FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - YEAR C (06/03/22)

[Music] in the glorious mysteries we contemplate the triumph of jesus in his resurrection the birth of the church with the coming of the holy spirit and how jesus took his mother into heaven and crowned her as its queen whoever shall call me blessed they will be blessed immaculate mary mother of god blessed are you you show us the way mary our mother teach us to pray in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit i believe in god the father almighty creator of heaven and earth and in jesus christ his only son our lord who was conceived by the holy spirit born of the virgin mary suffered under pontius pilate was crucified died and was buried he descended into hell the third day he rose again from the dead he ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of god the father almighty from whence he shall come to judge the living and the dead i 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 amen 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh come holy spirit [Music] the fire of your love come holy spirit fill us in [Applause] [Music] whoever shall call me blessed they will be blessed immaculate mary mother of god [Music] help your us [Music] jesus true god and true man the glorious mysteries we share [Music] as we walk with your hand in hand the first glorious mystery the resurrection of jesus from the dead if christ be not risen from the dead then our faith is in vain saint paul says the resurrection of jesus has changed everything for mankind our sorrow has been turned into joy our darkness into light our despair into hope jesus we celebrate your victory over sin and death may your resurrection fill us with the light of new life 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed artha among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed artha among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell and leaders to heaven especially those most in need of your mercy oh come on [Music] [Music] the second glorious mystery jesus ascends into heaven jesus is the head and we the church are his members and so we hope to be with him in glory someday saint paul says you have been raised to new life with christ set your heart on things that are in heaven not the things here on earth we pray now that the holy spirit will fill us with new hope every day 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen almighty forgive us our sins save us from the fires of heaven and lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of your mercy oh come holy spirit fill our hearts and kinder [Music] the third glorious mystery the descent of the holy spirit mary is present with the women when the holy spirit comes upon the apostles like tongues of fire an ancient antiphon in the prayer of the church describes what happened this is the day of pentecost alleluia today the holy spirit appeared to the disciples in the form of fire and gave them his special gifts he sent them into the world to proclaim that whoever believes and is baptized will be saved we pray that we may experience the fullness of our baptism through the power and gifts of the holy spirit 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and of the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of your [Music] oh mercy holy spirit fill our hearts and kindle in us the fire of your love come holy spirit fill our hearts and kindle in us the fire of your love the fourth glorious mystery mary has taken up into heaven mary offered god not only her soul but her body as well god needed it to fulfill his plan of salvation for jesus to become man he had for nine months to become inseparably one flesh with his mother she is the flesh and blood of jesus the holy one whom the lord will not allow to see corruption so when her life is over she has taken body and soul into heaven under her protective mantle all christians gather to form the church may the prayers of this woman clothed with the sun bring jesus to us and to the whole world 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and if they are of our death hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of your mercy [Music] oh come on [Music] kindle in us the fire of your love come holy spirit fill our hearts [Music] the fifth glorious mystery the coronation of mary in heaven mary's whole life was availed in a mystery of faith even her son will not lift this veil when she is blessed by a woman in the crowd blessed are those who hear the word of god and keep it he says now jesus lifts the veil and brightness streams from mary's crown to light up all the hidden years of washing cooking sewing sweeping caring for her own and dealing with her neighbors it was all for jesus in her jesus has raised up the lowly from being looked on as of no importance she is now queen of heaven lord may our insignificant lives and our quiet and hidden service of you form a bright crown for us in glory 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 hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and look at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and let the heart of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed arthur among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heavens especially those most in need of your mercy [Applause] [Music] hail holy queen mother of mercy heal our life our sweetness and our hope to lead we cry poor balanced children of eve to the need to be send up our size mourning and weeping in this valley of tears turn then most gracious advocate cline eyes of mercy towards us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb jesus o clement o loving o sweet virgin mary pray for us our holy mother of god that we may be made worthy of the promises of christ we fly to thy patronage o holy mother of god despise not our prayers and our necessities but deliver us from all dangers o ever glorious and blessed virgin lord have mercy lord have mercy christ of mercy christ hear us christ graciously hear us god the father of heaven have mercy on us god the son redeemer of the world have mercy on us god the holy spirit have mercy on us holy trinity one god have mercy on us holy mary pray for us holy mother of god pray for us holy virgin of virgins pray for us mother of christ pray for us mother of divine grace pray for us mother most pure pray for us mother most chaste pray for us mother undefiled pray for us mother of good counsel pray for us mother of our creator pray for us mother of our redeemer pray for us mother of our savior pray for us virgin most prudent pray for us virgin most powerful pray for us virgin most merciful pray for us virgin most faithful pray for us mirror of justice pray