the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the grace of our lord jesus christ the love of god in the communion of the holy spirit be with you all it with your spirit at the end of the st reading this morning be followers of the lord part of that responsibility is asking god for pardon and peace so we ask for the forgiveness of our sins and god's great mercy as we begin you were sent to heal the contrary of heart lord have mercy lord have mercy you came to call centers christ the mercy of christ that mercy you are seated at the right hand of the father to intercede for us lord have mercy lord have mercy ma almighty god have mercy on us forgive us our says and bring us to everlasting life amen let us pray grant we pray almighty god and celebrating the mysteries of the lord's resurrection we may merit to receive the joy of our redemption through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and ever a reading from the acts of the apostles those who have been scattered by the persecution that arose because of stephen when as far as for nice you cyprus and antioch preaching the word no one but jews there were some cypriots and seven aeons among them however who came to antioch and began to speak to the greeks as well proclaiming the lord jesus the hand of the lord was with them and a great number who believed turn to the lord the news about them reached the ears of the church in jerusalem and they sent barnabas to go to antioch when he arrived and saw the grace of god he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the lord in firmness apart for he was a good man filled with the holy spirit and faith and a large number of people was added to the lord then he went to tara seuss to look for saul and when he had found him he brought him to antioch for a whole year they met with the church and taught a large number of people and it was in antioch that the disciples were st called christians the word of the lord thanks be to god all you nations praise the lord all you nations praise the lord his foundation upon the holy mountains the lord loves the gates of zion on more than any dwelling of jacob glorious things are set of you know city of god all you  i tell of egypt and babylon among those who know the lord of the least year tire ethiopia this man was born there and of zion they shall say one in all were born in her her is the most high lord all you nations praise the lord they shall know when the peoples are enrolled this man was born there and all shall sing in their festive dance my home is within you all you nations praise the lord the lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to john the feast of the dedication was taking place in jerusalem it was winter and jesus walked about in the temple area on the portico of solomon so the jews gathered gathered around him and said to him how long are you going to keep us in suspense if you are the christ tell us plainly jesus answered them i told you and you did not believe and you do not believe the work si do in my father's name testify to move but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep my sheep hear my voice i know them and they follow me i give them eternal life and they shall never perish no one can take them out of my hands my father who has given them to me is greater than all and no one can take them out of the father the father and i are one the gospel of the lord what's in a name we hear today that it was in antioch that that the cycles were st called christians i found in the give us th stay booklet commentary a reflection by gregory of nyssa on perfection and it's entitled the greatness of our name i thought i'd share it with you this morning gregory our good master jesus christ be stowed on us a partnership in his review name so that we get our name from no other person connected with us and if one happens to be rich and well born or of lowly origin and poor or if one has some distinction from his business or position all such conditions are of no avail because the one authoritative name for those believing in him is that of christian now since disgrace was ordained for us from above it is necessary st of all for us to understand the greatness of the gift so that we god who has given it to us then it is necessary to show through our life that we ourselves are what the power of this great name requires us to be the greatness of the gift of which we are deemed worthy through the partnership with the master becomes clear to us if we recognize the true significance of the name of christ so that when in our prayers we call upon the lord of all by this name we may comprehend the concept that we are taking into our soul therefore since thanks to our good master we are shares of the greatest and the most divine and the st of names those honored by the name of christ being called christians it is necessary that there be seen and us also all of the connotations of that name so that the title be not a misnomer in our case but that our life be a testimony to it we have a lot to live up to as god's people as people bearing the name of christ we should pray today for the grace and strength to be equal to the task offer our prayers this morning asking our good god to be gracious to us and pray for the leaders of our church who pray that god continue to grant them wisdom and strength we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer we pray for all those who have taken the name of christian following the lord jesus that they will be strengthened this day and the days to come by by  this name we pray to the lord the lord hear our prayer i want to continue to remember the people in the midwest of the country who were so badly affected by the floods we ask god to reach out to healing and helping hand to them we pray to the lord lord here up for ever thought we might in the wake of the french election this week keep in mind the french people and ask god to be to be gracious to that nation to inspire their leaders d especially the incoming new president with the gift of wisdom we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for any particular special prayers  lauren listen to these are prayers those within our hearts as well be gracious to us and answer them as we make them in the name of jesus our lord amen pray now brothers and sisters the my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice of your hands for the present glory of his name for a good in the good of all is holy church amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts we lift them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just our do it in our salvation at all times to a claim you o is the sacrificial victim who dies no more the lamb one slain who lives for over there for overcome with pastoral joy every land every people exalts in your prayers and even the heavenly powers with the angelic host sing together the on ending hymn of your glory as they at the time he was betrayed and entered a 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 therefore as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lord the bread of life or the chalice of salvation giving thanks if you have held elsewhere the to be in your presence and minister to you humbly we pray that partaking in the body and blood of christ we may be gathered into one by the holy spirit remember lord your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity together with francis our hope and timothy our bishop and all the clergy member also our brothers and sisters who are falling asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy we remember at this mass thomas patrick harper welcome him and welcome all of them into the light of your face have mercy on us all we pray that with a blessing virgin mary mother of god blesses joseph her spouse with the blessing apostles with st patrick and all the saints who have pleas almighty father and the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours for ever and ever  in the glory oh you are just now and forever lord jesus christ who said your 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  accordance with your will who live and reign for ever and ever amen may the peace of the lord be with you always it with your spirit let's offer each other now a sign of  the whole the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the law lord i'm not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only see that word in my soul shall be healed hero lord our prayers that this most holy exchange by which you have redeemed us may bring your help in this present life and ensure for us eternal gladness through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit may almighty god bless you father son and holy spirit amen go forth the masses and it thanks be to god please join in singing number four hundred and eighty