crazy or god who gladly us each year with the feast day of the apostles philip and jane ramped us through their prayers to share in the passion and resurrection of your everything from the first letter of st paul to the corinthians i'm reminding you brothers and sisters of the gospel i preach which you indeed received and in which  stand through it you are also being saved if you hold fast to the word i preach to you unless you believed in vain for i handed on to you as of first importance what i also received that christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures that he was buried that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures that he appeared to care for us then to the twelve after that he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at once most of whom are still living though some have fallen asleep after that he appeared to james then to all the apostles last of all as sure one born abnormally he appeared to me the word of the lord their message goes out through all the e the heavens declare the glory of god and the firmament proclaims his handiwork day pours out the word to day and night to night in parts knowledge their message goes out to all the  the lord be with you are reading from the holy gospel according to john jesus said to thomas i am the way and the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me if you know only then you will also know my father from now on you do know him and have seen him philip said to him master show us the father and that will be enough for me for alms she's  him have i been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me philip webber has seen me has seen the father how can you say show us the father do you not believe that i am in the father and the father is in me the words that i speak to you i do not speak on my own the father who dwells  me is doing his work since believe me that i am in the father and the father is in me or else believe because of the works themselves amen amen i say to you whether believes in me will do the works that i do and will do greater ones and be this because i am going to the father and whatever you ask in my name i will do so that the father may be glorified in the son if you ask anything of me in my name i will do it the gospel of  lord we have an example in this gospel as in other places one of these great questions of jews us a kind of piercing question that we can hear on any day to hear this morning i been with you so long and still you do not know me and if we're honest if we are actually trying to live a serious spiritual life we say yes how true that is so long with all the lord perhaps maybe many years of going to daily marius and still with that sense i would say as a priest still i do not know him as i want to know him still he is such a mystery still in looking out across it's too much that there is such an overwhelming reality in jesus christ and he wants us to have that kind of sense that there is so much more for us to penetrate in the reality of jesus christ's gospels also saying in a very kind of quiet way what use us one did in his life time and what he wants now when you look upon me you are looking upon the father you're looking through a window of jesus humanity into the infinite mystery of g remember we are looking seeing what looks like merely a piece of bread and yet this is a window into the reality of god himself also the sky whole you know let us measure perhaps by what we're asking we ask him for himself now for the many things that we could ask for let us ask him for himself i want to be united to you almighty an eternal god for you eternal shepherd do not desert your flock but through the blasted apostles watch over it and protect it always so that it may be governed by those who have appoint you are indeed holy all warden all you have created rightly gives you free will through your son all boy jesus christ by the power and working of the holy spirit you give life to all things and  holy and you never cease to gather a people to yourselves so that from the rising of the sun to with setting a pure sacrifice may be offered seen or nay therefore award we  out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sin do this in memory of me voice as we celebrate the memorial of the saving passion of your son his wondrous resurrection and ascension into heaven and as we look forward to his second coming we offer you in thanksgiving this holy through him and with him and in him all god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and ever let's pray purify our minds we pray award by these holy gifts we have received so that contemplating you and your son together with the apostles philip and james god have a good day everyone