for us seat of wisdom pray for us because of our joy pray for us spiritual vessel pray for us vessel of honor pray for us vessel of singular devotion pray for us mystical rose pray for us tower of david pray for us tower of ivory pray for us house of god pray for us ark of the covenant pray for us gate of heaven pray for us morning star pray for us health of the sick pray for us refuge of sinners pray for us comforter of the afflicted pray for us help of christians pray for us queen of angels pray for us queen of patriarchs queen of prophets pray for us queen of apostles pray for us queen of martyrs pray for us queen of confessors pray for us queen of virgins pray for us queen of all sins pray for us queen conceived without original sin pray for us queen of the most holy rosary pray for us queen of peace pray for 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 graciously hear ourselves lamb of god you take away the sins of the world grant us peace let us pray lord fill our hearts with your love and as you reveal to us by an angel the coming of your son as man so lead us through his suffering and death to the glory of his resurrection who lives and reigns with you and the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen thank you for joining us in this beautiful prayer always remember that our lady of the rosary is our mother and our friend she mediates for us between god and the world between christ and the church between the world of the saints and this veil of tears may she stand with you at all the crossroads of your life and point the way to her son and may the blessing of almighty god the father the son and the holy spirit come down upon you and remain with you always if we call you blessed we will be [Applause] [Music] mother of god blessed are you you show us the way mary our mother teach us [Music] jesus [Music] please [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] trust me [Music] peace [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] please [Music] sweetheart [Music] us we pray [Music] hearts [Music] [Music] so shall we pray along with the following mass intentions for the first sunday of lent donko is thanking god for his life the band's family are also praying for their special intention papa is also praying for his special intentions sinclair and aditi sinclair aditi and sons of the praying for their special intentions patricia edubating praying for the special intention the amakuhini family are also praying for their special intention jose and allied families are also praying for their special intention duchy deku and dumashi families are also praying for their special intention fostanyako is praying for god's healing madame loretta kafi is also praying for god's healing kojubru appear is praying for is praying for his healing and special intention the evil family also praying for their special intentions the hesi family are also praying and thanking god for his blessings and favor upon them for the intentions of birthday and our investments we pray for mr aievo we pray for laura esnam qatar we pray for nana aduma akahini we pray for isaac akohini we pray for ivan salam atta and we also pray for gifts under appear for the reports of souls we pray for mr seth roger dake delfin vati john the baptist we pray for mrs barbara duca we pray for victoria youngsen we pray for bishop wellborn we pray for simon d'arcon we pray for frederick darko we pray for lilian darkon we pray for samuel of offering hosuh we also pray for mr polycarp texan we pray for nana attack on edu we pray for deborah attack we pray for emmanuel we also pray for gabriel anani duku and also pray for wilson kwame deku we pray for jeanette dumashi we pray for foster kodu and we also pray for ali's akokuri and felicia iraqua mode so kindly add your special intentions as we prepare for the mass thank you [Music] do [Music] [Music] [Music] jesus [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] jesus [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] jesus [Music] me jesus [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] james we thank god for bringing us today first sunday of lent first sunday of the month of march the ghana month the independence month so here we are in the presence of the lord and in the presence of the lord there is joy there is happiness there is peace amen so it is my prayer that as we have found ourselves here we will be relaxed don't be excited don't be agitated it's a blessing to be here and as we are in his presence we worship him we bring all our needs all our worries moments of temptation but that is what we hear in the gospel will bring all before the lord so try and relax [Music] hello [Music] is [Music] hello [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] indeed there are many things that worry us many things that disturb us but we are always assured of the presence of god so in spite of everything we never give up we never lose hope because we know god is with us and so with this confidence then shall we please be on our feet and together begin our celebration in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the grace of our lord jesus christ the love of god and a communion of the holy spirit be with you all and with your spirit at the beginning of this celebration let us call to mind our saints and so prepare ourselves to celebrate worldly their sacred mysteries let us confess together i confess my brothers and sisters [Music] may almighty god have mercy on us may he forgive us our sins and bring us to life everlasting amen [Music] foreign [Music] we are [Music] oh [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] let us pray grant almighty god through the yearly observances of holy land that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects on this day we thank you for the gift of our independence as a nation it is by your grace that we have come this far we ask for your blessings upon our dear nation ghana that as we celebrate 65 years of independence lord you will continue to be with us bless leadership and the entire people may we work together to promote justice freedom and peace 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 book of deuteronomy moses spoke to the people saying the priest shall receive a basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the lord your god then you shall declare before the lord your god my father was a wandering aramian who went down to egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien but there he became a nation great strong and numerous when the egyptian small treated and oppressed us imposing hard labor on us we cried to the lord the god of our fathers and he had our cry and saw our affliction our toil and our