(piano playing)
♪ Lord, when you came to the seashore
♪ You weren't seeking the wise or the wealthy
♪ But only asking that I might follow
♪ Oh Lord, in my eyes you were gazing
♪ Kindly smiling, my name you were saying
♪ All I treasured, I have left on the sand there
♪ Close to you, I will find other seas
- 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.
- [Congregation] Good morning, Father.
- On this third Sunday in Ordinary Time,
we hear in the Gospel, Jesus calling the disciples
to come follow Him.
We now pause at the beginning of this liturgy
and ask God's mercy for the times when we have not
responded faithfully to His call on our lives.
Lord Jesus, you are the light that dispels the darkness,
Lord have mercy.
- [Congregation] Lord, have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, you announce the kingdom of heaven
is at hand, Christ have mercy.
- [Congregation] Christ have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, you call us to 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.
- [All] Glory to God in the highest, and on earth,
peace to people of goodwill.
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.
- And let us pray.
Almighty, ever-living God, direct our actions according
to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved son,
we may abound in good works.
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.
- Reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulon,
and the land of Naphtali, but in the end,
He has glorified the seaward road,
the land west of the Jordan, the district of the Gentiles.
Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness,
for there is no gloom where but now there was distress.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.
Upon those who dwell in the land of gloom,
a light has shone.
You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing,
as they rejoice before you at the harvest,
as people make merry when dividing spoils.
For the yoke that has burdened them,
the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster,
you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
(piano playing)
♪ The Lord is my light and my salvation
♪ My light and my salvation
♪ The Lord is my light and my salvation
♪ My light and my salvation
♪ The Lord is my light and my salvation
♪ Whom shall I fear
♪ The Lord is the stronghold of my life
♪ Whom should I dread
♪ The Lord is my light and my salvation
♪ My light and my salvation
- A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul
to the Corinthians.
I urge you, brother and sisters, in the name of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say,
and that there be no divisions among you,
but that you be united in the same mind
and in the same purpose.
For it has been reported to me about you,
my brothers and sisters, by Chloe's people,
that there are rivalries among you.
I mean that each of you is saying, "I belong to Paul"
or "I belong to Apollos" or "I belong to Cephas"
or "I belong to Christ."
Is Christ divided?
Was Paul crucified for you?
Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
For Christ did not send me to baptize,
but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom
of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ
might not be emptied of its meaning.
The word of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
(piano playing)
♪ Allelujah, allelujah
♪ Allelujah
♪ Allelujah, allelujah,
♪ Allelujah
- 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.
- When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
He withdrew to Galilee.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,
in a region of Zebulon and Naphtali,
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled, "Land of Zebulon and Land of Naphtali,
"the way of the sea beyond the Jordan,
"Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness
"have seen a great light.
"On those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death,
"light has arisen."
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee
he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter,
and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea.
They were fisherman.
He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you
"fishers of men."
At once, they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers,
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother, John.
They were in a boat, and their father, Zebedee,
mending their nets.
He called them and immediately they left their boat,
and their father, and followed him.
He went all around of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom
and curing every disease and illness among the people.
The gospel of the Lord.
- [Congregation] Praise be to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
- We're seeing the beginning, or the arrest of,
at the end when John the Baptist gets arrested,
mentioned at the beginning of that gospel passage,
was this moment of transition for Jesus.
He is now taking control over the public ministry
following his own baptism in the Jordan.
So we could really say the last prophet, John the Baptist,
or the last of the great prophets, of the Old Testament
prophets and of the New Testament, the only prophet
of the new testament, John the Baptist,
we could actually say that he really has been silenced,
and the moment has come for Jesus, the Messiah,
now to start beginning the mission.
The mission of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit,
God's mission to unite us all to Himself.
And he does that in a very unique way.
He starts off first by calling Peter and Andrew,
James and John, and calling the apostles by name.
Disciples are we all who have been baptized
and who follow Jesus Christ, but the apostles
had a very unique role in their vocational call,
that Jesus called them specifically by name
to come and follow.
Many followed Jesus, but these were the ones
that were called by name.
It's why Saint Paul would actually call himself
an apostle of Jesus Christ, because he was called
from Saul to Paul, right?
So when we think about this calling, you and I have been
called by Jesus Christ as well.
We're called to live a vocational life, all of us.
There are three vocations in what we consider in our lives.
The call to priesthood, a religious life, or the call
to married life, or the call to consecrated single life.
That those are the ways that we are called to live
as Christians in our lives.
And everything outside of that, maybe it's not
right in sync with what God's will is for us.
