Easter Sunday | April 4, 2021

[Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] of our salvation lift up your hearts in sea so see for we are that's deeper but he is [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the grace of the lord jesus christ and the love of god and a commune of the holy spirit be with you all my dear brothers and sisters jesus our lord is risen alleluia today we celebrate the resurrection of the lord jesus from the dead this is the central mystery of our faith as christians we too are invited to rise with jesus but first we have to die to our own old self our selfish desires hopelessness and misery our confidence lies in jesus who conquered the power of sin and death united with him we too can become new persons my dear brothers and sisters let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries all together 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 what i have failed to do through my fault through my fault through my most gravest 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 [Music] now me [Music] christmas [Music] oh [Music] oh glorion exchange to god glory to god glory to god in the highest and on earth we praise you we bless you we adore you we glorify you we give you thanks for your great glory lord god heavenly king o god almighty father glory to god glory to god glory to god in the highest and on earth is on earth lord jesus christ only begotten son lord god lamb of god the sins of the world have mercy on us when you take away the sins of the world we see our bread you are seated at the right hand the right hand of the father have mercy on us glory to god glory to god glory to god in the highest and on earth is on earth [Music] jesus christ we the holy spirit in the glory of god the father glory to god glory to god glory to god in the highest and on earth is on earth [Music] let us pray oh god who in this day through your only begotten son have conquered death and unlock for us the path to eternity grant we pray that we who keep the solemnity of the lord's resurrection may through the renewal brought by your spirit rise up in the light of life through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god for ever and ever a reading from the acts of the apostles peter proceeded to speak and said you know what has happened all over judea beginning in galilee after the baptism that john preached how god anointed jesus of nazareth with the holy spirit and power he went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil for god was with him we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the jews and in jerusalem they put him to death by hanging him on a tree this man god raised the third day and granted that he be visible not to all the people but to us the witnesses chosen by god in advance who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead he commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one anoint appointed by god as judge of the living and the dead to him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name the word of the lord this is the day the lord has [Music] made let us rejoice and be glad [Music] this is the day the lord has made let us rejoice and be glad [Music] give thanks to the lord for he is good for his mercy endures forever [Music] let the house of his his mercy endures forever [Music] the right hand of the lord has struck with power the right hand of the lord is exalted i shall not die but live and declare the works of the lord the storm which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone by the lord has this been done it is wonderful in our eyes this is the day the lord has made let us rejoice and be [Music] glad a reading from the letter of saint paul to the collusions brothers and sisters if then you were raised with christ seek what is above where christ is seated at the right hand of god think of what is above not of what is on earth for you have died and your life is hidden with christ in god when christ your life appears then you too will appear with him in glory the word of the lord thanks be to god sequence please all stand christians to the paschal victim offer your thankful praises a lamp the sheep redeems christ who is only sinless reconciled sinners to the father [Music] death and life have contended in the combats to pendulus the prince of life who died reigns immortal speak mary declaring what you saw way fearing [Music] the tomb of christ who is living [Music] the glory of jesus's resurrection [Music] bright angels are testing the shroud and nap came resting yes christ my hope is our reset to galilee he goes before you christ indeed from death is reset or new life obtaining have mercy victor king every name amen [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] the lord be with your spirit reading from the holy gospel according to saint john on the first day of the week mary of magdala came to the tomb early in the morning while it was still dark and saw the stone removed from the tomb so she ran and went to simon peter and to other disciples whom jesus loved and told them they have taken the lord from the tomb and we don't know where they put him so peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb they both ran but the other disciple ran faster than peter and arrived at the tomb first he bent down and saw the burial cloths there but did not go in when simon peter arrived after him he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there and the cloth that had covered his head not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place then the other disciple also went in the one who had arrived at the tomb first and he saw and believe for he did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead the gospel of the lord good morning my dear brothers and sisters in christ and once again a greetings of a happy easter to all of you the lord is risen alleluia my dear brothers and sisters as today we once again celebrate this easter season of the resurrection of the lord we once again ask ourselves deeper and profoundly into our hearts the meaning of this resurrection into us as christians at the very onset of the celebration while i was reading the introduction of this mass we are once again reminded the centrality of this mystery into our lives as christians our faith that is preached to you saint paul telling those who are listening or right or the ones who are his disciples or followers if our faith that i am preaching to you and when jesus is not resurrected this faith is empty it's every thing that is based on this christian life is based on that on that resurrection on the faith in the resurrection we keep asking ourselves what is the meaning of this resurrection into our lives how it does speak to us communicates that as we observe this easter is the second easter in this time of the pandemic the first easter that we had celebrated when this pandemic was just so fresh and it broken up into the world last 2020 we celebrated of course in much stricter context at the time lockdown ecq not only here in cebu but also