(soft piano music) ♪ All creatures of
our God and king ♪ ♪ Lift up your voice
and with us sing ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Thou burning sun
with golden beam ♪ ♪ Thou silver moon
with softer gleam ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ - And the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. - [Congregation] Amen. - The Lord be with you. - [Congregation] And
with your spirit. - My friends today's gospel
acclamation reminds us that if we love one
another, God remains in us and His love is brought
to perfection in us. And so for the times we have
failed to love as Jesus does, we pause and ask for
pardon and mercy. Lord Jesus, you call
us to childlike faith. Lord have mercy. - [Congregation]
Lord have mercy. - Christ Jesus,
you remain in us. Christ have mercy. - [Congregation]
Christ have mercy. - Lord Jesus, you
lead us to salvation. Lord have mercy. - [Congregation]
Lord have mercy. - May almighty God
have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and
bring us to everlasting life. - [Congregation] Amen. - Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace
to people of goodwill. We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you. We give you thanks
for your great glory. Lord God, heavenly king,
oh God almighty Father, Lord Jesus Christ,
only begotten Son. Lord God, lamb of God,
Son of the Father, you take away the sins of
the world, have mercy on us. You take away the sins of the
world, receive our prayer. You are seated at the
right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the holy one. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the most
high, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the
glory of God, the Father, amen. Let us pray. Almighty ever-living God, who in the abundance
of your kindness, surpass the merits
and the desires of
those who entreat you, pour out your mercy upon us to
pardon what conscience dreads to give what prayer
does not dare to ask 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. - [Congregation] Amen - A reading from
the Book of Genesis. "The Lord God said, 'It is not
good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable
partner for him.' So the Lord God formed
out of the ground various wild animals and
various birds of the air. And He brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called each
of them would be its name. The man gave names
to all the cattle, all the birds of the air
and all wild animals, but none proved to be the
suitable partner for the man. So the Lord God cast a
deep sleep on the man. And while he was asleep,
He took out one of his ribs and closed up its
place with flesh. The Lord God then
built up into a woman, the rib that He had
taken from the man. When He brought her to the man, the man said, 'This one at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh. This one shall be called woman for out of her man this
one has been taken.' That is why a man leaves
his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them
become one flesh." The Word of the Lord. - [Congregation]
Thanks be to God. (soft piano music) ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ ♪ Blessed are you
who fear the Lord ♪ ♪ Who walk in His ways ♪ ♪ For you shall eat the
fruit of your handiwork ♪ ♪ Blessed shall you
be and favored ♪ ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ ♪ May the Lord bless us
all the days of our lives ♪ - A reading from the
Letter to the Hebrews. "Brothers and sisters,
He for a little while was made lower than the angels
that by the grace of God, He might taste
death for everyone. For it was fitting that He, from whom and through
whom all things exist in bringing many
children to glory, should make the leader
to their salvation perfect through suffering. He who consecrates, and those
who are being consecrated, all have one origin. Therefore, He is not ashamed
to call them brothers." The Word of the Lord. - [Congregation]
Thanks be to God. (soft piano music) ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ - The Lord be with you. - [Congregation] And
with your spirit. - A reading from the holy
gospel according to Mark. - [Congregation]
Glory to you, oh Lord. - "The Pharisees
approached Jesus and asked, 'Is it lawful for a husband
to divorce his wife?' They were testing Him. He said to them in reply,
'What did Moses command you?' They replied. 'Moses
permitted a husband to write a bill of
divorce and dismiss her.' But Jesus told them, 'Because of the
hardness of your hearts he wrote this commandment. But from the
beginning of creation, God made them male and female. And for this reason, a man shall
leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. And the two shall
become one flesh. So they are no longer
two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God
has joined together, no human being must separate.' In the house, the
disciples, again, questioned Jesus about this. He said to them, 'Whoever
divorces his wife and marries another commits
adultery against her. And if she divorces her
husband and marries another, she commits adultery.' And the people were
bringing children to Him that He might touch them. But the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this He became
indignant and said to them, 'Let the children come to me. Do not prevent them. For the kingdom of God
belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the
kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.' Then He embraced them
