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[Music] is [Music] is [Music] save us o lord our god and gather us from the nations to give thanks to your holy name and make it our glory to praise you in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the lord be with you and with your spirit today is the fourth sunday in ordinary time and we offer this mass for all of our parishioners and as you can see the statue of saint joseph someone suggested putting it out just to emphasize the fact that it is the year of saint joseph keep in mind that saint joseph is also the principal patron of canada we have the largest shrine in montreal in honor of saint joseph the largest shrine in the entire world so it's important for us to have a great devotion to him and especially when we consider saint andre bessette and the the thousands of miracles that he worked through the intercession of saint joseph so let us invoke saint joseph throughout this year especially during this time of pandemic to protect us to guide us and to provide for us brothers and sisters let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries i confess to almighty god and to you my brothers and sisters that i have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words in what i have done and in what i have failed to do through my fault through my fault through my most grievous fault therefore i ask 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 amen lord have mercy lord have mercy christ have mercy christ have mercy lord have mercy lord have mercy glory to god in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will we praise you we bless you we adore you we glorify you we give you thanks for your great glory lord god heavenly king o god almighty father lord jesus christ only begotten son lord god lamb of god son of the father you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us you take away the sins of the world receive our prayer you are seated at the right hand of the father have mercy on us for you alone are the holy one you alone are the lord you alone are the most high jesus christ with the holy spirit in the glory of god the father amen let us pray grant us lord our god that we may honor you with all our mind and love everyone in truth of heart through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god for ever and ever amen a reading from the book of deuteronomy moses spoke to the people he said the lord your god will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own kin you shall heed such a prophet this is what you requested of the lord your god at horeb on the day of the assembly when you said let me not hear the voice of the lord my god anymore or ever again see this great fire lest i die then the lord replied to me they are right in what they have said i will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own kin i will put my words in his mouth and he shall speak to them everything that i command him anyone who does not heed the words that he shall speak in my name i myself will hold him accountable but any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods or who presumes to speak in my name a word that i have not commanded him to speak that prophet shall die the word of the lord thanks be to god oh that today you would listen to the voice of the lord do not harden your hearts oh that today you would listen to the voice of the lord do not harden your hearts o come let us sing to the lord let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation let us come into his presence with thanksgiving let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise oh that today you would listen to the voice of the lord do not harden your hearts oh come let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the lord our maker for he is our god and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand oh that today you would listen to the voice of the lord do not harden your hearts o that today you would listen to his voice do not harden your hearts as admirable as on the day at massa in the de in the wilderness when your ancestors tested me and put me to the proof though they had seen my work oh that today you would listen to the voice of the lord do not harden your hearts a reading from the first letter of saint paul to the corinthians brothers and sisters i want you to be free from anxieties the unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the lord how to please the lord but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world how to please his wife and his interests are divided the unmarried woman and the virgin are concerned about the affairs of the lord so that they may be holy in body and spirit but the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world how to please her husband i say this for your own benefit not to put any restraint upon you but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the lord the word of the lord thanks be to god the lord be with you and with your spirit a reading from the holy gospel according to mark glory to you lord the disciples went to capernaum and when the sabbath came jesus entered the synagogue and taught they were astounded at his teaching for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit and he cried out what have you to do with us jesus of nazareth have you come to destroy us i know who you are the holy one of god but jesus rebuked him saying be silent and come out of him and the unclean spirit convulsing the man and crying with a loud voice came out of him they were all amazed and they kept on asking one another what is this a new teaching with authority he commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him at once jesus fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of galilee the gospel of the lord praise to you lord jesus christ as catholics we're encouraged to have a devotion to our guardian angels as well as the archangels michael gabriel and raphael we can call on on the host of heavenly angels to help us but thinking about the angelic beings also ought to remind us of the demonic beings in other words the fallen angels and they do exist so whereas our guardian angel and the good angels want to help us the demons the fallen angels they want to prevent us from doing the good they want to restrict our freedom they want to restrict our ability to attain our destiny which is to make it to heaven to be happy so in today's gospel reading as i pointed out you know there's the mention of our lord casting