Good morning everyone welcome to the
Cathedral of St Stephen
both to everyone here and those who are
joining us
via the live stream today we're going to
celebrate this
22nd Sunday in ordinary time
I'd like to acknowledge all those who
have joined us for mass
this morning the hymns as you know are
listed
in this week's newsletter
we ask that you observe social
distancing requirements during this mass
especially as you process to communion
please ensure that all your mobile
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mass
there will be a retiring collection due
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a celebrant from us this morning is
Father Thomas Ismoyo
In the name of the Father and of the son
and of the holy spirit
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and
the love of God
and the coming of the holy spirit be
with you all
sisters and brothers welcome to the
Lord's table
as today we celebrate the 22nd sunday in
ordinary time
in the gospel reading Jesus told his
disciples
the requirements that they must do to
follow him
which are deny himself take up the cross
and follow him may even though it is
challenging and hard
we have always desire and spirit to
follow him
wholeheartedly Jesus and brothers let us
bring our petitions
our hope before the Lord in this mass
our prayer
and firstly let us take a moment of
silence we ask for God's mercy and
forgiveness
for all the sins we have committed
I confess to almighty God and to you my
brothers and sisters
that I have greatly seen in my thoughts
and in my words
in what I have done and in what i have
failed to do
to my fault through my fault to my most
refuse fault
therefore as blessed Mary ever virgin
all the angels and saints and you my
brothers and sisters
to pray for me to the Lord our God may
almighty God have mercy on us forgive us
our sins and bring us to everlasting life
let us pray
God of might giver of every good gift
put into our hearts the love of
your name so that by deepening our sense
of reverence
you may nurture in us what is good and
by your watchful care
keep safe what you have nurtured to our
Lord Jesus Christ your son who lives and
reigns with you
in the unity of the holy spirit God
forever and ever
a reading from the prophet Jeremiah
you have seduced me Lord and I've let
myself be seduced
you have overpowered me you were the
stronger
I am a daily laughingstock everybody's
butt
each time I speak the word I have to
howl and proclaim
violence and ruin the word of the Lord
has meant for me
insult derision all day long
I used to say I will not think about him
I will not speak in his name anymore
then there seemed to be a fire burning
in my heart
imprisoned in my bones
the effort to restrain it wearied me
I could not bear it
the word of the Lord
so
my soul is
oh lord my God
my soul is
oh lord my God
oh God you are my God
for you I long
for you my soul is thirsting
my body applies for you
like a dry weary land without
water
my soul is
I gaze on you in the
sanctuary to see your strength
and your glory
for your love is better
than alive my lips
when I speak your praise
my soul is thus
so I will bless you all my
life in your name i will
lift up my hands
my soul shall be filled as a with a
banquet my mouth shall
praise you with joy
my soul is thus
in the shadow of your wings
i rejoice my soul
clings to you your right hand
holds me fast
my soul is
my God
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul
to the Romans
think of God's mercy my sisters and
brothers
and worship him I beg you in a way that
is worthy of thinking beings
by offering your living bodies as a holy
sacrifice
truly pleasing to God
do not model yourselves on the behaviour
of the world around you
but let your behaviour change modelled by
your new mind
this is the only way to discover the
will of God
and to know what is good what it is that
God wants
what is the perfect thing to do
the word of the Lord
oh
May the father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our mind
so that we can see what hope is
The Lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew
Jesus began to make it clear to his
disciples that he was destined to go to
Jerusalem
and serve grievously at the hands of the
elders and chief priests
and scribes to be put to death and to be
raised up
on the third day then taking him aside
Peter started to demonstrate with him
heaven preserve you Lord he said this
must not happen to you
but Jesus turned and said to Peter get
behind me Satan
you are an obstacle in my path because
the way you think is not God's way
but man's then Jesus said to his
disciples
if anyone wants to be follower of mine
let him renounce himself and take up his
cross and follow me
