or was in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen peace be with you and with your spirit welcome to morning mass here at st patrick's isn't it good to have him here with us this morning archbishop you're always you're always welcome you remind us of our ties with the mother church in jerusalem so that we might offer this holy sacrifice of the mass the more worthy we call to mind our sins and ask for the mercy of jesus you let us pray lord god who belongs all creation in who call us to serve you by caring for the gifts that surround us inspire us by the example of same isidore the farmer to share our food with the hungry and to work for the salvation of all through our large pieces christ your son who lives in reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and a reading from the acts of the apostles there was an attempt and i cannae him by both the gentiles and the tooth together with their leaders to attack and stone cold and  realized it and fled to the like county and cities at lystra and derby and to the surrounding countryside where they continued to proclaim the good news at lystra there was a crippled man lame from birth who had never walked he listened to paul speaking who looked intently at him saw that he had the faith to be healed and called out in a loud voice stand up straight on your feet he jumped up and began to walk about when the crowd saw what paul had done they cried out in my county and the gods have come down to us in human form they called  he was the chief speaker and the priest of zeus whose temple was that the entrance to the city brought oxen and garlands to the gates for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice the and paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd shouting men why are you doing this we are the same nature as you human beings we proclaim to you good news you should turn from these idols to the living god who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them in past generations he allowed all gentiles to go their own ways  goodness he did not leave himself without witness for he gave you reigns from heaven and fruitful seasons and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts even with these words they scarcely restrain the crowds from offering sacrifice to them the word of the lord thanks be to god not to us of the lord but to your name give the glory to us so lord my brothers and my sisters the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to st john laurentiu lord jesus said to his disciples never has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me for loves me will be loved by my father and i will love him and reveal myself to jesus christ we call jesus the teacher he's the greatest teacher that there ever was and a good teacher always prepares his students for the next lesson and in this morning's gospel jesus the divine teacher prepares us for the next lesson he prepares us for his return to the father at the ascension which we're going to celebrate very a week from this thursday if i'm not mistaken and he prepares his disciples his students prepared to cost as he tells them that his father is going to send them the holy spirit here and lift up your hearts and not the skin thanks to the lord our god it is right and us it is truly right in just our duty in our salvation at all times to acclaim you a lord but in this time sacrificial victim who dies no more the lamb once slain who lives forever therefore overcome with past school joy every lead and every people exults in your prayers and even the heavenly powers with  was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks for okot 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 out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me through him in with him and in him all god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is your will hers forever and her astray made this less and sacrament we have just received a large in commemoration the same isidore the former sanctify our minds and hearts that we may