Sunday Mass 6/03/2022 | Infant Jesus church

[Music] uh [Music] [Music] is [Music] we have moved too much to ourselves [Music] we will sing and celebrate his love today [Music] is [Music] celebrated [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit the grace of our lord jesus christ and the love of god and the communion of the holy spirit be with you all [Music] dear friends today we are on the first sunday of the lent today's gospel jesus invites us not to get tempted but to overcome temptations temptations are part and parcel of our life some of us are tempted every now and then some of us often fall to the temptation some of them some of us stand up to these temptations temptations are in various ways satan has got only two weapons which it can use against us one is the weapon of temptations and the other weapon is the weapon of discouragement when we don't yield to the temptations of the satan the last weapon which which it can use is the weapon of discouragement but dear friends today let us pray and ask the grace of god like jesus who had victory over the temptations who are victory over the satan today let us also pray for the grace of god that we may also overcome overcome the odds of life that we play that we face every now and then and for the many times we have failed and yielded to these temptations let us ask god's pardon and mercy saying i confess to almighty god in all the three temptations jesus uses scripture references to refute the tempter in the first jesus is tempted to use his power to perform a miracle to satisfy his hunger he affirms that humans do not live by bread alone but by the word of god we need to strive for greater things the second one tempts jesus to worship the tempter rather than the creator if any person position or ideology is given the place of god it is equal to idle worship let us give to god what belongs to god in the third temptation the devil tempts jesus to bend the will of god to his own will jesus rightly responds you shall not put the lord your god to the test as humans we should bend our will to the plan of god not the other way around we need to discern and do the god and listen to do the will of god may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us everlasting life [Music] give we are [Music] [Music] see oh [Music] [Music] let us breathe grant almighty god through the early observance of the holy lent that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects through lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses said to people the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of your lord your god and you shall make response before the lord your god a wandering adamant was my father and he went down into egypt and sojourned there few in number and there he became a nation great mighty and populous and the egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor then we carry we cried to the lord the god of our fathers and the lord heard our voice and saw our application our toil and our oppression and the lord brought us out of egypt with a mighty hand and outstretched arm with great deeds of terror with signs and wonders and he brought us into this place and gave us this land a land flowing with milk and honey and behold now i bring the first of the fruit of the ground and you shall set it down before the lord your god and worship before the lord your god the word of the lord let your response be be with me o lord when i am in distress [Music] the lord my [Music] soul my soul [Music] can you [Music] see the lord oh [Music] is [Music] [Music] my god while i have my beans my magic shin of him shall be sweet i will be glad i will be glad in the lord oh my soul praise me the lord bless thou the lord o my soul [Music] [Music] the lord i'll give thanks until the lord for all his deeds seen everywhere in remember forever [Music] search for the lord never see [Music] [Music] praise the [Music] the lord o my soul praise the my lord praise me the [Music] the lord a reading from the letter of saint paul to the romans brethren what does scripture say the word is near you in your mouth and in your heart that is the word of faith that we proclaim because 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 with the heart one believes and is justified and with the mouth one confess and is saved for the scripture says everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame for there is no distinction between jew and greek for the same lord is lord of all bestowning his riches on all who call on him for everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved the word of the lord kindly stand for the gospel acclamation [Music] lord jesus christ [Music] man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of god [Music] lord open our minds and our hearts to welcome your words and to practice it in our daily lives the lord be with you with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to saint [Music] according to saint luke chapter 4 verses 1 to 13 at that time jesus full of the holy spirit returned from the jordan and was led by the spirit in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by the devil and 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 and jesus answered him it is written man shall not live by bread alone and the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time and said to him to you i will give all this authority and their glory for it has been delivered to me and i give it to whom i will if you then will worship me it will all be yours and jesus answered him it is written you shall worship the lord your god and him alone shall you serve and he took him to jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle 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 on their hands they will bear you up lest you strike your foot against a stone and jesus answered him it is said you shall not put the lord your god to the test and where the devil had ended every temptation he departed from him