Feast day in honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Ecce Homo | 8:00AM Mass | March 1, 2022

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this disease and to stem its transmission bless our efforts to use the medicines developed to end the pandemic in our country we pray for our health workers that they minister to the sick with competence and compassion grant them health in mind and body strength in their commitment protection from the disease we pray for those afflicted may they be restored to health protect those who care for them grant eternal rest to those who have died give us the grace in these trying times to work for the good of all and to help those in need may our concern and compassion for each other see us through these crises and lead us to conversion and holiness grant all these 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 we fly to your protection o holy mother of god do not despise our petition in our necessities but deliver us always from all dangers o glorious and blessed virgin amen our lady health of the sick pray for us saint joseph pray for us saint raphael the archangel pray for us san rouke pray for us son lorenzo ruiz pray for us san pedro calum pray for us prayer for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the santo nino image in cebu senior santo nino de cebu you are the abiding presence of the father in our journey of faith as we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of your miraculous image on our shores we humbly ask you to send the holy spirit upon us so that we may become your faithful apostles in the vast and complex arena of today's world may our christian faith and our deep devotion to you become the source of renewal in our society as we go along our pilgrim way to you who lives and reigns forever and ever amen senior santo nino de cebu have mercy on us in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen please be seated for some announcements do you have the desire to serve god through reading and singing his words come and join the basilica minore del santo nino de cebu lectors counters ministry all interested applicants must be 18 years old to 60 years old preferably fully vaccinated and have the willingness to serve in the basilica minore del santo nino de cebu interested applicants must submit the following documents in the pilgrim center guard on duty application letter and resume photocopy a vaccination card photocopy of baftismo certificate photography of marriage certificate for married applicants deadline of submission will be on march 5 2022 the following mass schedules are to be observed during ash wednesdays march 2 2022 6 30 a.m 8 a.m 10 a.m 12 15 p.m 3 30 p.m and 5 p.m thank you and good morning [Music] [Music] [Applause] so [Music] the face of the holy face of jesus which is also represented by the boss image or eche homo this is the fourth liturgical celebration at the basilica in honor of the ecce homo eche homo is one of the oldest images found here it was accidentally discovered in a tomb of a local chieftain in august 20 1572 since then it earned popular devotion of its own aside from the santo nino de cebu however the devotion faded out sometime after world war ii the image was brought to manila in 1565 but was only returned to cebu in 2011. celebrating the feast within the established church liturgical feast we make the devotion closer to the spirit of lent and now with joy and thanksgiving let us praise and worship god through his only son jesus christ our lord by participating this holy sacrifice of the mass as we begin with an entrance hymn [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] our god [Music] glory and praise [Music] to those who trust [Music] we begin in the name of the father and the son of the holy spirit amen the lord be with you and with your spirit brothers and sisters coming together as family with confidence let us ask the father's forgiveness for he is full of gentleness and compassion together we say i confess the almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have greatly sinned in my thoughts saying my words you know what i have done and in whatever future to do through my fault through my fault through my most believers therefore i ask bless us all the angels and saints and to you my brothers and sisters to pray from me to the lord our god may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us everlasting life amen [Music] oh [Music] [Music] prize [Music] oh [Music] glory to god in the heart [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] father [Music] the is jesus christ [Music] have mercy on us [Music] [Music] [Music] god [Music] is [Music] is [Music] we the holy spirit [Music] he is [Music] let us pray oh god who will that your only begotten son should become man and show us in his human nature a perfect image of your divinity grant to beseech you that by venerating the image of your holy face we may be united with him in the mysteries of his passion and death and so come to contemplate forever his glorious face in the joy of the resurrection through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen a reading from the book of the prophet isaiah behold my servant shall prosper he shall be exalted and lifted up and shall be very high as many were astonished at him his appearance was so married beyond human semblance and his form beyond that of the sons of men so shall he startled many nations kings shall shut their mouths because of him for that which has not been told then then they shall see and that which they have not heard they shall understand who has believed what we have heard and to whom has the arm of the lord been revealed for he grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him and no beauty that we should desire him he was despised and rejected by men a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised and we esteemed him not shirley has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we esteemed him stricken smitten by god and afflicted but he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities