you know singular grace gave the priest st pius a share in the cross of your son and by means of his ministry renewed the wonders of your mercy grant that through his interces may be united constantly to the sufferings of christ and so brought happily to the glory of the resurrection through our large jesus christ your son who lives in reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and a reading from the beginning of the book of astra in the st year cyrus king of persia in order to fulfill the word of the lord spoken by jeremiah the lord inspired king cyrus occurs or to issue this proclamation throughout his kingdom both by word of mouth and in writing thus says cyrus king of persia all the kingdoms of the earth the lord the god of heaven has given to me and he has also charged me to build him a house in jerusalem which is in judah therefore whoever among you belongs to any part of his people that him go up and may his god be with him let every one who has survived in whatever place he may have to go out be assisted by the people of that place with silver or gold goods and cattle together with free will offerings for the house of god in jerusalem then the family heads of judah and benjamin and the priests and the level writes every one that is whom god has inspired to do so prepare to go up to build the house of the lord in jerusalem all their neighbors gave them help in every way with silver gold goods and cattle and with many precious gifts besides all their free will offerings the word of the lord god the lord stun marbles for us then they said among the nations the lord has done great things for them the lord has done great things for us we are glad indeed the lord  restore our fortunes of lord let the torrens in the southern desert those that so in tears shall reap rejoicing the lord the largest and morals for us all though they go forth weeping carrying the seed to be so they shall come back rejoicing carrying their  the lord be with you and with your street a reading from the holy gospel according to luke and laura do you lord jesus said to the crowd no one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or set safe under a bed rather he places it on a lamp stand so that those who enter may see the light for there is nothing hidden that will not become visible and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light take care then how you hear to anyone who has  will be given and from the one who has not even what he seems to have will be taken away the gospel of the lord praise to lord jesus christ you'll notice in our st reading from the liturgy of the word that we begin today the book of ezra we hear about king cyrus persian cyrus king cyrus history tells us was a tyrant he was ruthless he was power hungry and yet he's remembered gratefully in the jewish scriptures they loud hail they extol him because he was good to them he was an instrument of the restoration of the people of israel now that's very interesting everybody because he exemplifies the wisdom that we always profess that god can bring good out of evil you believe that on should god can bring light out of darkness life out of death god can bring good from evil cyrus he brought good from he brought liberation he brought life in that last and that wisdom to know that god can bring good from evil was very vivid in the life of pi that it peel people would always come to him with spurge it needs might be blistering sin might be sickness might be a worry about something else and poverty pua because he had this wisdom would simply say to them pray and don't worry pray and don't worry it's in god's hands god can use this evil to bring good as he used to cross to bring red resurrection this trust in divine providence pray and don't worry sacred mysteries grant to us your pardon through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts we lift them up to the lower lot of skins thanks to the lord our god it is right and jess it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord heavenly father almighty eternal god through christ our lord chris on this feast of the repeal you build your church rejoice so to you strengthen her by the example of his holy life teacher by his words of 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 will be given up for you in our days that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the bliss of hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ and the kingdom the power and the glory