for anyone who wants to save his life we
lose it
but anyone who loses his life for my
sake
will find it what then will a man gain
if he wins the whole
world and ruins his life or what has a
man to offer
in exchange for his life for the son of
man is going to come in the glory of his
father
with his angels and when he does he will
reward each one according to his
behaviour
the gospel of the Lord;
sisters and brothers life is full of
surprises
and in today's gospel Peter was in for a
big surprise
after receiving the new name last week
reading
kepha or the rock upon whom Jesus will
build the church
Peter was firmly rebuked by Jesus in
today's gospel
it was a very serious and intense
warning
Jesus even called Peter, Satan
and if this name were to stick then
Peter will be the leader of netherworld
which Jesus promised could not prevail
against the church
this was the surprise peter received
from Jesus
from the rock to Satan from praise to
rebuke
from honour to shame Peter's life
was like was like a roller coaster
that speed up and down very quickly
what made Jesus seem very upset and
angry with Peter
apparently it was related to Jesus
prophecy about his suffering
before this episode of the scene Jesus
had been gradually teaching his
disciples
about who he really is and what it means
for him to be the Christ
and in today's gospel it was the first
time for Jesus to reveal
that in order to fulfill his mission
he must suffer be killed and raised from
the dead
that is the essence of sacrificial and
redeeming love
of Christ however and unfortunately
the disciples didn't get it
they were shocked when they heard this
for them
a messiah is always associated with
victory glory and triumph Jesus words therefore
were demoralizing for the disciples
so acting as a leader Peter
rebuked Jesus he said something like
this no no Lord
trust me we will protect you from your
opponents
please don't worry too much everything
will be okay
you are the Christ the messiah you have
the power
to overcome your enemies and God will
protect you
it was a very human and impulsive
response but notice when Peter what
was advising Jesus to avoid suffering
that God should forbid his mercy from
him
to some extent this scene reminds us
of what the devil had said to Jesus in
the desert temptation
you have the power to turn the stones
into bread the angel of the law will
guide you and save you
God will not let you hurt and so on Jesus was tempted to act according to
the self-seeking
and self-assurance therefore it is
likely the reason why Peter
was called Satan he tempted Jesus
to misuse God's power in order to
fulfill his own dream
desire and plan about the gloria
glorified messiah by advising Jesus
that God should forbid him from such
misery
Peter has put himself as a leader
not as a follower he saw God merely
as a servant who will help him
achieve his views and dreams
sisters and brothers just like Peter we
too are sometimes tempted to see God
as our helper to reach our dreams and
plans
and our goals instead of
identifying ourselves as God's servant
we often see God as our servant
he is my real Lord and he will help me
to achieve this
today's reading calls us to always
strive
in hearing understanding and observing
God's plan in our life and just like
prophet Jeremiah in the first reading
who let himself be captivated captivated
by the Lord
may we have a fire burning in our hearts
to do his will and take part
in God's work lastly
let us also learn from Peter whose
discipleship
was full of surprises
Peter did get behind Jesus but he
did not give up because of his failure
he followed Jesus to Jerusalem even
though he was
afraid he accompanied Jesus to get some
money
even though he slept there he followed
in Jesus passion
even though in secret he made Christ in
upper room
even though he was ashamed of his
betrayal Peter never gave up his faith in Jesus
even though he often made mistakes many
mistakes
sisters and brothers may we have the
same faith as Peter
who followed and loved God
despite our weaknesses and our mistakes
let's stand together and profess the
apostles creed
i believe in God the father almighty
creator of heaven and earth
and in Jesus Christ's only son our Lord
who was conceived by the holy spirit
born of the virgin Mary,
sentenced under Pontius Pilate was crucified
tired and was buried
he descended into hell on the third day
he rose again from the dead
he is gender into heaven and is seated
at the guiding of God the father
almighty
from there he will come to judge the
living and the dead
I believe in the holy spirit the holy
Catholic Church
the covenant of Saints the forgiveness
of sins
the resurrection of the body and life
everlasting
amen.
