you were sent to heal the can try to hard lord have mercy lord have mercy you came to called sinners christ have mercy christ have mercy you are seated at the right hand of the father to intercede for us lord have mercy lord have almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life amen let us pray oh god who by the precious blood of your only begotten son have redeemed the whole world preserve in us the work of your mercy so that ever honoring the mystery of our salvation we may merit to octane its troops through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen taking one of the stones at the shrine he put it under his head and lay down to sleep at that spot then he had a dream a stairway rested on the ground with its top preaching to the heavens and god's messengers were going up and down on it and there was the lord standing beside him say the lord and the god who care for father abraham and the god of isaac the land on which you are lying i will give to you when your descendants these shall be as fun to pull as the dust of the earth and through them who shall spread out east and west north and south in you and your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing know that i am with you i will protect you wherever you go and bring me back to this land i will never leave you until i have done what i promised you when jacob awoke from his sleep he exclaimed truly the lord is in this spot although i did not know it in solemn wonder he cried out how awesome is  shrine this is nothing else but an abode of god and that is the gateway to happen early the next morning jacob took the stone that he had put under his head set it up as a memorial stone  oil on top of it he called the side vessel whereas the former name of the town had been lose jacob then made this if god remains with me to protect me on this journey i am making and to give me enough bread to eat and clothing to wear and i come back safe to my father's house the lord shall be my god this stone that i have set up as a memorial clings to me i will deliver him i will set him on high because he acknowledges my name he shall call upon me and i will answer him i will be with him in distress in the lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to matthew while jesus was speaking an official came forward knelt down before him and said my daughter has just died but come lay your hand on her and she will live he's a spy rose and followed him and so did his disciples a woman suffering haemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his cloak she said to herself if only i could touch his cloak i shall be cured jesus turned around and saw her and said courage daughter your faith has saved you and from that hour the woman was  when jesus arrived at the officials house and saw the flue players and the crowd who were making a commotion he said go away the girl is not dead but sleeping and they ridiculed him when the crowd was put out he came and took her by the hand and the little girl arose and news of this spread throughout all the land the gospel of the lord effects of human touch that mystery of human touch is illustrated in the gospel probably no less than seven times when jesus encountered people and he actually was able to touch them he brought healing to them and in some cases even brought a restoration of life so the power of touch was very very much a part of the ministry of jesus but on the opposite then i think we're realizing as we read scientific journals that when infants are not touch as they're developing sometimes we can see what happens to them and there has been so many studies where in for one reason or another will left in their little cribs without human contact and studies tell us that as life goes on isn't it interesting that emotional problems develop because of a lack of that beautiful touch something is missing from life when we are talking you know what it's like when somebody whom whom you respect and admire puts an arm around your shoulder or extends a hands for a handshake or even consoled you in a time of sorrow you know the effect that that has and it's a beautiful one so the gospel today is all about touch there are there are three instances jesus and the little girl jesus and the woman with the hemorrhage and even the woman touching the tassels of the cloak of jesus those instances brought about a whole revitalization of life  is something that we experience very much you and i when we come to the eucharist and we're able to be in close proximity with jesus it is that touch that closeness that brings us into communion with him my brothers and sisters knowing that those who ask for help from god are never abandoned let us offer our prayers of petition for the church that she will always acknowledge the presence of the saints and angels guiding us throughout our lives let us pray to the lord for lawmakers that they will recognize the need to help the most vulnerable of god's children to the lord for those who feel alone and abandoned by others that they may find hope in the eternal love and protection of god let us pray to the lord for our faith community that we will be a beacon of god's love and compassion to wall people let us pray to the lord for our brother in christ jose and for all those who have left this world in death that  they may be welcomed into god's heavenly presence with all the angels and saints let us pray to the lord loving god with humble hearts we ask you to grant these petitions with you we present to you today t lord may we drawing near in these mysteries to jesus the mediator of the new covenant and celebrate a new the sprinkling of his blood in which lies out all of our salvation through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and await their spirit lift up your hearts we lift them up to the lord let us be if thanks to the lord our god it is right and 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 for through the saving passion of your son the whole world has received a heart to confess the infinite power of your majesty since by the wondrous power of the cross your judgment on the world is now revealed on the authority of christ crucified and so lord with all the angels and saying sweet to give you was like the dew full 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 bro kid 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 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 francis our pope timothy our cardinal archbishop his brother bishops and all the clergy remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all  have died in your mercy welcomed them into the light of your face have mercy on us all we pray that with the blessed have virgin mary mother of god with bless a joseph her spouse with the blessing apostles and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages we may merit to be cold air is to eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ 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 blessid hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power of 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 face of your  refresh the lord by the saving food and drink we pray that we may always be bathed in the blood of our savior so that it may become for us a spring of water welling up to eternal life