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The following presentation is made possible

By the generosity of the viewers

Of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago.

Good morning and welcome

To Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Today we celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is dan riley.

I am joined by Tom McNamara and Joyce McGuiggan

And our celebrant is Father Jason Malave.

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∫ here I am, lord. Is it I, lord? ∫

∫ I have heard you calling in the night. ∫

∫ I will go, lord, if you lead me. ∫

∫ I will hold your people in my heart. ∫

Friends we mark our prayers as people of faith;

Together in the name of the father

And the son and the holy spirit.

-amen.

The grace and peace of our lord Jesus Christ

The love of God

And the communion of the holy spirit be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Thank you.

We gather together around this eucharistic table

And to hear the word of God proclaimed in our midst.

As we gather in word and sacrament

Let us be mindful of the ways that we have loved

And those times we fail to love as Jesus invites us.

Lord Jesus you bring healing to those

Who are suffering and sick.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

You offer us pardon and peace,

Comfort, reconciliation and hope.

Christ have mercy.

-Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus you welcome us into the gates of paradise.

To be with you forever in heaven.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

May almighty God have mercy on us,

Forgive us our sins

And bring us to everlasting life.

-amen.

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∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

Let us pray.

Generous God who have prepared for those who love you,

Good things which know I can see.

Fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love.

So that loving you in all things and above all things

We may attain your promises

Which surpass every human desire.

We make this prayer through our lord Jesus

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 book of the prophet Jeremiah.

In those days the princes said to the king,

“Jeremiah ought to be put to death;

He is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city,

And all the people by speaking such things to them;

He is not interested in the welfare of our people,

But in their ruin.”

King Zedekiah answered, “he is in your power”;

For the king could do nothing with them.

And so they took Jeremiah and they threw him

Into the cistern of prince Malachiah

Which was in the quarters of the guard

Letting him down with ropes.

There was no water in the cistern

Only mud and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Ebed-Melech, a court official, went there from the palace

And said to him, “my lord king, these men have been at fault

In all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah.

Casting him into the cistern he will die of famine on the spot

For there is no more food in the city.

Then the king ordered Ebed-Melech, the Cushite

To take three men along with him

And draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern

Before he should die.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ I waited, I waited for the lord, ∫

∫ and he stooped down to me; ∫

∫ he heard my cry. ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters, since we are surrounded

By so great a cloud of witnesses let us rid ourselves

Of every burden and sin that clings to us

And persevere in running the race that lies before us

While keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus

The leader and perfecter of faith

For the sake of the joy that lay before him

He endured the cross despising its shame

And has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.

Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners

In order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted

To the point of shedding blood.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ my sheep hear my voice, says the lord; ∫

∫ I know them, and they follow me. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

My sisters and brothers, the lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

A reading from the holy gospel according to St. Luke.

-glory to you, o lord.

May the word of God be always on our minds

On our lips and in our hearts.

Jesus said to his disciples,

“I have come to set the earth on fire

And how I wish it were already blazing.

There is a baptism with which I must be baptized

And how great is my anguish until it is accomplished.

Do you think that I have come to establish peace on earth?

No, I tell you, but rather division.

From now on a household of five will be divided 3 against 2

And 2 against 3;

A father will be divided against his son

And a son against his father,

A mother against her daughter

And a daughter against her mother.

A mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law

And a daughter in law against her mother.”

The gospel of the lord.

-praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

Jesus says, “I have come to set the world ablaze.”

It’s a pretty powerful image

And one that I think, can be helpful for us.

You know over the last many years as Cardinal Cupich

Has called us to a time of renewal

Both a structural renewal but also a spiritual renewal

The image that keeps coming to my mind

Is that we all, each one of us,

Have the gift of a flame of faith.

Every single one of us through baptism,

Through the upbringing of our parents,

Through our own growing up;

All of us have a flame of faith burning in our hearts.

Don’t we?

Don’t you?

We all do.

Sometimes that flame may be, oh, about the size of a pilot light.

Sometimes that flame might be just barely struggling to stay aflame.

Sometimes that flame is large like a bonfire

And you meet people who are on fire with faith

And even say you are on fire with faith.

But I think that that image of Jesus

Coming to set the world a fire, ablaze-

I think that’s helpful for us

To think about our own spiritual journey.

How are we doing?

How are our hearts aflame with faith in Christ Jesus?

That’s a question for all of us to ponder.

But then after Jesus says that this is what

He wants a world set a fire with flame

He’s starting to talk about division

And talks about separation and division

And that’s hard to hear

Because we want to know Jesus to be

The bearer of peace not one who brings division.

An image that we can all think back to it,

Happened about six months ago in January

But an image that might be helpful for us

Is what happened in California in January.

Do you remember the wildfires

That sparked whole neighborhoods ablaze in California?

