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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 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is Dan Riley,
I’m joined by Tom McNamara and Maudette Carr,
And our celebrant is Father James Wallace.

∫ Two fishermen who lived along the Sea of Galilee, ∫
∫ stood by the shore to cast their nets ∫
∫ into an ageless sea. ∫
∫ Now Jesus watched them from afar, ∫
∫ then called them each by name. ∫
∫ It changed their lives, these simple men, ∫
∫ they’d never be the same. ∫
∫ Leave all things you have and come and follow Me, ∫
∫ and come and follow Me. ∫

In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit.
—Amen.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Good morning everyone,
Welcome for Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
We’re delighted that you could join us
To break open the Bread together,
To break open the Word of God.

We put ourselves in our Lord’s presence,
We call to mind our sins and prepare ourselves
To celebrate these Sacred Mysteries.

Lord Jesus, You are Mighty God and Prince of Peace.
Lord, have mercy.
—Lord, have mercy.

You are Son of God and Son of Mary.
Christ, have mercy.
—Christ, have mercy.

You are the Word made Flesh
And Splendor of the Father.
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.

Almighty ever-living God,
Direct our actions according to Your good pleasure.
In the Name of Your Beloved Son, may we abound in good works.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
—Amen.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun
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 dwelt in the land of gloom, a light has shown.

You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing
As they rejoice before You as at the harvest,
As people make merry when dividing spoils.

For the yoke that 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.
—Thanks be to God.

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∫ The Lord is my light and my salvation. ∫
∫ The Lord is 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. ∫

A reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.

I urge you, brothers 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.
—Thanks be to God.

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∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫
∫ Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom ∫
∫ and cured every disease among the people. ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
—Glory to You, O 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 the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
That what was said to Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
The way to 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.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
—Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

So our Gospel is the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
Jesus, as you all know,
Was born in Bethlehem and then He grew up in Nazareth.

Nazareth was kind of in, you could say,
The middle part of Israel, maybe in the south,
Kind of a desert, mountainous town,
Not that far from Jerusalem.

When Jesus comes of age,
When He’s ready to begin His ministry,
After He’s been baptized by John the Baptist,
When He’s 30 years old,
He has to make a decision through inspiration
Of the Holy Spirit where He’s going to conduct His ministry,
Where He’s going to teach,
Where He’s going to do all the miracles and so forth.

And He decides—it’s also not just His own decision—
But He goes to Scripture to consult this,
Decides to go north to Galilee.
That’s what we’re reading in Isaiah and then repeated

In the Gospel, to the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Why? Several reasons for this.

First, this in the Sea of Galilee
Was very much of a crossroads.
We hear that also in the Scripture readings,
“The way by the sea.”

So the Israelites would go up to Galilee
And they would trade.
Obviously the Sea of Galilee was a great source
Of fish and commerce and whatnot.

The Syrians and the Babylonians would come down from the north,
Passing that way.
So you have a lot of kind of mixtures
Of races and cultures and religions.

So Jesus kind of knows this.
Part of His mission is not just to redeem the nation of Israel,
But to bring the Light of God to the world,
To all the nations.

So it’s kind of a good training ground
To go into this very cosmopolitan
Melting pot of an area.

So He goes up there and He preaches.
He’s also going to get His disciples up there,
His Apostles who are from Galilee, the Galileans,
Peter and Andrew, James and John, and the others.

And these guys are real salt-of-the-earth individuals.
Jesus kind of wanted that.
Not insular and kind of overly—whatever you want to say—
Protected in their shelter, in their life.

Men and women who’ve experienced the world,
Men and women who have suffered.

This is the last part why Jesus chose this area.
As we heard in Isaiah, and again repeating the Gospel,
The people who’ve walked in darkness
Have seen a great light.

This region, because it was very much of a crossroads,
Was constantly being conquered.

And when, of course, in ancient times,
In ancient war, when a nation is conquered,
It’s pretty brutal.

People are enslaved, towns are burned to the ground,
Buildings and temples and whatnot are smashed.
It’s really painful.

So these people have grown up,
Have known basically generations
And generations of pain and suffering.

So they need it.
They need Jesus.
They need a Messiah.

