Holy MASS - 1st Sunday of Lent - Year C

with us from home special welcome to sammy joseph lachlan and their baby harriet who has been baptized welcome their family and those in holland and overseas watching online today is the first sunday of our lenten journey a graced opportunity to pause from our busy schedules to focus on and to deepen our relationship with god to remember we are dependent upon god for all that we have in all that we are lent is a time for us to humbly take god's head and to walk the path of faith and love that leads to easter let us pray for a moment in silence as we prepare to hear god's word and celebrate this eucharist please stand [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] again we gather in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit the grace and peace of god our father the love of our lord jesus christ and the communion of the holy spirit be with you all thank you ali for gathering us here and she welcomed us all in this celebration indeed our celebration today reminds us also of our journey of faith in the waters of baptism we have to be one and you at easter time and so it is wonderful that we have a baby to be christian today to show us also her own journey of baptism please visit it for a while may i invite arya to come forward please if she cannot do it yourself then i'll invite joseph and family and the godparents to come forward please joseph sammy you have brought your child harriet here for baptism in doing so you are taking on the responsibility of bringing her up in the practice of the faith that is loving god and loving one's neighbor do you understand what you are undertaking and their kind parents you have come here also to make sure that the parents will be true to their commitment of bringing up their child in the practice of the faith that means you are the other parents especially when the parents will not be around to bring her up in this practice and so do you understand what you are also uh taking on ariat the christian community welcomes you with great joy and i claim you to be for christ our savior with the sign of the cross god bless you and i would like your parents and grandparents also to do the same you want the wind all over again i'll bless you with all of salvation as i claim you to be for christ our savior and may you have the power of him who is our savior who lives and reigns forever and ever i mean we will continue with the christening after the gospel thank you very much and so uh dear friends uh it will be our responsibility later on and assure the members of the family that we also are one with them as this is her initiation into the life of our community thank you for inviting us all here [Applause] man i invite everybody to stand please as we continue with our celebration lord jesus you are our strength in times of temptation lord have mercy lord jesus you were victorious over sin and satan christ have mercy lord jesus you call us the prayer self-denial and works of charity lord have mercy may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us alive everlasting let us pray let's also pray in a special way for our children who are leading us today in our celebration of the injuries and pray for harriet as she joins our community in her own initiation in her christening i also ask for your special prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of kt chadwick who passed away lord our god you alone do we worship your word alone gives life hear the voice of your church as we cry out to you during the season of lent come to our age with mighty hand and now stretch arm nourish us by the bread of your word and strengthen us by your spirit when we walk through the desert of temptation strengthen us to renounce the power of evil when our faith is tested by doubt illumine our hearts with easter's bright promise we ask this to our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you and holy spirit god forever so a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses said to the people the priest will take the baskets of grain from your hands and put them in front of the elder of lord your god and where in the presence of lord your god you must say my ancestor was merely a hopeless aramean who went to live in egypt although his family was small they became a great and powerful a nation of many people the egyptians showed no pity they oppressed our people people and were very cool to us when we called out for help to you the lord brought up our ancestors you heard our cries and knew that we were in trouble disgraced under priest you reached out your mighty arm and rescued us from egypt you did fears and things and you worked miracles and all kinds of wonders you brought us here and gave this land rich in milk and honey now lord i bring you to the best part of the crops that you have given me leave your baskets in the presence of the lord and bow down to worship him the word of the lord be with me lord when i'm in trouble live under the protection of god most high and stay in the shadow of god all-powerful then you will say to the lord you are my fortress my place of safety you are my god and i trust you be with me lord be blind no terrible disasters will strike you you or your home god will command his angels to protect you wherever you go be with me lord when i am in trouble the lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to luke when jesus returned from the jordan river the power of the holy spirit was with him and as we led him into the desert for 40 days jesus was tested by the devil and during that time he went without eating and when it was all over he was hungry the devil said to jesus if you are god's son tell the stone to turn into bread jesus answered the scripture says no one can live only on food then the devil led jesus up to a high place and quickly showed him all the nations on earth the devil said i will give all this power and glory to you it has been given to me and i can give it to anyone i want to just worship me and you can have it all jesus answered the scriptures say worship the lord your god and serve only him finally the devil took jesus to jerusalem and had him stand on top of the temple the devil said if you are god's sign jump off the the scripture says god will tell his angels to take care of you they will catch you in their arms and you will not hurt your feet on the stones jesus answered the scriptures also say don't try to test the lord your god after the devil had finished testing jesus in every possible way he left him for a while the gospel of the lord i'd just like to give an introduction to the reading that was shared to us today from deuteronomy you see the israelites were uh slaves in egypt but after their slavery they were brought towards they were brought towards the promised land and the reading that we have today really expresses the memorial that they celebrate because of god's liberation within but it took them 40 years to be able to cross that wilderness that desert and it is that 40 years which would be