Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Homily Transcript
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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 30th Sunday in ordinary time.
My name is dan riley.
I am joined by tom McNamara and Brigid Gerace
And our celebrant is father Greg Sakowicz.
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∫ Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise with your power and your strength. ∫
∫ Christ in me pour out your blessing and healing. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise and I shall rise with you. ∫
Good morning and welcome.
We gather as a family of God, we begin on this day
We begin our prayer, as we begin all things.
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.
Our God is loving, compassionate and always forgiving.
We are sinners so we take a moment of silence
And ask forgiveness and the lord’s mercy and compassion.
Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christ have mercy.
-Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you nourish us with the gifts of the holy eucharist.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us.
Forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Together we praise God in song:
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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. ∫
And together let us pray for the grace
To follow Christ more closely.
Loving and compassionate God,
Increase our faith, hope and charity and make us love
What you command so that we may merit what you promise.
Always through Christ our lord.
Amen.
A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.
Thus says the lord, shout with joy for Jacob.
Exalt at the head of the nations.
Proclaim your praise and say the lord has delivered
His people the remnant of Israel.
Behold I will bring them back from the land of the north.
I will gather them from the ends of the earth
With the blind and the lame in their midst
The mothers and those with child.
They shall return as an immense throng.
They departed in tears but I will console them and guide them.
I will lead them to brooks of water and a level road
So that none shall stumble.
For I am the father of Israel.
Ephraim is my first born.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ I will bless the lord at all times. ∫
∫ Praise of him is always in my mouth. ∫
∫ In the lord my soul shall make its boast. ∫
∫ The humble shall hear and be glad. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters,
Every high priest is taken from among men
And made their representative before God to offer gifts
And sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring.
For he himself is beset by weakness
And so for this reason must make sin
Offerings for himself as well as for the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself
But only when by God just as Aaron was in the same way
It was not Christ who glorified himself
In becoming high priest but rather one
Who said to him, “you are my son.
This day I have begotten you.”
Just as he says in another place
You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
∫ Our savior Jesus Christ destroyed death ∫
∫ And brought life to light through the gospel. ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy gospel according to mark.
-Glory to you, o lord.
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a very sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man,
The son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth
Began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent
But he kept calling out all the more louder,
“Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “call him.”
So they called the blind man saying to him,
“Take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “what do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “go your way, your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
The gospel of the lord.
-Praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.
Owen goes to the post office to buy stamps for Christmas cards. She said, “I’d like 100 stamps.”
“What denomination?” Asked the clerk.
“Oh for Pete’s sake, has it come to that?” complains the woman, “I’ll take 50 Catholics, 10 Baptists, 20 Lutherans and 20 Presbyterians.”
This woman missed the point of the question. She did not see the point.
Jesus asked the blind man in today’s gospel, what do you want me to do for you? The blind man says, I want to see. The blind man did not miss the point.
Jesus asks all of us today, what do you want me to do for you? What would our response be?
On one level, Jesus cures the blind man physically. But beyond restoring physical sight. ‘I want to see’ really means with eyes of faith.
For example, if someone were to say to you, “Can I talk with you?” what they’re really saying is, will you listen to me? So whenever we say, “do you have a moment, can I talk with you?” I’m really saying is, will you listen to me? Many times we are blind, not physically, but blind to God’s love, forgiveness and presence in our lives, in our world because of a poor self-image.
Too often our self-concept is very poor. Listen to this short dialogue. Why is everyone in this room so happy except me? Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere, said the master. Why don’t I see beauty and goodness everywhere? Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. What blindness do I need to be healed of? What keeps me from fully loving myself and others?
If you think about it, we all have weaknesses. We all have our weak spots. We all have our blind spots. We all need some type of healing of something in our lives.
How many times have you driven a car and got caught in that blind spot where that place where you’re about to change lanes, you don’t see the car next to you. The car in your next lane is in your blind spot. Maybe our blind spot is a poor self-image. We’re believing God doesn’t love me or God could never forgive me because maybe I can’t forgive or love myself. Maybe I’m too proud to admit weakness or to get help. Is that our blind spot?
