Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord - January 2, 2022

you [Music] oh [Music] in our with winters [Music] is [Music] last [Music] is [Music] right on the place [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] those foreign [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Applause] [Music] secrets is [Music] is [Music] now [Music] good afternoon it is a pleasure for me as rector to welcome each of you to this basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception for the celebration of the solemnity of the epiphany in a special way we welcome those who join us through our live stream broadcast as well as the eternal word television network i remind those physically present here in mary's shrine that in the district of columbia face masks must be worn in public places which includes churches and your face mask must cover both your nose as well as your mouth we are privileged to have archbishop timothy broly with us for mass this sunday archbishop broyle is the archbishop for the military services and a member of the national shrine board of trustees as the archbishop for the military services archbishop broglio serves military personnel and families patients in veterans administration hospitals and federal employees serving outside the boundaries of the united states in 134 countries it is our pleasure to welcome archbishop broglio and each of you to mary shrine for this festival of the revelation of jesus as the light of all nations in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen peace be with you and with your spirit let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries i confess to almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words in what i have done and what i have failed to do through my fault through my fault through my most grievous fault therefore i ask the blessed mary ever virgin all the angels and saints and you my brothers and sisters to pray for me to the lord our god may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life amen [Music] is [Music] i is for your great glory jesus christ us yours [Music] me oh [Music] jesus [Music] is [Music] let us pray oh god who on this day revealed your only begotten son to the nations by the guidance of a star grant in your mercy that we who know you already by faith may be brought to behold the beauty of your sublime glory through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god for ever and ever a reading from the book of the prophet isaiah rise up and splendor jerusalem your light has come the glory of the lord shines upon you see darkness covers the earth and thick clouds cover the peoples but upon you the lord shines and over you appears his glory nations shall walk by your light and kings by your shining radiance raise your eyes and look about they all gather and come to you your sons from afar and your daughters from the arms of their nurses then you shall be radiant at what you see your heart shall throb and overflow for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you the wealth of nations shall be brought to you caravans of camels shall fill you dromedaries from midian and ephah all from sheba shall come bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the lord the word of the lord [Music] lord every nation on earth will adore [Music] you lord [Music] oh god with your judgment endow the king and with your justice the songs [Music] on earth [Music] justice shall flower in his days and profound peace till the moon be no more [Music] the kings of tarshish and the isles shall offer gifts and the kings of arabia and sava shall bring tribute [Music] when on earth [Music] for he shall rescue the poor when he cries out and the afflicted when he has no one to help him [Music] a reading from the letter of saint paul to the ephesians brothers and sisters you have heard of the stewardship of god's grace that was given to me for your benefit namely that the mystery was made known to me by revelation it was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit that the gentiles are co-heirs members of the same body and co-partners in the promise in christ jesus through the gospel the word of the lord [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] god [Music] the lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to matthew [Music] when jesus was born in bethlehem of judea in the days of king herod behold magi from the east arrived in jerusalem saying where is the newborn king of the jews we saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage when king herod heard this he was greatly troubled in all jerusalem with him assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people he inquired of them where the christ was to be born they said to him in bethlehem of judea for thus it has been written through the prophet and you bethlehem land of judah are by no means least among the rulers of judah since from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people israel then herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance he sent them to bethlehem and said go and search diligently for the child when you have found him bring me word that i too may go and do him homage after their audience with the king they set out and behold the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was they were overjoyed at seeing the star and on entering the house they saw the child with his mother mary they prostrated themselves and did him homage then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh and having been warned in a dream not to return to herod they departed for their country by another way the gospel of the lord [Music] no dear brothers and sisters that as we have rejoiced at the nativity of our lord jesus christ so by leave of god's mercy we announce to you also the joy of his resurrection who is our savior on the second day of march we'll fall at wednesday and the beginning of the fast of the most sacred lantern season on the 70th day of april you will celebrate with joy yesterday