Dare I say, even more than the people of Nazareth or Jerusalem.

So Jesus wants to go, and He wants to heal.

So does all that sound familiar?

I like to think that Jesus, He chooses the area to come to
That’s again diverse, but also people who are kind of
Salt of the earth and who’ve been suffering.

I think that fits Chicago.
I think that fits your home, wherever it is.

We know that our Messiah isn’t just one sitting back,
Chilling out, not noticing what we’re going through,
But He’s taking notice.

Jesus went to Capernaum.
He went to Galilee 2,000 years ago,
But that wasn’t the first, last,
And only time that He goes into an area.

He comes into our city, comes into our lives, and He heals us.
He wants to take us by the hand like He did those Apostles,
All those people suffering.

He wants to raise us up.
He wants to bring us into the Light.

May we accept that invitation.
Amen.

And so, friends, together now we join our voices

And we recite our faith, profess our faith:

I believe in one God,
The Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
Of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
The Only Begotten Son of God,
Born of the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God.

Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
Through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
He came down from Heaven,
And by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
And became Man.

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered death and was buried,
And rose again on the third day
In accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into Heaven
And is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory
To judge the living and the dead
And His Kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life,
Who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the Prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
And I look forward to the Resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Our Heavenly Father knows our hearts
And the needs of our world, and so we present
Our petitions before Him this day.

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

For our Holy Father and all those who preach the Gospel,
May they bring the Light of Christ
To people who are searching for their faith.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For those who have died,
May they rest in God’s Heavenly Kingdom,
And may their loved ones feel the Lord’s comfort
During these difficult days.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
May they continue to follow their healing path.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For peace in our world
As we begin this new year,
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

Almighty and Gracious God, pour out Your blessings upon us,
Upon our world, and answer these prayers.
We make them through Christ our Lord.
—Amen.

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Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours
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 the good of all His Holy Church.

Accept our offerings, O Lord, we pray,
And in sanctifying them, grant that they may profit us
For salvation 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 and our salvation,
Always and everywhere to give You thanks, Lord,
Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God.

We know it belongs to Your boundless glory
That You came to the aid of mortal beings
With Your Divinity,
And even fashioned for us a remedy out of mortality itself,
That the cause of our downfall
Might become the means of our salvation,
Through Christ our Lord.

Through Him the host of Angels adores
Your Majesty and rejoices in Your presence forever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus
Of exultant praise as 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 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.

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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 His Death and Resurrection, we offer You, Lord,
The Bread of Life and the Chalice of Salvation,
Giving thanks that You have held us worthy
To be in Your presence and minister to You.

Humbly, we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
We may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, Your Church spread throughout the world,
And bring her to the fullness of charity,
Together with Leo, our Pope,
And Blas…, our Bishop,
And all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the Resurrection,
And all who have died in Your mercy.
Welcome them into the light of Your Face.

Have mercy on us all, we pray,
That with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
Blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
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. ∫

Let us all join our voices now together
And pray the words that Jesus taught us.

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.

For the Kingdom, the power,
And the glory are Yours,
Now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ,
Who said to Your Apostles,
“Peace I leave you, My peace I give you,”
Look not on our sins,
But on the faith of Your Church,
And graciously grant her peace and unity
In accordance with Your will,
Who live and reign forever and ever.
—Amen.

The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
—And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of peace.

My dear brothers and sisters at home, peace be with you.
Thank you again for joining us.
Your prayers and your presence here
For our Mass make such a difference.

We are always praying for you.
We have your intentions here.
Please continue to send them to us.

On behalf of Father Scott Donahue and all
The staff and the children here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
God bless you, and may you enjoy peace this day.

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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. ∫

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.

Lord, I am not worthy
That You should enter under my roof,
But only say the word,
And my soul shall be healed.

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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,
“There Is a Longing.”

∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫
∫ For justice, for freedom, for mercy, hear our prayer. ∫
∫ In sorrow, in grief, be near; hear our prayer, O Lord. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫

Now I invite you all to join with me
In our prayer for the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

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 seek God’s mercy in action
Through our love, prayers, and sacrifices.