Jesus asks all of us today, “what do you want me to do for you?”
I want to see. See what? People are mirrors. When they are in the presence of love, that’s what they reflect. When love, peace, happiness are absent, when we are blind, unable to live through eyes of faith, we have nothing to give out. Of what use it to have eyes if the heart is blind?
Together we praise God’s family
Our profession of 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 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 seat 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 the father and the son is adored and glorified
Who has spoken to the prophets.
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.
With confidence, faith and joy,
We bring the lord our needs, our prayers, our very lives.
Our response to each prayer will be,
“Lord, hear our prayer.”
For the holy father and all members of the clergy,
May the holy spirit help them to rekindle the light of faith
In those who are struggling.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For those who are suffering physically and spiritually,
May the lord bring them healing in body, mind and soul.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For the young people in Mercy Home’s care
And for all who help them find opportunity
And hope for their future.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For an end to war and oppression throughout the world.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
Loving God, we ask you to hear our prayers,
Always made known through Christ our lord.
Amen.
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And pray, my sisters and brothers,
That our sacrifice might be acceptable to God,
The father, the almighty.
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.
Amen.
Look, we pray, o lord, on the offerings we make
Into your majesty, whatever is done to us in your service
May be directed above all
By your glory and love 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,
At all times to acclaim you, o lord.
For although you have no need of our praise,
Yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift,
Since our praises add nothing to your greatness.
And with all the company of the choirs of angels in heaven,
We proclaim your glory as we then together sing:
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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, that they may become for us
The body and blood of your son, our lord Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed and entered into his passion,
Jesus took bread and giving thanks broke it
And gave to the disciples saying,
“Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
For this is my body, which will be given up for you.”
When supper was ended, he took the chalice
And once more giving thanks
Gave to the 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, we celebrate the memorial of his life,
Death and resurrection.
We offer you, lord, the bread of life
And the chalice of salvation,
Giving thanks you’ve held us worthy to be in your presence
And minister to you.
Humble, we pray, that partaking of the body and blood of Christ
Be gathered into one by the power of the holy spirit.
Remember, lord, your church spread throughout the world
And bring her to the fullest of charity
Together with Francis, our pope,
Blas…, our bishop, with the bishops, clergy,
Religious brothers and sisters, and all who serve
In your faith communities.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection
And all who have died in your mercy.
In a very special way, all the deceased loved ones
Who have gone home to God.
Welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
With the blessed virgin Mary, mother of God,
Blessed joseph, her spouse,
The blessed apostles, and all the saints who have pleased you
Throughout the ages,
We merit to be co-heirs to eternal life,
And may praise and glorify you through your son,
Our lord, Jesus Christ.
Through him, 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 ∫
With confidence, faith, and joy together as God’s family,
We pray.
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,
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
For the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
Now and forever.
And lord Jesus Christ, you said to apostles,
“Peace I leave you, my peace I give you.”
Look not upon our sins, but on the faith of your church,
And grant us peace and unity in accordance with your will,
Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
May the peace of the lord be with all of you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us, share the lord’s peace and joy with those around us.
For those that are praying at home, nursing facility,
Wherever, from all of us here, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
To each and every one of you, God’s blessings, peace,
And the lord’s joy.
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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, 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,
“The clouds vail.”
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
∫ Bright the stars at night, nearer heaven’s way to you. ∫
∫ Bright the stars in light, ∫
∫ Where dwell the saints in love and truth. ∫
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
And together we pray the prayer of the children of Mercy Home.
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 we 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.
And together let us pray.
May your sacraments, o lord, we pray,
Perfecting us with lies within them,
That we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess
In truth forever and ever.
Amen.
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us bow our heads and pray for God’s blessings.
May the lord bless you and keep you.
Amen.
May his face shine upon you and show you his mercy and love.
Amen.
And the lord walk with you all the days of your life.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
The father, the son, and the holy spirit
Descend upon all of us forever and ever.