upon him was the chastisement that made us whole and with his stripes we are healed the word of the lord [Music] this is the people that longs to see your face that longs to see your face [Music] upon the seas an established upon the rivers know this is the people that longs to see your face [Music] whose heart is who desires not what is [Music] he shall receive a blessing from the lord [Music] such is the race that seeks me that seeks the face of the god [Music] [Music] a reading from the first letter of peter brothers and sisters all of you be of one mind sympathetic loving toward one another compassionate humble do not return evil for evil or insult for insult but on the contrary a blessing because to this you were called that you might inherit a blessing 4 whoever would love life and see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from speaking deceit must turn from evil and do good seek peace and follow after it for the eyes of the lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer but the face of the lord is against evil doers now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good but even if you should suffer because of righteousness blessed are you do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them but sanctify christ as lord in your hearts always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who ask you for a reason for your home the word of the lord thanks speeds ago [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to john glory see you lord then pilate took jesus and scorched him and the soldiers plated a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe they came up to him saying hail king of the jews and struck him with their hands pilate went again and said to them see i am bringing him out to you that you may know that i find no crime in him so jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe pilate said to them behold the man when the chief priests and the officers saw him they cried out crucify him crucify him pilate said to them take him yourselves and crucify him for i find no crime in him gospel of the lord praise you lord jesus christ today the church celebrates the feast of the holy face of jesus tuesday before ash wednesday every time i look at this inmates of jesus the face of jesus i cannot but reflect on the silence of god there are times in our life when god seems to be silent especially in the down moments of our life the kind of silence that brings peace actually so here we see a terrible picture of the silence of jesus during the trial his trial although there were times when he had to answer pilate especially when the latter told him that he had the power to release him or crucify him don't you know that i have the power to release you or to crucify you into which jesus answered that pilate had no power at all except that which had been given to him by god father herman hendricks describes jesus jesus's answer as was like telling pilate that he was not impressed the trial of jesus never has never been like the story of a man who is a man who is afraid that he's going to be executed soon rather it is a story of a man whose last days were a triumphant journey towards the victory of the cross this victory of the cross this journey this triumphant journey is marked by images of silence the silence of jesus there was a time when he had no answer to give to pilate there were a number of times that jesus was just being silent he was silent when the high priest asked him he was silent before he ran he was silent when his fellow jews made the charges against him before pilate jesus remained silent brothers and sisters we know of that that feeling when talking to a particular person and finding that argument and dialogue are no longer possible because you don't speak the same terms you don't speak the same language and that there is simply no common ground you just have to be silent and it's time to put ourselves in silence but what can one benefit from silence in the gospel jesus would always look for a quiet place in order to pray mother teresa tells us of a simple path from silence to peace of mind a silence sets the tone for prayer prayer brings faith and faith brings love but love is service when it is put into practice the realization of love is service serving one another and the fruit of service is peace of mind that is why from silence to peace of mind the silence of jesus must be the source of his peace of mind so that in the face of such a very violent intense emotional trial his face remained serene jesus remained tranquil when pilate spoke when people accused him jesus prayed in silence a very important aspect in our spiritual journey that we see in jesus we see consistently in the life of jesus in the gospel from nazareth to galilee and even in calvary even dying on the cross he was praying for his persecutors father forgive them brothers and sisters in times when life's journey becomes turbulent let us be calm by the words of jesus and continue to pray in silence so that like him we too would be able to remain serene and god continue to bless us and give us peace of mind his soul stand filled with joy of this celebration contemplating the face of our lord and savior jesus in the image of the ichiomo we bring before god our prayers for the church and for the word we call to god as we say christ graciously hear us christ graciously hear us that the church may direct the gaze of all believers to the face of the crucified and risen one the proclamation and pledge of our glory to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us that the leaders of nations may train aside from every project of destruction and war and in the light of the face of christ seek to build up the civilization of love to the lord we pray christ that all who know weariness humiliation or suffering may lift their eyes to the holy face of christ and that those despised by the powerful of this world may recognize in the face of christ one like themselves to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us that the sick and the dying may see