oppression he brought us out of egypt with a strong hand an outraged arm with terrifying power with signs and wonders and bringing us into this country he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey therefore i have now brought you the first fruit of the product of the soil which you o lord have given me and having set them before the lord your god you shall bow down in his presence the word of the lord be with me lord when i am in trouble you who dwell in the shelter of the most high who abide in the shadow of the almighty say to the lord my refuge and fortress my god in whom i trust no evil shall befall you nor shall any affliction come near your tent for to his angels he has given command about you that they guard you in all your ways upon their hands they shall bear you up lest you dash your foot against a stone you shall tread upon the asp and the viper you shall trample down the lion and the dragon because he clings to me i will deliver him i will set him on high because he acknowledges my name he shall call upon me and i will answer him i will be with him in distress i will deliver him and glorify him a reading from the letter of saint paul to the romans brothers and sisters what does scripture say the word is near you in your mouth and in your heart this is the word of faith we preach for if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised them from the dead you will be saved for one believes where the heart and soul is justified and one confesses with a mouth and soul is saved for the scripture says no one who believes in him will be put to shame for there is no distinction between greek and jew the same lord as lord of all and reaching all who call upon him for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved the word of the lord [Music] jesus christ [Music] one does not live on bread alone but on everywhere that comes forth from the mouth of god [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus [Music] the lord be with you everything from the holy gospel according to luke filled with the holy spirit jesus returned from the jordan and was led by the spirit into the desert for 40 days to be tempted by the devil he ate nothing during those days and when they were over he was hungry the devil said to him if you are the son of god command this stone to become great jesus answered him it is written one does not live on bread alone then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant the devil said to him i shall give to you all this power and glory for it has been handed over to me and i may give it to whomever i wish all this will be yours if you worship me jesus said to him in reply it is written you shall worship the lord your god and him alone shall you save then he led him to jerusalem made him stand on the parapet of the temple and said to him if you are the son of god throw yourself down from here for it is written he will command his angels concerning you to guard you and with your hands they will support you lest you dash your foot against a stone jesus said to him in reply it also says you shall not put the lord your god to the test when the devil had finished every temptation he departed from him for a time the gospel of the lord james james saint james and saint james the responsoria psalm says be with me lord when i am in be with me lord when i am in trouble and i was saying that maybe it should be with me lord always not only when i am in trouble be with me lord especially when i am in trouble we need god in good times and in bad but it is moment of difficulty that our faith is put to the test so it is right to say be with me lord when i am in trouble so that the lord will help us to deliver us the first reading recounts the experiences that the people of israel went through in the desert the challenges the pain the affliction persecution from the hands of the egyptians but now they were living in a free land so they do not want to forget those days it was the lord himself who delivered them so their first fruits they bring it before the lord as an offering they never forgot the goodness of the lord indeed the lord was with them when they were in trouble and the second reading concludes by saying that for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved so indeed when we are in trouble and we call upon the lord the lord will save us the lord will deliver us so this is a powerful but simple prayer which we can be saying from time to time be with me lord when i am in trouble because the troubles will come the troubles are already around but the good news is that the lord is with us the emmanuel is with us to help us to save us to strengthen us and we must constantly call upon him in the gospel reading as we heard according to luke chapter 4 1-13 basically it's about the temptation of christ we are told that jesus was filled with the holy spirit in the midst of this there was temptation so don't think that because you are filled with the holy spirit or because we are christians we should not experience temptations no i want to believe that precisely because we are christians that is why we go through a lot of temptations a lot of trials for our faith to be tested to show whether indeed we are on the lord's side and so jesus was in the desert for 40 days and 40 days already reminding us of the season of length length if we want to add the sundays then we are going to have 46 days because there are six sundays in length but when you take away the six sundays then indeed we have 40 days of length because on sundays as you already know we do not fast it is the day of the lord and so as i did for the first month i give them assignment when you go home you take your calendar and start counting from ash wednesday one two three then take away the sundays and let's see if you indeed you will get 40 days if you get 40 days well and would if you get 39 then come and let's look at the calendar again maybe there will be a problem somewhere so this is the assignment please try and do it so that remember that the 40 days of length excludes sundays and he was there to be tempted we are told that he ate nothing during those days and when they were over he was hungry he didn't eat so i've been telling my friends that when you are fasting and you drink water you haven't broken your fast some people out there view that when you drink water you have broken your fast please catholics i'm telling you when you are fasting and you drink water water doesn't break your fast because water is not food water is not food but if you go and take celes through telly and the rest you are broken your fast if you take that you broke your past only water because you are told that he ate nothing and he was hungry so some