Amen.
Our celebration has ended.
We go in peace.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices. ∫
∫ Who wondrous things has done ∫
∫ In whom his world rejoices. ∫
∫ Who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way. ∫
∫ With countless gifts of love and still is ours today. ∫
∫ O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us… ∫
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Homily Video
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Homily Transcript
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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 30th Sunday in ordinary time.
My name is dan riley.
I am joined by tom McNamara and Brigid Gerace
And our celebrant is father Greg Sakowicz.
∫ [Music] ∫
∫ Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise with your power and your strength. ∫
∫ Christ in me pour out your blessing and healing. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise and I shall rise with you. ∫
Good morning and welcome.
We gather as a family of God, we begin on this day
We begin our prayer, as we begin all things.
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.
Our God is loving, compassionate and always forgiving.
We are sinners so we take a moment of silence
And ask forgiveness and the lord’s mercy and compassion.
Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christ have mercy.
-Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you nourish us with the gifts of the holy eucharist.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us.
Forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Together we praise God in song:
∫ [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. ∫
And together let us pray for the grace
To follow Christ more closely.
Loving and compassionate God,
Increase our faith, hope and charity and make us love
What you command so that we may merit what you promise.
Always through Christ our lord.
Amen.
A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.
Thus says the lord, shout with joy for Jacob.
Exalt at the head of the nations.
Proclaim your praise and say the lord has delivered
His people the remnant of Israel.
Behold I will bring them back from the land of the north.
I will gather them from the ends of the earth
With the blind and the lame in their midst
The mothers and those with child.
They shall return as an immense throng.
They departed in tears but I will console them and guide them.
I will lead them to brooks of water and a level road
So that none shall stumble.
For I am the father of Israel.
Ephraim is my first born.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ I will bless the lord at all times. ∫
∫ Praise of him is always in my mouth. ∫
∫ In the lord my soul shall make its boast. ∫
∫ The humble shall hear and be glad. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters,
Every high priest is taken from among men
And made their representative before God to offer gifts
And sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring.
For he himself is beset by weakness
And so for this reason must make sin
Offerings for himself as well as for the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself
But only when by God just as Aaron was in the same way
It was not Christ who glorified himself
In becoming high priest but rather one
Who said to him, “you are my son.
This day I have begotten you.”
Just as he says in another place
You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
∫ Our savior Jesus Christ destroyed death ∫
∫ And brought life to light through the gospel. ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy gospel according to mark.
-Glory to you, o lord.
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a very sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man,
The son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth
Began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent
But he kept calling out all the more louder,
“Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “call him.”
So they called the blind man saying to him,
“Take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “what do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “go your way, your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
The gospel of the lord.
-Praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.
Owen goes to the post office to buy stamps for Christmas cards. She said, “I’d like 100 stamps.”
“What denomination?” Asked the clerk.
“Oh for Pete’s sake, has it come to that?” complains the woman, “I’ll take 50 Catholics, 10 Baptists, 20 Lutherans and 20 Presbyterians.”
This woman missed the point of the question. She did not see the point.
Jesus asked the blind man in today’s gospel, what do you want me to do for you? The blind man says, I want to see. The blind man did not miss the point.
Jesus asks all of us today, what do you want me to do for you? What would our response be?
On one level, Jesus cures the blind man physically. But beyond restoring physical sight. ‘I want to see’ really means with eyes of faith.
For example, if someone were to say to you, “Can I talk with you?” what they’re really saying is, will you listen to me? So whenever we say, “do you have a moment, can I talk with you?” I’m really saying is, will you listen to me? Many times we are blind, not physically, but blind to God’s love, forgiveness and presence in our lives, in our world because of a poor self-image.
Too often our self-concept is very poor. Listen to this short dialogue. Why is everyone in this room so happy except me? Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere, said the master. Why don’t I see beauty and goodness everywhere? Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. What blindness do I need to be healed of? What keeps me from fully loving myself and others?
