in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit and the grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ  acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries you were sent to heal the contrite of heart lord have mercy but have mercy you came to called sinners christ have mercy christ have mercy you are seated at the right hand of the father to intercede for us lord have mercy lord have mercy and may almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life and then let us pray almighty everliving god who gave st anthony of padua what to your people as an outstanding preacher and intercession in their need grant that with his assistance as we follow the teachings of the christian life we may know your help in every trial through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one a reading from the nd letter of st paul to the corinthians brothers and sisters to this day whenever moses is read a veil lies over the hearts of the children of israel but whenever a person turns to the lord the veil is removed now the lord is the spirit and where the spirit of the lord is there is freedom all of us gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the lord are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory as from the lord who is the spirit therefore since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us we are not discouraged and even though our gospel is veiled it is failed for those who are perishing in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of christ who is the image of god for we do not preach ourselves but jesus christ as lord and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of jesus for god who said let the light shine out of darkness has sho in our hearts to bring light the knowledge of the glory of god on the face of jesus christ the word of the lord the glory of the lord will d well in our land the lord will dwell in our land i will hear what god proclaims the lord for he proclaims peace to his people the glory of the lord indeed is his salvation to those who fear him glory dwelling in our land the glory of the lord will do well in our land kindness and truth shall meet justice and peace kiss truth shall bring shall spring out of the earth and justice shall look down from heaven the glory of the lord will dwell in our land the lord himself will give his benefits our land show yield to its increase justice shall walk before him and salvation along the way of his steps the glory of the lord will twelve in our land not enter into the kingdom of heaven you have heard that it was said to your ancestors you shall not kill and whoever kills will be liable to judgment but i say to you whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment and whoever says to his brother rocco will be answerable to the sanhedrin and whatever says you fool will be liable to a fiery hannah therefore if you bring your gift to the altar and there recall that your brother has anything against you leave your gift there at the altar go st and be reconciled with your brother and then come and offer your gift settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge and the judge will hand you over to the guard and you will be thrown into prison and when i say to you you will not be released until you have paid the last penny the gospel of the influenced by the preaching of the franciscans and changed his affiliation left the office any community joined the franciscans and of course as we know was a very effective preacher himself but not known only for that of course what is what is the characteristic of st anthony that he is the patron of lost items and depending upon what your background might be you think about the number of times that you may have prayed to st anthony because something was lost and it needs to be found in fact i think there's a little modern day prayer that says anthony anthony come around some things lost and must be found so it's an act of faith element of belief that a lot of people do utilize today and sometimes of course the item that is lost has been found through the intercession of st anthony we go through it all the time where did i leave my car keys so you're searching and searching and then in the least likely spot you find them and offer a prayer of thanks to saint anthony for sure where my eyeglasses you know people say my top of my head or in my pocket finally they show up and we do credit anthony for that broaden that a little bit people who have lost their jobs for example i wonder if the same three prayer is offered to people who are finding looking for work saying no prayer to st anthony because i need to be employed so i'm looking for a job and even more than that we know in this very very complex world in which we live people we love sometimes we ourselves get lost somehow the are off the road we wander from our lane we move into the wilderness a little bit and for us taking that wrong turn could be a great challenge i wonder if the intercession of st anthony isn't just this powerful that when we lose our way anthony and his goodness might be able to help us to find our way back let us pray my brothers and sisters as we turn to our merciful god who gives us hope and courage and so we pray for holy mother church that she will continue to be blessed with many who like saint anthony have the gift to preach the gospel and bring others to know christ let us pray to the lord for the nations of the world that they will strive to change hostility to understanding let us pray to the lord for all those who suffer violence that they will come to know peace in their lives as a result of forgiveness in their hearts let us pray to the lord for this gathering of god's people that we will be drawn to receive the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed faith in god's great love and mercy let us pray to the lord and for our sister in christ sarah and for all the faithful departed that they will come to saying the praises of god with all the angels and saints let us pray to the lord merciful father we praise you and we thank you for all that you have done for us and i ask that you hear these prayers for our needs and those of others as we pray through christ ou brothers and sisters pray that my sacrifice and yours will be acceptable to god the almighty father and the lord except the son for his new york times and the crews and glory of his name for a good the good of all those will be church receive oh lord we pray the offerings placed upon your altar in commemoration of blessed said anthony of padua so that as you brought him glory you may through these sacred mysteries grant us your pardon through christ our lord amen the lord be with you with your spirit lift up your hearts we looked at them up to let us give thanks to the lord our god is right and just it is truly right and re joyce so to you strengthen her by the example of his holy life teach her by his words of preaching and keep her safe in answer to his prayers and so with the company of angels and saints we you are indeed holy old lord the fount of all holiness make holy therefore these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like they do 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 and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you 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 poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me 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 to remember lord remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy welcomed them into the light of your face have mercy on us all we pray that with the blessid virgin mary mother of god with bless a joseph her spouse with the blessing apostles and all the same so have please you throughout the ages we may marriage to be co heirs to eternal life may praise and glorify you through your son jesus christ through him and with him and in him oh god almighty father in the unity of graciously grant 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 blessid hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ the power and the glory are yours now and for ever lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and gracious her peace and unity in accordance with your will to live and reign for ever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always with your spirit behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world bless it are those who are cold to the supper of the last lord i am not worthy that you should enter into my roof but only say the word my please join in singing our communion him number sixty nine for where charity and love prevail number sixty nine fo may partaking at the heavenly table almighty god confirm an increased strength from on high in all who celebrate the feast day of blessed said anthony of padua that we may preserve an integrity the gift of faith and walk in the path of salvation you trace for us through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spear a almighty god bless you the father the son and the holy spirit amen the