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.
—Amen.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Sunday,
And again, hope you’re enjoying this new year.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

May God, the source and origin of all blessings,
Grant you grace, pour out His blessing in abundance,
And keep you safe from harm throughout this day
And throughout this year.

May He give you integrity in the faith, endurance and hope,
And perseverance and charity with holy patience to the end.

And may He order your days and your deeds in His peace.
Grant your prayers in this and in every place
And lead you happily to eternal life.
—Amen.

And may the peace and blessing of Almighty God,
The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Come down on you all
And remain with you forever.
—Amen.

Go forth, the Mass has ended.
—Thanks be to God.

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∫ Seek ye first the Kingdom of God ∫
∫ and His righteousness, ∫
∫ and all these things shall be added unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Ask and it shall be given unto you; ∫
∫ seek and you shall find. ∫
∫ Knock and the door shall be opened unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

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Hello, my friends, as you know, as I know,
This TV ministry at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls is so important.
It allows us to gather wherever you may be
To participate in the prayer of the Church.

It allows us to pray for one another,
And how important it is.

It allows you and me to pray for the children here
At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

We’re nourished by our presence together
And by the celebration of the Eucharist.

I just want to take this opportunity
To thank you so very much for the ways in which
You support this Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Please consider doing that going forward as well.

May God bless you, and your family, and your friends
For all you do to support the TV Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
And for our children.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home
Is generously provided by GIA 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 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is Dan Riley,
I’m joined by Tom McNamara and Maudette Carr,
And our celebrant is Father James Wallace.

∫ Two fishermen who lived along the Sea of Galilee, ∫
∫ stood by the shore to cast their nets ∫
∫ into an ageless sea. ∫
∫ Now Jesus watched them from afar, ∫
∫ then called them each by name. ∫
∫ It changed their lives, these simple men, ∫
∫ they’d never be the same. ∫
∫ Leave all things you have and come and follow Me, ∫
∫ and come and follow Me. ∫

In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit.
—Amen.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Good morning everyone,
Welcome for Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
We’re delighted that you could join us
To break open the Bread together,
To break open the Word of God.

We put ourselves in our Lord’s presence,
We call to mind our sins and prepare ourselves
To celebrate these Sacred Mysteries.

Lord Jesus, You are Mighty God and Prince of Peace.
Lord, have mercy.
—Lord, have mercy.

You are Son of God and Son of Mary.
Christ, have mercy.
—Christ, have mercy.

You are the Word made Flesh
And Splendor of the Father.
Lord, have mercy.
—Lord, have mercy.

May Almighty God have mercy on us,
Forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
—Amen.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ 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.

Almighty ever-living God,
Direct our actions according to Your good pleasure.
In the Name of Your Beloved Son, may we abound in good works.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
—Amen.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun
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 dwelt in the land of gloom, a light has shown.

You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing
As they rejoice before You as at the harvest,
As people make merry when dividing spoils.

For the yoke that 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.
—Thanks be to God.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ The Lord is my light and my salvation. ∫
∫ The Lord is 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. ∫

A reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.

I urge you, brothers 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.
—Thanks be to God.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫
∫ Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom ∫
∫ and cured every disease among the people. ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
—Glory to You, O 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 the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
That what was said to Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
The way to 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.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
—Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

So our Gospel is the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
Jesus, as you all know,
Was born in Bethlehem and then He grew up in Nazareth.

Nazareth was kind of in, you could say,
The middle part of Israel, maybe in the south,
Kind of a desert, mountainous town,
Not that far from Jerusalem.

When Jesus comes of age,
When He’s ready to begin His ministry,
After He’s been baptized by John the Baptist,
When He’s 30 years old,
He has to make a decision through inspiration
Of the Holy Spirit where He’s going to conduct His ministry,
Where He’s going to teach,
Where He’s going to do all the miracles and so forth.

And He decides—it’s also not just His own decision—
But He goes to Scripture to consult this,
Decides to go north to Galilee.
That’s what we’re reading in Isaiah and then repeated

In the Gospel, to the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Why? Several reasons for this.

First, this in the Sea of Galilee
Was very much of a crossroads.
We hear that also in the Scripture readings,
“The way by the sea.”