the backdrop of the temptation of our lord jesus christ himself the people of israel complained for them it was better to be in the bondage where they can have good food they can have the security that they want but in the wilderness they were uncertain where they can get their food and they experienced really that hunger and so all the experiences that they had in the desert although they had been brought safely to the promised land was also the experience of our lord in his temptation after 40 days in the wilderness that was after being led by the power of the spirit and that was after his baptism and he was told [Music] this is my beloved son this is my beloved child in whom i am well pleased and so he really wanted to really feel if he was really the beloved son and how can how he can really fear when it comes to the temptations in his life and so when he was tempted to change the stones into into into bread so that he will feel he will feel his hunger he showed us and to all his apostles it was not by bread alone that people live but by every word that comes from the mouth of god but this is not only about hunger it was really total reliance to the will of god himself and so when he was teaching his disciples he even sent them two by two to preach about god's love and god's care no santos no haversack no purses nothing only reliance on the will or on the provision of the father only reliance on the will and provision of the people they would be preaching to the second one was really go up the high mountain and see all uh the powers that be everything that one can give one can share it doesn't have to work about uh for them anymore just worship all these things that satan can give but are the words in his teachings to his disciples and to all of us again we'll say that it is not just by a flick of a finger that we can we can save the world it was through carrying our own crosses it was through the suffering that even brought him to calgary dying for us there wasn't no easy way to bring salvation to the world it was to the way of humanity the way of people they experience sadness they experience sorrow they experience all the sufferings that they now encounter not only the pandemic that all of us are scared of and afraid uh paid off but also even the problems that they have in ukraine how people are really displaced and millions now are going away from that place itself we fill with him but this is how also the lord tells us that he is present in our journey he embraces his own pain he embraces his own sorrow to tell us that he is joining with us along the way no easy answer is but as he lied up on as he was nailed on that cross people asked too where is god during the time he was there also suffering what jesus suffered he is there suffering for us with everything that we suffer he is joining with us and when put above the steeple telling telling uh telling jesus well it's easy for you to save people no no more pain no more suffering just say the word and people will be saved that's not jesus way and what he taught us really is to really be true to our calling as a beloved child of god follow his way tell his truth lead us in his life that's how it is and the criminal always will also tell us about the way that he does things the way of service the only authority that we should be proud of is the authority of service that is what we do with one another and so in our journey of lin perhaps it was muhlen who who would express it in the song why is my reflection not who i am or i am supposed to be and that is our goal to make us understand that our reflection should be that of the face of jesus the face of the child of god beloved child of god that is our journey to make us realize that indeed we are beloved children of the father and hopefully that in this 40 days not 40 years that the israelites have experienced there are the 40 days and 40 nights that jesus experienced in the wilderness our 40 days will after our 40 days after our report through the waters of baptism he will also say and hear that we will also hear god say you are my beloved child in whom i am well pleased so my invite are you to come again and friend please join of course by your parents in catfish and what's your name hello loveland so you have to pray with us too sammy joseph and dear godparents you have come here presenting your child for baptism by water and the holy spirit she is to receive the gift of new life from god who is love on your part you must make it your constant care to bring her up in the practice of the faith that includes loveland see that the divine life with god which god gives them is kept safe from the poison of sin to grow always stronger in their hearts and so if your faith makes you ready to accept this responsibility i ask you now to leave this community as we invite them to stand up to to renew the vows of your own baptism because this is a rejecting sin and professing your faith in christ jesus this is the faith of the church and this is the faith in which this child is about to be baptized and so do you reject sin so as to live in the freedom of god's children do you reject the glamour of evil and refuse to be mastered by sin do you reject satan father of sin and prince of darkness do you believe in god the father almighty creator of heaven and earth do you believe in jesus christ his only son our lord who was born of the virgin mary was crucified died and was buried rose from the dead and is now seated at the right hand of the father 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 all right this is the faith of the church this is the faith that we are proud to profess and this is a place that through through which harriet now will be baptized and with you like how you think we pull the provisions with all the directives that the church and god gives us do you still want arya to be baptized in the faith that we have all professed with you you may not visited this time so may i ask you to otherwise be practicing i baptize you [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit you want some more look ladies what hi nj god has given you new birth by water and the holy spirit you will now be anointed with the prism of salvation as christ was anointed priests prophet and king so may you live always as a member of his body sharing everlasting life i look at you with your white dress which is a symbol of how god has brought you into you have clothed yourself in christ and seeing the white garment that you are wearing and also this all that we visit to do we visited you would you like it says i am a beloved child of god the outward sign of your christian dignity with your parents and god parents will help you by word and example keep that dignity and staying up to the everlasting life of heaven would any of the godparents be able to like the candle from from the paschal candle you light it from now the light of christ and parents and godparents this life is shared to you for hired to be kept burning brightly see that it will always see that the flame