until an opportune time the gospel of the lord jesus christ how many of you heard the whole gospel very keenly please raise your hands how many of you heard the whole gospel very keenly word by word i am saving these chocolates none of you i think father austin in his talk he was explaining you the parts of the eucharist and of course i'm sure when it came to the word of god he must have told you that all of us must keemly listen to the word of god it is not the person who reads but it is the god who speaks through the person so therefore we encourage and recommend people to read the word of god as slow as possible and clearly so that the god's words will not be missed out at least do you know what is the gospel is all about what is that temptations of jesus okay let me give three prizes so that let me not waste these prizes you know always young minds have got creative ideas all of you heard the gospel you must have not heard also no problem but you know what the gospel is temptations of jesus can someone three of you give a beautiful title a new title other than the bible can you give a new title for the gospel three of you don't worry even if it is something nonsense don't worry in the eyes of god everything is good three of you don't worry on the spot i will give the chocolates word of god not bad who said it would be nice if you raise your hands and say the answer because after the mass i can give the gift to you someone else challenge for the lord what is a good name jessica jessica okay challenge for the lord i have something new title for the gospel of the day someone else two more testing the lord and the third huh god say it loudly don't worry don't worry say it loudly come on come on you're saying something opportunity is to go against faith am i right very good these three answers are i'm happy okay at least you are able to give some new titles for the gospel that you heard if you ask me what title father you would give i would give this title how many of you not received baptism raise your hands how many have you not received baptism here all of you have received baptism sure yes because what is the proof for your baptism your baptism certificate don't worry not even the photo baptism certificate is the proof for your baptism you know when this temptation took place after the baptism of jesus he was baptized in the river jordan and then he was led by the spirit to a wilderness and there he was tempted when he was fasting for 40 days and the gospels say very clearly when he was hungry because of fasting when he was hungry the devil begins to tempt jesus and for me the title that i would say renewal of the baptismal promises jesus renews the baptismal promise that he made he was baptized in the river jordan then he was tested to see whether he will be faithful to the promises that he made the same promise if you go back to the old testament god the father makes some promises to the people of israel he says i will liberate you from this slavery so-called from the land of egypt provided you remain faithful to me and on the way back on the way to the promised land they were tested to see whether they will keep up the promises that they made to the lord so they were given temptations by god they had no bread to eat in the forest in the wilderness and as a result they begin to grumble they say you have brought us out of egypt is it to die with hunger and they begin to test and then they wait for the bread now through moses he makes the people to realize man does not live by bread alone moses knew that he will not be able to bake such a bread in the wilderness he had nothing but he had faithful words he speaks to the speaks to god in faith and the words provide them food to eat and he provides them mana so therefore here in the in the life of in the case of jesus he was hungry and when he since he was hungry the devil tempts him saying convert this or chain this stone into bread and therefore jesus says uses the same words same feelings he says man does not live by bread alone but by the words of god this is what we heard even in the introduction now this temptation of jesus is found in the gospel of matthew gospel of luke and in the gospel of mark we don't find this temptation of jesus in the gospel of john matthew mark luke is considered as a synoptic gospels matthew and luke have a detailed story about the temptation of jesus how jesus was tempted and where he was taken and from where he was brought back and all these things whereas the gospel of mark do not give the more explanation about the temptation of jesus the gospel of marx summarizes the entire episode in two verses only whereas matthew and luke does they give explanation what was the need for matthew and luke to give more explanation about the temptation of jesus matthew and luke wanted to tell the people those who are listening or those who are reading the word of god to tell them that the new testament is the fulfillment of the old testament what was done in the past what was promised in the old testament has been fulfilled in the new testament and above all matthew and luke present jesus as a role model for all of us to face the trials tribulations temptations of life if this jesus is kept as a role model then we will be able to understand why the temptations come and how to face them in life i would ask all of you my dear friends do not pray to god to take away the temptations in your life do not pray let the temptations come in your life be it be your physical temptation be it be financial temptation be it be temptation of the worldly things but let them come in your life the more the temptation you get in your life the more you will become stronger and stronger in your life provided provided you have the words of eternal life so therefore jesus says man does not live by bread alone but by the words of god so therefore jesus in his temptation tells i have made a promise that i will remain faithful to my god alone i will not deviate from the ministry