alert god to their presence we hear that in the st reading listening to today's readings we might well ask ourselves what marks us as god's people and as followers of the lord sins of bring us through everlasting life and then oh god who by the precious blood of your only be got the sun have redeemed the whole world preserved in us the work of your mercy so that ever honoring the mystery of our salvation we may merit to octane its for lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and ever amen a reading from the book of accidents although moses and aaron perform various wonders in pharaoh's presence the lord made pharaoh obstinant and he would not let the children of israel leave his land the lord said to moses and aaron in the land of egypt this month shall stand at the head of your calendar you shall reckon it st month of the hear tell the whole community of israel on the th of this month every one of your families must must procure for itself a lamb one apiece for each household if a family is too small for all hold it shall join the nearest household and  share in the lamb in proportion to the number of persons who partake of it the lamb must be a year old male without blemish you may take it from either the sheep or the goat you shall keep it until the th day of this month and then with the whole assembly assembly of israel present it shall be slaughtered during the evening twilight they shall take some of its blood and apply it to the two doorposts and the its head and shanks and inner organs none of it must be kept beyond the next morning whatever whatever is left over in the morning shall be burned up this is how you are to eat it with your l skirt sandals on your feet and your staff and hand you shall eat like those who are in flight it is the passover of the lord for on this same night i will go through egypt striking down every st born of the land both man and beast and executing judgment and all the god to be true i the lord but the blood will mark the houses where you are seeing the blood i will pass over you thus when i strike command of egypt no destructive blow will come upon you this day shall be a memorial feast for you which all your generation  celebrate with pilgrimage to the lord as a perpetual institution the word of the lord i will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the lord i will take the cup of salvation and call the name how shall i make a return to the lord for all the good he has done for me the the lord my vow to the lord i will pay in the presence of all his people i will take the compensation and call on the name of the lord the lord be with you reading from the holy gospel according to matthew to do on the sabbath jesus said to them have you not read what david did when he and his companions were hungry how he went into the house of god to make the bread of offering which neither he nor his companions but only the priest who lawfully eat or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests serving in the temple violate the sabbath and are innocent i say you something greater than the temple is here if you knew what this meant i desire mercy not sacrifice you would not have condemned these innocent men for the son mercy not sacrifice we hear in the gospel today for us except think god's mercy is the most perfect form of sacrifice those little snippets in the magnificat today say it is a sacrifice of our illusory independence and strength it is a sacrifice of our pride and is precisely how god begins to work in us the law that the lord cares about most of all the law that the lord proclaims by choosing life demands that we serve others and act with mercy despite all costs and so when we love without measure and forgive without blame god's love is magnified through our merciful service to others prayers then today echo the sentiment that by our love as the cycles of the lord we may all come to know the glory of god and the peace and mercy of jesus christ his son and our lord we pray for all those who are all oppressed in any way by the the weather that we've been having these days we ask that god reach out to healing and helping hand to wall we pray to the lord lord hear our prayers and for whatever particular pres be gracious to us and answer all these our prayers re ask for your most precious blood that you grant us all through christ  as we all for our obligation to your majesty o lord may we draw nearer in these mysteries to gaze us the mediator of the new covenant and celebrate a new the sprinkling of his blood in which lies all our salvation through give you thanks lord holy father almighty any turn for through the saving passion of your son the whole world has received the heart to confess the infinite power of your majesty since by the wondrous power of the cross at the time he was betrayed and then turned willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks broke it and give it to his disciples saying take this all of you i need all of it but this is my body which will be given out for you there for as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you more the bread of life and the chausse of salvation giving thanks if you have held us for them to be in your presence and minister to you homily we pray remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy welcomed them into the light of your face have mercy on us  glorify you through your son jesus christ through him and with him and in him oh god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours for ever and power and the glory are yours now and forever lord jesus christ to save your apostles beside leave you my peace i give you a look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and gracious