good morning welcome to st patrick's cathedral today we celebrate the th week in ordinary time memorial of saint teresa benedict of the cross virgin and martyr crash for the mass may be found on page two hundred and sixty thousand two hundred and sixty two of the missile that confessions will be heard immediately following the mass it professionals love the altar a celebrant this morning is the rector of st patrick's cathedral monsignor robert ritchie this mass will be sins and so compare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses said to the people ask now of the days of old before your time ever since god created man upon the earth ask from one end of the sky to the other to anything so great ever happened before was it ever heard of did it people ever hear the voice of god speaking from the midst of fire as you did and live where did any god venture to go and take a nation foreign self from the midst of another nation by testing us by signs and wonders by war with his strong hand and outstretched arm and by great terrors all of which the lord your god did for you in egypt before your very eyes all this you were allowed to see that you might know the lord is god and there is no other out of the heavens he let you hear his voice to discipline you on earth he let you see his great fire and you heard him speaking out of the fire for love of your fathers he chose their descendants and personally led you out of egypt by his great power driving out of your way to nations greater and mightier than you so as to bring you in and to make their land your heritage as it is today this is why you must know now must now know and fix in your heart that the lord is god in the heavens above and on earth below and that there is no other you must keep his statutes and commandments which i enjoin on you today that you and your children after you may prosper and that you may have long life on the land which the lord your god is giving you for ever the word of the lord thanks you i remember the deeds of the lord i remember the deeds of the lord i remember the board yes i remember your wonders of old and i meditate on your works exploits i ponder i remember the d arm your redeemed your people the sons of jacob and joseph you let your people like a flock under the care of moses and aaron i remember the d she says to his disciples whoever wishes to come back to be misty knight himself take of his cross and follow me for whoever wishes to save his life or lose it loses his life for my sake will find it what profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life what can one give in exchange for his life for this senate man will come with his eagles in his father's glory and she became a catholic she was baptised and she lives a life as a carmelite sister her name was sister her name before entering the  in the reading that we had which just happened to be the really on a friday during this time of the year but if it so well with exactly what it is stein was all about ready to give their lives for god and for god's people the carmelite sisters that are in in convents throughout the world are women that have decided to give themselves wholly to the church and probably to god by being isolated from most of the world and center is teresa of benedict is a great example to us of someone who is very very much involved completely in the world studies and in the last city in the car in the events that were happening in europe during her time when the nazis were coming power and someone who saw busy everything and saw that god was more important than all of this stuff that was happening over the terrible stuff that was happening and gave her life to guide and had her life taken away from her because of her jewish blood so today we honor her  are millions of men women and children who died in the terrible show or the holocaust over the years and we ask god's mercy on those who do not understand the importance of being part of god's people and the importance of understanding the roots that we christians have in our brothers and sisters or older brothers and sisters in the jewish faith the name of the father and of the son  spirit meant today we continue our special prayer for those who have been abused god of endless love ever for carrying a very strong always present always just you gave your only son to save us by the blood of this cross gentle jesus shepherd of joint your own suffering the pain of all who have been hurt in body mind and spirit but it was who betrayed the trust placed in then hear the cries of our brothers and sisters who have been greatly harmed in the cries  we offer you through the earth in the work of human hands and become for us the bread of life lesson begat forever without and we exclaim given up for you brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy and welcome them into the light of your face have mercy on the soul mean pray that with the blessing of virgin mary unity in accordance with your will to live and reign for ever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit that this offer each other the sign of peace