(gentle piano music)
♪ 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.
- [Crowd] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Crowd] And with your spirit.
- In the Gospel, Jesus teaches us
about the incomparable treasure
that is given to those who choose to live
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Let us ask for God's mercy
for the times we have not chosen to live in God's kingdom.
- Lord Jesus, You are the greatest treasure.
Lord, have mercy.
- [All] Lord have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, You are the fullness
of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Christ, have mercy.
- [All] Christ have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, You teach us how to search
and find the Kingdom of Heaven.
Lord have mercy.
- [All] Lord have mercy.
- May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins and bring us to life everlasting.
- [Crowd] 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, 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 the most high, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God, the Father, Amen.
- Let us pray.
O God, protector of those who hope in You,
without whom nothing has firm foundation,
nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance Your mercy upon us,
and grant, that with You as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now,
to those that endure for ever.
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, Amen.
- A reading from the first Book of Kings.
The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.
God said, "ask something of me, and I will give it to you."
Solomon answered, "O Lord, my God,
"You have made me Your servant,
"king to succeed my father, David,
"but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.
"I serve You, in the midst of the people
"whom You have chosen.
"A people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.
"Give Your servant, therefore, an understanding heart,
"to judge Your people and to distinguish right from wrong.
"For who is able to govern this vast people of Yours?"
The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.
So God said to him, "Because you have asked for this,
"not for a long life for yourself,
"nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies,
"but for understanding, so that you may know what is right,
"I do as you requested.
"I give you a heart so wise and understanding,
"that there has never been anyone like you up to now,
"and after you, there will come no-one to equal you."
The Word of the Lord.
- [Crowd] Thanks be to God.
(piano music)
♪ Lord, I love Your commands,
♪ I love your commands
♪ Lord, I love Your commands,
♪ I love Your commands
♪ I have said, O Lord
♪ My portion is to obey Your word
♪ The law from Your mouth means more to me
♪ Than large quantities of silver and gold
♪ Lord, I love Your commands
♪ I love Your commands
- A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and Sisters,
we know that all things work
for good those who love God,
who are called according to His purpose.
For those He foreknew, He also predestined
to be conformed to the image of His Son,
so that He might be the first-born
among many brothers and sisters.
And those He predestined, He also called.
And those He called, He also justified.
And those He justified, He also glorified.
The Word of the Lord.
- [Crowd] Thanks be to God.
(joyful piano music)
♪ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
♪ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
The Lord be with you.
- [Crowd] And with your spirit.
- A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
- [Crowd] Glory to You, O Lord.
- Jesus said to His disciples, "The Kingdom of Heaven
"is like a treasure buried in a field,
"which a person finds and hides again,
"and out of joy, goes and sells all that he has,
"and buys that field.
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven
"is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
"When he finds a pearl of great price,
"he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.
"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven
"is like a net thrown into the sea,
"which collects fish of every kind.
"When it is full, they haul it ashore
"and sit down to put what is good into buckets.
"What is bad, they throw away.
"Thus, it will be at the end of the age.
"The angels will go out
"and separate the wicked from the righteous,
"and throw them into the fiery furnace,
"where there'll be wailing and grinding of teeth.
"Do you understand all these things?"
They answered, "Yes."
And He replied, "Then every scribe
"who has been instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven
"is like the head of a household,
"who brings from his store room,
"both the new and the old."
The Gospel of the Lord.
- [Crowd] Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
- When we think of somebody wise,
sometimes we can have a picture of maybe an elderly man
with a long, white beard, sitting in a rocking chair,
and uttering sayings like,
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
But biblical wisdom is much more, is practical wisdom,
it's dealing with the right and wrong,
and the wise way to live our life.
And so, in that first reading from the Book of Kings,
when we heard about Solomon's dream,
and how God said to him, "Ask from me whatever you want."
Just imagine having a dream like that,
God saying, "Ask something of me and I will give it to you."
What would we ask for?
It's an interesting thing to think about.
But for Solomon, who was a youth, a young person,
he said the unthinkable:
Lord, give me an understanding heart.
To be a great ruler, and to not ask for riches,
or a long life, or anything.
But asking for an understanding heart, from a young person,
showed that Solomon was wise beyond his years.
He wants an understanding heart,
not riches, not even perfect knowledge,
but an understanding heart,
because the understanding heart is what God has for us.
And so Solomon wants to reflect the love of God.
And when we think about it, in these past few weeks,
we've been hearing so much about the Kingdom of Heaven.
And the Kingdom of Heaven is the kingdom of love,
it's the kingdom of God's wisdom,
it's the kingdom filled with understanding hearts.
That's what Heaven's about.
Heaven's not filled with scholars of the law
and religious zealots,
or those who only know objective right and wrong,
but those who have hearts that are understanding.
Those who have hearts
that don't rise in quick judgment of others,
but look so that they can be understood,
so that they can understand others.
An understanding heart, that is the fine pearl.
That is the buried treasure.
An understanding heart means that the Kingdom of God
is present in the here and now.
And so when we live in God's love,
when we ask the Lord to give us an understanding heart,
God will certainly do that,
in God's way and in God's time.
And we hope and pray then,
that with that understanding heart,
that we will then reflect the love of the Lord in our lives.
We think about it in Paul's letter to the Corinthians,
we hear a lot of times at weddings,
it's in chapter 13, he says,
"Oh, if I speak in human and angelic tongues,
"but have not love, I'm a noisy gong."
So speaking at people that can speak
and give you all the wisdom of the world
and even all the wisdom of faith,
but without love, it's nothing.