bibles was they didn't say he was tasty we don't eat water we drink water but for telling him no no you drink about it they have food so when you drink water so you come fast and please take water you haven't broken your fast and listen temptation jesus himself went through it so definitely we will also experience it and i told you last friday that temptation per se or by itself is neither positive nor negative temptation is neutral it is what comes out of it after the temptation that is when we say that the person has sinned or not so when we are tempted and we succumb to the temptations then we have sinned but when we prevail over the temptation then we say that we've won we've won we've defeated the evil one and usually we are tempted based on what i say maybe two scenarios we are tempted based on our aspirations based on our dreams or based on our fears we are tempted because we lack something when you have something in abundance you cannot be tempted with it if you have enough food nobody can tempt you with food it is when the viscosity that temptation comes because you need something so your dreams your aspirations you want to be successful you want to be rich you want to be famous and so because of this there is a temptation to maybe take what does not belong to us there is a temptation to cut short corners because of our dreams because of our aspirations and if it's based on fear the fear of failure the fear of sickness the fear of poverty that can also lead us into temptation and we may succumb to it so the young person who is going to write the exams the fear of failure will let the person taking extra materials into the examination room because he or she doesn't want to fail may write in his farm may write on his thighs may write on a piece of paper and every day is becoming complicated and then the ladies who wear their wig sometimes they put their apple inside their wig so he's not carrying only brazilian hair he is carrying a pro as well it is not easy so that temptation to fail is making the person succumb to temptation and jesus we are told that he was hungry so if we are hungry jesus also felt hunger whatever experiences we are going through we are not strange to jesus the only thing is that he did not sin that is why whatever the situation we come before jesus and we ask for help be with me lord when i am in trouble he was hungry so automatically the next thing he needed was what food and so the devil comes to him and tells him that he should command that the stone should become bread if you are the son of god so jesus needed food if he didn't think fast but already i need food so this is no temptation but the problem is that who is giving the command who is giving the instructions the devil cannot command jesus so if jesus had done it it was not saying that 10 stone into bread and eat and we know that this is something cheap for jesus to do he healed the sick brought the dead back to life walked on the sea during a triumphant entry into jerusalem when the scribes and the pharisees told jesus to tell his followers and their children that they should stop as cl uh cheering him up jesus told them that if these were to keep quiet even the stones will praise god so it is nothing difficult for him but the point is that if he had done it he would have obeyed the evil one and it is because we listen to the voice of the tempter in the person of eve that is why all of humanity has fallen into original sin so we must listen to the voice of god it is god who instructs us it is god who gives us mission it is not the devil it is not the evil one and so jesus told him that one does not live on bread alone at that moment he was hungry but he says no and of course matthew will add that on every wave that comes from the mouth of god so jesus defeated the evil one and we are told that he didn't give up temptation doesn't come once it will come several times he took jesus up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant in the flesh show them all the kingdoms of the world and listen to what the devil said i shall give to you all this power and glory wow who doesn't like power and who doesn't like glory haven't we see many people fighting for power and glory and so if it is coming to you so easily wouldn't you take it you didn't work hard for it you are going to do only one thing that is to worship the devil and you have power and glory and the devil is saying that for it has been handed over to me and i may give it to whomever i wish and i asked who gave all this power and glory to the devil i can't find it anywhere in scripture and i asked the technical team the first massive they can give us john chapter 8 verse 44 where jesus tells us something about the devil that the devil for him is like lies is in his dna when he speaks he is speaking because his nature is full of lies so jesus calls him a liar and the father of lies that is the devil nobody has given him all that this kingdom all the power and yet no age 44 and yet that is what he is telling jesus and if you don't take care you will believe it because if he could show all this to you in an instant you will believe it don't people sell buildings and other facilities to people that do not belong to them they are scammers and the devil is you are of your father the devil and you want to carry out your father's desires he was a medra from the beginning and has not stood in the truth because there is no truth in him there is no truth in him the devil when he tells a lie he speaks from his own nature because he is a liar and the father of lies and that is what he was telling jesus the father of lies to pay attention in our desire to be powerful in our desire to seek glory many of us are led astray many of us enter into different covenants with the evil one and some in order to become powerful or to get power and glory have even ended up killing others and some they do not mind hiring people to eliminate their enemies just because they want power and glory power and glory which do not last and this is the temptation and the devil is saying that you all will get all this if only you worship me if only you worship me the worship of satan has led many people astray and yet when he gives you the power and the glory he is not going to set you free at the end of the day this same power and glory will lead to your distraction because we have been told that the devil is a medra he will not give you with a devil there is nothing like free lunch you will pay for it you will pay for it a hundred fold so don't be deceived even when he sends this to you looking at your dreams what you want to do you want to be a big person you want to be famous you want to be rich you want to move with the big guys if