and blessed them, placing His hands on them." The gospel of the Lord. - [Congregation] Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ. - According to Genesis, God
created man from the earth and God created
woman from his side. Now this account has
often been misinterpreted to suggest the subordination
of woman to man. The translation helpmate is
not an accurate translation of the Hebrew word. Something like
indispensable partner would be better fitting. The text suggests that the woman is to stand alongside
the man as his equal. The text proclaims
that from the beginning God intended man and
woman to interact with mutuality and partnership. According to our first reading, that mutuality
between man and woman finds its fullest
expression in marriage. A man leaves his
father and mother and is joined to his wife. They become one body. In today's gospel,
Jesus turns to this text from the Book of Genesis
when He's put on the spot by some Pharisees regarding
the question of divorce. As the Pharisees
would have known, Jewish law permitted
a form of divorce. According to the
Book of Deuteronomy, a man who becomes
displeased with his wife, because he finds in her
something objectionable, could write her a
bill of divorce, hand it to her and dismiss
her from his house. Now, there was no
provision in Jewish law for a woman to
divorce her husband. There was a law which left a
woman, very, very vulnerable. And so in reply
to the Pharisees, Jesus declares that
what the law allows is not what God wills. God's purpose for
marriage is to be found in the opening chapters
of the Book of Genesis. Whereas the Pharisees
asked Jesus about divorce, in His reply, Jesus places
the focus on marriage. His vision of marriage
is of a profound union between a man and a woman, a
communion of faithful love. And so it is no coincidence that immediately
after the passage in which Jesus
speaks of marriage, Mark in his gospel gives
us a story about children, about parents bringing
children to Jesus for Him to bless them. Marriage between man and a
woman is tried and tested way in which children can
grow up and be loved as well as being given
stability and security. No other setting has
been proven better for the nourishing and
flourishing of children. In fact, the church
teaches that the family is the most basic
building block of society. And yet, we know from experience that not all marriages reflect
the ideal Jesus sets up in today's gospel. Many of us will know of
marriages that have not lasted. The gospels are clear that
although Jesus has a vision for human relationships,
including marriage, He did not condemn those who
fell short of that vision. All of us, married or single,
are called to love one another as the Lord has loved us. And my friends,
if we are honest, we know that we fail in our
response to do that call. It is in those moments
of weakness and failure that the second part
of today's gospel has most to say to us. Anyone who does not
welcome the kingdom of God like a little child
will not enter it. And so we stand before the
Lord with a childlike heart, in our weakness
and vulnerability, open and receptive to that
great gift of the Lord's love that is given to
us unconditionally. And it is a gift
which empowers us to keep reaching
towards the goal. The ideal that Jesus
puts before all of us. Please rise. Our profession of faith. - [Congregation And
Father] 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. On the third day, He
rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand
of God, the Father almighty. From there, He will 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. - Assured of God's never-ending
mercy and care for us, we place before Him,
our needs and petitions. - For God's holy church, may it embrace the
spirituality of childhood so as to lead all
people to wonder and awe in the Lord's presence. We pray to the Lord. - [Congregation And Father]
Lord, hear our prayer. - For legislators and
other elected officials, may they embrace
and support policies that reinforce the dignity
and holiness of life in every stage. We pray to the Lord. - [Congregation And Father]
Lord, hear our prayer. - For all of us, may we
walk in the ways of the Lord and give Him glory with
every word and action. We pray to the Lord. - [Congregation And Father]
Lord, hear our prayer. - For all who have died, for those who suffer
during these trying times and for all the
personal Mass intentions we bring before the Lord
in the quiet of our hearts, we pray to the Lord. - [Congregation And Father]
Lord, hear our prayer. - God of holiness,
hear our prayers that we might grow in
fidelity and charity. We ask this through
Christ, our Lord. - [Congregation] Amen. (soft piano music) (Father whispering) For the good of all creation. For your goodness, receive
this bread we offer you. Fruit of the earth,
work of human hands. (Father whispering drowned
out by piano music) Blessed are you,
God of all creation. (Father whispering drowned
out by piano music) Pray my sisters and brothers
that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to
God, the Father almighty. - [Congregation] May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the praise and
glory of His Name, for our good and the good
of all His holy church. - Accept, oh Lord, we pray
the sacrifices instituted by your commands and through
the sacred mysteries, which we celebrate
with dutiful service, graciously complete
