St Pius X Mass for March 6 2022, the First Sunday of Lent

so [Music] now [Music] return to the lord with all your heart now the day of salvation not only can we be fully alive but on every word from the mouth of [Music] return to the lord with all your heart now the day of salvation this might be love [Music] and listen to him now the acceptable time [Music] return to the lord with all your heart now the day of salvation [Music] i give will be a fountain within [Music] leaping up to providing life now the acceptable time return to the lord with all your heart now the day of salvation while i am in the world i am the light of the world go and watch now go and live in the light now the acceptable time return to the lord with all your heart now the day of salvation all who believe in me if they die they shall live i am the resurrection i am the life acceptable time return to the lord with all your heart [Music] so um good afternoon welcome to saint pius the 10th church and welcome to all who are visiting with us this afternoon we extend a special welcome to those who are praying with us through the streaming of this mass we pray for all your intentions those you sent in to us as well as those you are holding in your hearts at this time we invite you our viewers to continue to send your intentions to us you may email them or call them into the parish office at the end of mass it is our practice to pray three hail marys for the next one among us who will be called home by god we invite you to join us in our prayer today if you are interested in registering in our parish we invite you to see a hospitality minister they can be identified by their name tag lanyards let us take a moment to center ourselves and to gratefully remember that we are in god's presence so let us all stand and sink together our opening hymn number 691 on eagle's wings number 691 [Music] so [Music] [Music] you dwell in the shelter of the [Music] to lord lord my refugees [Music] in [Music] is [Music] make you to shine and [Music] you need not fear the terror of the night [Music] near you it shall not [Music] to shine like a sun [Music] his angels he's given a command to guard you in all of your ways upon their hands they will bear you off unless you dash your foot against the stalls [Music] is [Music] [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit the lord be with you as we gather this first sunday of lent let us prepare ourselves to celebrate this most sacred liturgy by turning away from our sins lord by water in the spirit you give us new life lord have mercy lord have mercy christ by the cross you brought pardon in hope christ have mercy christ have mercy lord by your death you brought peace to the sinner lord have mercy lord have mercy may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life let us pray grant almighty god through the yearly observances of holy lent that we may grow an understanding of the riches hidden in christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects 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 the 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 arab man who went down to egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien but there became he became a nation great strong and numerous when the egyptian maltreated and oppressed us imposing hard labor upon us we cried to the lord the god of our fathers and he heard our cry and saw our affliction our toil and our oppression the word of the lord foreign [Music] be with me lord when i am in trouble be with me lord when i am in trouble he who dwells in the shelter of the most high and abides in the shade of the almighty says to the lord my refuge my stronghold my god in whom i trust be with me lord when i am in trouble upon you no evil shall fall no plague approach your tent for you he has commanded his angels to keep you in all your ways [Music] be with me lord when i am in trouble they shall bear you upon their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone and the lion and the viper you will tread and trample the young lion and the serpent be with me lord when i am in trouble since he clings to me in love i will free him protect him for he knows my name when he calls on me i will answer him i will be with him in distress i will deliver him and give him glory be with me lord when i am in trouble 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 that is the word of faith that we preach for if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved for one believes with the heart and so is justified and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved for the scripture says no one who believes in him will be put to shame for there is no distinction between jew and greet the same lord is lord of all enriching all who call upon him for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved the word of the lord [Music] glory to you word of god lord jesus christ glory to you word of god lord jesus christ glory to you the word of god lord jesus christ [Music] one does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of god glory to you the word of god lord jesus christ the lord be with you a reading 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 forty 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 bread 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 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 reply it is written you shall worship the lord your god and him alone shall you serve 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 their 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 [Music] our gospel for this first sunday of lent is the temptation of jesus in the desert a temptation is trying to pull us away from who we truly are trying to make us into something that we're not to be what we're not supposed to be father paul how do we know what we're supposed to be i'm glad you asked that thank you it was probably a good 40 years ago that my home parish pastor father albert shaman of great memory was doing a confirmation session and i was someone's sponsor and he got talking about who we're supposed to be and the fact that it's god that says who we're supposed to be and he used the analogy of a watch now this is just a regular watch it's not a smart watch it's not a fitbit it's not a dick tracy transistor phone whatever but it's just a watch so somebody somewhere designed and made this watch so the maker of the watch said i wanted to tell time and i wanted to tell the correct time so the maker of the watch set its purpose now i can use this watch for other things i can use it as a door stop if i have to but that's not why it was made i can fling it at deacon jim to get his attention when he starts dozing during my homily but that's not why it was made so even though it can get used for other purposes its main purpose is to tell the correct time and that was set by the person who designed it and made it we are designed and made by god and so god sets our purpose we can go away from that and that's what we're tempted to do and that's what sin is sin is saying i'm not gonna be who i'm supposed to be and what am i supposed to be first is i'm supposed to be love because it says that we were made in the