If you think about it, we all have weaknesses. We all have our weak spots. We all have our blind spots. We all need some type of healing of something in our lives.
How many times have you driven a car and got caught in that blind spot where that place where you’re about to change lanes, you don’t see the car next to you. The car in your next lane is in your blind spot. Maybe our blind spot is a poor self-image. We’re believing God doesn’t love me or God could never forgive me because maybe I can’t forgive or love myself. Maybe I’m too proud to admit weakness or to get help. Is that our blind spot?
Jesus asks all of us today, “what do you want me to do for you?”
I want to see. See what? People are mirrors. When they are in the presence of love, that’s what they reflect. When love, peace, happiness are absent, when we are blind, unable to live through eyes of faith, we have nothing to give out. Of what use it to have eyes if the heart is blind?
Together we praise God’s family
Our profession of 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 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 seat 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 the father and the son is adored and glorified
Who has spoken to the prophets.
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.
With confidence, faith and joy,
We bring the lord our needs, our prayers, our very lives.
Our response to each prayer will be,
“Lord, hear our prayer.”
For the holy father and all members of the clergy,
May the holy spirit help them to rekindle the light of faith
In those who are struggling.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For those who are suffering physically and spiritually,
May the lord bring them healing in body, mind and soul.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For the young people in Mercy Home’s care
And for all who help them find opportunity
And hope for their future.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For an end to war and oppression throughout the world.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
Loving God, we ask you to hear our prayers,
Always made known through Christ our lord.
Amen.
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And pray, my sisters and brothers,
That our sacrifice might be acceptable to God,
The father, the almighty.
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.
Amen.
Look, we pray, o lord, on the offerings we make
Into your majesty, whatever is done to us in your service
May be directed above all
By your glory and love 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,
At all times to acclaim you, o lord.
For although you have no need of our praise,
Yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift,
Since our praises add nothing to your greatness.
And with all the company of the choirs of angels in heaven,
We proclaim your glory as we then together sing:
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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, that they may become for us
The body and blood of your son, our lord Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed and entered into his passion,
Jesus took bread and giving thanks broke it
And gave to the disciples saying,
“Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
For this is my body, which will be given up for you.”
When supper was ended, he took the chalice
And once more giving thanks
Gave to the 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, we celebrate the memorial of his life,
Death and resurrection.
We offer you, lord, the bread of life
And the chalice of salvation,
Giving thanks you’ve held us worthy to be in your presence
And minister to you.
Humble, we pray, that partaking of the body and blood of Christ
Be gathered into one by the power of the holy spirit.
Remember, lord, your church spread throughout the world
And bring her to the fullest of charity
Together with Francis, our pope,
Blas…, our bishop, with the bishops, clergy,
Religious brothers and sisters, and all who serve
In your faith communities.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection
And all who have died in your mercy.
In a very special way, all the deceased loved ones
Who have gone home to God.
Welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
With the blessed virgin Mary, mother of God,
Blessed joseph, her spouse,
The blessed apostles, and all the saints who have pleased you
Throughout the ages,
We merit to be co-heirs to eternal life,
And may praise and glorify you through your son,
Our lord, Jesus Christ.
Through him, 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 ∫
With confidence, faith, and joy together as God’s family,
We pray.
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,
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
For the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
Now and forever.
And lord Jesus Christ, you said to apostles,
“Peace I leave you, my peace I give you.”
Look not upon our sins, but on the faith of your church,
And grant us peace and unity in accordance with your will,
Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
May the peace of the lord be with all of you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us, share the lord’s peace and joy with those around us.
For those that are praying at home, nursing facility,
Wherever, from all of us here, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
To each and every one of you, God’s blessings, peace,
And the lord’s joy.
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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, 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,
“The clouds vail.”
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
∫ Bright the stars at night, nearer heaven’s way to you. ∫
∫ Bright the stars in light, ∫
∫ Where dwell the saints in love and truth. ∫
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
And together we pray the prayer of the children of Mercy Home.
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 we 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.
And together let us pray.