that is given to me i will not move away or get away from the intentions that god has designed upon me he remains he renews the promises that he made at the time of baptism so my dear youth i just want to advise you to all of us including to me you know as we face the temptations in life as we face a kind of difficult life let us try to renew the commitment that we made in the baptism let us say that i believe in god i believe in the church i believe in the resurrection and the life i believe in christ jesus i believe all that so therefore the creed that we profess during the mass as well as in our prayers should become firm and strong that is what all of us we need to do our profession of faith has to be in words and in action if it remains only in words then the profession of faith will not have any meaning in life it has to be activated it has to be made alive through our word through our works through our service and the moment i put it active i make it active the faith will tell me what kind of christian i am what kind of catholic i am what kind of youth i am i want to give a little example i do not know whether it really happened or it just created for the sake of understanding this example i want to give you and i would like to end my homily there was a young man who was very good very pious person he was very devout and he would attend the services church services regularly but he was sitting at the back he was not participating in any of the other activities of the church whether it is require liturgy or the service or anything he would not take part in the activities of church but rather he would come and just be present there for all the services of the church and after seeing so many after participating there's so many services he comes to the parish prison says father i just would like to leave this church i want to get away from this church and the parish priest asked him why do you want to leave the church father you know i just come for the mass and i sit at the back and i see people are talking people are just trying to look at each other people are just smiling each other and i don't find that devotion which i am having i find people are getting distracted some of them are not listening to the sermons some of them not listening what is happening in the church and they do not know some they get up and go and some come i find it something very funny so if i would find a church which where all people concentrate who give hundred percent concentrate i want to go to that church and the parish says don't worry i will make a better announcement next sunday i will tell the people not to go here and there not to get distracted and not to talk or smile or just participate in the eucharist and the next time you come and see and the youth comes for the next sunday mass and then after the massey coming says father your announcement has made nothing no improvement in the parishioners still there either only then he said okay do one thing next time do you come and next sunday when you come get a glass of water get a glass glass of full water and the youth says okay father i'll try let me bring a glass of water next sunday when i come for mars and the youth comes with a glass of water and he sits at the back and he says before the mass the parish says come out come out of the church and he says you know keep the glass on your head keep a glass on your head and start walking around the church when the mass is going on see that it's not a single drop of water should spill from the glass water should not fall from the glass and the use says okay brother i will try let me see because by doing this whether these people will improve and the youth the mass begins and youth begins to walk around the church with a glass of water and he was so cautious he was so much aware that that he he would just was considered in the glass so that the water should not fall out of the glass and after the mass then he says father i have done i have successfully brought the glass back to you with the same water as it was then he says while taking round about the church did you see anyone talking he said no because i was concentrating on the glass did you see anyone laughing she said no i was concentrating in glasgow how can i because i was more worried about the glass and the water did you see people going out and coming in no he said no then the parish priest said when you come to the church do not look at others what they do look at yourself and ask yourself why did you come to the church if you come to the church for a particular purpose do not get yourself deviated because of others actions my action when i come to the church i should know for what i am coming i should not say myself that my faith is because of my neighbor because he is praying therefore my faith is strong he is getting distracted he is disturbing me so therefore i am also getting distracted never now our participation makes more difference in the eucharist than to get disturbed because of the other's distraction so many youth my dear friends i want to tell you simple thing the temptations come in life to get away from the church or to come with the church it may be anything for that matter let us keep the disposition that christ had let us remain faithful to god let us remain faithful to christ jesus let us remain faithful to the commitment that we made let the works and the service that we do help us to reflect the faith which we have embraced may god help us now dear friends let us all stand and make a solemn profession of faith i believe in god father almighty creator of heaven and earth i believe in jesus christ his only son of the lord he was conceived by the power of the holy spirit born of the virgin mary he suffered in the bunches pilate was crucified died and was buried he descended unto death on the third day rose again he ascended into heaven and seated at the right hand of the father he will come again to judge the living and that i believe in the holy spirit