on the face of christ all glory all sorrow and all love in the greatest peace to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us that the servant of god joffi loka be raised to the altar of the saints to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us for all the intentions and prayers offered by the pilgrims and devotees of senior santonine to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us for peace in our country and in the whole world to the lord we pray christ christ graciously hear us for all in direct patient care give them strength for their service to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us for all those isolated in their homes sustain them in joy and peace to the lord we pray for decision makers at all levels send them your wisdom and good counsel to serve their communities to the lord we pray christ graciously hear us for all those who have died because of the pandemic and those who grieve their loss in isolation comfort them in their sorrow to the lord we pray christ and ever living god a splendor on sinai was such that moses was obliged to veil his face made radiant by the brightness of your holiness remove the veil from our faces and open our eyes to the knowledge of your glory shining in the face of christ that we in the gaze of our hearts fixed on him may by the power of the holy spirit be changed into his likeness and so praise you forever in the company of the saints in light we ask this through christ our lord amen [Music] [Music] [Music] all of us [Music] [Music] [Music] them [Music] [Music] is peace [Music] [Music] pray brothers and sisters that may sacrifice and yours to become acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord our savior supply us to your hands for the praise and glory of his name for good and the good of all his holy church o god the father of light look upon us he beseech you and beholding the face of christ your son who offered himself for us as a victim of reconciliation grant that we like him may offer ourselves to you as a spiritual sacrifice to the praise of your glory through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts 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 through the saving passion of your son the whole world has received a heart to confess the infinite power of your majesty since by the wondrous power of the cross your judgment on the world is now revealed and the authority of christ crucified and so lord with all the angels and saints we too give you thanks as an exaltation we acclaim [Music] [Music] our food [Music] [Music] of is lord [Music] you are indeed holy o lord the fount of all holiness make holy therefore these gifts you pray by sending down your spirit upon them like the two fall 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 signed he took the chalice and wants 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 cabinet 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 [Music] [Music] 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 jose our bishop and all the clergy remember also our brothers and sisters of falling 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 that with the blessed virgin mary mother of god with saint joseph our most chaste spouse with the blessed apostles our holy father augustine and all the saints will bless you throughout the ages we merit to be queries to eternal life and we praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ through him with him and in him in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours almighty father forever [Music] oh [Music] earth at a savior's command and formed by the divine teaching we dare to say [Music] oh my father [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] us from [Music] [Applause] to 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 [Music] [Music] lord jesus christ said dear apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but in 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 always with you and with your spirit let us offer each other a sign of peace [Music] mercy on [Music] mercy [Music] you take away [Music] has 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 worried that you should enter under my roof but i will say the word and my soul shall be healed the body of christ amen [Music] 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 stay so [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus my lord my god my friends you touch my heart and you tell me what is [Music] [Applause] jesus [Music] [Applause] [Music] my [Music] jesus is my friend you are a friend to me it's saddest door you stay so close to me you bought your love and now i know you more jesus my lord my god [Music] jesus is my friend let us pray let your face oh lord shine graciously upon us so that illumined by your word and nourished by the bread of life we may walk in the presence in your presence until we reach the wonderful life of your kingdom through christ our lord amen prayer to saint michael the archangel saint michael the archangel defend us in battle be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil may god debut him we humbly pray o prince of the heavenly hosts by the power of god cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits roaming around the world seeking the rhine of souls amen mary queen of angels praying for us holy angels in heaven pray for us blessing of religious articles let us pray god by his word all things are made holy worth out your blessing on these religious articles and grant that anyone who uses them in accordance with your will and your law and with the spirit of thanksgiving may experience their power held in body and protection in soul as they invoke your most holy name through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit and may almighty god bless you the father and the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace glorifying the lord by your life thanks be to god good morning [Music] [Music] forgive ourselves [Music] you

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Published: Mon Feb 28 2022