So the Israelites would go up to Galilee
And they would trade.
Obviously the Sea of Galilee was a great source
Of fish and commerce and whatnot.

The Syrians and the Babylonians would come down from the north,
Passing that way.
So you have a lot of kind of mixtures
Of races and cultures and religions.

So Jesus kind of knows this.
Part of His mission is not just to redeem the nation of Israel,
But to bring the Light of God to the world,
To all the nations.

So it’s kind of a good training ground
To go into this very cosmopolitan
Melting pot of an area.

So He goes up there and He preaches.
He’s also going to get His disciples up there,
His Apostles who are from Galilee, the Galileans,
Peter and Andrew, James and John, and the others.

And these guys are real salt-of-the-earth individuals.
Jesus kind of wanted that.
Not insular and kind of overly—whatever you want to say—
Protected in their shelter, in their life.

Men and women who’ve experienced the world,
Men and women who have suffered.

This is the last part why Jesus chose this area.
As we heard in Isaiah, and again repeating the Gospel,
The people who’ve walked in darkness
Have seen a great light.

This region, because it was very much of a crossroads,
Was constantly being conquered.

And when, of course, in ancient times,
In ancient war, when a nation is conquered,
It’s pretty brutal.

People are enslaved, towns are burned to the ground,
Buildings and temples and whatnot are smashed.
It’s really painful.

So these people have grown up,
Have known basically generations
And generations of pain and suffering.

So they need it.
They need Jesus.
They need a Messiah.

Dare I say, even more than the people of Nazareth or Jerusalem.

So Jesus wants to go, and He wants to heal.

So does all that sound familiar?

I like to think that Jesus, He chooses the area to come to
That’s again diverse, but also people who are kind of
Salt of the earth and who’ve been suffering.

I think that fits Chicago.
I think that fits your home, wherever it is.

We know that our Messiah isn’t just one sitting back,
Chilling out, not noticing what we’re going through,
But He’s taking notice.

Jesus went to Capernaum.
He went to Galilee 2,000 years ago,
But that wasn’t the first, last,
And only time that He goes into an area.

He comes into our city, comes into our lives, and He heals us.
He wants to take us by the hand like He did those Apostles,
All those people suffering.

He wants to raise us up.
He wants to bring us into the Light.

May we accept that invitation.
Amen.

And so, friends, together now we join our voices

And we recite our faith, profess our faith:

I believe in one God,
The Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
Of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
The Only Begotten Son of God,
Born of the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God.

Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
Through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
He came down from Heaven,
And by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
And became Man.

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered death and was buried,
And rose again on the third day
In accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into Heaven
And is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory
To judge the living and the dead
And His Kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life,
Who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the Prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
And I look forward to the Resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Our Heavenly Father knows our hearts
And the needs of our world, and so we present
Our petitions before Him this day.

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

For our Holy Father and all those who preach the Gospel,
May they bring the Light of Christ
To people who are searching for their faith.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For those who have died,
May they rest in God’s Heavenly Kingdom,
And may their loved ones feel the Lord’s comfort
During these difficult days.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
May they continue to follow their healing path.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For peace in our world
As we begin this new year,
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

Almighty and Gracious God, pour out Your blessings upon us,
Upon our world, and answer these prayers.
We make them through Christ our Lord.
—Amen.

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Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours
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 the good of all His Holy Church.

Accept our offerings, O Lord, we pray,
And in sanctifying them, grant that they may profit us
For salvation 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 and our salvation,
Always and everywhere to give You thanks, Lord,
Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God.

We know it belongs to Your boundless glory
That You came to the aid of mortal beings
With Your Divinity,
And even fashioned for us a remedy out of mortality itself,
That the cause of our downfall
Might become the means of our salvation,
Through Christ our Lord.

Through Him the host of Angels adores
Your Majesty and rejoices in Your presence forever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus
Of exultant praise as 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 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 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 His Death and Resurrection, we offer You, Lord,
The Bread of Life and the Chalice of Salvation,
Giving thanks that You have held us worthy
To be in Your presence and minister to You.