But this call comes directly from the Lord.
It comes to you and I.
That call comes to you and I each and every day
that we surrender to how God has called us in this world,
to serve in his kingdom.
That's a life journey.
That's a life journey from our baptism until we go home
to the eternal life with God.
That's something that we are in this path.
We are on this same journey as the apostles and disciples
were on in that early days of the church,
and the founding of the mission.
Coming to us for our salvation and our redemption.
That is very important to us, to remember how God
has called us in our lives.
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 of 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.
- We now make known our needs and petitions,
so that the kingdom of heaven might be made visible
in our world through our vocational calls.
- That all members of the church shine with the light
of Christ, dispelling darkness, we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all people come to salvation
through the continuing mission of Christ,
the light of the world, we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That the lowly, the downcast, the hungry,
and the poor, be led into the light of God's kingdom
we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all people come to respect life in all of its stages,
we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- That all of us here continue Jesus' saving mission
through self-giving lives, we pray to the Lord.
- [Congregation] Lord, hear our prayer.
- God of light, you sent Jesus to bring salvation
to all people.
Hear these our prayers that one day we might live
in your eternal life, we pray this through the same
Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.
(piano playing)
(quietly blessing bread)
(quietly blessing wine)
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation,
for through your goodness we receive the wine
we offer you, fruit of the vine and work of human hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.
(praying quietly)
Wash me, oh Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me
from all of my sins.
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.
- Accept our offerings, oh Lord we pray,
and in sanctifying them, grant that they may profit us
for salvation 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,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God
through Christ our Lord.
Through his Paschal Mystery he accomplished
the marvelous deed, by which he has freed
us from the yoke of sin and death, summoning us
to the glory of being now called a chosen race,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
of your own possession, to proclaim everywhere
your might works, for you have called us out
of darkness into your own wonderful light.
And so with angels and archangels,
with thrones and dominions, with all the hosts
and powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory
as without end we acclaim.
(piano playing)
♪ 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, Lord, and 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 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.
(piano playing)
♪ We proclaim your death, oh 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 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,
bring it to the fullness of charity, together with Francis
our pope and Joseph our bishop, and all the clergy,
the religious, the laity, and all who are serving you
in this world.
We remember also our brothers and sisters who have
fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who had 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 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
(piano playing)
♪ Amen, amen
♪ Amen
♪ Amen, amen
♪ Amen
- At the Savior's command, informed by divine teaching,
we now 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.
- 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 saved 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 for ever.
- 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.
(piano playing)
♪ 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.
(piano playing)
♪ 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.
Grant, we pray Almighty God, that receiving the grace
by which you bring us to new life, we may always
glory in your gift through Christ our Lord.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- And just before the final blessing,
I'd like to thank you all, first of all
everyone at home, and all those who support
the Catholic Stewardship Appeal.
The annual appeal in the diocese allows us
to tape these masses and bring them home to you
so that we can have mass each and every Sunday
for all those who are homebound, and all our brothers
and sisters that are unable to be with us
in the parishes this week, and that we're praying for you
that you're restored to good health and return
to your community soon.
And we'd ask you for your continued generosity,
your continued generosity in supporting
this very, very important ministry
in the diocese of Las Vegas.
And another thing, too, you know we hear today
Jesus calling the apostles, pray for vocations
in the church, for religious life, for priesthood
particularly, we need priests, we need religious
to serve your communities, and pray for the other
vocations of marriage, and of sanctity of human life
and consecrated life, a very important
vocational call on our lives.
So pray, pray each and every day that God does provide
for the harvest, and through the harvest He provides
for our needs.
The Lord be with you.
- [Congregation] And with your spirit.
- And my Almighty God bless you, the Father,
and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- [Congregation] Amen.
- The mass is ended, go in peace.
- [Congregation] Thanks be to God.
- Have a beautiful week, everyone.
(piano playing)
♪ Come live in the light
♪ Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord
♪ We are called to be light for the kingdom
♪ To live in the freedom of the city of God
♪ We are called to act with justice
♪ We are called to love tenderly
♪ We are called to serve one another
♪ To walk humbly with God
♪ Come open your heart
♪ Show your mercy to all those in fear
♪ We are called to be hope for the hopeless
♪ So hatred and blindness will be no more
♪ We are called to act with justice
♪ We are called to love tenderly
♪ We are called to serve one another
♪ To walk humbly with God
- Today I'm certainly sure you appreciate
the celebration of mass, and how much it means to you
it means to so many in the community,
to be the heart of a worshipping 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.
(piano playing)
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