May your sacraments, o lord, we pray,
Perfecting us with lies within them,
That we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess
In truth forever and ever.
Amen.
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us bow our heads and pray for God’s blessings.
May the lord bless you and keep you.
Amen.
May his face shine upon you and show you his mercy and love.
Amen.
And the lord walk with you all the days of your life.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
The father, the son, and the holy spirit
Descend upon all of us forever and ever.
Amen.
Our celebration has ended.
We go in peace.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices. ∫
∫ Who wondrous things has done ∫
∫ In whom his world rejoices. ∫
∫ Who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way. ∫
∫ With countless gifts of love and still is ours today. ∫
∫ O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us… ∫
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, inc.
And its World Library Publications Division.
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Full Mass Video
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Homily Transcript
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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 30th Sunday in ordinary time.
My name is dan riley.
I am joined by tom McNamara and Brigid Gerace
And our celebrant is father Greg Sakowicz.
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∫ Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise with your power and your strength. ∫
∫ Christ in me pour out your blessing and healing. ∫
∫ Christ in me arise and I shall rise with you. ∫
Good morning and welcome.
We gather as a family of God, we begin on this day
We begin our prayer, as we begin all things.
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.
Our God is loving, compassionate and always forgiving.
We are sinners so we take a moment of silence
And ask forgiveness and the lord’s mercy and compassion.
Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christ have mercy.
-Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you nourish us with the gifts of the holy eucharist.
Lord have mercy.
-Lord have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us.
Forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Together we praise God in song:
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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. ∫
And together let us pray for the grace
To follow Christ more closely.
Loving and compassionate God,
Increase our faith, hope and charity and make us love
What you command so that we may merit what you promise.
Always through Christ our lord.
Amen.
A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.
Thus says the lord, shout with joy for Jacob.
Exalt at the head of the nations.
Proclaim your praise and say the lord has delivered
His people the remnant of Israel.
Behold I will bring them back from the land of the north.
I will gather them from the ends of the earth
With the blind and the lame in their midst
The mothers and those with child.
They shall return as an immense throng.
They departed in tears but I will console them and guide them.
I will lead them to brooks of water and a level road
So that none shall stumble.
For I am the father of Israel.
Ephraim is my first born.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
∫ I will bless the lord at all times. ∫
∫ Praise of him is always in my mouth. ∫
∫ In the lord my soul shall make its boast. ∫
∫ The humble shall hear and be glad. ∫
∫ The lord hears the cry of the poor. ∫
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters,
Every high priest is taken from among men
And made their representative before God to offer gifts
And sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring.
For he himself is beset by weakness
And so for this reason must make sin
Offerings for himself as well as for the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself
But only when by God just as Aaron was in the same way
It was not Christ who glorified himself
In becoming high priest but rather one
Who said to him, “you are my son.
This day I have begotten you.”
Just as he says in another place
You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.
The word of the lord.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
∫ Our savior Jesus Christ destroyed death ∫
∫ And brought life to light through the gospel. ∫
∫ Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ∫
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy gospel according to mark.
-Glory to you, o lord.
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a very sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man,
The son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth
Began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent
But he kept calling out all the more louder,
“Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “call him.”
So they called the blind man saying to him,
“Take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “what do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “go your way, your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
The gospel of the lord.
-Praise to you, lord Jesus Christ.
Owen goes to the post office to buy stamps for Christmas cards. She said, “I’d like 100 stamps.”
“What denomination?” Asked the clerk.
“Oh for Pete’s sake, has it come to that?” complains the woman, “I’ll take 50 Catholics, 10 Baptists, 20 Lutherans and 20 Presbyterians.”
This woman missed the point of the question. She did not see the point.
Jesus asked the blind man in today’s gospel, what do you want me to do for you? The blind man says, I want to see. The blind man did not miss the point.
Jesus asks all of us today, what do you want me to do for you? What would our response be?
On one level, Jesus cures the blind man physically. But beyond restoring physical sight. ‘I want to see’ really means with eyes of faith.