you are not careful if we are not careful we may be led astray be with us lord when we are in trouble and then the devil once again did not give up and led jesus to jerusalem made him stand on the temple the walls and he said to me if you are the son of god but jesus knows he is the son of god he knows he doesn't need the devil for validation so we know we are christians we don't need anybody to tell us whether we are christians or not by our actions by our conduct we prove to the whole world that we are christians simple as we are ambassadors of christ so why if you are the son of god he knows if you are the son of god a hand so what throw yourself down from here throw yourself down from here the devil is a medra and jesus is not a daredevil why should he simply because it is written and that is what we read in the responsibility 91 it is written that he will command his angels concerning you to guard you with your hands they will support you unless you touch your foot against a stone so because it is written there and it is not by accident and because god has power i just stand up then that i throw myself down god come and catch me you see what the devil can do sometimes it doesn't make sense i see to prove that you are very popular and if all the people down there should see christ coming and then he lands like a superman or batman then he will win the applause of people jesus didn't come because he wants to be popular he's not a populist figure no that is why sometimes even when he performs some miracles he kills people he tells them to keep it to themselves don't tell anybody no they didn't come for popularity's sake they came to preach repentance to save humanity that is jesus for you so if we are not careful that desire to become popular to become famous even though not many of us are called amos you will end up doing things that will be putting the lord your god to the test the devil may cite scriptures may tell you everybody is doing it you do it to become popular so go ahead but be careful he knows all the three the tricks remember bible says second corinthians 11 14 that even satan disguises himself as an angel of light hey the devil can stand before you he will transform himself as an angel of light and you have to have a descending spirit that is the grace of god to be able to read in between the lie the lies otherwise he leads you astray throw yourself down even though we know that there are zebra crosses so does it mean that when you are crossing you don't look on your left and your right you just cross anyhow no and jesus says no you shall not put the lord your god to the test we are told that when the devil had finished every temptation he departed from him for a time meaning that he wasn't done with jesus yet he will come back again to tempt him and he did come back again when in the garden of gethsemane jesus was praying seeing the difficulties the challenges jesus was scared and he prayed that if it's possible the father should take the cup of suffering away from him it was a temptation but then jesus says not my will but the will of the father must be done so you see the devil never leaves you will continue to pursue you but so long as we have close relationship with god then we are sure of victory but the moment we are away or we stray from him we become a an easy pray for the evil one even right to the point when he was on the cross the miserable criminal who was killed was also tempting christ that why don't you save yourself and save us also jesus could have saved himself but then he would have lost focus he had a mission and the devil wanted to derail that mission wanted to derail that progress and jesus kept his focus right to the end so as we read these things we ask ourselves what are various temptations what are the various temptations we go through as individuals as communities and as a nation what are our desires aspirations our dreams in our attempts to reach our dreams and desires are we being led astray or we are doing it in conformity with the will of god remember that the devil feeds on our dreams on our aspirations as we live in this world what are our fears are you afraid of poverty are you afraid of sickness are you afraid of failure are you afraid of public radical and so because of our fears are we getting involved in things that are not of the will of god are we succumbing to temptation jesus is calling us all to stay with him because he is always with us he is a faithful god and so on this day on this first sunday of lent our sincere prayer is that be with us lord when we are in trouble when we face temptations when we face difficulties and challenges let us know that it is not because god has abandoned us it is not because god is absent he is always with us and we know that everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved let us continue to call upon him let us continue to rely on him we will fulfill our dreams and take away our fears amen dear friends in christ having heard the word of god shall we now be on our feet and together recite the creed i believe in one god the father almighty maker of heaven and earth of all things visible and invisible i believe in one lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god born of the father before all ages god from god light from light true god from true god begotten not made consubstantial with the father through him all things were made for us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven and by the holy spirit was incarnate of the virgin mary and became man for our sake he was crucified under pontius pilate he suffered death and was buried and ruled again on the third day in accordance with the scriptures he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end i believe in the holy spirit the lord the giver of life who proceeds from the father and the son who with the father and the son is adored and glorified who are spoken through the prophets i believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church i confess one baptism for the forgiveness of saints and i look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come amen with this confidence my dear brothers and sisters let us come before our father with all our prayers and petitions and let our response be [Music] is [Music] [Music] friends [Music] let us pray for the universal church we pray for the holy father of francis the cardinals bishops priests and their religious let us pray to the lord [Music] let us pray for our dear country ghana on this day the 65th independence anniversary of our country ghana we pray for the executive the legislature and the judiciary we pray for love peace unity in our nation ghana and god bless all ghanians and our homeland ghana