almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to life everlasting oh no oh oh  oh god for whose honor the bishop st stanislaus fell beneath the swords of his persecutors grant we pray that we may persevered strong in faith even until death 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 reading from the book of genesis when abraham grocery themself god spoke to him my covenant with you is this you were to become the father of a host of nations no longer show you be called abraham your name fry making you the father of the host of the nations i would render you exceedingly fertile i'll make nations of you kings shall stem from you maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages that's an everlasting pact to be your god and the god of your descendants after you i will give to you and to your descendants after you the land which your announced the whole land of canaan as a permanent possession and i'll be there g also said tabor here on your part you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages the word of the lord thanks be to god response earl psalm response is the lord remembers this covenant forever the lord remembers his covenant forever look to the lord in his strength seek to serve him constantly recall the wonderous thieves that he has wrought his port and and the judgments he has authored the surrender he remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations which he entered into with abraham and by his oath to isaac the lord remembers just cousin and forever the lord be with if you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to john glory he lord jesus said to the jews amen amen i say to you whoever keeps my word will never see death so the jews said to him now we are sure that you are possessed abraham died as did the prophets yet you say whoever keeps my word will never taste death are you greater than our father abraham who died or the prophets who died who do you make yourself out to be jesus answered if i glory find myself my glory is worth nothing but it is my father who glorifies me of whom you say he is our god you do not know him but i know him and if i should say that i do not know him i would be like you a liar but i do know him and i keep his word abraham your father rejoiced to see my day he saw it and was glad so the jews said to him you are not yet fifty years old and you have seen abraham jesus said to them amen amen i say to you before abraham came to be i am so they picked up stones to throw at him but jesus hid and went out of the temple area the gospel of the lord praise to large jesus christ these this week before holy week are gospel that mass comes from saint john the fourth gospel and it's really kind of a debate isn't it almost an argument between jesus and the jewish leaders an argument to debate and who is the focus who's the set central point of this debate the stack and forth this drama this inch between jesus and the leaders it's god the father isn't it it's not about jesus it's not about the fairest sees jesus keeps putting attention concentration focus upon his seven the father god the father is always the center of god the son attention in fact his last words on the cross will be to his heavenly father father into your hands i commend my spirit lester you log out of all creation for through your goodness we have received the spread we offer you fruit of the earth and work of human hands will become for us the bread of life bless you god forever lester you lord god of all creation through your goodness we have received this wine we offer you fruit of the vine work of human hands that will become our spiritual drink less of a god forever with humble spirit and here sacrifice  lord our god it is right just it is truly right in just our duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father all by t v eternal god chris 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 his cross your judgment on the world is revealed and the for these skiffs we pray for them like you for 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 broke it and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you indeed of it for this is my body which will be given up for you poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me of salvation giving thanks it you've held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you humbly we pray that partaking of the body and blood of christ we may be gathered into one by the holy spirit yours now and forever large jesus christ who said here apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity your savings yes we've to see cheer mercy lord that by this same most flacid sacrament with which you feed us in the present age you may make us partakers of life eternal through christ our lord the lord be with you your blessing lord please upon those who unite with us in prayer it at home on radio and t v may almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit thanks