement his face fell and he went away sad for he had many possessions jesus looked around and said to his disciples how hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of god the disciples were amazed at his words so jesus again said to them in reply children how hard it is to enter the kingdom of god it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of god they were exceedingly astonished and set among themselves then who can be saved jesus looked at them and said for men it is impossible but not for god all things are possible for god the gospel the lord praise to you lord jesus christ the man of today's gospel came to christ with the best of intentions he wanted to gain eternal life what's more he really seemed willing to follow the instructions that christ would give him after all he obeyed all the commandments for as long as he could remember but he based his question on a kind of falsehood and it's a lie that we can all fall into as believers he asked the lord what must i do he believed whether he beli whether he realized it or not the heaven was a reward that he could earn that it's something that he could do but we cannot earn the infinite love of god any more than we could count every grain of sand on the seashore at the heart of it treating heaven as something to be earned goes against the nature of god as father something that christ reveals to us imagine what true father would make his son meet certain standards before he loved him what real father would lock his son out of the house before he worked hard enough to deserve entering this rich young man was starting from the assumption that god wouldn't love him unless he proved that he was worth being loved in reality we must start with the sure and certain knowledge of god's love and then let him make us worthy so jesus tells this man that he had already gone as far as he could possibly go by following rules that there were no more rules to follow he shows him the true way of perfection he says go sell what you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven then come follow me at a certain point the christian life progresses beyond just avoiding sin by following the rules that's the bare minimum that's the foundation we eventually then have to build something upon that foundation our ultimate mission is to participate in ways both big and small in the boundless charity of god himself that is truly the treasure of heaven because not only does it prepare us for eternal life but it makes this world a little bit more like heaven too let us make these prayers to god our heavenly father for the church throughout the world may her members continue to grow in wisdom and grace let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for an end of violence in ukraine may god's peace and a spirit of reconciliation prevail let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for those who are disillusioned or challenged by the burdens of racism hatred or disrespect may god strengthen them with his love and comfort let us pray to the lord r lord hear our prayer for those of us gathered here may god hear and answer our prayer for for eyes to see and ears to hear those in need let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for all who have died may god welcome them into his presence among the saints and angels let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for the intention of this mass edward m avolio let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer lord in your kindness hear these prayers and grant these things according to your will we ask this through christ our lord amen blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you fruit of the earth and work of human hands it will become for us the bread of life blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father be mindful lord that your son who himself is peace has destroyed our hatreds by his blood look and mercy on our evil deeds and grant that to those whom you love the sacrifice may restore peace and tranquility through christ our lord the lord be with you lift up your hearts let us give thanks to the lord our god 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 through christ our lord his death we celebrate in love his resurrection we confess with living faith and his coming in glory we await with unwavering hope and so with all the angels and saints we praise you as without end we acclaim holy holy holy lord god of hosts heaven and earth are full of your glory hosanna in the highest blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord hosanna in the highest you are indeed holy o lord the fount of all holiness make holy therefore these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like the dewfall so that they may become for us the body and blood of our lord jesus christ at the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks broke it 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 once more giving thanks he gave it 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 save us savior of the world for by your cross and resurrection you have set us free therefore as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lord the bread of life and the chalice of salvation giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you humbly we pray that partaking of the body and blood of christ we may be gathered into one by the holy spirit remember lord your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity together with francis our pope and david our bishop and all the clergy remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy welcome them into the light of your face have mercy on us all we pray and with the blessed virgin mary mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with the blessed apostles and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages we may merit to be co-heirs to eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ 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 at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven 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 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 christ 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 for ever 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 lamb of god you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us lamb of god you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us lamb of god you take away the sins of the world grant us peace 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 peace i leave with you my peace i give to you says the lord not as the world gives do i give it to you do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid my body oh let us pray grant to us o lord that nourished with the delights of the one bread that fortifies the human heart we may successfully overcome the fury of war and resolutely keep your law of love and justice through christ our lord the lord be with you may almighty god bless you the father and the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace glorifying the lord through your lives thanks be to god saint michael the archangel defend us in battle be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil may god rebuke him we humbly pray and do thou a prince of the heavenly host by the power of god cast into hell satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls amen [Music] you

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Length: 27min 15sec (1635 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 28 2022