♪ Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea
♪ Raise your voices, lift your hearts
♪ This is the day the Lord has made
♪ Let all the Earth rejoice
♪ I will give thanks to you, my Lord
♪ You have answered my plea
♪ You have saved my soul from death
♪ You are my strength and my song
♪ Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea
♪ Raise your voices, lift your hearts
♪ This is the day the Lord has made
♪ Let all the Earth rejoice
- In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- My dear sisters and brothers,
what does it mean to be salt?
What does it mean to be light,
or a city built on a mountain?
Today's readings remind us that as baptized Christians,
we can't hide.
God, who is God of justice and mercy,
had expectations of Israel.
The Israelites weren't off the hook
regarding how they were to act,
and neither are the followers of Jesus.
God has expectations of us.
People see us, they observe what we do and how we act.
What are they seeing?
We can't be followers in name only
Lord, Jesus, you called us to be salt of the Earth,
Lord have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord have mercy.
- Christ, Jesus, you call us to be light of the world,
Christ have mercy.
- [Congregation] Christ have mercy.
- Lord, Jesus, you call us to be a city set on a mountain,
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.
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, oh 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.
Keep your family safe, oh Lord, with unfailing care,
that relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your protection,
through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
Thus says the Lord,
share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless,
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wounds shall quickly be healed.
Your vindication shall go before you
and the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer.
You shall cry for help,
and he will say, here I am.
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation, and malicious speech,
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted,
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you, like midday.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
♪ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright
♪ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright
♪ A light rises in the darkness for the upright
♪ He is generous, merciful and just
♪ It goes well for the men who deals generously and lends
♪ Who conducts his affairs with justice
♪ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright
- A reading from the first letter
of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming the mystery of God,
I did not come with solemnity of words or of wisdom,
for I resolved to know nothing while I was with you,
except Jesus Christ, in him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling,
and my message and my proclamation were not
with persuasive words of wisdom,
but with a demonstration of spirit and power,
so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom,
but on the power of God.
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, oh Lord.
- Jesus said to his disciples,
you are the salt of the Earth,
but, if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It in no longer good for anything,
but to be thrown out and trampled under foot.
If you are the light of the world,
a city set on a mountain cannot be hidden,
nor do they light a lamp
and then put it under a bushel basket.
It is set on a lamp stand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds,
and glorify your heavenly father.
The gospel of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Jesus chooses his words carefully,
including the ones we just listened to.
They are a part of his famous Sermon on the Mount,
which is almost like a highlight film of all of his sermons.
In this selection, he is explaining to his followers
what he expects of them.
He's almost like a coach talking
to his players right before a big game.
And Jesus, he's talking to them
about the game of life itself.
Another way to look at this is,
maybe he's like a general instructing his troops
before a big fight.
But, in the case of Jesus,
we're talking about the life of faith.
In a way, Jesus, he's giving us a mission statement,
and what is this mission?
To be salt and light for the world around us.
But, Jesus, what does that mean?
Well, salt, it had two functions in the ancient world.
It gave flavor to food,
but it was also the means
in which they were able to preserve it.
They didn't have refrigerators back then.
So, they would preserve their meats
by putting a layer of salt over it.
Light has the same function as it does now,
basically, to push away the darkness.
But, in the ancient world, before the advent of electricity,
darkness, it was a much more dramatic reality
than it is to us.
The ancients, they understood how helpless they were
without a lamp.
We, on the other hand, because of electric lightings
and television and things like this,
we rarely have to think about a light source.
So, salt and light,
these are the comparisons that Jesus uses
to explain our life's mission.
And, what is the common characteristics of salt and light?
They are both for something else.
Their purpose is not self-centered,
but rather other-centered,
and that's the point of our gospel passage today.
A Christian's mission in this world
is just like Christ's mission,
it's to make a positive difference for others,
by bringing them the power
and the illumination of the gospel.
During this Mass, as Christ renews his commitment to us,
let us renew our commitment to him,
and asking him to help us shine
like lights in this dark world,
and promising to do whatever we can
to keep that light of faith burning brightly.
We make known our needs to God
that we might be faithful disciples
who are salt of the Earth and light for the world.
- That all members of the church
always be a light shining forth,
leading others out of darkness into the light who is Christ.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord hear our prayer.
- That all peoples of the world
may see the light of salvation,
and taste the goodness of God.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord hear our prayer.
- That those caught in the distress of darkness
and alienation be led by our good deeds
to the light of Christ.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord hear our prayer.
- That each of us here seeks Christ
as the salt and light
who sustains our faithful discipleship.
We pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord hear our prayer.
- Living God, you sustain our life
by the presence of your divine son.
Hear our prayers, that we might be faithful disciples
and come to share your eternal glory,
through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
(piano music)
- Pray, my 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 holy Church.
- Oh Lord, our God,
who once established these created things,
to sustain us in our frailty.
Grant, we pray, that they may become for us now
the sacrament of eternal life, through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your 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, Father, most holy.
Through your beloved son, Jesus Christ,
your word through whom you made all things,
whom you sent as our savior and redeemer.
Incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin,
fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people,
he stretched out his hands as he endured his passion,
so as to break the bonds of death
and manifest the resurrection.
And, so with the angels and all the saints,
we declare your glory, as with one voice, we acclaim.
♪ 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, Hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
- You are indeed holy, oh Lord, the font of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts we pray,
by sending down your spirit upon them like the dew fall,
so that they may become for us the body
and blood of 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 have 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.
♪ Save us, savior of the world
♪ For by your cross and resurrection
♪ You have set us free
- 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 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,
and bring her to the fullness of charity.
Together with Francis, our Pope,
Joseph, our 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,
with blessed Joseph, her spouse,
with the blessed apostles,
and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages.
We may merits to be co-heirs to eternal life
and may praise and glorify you,
through your son, Jesus Christ.
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.
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
- At the savior's command and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say,
- [Congregation] 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, you 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.
- [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.
- [Congregation] Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
(piano music)
♪ I will choose Christ
♪ I will choose love
♪ I choose to serve
♪ I give my heart
♪ I give my life
♪ I give my all to you
♪ How many times must he call my name
♪ And show to me that he is God
♪ And, as a servant, he calls to me
♪ You must serve too
♪ I will choose Christ
♪ I will choose love
♪ I choose to serve
♪ I give my heart
♪ I give my life
♪ I give my all to you
♪ Christ, my teacher and healer
♪ Teach my heart and heal my soul
♪ And as I walk this road with you
♪ Teach me to love
♪ I will choose Christ
♪ I will choose love
♪ I choose to serve
♪ I give my heart
♪ I give my life
♪ I give my all to you
- Let us pray.
Oh God, who have willed that we be partakers
in the one bread and the one chalice,
grant us, we pray, so to live that made one in Christ,
we may joyfully bear fruits for the salvation of the world,
through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- May Almighty God bless you.
The Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Our mass is ended, go in peace.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
♪ Blessed are they who are poor in spirit
♪ There's is the kingdom of God
♪ Bless us, oh Lord, make us poor in spirit
♪ Bless us, oh 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, oh Lord, make us meek and humble
♪ Bless us, oh 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
♪ 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 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.
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