let us pray to the lord [Music] [Applause] [Music] we pray our own saint james catholic church we pray for all priests who come to help us in our worship and in our way to heaven we pray for the all members of the parish pastoral council we pray for all parishes both physical and on the line let us pray to the lord [Music] we pray for the poor and needy and indeed for ourselves that the good lord will meet us all at the point of need that as we come to church every day we may not go back the same but see the presence of the lord in our lives let us pray to the lord [Music] finally let's pray for the youth and children that at this time when life is so difficult for them we pray that god will provide educational facilities for them medical facilities for their children and above all employment for all our youth that they may also be able to go to work and get money that will meet their needs let us pray to the lord [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] in a moment of silence now let us present our individual petitions to the lord especially our dreams our aspirations and our fears we have a mother who is always praying for us mary our lady of perpetual help once again we ask for help maternal intercession as we say hail mary full of grace the lord is ready blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now energy our dead amen god our father your sons and daughters have presented your prayers and petitions before you in your goodness in your kindness listen to our prayers and grant them according to your own good will we make our prayer through christ our lord [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] uh [Music] me [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] my gosh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] uh [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] whatever [Music] [Applause] [Music] number one [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] hey [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] dear friends in christ pray that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the father almighty give us the right dispositions o lord we pray to make these offerings for with them we celebrate the beginning of this venerable and sacred time through christ our lord the lord be with you [Music] lift up your heart [Music] let us give thanks to the lord [Music] 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 by abstaining 40 long days from earthly food he consecrated through his past the pattern of our lenten observance and by overturning all the snakes of the ancient serpent taught us to cast out the level of malice so that celebrating worldly the paschal mystery we might pass over at last to the eternal paschal feast and so with the company of angels and saints we thank the hymn of your praise as without end we acclaim [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] see [Music] me [Music] [Applause] is [Applause] [Music] is [Music] i want to see [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 a certain a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name therefore oh 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 and broke the bread 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 the 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 saints do this in memory of me let us proclaim the mystery of faith [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] therefore o 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 will pray upon the oblation of your church and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you will to reconcile us 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 one 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 for the blessed apostles and glorious martyrs with saint james and with all the saints on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help may this sacrifice of our 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 egg with your servant francis arpu and john r bishop the order of bishops all the clergy and the entire people you have gained for your own listen graciously to the prayers of this family whom you have summoned before you in your compassion o merciful father gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world to our departed brothers and sisters and to all who have pleasing to you at your 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 him and in him oh 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 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 forever and ever the peace of the lord be with you always [Music] is [Music] go [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] friends in christ behold jesus the lamb of god the one who fulfills our dreams and delivers us from our fears he is the lamb of god 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 shouldn't enter under my roof but only stay the way and my soul shall be here body and blood of christ bring us to life everlasting [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] for free [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] you [Music] through [Music] lord [Music] me [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh glory's true [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] jesus [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] [Music] let us pray renewed now with heaven bread by which faith is nourished hope increased and charity strengthened we pray o lord that we may learn to hunger for christ the true and living bread and strive to live by every word which proceeds from your mouth through christ our lord we shall now as a technical team to project the prayer for the synod for us to pray together we stand before you holy spirit as we gather together in your name with you alone to guide us make yourself at home in our hearts teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it we are weak and sinful do not let us promote this order do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions let us find in you our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right all this we ask of you who are at work in every place and time in the communion of the father and the son forever and ever amen shall we now take our miniature flags as together we sing the national anthem [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] our democracy may god give us many happy anniversaries amen amen shall we please be seated so today is first sunday of the month and so we shall have our kofi and amar collection we shall have our coffee and our collection so the ushers kindly bring the booth in front for us please so let's see you come from behind quickly we shall start with sunday balls s c [Music] where c s e