the sanctifying work by which you are
pleased to redeem us through Christ our Lord. - [Congregation] Amen. - The Lord be with you. - [Congregation] And
with your spirit. - Lift up your hearts. - [Congregation] We lift
them up to the Lord. - Let us give thanks
to the Lord, our God. - [Congregation] It
is right and just. - It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give
you thanks, Father most holy. Through your beloved
Son, Jesus Christ, your word through whom
you made all things, whom you sent as our
savior and redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin. Fulfilling your will and
gaining for you a holy people, He stretched out His hands
as He endured His passion so as to break
the bonds of death and manifest the resurrection. And so with the angels
and all the saints we declare your glory has
with one voice, we acclaim. (soft piano music) ♪ Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of hosts ♪ ♪ Heaven and earth are
full of your glory ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest ♪ ♪ Blessed is he ♪ ♪ Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest ♪ ♪ Hosannah in the highest. ♪ - You are indeed holy, oh Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore,
these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit
upon them like the dewfall so that they may become for us the body and blood of
our Lord, Jesus Christ. At the time He was betrayed and entered willingly
into His passion, He took bread and
giving thanks, broke it and gave it to His
disciples saying, "Take this all of
you and eat of it, for this is my body, which
will be given up for you." In a similar way,
when supper was ended, He took the chalice and
once more giving thanks, He gave it to His
disciples saying, "Take this all of
you and drink from it for this is the
chalice of my blood, the blood of the new
and eternal covenant, which will be poured out
for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me." The mystery of faith. (soft piano music) ♪ When we eat this bread
and drink this cup ♪ ♪ We proclaim your death, oh
Lord, until you come again ♪ - Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of His
death and resurrection, we offer you, Lord,
the bread of life and the chalice of salvation giving thanks that you
have held us worthy to be in your presence
and minister to you. Humbly we pray that partaking of the body and blood of Christ, 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 George Leo, our bishop, Gregory, our auxiliary,
and all the clergy. Remember also our
brothers and sisters who have fallen 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 blessed 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 and ever. (soft piano music) ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ - At the savior's command and
formed by divine teaching, we dare to say. - [Congregation And Father]
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. - Deliver us, Lord, we
pray from every evil, graciously grant
peace in our days, that by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from
sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our
savior, Jesus Christ. - [Congregation] For
the kingdom, the power and the glory are
yours, now and forever. - Lord Jesus Christ, who
said to your apostles, "Peace I leave you,
my peace I give you" look not on our sins, but
on the faith of your church and graciously grant
her peace and unity in accordance with your will, who live and reign
forever and ever. - [Congregation] Amen. - The peace of the Lord
be with you always. - [Congregation] And
with your spirit. - Let us offer each
other a sign of peace. - 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, have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away
the sins of the world. Grant us peace. - 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. - [Congregation And Father]
Lord, I am not worthy that you should
enter under my roof, but only say the word and
my soul shall be healed. (soft piano music) ♪ Set me as a seal
on your heart ♪ ♪ Set me as a seal
on your soul ♪ ♪ For strong as death is love ♪ ♪ Unyielding as the grave ♪ ♪ Nothing will
quench its flame ♪ ♪ Nothing will
quench its flame ♪ ♪ Kiss me, my love
that your name ♪ ♪ Beyond my lips ♪ ♪ You intoxicate my being ♪ ♪ With the fragrance
of your presence ♪ ♪ Set me as a seal
on your heart ♪ ♪ Set me as a seal
on your soul ♪ ♪ For strong as death is love ♪ ♪ Unyielding as the grave ♪ ♪ Nothing will
quench its flame ♪ ♪ Nothing will
quench its flame ♪ - [Father In Green] Let us pray. Grant us, almighty God, that we may be
refreshed and nourished by the sacrament
which we have received so as to be transformed
into what we consume through Christ, our Lord. - [Congregation] Amen. - [Father In Green]
The Lord be with you. - [Congregation] And
with your spirit. - [Father In Green] May
almighty God bless you. The Father, the Son,
and Holy Spirit. - [Congregation] Amen. - [Father In Green] Go
forth, the Mass has ended. - [Congregation]
Thanks be to God. (soft piano music) ♪ The heavens are telling
the glory of God ♪ ♪ And all creation
is shouting for joy ♪ ♪ Come dance in the forest ♪ ♪ Come play in the field ♪ ♪ And sing, sing to
the glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ The heavens are telling
the glory of God ♪ ♪ And all creation
is shouting for joy ♪ ♪ Come dance in the forest ♪ ♪ Come play in the fields ♪ ♪ And sing, sing to
the glory of the Lord ♪