the holy catholic church the communion of saints the forgiveness of our sins direction of body and life everlasting now dear friends let us all place our petitions and intentions at the feet of the lord asking him the grace to overcome the temptation and stand upright in his eyes your response will be lord our god we trust in you can you repeat lord of god we trust in you lord we pray for the church the bride of christ may she with all her shepherds and the people of god experience the power of god to overcome every strong every temptation and every struggle let us pray to the lord lord our lord we trust in you lord we pray for those engaged in the work of evangelization may they experience the power of the spirit to continue their mission despite persecutions and hardships let us pray to the lord lord our god we trust in you lord we pray for the poor and the needy all over the world and those who are denied of the basic human needs may they find their refuge in the lord who knows and provides for every need let us pray to the lord your response lord our god lord we pray for our young people all over the world may they experience the power of god to overcome temptation and be conquerors in today's materialistic and communalist world let us pray to the lord your response lord our god our god we trust in you lord we pray for civil and christian leaders may they lead people under their care with sincerity of purpose and for and firmness of action without fear and favor let us let's pray to the lord your response lord lord god let us all close our eyes for a moment and pray for our personal intentions heavenly father we surrender to you all the good souls who are gathered here give them the courage to face all odds of life help them to stand up as this is the age where they get wavered where they go astray as this is the age wherein their spirits are weak and the flesh is strong dear lord we ask you to send your grace upon them so that they may stand as true witnesses to your name and may be examples after you to show to the world that they are your true followers we ask this in the precious name of jesus christ our lord [Music] me [Music] is [Music] a secret [Music] is [Music] my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father give us right disposition so lord we pray to make these offerings for with them we celebrate the beginning of this venerable and sacred time through christ our lord [Music] the lord be with your spirits lift up your [Music] hearts to the lord let us give thanks to the lord of god it is it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation [Music] always and everywhere to give you thanks lordly father almighty and eternal god through christ our lord by abstaining 40 long days from earthly food he consecrated through his past the pattern of our legend and observance and by overturning all the snares of the ancient serpent [Music] taught us to cast out the leaven of malice so that celebrating worthily the paschal mystery we might pass over at last to eternal pascal feast and so with the company of angels and saints wasting them of your praise without them we are clearly [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] you are indeed holy 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 [Music] he was betrayed he entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks broke it and gave it to his disciples and said take this all of you oh this is my body which will be given up you and in a similar way when the supper was ended he took the chalice and once more giving thanks he gave it to his disciples and said take this all of you and ring from 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 [Music] do this in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] is [Music] 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 your wealth is 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 derek bishop 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 will send joseph her blessed spouse with the blessed apostles with sin francis de sales and don bosco and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages we will merit to be coerced eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ true amen [Music] oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever [Music] dear friends trusting in our savior's command believe in his teachings and every word that has come from his mouth let us place his truck place our trust in him and in his providence and say our father who art in heaven and thy kingdom come that will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from all evil deliver us lord we pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our days and that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ lord jesus christ you set your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but in the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever the peace of the lord be with you always dear friends let us offer each other a meaningful sign of peace into the world behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are we who are once again called for the banquet of this lamb lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be [Music] [Music] days [Music] again is [Music] on the [Music] like the ground of me [Music] now [Music] 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 living bread and strive to live by every word that proceeds from your mouth through christ our lord the lord be with you bow your heads and pray for god's blessing may bountiful blessing o lord we pray come down upon your people that hope may grow in tribulation virtue be strengthened in temptation and eternal redemption be assured through christ our lord and may the almighty god bless you the father and the son and the holy spirit this mass has ended in the peace of christ fingering [Music] fingering [Music] glory to oh grace of christ of christ fingers [Music] you

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Published: Sun Mar 06 2022