v that we might offer this great prayer of the mass for more worldly we ask the intercession of the apostles with jesus for the forgiveness of our male may god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring assault life everlasting amen son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen a reading from the acts of the apostles peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and sisters there was a group of about one hundred and twenty dollars persons in the one place he said my brothers and sisters the scripture had to be fulfilled which the holy spirit spoke before hand through the mouth of david concerning judas who was the guide for those who were arrested jesus judas was numbered among us and was allotted to share in this ministry for it is written in the book of  let his encampment become desolate and may no one do well in it and may another take his office therefore it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the lord jesus came and went among us beginning from the baptism of john until the day on which he was taken up from us become with us then they prayed you lord who know the hearts of all show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apple style of ministry from which turned away to go to his own place then they gave lots to them and the lot fell upon matthias and he was counted with the eleven apostles the word of the lord thanks be to god the response will psalm is the lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people the lord will give him the sea with the leaders of his people praise you servants of the lord praise the name of the lord blesses be the name of the lord both now and forever the lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people from the rising to the setting of the sun is the name of the lord to be praised high above all nations is the lord above the heavens is his glory the lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people who is like the lord our god who is in thro high and looks upon the heavens and the earth below the lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people he raises up the lowly from the dust from the dunghill he lifts up the the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to john lord to lord jesus said to his disciples as a father loves me so i love you remain in my love if you keep my commandments you will remain in my love just as i have kept my father's commandments and remain in his love i have told you this so that m joy might being you and your joy might be complete this is my commandment love one another as i love you no one has greater love this to lay down one's life for one's friends you are my friends and if you do when i command you i no longer call you slaves because a slave does not know what his master doing i have called you friend speak cause i have told you everything that i have heard from my father it was not you who chose me  i chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain so that whatever you ask the father in my name he may give you eight this i command you that's the message from the acts of the apostles that magnificent book of the bible from which we've been having our readings during this passable tie this easter season the saving mission of jesus continues and through his church we see that this morning so jesus shows twelve apostles right one of them was lost to sin he took his own life tragically judas iscariot so what did the apostles do they say well i guess that's over there won't be twelve apostles anymore and they said no all the work of the apostles has to go on the work of jesus goes on in the church so they as jesus shows them on until today lester you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have this bread to offer which earth is given in human hands and made it will become for us the bread of life lesson be god forever of all creation for through your goodness we receive the wind we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drake blessid be god forever pray my brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice that your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good in the good of all his holy church receive the lord the offerings of your church reverently presented on this feast of st mathias the apostle and through them strengthen us by the power of your grace through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit  lift up your heart sleeve lift them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and justice is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty an eternal god through christ our lord for you have built your church to stand firm on apostolate foundation has to be a lasting sign of your holiness here on earth and offer all humanity your heavenly teaching 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 and he did it for this is my body which will be given up for 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 the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be  out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me there for as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lot are the bread of life and the chalice of salvation giving thanks that you held this worthy to be in your presence and minister to you 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 bless of hope in the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power and the glory yours now and forever lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you a look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will to live in reign forever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you all and with your never cease oh lord we pray to fill your family with divine gifts that through the intercession of simplify is the apostle graciously admit us to share the lot of all the seats through christ our lord