♪ Gather your people, O Lord
♪ Gather your people, O Lord
♪ One bread, one body
♪ One spirit of love
♪ Gather your people, O Lord
♪ Gather your people, O Lord
♪ Gather your people, O Lord
♪ One bread, one body
♪ One spirit of love
♪ Gather your people, O Lord
- In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Good morning everyone. - Good morning, Father.
- Today, on this fourth Sunday in ordinary time,
we hear are familiar beatitudes.
We now seek God's mercy for the times
that we have not lived up to our blessedness.
Lord Jesus, you are poor in spirit, meek, and merciful.
Lord, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord, have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, you are the righteous one of God,
Christ, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Christ, have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you rejoice and are glad in Your disciples.
Lord, have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord, have mercy.
- May Almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- [All] 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.
Grant us Lord, our God,
that we may honor you with all our mind,
and love everyone in truth of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- A reading from the book of the prophet Zephaniah.
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth,
who have observed his law,
seek justice, seek humility,
perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.
But I will leave as a remnant in your midst
a people humble and lowly,
who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord,
the remnant of Israel.
They shall do no wrong and speak no lies,
nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue,
they shall pasture and couch their flocks
with none to disturb them.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
♪ Blessed the poor in spirit
♪ The kingdom of heaven is theirs
♪ Blessed the poor in spirit
♪ The kingdom of heaven is theirs
♪ It is the Lord who preserves fidelity forever
♪ Who does justice to those who are oppressed
♪ It is he who gives bread to the hungry
♪ The Lord who sets prisoners free
♪ Blessed the poor in spirit
♪ The kingdom of heaven is theirs
- A reading from the first letter of St. Paul
to the Corinthians.
Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters,
not many of you were wise by human standards,
not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
Rather God chose a foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong,
and God chose a lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing
to reduce to nothing those who are something,
so that no human being might boast before of God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus
who became for us, wisdom from God
as well as righteousness, sanctification, redemption,
so that, as it is written,
whoever boasts shall boast in the Lord.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew.
- [Congregation] Glory to you, O Lord.
- When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up the mountain,
and after He had sat down, His disciples came to Him.
He began to teach them, saying,
"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
"for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
"for they will be satisfied.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
"Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
"Blessed are the peacemakers,
"for they are called children of God.
" Blessed are they who are persecuted
"for the sake of righteousness,
"for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
"and utter every word of evil
"against you falsely because of me.
"Rejoice and be glad,
"for your reward will be great in heaven."
The gospel of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
- We have to ask ourselves, what is the good life
that God intends for us?
Is it not a desire and a longing of true happiness?
And Jesus addresses this question
in the sermon on the mount.
This is hearing the heart of Jesus's message
that we can live a very happy life in this kingdom.
The call to holiness which we all are,
call to holiness through the baptism,
we're called to the sainthood,
though we might not strive
or we might not meet it at certain points in our lives
but we are called to live holy and saintly lives
as to pursue God's will in our lives.
And that can be found in the eight beatitudes
of how to do it.
It's the prescription of what we should do
in order to attain that holiness.
It is also the fulfillment, if you really look at it,
of the commandments given to us.
The commandments of the Old Testament and Hebrew scriptures
as now fulfilled and what we would actually could even say
are the commandments of the ways to live
through the beatitudes,
and that goes hand in hand with the corporal
and spiritual works of mercy
that God has given us specific ways to live our lives.
The beatitudes which Jesus offers us
could be a sign of contradiction
in the world today, couldn't it?
Of not understanding what real happiness and joy is.
How can one possibly find happiness
in poverty, hunger, mourning, and persecution?
Well, through those times, through each
and those who come to help,
through our ministry, our mission,
and being there to support one another
and help one another,
that our needs are gonna be present to someone in need,
to be present for someone who is struggling to be helpful
and to care for the poor and the sick and the suffering.
We unite ourselves with them by being present
and we become witnesses of Jesus Christ
and that's how we live out these things
because when we do those acts,
we are doing what God is asking us to do.
We're not doing it because we want the affirmation.
We're not doing it because we seek something for it.
We do this because it's the way we've been called to live.
Are we living according to God's intention for us?
To care for one another?
To care for those in need?
To care for ourselves and our own family members?
We bring this mass on television home to those who are sick
and unable to be with us in our communities.
Do we pray for those infirmed
and those suffering from terminal illness or just sick
so they can be united with their communities right now?
See, we are in co-union, communion with each other
through our baptism and through that,
we should live accordingly, especially to the beatitudes.
That's the prescription that Jesus gives us
and he tells us when to do it and how to do it.
Please stand.
- [All] I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day He rose again from the dead,
He ascended into Heaven,
and He seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.
From there, He will come to judge the living and the dead.
In the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting, Amen.
We now pray with confidence
to God who gives us every blessing.
- That all members of the church
faithfully live the beatitudes.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That leaders of nations guide their people
to justice and righteousness of God's reign.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That those who are poor in spirit, those who mourn,
and those who suffer persecution for the gospel
remember that they are God's blessed ones.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all here present follow Jesus more closely,
opening ourselves to the blessing He bestows
on faithful disciples.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- Loving God, hear the prayers we offer this day,
the prayers we speak out loud,
and the prayers that we keep in the silence of our hearts.
We ask you to hear and answer them through Christ, our Lord.
(gentle piano music)
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.
Through your goodness we have this bread to offer,
which earth has given and human hands have made.
It will become for us the bread of life.
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.
Through your goodness we have this wine to offer,
fruit of the vine and work of human hands.
It will become our spiritual drink.
(muffled speaking)
Thank you.