It's a noisy gong, it's useless.
So we pray then,
that the Lord give us an understanding heart,
continue to give us an understanding heart.
Because with that understanding heart,
we will reflect the love of God,
and others will recognize that.
And when the love of God is made known in our lives,
we are making the Kingdom a reality in the here and now.
The fine pearl, the buried treasure,
is found right in our very hearts.
Together we profess our faith using the Apostle's Creed.
- [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 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.
- And let us ask God, now, to help us live faithfully
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
- That all members of the church
reveal the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven,
by faithfully living the Gospel.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all peoples of the world diligently seek God,
and the Kingdom of Heaven.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That those in any need
receive from the storehouse of God's treasures.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That each of us here
support one another in our daily choices,
to search for and live in the Kingdom of Heaven.
We pray to the Lord.
- [All] Lord, hear our prayer.
- Generous God, by giving our lives over to You,
we receive the treasure of Your divine life.
Hear these, our prayers, that one day,
we might live forever in the Kingdom of Heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
- [All] Amen.
(gentle piano music)
- Pray, my sisters and brothers,
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.
- [Crowd] May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands,
for the praise and glory of His name.
For our good, and the good of all His holy church.
- Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings which we bring
from the abundance of Your gifts.
That through the powerful working of Your grace,
these most sacred mysteries
may sanctify our present way of life,
and lead us to eternal happiness.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
- [All] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Crowd] And with your spirit.
- Lift up your hearts.
- [Crowd] We lift them up to the Lord.
- Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
- [Crowd] 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, creator of the world
and source of all life.
For You never forsake the works of Your wisdom,
but by Your providence
are even now at work in our midst.
With mighty hand and outstretched arm,
You led Your people, Israel, through the desert.
Now, as Your church makes her pilgrim journey in the world,
You always accompany her by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and lead her along the paths of time
to the eternal joy of Your Kingdom,
through Christ our Lord.
And so with the angels and saints,
we, too, sing the hymn of Your glory,
as without end we acclaim.
(gentle piano music)
♪ 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 and to be glorified,
God, who loves the human race,
and who always walks with us on the journey of life.
Blessed indeed is Your Son, present in our midst,
when we are gathered by His love.
And when, as once for the disciples and now for us,
he opens the scriptures and breaks the bread.
Therefore, Father most merciful,
we ask that You send forth Your Holy Spirit,
to sanctify these gifts of bread and wine,
that they may become for us
the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
On the day before He was to suffer,
on the night of the last supper,
He took bread and said the blessing,
broke the bread, 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, gave You thanks,
and gave the chalice 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 is memory of me."
♪ The mystery of faith
♪ When we eat this bread and drink this cup
♪ We proclaim Your death, O Lord
♪ Until You come again
Therefore, Holy Father, as we celebrate
the memorial of Christ, Your Son, our savior,
whom you led through His Passion and death on the cross
to the glory of the resurrection,
and whom You have seated at Your right hand,
we proclaim the work of Your love until He comes again,
and we offer You the bread of life
and the chalice of blessing.
Look with favor on the oblation of Your church
in which we show forth the Pascal sacrifice of Christ,
that has been handed unto us,
and grant, that by the power of the spirit of Your love,
we may be counted now, and until the day of eternity,
among the members of Your Son,
in whose body and blood we have communion.
And so, having called us to Your table, Lord,
confirm us in unity, so that together with Francis our Pope,
and Joseph our Bishop,
with all bishops, priests and deacons
and Your entire people,
as we walk Your ways with faith and hope,
we may strive to bring joy and trust into the world.
Remember our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the peace of Your Christ,
and all the dead whose faith You alone have known.
Admit them to rejoice in the light of Your face,
and in the resurrection, give them the fullness of life.
And grant also to us, when our earthly pilgrimage is done,
that we may come to an eternal dwelling place
and live with You forever.
There, in communion with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, with Joseph, her loving husband,
with the apostles and martyrs, and with all the saints,
we shall praise and exalt You,
through Jesus Christ, Your Son.
♪ 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
♪ Amen, amen
At the Savior's command, and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to pray.
- [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.
- [Crowd] 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 for ever and ever.
- [Crowd] Amen.
- The peace of the Lord be with you always.
- [Crowd] And with your spirit.
- Let us offer one another the peace of Christ.
- 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.
(gentle piano music)
♪ Jesus, hope of the world
♪ Jesus, light in our darkness
♪ Here we await You
♪ O master divine
♪ Here we receive You
♪ In bread and in wine
♪ Jesus, hope of the world
♪ Come to us, O Son of God
♪ Come to us, O Son of man
♪ Come, Son of God
♪ Come, Son of man
♪ Shepherd Your people in love
♪ Jesus, hope of the world
♪ Jesus, light in our darkness
♪ Here we await You
♪ O master divine
♪ Here we receive You
♪ In bread and in wine
♪ Jesus, hope of the world
- Let us pray.
We have consumed, O Lord, this divine sacrament,
the perpetual memorial of the Passion of Your Son.
Grant, we pray, that this gift,
which He Himself gave us with love beyond all telling,
may profit us for salvation,
through Christ, our Lord.
- [Crowd] Amen.
- The Lord be with you.
- [Crowd] And with your spirit.
- May our loving God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Crowd] Amen.
- Go in peace, and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
- [Crowd] Thanks be to God.
(joyful piano music)
♪ For the life of the world
♪ We will stand together
♪ We will serve the Lord
♪ For the life of the world
♪ We will cry for justice
♪ And every heart will see
♪ That Jesus Christ is love
♪ For the life of the world
(gentle piano music)
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