asking is your turn all sunday born all sunday born all sunday born it's a time to thank the lord for how far he has brought us up [Music] oh [Music] sunday sunday [Music] [Music] monday [Music] you down joyfully and keep on [Music] monday monday on monday born ago [Music] is [Music] happy now [Music] people [Applause] [Music] perfect [Music] [Music] free to dance to glorify the name of the lord god has done so many things for us it is the sad month of the year give songs and praise the name of the lord [Music] when they won wednesday wednesday [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] i went on [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] all the time [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] all comfortable [Music] is [Music] [Applause] all friday ball all friday boys [Music] friday friday [Music] friday [Music] [Music] shall we have their saturday balls now saturday saturday [Music] i mean i mean all started dance joyfully and give unto the lord for god has been faithful god has been faithful [Music] satide and [Music] god [Music] [Music] glory by the name of the lord [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] hey [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] gloriously bless us all for giving generously to his work amen so i'll continue with the rest of the announcement last week's collection amounted finally purchase one for yourself bible sharing continues on monday 7th march 2022 at 6 30 p.m to 7 30 p.m chapter for discussion is second corinthians chapter four bible sharing continues monday seventh march and chapter for discussion is second corinthians chapter four time is 6 30 pm the funeral arrangement of nanada komunchi the second dr y k attack on edu paramount chief of mabing traditional area husband of mississippi and father of bridget's attack only do as follows laying in state wednesday 23rd march 2022 to thursday 24th march 2022 so wednesday it's at 12 a.m and then thursday at 11 59 to 11 59 p.m the venue is at omaha's palace mabing determined at the royal museum at the royal museum strictly by invitation so please take note the funeral of the late madam mary akusavi afram mother of madame ruth atipu is next weekend the 11th to 13th of march 2022 at the immaculate conception roman catholic church pandu can you refer to the notice board for more details the memorial service and final final rides of the late mrs agnes asante abedi mother of doctor mommy emissa atta is next weekend the 12th of march at corpus christi catholic church sacramento dan suman can refer to the notice board for more details so the church program for lens 2022 for next week 11th march takes place from 11th march so we have stations of the cross we have the which will be animated by the elected council and then the youth car will also be in attendance to take charge and the program begins at 6 15 p.m and then there will be a talk at cases and this will be on investment and literary college so let's take note on 11th march so these are the activities for the the week so if you are here visiting us for the first time kindly be up so we acknowledge you if you are here with us for the first time kindly be absolutely acknowledging [Applause] so yeah welcome to saint james catholic church here in lusu and we pray that you stay with us if you are here for a visit i'm sure the welcoming committee will see you after mass thank you so next sunday 13th of march saint thomas aquinas senior high school councilman will be here to appeal for special support for their school as they celebrate their 70th anniversary of establishment so let us kindly take note of these and be of support to our cuddly schools the website team the website team will be we'll be taking pictures of parishioners to complete their their personal registration process on sunday the 13th of march so let's all take note and be at a parish hall after the 8 30 a.m mass the website team will be taking pictures of parishioners to complete the professional registration process on sunday 13th march so let's all take note and be at a party show after 8 30 a.m mars they'll be teaching during the 83 mass next week sunday testing of march so let's all take note that's the second sunday so every second sunday of the month we shall have teaching so please take note shall we invite the member of the san vicent de paul to launch the 2022 lengthen arms giving projects round of applause for her please [Applause] saint james st james saying games message for the launch of the 2022 lantern arms giving project reverend fathers chairman and members of the parish pastoral council brothers and sisters in christ i bring you greetings from the osu theory of the society of st vincent de paul a year ago the society of saint vincent de paul launched an appeal to provide materials and equipment for the infirmary of the christian handmaid's children's soul an orphanage at attending and to drill a borehole for the saints and thomas aquinas school parishioners joined christ straightforward in 11 other parishes in the australian ring to contribute to this noble course and to invoke our good lord's lenten blessings i am happy to inform you that the project has been successfully executed and handed over by the austrian priest essential drugs dressing materials cleaning agents furniture medical equipment salt finishing and electrical appliances have been delivered to their chrysler handmaid's children's zoo and a boat who provided for the st thomas aquinas school permit me to spread the society's profound appreciation to parishioners who donated we thank you and fervently pray in accordance with the promise of proverbs 2010 for your bounds to be filled with plenty and your vast overflow process of this year's lenten arms giving project will be used to associate the construction of a pediatric hospital which is an initiative of our own diocese spearheaded by the algae shop most reverend john bonaventure coffee to enhance the health fortunes particularly of children of our own dices and beyond it is one of many projects for our dice without legacy of hope and also specifically directed at addressing the rising demand for the medical care of infants children and adolescents let's be reminded that the length is an opportunity for us to show love by supporting the needy while we fast and pray we therefore appeal to you to pick our envelopes and return them on easter sunday with your arms this is a spiritual exercise which must be performed with expectation of god's special grace upon our lives brothers and sisters it is my privilege to declare the 2022 lantern arms giving project dealing lunch in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen thank you so in connection with that