For example, if someone were to say to you, “Can I talk with you?” what they’re really saying is, will you listen to me? So whenever we say, “do you have a moment, can I talk with you?” I’m really saying is, will you listen to me? Many times we are blind, not physically, but blind to God’s love, forgiveness and presence in our lives, in our world because of a poor self-image.
Too often our self-concept is very poor. Listen to this short dialogue. Why is everyone in this room so happy except me? Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere, said the master. Why don’t I see beauty and goodness everywhere? Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. What blindness do I need to be healed of? What keeps me from fully loving myself and others?
If you think about it, we all have weaknesses. We all have our weak spots. We all have our blind spots. We all need some type of healing of something in our lives.
How many times have you driven a car and got caught in that blind spot where that place where you’re about to change lanes, you don’t see the car next to you. The car in your next lane is in your blind spot. Maybe our blind spot is a poor self-image. We’re believing God doesn’t love me or God could never forgive me because maybe I can’t forgive or love myself. Maybe I’m too proud to admit weakness or to get help. Is that our blind spot?
Jesus asks all of us today, “what do you want me to do for you?”
I want to see. See what? People are mirrors. When they are in the presence of love, that’s what they reflect. When love, peace, happiness are absent, when we are blind, unable to live through eyes of faith, we have nothing to give out. Of what use it to have eyes if the heart is blind?
Together we praise God’s family
Our profession of 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 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 seat 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 the father and the son is adored and glorified
Who has spoken to the prophets.
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.
With confidence, faith and joy,
We bring the lord our needs, our prayers, our very lives.
Our response to each prayer will be,
“Lord, hear our prayer.”
For the holy father and all members of the clergy,
May the holy spirit help them to rekindle the light of faith
In those who are struggling.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For those who are suffering physically and spiritually,
May the lord bring them healing in body, mind and soul.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For the young people in Mercy Home’s care
And for all who help them find opportunity
And hope for their future.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
For an end to war and oppression throughout the world.
We pray to the lord.
-Lord hear our prayer.
Loving God, we ask you to hear our prayers,
Always made known through Christ our lord.
Amen.
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And pray, my sisters and brothers,
That our sacrifice might be acceptable to God,
The father, the almighty.
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.
Amen.
Look, we pray, o lord, on the offerings we make
Into your majesty, whatever is done to us in your service
May be directed above all
By your glory and love 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,
At all times to acclaim you, o lord.
For although you have no need of our praise,
Yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift,
Since our praises add nothing to your greatness.
And with all the company of the choirs of angels in heaven,
We proclaim your glory as we then together sing:
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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, that they may become for us
The body and blood of your son, our lord Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed and entered into his passion,
Jesus took bread and giving thanks broke it
And gave to the disciples saying,
“Take this, all of you, and eat of it,
For this is my body, which will be given up for you.”
When supper was ended, he took the chalice
And once more giving thanks
Gave to the 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, we celebrate the memorial of his life,
Death and resurrection.
We offer you, lord, the bread of life
And the chalice of salvation,
Giving thanks you’ve held us worthy to be in your presence
And minister to you.
Humble, we pray, that partaking of the body and blood of Christ
Be gathered into one by the power of the holy spirit.
Remember, lord, your church spread throughout the world
And bring her to the fullest of charity
Together with Francis, our pope,
Blas…, our bishop, with the bishops, clergy,
Religious brothers and sisters, and all who serve
In your faith communities.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
Who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection
And all who have died in your mercy.
In a very special way, all the deceased loved ones
Who have gone home to God.
Welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
With the blessed virgin Mary, mother of God,
Blessed joseph, her spouse,
The blessed apostles, and all the saints who have pleased you
Throughout the ages,
We merit to be co-heirs to eternal life,
And may praise and glorify you through your son,
Our lord, Jesus Christ.
Through him, 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 ∫
With confidence, faith, and joy together as God’s family,
We pray.
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,
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
For the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
Now and forever.
And lord Jesus Christ, you said to apostles,
“Peace I leave you, my peace I give you.”
