The Sunday Mass – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 3, 2021 CC

[Music] [Music] your chair [Applause] [Music] in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the lord be with you and with your spirit let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries lord jesus you are mighty god and prince of peace lord have mercy lord have mercy you are the son of god and the son of mary christ have mercy have mercy you are the word made flesh and the splendor of the father lord have mercy lord have mercy may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life amen glory to god in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will we praise you we bless you we adore you we glorify you we give you thanks for your great glory lord god heavenly king o 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 [Music] almighty never 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 and 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 god for ever and ever [Music] a reading from the book of genesis the lord god said it is not good for 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 them would be its name the man gave names to all the cattle all the birds of the air and all the wild beasts 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 [Music] the lord bless us all the days of our lives [Music] blessed are you [Music] his ways for you shall [Music] of your leave blessed shall you be unfavored may the lord bless [Music] 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 for whom and through whom all things exist in bringing many children to glory should make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering [Music] 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 [Music] oh [Music] we love one another [Music] god remains in us [Music] is [Music] the lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to mark [Music] 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 the husband to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her jesus told them because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote this commandment to you 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 cling to his wife and the two of them shall become one flesh so they are no longer two they are 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 and amen i say to you whoever does not accept the kingdom of god like a little child will not enter into it then he embraced them and blessed them placing his hands upon them the gospel of the lord when the word of god cleanse us from our sins well you know in this um gospel in the first reading from genesis we we come upon the thorny issue of holy matrimony the world calls marriage and some argue in our time that there's been a redefinition of marriage i would argue that there's actually an undefinition of marriage because really for the last 50 to 60 years we've sort of been pulling all the pillars out of marriage well what is marriage well the church has a pretty clear answer on that it's one man for one woman till death do you part bearing fruit in your children that's what the church teaches it comes right of course from the genesis text which is also reiterated here by jesus he says this is why a man shall leave his father mother cling to his wife and the two of them shall become one flesh later on the lord says to them be fruitful and multiply fill the earth and subdue it and so this definition of marriage comes right from from the scriptures and that's what the church must insist on that is what is meant by marriage over the last 50 to 60 years though we've been pulling these pillars out you know i'm just old enough to remember a time when people mostly got married and stayed married and divorced was really shocking but by 1969 the first no-fault divorce laws were passed and so you start to see that immediately uh divorce has just skyrocketed and um um that's a pulling one of the pillars a man shall cling to his wife that means stick like glue that means honey if you ever leave me i'm going with you so we we have to see that that's an undefinition of pulling one of the definitions of marriage away likewise with the rise of the use of contraceptives and all people saw that having children wasn't necessarily an essential part of marriage and you could have them or not maybe it's a nice way of accessorizing your marriage who knows but you see that too is an undefinition because god said be fruitful and multiply and and then finally we we come then to well what is what's left was one man and one woman hanging out for as long as they like and whether or not you have kids is not really the point just about two adults being happy for as long as it makes them happy that's kind of what we end up with and so then the the um you know the same sex attracted community i said well what about us and we in the heterosexual community have been misbehaving and redef defining had very little to say by that point um so we we saw the the the supreme court decision that um legalize a so-called gay marriage but again i think we have to see that we've all been part of a we haven't done this well we we've we've lost what the lord taught us about marriage and he's very clear here you know you ought not be getting divorced you'll ought not be getting in and out of marriages this is a form of adultery and the lord is clear about this and it's hard now look i know that not everybody whose divorce is divorced in the same way maybe you tried to save your marriage but your spouse was unwilling this is not to condemn every individual but as a culture we've really made a mess of this and it's really affected us isn't it interesting that the last part of this gospel speaks to children and the lord says don't hinder the children because you know who pays the bill for all these getting in and out of marriages and so on it's the children i'm with daddy this weekend and mommy that weekend daddy's got a new girlfriend and all the things we put children through today in addition you know we all the different adoption practices and all these other experiments with same-sex couples and all these things where our children are the ones who are paying the price for all this experimentation so we have much to do to teach we've got everything backwards now you see marriage used to be about what's best for children today it's become what's best for the adults and the children will adjust of course and i think we need to do a lot of soul searching and whether you've been able to successfully get married