That was horrendous and all of us watched it from tv.

Over 9,000 structures were lost.

9,000 homes and businesses were lost.

How do we wrap our mind around 9,000?

What’s really unique about this tragedy

That happened in California is that in some neighborhoods

There are some houses that were not set a fire

And others that were completely lost

And there was pretty random.

Some people’s houses were fine,

Other people’s houses were completely gone.

That neighborhood was divided.

Some by tragedy,

Others by a house that didn’t get burned at all.

What does that division look like in Christ Jesus?

Forget about for a second church teaching

And just we know that sometimes there is an uncomfortableness

About sharing faith with others

And that could cause a little bit of a division

Amongst our family, amongst our friends,

Even in our marriage that might cause a division.

Some people are on fire with the flame of Christ

And some people have a hard time talking about it.

Jesus isn’t kidding when he says

That there will be in his name,

There will be sometimes division.

But I think what’s helpful is to remember

That all of us have that spark, all of us have that flame.

If we can go back to that and celebrate

Our commonality of that flame of faith in Christ Jesus

That we all share together, we can be attentive to

And definitely respectful of the different levels

Of fire that exist in people’s hearts.

In Christ Jesus we all share the flame of faith.

May all of us continue to fan the flame of faith

As we grow closer and closer to Christ Jesus in our lives.

In that way then the world does become ablaze

With faith in Christ Jesus.

Not to get too caught up in the divisions,

Not to get too caught up in how high each flame is,

But to remember that we all share it.

And as we share it we transform the world around us

To be on fire in Christ Jesus.

Amen?

 

 

The earliest creed is the apostles creed.

Let us pray the apostles creed together:

I believe in God the father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ his only son our lord.

He was conceived by the power of the holy spirit

And born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again,

He ascended into heaven

And is seated at the right hand of the father.

He will come again 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.

Friends, let us offer our prayers and petitions

Before our generous God with hearts full of faith

Knowing that God hears and answers our prayers.

Our response to each prayer will be, “lord, hear our prayer.”

For members of the clergy, may they be blessed

As they spread the gospel message around the world.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those suffering from alcohol and drug addictions,

May our lord’s presence in their lives give them strength

To overcome their challenges.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For the children and benefactors

Of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

May they be blessed in the last days of their summer break.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those who live in poverty around the world,

May the compassion of others give them opportunity

For an improved life.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

Compassionate and generous God,

Hear the prayers of your faithful people,

Those we’ve spoken, those at home.

In mercy and love, grant these our humble prayers

We ask this through Christ our lord.

Amen.

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Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The bread we offer you, fruit of the earth,

Work of human hands, and it will become for us the bread of life.

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Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The wine we offer you, fruit of the vine,

Work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.

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Sisters and brothers, friends, pray that my sacrifice,

In fact your sacrifice,

May be acceptable to God the almighty father.

-may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

For the praise and glory of his name,

For our good, and good of all his holy church.

Receive our oblation, o lord, by which is brought about

A glorious exchange,

That by offering what you have given, we may merit

To receive your very self through Christ our lord.

Amen.

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

-we lift them up to the lord.

Let us give thanks to the lord our God.

-it is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty, our salvation,

Always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy father, almighty and eternal God,

Through Jesus our lord.

For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours,

Jesus himself, Jesus 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 the 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:

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∫ 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 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 dewfall,

So that they may become for us

The body and blood of your son, our lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time Jesus was betrayed

And entered willingly into his passion,

He took bread and giving thanks broke it.

He gave it to his disciples saying, “take this.

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.

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.”

Friends, the mystery of faith.

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∫ when we eat this bread and drink this cup, ∫

∫ we proclaim your death, o lord, ∫

∫ until you come again. ∫

Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of Jesus’ 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

Of the body and blood of Christ Jesus,

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 Leo, our pope, Blase… our archbishop

And all the clergy.

Remember especially our sisters and brothers

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.

Finally, have mercy on us all, we pray,

That with the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God,

With 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,

O God, almighty father, in the unity of the holy spirit,

All glory and honor is yours forever and ever.

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∫ amen, amen, amen. ∫

Jesus taught his disciples how to stay connected

Not only to him but to his father, our God.

And so he gave them this prayer that we pray together:

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.

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.

-for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

Now and forever.

Lord Jesus, 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.

Graciously grant her peace and unity

In accordance with your will who live and reign

Forever and ever.

-amen.

Friends, the peace of the lord be with you always.

-and with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of Christ’s peace.

On behalf of everyone here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

Please receive from us a prayer and a greeting of peace

To you at home, to you and your family.

Friends, peace be with you.

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∫ 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. ∫

Sisters and brothers, behold Jesus.

Behold the flame that is deep in our hearts, deep in our souls.