Humbly, we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
We may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, Your Church spread throughout the world,
And bring her to the fullness of charity,
Together with Leo, our Pope,
And Blas…, our Bishop,
And all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the Resurrection,
And all who have died in Your mercy.
Welcome them into the light of Your Face.

Have mercy on us all, we pray,
That with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
Blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
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. ∫

Let us all join our voices now together
And pray the words that Jesus taught us.

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.

For the Kingdom, the power,
And the glory are Yours,
Now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ,
Who said to Your Apostles,
“Peace I leave you, My peace I give you,”
Look not on our sins,
But on the faith of Your Church,
And graciously grant her peace and unity
In accordance with Your will,
Who live and reign forever and ever.
—Amen.

The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
—And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of peace.

My dear brothers and sisters at home, peace be with you.
Thank you again for joining us.
Your prayers and your presence here
For our Mass make such a difference.

We are always praying for you.
We have your intentions here.
Please continue to send them to us.

On behalf of Father Scott Donahue and all
The staff and the children here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
God bless you, and may you enjoy peace this day.

∫ [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. ∫

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.

Lord, I am not worthy
That You should enter under my roof,
But only say the word,
And my soul shall be healed.

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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,
“There Is a Longing.”

∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫
∫ For justice, for freedom, for mercy, hear our prayer. ∫
∫ In sorrow, in grief, be near; hear our prayer, O Lord. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫

Now I invite you all to join with me
In our prayer for the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

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 seek God’s mercy in action
Through our love, prayers, and sacrifices.

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.
—Amen.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Sunday,
And again, hope you’re enjoying this new year.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

May God, the source and origin of all blessings,
Grant you grace, pour out His blessing in abundance,
And keep you safe from harm throughout this day
And throughout this year.

May He give you integrity in the faith, endurance and hope,
And perseverance and charity with holy patience to the end.

And may He order your days and your deeds in His peace.
Grant your prayers in this and in every place
And lead you happily to eternal life.
—Amen.

And may the peace and blessing of Almighty God,
The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Come down on you all
And remain with you forever.
—Amen.

Go forth, the Mass has ended.
—Thanks be to God.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ Seek ye first the Kingdom of God ∫
∫ and His righteousness, ∫
∫ and all these things shall be added unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Ask and it shall be given unto you; ∫
∫ seek and you shall find. ∫
∫ Knock and the door shall be opened unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

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Hello, my friends, as you know, as I know,
This TV ministry at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls is so important.
It allows us to gather wherever you may be
To participate in the prayer of the Church.

It allows us to pray for one another,
And how important it is.

It allows you and me to pray for the children here
At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

We’re nourished by our presence together
And by the celebration of the Eucharist.

I just want to take this opportunity
To thank you so very much for the ways in which
You support this Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Please consider doing that going forward as well.

May God bless you, and your family, and your friends
For all you do to support the TV Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
And for our children.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home
Is generously provided by GIA Publications, Incorporated,
And its World Library Publications Division.

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∫ [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 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

My name is Dan Riley,
I’m joined by Tom McNamara and Maudette Carr,
And our celebrant is Father James Wallace.

∫ Two fishermen who lived along the Sea of Galilee, ∫
∫ stood by the shore to cast their nets ∫
∫ into an ageless sea. ∫
∫ Now Jesus watched them from afar, ∫
∫ then called them each by name. ∫
∫ It changed their lives, these simple men, ∫
∫ they’d never be the same. ∫
∫ Leave all things you have and come and follow Me, ∫
∫ and come and follow Me. ∫

In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit.
—Amen.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Good morning everyone,
Welcome for Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.
We’re delighted that you could join us
To break open the Bread together,
To break open the Word of God.

We put ourselves in our Lord’s presence,
We call to mind our sins and prepare ourselves
To celebrate these Sacred Mysteries.

Lord Jesus, You are Mighty God and Prince of Peace.
Lord, have mercy.
—Lord, have mercy.

You are Son of God and Son of Mary.
Christ, have mercy.
—Christ, have mercy.

You are the Word made Flesh
And Splendor of the Father.
Lord, have mercy.
—Lord, have mercy.

May Almighty God have mercy on us,
Forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
—Amen.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ 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.