the paschal feast of our lord jesus christ on the 29th day of may will be the ascension of our lord jesus christ on the fifth day of june the feast of pentecost [Music] on the 90th day of june the feast of the most holy body and blood of christ on the 27th day of november the first sunday of the advent of our lord jesus christ to whom is honor and glory forever dear brothers and sisters in christ last sunday i stood in the vast brand new cathedral of our lady of arabia in bahrain the emir donated this land for this important structure while the country is largely muslim some 15 percent of the population is christian and there is evidence of a christian presence already in the 12th century certainly most of the catholics to there today are immigrants who have come to work in bahrain as i prayed in that cathedral i knew that god willing i would be in our basilica a week later and equally large and certainly more magnificent structure it would be to celebrate the epiphany of our lord our commemoration of the arrival of non-jewish wise men from the east who wanted to worship the newborn king from the poetry of isaiah to the declaration of saint paul and the narrative of the gospel we are being urged to recognize the revelation to the whole world of the goodness of almighty god there is a clear notion of movement and oneness in this unique solemnity a catalyst for our mission to evangelize when we think about the son of god taking on our human condition in fulfillment of the divine plan we are struck by his manifestations in an ever-widening revelation of his presence first in response to our blessed mother's ascent to her role in that plan the word becomes flesh we celebrate that moment on the 25th of march the annunciation and we recognize how precious is that child in the womb of his mother our enthusiasm for the defense of human life stems from the knowledge that mary bore the son of god for nine months not a mass of cells but a precious child the savior of the world that manifestation although recognized by elizabeth and hailed by her son john in her womb was private hidden necessarily the first public manifestation was to the shepherds at the moment of jesus birth in bethlehem sometimes that is considered his manifestation to the chosen people today we celebrate his manifestation to the non-jewish world and we think about the role of the chosen people in the history of humanity the savior of the world was jewish the chosen people are chosen not in the sense of closed or as an exclusion of outsiders but chosen for their role in service to all humanity to quote pope pius xii all of us are spiritually semites think about it for a moment almost 50 percent of the world's population [Music] christians muslims and jews believe in and worship the one true god the god first revealed to abraham the god who established a relationship with the hebrews and in his son revealed his saving will to all nations perhaps if we recognized our ancestry there would be less tension in today's world among the believers in one god in his letter for the world day of peace yesterday the bishop of rome heightened the importance of dialogue he was speaking about the dialogue of generations but it can easily be called can easily be applied to inter-religious dialogue as well and i quote dialogue entails listening to one another sharing different views coming to agreement and walking together promoting such dialogue involves breaking up the hard and barren soil of conflict and indifference in order to sow the seeds of a lasting and shared peace end of the citation solemnity certainly urges us to move we see the magi leave home and begin a long arduous journey to reach the holy child those journeys are long and complicated today let me assure you imagine what they must have been more than 2 000 years ago however they decided that the goal the visit the encounter with the lord jesus was worth the effort oppressed and shut in as we have been by the restrictions of the pandemic let us not forget how to go out our faith urges us to be active in sharing what we have experienced mary taught us to see the need and to make haste to the hill country to attend to elizabeth we also look out and see the pressing need of those who have not met christ or who have inadvertently slipped away they are also our responsibility opening the door to salvation is a part of the mission of all of the baptized the pilgrimage of life began at conception but the mission has its beginning in the waters of rebirth in baptism it continues as we grow in our love and knowledge of christ and the mission he has entrusted to us we gather at the table of the lord because we know that we need his body and blood to nourish us as we the bishops of the united states wrote in our recent pastoral letter on the eucharist the person who shares worthily in the eucharist is enabled more and more to live the new law of love given by christ precisely because christ communicates himself in the sacrament of the altar the foundation of our personal and moral transformation is the communion with himself that christ establishes in baptism and deepens in the eucharist in the celebration of the mass we are shown what love truly is and we receive grace that enables us to imitate the love that christ shows us the personal and moral transformation that is sustained by the eucharist reaches out to every sphere of human life it can also reshape the life of our society as a whole we all need to be consistent in bringing the love of christ not only to our personal lives but also to every dimension of our public lives that reality continues the revelation of the presence of christ when each one of us radiates his presence in our world then the mystery of his love is made concrete and can be experienced by others shepherds wise men apostles disciples and saints all made christ manifest the task is now ours and the world needs to experience this light now more than ever before to paraphrase the message for the world day of peace again the practice of