Behold the flame of faith, Jesus himself,

The lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

But only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

May the body and blood of Christ Jesus

Keep us all safe for everlasting life.

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For those of you at home, please turn to page six

In your tv mass guide and join in singing our communion song,

“at the table of Jesus.”

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus, earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ where love and charity are found, ∫

∫ their God is among us, God’s goodness abounds. ∫

∫ as Christ gathers many as one, ∫

∫ let our hearts be glad and reflect God’s love. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ now as we gather all as one, ∫

∫ division is ended, communion begun. ∫

∫ let fear, anger, hatred now end. ∫

∫ let us dwell in love as our God intends. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

Having joined in spiritual communion,

And we reflect it through that beautiful song,

We pray together for the children of Mercy Home.

Together we pray:

Our lady of mercy, we pray that you

Will guide, protect and bless all Boys and Girls

Who this day have a home called mercy.

May they find the father’s mercy as we offer them our hearts

In the name of your son Jesus Christ.

May they see God’s mercy in action

Through our love, prayers and sacrifices.

Let us pray.

Made partakers of Christ Jesus through these sacraments,

We humbly implore your mercy lord

That conformed to his image on earth,

We may merit also to be his co-heirs in heaven.

Who lives and reigns forever and ever.

-amen.

My sisters and brothers in faith,

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you friends – now and always,

The father and the son and the holy spirit.

Amen.

Our beautiful prayer,

Our beautiful mass has ended friends.

Go in peace.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ God whose purpose is to kindle now ∫

∫ ignite us with your fire ∫

∫ while the earth awaits your burning ∫

∫ with your passion us inspire. ∫

∫ overcome our sinful… ∫

My friends, I just want to thank you for the ways

In which you support the tv mass here

At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Let us continue to pray for one another.

Please consider making an offering

So that we can keep the tv mass on the air.

May God bless you, your family members and your friends.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home

Is generously provided by G-I-A Publications Incorporated

And its World Library Publications Division.

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The following presentation is made possible

By the generosity of the viewers

Of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago.

Good morning and welcome

To Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Today we celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is dan riley.

I am joined by Tom McNamara and Joyce McGuiggan

And our celebrant is Father Jason Malave.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ here I am, lord. Is it I, lord? ∫

∫ I have heard you calling in the night. ∫

∫ I will go, lord, if you lead me. ∫

∫ I will hold your people in my heart. ∫

Friends we mark our prayers as people of faith;

Together in the name of the father

And the son and the holy spirit.

-amen.

The grace and peace of our lord Jesus Christ

The love of God

And the communion of the holy spirit be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Thank you.

We gather together around this eucharistic table

And to hear the word of God proclaimed in our midst.

As we gather in word and sacrament

Let us be mindful of the ways that we have loved

And those times we fail to love as Jesus invites us.

Lord Jesus you bring healing to those

Who are suffering and sick.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

You offer us pardon and peace,

Comfort, reconciliation and hope.

Christ have mercy.

-Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus you welcome us into the gates of paradise.

To be with you forever in heaven.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

May almighty God have mercy on us,

Forgive us our sins

And bring us to everlasting life.

-amen.

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∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

Let us pray.

Generous God who have prepared for those who love you,

Good things which know I can see.

Fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love.

So that loving you in all things and above all things

We may attain your promises

Which surpass every human desire.

We make this prayer through our lord Jesus

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 book of the prophet Jeremiah.

In those days the princes said to the king,

“Jeremiah ought to be put to death;

He is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city,

And all the people by speaking such things to them;

He is not interested in the welfare of our people,

But in their ruin.”

King Zedekiah answered, “he is in your power”;

For the king could do nothing with them.

And so they took Jeremiah and they threw him

Into the cistern of prince Malachiah

Which was in the quarters of the guard

Letting him down with ropes.

There was no water in the cistern

Only mud and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Ebed-Melech, a court official, went there from the palace

And said to him, “my lord king, these men have been at fault

In all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah.

Casting him into the cistern he will die of famine on the spot

For there is no more food in the city.

Then the king ordered Ebed-Melech, the Cushite

To take three men along with him

And draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern

Before he should die.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ I waited, I waited for the lord, ∫

∫ and he stooped down to me; ∫

∫ he heard my cry. ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters, since we are surrounded

By so great a cloud of witnesses let us rid ourselves

Of every burden and sin that clings to us

And persevere in running the race that lies before us

While keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus

The leader and perfecter of faith

For the sake of the joy that lay before him

He endured the cross despising its shame

And has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.

Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners

In order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted

To the point of shedding blood.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ my sheep hear my voice, says the lord; ∫

∫ I know them, and they follow me. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

My sisters and brothers, the lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

A reading from the holy gospel according to St. Luke.

-glory to you, o lord.

May the word of God be always on our minds

On our lips and in our hearts.

