Daily Mass at the Manila Cathedral - March 04, 2022 (12:10pm)

[Music] [Music] so [Music] you prayer for the 2022 national and local elections let us pray that the forthcoming national and local elections may truly reflect the will of the lord who guides our nation for every petition let us pray together deliver us lord deliver us lord from coercion intimidation violence and terrorism deliver us lord from dishonesty lies and all distortion of truth deliver us lord from bribery graft and all conspiracy for fraud deliver us lord from gullibility to the deceptive and blindness of perspective deliver us lord from threats intimidation and perverse language deliver us lord now let our response be hear us lord hear us lord that conscience may always be our ultimate norm hear us lord that the common good may always be our highest goal hear us lord that human dignity may be respected all the time hear us lord that the poor and the weak may always have the priority hear us lord that care for creation may never be ignored hear us lord that solidarity may guide the path of peace and development hear us lord that genuine fear of god and love of neighbors may guide those who seek public office hear us lord let us pray shepherd of souls and savior of the nations politics issue gift to us a call to serve others and grow in holiness guide our politics as you guide our lives may our political engagement for voters and candidates bring glory to your loving name and help us grow in holiness forever and ever amen good afternoon brothers and sisters please stand as we begin our eucharistic celebration [Music] oh [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the lord be with you and with your spirit my dear brothers and sisters let us prepare ourselves to celebrate this holy eucharist let us be sorry for our sins and let us entrust ourselves to god's merciful love have mercy on us o lord for we have sinned against you show us o lord your mercy and grant us your salvation may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life amen lord have mercy lord have mercy christ have mercy christ have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy let us pray show gracious favor o lord we pray to the works of penance we have begun that we may have strength to accomplish with sincerity the bodily observances we undertake 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 please be seated a reading from the book of the prophet isaiah thus says the lord god cry out full throated and inspiringly live off your voice like a trumpet blast tell my people their wickedness and the house of jacob their sins they seek me day after day and desire to know my ways like a nation that has done what is just and not abandoned the law of their god they ask me to declare what is to them please to gain access to god why do we fast and you do not see it afflict ourselves and you take no note of it law on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits and drive all your labors yes your fuss ends in quarreling and fighting striking with wicked claw with that today you might fast so as to make your voice heard on high is this the manner of fasting i wish of keeping a day of penance that a man bow his head like a reed and lie in sock cloth and ashes do you call this a fast a day acceptable to the lord this rather is the fasting that i wish releasing those bound unjustly untying the thongs of the yolk setting free the oppressed breaking every yoke sharing your bread with the hungry sheltering the oppressed and the homeless clothing the naked when you see them and not turning your back on your own then your light shall break forth like the dawn and your wound shall quickly be healed your vindication shall go before you and the glory of the lord shall be your rear guard then you shall call and the lord will answer you shall cry for help and he will say here i am the word of the lord thanks be to god a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn 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 a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn for i acknowledge my offense and my sin is before me always against you only have i sinned and done what is evil in your sight a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn for you are not pleased with sacrifices should i offer a burnt offering you would not accept it my sacrifice o god is a contrite spirit a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn a heart contrite and humbled o god you will not spurn please stand [Music] foreign the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to matthew glory to you o lord the disciples of john approached jesus and said why do we and the pharisees fast much but your disciples do not fast jesus answered them can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them and then they will fast the gospel of the lord praise to you lord jesus christ please be seated my dear brothers and sisters fasting is an exercise observed by many religions even muslims jews buddhists hindus and many others would fast and this tells us that fasting is important to spiritual life when we talk of fasting we could understand it in a limited sense that is it is a voluntary and deliberate control in eating that is a limited understanding of fasting it is just about fasting from eating but in a broader sense fasting is about disciplining ourselves it is about controlling our appetite it is about strengthening our will our readings today both talk about fasting and when we talk of fasting we usually get caught in the discussion of the how of fasting the mechanics of fasting [Music] when we talk of the how of fasting we simply limit ourselves to talking about fasting from fasting from food fasting from things i enjoy fasting from things i like to do fasting from things that i want fasting is but my dear brothers and sisters that is only one part of fasting the other part of fasting is to discover the why of fasting it is not enough to fast from fasting from should lead to fasting too we fast from in order to fast to why are we fasting we are fasting in order to become good persons we fast to love more we fast to be more generous we fast to be just we fast to be compassionate and merciful we fast so that we may become like jesus that completes the picture of fasting they will be useless meaningless and empty discover the reason why you are