we have the envelopes that will be sent around and we are all to take one or more if we want to give copies to our friends to also benefit from this spiritual exercise so we shall now pray over the envelopes in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit god our father we thank you for the gift of our faith we thank you for the gift of this lenten season an opportunity for us to repent and to convert an opportunity for us to renew our relationship with you with one another and with nature we pray that lord you will give your sons and daughters the graces that they need to be able to persevere and go through this period successfully as they put aside money in order to support this project may you yourself bless the work of their hands give them success bless their families give them peace unity and love and may you fill their hearts with your peace may almighty god bless this now the father and the son and the holy spirit amen as a mass service to help us and the ashes as we distribute the envelopes and then as our brother lambert announced we still have copies of the bonaventure lenten challenge which was already introduced to us last sunday we have more copies here let us buy for ourselves by our for our friends and their coffee goes for less than 20 ghana cities it's part of helping us put up the hospital for our children so let's support thank you very much so shall we invite the coordinator of the synod committee to give us a word round of applause for him please so good morning fellow parishioners so as you may be aware for some time now we've been saying some special prayers after the post communion the prayer of the synod on synodality my mission here this morning is just to throw a little light on what this synodality process is all about so that at the appropriate time when we invite you in your various groups you avail yourself to give us your opinion on how the church and the parish is being run what you think should be done better where you think we can improve on generally any concern you have so basically what is a synod a synod is usually a meeting of a special counsel of the hierarchy of the church you are looking at the bishop priests parish chess cathy's and other religious in brief it means coming together or traveling together a synodal church is a church which listens and this is mostly done through consultations so in october 2021 pope francis formerly opened a two-year process called the synod on synodality this is to enable as form sino teams at the parish level so that we engage you parish members in broad consultations so that come 2023 when the bishops meet they will have a very fair idea of what is going on at the various parishes at the local level so that whatever decisions come will be based on what is really happening in the church so the team that has been put together here has broken down the parish into groups you have debunked groups you have ministries you have societies you have youth groups and it is our idea to engage you every saturday between the hours of 9 00 to 12 noon so that we interact and hear your concerns every sunday a group that will be met will be announced in church so we would want to start particularly with the ppc this coming saturday and thereafter continue with some societies debunk groups youth movements and all what we want you to come and do is to come and speak your mind on issues concerning the parish and parish governance we don't want you to keep your thoughts to yourself and grumble to somebody else it is not a platform for castigation of others no very frank business anybody's idea is welcome so please when we call you we expect you to come in your numbers and let the church know what you think thank you [Applause] thank you very much mr amanto aivo we are grateful so all match bones all match bones currently rise up for father to bless you all match born those born in march kindly be outstanding for father to bless you so that brings us to the end of the announcement have a fruitful week let us pray god our father we thank you for your sons and daughters who celebrate their bad days and special anniversaries in this month of march we thank you for how far you have brought them recommit the rest of your years into your hands may you lord continue to journey with them bless them protect them from all that is evil mother mary keep each and every one of them under your care and draw them ever closer to christ your son may almighty god bless you all the father and the son and the holy spirit amen so once again we thank you very much for your presence we thank our brother evo who is a member of the parish synod team and he's told us what the synod is all about it is a spiritual exercise exercise it is a pastoral tool one bishop says it's not a sociological analysis tool it is not like parliament it is believers who are coming together to pray and ask the lord to guide us so let us take advantage of this situation it will help us reflect on our lives it will help us have a better community and improve church environment and then for those who bought last week's standard the pope's message for lent is in there the pope is asking us to sow seeds of goodness to never be tired of doing good that is the pope's message for lent if you haven't read it on the internet you can find it also and this week in the catholic standard the pastoral letter from the catholic bishops conference for lent is also published full in the catholic standard so let's try to get copies and listen to what our bishops are also saying and once again we want to thank god for the gift of our dear nation ghana let us do all that we can to protect our nation let us do all that we can to protect our democracy so that the relative peace that we are enjoying will not be jeopardized because if there is no peace we cannot gather like this to worship god if we there is no peace helping our families our children will be very difficult they can't go to school they can't do many other things so there is no room for us to sacrifice the relative peace that we are enjoying so we pray that the lord will continue to bless us now and forever amen shall we please rise now for the final blessing the lord be with you bow your heads and pray for god's blessing may bountiful blessing o lord we pray come down upon your people that hope may grow in tribulation virtue be strengthened in temptation and eternal redemption be assured through christ our lord and may almighty god bless you all the father and the son and the holy spirit our masses ended let us go in peace glorifying the lord by our lives we wish all of you a blessed sunday and a happy independence anniversary [Music] you

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