Jesus said to his disciples,

“I have come to set the earth on fire

And how I wish it were already blazing.

There is a baptism with which I must be baptized

And how great is my anguish until it is accomplished.

Do you think that I have come to establish peace on earth?

No, I tell you, but rather division.

From now on a household of five will be divided 3 against 2

And 2 against 3;

A father will be divided against his son

And a son against his father,

A mother against her daughter

And a daughter against her mother.

A mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law

And a daughter in law against her mother.”

The gospel of the lord.

-praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

Jesus says, “I have come to set the world ablaze.”

It’s a pretty powerful image

And one that I think, can be helpful for us.

You know over the last many years as Cardinal Cupich

Has called us to a time of renewal

Both a structural renewal but also a spiritual renewal

The image that keeps coming to my mind

Is that we all, each one of us,

Have the gift of a flame of faith.

Every single one of us through baptism,

Through the upbringing of our parents,

Through our own growing up;

All of us have a flame of faith burning in our hearts.

Don’t we?

Don’t you?

We all do.

Sometimes that flame may be, oh, about the size of a pilot light.

Sometimes that flame might be just barely struggling to stay aflame.

Sometimes that flame is large like a bonfire

And you meet people who are on fire with faith

And even say you are on fire with faith.

But I think that that image of Jesus

Coming to set the world a fire, ablaze-

I think that’s helpful for us

To think about our own spiritual journey.

How are we doing?

How are our hearts aflame with faith in Christ Jesus?

That’s a question for all of us to ponder.

But then after Jesus says that this is what

He wants a world set a fire with flame

He’s starting to talk about division

And talks about separation and division

And that’s hard to hear

Because we want to know Jesus to be

The bearer of peace not one who brings division.

An image that we can all think back to it,

Happened about six months ago in January

But an image that might be helpful for us

Is what happened in California in January.

Do you remember the wildfires

That sparked whole neighborhoods ablaze in California?

That was horrendous and all of us watched it from tv.

Over 9,000 structures were lost.

9,000 homes and businesses were lost.

How do we wrap our mind around 9,000?

What’s really unique about this tragedy

That happened in California is that in some neighborhoods

There are some houses that were not set a fire

And others that were completely lost

And there was pretty random.

Some people’s houses were fine,

Other people’s houses were completely gone.

That neighborhood was divided.

Some by tragedy,

Others by a house that didn’t get burned at all.

What does that division look like in Christ Jesus?

Forget about for a second church teaching

And just we know that sometimes there is an uncomfortableness

About sharing faith with others

And that could cause a little bit of a division

Amongst our family, amongst our friends,

Even in our marriage that might cause a division.

Some people are on fire with the flame of Christ

And some people have a hard time talking about it.

Jesus isn’t kidding when he says

That there will be in his name,

There will be sometimes division.

But I think what’s helpful is to remember

That all of us have that spark, all of us have that flame.

If we can go back to that and celebrate

Our commonality of that flame of faith in Christ Jesus

That we all share together, we can be attentive to

And definitely respectful of the different levels

Of fire that exist in people’s hearts.

In Christ Jesus we all share the flame of faith.

May all of us continue to fan the flame of faith

As we grow closer and closer to Christ Jesus in our lives.

In that way then the world does become ablaze

With faith in Christ Jesus.

Not to get too caught up in the divisions,

Not to get too caught up in how high each flame is,

But to remember that we all share it.

And as we share it we transform the world around us

To be on fire in Christ Jesus.

Amen?

 

 

The earliest creed is the apostles creed.

Let us pray the apostles creed together:

I believe in God the father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ his only son our lord.

He was conceived by the power of the holy spirit

And born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again,

He ascended into heaven

And is seated at the right hand of the father.

He will come again 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.

Friends, let us offer our prayers and petitions

Before our generous God with hearts full of faith

Knowing that God hears and answers our prayers.

Our response to each prayer will be, “lord, hear our prayer.”

For members of the clergy, may they be blessed

As they spread the gospel message around the world.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those suffering from alcohol and drug addictions,

May our lord’s presence in their lives give them strength

To overcome their challenges.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For the children and benefactors

Of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

May they be blessed in the last days of their summer break.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those who live in poverty around the world,

May the compassion of others give them opportunity

For an improved life.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

Compassionate and generous God,

Hear the prayers of your faithful people,

Those we’ve spoken, those at home.

In mercy and love, grant these our humble prayers

We ask this through Christ our lord.

Amen.

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Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The bread we offer you, fruit of the earth,

Work of human hands, and it will become for us the bread of life.

∫ [piano music] ∫

Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The wine we offer you, fruit of the vine,

Work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.

∫ [piano music] ∫

Sisters and brothers, friends, pray that my sacrifice,

In fact your sacrifice,

May be acceptable to God the almighty father.