Almighty ever-living God,
Direct our actions according to Your good pleasure.
In the Name of Your Beloved Son, may we abound in good works.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
—Amen.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun
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 dwelt in the land of gloom, a light has shown.

You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing
As they rejoice before You as at the harvest,
As people make merry when dividing spoils.

For the yoke that 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.
—Thanks be to God.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ The Lord is my light and my salvation. ∫
∫ The Lord is 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. ∫

A reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.

I urge you, brothers 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.
—Thanks be to God.

∫ [Piano music] ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫
∫ Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom ∫
∫ and cured every disease among the people. ∫
∫ Alleluia, Alleluia. ∫

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.
—Glory to You, O 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 the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
That what was said to Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
The way to 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.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
—Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

So our Gospel is the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
Jesus, as you all know,
Was born in Bethlehem and then He grew up in Nazareth.

Nazareth was kind of in, you could say,
The middle part of Israel, maybe in the south,
Kind of a desert, mountainous town,
Not that far from Jerusalem.

When Jesus comes of age,
When He’s ready to begin His ministry,
After He’s been baptized by John the Baptist,
When He’s 30 years old,
He has to make a decision through inspiration
Of the Holy Spirit where He’s going to conduct His ministry,
Where He’s going to teach,
Where He’s going to do all the miracles and so forth.

And He decides—it’s also not just His own decision—
But He goes to Scripture to consult this,
Decides to go north to Galilee.
That’s what we’re reading in Isaiah and then repeated

In the Gospel, to the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Why? Several reasons for this.

First, this in the Sea of Galilee
Was very much of a crossroads.
We hear that also in the Scripture readings,
“The way by the sea.”

So the Israelites would go up to Galilee
And they would trade.
Obviously the Sea of Galilee was a great source
Of fish and commerce and whatnot.

The Syrians and the Babylonians would come down from the north,
Passing that way.
So you have a lot of kind of mixtures
Of races and cultures and religions.

So Jesus kind of knows this.
Part of His mission is not just to redeem the nation of Israel,
But to bring the Light of God to the world,
To all the nations.

So it’s kind of a good training ground
To go into this very cosmopolitan
Melting pot of an area.

So He goes up there and He preaches.
He’s also going to get His disciples up there,
His Apostles who are from Galilee, the Galileans,
Peter and Andrew, James and John, and the others.

And these guys are real salt-of-the-earth individuals.
Jesus kind of wanted that.
Not insular and kind of overly—whatever you want to say—
Protected in their shelter, in their life.

Men and women who’ve experienced the world,
Men and women who have suffered.

This is the last part why Jesus chose this area.
As we heard in Isaiah, and again repeating the Gospel,
The people who’ve walked in darkness
Have seen a great light.

This region, because it was very much of a crossroads,
Was constantly being conquered.

And when, of course, in ancient times,
In ancient war, when a nation is conquered,
It’s pretty brutal.

People are enslaved, towns are burned to the ground,
Buildings and temples and whatnot are smashed.
It’s really painful.

So these people have grown up,
Have known basically generations
And generations of pain and suffering.

So they need it.
They need Jesus.
They need a Messiah.

Dare I say, even more than the people of Nazareth or Jerusalem.

So Jesus wants to go, and He wants to heal.

So does all that sound familiar?

I like to think that Jesus, He chooses the area to come to
That’s again diverse, but also people who are kind of
Salt of the earth and who’ve been suffering.

I think that fits Chicago.
I think that fits your home, wherever it is.

We know that our Messiah isn’t just one sitting back,
Chilling out, not noticing what we’re going through,
But He’s taking notice.

Jesus went to Capernaum.
He went to Galilee 2,000 years ago,
But that wasn’t the first, last,
And only time that He goes into an area.

He comes into our city, comes into our lives, and He heals us.
He wants to take us by the hand like He did those Apostles,
All those people suffering.

He wants to raise us up.
He wants to bring us into the Light.

May we accept that invitation.
Amen.

And so, friends, together now we join our voices

And we recite our faith, profess our faith:

I believe in one God,
The Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
Of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
The Only Begotten Son of God,
Born of the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God.

Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
Through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
He came down from Heaven,
And by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
And became Man.

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered death and was buried,
And rose again on the third day
In accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into Heaven
And is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory
To judge the living and the dead
And His Kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life,
Who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the Prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
And I look forward to the Resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Our Heavenly Father knows our hearts
And the needs of our world, and so we present
Our petitions before Him this day.

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

For our Holy Father and all those who preach the Gospel,
May they bring the Light of Christ
To people who are searching for their faith.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For those who have died,
May they rest in God’s Heavenly Kingdom,
And may their loved ones feel the Lord’s comfort
During these difficult days.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
May they continue to follow their healing path.
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

For peace in our world
As we begin this new year,
We pray to the Lord.
—Lord, hear our prayer.

Almighty and Gracious God, pour out Your blessings upon us,
Upon our world, and answer these prayers.
We make them through Christ our Lord.
—Amen.

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∫ [Piano music continues] ∫

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours
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 the good of all His Holy Church.

Accept our offerings, O Lord, we pray,
And in sanctifying them, grant that they may profit us
For salvation 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 and our salvation,
Always and everywhere to give You thanks, Lord,
Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God.

We know it belongs to Your boundless glory
That You came to the aid of mortal beings
With Your Divinity,
And even fashioned for us a remedy out of mortality itself,
That the cause of our downfall
Might become the means of our salvation,
Through Christ our Lord.

Through Him the host of Angels adores
Your Majesty and rejoices in Your presence forever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus
Of exultant praise as 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 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 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 His Death and Resurrection, we offer You, Lord,
The Bread of Life and the Chalice of Salvation,
Giving thanks that You have held us worthy
To be in Your presence and minister to You.

Humbly, we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
We may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, Your Church spread throughout the world,
And bring her to the fullness of charity,
Together with Leo, our Pope,
And Blas…, our Bishop,
And all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the Resurrection,
And all who have died in Your mercy.
Welcome them into the light of Your Face.

Have mercy on us all, we pray,
That with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
Blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
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. ∫

Let us all join our voices now together
And pray the words that Jesus taught us.

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.

For the Kingdom, the power,
And the glory are Yours,
Now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ,
Who said to Your Apostles,
“Peace I leave you, My peace I give you,”
Look not on our sins,
But on the faith of Your Church,
And graciously grant her peace and unity
In accordance with Your will,
Who live and reign forever and ever.
—Amen.

The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
—And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other a sign of peace.

My dear brothers and sisters at home, peace be with you.
Thank you again for joining us.
Your prayers and your presence here
For our Mass make such a difference.

We are always praying for you.
We have your intentions here.
Please continue to send them to us.

On behalf of Father Scott Donahue and all
The staff and the children here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
God bless you, and may you enjoy peace this day.

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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. ∫

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.

Lord, I am not worthy
That You should enter under my roof,
But only say the word,
And my soul shall be healed.

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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,
“There Is a Longing.”

∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫
∫ For justice, for freedom, for mercy, hear our prayer. ∫
∫ In sorrow, in grief, be near; hear our prayer, O Lord. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, ∫
∫ for You to reveal Yourself to us. ∫
∫ There is a longing in our hearts for love ∫
∫ we only find in You, our God. ∫

Now I invite you all to join with me
In our prayer for the children of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

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 seek God’s mercy in action
Through our love, prayers, and sacrifices.

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.
—Amen.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Sunday,
And again, hope you’re enjoying this new year.

The Lord be with you.
—And with your spirit.

Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

May God, the source and origin of all blessings,
Grant you grace, pour out His blessing in abundance,
And keep you safe from harm throughout this day
And throughout this year.

May He give you integrity in the faith, endurance and hope,
And perseverance and charity with holy patience to the end.

And may He order your days and your deeds in His peace.
Grant your prayers in this and in every place
And lead you happily to eternal life.
—Amen.

And may the peace and blessing of Almighty God,
The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Come down on you all
And remain with you forever.
—Amen.

Go forth, the Mass has ended.
—Thanks be to God.