of faith will always be kept alive displayed in his inner heart so that when the lord comes to meet her he will always be prepared unto the everlasting life of heaven so how are you today and jane you are now a beloved child of god and we continue to pray for you as we continue with our celebration of the mass and so our dear friends let us welcome diane jane again to our community with a big round of applause our lord jesus christ made it here in the time to speak may soon touch your ears and your mouth that you may not only hear but also proclaim god's word in the presence of the community through christ our lord thank you very much some children will be leading us again in prayer may i invite them forward please because jesus was tempted he understands our temptations let us say to him for the help we need we pray for all who proclaim the word of god that they be filled with wisdom compassion and humility as they take god's message to the world lord renew our lives right your love for all of us that we open up to the separate to the sufferings and difficulties of others and treat them with kindness and gentleness of christ lord renew our lives for ourselves that our lenten resolutions may change our lives guide against temptation and help us to follow the way of christ lord renew our lives we pray for anyone who is at a crossroads in their life and trying to find their right way forward i ask that the holy spirit rise them and that they will be aware of god walking with them lottery near our lives we pray for all the deceased to make they be welcomed into god's love and presence glory near our lives loving father you stood by your side in his temptations sustain those who hope in you and keep them in your love now and forever so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] oh foreign so and so he prayed prince that this my sacrifice and yours may become acceptable to god the father almighty [Music] gracious god we sat down before you the fruits of the earth that you have given us may your son jesus help us not to live by bread alone but to worship and serve you our god forever and ever the lord be with you lift up your hearts let us give thanks to the lord our god it is really right and just our truth and our salvation always and every way 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 to his past the pattern of our lenten observance and by overturning all the snares of the ancient serpent taught us to cast out the living of malice so that celebrating worthily the pastoral mystery we might pass over at large through eternal paschal peace and so with the company of angels and saints we sing the aim of your praise as without him we now acclaim holy holy holy word god of hosts are full of your glory [Music] you are indeed holy o lord the father of all holiness make holy therefore this yes we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like the true 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 gave it thanks he broke the bread gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat it this is my body which will be given up for you in a similar way when supper was ended he took the chalice and once more giving thanks gave the chalice to disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the chalice of my blood the blood within you and everlasting covenant it will be here for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me the mystery of a [Music] therefore as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lord the bread of life in the chalice of salvation giving thanks that you have held us waited to be in your presence and ministered to you humbly we pray that partaking of the body and blood of christ we may be gutted into one by the holy spirit and remember lord your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity together with crisis our pope and john our bishop the clergy and the religious and all who ministered your word remember katie and all our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all of that in your mercy welcome them into the light of your face and have mercy on us while we pray that to the blessed virgin mary mother of god will bless you joseph her spouse with the blessed apostles and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ through him and with him and in him oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever we turn now to our father in heaven and acknowledge that jesus is toward his beloved son joining him in the prayer that he taught us our father [Music] i deliver us lord from every evil and graciously grant peace in our days in your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety strengthen us with the hope that you will complete your victory in us the coming of our lord and savior jesus christ lord jesus christ who said dear apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you luke not on our sins but then our faith of your church then graciously granted the peace and the unity of your kingdom in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever and may the peace of the lord be with you always let us now share our peace with one another lamb of god [Music] uh behold the lamb of god behold him would take so the sins of the world happier we are invited to the supper of the lamb [Music] uh come on yay yay um [Music] so [Music] [Laughter] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] so so bird of love and mercy we have received jesus who assisted as we are but did not sin may he the bread of life strengthen us on our journey of 40 days and lead us to the joys of his dream grandparents through christ our voice may those kids come in come forward [Music] thank you thank you very much again everyone for joining us in our celebration from uh cardinal john uh the other day again he reiterates the fact that uh especially in this time when the cases of omicron are really usually blowing up that the dispensation still remains if you are ill if you are sick if you are afraid or if you have doubts uh you are still dispensed from the sacrifice of the mass and uh perhaps even the office has been affected now with murray having to stay stay home and to isolate also lafayette now has to be at home and to isolate but it's near the only thing that we can do is to continue to be kind to one another and do the best that we could to be healthy and safe so god bless everyone and may we may ask everybody to stand please for the blessing and again thank you for inviting us to join you in our your celebration the lord be with you bow now and pray for god's blessings may bountiful blessing o lord we pray come down upon your people that hope may grow in tribulation where to be strengthened in temptation and eternal redemption be assured through christ our lord and may almighty god the god of compassion bless you all the father the son and the holy spirit our minds ascended go now in peace to love and serve the lord have a blessed day everyone so [Music] so [Music] you

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Published: Sat Mar 05 2022