Sisters and brothers reflecting upon
God's mercy
we offer our lives as a holy sacrifice
in union with Jesus sacrifice
in the eucharist
for Pope Francis that his word of peace
and mercy
will help transform our world into God's
kingdom
let us pray to the Lord;
or our fellow christians who endure the
cross of persecution
and continuous harassment because of
their faith
in Jesus that they will find in him
the grace to persevere
let us pray to the Lord
for the people of Belarus that political
stability
and the progress of her citizens will
unfold peacefully
let us pray to the Lord, Lord yahweh
for those in aged care across the nation
that they will receive increased
protection from the covid19
virus and lived with peaceful hearts
let us pray to the Lord, all the arable
for those who have died of covid19
and all of our departed parishioners and
relatives
that they will enter God's glory each
being rewarded
for their behaviour
let us pray to the Lord, Lord hear our
prayer
in silence let's bring our personal
petitions
all the prayers let us pray to the Lord, Lord
hear our prayer oh God in the midst of
life's very situation returns for you
longing for your strength so that we can
always place you with joy
to Christ our Lord
so
we are pretending that my sacrifice and
yours may be acceptable to God the almighty
father
many sacred offerings o Lord confer on
us always the blessing of salvation
that while it celebrates in mystery it
may accomplish in power
to Christ our Lord
Lord be with you give up your hearts
let us give thanks to the Lord our God
it is truly God and just our duty and
our salvation
always and everywhere to give you thanks
Lord holy father almighty and eternal
God for you laid the foundations of the
world
and have arranged the changing of times
and seasons
you form men in your own image and set
humanity over the whole world in all its
wonder
to rule in your name over all all you
have made
and forever praise you in your mighty
works to Christ our Lord
and so with all the angels we praise you
as in joyful celebration we acclaim
you are indeed holy o Lord the fount of
all holiness
make holy therefore this gives its way
by sending down your spirit upon them
like the dewfall 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 and eat of it for
this is my body
which will be given up for you
a similar way when supper was sunday 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 poured out for you and for
many for the forgiveness of sins
do this in memory of me
the mystery of faith:
therefore as we celebrate the memorial
of his death and resurrection we offer
Lord the bread of life and the chalice
of salvation
giving thanks that you have a lost
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 into one
by the holy spirit remember Lord your
church spread
throughout the world and bring her to
the fullness of charity
together with Francis our Pope, Mark our
bishop,
Ken his auxiliary and all the clergy
remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep
in the hope of the resurrection and all
who have died in your mercy
welcome them into the light of your face
have mercy on us all we pray that with
the blessed virgin Mary
Mother of God with the blessed Saint
Joseph and spouse
with the blessed apostles and all the
Saints who have pleased you throughout
the ages
we may marry to be co-heirs to eternal
life
and may praise and glorify you to your
son Jesus Christ
to him and we remain in him
o God almighty father in the unity of
the holy
foreign
at the saviour's command and formed by
the divine teaching we dare
to pray our Father who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come
that will be done on earth as it is in
heaven
give us this day our daily bread and
forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against
us
and lead us not to temptation but
deliver us from evil
deliver us Lord we pray from every evil
graciously grant peace in our days
that by the help of your mercy we may be
always free from sin and safe from all
distress
as we were the blessed hope and the
coming of our saviour Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ he 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
who live and reign forever and ever;
the peace of the Lord be with you always
let us over he saw the son of peace
I'm of God you
take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us in the lamb of
God you take away the sins of the world
space
and brothers behold the body and blood
of Christ behold the lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world
blessed are those called to the supper
of the lamb
Together with our lady we pray Hail Mary
full of grace
the Lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
holy Mary Mother of God pray for us
sinners
now at the hour of our death amen; let us
pray:
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly
table
we beseech you Lord that being the food
of charity it may confirm our hearts
and steel us to serve you in our
neighbour through Christ our Lord
thank you for coming and participating
in this mass readers minister
servers organized canto and thank you
all
hope you enjoyed this sunday with with
its lovely weather
let us ask for God's blessing;
Lord be with you; may almighty God bless
you; Father and the son
and the holy spirit
Mass has ended, go forth in peace
 