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∫ Seek ye first the Kingdom of God ∫
∫ and His righteousness, ∫
∫ and all these things shall be added unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Alleluia, Alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

∫ Ask and it shall be given unto you; ∫
∫ seek and you shall find. ∫
∫ Knock and the door shall be opened unto you; ∫
∫ Allelu, Alleluia. ∫

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Hello, my friends, as you know, as I know,
This TV ministry at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls is so important.
It allows us to gather wherever you may be
To participate in the prayer of the Church.

It allows us to pray for one another,
And how important it is.

It allows you and me to pray for the children here
At Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

We’re nourished by our presence together
And by the celebration of the Eucharist.

I just want to take this opportunity
To thank you so very much for the ways in which
You support this Mass here at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

Please consider doing that going forward as well.

May God bless you, and your family, and your friends
For all you do to support the TV Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
And for our children.

The music for the broadcast of Sunday Mass at Mercy Home
Is generously provided by GIA Publications, Incorporated,
And its World Library Publications Division.

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So our Gospel is the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
Jesus, as you all know,
Was born in Bethlehem and then He grew up in Nazareth.

Nazareth was kind of in, you could say,
The middle part of Israel, maybe in the south,
Kind of a desert, mountainous town,
Not that far from Jerusalem.

When Jesus comes of age,
When He’s ready to begin His ministry,
After He’s been baptized by John the Baptist,
When He’s 30 years old,
He has to make a decision through inspiration
Of the Holy Spirit where He’s going to conduct His ministry,
Where He’s going to teach,
Where He’s going to do all the miracles and so forth.

And He decides—it’s also not just His own decision—
But He goes to Scripture to consult this,
Decides to go north to Galilee.
That’s what we’re reading in Isaiah and then repeated

In the Gospel, to the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Why? Several reasons for this.

First, this in the Sea of Galilee
Was very much of a crossroads.
We hear that also in the Scripture readings,
“The way by the sea.”

So the Israelites would go up to Galilee
And they would trade.
Obviously the Sea of Galilee was a great source
Of fish and commerce and whatnot.

The Syrians and the Babylonians would come down from the north,
Passing that way.
So you have a lot of kind of mixtures
Of races and cultures and religions.

So Jesus kind of knows this.
Part of His mission is not just to redeem the nation of Israel,
But to bring the Light of God to the world,
To all the nations.

So it’s kind of a good training ground
To go into this very cosmopolitan
Melting pot of an area.

So He goes up there and He preaches.
He’s also going to get His disciples up there,
His Apostles who are from Galilee, the Galileans,
Peter and Andrew, James and John, and the others.

And these guys are real salt-of-the-earth individuals.
Jesus kind of wanted that.
Not insular and kind of overly—whatever you want to say—
Protected in their shelter, in their life.

Men and women who’ve experienced the world,
Men and women who have suffered.

This is the last part why Jesus chose this area.
As we heard in Isaiah, and again repeating the Gospel,
The people who’ve walked in darkness
Have seen a great light.

This region, because it was very much of a crossroads,
Was constantly being conquered.

And when, of course, in ancient times,
In ancient war, when a nation is conquered,
It’s pretty brutal.

People are enslaved, towns are burned to the ground,
Buildings and temples and whatnot are smashed.
It’s really painful.

So these people have grown up,
Have known basically generations
And generations of pain and suffering.

So they need it.
They need Jesus.
They need a Messiah.

Dare I say, even more than the people of Nazareth or Jerusalem.

So Jesus wants to go, and He wants to heal.

So does all that sound familiar?

I like to think that Jesus, He chooses the area to come to
That’s again diverse, but also people who are kind of
Salt of the earth and who’ve been suffering.

I think that fits Chicago.
I think that fits your home, wherever it is.

We know that our Messiah isn’t just one sitting back,
Chilling out, not noticing what we’re going through,
But He’s taking notice.

Jesus went to Capernaum.
He went to Galilee 2,000 years ago,
But that wasn’t the first, last,
And only time that He goes into an area.

He comes into our city, comes into our lives, and He heals us.
He wants to take us by the hand like He did those Apostles,
All those people suffering.

He wants to raise us up.
He wants to bring us into the Light.

May we accept that invitation.
Amen.