-may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

For the praise and glory of his name,

For our good, and good of all his holy church.

Receive our oblation, o lord, by which is brought about

A glorious exchange,

That by offering what you have given, we may merit

To receive your very self through Christ our lord.

Amen.

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

-we lift them up to the lord.

Let us give thanks to the lord our God.

-it is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty, our salvation,

Always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy father, almighty and eternal God,

Through Jesus our lord.

For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours,

Jesus himself, Jesus 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 the 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 music] ∫

∫ 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 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 dewfall,

So that they may become for us

The body and blood of your son, our lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time Jesus was betrayed

And entered willingly into his passion,

He took bread and giving thanks broke it.

He gave it to his disciples saying, “take this.

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.

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.”

Friends, the mystery of faith.

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∫ when we eat this bread and drink this cup, ∫

∫ we proclaim your death, o lord, ∫

∫ until you come again. ∫

Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of Jesus’ 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

Of the body and blood of Christ Jesus,

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 Leo, our pope, Blase… our archbishop

And all the clergy.

Remember especially our sisters and brothers

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.

Finally, have mercy on us all, we pray,

That with the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God,

With 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,

O God, almighty father, in the unity of the holy spirit,

All glory and honor is yours forever and ever.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ amen, amen, amen. ∫

Jesus taught his disciples how to stay connected

Not only to him but to his father, our God.

And so he gave them this prayer that we pray together:

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.

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.

-for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

Now and forever.

Lord Jesus, 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.

Graciously grant her peace and unity

In accordance with your will who live and reign

Forever and ever.

-amen.

Friends, the peace of the lord be with you always.

-and with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of Christ’s peace.

On behalf of everyone here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

Please receive from us a prayer and a greeting of peace

To you at home, to you and your family.

Friends, peace be with you.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ 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. ∫

Sisters and brothers, behold Jesus.

Behold the flame that is deep in our hearts, deep in our souls.

Behold the flame of faith, Jesus himself,

The lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

But only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

May the body and blood of Christ Jesus

Keep us all safe for everlasting life.

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For those of you at home, please turn to page six

In your tv mass guide and join in singing our communion song,

“at the table of Jesus.”

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus, earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ where love and charity are found, ∫

∫ their God is among us, God’s goodness abounds. ∫

∫ as Christ gathers many as one, ∫

∫ let our hearts be glad and reflect God’s love. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ now as we gather all as one, ∫

∫ division is ended, communion begun. ∫

∫ let fear, anger, hatred now end. ∫

∫ let us dwell in love as our God intends. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

Having joined in spiritual communion,

And we reflect it through that beautiful song,

We pray together for the children of Mercy Home.

Together we pray:

Our lady of mercy, we pray that you

Will guide, protect and bless all Boys and Girls

Who this day have a home called mercy.

May they find the father’s mercy as we offer them our hearts

In the name of your son Jesus Christ.

May they see God’s mercy in action

Through our love, prayers and sacrifices.

Let us pray.

Made partakers of Christ Jesus through these sacraments,

We humbly implore your mercy lord

That conformed to his image on earth,

We may merit also to be his co-heirs in heaven.

Who lives and reigns forever and ever.

-amen.

My sisters and brothers in faith,

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you friends – now and always,

The father and the son and the holy spirit.

Amen.

Our beautiful prayer,

Our beautiful mass has ended friends.

Go in peace.

-thanks be to God.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ God whose purpose is to kindle now ∫

∫ ignite us with your fire ∫

∫ while the earth awaits your burning ∫

∫ with your passion us inspire. ∫

∫ overcome our sinful… ∫

My friends, I just want to thank you for the ways

In which you support the tv mass here

At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Let us continue to pray for one another.

Please consider making an offering

So that we can keep the tv mass on the air.

May God bless you, your family members and your friends.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home

Is generously provided by G-I-A Publications Incorporated

And its World Library Publications Division.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ [Piano music] ∫

The following presentation is made possible

By the generosity of the viewers

Of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago.

Good morning and welcome

To Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Today we celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is dan riley.

I am joined by Tom McNamara and Joyce McGuiggan

And our celebrant is Father Jason Malave.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ here I am, lord. Is it I, lord? ∫

∫ I have heard you calling in the night. ∫

∫ I will go, lord, if you lead me. ∫

∫ I will hold your people in my heart. ∫

Friends we mark our prayers as people of faith;

Together in the name of the father

And the son and the holy spirit.

-amen.

The grace and peace of our lord Jesus Christ

The love of God

And the communion of the holy spirit be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Thank you.

We gather together around this eucharistic table

And to hear the word of God proclaimed in our midst.

As we gather in word and sacrament

Let us be mindful of the ways that we have loved

And those times we fail to love as Jesus invites us.

