in st patrick's those who are with this in prayer at home that we might offer them more worldly we call to mind our sins and ask for the mercy of jesus patience as he came to their help grant through his intercession that seeking the things of jesus christ we may love our neighbor in beans and in truth 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  reading from the letter it sank to the called us and brothers and sisters i rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and in my flesh i am filling up what is lacking in th christ on behalf of his body which is the church of which i am a minister in accordance with god's stewardship given to me to bring completion to bring to completion for you the word of god the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past but now it has manifested to his holy ones to whom god chose to make known the riches of the glory of his this mystery among the gentile for this labor and struggle in accord with the exercise of his power working within me for i want you to know how great a struggle i am having for you and for those in like and to see and all who ha glory trust in him at all times on my people for out your heart before him god is our refuge in god god is the lord be with you and with your see a reading from the holy gospel according to luke lord your lord on a certain sabbath jesus went into the synagogue and talked and there was a man there who was right hand was with the scribes and the pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him but he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered hand come up and stand before us and he rose and stood there then jesus said to them i ask you is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil to save life rather than to destroy it looking around at them he said he said to him stretch out your hand he did so and his hand was rescored but they became enraged and discussed together what they might do t jesus the gospel of the lord praise to you lord jesus christ i've got and i've got a nice room right there at the corner behind the cathedral on the rd floor i can look out and see the cathedral madison avenue we celebrate the feast today of one who of the dreaded slave ships from africa was coming for ten thousand dollars slaves a month arrived in car to handle the ross of human trafficking the slave trade and when he'd see one of the ships he and his friend is this fellow apostles who grab sacks of bread and fresh water and bandages and medicine and they would go with opposition from the slave traders to visit those slaves to soothe their wombs to give them fresh water and food and to speak to them words of encouragement telling them about another who became a slave and who died the death of a slave namely jesus in finding faith in some of them baptizing them bringing them into the church st peter klaver who would see this this hideous need and respond to it with the charity of christ the state be pleasing to lord we pray the offering splay stone your altar in commemoration of st peter cleaver so that as you brought him glory you may through these sacred mysteries grant spear pardon through christ our l amen the lord be with you and with your spirit and lift up your hearts we lift them up to the law about us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and it is truly right in just our duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks large heavenly father almighty and eternal god through christ our lord far as on this feast of st peter clave are you big your church rejoice so to you strengthen her by the example of this holy life teacher by his words and preaching and keep her safe an answer to his prayers and so with the company of angels and saints we sing the hymn of your praises aloud in we have pla you in a similar way when supper was ended he took the chalice and once more giving thanks he gave it to his disciple saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the chalice of my blood the blood of the new an eternal covenant which will be p out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me there for as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection we offer you lord the bread of life and the chalice of salvation giving thanks it you've held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you humbly we pray peace in our days the by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the lesson hope of the coming of our savior jesus christ and the kingdom the power and the glor yours now and forever lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace a good you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church graciously grant her peace in unity in and