dialogue can firmly root us in the present and from here revisit the past and look to the future to revisit the past in order to learn from history and heal old wounds that sometimes still trouble us the lord jesus does not destroy our natural differences the beauty of diversity which makes the world so wonderful rather there is equality but not sameness we sing in harmony not but not not unison as the choir teaches us so well our natural differences are not destroyed by our supernatural life in christ because in him everyone fulfills his or her true identity we know that good light brightens colors makes shapes more distinct perfects perspective and sharpens contrast so almighty god fulfills and brings to perfection every race class age occupation nation and region the wise men were open to the light and allowed it to draw them to the fullness of light and life like the cathedral in bahrain we can do no less because we have been reborn in him nourished by him and missioned by his church our lady of arabia even without an exterior cross stands out in testimony of care to the care of a catholic minority our baptismal task is to reflect the light of christ so as to stand out as beacons who lead others to life in him 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 man 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 rose 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 has spoken through the prophets i believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church i confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and i look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come amen in the hope of the lord's presence of salvation we now raise our prayers to heaven that pope francis and all pastors of the church may be strengthened to bring the light of christ to all nations and to instill hope in the unconditional mercy of god let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for world leaders that their laws and policies will help to ensure religious liberty for all people let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for married couples that they will bear witness to the sanctity of marriage through their faithfulness perseverance and love let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer that god will touch the hearts of those he is calling to the priesthood diaconate and consecrated religious life let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for the special intentions that we hold in our hearts and for the intentions that have been entrusted to the national shrine by our pilgrims and benefactors let us pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for those who have died especially our friends and loved ones that they may be filled with the radiance of christ's glory and no eternal life with all the saints let us pray to the lord r lord hear our prayer heavenly father hear the prayers of your church and lead us to walk always in the light of your son who lives and reigns forever and ever amen we invite you to join in support of the ministry of the basilica of the national shrine during the unprecedented days where our ministry has been greatly limited your contributions are all the more appreciated thank you for being as generous as your means allow [Music] [Music] lord oh [Music] perfect [Music] him again is [Music] is [Music] royal beauty bride perfect is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] [Applause] is [Music] is so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] pray sisters and brothers that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father his glory for our goodness look with favor lord we pray on these gifts of your church in which are offered now not gold or frankincense or myrrh but he who by them is proclaimed sacrificed and received jesus christ who lives and reigns forever and ever the lord be with you lift up your hearts let us give thanks to the lord our god it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god for today you have revealed the mystery of our salvation in christ as a light for the nations and when he appeared in our mortal nature you made us new by the glory of his immortal nature and so with angels and archangels with thrones and dominions and with all the hosts and powers of heaven we sing the hymn of your glory as without end we acclaim [Music] is [Music] is to you therefore most merciful father we make humble prayer and petition through jesus christ your son our lord that you accept and bless these gifts these offerings these holy and unblemished sacrifices which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic church be pleased to grant her peace to guard unite and govern her throughout the whole world together with your servant francis our pope my brother wilton the bishop of this church and me your unworthy servant and all those who holding to the truth hand on the catholic and apostolic faith remember lord your servants and all gathered here whose faith and devotion are known to you for them we offer you this sacrifice of praise or they offered for themselves and all who are dear to them for the redemption of their souls in hope of health and well-being and paying their homage to you the eternal god living and true celebrating the most sacred day at which your only begotten son eternal with you in your glory appeared in a human body truly sharing our flesh and in communion with those whose memory revenue especially the glorious ever virgin mary mother of our god and lord jesus christ and blessed joseph her spouse your blessed apostles and martyrs peter and paul andrew james john thomas james philip bartholomew matthew simon and jew linus cletus clement sixtus cornelius cyprian lawrence chrysogens john and paul cosmos and demian and all your sins we ask that through their merits and prayers in all things we may be defended by your protecting help therefore lord we pray graciously accept this oblation of our service that of your whole family order our days and your peace and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of