throughout our country now it's the second time and thank you thank you lord for giving us this opportunity despite the restrictions despite all the protocols we celebrate this easter season in the context of a community of your physical presence here in the church peru we ask ourselves that sometimes we ask ourselves what is the meaning of this what is the the usage of this faith to the resurrection when everything still suffers like antos different levels into our lives in the givenness of our own context as we have known already and what is the meaning of this resurrection into our lives with all of these things which sometimes we give up the faith into the resurrection or sometimes we cast into doubt this faith in the resurrection because it becomes irrelevant last time when we were celebrating good friday here i was talking about this news that had uh released from the media there was a survey that there is a drop a 10 point drop from the 83 percent to the 73 73 this year of those who perceive religion as important so it is a kind of a talking reality for all of us as people would maybe not giving enough in their faith in their relationship with god shall we say in religion because that's the the context of this survey once again but before you answer that let us see the examples of those who have faith in the resurrection in the gospel three important persons that may be makuha inspirations in the gospel of john three important persons who are witnesses of the resurrection mary magdalene peter and the other disciple for example see mary magdalene at the first part of this gospel reading we are reminded of her person um and she was so very in one way upset of what had happened mary magdalene is known to us jesus christ but the gospel truth about mary magdalene is that she is being recognized as the apostle to the apostles because she was the first one to witness the resurrection [Music] of the context if you listen very well she was so upset no she was in a in one way so first and foremost we can understand the human feeling of mary magdalene that will be also our own emotions especially [Music] and precisely this is also our feeling at this point of time that we experience the pandemic wherein we are now socially distant but precisely at the same time we are also separated from each other feeling speak to us mary magdalene represents us in the tomb of the lord secondly peter peter after hearing mary magdalene that the body of the lord is that present on the tomb disciple they ran [Music] because of concern this very human he ran he wanted to check he wanted to make sure and like mary magdalene he is also very concerned disappointed [Music] requirements what happened during the passion three times peter denied jesus [Music] peter wanted to be with his love as a young master jesus peter peter did not yet believe easily he wanted to resolve everything in his mind remember they all left it's only john the beloved disciple who was there john john the beloved disciple it's because this is the device of saint john's gospel character is a bible it's because the gospel writer would like us to really connect ourselves it can represent any one of us [Music] maybe can we say better than the first two but of course it's growing faith it's growing faith the last deci that the last character which is the disciple the villain disciple of jesus did not enter in samani peter concerned [Music] remember the gospel reading said for they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead is trust they want to resolve it they want to resolve in their emotions they want to put it resolve in their minds we are christians we believe we do something into our faith we live up our christian faith [Music] [Music] [Music] even though that we cannot still understand what but still in this journey of life we continue to walk with faith we trust in the lord so that we may continue to reject the resurrection of jesus christ in the darkness of the world in the darkness that evil [Music] [Music] are you rejecting evil in your life and are you continuing to journey with jesus with god with that my dear brothers and sisters i will not answer for you because the question of resurrection is also very personal we have the answer in our faith yes we have already it stated but go back into your hearts go back into your very hearts and ask once again how is that resurrection important to you amen let us all stand at us renew our baptismal promises dear brothers and sisters through the paschal mystery we have been buried with christ in baptism so that we may walk with him in newness of life and so not thou not now that our lantern observance is concluded let us renew the promises of holy baptism by which we once renowned satan and his works and promised to serve god in the holy catholic church and so i ask you please answer loudly do you renounce satan i do and all his works i do and all his empty show i do do you believe in god the father almighty creator of heaven and earth i do do you believe in jesus christ his only son our lord who was born of the virgin mary suffered death and was buried rose again from the dead and is seated at the right hand of the father i do do you believe in the holy spirit the holy catholic church the communion of saints the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and life everlasting i do and may almighty god the father of our lord jesus christ who has given us new birth by water and holy spirit and bestowed on us forgiveness of our sins keep us by his grace in christ jesus our lord for eternal life amen i will go around and sprinkle holy water to you no need to move so that our social distancing will not be compromised i and the lee ministers will go around [Music] today [Music] come to life with your saving grace [Music] [Applause] [Music] of god cries out and the waters come true life with your saving [Music] grace [Music] is come to life with your saving [Music] you grace o christ to the world and your life with your saving oh grace of all you gave us your son to redeem us from the darkness of sin [Music] we are saving grace [Music] is [Music] with my dear brothers and sisters christ is the lord of life raised up by the father in turn we will raise up by his power let us address our petitions to the heavenly father as we pray reason lord hear our reason lord hear our prayer may the church proclaim with all courage christ victory to a world living in sin agony and fear we pray reason lord hear our prayer meet church and government leaders die to their personal interests so that they may serve the people with faith hope and love we pray reason lord hear our prayer may all baptized believers die to their sins and live up to their dignity as children of god we pray reason lord hear our prayer may victims of violence famine and natural and man-made calamities receive new hope and life in christ through the care of the community we pray reason lord hear our prayer that the servant of god jupiter muhammad bishop be raised to the altar of the saints we pray pray lord hear our prayer