Lord Jesus you bring healing to those

Who are suffering and sick.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

You offer us pardon and peace,

Comfort, reconciliation and hope.

Christ have mercy.

-Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus you welcome us into the gates of paradise.

To be with you forever in heaven.

Lord have mercy.

-lord have mercy.

May almighty God have mercy on us,

Forgive us our sins

And bring us to everlasting life.

-amen.

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∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

∫ glory to God in the highest ∫

∫ and on earth peace to people of good will. ∫

Let us pray.

Generous God who have prepared for those who love you,

Good things which know I can see.

Fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love.

So that loving you in all things and above all things

We may attain your promises

Which surpass every human desire.

We make this prayer through our lord Jesus

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 book of the prophet Jeremiah.

In those days the princes said to the king,

“Jeremiah ought to be put to death;

He is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city,

And all the people by speaking such things to them;

He is not interested in the welfare of our people,

But in their ruin.”

King Zedekiah answered, “he is in your power”;

For the king could do nothing with them.

And so they took Jeremiah and they threw him

Into the cistern of prince Malachiah

Which was in the quarters of the guard

Letting him down with ropes.

There was no water in the cistern

Only mud and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Ebed-Melech, a court official, went there from the palace

And said to him, “my lord king, these men have been at fault

In all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah.

Casting him into the cistern he will die of famine on the spot

For there is no more food in the city.

Then the king ordered Ebed-Melech, the Cushite

To take three men along with him

And draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern

Before he should die.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

∫ I waited, I waited for the lord, ∫

∫ and he stooped down to me; ∫

∫ he heard my cry. ∫

∫ lord, come to my aid! ∫

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters, since we are surrounded

By so great a cloud of witnesses let us rid ourselves

Of every burden and sin that clings to us

And persevere in running the race that lies before us

While keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus

The leader and perfecter of faith

For the sake of the joy that lay before him

He endured the cross despising its shame

And has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.

Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners

In order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted

To the point of shedding blood.

The word of the lord.

-thanks be to God.

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∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

∫ my sheep hear my voice, says the lord; ∫

∫ I know them, and they follow me. ∫

∫ alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫

My sisters and brothers, the lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

A reading from the holy gospel according to St. Luke.

-glory to you, o lord.

May the word of God be always on our minds

On our lips and in our hearts.

Jesus said to his disciples,

“I have come to set the earth on fire

And how I wish it were already blazing.

There is a baptism with which I must be baptized

And how great is my anguish until it is accomplished.

Do you think that I have come to establish peace on earth?

No, I tell you, but rather division.

From now on a household of five will be divided 3 against 2

And 2 against 3;

A father will be divided against his son

And a son against his father,

A mother against her daughter

And a daughter against her mother.

A mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law

And a daughter in law against her mother.”

The gospel of the lord.

-praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

Jesus says, “I have come to set the world ablaze.”

It’s a pretty powerful image

And one that I think, can be helpful for us.

You know over the last many years as Cardinal Cupich

Has called us to a time of renewal

Both a structural renewal but also a spiritual renewal

The image that keeps coming to my mind

Is that we all, each one of us,

Have the gift of a flame of faith.

Every single one of us through baptism,

Through the upbringing of our parents,

Through our own growing up;

All of us have a flame of faith burning in our hearts.

Don’t we?

Don’t you?

We all do.

Sometimes that flame may be, oh, about the size of a pilot light.

Sometimes that flame might be just barely struggling to stay aflame.

Sometimes that flame is large like a bonfire

And you meet people who are on fire with faith

And even say you are on fire with faith.

But I think that that image of Jesus

Coming to set the world a fire, ablaze-

I think that’s helpful for us

To think about our own spiritual journey.

How are we doing?

How are our hearts aflame with faith in Christ Jesus?

That’s a question for all of us to ponder.

But then after Jesus says that this is what

He wants a world set a fire with flame

He’s starting to talk about division

And talks about separation and division

And that’s hard to hear

Because we want to know Jesus to be

The bearer of peace not one who brings division.

An image that we can all think back to it,

Happened about six months ago in January

But an image that might be helpful for us

Is what happened in California in January.

Do you remember the wildfires

That sparked whole neighborhoods ablaze in California?

That was horrendous and all of us watched it from tv.

Over 9,000 structures were lost.

9,000 homes and businesses were lost.

How do we wrap our mind around 9,000?

What’s really unique about this tragedy

That happened in California is that in some neighborhoods

There are some houses that were not set a fire

And others that were completely lost

And there was pretty random.

Some people’s houses were fine,

Other people’s houses were completely gone.

That neighborhood was divided.

Some by tragedy,

Others by a house that didn’t get burned at all.

What does that division look like in Christ Jesus?