image and likeness of god and god is love and so we are made in the image and likeness of love and that's what we're supposed to be we are supposed to be love and then through jesus we are made children of god we fell away from our original purpose through original sin and it has been perpetuated ever since and so now we are restored but even greater than we were because now we are to be children of god and so those two things should govern us love and living as children of god but temptation says no no don't do that don't be that and so this lenten season calls us back and says hey take a time out from life put something in place to give you a different focus to renew you in god's love and to renew you as children of god and so we have the platform the foundation of lent it was spelled out for us on ash wednesday almsgiving fasting and prayer almsgiving when we take care of other people because as children of god we share the same heavenly father so when children share a same parent they're brothers and sisters and so we are to treat our brothers and sisters as children of god as well which means we have to take care of them in their needs and that's what our almsgiving does whether it's the giving of finances the giving of food the giving of our time the giving of our talents in some way helping those who have a poverty around us to say i'm here for you my brother my sister and fasting is what pulls us back to our true self because the world will try to get us caught up in things activities possessions that say ah you need this you need that this will make you happy this will make you more complete this will fulfill you but the only things that fulfill us are love and being children of god i was in prison ministry for 13 years and most of the guys that i dealt with had addiction problems alcohol drugs other addictions and so we talked about how addiction tries to fill you in that emptiness of life and so now remember this was a while ago i've been here for going on eight years so one of the people that i would point out i would say do you guys know who paris hilton is and if you don't know who paris hilton is look for somebody older than you around you they'll tell you and it's like you know here she is one of the richest young women in the world and she still has addiction problems because her money and her wealth was not filling that emptiness inside her and so she kept searching and looking elsewhere instead of going into that emptiness and finding her true self in god and so when we fast from something whether it's a food a drink an activity uh whatever it is it's saying i don't need that i don't need that i don't need that that's not who i am i can live without that even though there are times you may think you can't you can and so fasting calls us back to our true self and then prayer prayer keeps us connected to god who is love and made us in love and made us his children through jesus and so we spend time in prayer communicating talking and hopefully listening and saying god i just want to be with you i want to be in relationship with you a relationship of love and so as we embark upon our lenten journey this holy season we do so facing temptations the temptations of jesus and our own temptations but through our lenten devotions we are called back to who we truly are and who god made us to be let us profess our faith 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 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 we call upon the name of the lord in this assembly today as we call to mind our needs and the needs of our brothers and sisters around the world today's response is lord hear our prayer for the church that through fasting prayer and almsgiving we may help to satisfy the physical and spiritual hunger of our neighbors around the world we pray lord hear our prayer for world leaders and others in positions of authority that they may work for justice for all people especially those who are maltreated or oppressed we pray lord hear our prayer for those who suffer from hunger or malnutrition day in and day out that they may know the grace of god through the efforts of those working for an equitable distribution of resources we pray lord hear our prayer for all of us as we face temptations great and small that we may turn to god for support and strength we pray lord hear our prayer for our community that our self-denial will humble our sinful pride contribute to the feeding of the poor and help us to grow in likeness to christ we pray lord hear our prayer for our sisters and brothers who bear christ's suffering in body mind and spirit for the dying especially those who will die alone today and for everyone our father has called home this week we pray lord hear our prayer for the living and deceased members of the parish for whom this mass is offered we pray lord hear our prayer for those who are in need of healing in all ways of body mind and spirit especially those among us hail mary full of grace the amongst lord and blessed is the fruit of the eye of jesus holy mary mother of god pray for our sins now of our death amen loving god guide us as we wander through the desert of temptation losing awareness of your constant care sustain us on our lenten journeys as we make these prayers to you through your son and our savior christ the lord r so blessed are you lord god of all creation but through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you fruit of the earth and work of human hands will become for us the bread of life humanity blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink cleanse me of my selfishness with all my sins pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father 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 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 through our lord jesus christ by abstaining 40 long days from earthly food he consecrated through his fast the pattern of our lenten observance and by overturning all the snares of the ancient serpent taught us to cast out the leaven of malice so that celebrating worthily the paschal mystery we might pass over at last to the eternal paschal feast and so with the company of angels and saints we sing the hymn of your praise as without end we now acclaim [Music] holy holy holy lord god of hosts heaven and earth are full of your glory hosanna in the highest blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord hosanna in the highest you are indeed holy o lord and from the world's beginning are constantly at work so that the human race may become holy just as you yourself are holy look we pray upon your people's offerings and pour out on them the power of your spirit that they may become the body and blood of your beloved son jesus christ in whom we too are your sons and daughters indeed though we once were lost and could not approach you you loved us with the greatest love for your son who alone is just handed himself over to death and did not disdain to be nailed for our sake to the wood of the cross but before his arms were outstretched between heaven and earth to become the lasting sign of your covenant he desired to celebrate the passover with his disciples as he ate with them he took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to