Look not upon our sins, but on the faith of your church,
And grant us peace and unity in accordance with your will,
Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
May the peace of the lord be with all of you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us, share the lord’s peace and joy with those around us.
For those that are praying at home, nursing facility,
Wherever, from all of us here, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls,
To each and every one of you, God’s blessings, peace,
And the lord’s joy.
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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, 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,
“The clouds vail.”
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
∫ Bright the stars at night, nearer heaven’s way to you. ∫
∫ Bright the stars in light, ∫
∫ Where dwell the saints in love and truth. ∫
∫ Even though the rain hides the stars, ∫
∫ Even though the mist swirls the hills, ∫
∫ Even when the dark clouds veil the sky, ∫
∫ God is by my side, ∫
∫ Even when the sun shall fall and sleep, ∫
∫ Even when at dawn the sky shall read, ∫
∫ Even in the night when storms shall rise, ∫
∫ God is by my side, God is by my side. ∫
And together we pray the prayer of the children of Mercy Home.
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 we 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.
And together let us pray.
May your sacraments, o lord, we pray,
Perfecting us with lies within them,
That we now celebrate in signs we may one day possess
In truth forever and ever.
Amen.
The lord be with you.
-And with your spirit.
Let us bow our heads and pray for God’s blessings.
May the lord bless you and keep you.
Amen.
May his face shine upon you and show you his mercy and love.
Amen.
And the lord walk with you all the days of your life.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
The father, the son, and the holy spirit
Descend upon all of us forever and ever.
Amen.
Our celebration has ended.
We go in peace.
-Thanks be to God.
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∫ Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices. ∫
∫ Who wondrous things has done ∫
∫ In whom his world rejoices. ∫
∫ Who from our mother’s arms has blessed us on our way. ∫
∫ With countless gifts of love and still is ours today. ∫
∫ O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us… ∫
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, inc.
And its World Library Publications Division.
∫ [Music] ∫
Homily Video
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Homily Transcript
Owen goes to the post office to buy stamps for Christmas cards. She said, “I’d like 100 stamps.”
“What denomination?” Asked the clerk.
“Oh for Pete’s sake, has it come to that?” complains the woman, “I’ll take 50 Catholics, 10 Baptists, 20 Lutherans and 20 Presbyterians.”
This woman missed the point of the question. She did not see the point.
Jesus asked the blind man in today’s gospel, what do you want me to do for you? The blind man says, I want to see. The blind man did not miss the point.
Jesus asks all of us today, what do you want me to do for you? What would our response be?
On one level, Jesus cures the blind man physically. But beyond restoring physical sight. ‘I want to see’ really means with eyes of faith.
For example, if someone were to say to you, “Can I talk with you?” what they’re really saying is, will you listen to me? So whenever we say, “do you have a moment, can I talk with you?” I’m really saying is, will you listen to me? Many times we are blind, not physically, but blind to God’s love, forgiveness and presence in our lives, in our world because of a poor self-image.
Too often our self-concept is very poor. Listen to this short dialogue. Why is everyone in this room so happy except me? Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere, said the master. Why don’t I see beauty and goodness everywhere? Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside. What blindness do I need to be healed of? What keeps me from fully loving myself and others?
If you think about it, we all have weaknesses. We all have our weak spots. We all have our blind spots. We all need some type of healing of something in our lives.
How many times have you driven a car and got caught in that blind spot where that place where you’re about to change lanes, you don’t see the car next to you. The car in your next lane is in your blind spot. Maybe our blind spot is a poor self-image. We’re believing God doesn’t love me or God could never forgive me because maybe I can’t forgive or love myself. Maybe I’m too proud to admit weakness or to get help. Is that our blind spot?
Jesus asks all of us today, “what do you want me to do for you?”
I want to see. See what? People are mirrors. When they are in the presence of love, that’s what they reflect. When love, peace, happiness are absent, when we are blind, unable to live through eyes of faith, we have nothing to give out. Of what use it to have eyes if the heart is blind?
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