Forget about for a second church teaching

And just we know that sometimes there is an uncomfortableness

About sharing faith with others

And that could cause a little bit of a division

Amongst our family, amongst our friends,

Even in our marriage that might cause a division.

Some people are on fire with the flame of Christ

And some people have a hard time talking about it.

Jesus isn’t kidding when he says

That there will be in his name,

There will be sometimes division.

But I think what’s helpful is to remember

That all of us have that spark, all of us have that flame.

If we can go back to that and celebrate

Our commonality of that flame of faith in Christ Jesus

That we all share together, we can be attentive to

And definitely respectful of the different levels

Of fire that exist in people’s hearts.

In Christ Jesus we all share the flame of faith.

May all of us continue to fan the flame of faith

As we grow closer and closer to Christ Jesus in our lives.

In that way then the world does become ablaze

With faith in Christ Jesus.

Not to get too caught up in the divisions,

Not to get too caught up in how high each flame is,

But to remember that we all share it.

And as we share it we transform the world around us

To be on fire in Christ Jesus.

Amen?

 

 

The earliest creed is the apostles creed.

Let us pray the apostles creed together:

I believe in God the father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ his only son our lord.

He was conceived by the power of the holy spirit

And born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again,

He ascended into heaven

And is seated at the right hand of the father.

He will come again 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.

Friends, let us offer our prayers and petitions

Before our generous God with hearts full of faith

Knowing that God hears and answers our prayers.

Our response to each prayer will be, “lord, hear our prayer.”

For members of the clergy, may they be blessed

As they spread the gospel message around the world.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those suffering from alcohol and drug addictions,

May our lord’s presence in their lives give them strength

To overcome their challenges.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For the children and benefactors

Of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

May they be blessed in the last days of their summer break.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

For those who live in poverty around the world,

May the compassion of others give them opportunity

For an improved life.

We pray to the lord.

-lord, hear our prayer.

Compassionate and generous God,

Hear the prayers of your faithful people,

Those we’ve spoken, those at home.

In mercy and love, grant these our humble prayers

We ask this through Christ our lord.

Amen.

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Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The bread we offer you, fruit of the earth,

Work of human hands, and it will become for us the bread of life.

∫ [piano music] ∫

Blessed are you, lord God of all creation,

For through your goodness we have received

The wine we offer you, fruit of the vine,

Work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.

∫ [piano music] ∫

Sisters and brothers, friends, pray that my sacrifice,

In fact your sacrifice,

May be acceptable to God the almighty father.

-may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

For the praise and glory of his name,

For our good, and good of all his holy church.

Receive our oblation, o lord, by which is brought about

A glorious exchange,

That by offering what you have given, we may merit

To receive your very self through Christ our lord.

Amen.

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

-we lift them up to the lord.

Let us give thanks to the lord our God.

-it is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty, our salvation,

Always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy father, almighty and eternal God,

Through Jesus our lord.

For out of compassion for the waywardness that is ours,

Jesus himself, Jesus 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 the 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 music] ∫

∫ 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 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 dewfall,

So that they may become for us

The body and blood of your son, our lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time Jesus was betrayed

And entered willingly into his passion,

He took bread and giving thanks broke it.

He gave it to his disciples saying, “take this.

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.

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.”

Friends, the mystery of faith.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ when we eat this bread and drink this cup, ∫

∫ we proclaim your death, o lord, ∫

∫ until you come again. ∫

Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of Jesus’ 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

Of the body and blood of Christ Jesus,

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 Leo, our pope, Blase… our archbishop

And all the clergy.

Remember especially our sisters and brothers

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.

Finally, have mercy on us all, we pray,

That with the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God,

With 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,

O God, almighty father, in the unity of the holy spirit,

All glory and honor is yours forever and ever.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ amen, amen, amen. ∫

Jesus taught his disciples how to stay connected

Not only to him but to his father, our God.

And so he gave them this prayer that we pray together:

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.

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.

-for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

Now and forever.

Lord Jesus, 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.

Graciously grant her peace and unity

In accordance with your will who live and reign

Forever and ever.

-amen.

Friends, the peace of the lord be with you always.

-and with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of Christ’s peace.

On behalf of everyone here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,

Please receive from us a prayer and a greeting of peace

To you at home, to you and your family.

Friends, peace be with you.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ 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. ∫

Sisters and brothers, behold Jesus.

Behold the flame that is deep in our hearts, deep in our souls.

Behold the flame of faith, Jesus himself,

The lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

But only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

May the body and blood of Christ Jesus

Keep us all safe for everlasting life.

∫ [piano music] ∫

For those of you at home, please turn to page six

In your tv mass guide and join in singing our communion song,

“at the table of Jesus.”

