in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit peace be with you welcome to morning mass here at st patrick's cathedral including those unite with us at home on radio and t v 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 adopted children and all the world and who made the blood of the martyrs st andrew kim and his companions in korea a most fruitful seed of christians granted we may be defended by their help and if you hold fast to the word i preached you a less you believe could be for i handed on to you as of st importance what i also received that christ died for our sins and accordance with the scriptures that he was buried and he was raised on the rd day in accordance with scriptures that he appeared to see if this then to the twelve after that he appeared to more than five hundred years at once most of whom are still living though some have fallen called on apostle because i persecuted the church of god but by the grace of god i am what i am and his grace to me has not been in effect indeed i have toiled farther than old not i however but the grace of god that is with me there for whether it be i or is that so we preach and so you believe the word of the page be to god give thanks to ward for he used to give thanks to the large for his good give thanks to the lord for he is good for his mercy and doors forever but the house of israel say his mercy indoors forever he reading from the holy gospel according to luke glory to large a certain pharisee invited jesus to dine with him and he ended the pharisees house and reclined at table and there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the pharisees bringing and alabaster flask of point and she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with her tears and she wiped them with her hair kissed them and anointed them with pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself if this man were a prophet he would know who and what sort of woman this is and who is touching him that she is a sinner jesus said to him in reply simon i have something to say to you tell me teacher he said two people were in debt to a certain creditor one owed five hundred days wages and the other owed fifty because they were unable to repay the debt he forgave it for both which of them will love him more simon said in reply the one i suppose whose larger debt was forgiven he said to him you have judged rightly and he turned to the woman and said to simon do you see this woman when i entered your house you did not give me water for my feet but she has bade them with her tears and wiped them with her hair he did not give me a kiss but she has not ceased kissing my feet since the time i answered he did not anoint my head with oil but she in the way did my feet with so i tell you her many sins have been forgiven hence she has shown great love but the one to whom little is forgiven loves little he said to her your sins are forgiven the others at table said to themselves who is this who who even forgive sins but he said to the woman your faith has saved you go in peace the gospel the lord praise to you lord jesus christ hold on kids when i was a boy i can remember a great treat for us was when dead and mom would we go for a ride usually on sunday afternoon and we'd take country roads and we'd know when we were coming to a curvy stretch or an up and down hill my dad would say hold on hold on kids we knew it was going to be a rough ride eat we don't like it if we are on an airplane and the captain comes on and says buckle up hold on we got some rough patches here do we ever hold on the same pulses that today gee here hold on hold on hold fast to the faith in the word of god that was given you life is a rough ride life's a lot of curves life's a lot of up and dogs life can bring peril and what saint paul is saying is hold on folks jesus is the driver you hold fast see to your face you hold on to the word of god and that ride is going to be safe and bring you home for all eternity creation through your goodness we receive this wine we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual blessing god forever with humble spirit and concrete heart may we be accepted by you will  sacrifice acceptable to you for the salvation of all the world through christ our lord the lord be with you with your spirit lift up your hearts be with them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god is right and just it is truly right in just our duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty turn of god for the blood of your blessing korean markers poured out like christ's to glorify your holy name shows forth your marvelous works by which in our weakness you perfect your power and on the feeble bestow strength to bear you witness through christ our lord and so with the powers of heaven we worship you and lord jesus christ at the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks spoken and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you indeed 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 childless 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 memory of me salvation giving thanks it you've held us 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 in the one by the holy spirit resurrection you all have died in your mercy welcomed them into the light of your face have mercy on us all we pray that with the blessing virgin mary mother of god the placid joseph or spouse the blessed apostles and all the same swept least you throughout spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and oh yeah the prayer the martyrs had on their passes as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil deliver us lord we pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our days lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sit ups but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your land lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word in my soul shall be healed nourished by the food of the valiant as we celebrate the blessid korean martyrs we humbly ask you a lord that clinging faithfully to christ we may labor in the church for the salvation of all through christ our lord