celebrant is his eminence timothy cardinal dolan this mass is being offered for steven sr and catherine rusty including those she unite with us at home and on the road in prayer on radio and television that we might offer this holy sacrifice to the mass the more worthily we call to mind our sins and ask for the mercy of jesus may participate ever more deeply in his past school mystery who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever a a reading from the acts of the apostles some who had come down from judea were instructing the brothers unless you are circumcised according to the mosaic practice you cannot be say because school rejoicing in the house of the lord i rejoice because they said to me we will go up to the house of the lord and now we have set foot within your gate jerusalem disco will restore rejoicing in the house  lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to john glory to the lord jesus said to his disciples i am the true vine and my father is the vine grower he takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit you are ready prunes because of the word that i spoke to made in me as i remain in you just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine so neither can you unless you remain in me i am the vine and you are the branches wherever remains in me and i in him will bear much fruit because without me you can do nothing anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and whither people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned if you remain in me and my words remain  you ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you by this is my father glorify it you bear much fruit and become my disciples the gospel of the lord praise to you large jesus christ my my aunt fran used to say when somebody would speak about a dysfunctional family her husband was a drunken abuser and her two sons were chips off the old block her husband was killed in gang warfare and her two sons vowed to avenge their father's death and they died so saint reed of caution was very use to a family riveted by problems crises difficulties and yet she persevered in her prayer and in her union with jesus on the cross which is the source of all of our strength all of our strength in meeting all the dysfunction in life goodness we have received this wine we offer you prove to the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink that's it because her humble spirit and contrary heart may we be accepted by you a lord mayor sacrifice your god you were pleased to create in saint rita a restored person in your image the old having passed away graciously grant we pray that renewed like her we may offer you the just our duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty and eternal god for in the saints who consecrated themselves to christ for the sake of the kingdom of heaven it is right to celebrate the wonders of your providence by which you call human nature back to its original holiness and bring into experience on this earth the gifts you promise in the new world to come so with all the 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 in need of it for this is my body which will be there far as we celebrate this memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lot are the bread of life the chalice of salvation giving thanks since you've held us worthy to be here in your presence and minister with friends and to remember also up brothers and sisters were falling asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy welcome them into the light of your face have mercy on us all pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our days the by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessing hope on the coming of our savior