Pray, sisters and brothers,
that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,
the Almighty Father.
- [Congregation] May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the praise and glory of His name,
for our good, and the good of all His Church.
- O Lord, we bring to Your altar these offerings
of our service, be pleased to receive them, we pray,
and transfer them in the sacrament of our redemption
through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with you spirit.
- Lift up your hearts.
- [Congregation] We lift them up to the Lord.
- Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
- [Congregation] It is right and just.
- It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God,
through Christ, our Lord.
For out of compassion, for the waywardness that is ours,
he humbled himself and was born of the Virgin,
by the passion of the cross,
He freed us from unending death,
and by rising from the dead, He gave us life eternal.
And so, with Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and powers of heaven,
we sing the praise of your glory, as without end we acclaim.
♪ Holy, holy, holy Lord God of host
♪ Heaven and earth are full of your glory
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
♪ Hosanna, hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna, hosanna in the highest
- 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 dew fall,
that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
At the time He was betrayed
and entered willingly into his passion,
He took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying,
"Take this all of you and eat of it,
"for this is my body which will be given up for you."
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
He took the chalice and, once more giving thanks,
He gave it to his disciples, saying,
"Take this, all of you, and drink from it,
"for this is the chalice of my blood,
"the blood of the new and eternal covenant
"which will be poured out for you and for many
"for the forgiveness of sins.
"Do this in memory of me."
The mystery of faith.
♪ We proclaim your death, O Lord
♪ And profess your resurrection
♪ Until you come again
♪ Until you come again
- Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial
of His death and resurrection, we offer You, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks You have held us worthy
to be in Your presence and minister to You.
Humbly we pray that, partaking
of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world,
bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis, our Pope
and Joseph, our Bishop, and all the clergy,
the religious, the laity,
all who are serving You in this world.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in Your mercy,
welcome them into the light of Your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her spouse, the blessed apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify You
through Your Son, Jesus Christ.
♪ Through Him, and with Him, and in Him
♪ O God, Almighty Father
♪ In the unity of the Holy Spirit
♪ All glory and honor is Yours for ever and ever
♪ Amen, Amen, Amen
♪ Amen, Amen, Amen
- At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say.
- [All] Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Deliver us, Lord, we pray from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
- [Congregation] For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and forever.
- Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles,
"Peace I leave you, my peace I give you",
look not in 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.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
♪ Lamb of God
♪ You take away the sins of the world
♪ Have mercy on us
♪ Lamb of God
♪ You take away the sins of the world
♪ Have mercy on us
♪ Lamb of God
♪ You take away the sins of the world
♪ Grant us peace
- Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
- [All] Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
♪ Blest are they, the poor in spirit
♪ Theirs is the kingdom of God
♪ Blest are they, full of sorrow
♪ They shall be consoled
♪ Rejoice and be glad
♪ Blessed are you, holy are you
♪ Rejoice and be glad
♪ Yours is the kingdom of God
♪ Blest are they, the lowly ones
♪ They shall inherit the earth
♪ Blest are they, who hunger and thirst
♪ They shall have their fill
♪ Rejoice and be glad!
♪ Blessed are you, holy are you
♪ Rejoice and be glad
♪ Yours is the kingdom of God
♪ Rejoice and be glad
♪ Blessed are you, holy are you
♪ Rejoice and be glad
♪ Yours is the kingdom of God
- Nourished by these redeeming gifts we pray, O Lord
that through this help to eternal salvation,
true faith may ever increase, through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- And as we conclude this Sunday's liturgy,
just thank you to everybody who's been very supportive
to the Catholic Stewardship Appeal
that allows us to bring these televised masses
to our home-bound and those who are unable
to be in our communities.
For you at home, we assure you of our prayers,
we're praying for the restoration of your health
and that you return to your communities soon,
and to all who participate, God bless you and thank you.
We give you the pray for vocations
to the priest of religious life,
married life, and single life, and pray for all those
especially as you heard in today's gospel,
through the beatitudes, also without,
those who are in need of God's love, mercy, and grace,
that we can be witnesses of Jesus Christ in their lives.
The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- And may Almighty God bless you.
The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Go in peace, the mass has ended.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
- Have a beautiful week, everyone.
♪ Blessed are they who are poor in spirit
♪ Theirs is the kingdom of God
♪ Bless us, O Lord, make us poor in spirit
♪ Bless us, O Lord, our God
♪ We are the light of the world
♪ May our light shine before all
♪ That they may see the good that we do
♪ And give glory to God
♪ Blessed are they who are meek and humble
♪ They will inherit the earth
♪ Bless us, O Lord, make us meek and humble
♪ Bless us, O Lord, our God
♪ We are the light of the world
♪ May our light shine before all
♪ That they may see the good that we do
♪ And give glory to God
♪ Blessed are they who will mourn in sorrow
♪ They will be comforted
♪ Bless us, O Lord, when we share their sorrow
♪ Bless us, O Lord, our God
♪ We are the light of the world
♪ May our light shine before all
♪ That they may see the good that we do
♪ And give glory to God
♪ Bless those who hunger and thirst for justice
♪ They will be satisfied
♪ Bless us, O Lord, hear our cry for justice
♪ Bless us, O Lord, our God
♪ We are the light of the world
♪ May our light shine before all
♪ That they may see the good that we do
♪ And give glory to God
- Today, I'm certainly sure
you appreciate the celebration of mass
and how much it means to you
and it means to so many in the community,
to be the heart of a worshiping community,
to give praise to Christ.
And so, I ask you, in your goodness,
to continue your support and generous support
of our television ministry here in the Diocese of Las Vegas
and may God bless you for your generosity.
(lively piano music)
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