we call to mind our sins and ask for the mercy of jesus and bring us to life everlasting amen earth may be defended by those who watch over us as they minister perpetually to you in heaven through our large uses christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen a reading from the book of sirach to keep the law is a great oberl sion and he who observes the commandments sacrifices a peace offering in works of charity one offers fine flower and when he gives alms he presents his sacrifice of praise to refrain from evil pleases the lord and to avoid injustice is an atonement appear not before the lord empty handed for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the precepts the just ones offering and riches the altar and rises as a sweet odor before the most high the just one sacrifice is most pleasing nor will it ever be forgotten in a generous spirit pay homage to the lord be not sparing of freewill gifts with each contribution show a cheerful countenance and pay your tides in a spirit of joy give to the most high as he is given to you generously according to your means for the lord is one who always repays and he will give back to you seven fold but offer no bribes these he does not accept trust not in sacrifice of the fruits of extortion for he is a god of justice who knows no favorites the word of the lord  to the upgrade i will show the saving power of god in the pride i will show the seeming power of god gather my faithful ones before me those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice and the heavens proclaim his justice for god himself is the judge to the right i will show the saving power of god hear my people and i will speak israel i will testify against you god your god am i not for your sacrifices do i rebuke you for your burnt offerings are before me always to the upright i will show the saving power of god offer to god  praises your sacrifice and fulfill your vows to the most high he that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me and to him that goes the right way i will show the salvation of g lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to mark glory to the lord peter began to say to jesus we have given up everything in followed you jesus said amen i say to you there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel will not receive a hundred times more than in this present age houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecution and etern christ two quick points this morning first of all that mass this morning would you remember the soul of cardinal egan this is the fourth anniversary of his death i ask you to do that for three reasons for one the bible tells us it's a good thing to pray  souls of the faithful departed number two we owe him a lot he did a lot for this archdiocese that we all law and number three i want to set a good example because one day i hope my successor asks you to pray for me all right when i'm gone and here's point number two we all know that our sins grieve god we all know that our sins hurt god that's that's for sure but we sometimes forget in the book of sirach reminds us this morning in our first reading that in the same way that our sins wound god our good works are virtue our obedience to his commandments pleases him if our sins make him cry our good works make him smile and we need to remember that because that gives us encourage mint and contact confidence and a real  a real impulse to continue to try to please  sins pray my friends that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praising glory of his name for our good in the good of all his holy church we offer you this sacrifice appraisal lord humbly intreating that is these gifts are borne by the angels into the presence of your majesty right and just it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty and eternal god and to praise you without end in your for the honor we pay the angels in whom you delight redounds to your own surpassing glory and by their great dignity and slender you show how infinitely great you are to be exalted above all things through therefore these gifts we pray sending down your spirit upon them like we do fall 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 in a similar way when supper was ended he took the cellists and once more giving saying see gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it because this is the chalice of my blood the blood of the new an eternal covenant which will therefore as we celebrate this memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lord the bread of life and the chalice of salvation giving saying since you've held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you h pertain king of the body and blood of christ we may be gathered into one by the holy spirit remember the lord your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity together with friends  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  lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace a 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 in accordance with your will having been nourished by heavenly bread we beseech you humbly o lord that drawing from a new strength under the faithful protection of your holy angels we may advance boldly along the way of salvation through christ our lord amen we ask god's blessing upon those she unite with us in prayer at home on radio and television as we besiege it through the intercession of our lady queen of the home of the angel saint joseph by your sacrifice number five ninety one in the green hymnal number five nine one