Daily Mass at the Manila Cathedral - March 07, 2022 (7:30am)

[Music] 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 is your 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 morning brothers and sisters please stand as we begin our eucharistic celebration [Music] [Applause] oh [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 the communion of the holy spirit be with you all and with your spirit my dear 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 sin 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 through 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 amen lord have mercy lord have mercy christ have mercy christ have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy let us pray convert us o god our savior and instruct our minds by heavenly teaching [Music] that we may benefit from the works of lent 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 leviticus the lord said to moses speak to the whole assembly of the children of israel and tell them be holy for i the lord your god am holy [Music] you shall not steal you shall not lie or speak falsely to one another you shall not swear falsely by my name thus profaning the name of your god i am the lord you shall not defraud or rob your neighbor you shall not withhold overnight the wages of your day laborer you shall not curse the death or put a stumbling block in front of the blind but you shall fear your god i am the lord you shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty but judge your fellow men justly you shall not go about spreading slander among your kin nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor's life is at stake i am the lord you shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart though you may have to reprove him do not incur sin because of him take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen you shall love your neighbor as yourself i am the lord the word of the lord thanks be to god your words lord are spirit and life your words lord are spirit and life the law of the lord is perfect refreshing the soul the decree of the lord is trustworthy giving wisdom to the simple your words lord are spirit and life the precepts of the lord are right rejoicing the art the command of the lord is clear enlightening the eye your words lord are spirit and life the fear of the lord is pure enduring forever the ordinances of the lord are true all of them trust your words lord are spirit and life let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart find favor before you o lord my rock and my redeemer your words lord are spirit and life please stand [Music] [Applause] [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 when the son of man comes in his glory and all the angels with him he will sit upon his glorious throne and all the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left then the king will say to those on his right come you who are blessed by my father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world for i was hungry and you gave me food i was thirsty and you gave me drink a stranger and you welcomed me naked and you clothed me ill and you cared for me in prison and you visited me then the righteous will answer him and say lord when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you drink when did we see you a stranger and welcome you or naked and cloth you when did we see you ill or in prison and visit you and the king will say to them in reply amen i say to you whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine you did for me then he will say to those on his left depart from me you accursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels for i was hungry and you gave me no food i was thirsty and you gave me no drink a stranger and you gave me no welcome naked and you give me no clothing ill and in prison and you did not care for me then they will answer and say lord when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison and administer to your needs he will answer them [Music] amen i say to you what you did not do for one of this least ones you did not do for me and this will go off to eternal punishment but the righteous to eternal life my sisters and brothers the gospel of the lord praise you lord jesus christ please be seated good morning my dear brothers and sisters upon reflecting on our readings today particularly our gospel in this first week of lent i was remember a great poet tagore when the great poet tagore was working among the poor in slums of india he experienced what he thought was an overpowering vision of god he was so deeply moved by his vision [Music] that he made immediate plans to leave the city and retire into the mountains of the high himalaya he felt that he needed a period of solitude in which to reflect on the vision [Music] and try to understand it more deeply but as he walked out of the gate of that city to go up into the mountains away from his people the vision left him and tagore remained in the city with his people my dear brothers and sisters we better stop imagining or searching about heaven the gospel today gives us already a hint what it is like it is giving food to the hungry drink to the thirsty clothing to the naked welcome to the stranger it is in the world of people in need that visions of heaven arise being indifferent to them is denying ourselves the pleasure of the vision leaving them is leaving the vision apart from them heaven is only an illusion my dear brothers and sisters it is by loving and caring to other people regardless of that start their status praise and upbringing that we can also be truly lovers of god no one can love god without loving one's neighbor when we reach out to others we also reach out to god and if we deprive others of our love and care we also deprive ourselves of the great love and mercy of god my dear brothers and sisters jesus has been very clear in his message the true discipleship is shown by one's love and care for others a story is told about martin of tours who met a poor man on the road the poor man shivering in cold weather asked martin something for himself martin had nothing to offer to the poor man instead he looked his clock cut it into two pieces and gave the other half to the man that evening martin had a dream and he saw jesus wearing the peace that he had given to the poor man my dear brothers and sisters jesus lives in all people even those whom we do we do not like at all what is our attitude to those people in our community do we see jesus in suffering people within our family our community can we extend our love to the unlovable even those who hurt us we pray in the season of land that we may have the heart to love even those not worthy of our love so as to share in the everlasting joy in the kingdom of god please stand our lord reveals the mystery of god's kingdom to people who extend their loving care to the poor and the hungry let us pray that the kingdom of god be made real among us lord let us love and serve you in others lord let us love and serve you in others that the church may become a home for the lost the stray the weak and the wounded let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others that rich nations may seriously undertake steps to help in the development of poorer nations let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others the through our practical generosity the neglected and the rejected of our society may be drawn to the kingdom of god let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others that we may spread the reign of the kingdom in our homes workplaces and in the community we belong let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others we pray for all who are sick especially those afflicted with covet 19 and for those who care for them may the vaccines and medicines as well as our concern for each other help end this pandemic let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others that the dead may enter the kingdom prepared for them let us pray to the lord lord let us love and serve you in others father knowing your boundless love for all people we confidently bring our intentions before you in the name of jesus christ our lord amen please be seated bless the lord god of all creation for dear 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 be god forever blessed day lord god of all creation for the goodness we have received the wine we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual dream blessed be god forever the humble spirit and contrite heart may be accepted to you lord pray brethren 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 it is devout oblation be accepted or be acceptable to you o lord that by your power it may sanctify our manner of life and gain for us your conciliation and pardon 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 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 opposed 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 are indeed holy o lord the fount of all holiness make holy therefore this 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 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 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 you may be gathered into one by the holy spirit remember lord your church is spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity together with francis our pope and jose our bishop and all the clergy remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep into 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 that with the blessed virgin mary mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with the blessed apostles and all the saints who have blessed you throughout the ages we may merit to be coheirs 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 amen 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 save from all distress as we 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 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 all peace be with you lamb peace 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 knew friends this is jesus our savior the lamb of god who takes away the sins of the world happy are we who are called to receive him lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed may the body and blood of christ bring us to everlasting life amen 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] [Applause] is foreign [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] please stand let us pray we pray o lord that in receiving your sacrament we may experience help in mind and body so that kept safe in both we may glory in the fullness of heavenly healing through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit bow down for the blessing enlighten the minds of your people lord we pray with the light of your glory that they may see what must be done and have the strength to do what is right through christ our lord amen may the blessing of the almighty god the father and the son and the holy spirit come down on you and remain with you forever amen go forth the mass is ended thanks be to god [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Published: Sun Mar 06 2022