fasting discover the reason why we are doing penance discover the reason why you are undertaking sacrifices during this season not because we want ourselves to suffer [Music] hindi my dear brothers and sisters avoiding and abstaining are just one part of fasting the other part and the most important part is the reason why we are fasting to become a better person to become a good christian to be a more loving just and compassionate neighbor to others and that my dear brothers and sisters is the fasting that is pleasing to the lord please stand by fasting we give we give god space in our lives let us ask the lord to strengthen us in self-denial that we may set our minds and hearts firmly on him for every petition let us say lord hear our prayer lord hear our prayer that as followers of christ we may conform to the precepts of our heavenly father let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer that god's people may persevere in their length and sacrifices let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer that all who deny themselves for the lord's sake may find happiness with him let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer we pray for all who are sick especially those afflicted with calvin 19 and for those who care for them made of vaccines and medicines as well as our concern for each other help end this pandemic let us pray to the lord lord lord hear our prayer that our disease relatives and friends may freely share in the life of god let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer we continue to pray for peace between ukraine and russia we also pray for our personal petitions and the petitions who of the people who asked for our prayers let us also pray for the intentions offered in this mass heavenly father grant us the grace to devote ourselves to alive in the spirit that we may rise now above our weaknesses and share fully in the resurrection of our lord jesus christ forever and ever amen please be seated please stand pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may become 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 in the good of all his holy church we offer o lord the sacrifice of our lenten observance praying that it may make our intentions acceptable to you and add to our powers of self-restraint 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 just give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just our jude 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 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 please kneel you therefore almighty father be blessed through jesus christ your son who comes in your name he himself is the word that brings salvation the hand you extend to sinners the way by which your peace is offered to us when we ourselves turn away from you on account of our sins you brought us back to be reconciled o lord so that converted at last to you we might love one another through your son home for our sake you handed over to death and now celebrating the reconciliation christ has brought us we entreat you sanctify these gifts by the outpouring of your spirit that they may become the body and blood of your son whose command we fulfill when we celebrate these mysteries for when about to give his life to set us free as he reclined that supper he himself took bread into his hands 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 on that same evening he took the chalice of blessing in his hands confessing your mercy and 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 will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me [Music] please stand the mystery of faith when we eat this bread and drink this cup we proclaim your death o lord until you come again celebrating therefore the memorial of the death and resurrection of your son who left us this pledge of his love we offer you what you have bestowed on us the sacrifice of perfect reconciliation holy father we humbly beseech you to accept us also together with your son and in this saving banquet graciously to endow us with his very spirit who takes away everything that estranges us from one another may he make your church a sign of unity and an instrument of your peace among all people and may he keep us in communion with francis our pope and jose our bishop and all the bishops and your entire people just as you have gathered us now at the table of your son so also bring us together with the glorious virgin mary mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with your blessed apostles and all the saints with our brothers and sisters and those of every race and tongue who have died in your friendship bring us to share with them the unending banquet of unity in a new heaven and a new earth where the fullness of your peace will shine forth in christ jesus our lord 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 amen let us pray to the father as jesus taught us 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 you await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and forever 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 please kneel behold jesus 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 world and my soul shall be healed the body of christ amen act of 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 me spiritually into my heart i embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself holy to you never permit me to be separated from you amen [Music] is offering pain and strife lord to you i give all my everything my [Music] in the face of the agent i see your whistle [Music] is [Music] my lovely please stand let us pray we pray almighty god that through partaking of this mystery we may be glanced of all our misdeeds and so be suited for the remedies of your compassion through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit bow your heads and pray for god's blessing for your mighty deeds o god of mercy may your people offer endless thanks and by observing the age-old disciplines along their pilgrim journey may they marry to come and behold you forever through christ our lord amen and may almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen go forth the mass is ended thanks be to god [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you

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Length: 52min 53sec (3173 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 03 2022