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus, earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ where love and charity are found, ∫

∫ their God is among us, God’s goodness abounds. ∫

∫ as Christ gathers many as one, ∫

∫ let our hearts be glad and reflect God’s love. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

∫ now as we gather all as one, ∫

∫ division is ended, communion begun. ∫

∫ let fear, anger, hatred now end. ∫

∫ let us dwell in love as our God intends. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed ∫

∫ by the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread. ∫

∫ at the table of Jesus’ earth and heaven are wed ∫

∫ to a hungry world by our God we are led. ∫

Having joined in spiritual communion,

And we reflect it through that beautiful song,

We pray together for the children of Mercy Home.

Together we pray:

Our lady of mercy, we pray that you

Will guide, protect and bless all Boys and Girls

Who this day have a home called mercy.

May they find the father’s mercy as we offer them our hearts

In the name of your son Jesus Christ.

May they see God’s mercy in action

Through our love, prayers and sacrifices.

Let us pray.

Made partakers of Christ Jesus through these sacraments,

We humbly implore your mercy lord

That conformed to his image on earth,

We may merit also to be his co-heirs in heaven.

Who lives and reigns forever and ever.

-amen.

My sisters and brothers in faith,

The lord be with you.

-and with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you friends – now and always,

The father and the son and the holy spirit.

Amen.

Our beautiful prayer,

Our beautiful mass has ended friends.

Go in peace.

-thanks be to God.

∫ [piano music] ∫

∫ God whose purpose is to kindle now ∫

∫ ignite us with your fire ∫

∫ while the earth awaits your burning ∫

∫ with your passion us inspire. ∫

∫ overcome our sinful… ∫

My friends, I just want to thank you for the ways

In which you support the tv mass here

At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Let us continue to pray for one another.

Please consider making an offering

So that we can keep the tv mass on the air.

May God bless you, your family members and your friends.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home

Is generously provided by G-I-A Publications Incorporated

And its World Library Publications Division.

∫ [piano music] ∫

Jesus says, “I have come to set the world ablaze.”

It’s a pretty powerful image

And one that I think, can be helpful for us.

You know over the last many years as Cardinal Cupich

Has called us to a time of renewal

Both a structural renewal but also a spiritual renewal

The image that keeps coming to my mind

Is that we all, each one of us,

Have the gift of a flame of faith.

Every single one of us through baptism,

Through the upbringing of our parents,

Through our own growing up;

All of us have a flame of faith burning in our hearts.

Don’t we?

Don’t you?

We all do.

Sometimes that flame may be, oh, about the size of a pilot light.

Sometimes that flame might be just barely struggling to stay aflame.

Sometimes that flame is large like a bonfire

And you meet people who are on fire with faith

And even say you are on fire with faith.

But I think that that image of Jesus

Coming to set the world a fire, ablaze-

I think that’s helpful for us

To think about our own spiritual journey.

How are we doing?

How are our hearts aflame with faith in Christ Jesus?

That’s a question for all of us to ponder.

But then after Jesus says that this is what

He wants a world set a fire with flame

He’s starting to talk about division

And talks about separation and division

And that’s hard to hear

Because we want to know Jesus to be

The bearer of peace not one who brings division.

An image that we can all think back to it,

Happened about six months ago in January

But an image that might be helpful for us

Is what happened in California in January.

Do you remember the wildfires

That sparked whole neighborhoods ablaze in California?

That was horrendous and all of us watched it from tv.

Over 9,000 structures were lost.

9,000 homes and businesses were lost.

How do we wrap our mind around 9,000?

What’s really unique about this tragedy

That happened in California is that in some neighborhoods

There are some houses that were not set a fire

And others that were completely lost

And there was pretty random.

Some people’s houses were fine,

Other people’s houses were completely gone.

That neighborhood was divided.

Some by tragedy,

Others by a house that didn’t get burned at all.

What does that division look like in Christ Jesus?

Forget about for a second church teaching

And just we know that sometimes there is an uncomfortableness

About sharing faith with others

And that could cause a little bit of a division

Amongst our family, amongst our friends,

Even in our marriage that might cause a division.

Some people are on fire with the flame of Christ

And some people have a hard time talking about it.

Jesus isn’t kidding when he says

That there will be in his name,

There will be sometimes division.

But I think what’s helpful is to remember

That all of us have that spark, all of us have that flame.

If we can go back to that and celebrate

Our commonality of that flame of faith in Christ Jesus

That we all share together, we can be attentive to

And definitely respectful of the different levels

Of fire that exist in people’s hearts.

In Christ Jesus we all share the flame of faith.

May all of us continue to fan the flame of faith

As we grow closer and closer to Christ Jesus in our lives.

In that way then the world does become ablaze

With faith in Christ Jesus.

Not to get too caught up in the divisions,

Not to get too caught up in how high each flame is,

But to remember that we all share it.

And as we share it we transform the world around us

To be on fire in Christ Jesus.

Amen?