pray almighty every living god who raised up the bishop saint athanasius as an outstanding champion of your son's divinity mercifully grat that rejoicing in his teaching in his protection we may never cease to grow in knowledge and love of through our lord jesus 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 acts of the apostles stephen said to the people the elders and the scribes you stiff necked people uncircumcised in heart and ears you always oppose the holy spirit you are just like your ancestors which of the prophets that your ancestors not persecute they put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one whose betrayers and murderers you have now become you received the law as transmitted by angels but you did not observe it or when they heard this they were infuriated and they ground their teeth at him but stephen filled with the holy spirit looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of god and jesus standing at the right hand of god and stephen said behold i see the heavens opened and the son of man standing at the right hand but they cried out in a loud voice covered their ears and rushed upon him together they threw him out of the city and began to stone him the witnesses laid down the feet of a young man named saul as they were stoning stephen he called out lord jesus receive my spirit then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice lord do not hold th sin against them and when he said this he fell asleep now saul was consenting to his execution the word of the lord thanks be to god into your hands oh lord i commend my spirit in your hands of the lord i come in my spirit be my rock of refuge a stronghold to give me safety you are my rock and my fortress for your name sake you will lead and guide me men into your hands oh lord i commend my spirit been my father gives you the true bread from have been for the bread of god is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to that word so they said to jesus serve give us this brother always jesus said to them i yama deb rather fly who ever comes to me will never hunger and will ever believes in me will never thirst the gospel of the little praise to jesus christ jesus of nazareth wow great man great teacher reminds us of god even has some divine characteristics we love them we have myron but he's not divide he's not really god you never heard that opinion it's very popular today it was really popular in the early church was called area in his area news of jesus christ greatest man ever but not really god we had great fathers of the church and great saints preeminently same athanasius whose feast we celebrate today that said about that well whatever the greek word is for baloney right not true well that is true by the way but he's a lot more than a great man and a wonderful teacher the best there ever was he's the only begotten son of god god from god light from light true god from true god be got not made one of being with the father who took us to became incarnate in the womb of the blessed virgin mary ever heard those words we sam every sunday and i seen creep he probably wrote them all right st athanasius the great defender of the divinity of jesus we need him we need him as much now as we did back th lester you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received to spread we offer you the fruit of the earth and work in human hands it will become for us the bread of life lesson we got forever blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we receive the wine we pray my brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god our almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice of your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good in the good of all is holy church look oh lord upon the you and with your spirit lift up your heart say lift them up to the lord let our skiff thanks to the lord our god it is right and justice it is truly right in just our duty in our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks large heavenly father almighty an eternal god through christ our lord for us on this feast of st athanasius you bid your church rejoice so to you strengthen her by the example of his holy life teacher by the words of his 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 without end we  all holiness make holy therefore these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like you do fall so that they may become for us the body and blood of our lord jesus christ at the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion he took bread and giving thanks broke it 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 chalice 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 put out for you and for many for the the mystery  when we well god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and ever  from all distress as we await the bless of hope in the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power and the glory are your is now and forever large jesus christ who said to 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 in accordance with your will to live in reign forever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit body of christ amen the lord be with you and with your spirit conscious of those who worship with the sit home on radio and t v as we ask almighty god's blessing at the conclusion of this mass seeking the intercession of our blessing mother mary during this month of may