for all the intentions and prayers offered by the pilgrims and devotees of senor santo nino we pray listen lord hear our prayer for peace in our country and in the whole world we pray reason lord hear our prayer for all indirect patient care give them strength for their service we pray reason lord hear our prayer for all those isolated in their homes sustain them in joy and peace we pray reason lord hear our prayer for decision makers at all levels send them your wisdom and good counsel to serve their communities we pray reason lord hear our prayer let us also include in our prayer for the fast recovery of father raul kabuga osa who is now in the hospital we pray resent lord hear our prayer for all those who have died because of the pandemic and those who grieve their loss in isolation comfort them in their sorrow we pray reason lord hear our prayer let us pray for the urgent concerns of our community and our personal intentions we pray reason lord hear our prayer father your son conquer the power of death let our celebration today raise us up and renew our lives through jesus our lord who lives and reigns with you forever and ever amen say lord receive all my liberty my memory [Music] understanding give me your love and your grace your love and your grace pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice of your hands for the grace and lord for our good and through the lord his holy church exultant with paschal gladness oh lord we offer the sacrifice by which your church is wondrously reborn and nourish through christ our lord [Music] the lord be with you [Music] let us give thanks to the lord our god [Music] it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation at all times to acclaim you o lord but on this day above all to load you yet more gloriously when christ our passover has been sacrifice for he is the true lamb who has taken away the sins of the world by dying he has destroyed our death by rising restored alive the therefore overcome with pascal joy every land every people exalts in your praise and even the heavenly powers with angelic hosts sing together the unending hymn of your glory as they are [Music] are full [Music] [Music] you are 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 you never cease to gather a people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting up your sacrifice may be offered to your name therefore o lord we humbly implore you by the same spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son our lord jesus christ at whose command we celebrate these mysteries for on 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 a blessing 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 no mystery of faith save us savior of the world [Music] forever [Music] therefore oh lord as we celebrate the memorial of the saving passion of your son his wondrous resurrection and ascension into heaven and as we look forward to his second coming we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice luke we pray upon the oblation of your church and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you will to reconcile us to yourself grant that we who are nourished by the body and blood of your son and filled with his holy spirit may become one body once spirit in christ may he make of us an eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect especially with the most blessed virgin mary mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with your blessed apostles and glorious martyrs with saint augustine saint monica and with all the saints on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help may this sacrifice of a 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 jose our bishop with his assisting bishop the order of bishops all the clergy the entire people you have gained for your own listen graciously to the prayers of this family whom you have someone before you in your compassion oh merciful father gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world to our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life give kind admittance to your kingdom there we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory through christ our lord through whom you bestow on the world all that is good through him and with a man in him oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever oh god gathering our prayers and praises into one let us pray confidently to the father in the very words jesus himself has taught us [Music] with [Music] i will be [Music] give us um [Music] 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 said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not unto 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 always with you let us offer each other the sign of the lord's [Music] peace [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] m [Music] [Music] my dear brothers and sisters 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 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 receive 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 there and unite myself holy to you never permit me to be separated from you amen so hey [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign was let us pray look upon your church o god with unfailing love and favor so that renewed by the paschal mysteries she may come to the glory of the resurrection through christ our lord [Music] prayer to saint michael the archangel saint michael the archangel defend us in battle be our production against the wickedness and snares of the devil may god rebuke him we humbly pray o prince of the heavenly hosts by the power of god pass into hell satan and all the evil spirits roaming around the world seeking the ruin of souls amen mary queen of angels pray for us holy angels in heaven pray for us blessing of religious articles god by whose word all things are made holy pour out your blessing on this religious article symbols of faith and devotion and grant that anyone who uses them in accordance with your will and your law and with the spirit of thanksgiving be experienced by your power held in body and protection in soul as the invoker must holy name through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit please bow down and pray for god's blessing may god who by the resurrection of his only begotten son was pleased to confer on you the gifts of redemption and of adoption give you gladness by his blessing amen may he by whose redeeming work you may have received the gift of everlasting freedom make you heirs to an eternal inheritance amen and may you who have already reasoned with christ in baptism through faith by living in a right manner on this earth be united with him in the homeland of heaven amen and may almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace glorifying the lord by your life hallelujah [Music] thanks be to god hallelujah [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] god [Music] [Music] a [Music] you

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Length: 94min 54sec (5694 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 03 2021