those you have chosen be pleased oh god we pray to bless acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us the body and blood of your most beloved son our lord jesus christ the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised to heaven to you o god his almighty father giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you [Music] in a similar way when supper was ended he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands and once more 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 sins do this in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] therefore oh lord as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed passion the resurrection from the dead and the glorious ascension into heaven of christ your son our lord we your servants and your holy people offer to your glorious majesty from the gifts that you have given us this pure victim this holy victim this spotless victim the holy bread of eternal life and the chalice of everlasting salvation be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance and to accept them as once you were pleased to accept the gifts of your servant abel the just the sacrifice of abraham our father in faith and the offering of your high priest melchizedek a holy sacrifice a spotless victim in humble prayer we ask you almighty god command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy angel to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty so that all of us who through this participation at the altar receive the most holy body and blood of your son may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing remember also lord your servants who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace grant them o lord we pray and all who sleep in christ a place of refreshment light and peace to us also your servants who those sinners hope in your abundant mercies graciously grant some share and fellowship with your holy apostles and martyrs with john the baptist stephen matthias barnabas ignatius alexander marcellinus peter felicity perpetua agatha lucy agnes cecilia anastasia and all your sins admit us we beseech you into their company not weighing our merits for granting us your pardon through christ our lord through whom you continue to make all these good things o lord you sanctify them fill them with life bless them and bestow them upon us [Music] 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 for ever ever [Music] at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say 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 for the kingdom the power and 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 amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your [Music] [Music] the spirit the sins of the world have mercy on us [Music] 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 r lord i am not worthy but only say the word and my soul shall be healed [Music] stay away [Music] me oh [Music] [Music] what is [Applause] [Music] keeping this is [Music] the sun [Music] why lies [Music] good grace [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] r [Music] r [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] yes [Music] yes [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] jesus christ [Music] is [Music] [Music] r [Music] is [Music] me [Music] oh [Music] me [Music] me [Music] let us pray go before us with heavenly light o lord always and everywhere that we may perceive with clear sight and revere with true affection the mystery in which you have willed us to participate through christ our lord amen dear brothers and sisters the solemnity of the epiphany urges us to move in search of the newborn king rather than bearing gifts we have been privileged to participate in the perfect prayer and our presence in the one sacrifice of calvary allow me allow my expression of heartfelt gratitude be manifest to monsignor rossi whose kind invitation has made this gathering an annual tradition for me father ayala is probably wondering why he accepted the mission to direct the liturgy at this national shrine as we move toward the end of the christmas season but i'm very grateful for his capable direction maestro latona the choir and the organist have helped us pray and made our worship more fitting monsignor bonano the great attention of the sister servants of the mary immaculate and the other staff members of the shrine all contribute to our prayer in a special way i thank all of those who make possible the transmission of our celebration especially the generous donors who make the live streaming possible and ewtn and the other networks if we cannot gather for worship in the shrine we can at least participate virtually i never cease to be amazed at how many throughout the world follow these broadcasts we go forth nourished by the savior so that we might make manifest his goodness and proclaim his saving message to a hungry and wounded world let us reflect the light of that star for all to see and follow to all a blessed and fruitful 2020 the lord be with you and with your spirit bow down for the blessing may god who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light pour out in kindness of his blessing upon you and make your hearts firm in faith hope and charity amen and since in all confidence you follow christ who appeared today in the world as a light shining in darkness may god make you too a light for your brothers and sisters amen and so when your pilgrimage has ended may you come to him whom the magi sought as they followed the star and whom they found with great joy the light from light who is christ the lord amen and may the blessing of almighty god the father and the son and the holy spirit come down upon you and remain with you forever amen go forth the mass has ended thanks be to god [Music] as with gladness as with joy they [Music] maybe joyful steps [Music] is this with us help us at last right [Music] is [Music] you

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Published: Sun Jan 02 2022