and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the nd myster should be set apart to convert the nations granted the gospel of christ which he strenuously preached may be faithfully proclaimed by word and by deed through christ our lord amen a reading from the acts of the apostles in those days a great number who believed turned to the lord the news about them reached the ears of the church in jerusalem and they sent find this to go to antioch when he arrived and saw the grace of god he read joyce and encourage them all to remain faithful to the lord in firmness of heart 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 tarsus to look for saul and when he had found him he brought him to 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 christian and saul while they were worshipping the lord and fasting the holy spirit said set apart for me barnabas and saul for the work to which i have called them then completing their fasting in prayer they laid hands on them and sent them off the word of the lord thanks be to god the lord has revealed to the nations his saving power his saving power sing to the lord a new song for he has done wonderous jesus his right hand has won victory for him his holy arms the lord has revealed to the nation  or the lord has made his salvation known in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice he has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of israel the lord has rev the nations who seething power all the ends of the earth have seen the celebration by our god sing joyfully to the lord all you lands break into song sing praise the lord has rev has revealed to the nations his saving power the lord be with you reading from the holy gospel according to matthew twelve as you go make this proclamation the kingdom of heaven is at hand if you are the sick raise the dead cleanse the lepers drive out demons without cost you have received without cost you already give to not take gold or silver a copper for your belts you know sack for the journey or a nd tunic or sandals or walking stick the labor deserves his keep whatever town or village you ensure look for a worthy person in it and stay there until you leave as you enter a house wish you peace if the house is worthy let your peace come upon it if not that your peace return to you  the gospel of the lord one of the great stories about being catholic is that we have says your great history of missionaries men and women who leave their the comfort of their homes and go to foreign places to preach the gospel to bring people to christ to show people the redemption that we've received from the gospel itself and the mission missionaries journeys began what their job was to go and in no no easy way say to everybody here is something very new something that god is doing with us and for us announcing the gospel and doing all of the other things it uses so the apostles that they were to do when they were on the journey so the missionaries that have gone over the centuries to places that we would look at as very exotic began with the mission of the apostles the word apostle means someone who is on the road on the way to take care of announcing the gospel to other people so barnabas and paul and peter and andrew in jeans and john philip and all of the others whose names we know who just after whom many churches have been named throughout the world they are the ones that had a very specific job to open up people's hearts and minds and understanding to the presence of of god in the world what god was doing with the world through jesus so we asked that god's blessing come upon all missionaries because still the missionar involved in different parts of the world are bringing the gospel to people who either you knew nothing about it or have let it go and have forgotten that the gospel did for them in many places that were  need to be really missionize even the even europe which has been christian from the beginning so many countries are not so christian any more so the role of the apostles in the broader mission missionary go together our prayer we pray for the american bishops who are meeting for three days in baltimore that god give them understanding hearts and that they straighten things out that need to be straightened we prayed to the lord lord hear our prayer pray for for those who have been sexually abused or perished or violated god's loving and tender hand may bring them get justice we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer and in the silence of our own hearts that each of us add our own particular prayer or lord our god we ask you to listen to our prayers we bring them to you in the name of jesus our brother in savior who is with you is god for ever and ever a name for our good in the good of all his holy church sanctify with your blessing we pray aboard the offerings presented here so that by your grace they may set us free with the flame  love by which seem barnabas for the light of the gospel to the nations through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your parents listen up your heart we lift them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our which will be given out for you which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sin is to do this in memory of me 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 prayed there with the blessing