and stay married or not we've all got to re-commit to preaching and teaching what god says about holy matrimony amen today we'll do the apostles creed i believe in god the father almighty the 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 and 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 thence he shall 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 sin the resurrection of the body and life everlasting jesus christ instituted the sacrament of holy matrimony so that a man and a woman can consecrate their love to each other and their family we ask the lord for the graces which married couples need in today's world for the leaders and teachers in the church may they teach the true dignity of marriage to the faithful we pray to the lord hear our prayer for those in government may they respect the family which is the cornerstone of our society we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for an openness to life within the sacrament of marriage and an increase in vocations to the priesthood religious life and the permanent diaconate we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for couples preparing for the sacrament of marriage may they appreciate and fulfill the lifelong commitment they are making to each other and god we pray to the lord r lord hear our prayer father we are conscious of the sacred vocation of marriage and we confidently make our prayers to you as members of the christian family through christ our lord amen [Music] when love is found and hope comes [Music] when love explodes and fills the sky praise god and share our maker's joy [Music] trust and care build both each day [Music] to serve and strive for truth and [Music] please pray now that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father [Music] amen except the lord we pray the sacrifice is 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 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 eternal god for in you we live and move and have our being and while in this body we not only experience the daily effects of your care but even now possess the pledge of life eternal for having received the first fruits of the spirit through whom you raised up jesus from the dead we hope for an everlasting share in the paschal mystery and so with all the angels we praise you as in joyful celebration we acclaim [Music] blessed is he who comes [Music] you are indeed holy o 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 the blood of our lord jesus christ at the time that he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving you thanks he 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 you 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 [Music] we proclaim your death [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 you've held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you and humbly we pray that partaking of the body and the 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 wilton our bishop and all the clergy remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all those 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 the mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with the blessed apostles and with all the saints who will please you throughout the ages that 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 o god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and 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 the lord we pray from every evil and graciously grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may always be free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ [Music] lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not upon 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 [Music] faith [Music] behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those who are 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 corpus dominion austrias decrees the custodian [Music] god is is god he himself is there here in christ we god love of christ our calling christ our love is with us gladness be his greeting [Music] loving him in one [Music] god is [Music] himself is there let us pray grant us almighty god that we may be refreshed and nourished by the sacrament which we have received and so as to be transformed into what we consume through christ our lord amen for those of you who are homebound at this time god bless you all and especially if you're sick and not able to get out just we ask you to pray for us too even as we pray for you and to remember that your prayers in a certain sense are never more powerful because the lord hears the cries of the brokenhearted the sick the suffering and so again i i ask your prayers for all of us who are moving about even if you're not able to get about i just ask you to pray and certainly also ask your parish priest and others to make sure you receive communion and regular anointing of the sick and these are the things that we we try to stay in touch with you even in time of plague and all of these things so please continue let's continue to pray for one another we thank also the benefactors that make this mass possible the basilica of the national shrine and back the conception is just so many who come together for this beautiful liturgy and again for you at home for us who are out and about let's continue to pray for one another the lord be with you may almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen the mass has ended let us go in peace thanks be to god [Music] if you cannot attend mass and would like to receive the eucharist at home please contact your parish directly to help support the tv mass from the basilica call 1-866-507-8757 or visit faithdirect.net basilica tv mass everything changed from that moment i found out i was pregnant without the knights of columbus donating these ultrasounds to the women's care center i don't think i would have ever have kept my son i wanted to either put him up for adoption or i was either going to have an abortion i was still in high school i was so scared i was so nervous but when i saw him my baby on the ultrasound and i heard his heart beat i remember just falling in love with it was a tiny little peanut that's when i'm like i want to keep him this is my child so i'm very grateful for getting the opportunity to have and see my son and just that changed my life completely thank you knights of columbus [Music] you

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Length: 29min 32sec (1772 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 01 2021