in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit he speaks with you and with your spirit welcome the mass here at st patrick's and including those who are with us at home and on the road that we might offer this whole the sacrifice of the mass the more worldly we call to mind our sins and ask for divine mercy almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to life everlasting  short let us pray to god who dispose and marvelous ardor ministries both angelic and human graciously granted our life here on earth may be defended by those who watch over us as they minister perpetually to you in heaven through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and brothers and sisters as you received christ jesus the lord walk in him rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught  in thanksgiving see to it that no one captivate you with an empty seductive philosophy according to the tradition of men according to the elemental powers of the world and not power in him you were also circumcised with the circumcision not administered by hand by stripping off the carnal body with the circumcision of price you were buried with him in baptism in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of god who raised him from the dead and even when you were dead in transgressions uncircumcision of your flesh he brought you to life along with him having forgiven us all our transgressions oh blitter raiding the bond against us with its legal claims which was opposed to us he also removed it from our midst to the cross despoiling the principalities of the powers he made a public spectacle of them compassionate toward all observers the lord is gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness the lord is good to all and compassionate toward all his works the lord is compassionate toward all his works let all your works if you sang so lord and let your faithful ones flasks you let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might the lord is compassionate toward all those work lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to luke lord your lord jesus departed to the mountain to pray and he spent the night in prayer to god when day came he called his disciples to himself and from them he chose twelve only named apostles simon who he named peter and his brother andrew jaymes iscariot who became a traitor and he came down with them and he stood on a stretch of level ground a great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all judea in jerusalem and the coastal region of tyra and sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured everyone in the sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them on the gospel the lord prays to large jesus christ jesus is of course the greatest teacher ever very often jesus teaches us not only by what he says or by what he does we see that in this morning's gospel jesus had a big important decision to make the choice of his twelve apostles from all his disciples and before he made that decision what did he do he prayed boy what a great wisdom before we make any decision it's always good to pray to you lord god of all creation for three your goodness we have received to spread we offer you the fruit of the earth and work in human hands it will become for us the bread of life less of the god rather lester you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you through to the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink less with humble spirit and contrary to heart we be accepted by the reward we are sacrificing your sacrifice of praise the lord humbly intreating that as these gifts are borne by the ministry of angels into the presence of your majesty so that you may receive them favorably and make duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty an eternal god and to praise you without end in your archangels and angels for the honor we pay the angels in whom you so delight redounds to your own surpassing glory and by their great dignity and splendor you show how infinitely great you are to be exalted above all things through christ our lord through him the 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  christ who said cheer 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 in accordance with your will who live in r having been nourished upon the very bread of angels we besieged you humbly oh lord the drawing from it new strength under the faithful protection of your angels we may advance boldly along the way of salvation through our lord amen the lord be with you with your spirit may almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen go in peace thanks be to god he is remembered john scan on your prayers for this mass was offered