("Let Us Build a House Where Love Can Dwell")
♪ Let us build a house where love can dwell
♪ And all can safely live
♪ A place where saints and children tell
♪ How hearts learn to forgive
♪ Built of hopes and dreams and visions
♪ Rock of faith and vault of grace
♪ Here the love of Christ shall end divisions
♪ All are welcome, all are welcome
♪ All are welcome in this place ♪
- 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 you.
- In today's gospel, Jesus urges us
to put him above everyone and everything, even family.
As we begin today's liturgy, we ask for his mercy
for the times we have not kept him
as the center of our lives.
Lord Jesus, you call us to love you
above everything and everyone.
Lord have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, you gave your life
so we might find fullness of life.
Christ have mercy.
- [Congregation] Christ have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you teach us to take up our cross
and follow you.
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.
- [All] 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 God the Father, amen.
- And let us pray.
Oh, God, who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light.
Grant we pray that we may not be wrapped
in the darkness of error,
but always seen to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you,
and unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- A reading from the second book of Kings.
One day, Elisha came to Shunem,
where there was a woman of influence
who urged him to dine with her.
Afterward, whenever he passed by,
he used to stop there to dine.
So she said to her husband,
"I know that Elisha is a holy man of God.
"Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room
"on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed,
"table, chair, and lamp,
"so that when he comes to us, he can stay there."
Sometime later, Elisha arrived
and stayed in the room overnight.
Later, Elisha asked, "Can something be done for her?"
His servant, Gehazi, answered, "Yes.
"She has no son, and her husband is getting on in years."
Elisha said, "Call her."
When the woman had been called and stood at the door,
Elisha promised, "This time next year,
"you'll be fondling a baby son."
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
("Forever I Will Sing")
♪ Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord
♪ Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord
♪ I will sing forever of your mercies, oh Lord
♪ Through all ages, my mouth will proclaim your fidelity
♪ I have declared your mercy as established forever
♪ Your fidelity stands firm as the heavens
♪ Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord ♪
- A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and sister, are you unaware
that we were baptized into Christ Jesus?
We were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
so that just as Christ raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
we, too, might live in newness of life.
If, then, we have died with Christ,
we believe we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more.
Death no longer has power over him.
As to his death, he died to sin once and for all.
As to his life, he lives for God.
Consequently, you, too, must think of yourselves
as dead to sin and living for God
in Christ Jesus.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
("Hallelujah")
♪ Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah
♪ Hallelujah ♪
- The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- Our reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew.
- [Congregation] Glory to the Lord.
- Jesus said to his apostles,
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me
"is not worthy of me,
"and whoever loves son or daughter more than me
"is not worthy of me,
"and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me
"is not worthy of me.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it,
"and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
"Whoever receives you receives me,
"and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet
"will receive a prophet's reward,
"and whoever receives a righteous man
"because he is a righteous man,
"he will receive a righteous man reward.
"And whoever gives only a cup of cold water
"to one of these little ones to drink,
"because the little one is a disciple,
"amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."
The gospel of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Praised be the Lord Jesus Christ.
- We are continuing with Jesus' instruction to his apostles
on what is meant to be a disciple of Christ
in Saint Matthew's gospel.
Demands Jesus makes on his close followers are very harsh.
They must put him first, before everything else,
even before the closest family relationships.
This is not easy for anyone,
and I'm sure, when people heard him say this,
they just walked away.
Now, many people have been walking away from Jesus
all down through the centuries.
Actually, Matthew's account is not as harsh as Luke's,
who records Jesus as saying, "If any man comes to me
"without hating his father, mother, wife, and children,
"he cannot be as my disciple."
This is pretty devastating, and almost cruel.
Matthew's version is a little softer,
but it makes the exact same point,
so why does Jesus come out with statements like this?
Why does he place such severe demands on his followers?
Why does he seem to speak against the intimate family ties?
It's not easy to answer these questions,
but we might say, in some cases, even today,
being a disciple of Christ might mean
you have to break family ties.
I have come across people in my priesthood,
because they have become Catholic,
their families have disowned them.
It's all, of course, of a question of priorities,
and Jesus is not saying you must cut yourself off
from your family, from your friends.
What he is saying, if you're forced to choose
between your family and friends and God, choose God.
We have heard the words of Jesus in the gospel today,
and they challenge us, to the very core of our being.
There are many people and attitudes and things
that pull us away from the values of the gospel.
Our task is to stand fast, hold on,
and keep Christ as the center of our lives.
This is not easy, and that's why,
after saying anyone who prefers son or daughter
is not worthy of me, we find the words
anyone who does not take up his cross and follow on me
in my footsteps is not worthy of me.