them saying take this all of you and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you uh in a similar way when supper was ended knowing that he was about to reconcile all things in himself through his blood to be shed on the cross he took the chalice filled with the fruit of the vine and once more giving you thanks handed 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 so the mystery of faith when we eat this bread and drink this cup we proclaim your death o lord until you come again therefore as we celebrate the memorial of your son jesus christ who is our passover and our surest peace we celebrate his death and resurrection from the dead and looking forward to his blessed coming we offer you who are our faithful and merciful god this sacrificial victim who reconciles to you the human race look kindly the most compassionate father and those who unite to yourself by the sacrifice of your son and grant that by the power of the holy spirit as they partake of this one bread and one chalice they may be gathered into one body in christ who heals every division be pleased to keep us always in communion of mind and heart together with francis our pope and salvatore our bishop help us to work together for the coming of your kingdom unto the hour when we stand before you saints among the saints in the halls of heaven with the blessed virgin mary mother of god joseph her husband the apostles the martyrs saint rocco saint pius the tenth and all the saints and with our deceased brothers and sisters whom we humbly commend to your mercy then freed at last from the wound of corruption and made fully into a new creation we shall sing to you with gladness the thanksgiving of christ who lives for all eternity [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 forever and ever [Music] let us ask our heavenly father to free us from temptation praying as jesus taught 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 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 for ever and ever the peace of the lord be with you always lamb of god you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us behold jesus the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed a prayer of spiritual communion my jesus i believe that you are present in the most holy sacrament i love you above all things and i desire to receive you in my soul since i cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally come spiritually into my heart i embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself holy to you never permit me to be separated from you amen [Music] give the body so [Music] this is jesus emmanuel [Music] god is with us [Music] this [Music] begotten song [Music] offered as a ransom by the holy one this is jesus emmanuel god is with us in this [Music] [Music] this is jesus [Music] so [Music] make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever have turned away from you we have failed in what we do we are asking for forgiveness we are asking you for mercy make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever as we try to find the way when we have no words to say as we seek the path of holiness we need you close beside us make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever in the things we failed to do and the wrongs that we've been through our inadequacies haunt us and we know our need of healing make us turn to you god of love and compassion us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever we acknowledge all our sin a new life we must begin now the time has come to change our hearts and keep your new commandment make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever [Music] if we listen to your voice then we have no other choice than to follow in your footsteps and to learn to act with justice make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to your god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever when we start to go astray turn our darkness into day shine a light beam deep inside us and transform us with your presence make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to your god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever help us keep to what is right keep us walking in your sight give us sure and strong encouragement and working for your kingdom [Music] make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever though we've always tried in vain help us try just once again with your strength and reassurance we can be a new creation make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever when our life comes to its end jesus savior be our friend take us gently by the hand and lead us onward into glory make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever make us turn to you god of love and compassion bring us home to you to be with you forever [Music] soul of my savior sanctify my breast body of christ be thou my saving god blood of my savior base me in your tongue wash me with water flowing from your side [Music] strength protection may your passion be o blessed jesus hear and answer me [Music] deep in your wounds lord hide and share me so shall i never never part from thee hear me lord jesus listen as i pray lead me from night to never end in death fill all the world with love and grace divine [Music] and glory lord and praise be everlasting [Music] so let us pray renewed now with heavenly 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 during lent we ask you to consider participating with operation rice bowl to help catholic relief service feed the hungry it's an excellent way to practice your arms giving during lent the theme for the catholic relief services operation rice bowl is for lent for life and it reminds us that what we give up for our brothers and sisters in need we also give to jesus in service and our monthly mass followed by prayers for healing will be this monday evening at 6 30 pm in church we invite you to bring a friend and it was the morning of september 11 2001. the parish i was in at the time had mass at nine o'clock and so i heard about the um attacks just before mass and so at the end of mass it was just a loss what do we say what do we do so i prayed the hail holy queen and it's been a custom of mine to pray the holy queen after daily mass ever since to thee do we cry poor banished children of eve to thee do we send up our size mourning and weeping in this veil of tears turned then most gracious advocate thine eyes of mercy toward us so i encourage you that individually or maybe as a couple or a family that you include the hail holy queen as a part of your daily prayer life praying for peace in our world especially at this time peace in the ukraine the lord be with you may almighty god bless you the father the son the holy spirit go in peace glorifying the lord by your life thanks be to god hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners noun at the hour of amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst 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 amongst 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 [Music] wealth can be an idol built of gleaming gold bringing

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Published: Sun Mar 06 2022