This means that it might sometimes be difficult
to be a follower of Jesus,
but whatever decisions we face in life,
we can generally find that there are consequences
for these decisions,
that we either walk towards Christ, or away from Christ,
but we know what the direction of the greatest rewards is,
and that's to have a relationship with the Lord.
We're often caught unaware of how small acts of kindness,
shown to others, reaps great rewards.
It's only after years later that people point out
the good that we have done.
When we perform acts of kindness,
we generally do that because of our faith.
We're kind to strangers among us,
and see that they are a child of God,
and we treat them as such.
We value them, because they're valued in God's eyes.
But how do we link these two things together?
Choosing Christ above even the closest members
of our family and performing acts of kindness?
Well, in each case, it's a choice.
Do we choose to follow Jesus or not?
In every case, we ought to choose Christ and his gospel.
Choosing anything other than Christ
means settling for second best.
Choosing something else over Christ
means making a bad choice.
The church teaches us that we're to keep Christ
as the center of our life,
to do the right thing.
Small acts of kindness, they might be something small,
they might be large, but they go through
and they show that we are a Christian,
that we're living our relationship.
We need to ask ourselves,
are we walking to Christ or away from Christ?
Because of our baptism,
we can make the choice to follow Jesus.
Let us grow in the faith that has started
with our baptism, to make the right choice to follow Jesus.
Let us treat each other with dignity and respect,
especially our family and our friends,
to treat them with kindness, the way Jesus treats us.
Using the example of Christ and the gospel to help us,
may we truly be his disciple, loving God, and loving others.
Amen.
And let us stand up.
And together we say I believe in God, the Father almighty.
- [All] 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 is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty.
From there, He will 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 sins, the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
- With Jesus as the center of our lives,
we are confident in making our prayers known to God.
- That all members of the church lose their life
for the sake of Jesus and in service to one another,
we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all peoples center their lives
on what has lasting value,
we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That the sick and the suffering receive
the care they need from those
who center their lives on Jesus,
we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all of us faithfully love Jesus
above everything and everyone, we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- Loving God, your divine Son taught us to lose our life
so we might find a new life.
Hear our prayers and bring us the fullness of life.
We ask this to the same Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
(spiritual piano music)
- Pray, my brothers and sisters,
that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
- [All] May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good, and for the good of all His holy church.
- Oh, God, who graciously accomplished
the affects of your mysteries,
grant we pray that the deities by which we serve you
may be worthy of these sacred gifts
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 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 their saints,
we declare your glory as with one voice we acclaim.
("Holy, Holy, Holy Lord")
♪ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts
♪ Heaven and earth are full of your glory
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Blessed is He, blessed is He
♪ Who comes in the name of the Lord
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna in the highest
♪ Hosanna in the highest ♪
- You are indeed holy, oh Lord,
the fount 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, 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, once more giving thanks.
He gave it to the disciples, saying,
"Take this, all of you, and drink from it,
"for this is a 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 ♪
("When We Eat This Bread")
♪ When we eat this bread and drink this cup
♪ We proclaim your death, oh Lord
♪ 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 that you've held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly, we pray that,
partaking 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 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,
with all the saints that 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
♪ Oh, God, almighty Father
♪ In unity of the Holy Spirit
♪ All glory and honor is yours
♪ Forever and ever
♪ Amen
♪ Amen
♪ 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.
- [All] 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 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")
♪ 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.
("I Will Choose Christ")
♪ 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 ♪
- And let us pray.
May this divine sacrifice we have offered and received
fill us with life, oh Lord, we pray,
so bound to you in lasting charity,
we may bear fruit that lasts forever.
Through Christ, our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- As we conclude our mass today,
I just want to remind you to donate
to the Catholic Stewardship Appeal.
The Catholic Stewardship Appeal makes this TV mass possible,
makes ministry to those with HIV and AIDS,
education of seminarians,
and helps with Catholic charities, and much more.
We just ask that, as we go forth,
that we may have a blessed Fourth of July.
The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- May almighty God bless you,
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- Our mass has ended.
Let's go forth glorifying the Lord with our lives.
- [Congregation] Praise be to God.
- Have a very blessed and safe Fourth of July.
("I Know That My Redeemer Lives")
♪ I know that my redeemer lives
♪ What joy this blessed assurance gives
♪ He lives, he lives, who once was dead
♪ He lives, my ever-lasting head
♪ He lives to bless me with his love
♪ He lives to bleed for me above
♪ He lives, my hungry soul to feed
♪ He lives to help in time of need ♪
- 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.
(light piano music)
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