out a demon an unclean spirit and some people say well how come there were all these cases of demonic possession at the time of our lord but not at other times the reality is that demonic possessions are present in every age and in fact in recent times there's more and more cases of demonic possession and greater diabolical influence on people demonic possession is the most extreme form of diabolical activity every human being can be tempted by the demonic spirits and we are tempted by the demonic spirits in other words they care about you they want you they want you to sin they want you on their side so that they can drag you down into hell why because you see when it comes to god god wants to be united to us god wants to be in our soul so in a sense we are possessed by god we belong to god we are united to god and god tells us what his commandments are basically summed up in love but to love we choose it freely so god cannot compel us to love and nobody nobody can force themselves to love it's something that we have to choose freely when it comes to the evil spirits they also want to possess us they want to be united with us so when a person is possessed the demons have entered into the body of that person and they sometimes control the person's body and they're able to do supernatural things so sometimes what they do is they push the soul of the person aside and they completely control the body and speak through the the body and there is evidence of this that that this is real so they can speak in different languages they can know things that is inexplicable that they shouldn't be able to know and they they often manifest super human strength supernatural strength and sometimes they can do things like you know levitate and things like that or just the body moves if it's laying on the floor it moves and without anybody touching it or moving it so demonic possession is very very real and as i mentioned there's more and more cases of demonic possession taking place why what are the things that can open an individual to demonic possession one of them is being in a habitual state of mortal sin in other words not just someone who falls into sin again and again because if a person is genuinely trying to overcome sinful inclinations even though they fall again and again god is going to help them but someone who kind of says well i'm just going to sin anyways i don't care i'm not going to go to confession i'm going to put confession off they're in more danger of becoming possessed so when we commit mortal sin we separate ourselves from god and we're on the side of the evil spirits they have greater influence upon us and could eventually possess us possession is usually it doesn't happen quickly it takes a long time or a period of time sometimes for various reasons it can happen quicker the other thing that can dispose a person is just a rejection of god so a person may not be committing mortal sins or doing terrible evils but they just stop praying they just turn their back on god they're just concerned about worldly things and another thing that can dispose a person to greater diabolical influence is dabbling in the occult occult means hidden things or mysterious things so witchcraft the new age movement going to a fortune teller psychic healers playing with a ouija board and certainly satanism so these are like dark hidden things so occult means hidden mysterious things so all of these things can dispose a person to diabolical influence and eventually to diabolical possession now as i mentioned diabolical possession is like the most extreme form and there's lesser forms of demonic influence extraordinary demonic influence so diabolical obsession means you're kind of obsessed with certain thoughts certain inclinations certain ideas maybe suicidal tendencies maybe the desire to hurt someone maybe the desire to hurt yourself or the desire to commit a certain crime and kind of obsessive thoughts and and you're just kind of obsessed with these things the other one is diabolical oppression and diabolic diabolical oppression is when things don't go well for you your relationships are terrible you're always arguing you're always fighting you can't seem to hold down a job and you're arguing with everyone at work and just terrible things happen one thing after another maybe even health issues you know nothing seems to go well for you well it's the evil spirits who are making your life miserable but you may not be aware of it now just because someone is having you know hard luck and terrible things happening it doesn't necessarily mean that it's due to demonic influence but the reality is that the closer we are to god and the more that we are the way that god wants us to be the more god will bless us and the more god will help us to be truly happy to overcome these kind of of conditions that we may be under so what i wanted to get at is that the evil spirits can restrict our freedom our ability to do good and ultimately they want to have control over us they get a kick out of being able to control or control us why because they feel like they are a god oh i got these subjects i know how to manipulate them it's entertaining watch me press their buttons watch me get them to sin hahaha they just laugh at us so the demons want to do this and the demons hate us because they know that we have a chance to be happy they know that we have the ability to have god within us to become christ-like and the more we become christ-like the more they fear us and stay away from us and this is why we should draw close to christ so christ is the one who sets us free from our slavery to sin from the influence of the demonic spirits and he sets us free from the reality of hell so that we don't end up in hell he leads us to our heavenly homeland which of course is is being happy with god forever in heaven but he helps us in this life also he helps us to be happy he helps us to be the kind of person that we want to be and this is why we need to turn to christ so am i truly free you know granted today because of the pandemic situation we've lost a lot of our freedoms but am i free to pursue a relationship with god or are there obstacles in my life am i able to be as close to god as i would like to or are my sinful inclinations keeping me from that or my bad habits or my poor scheduling of my time am i free to love the people around me in the way that i should the way that i want or am i often having conflict with them and disagreements and arguments and just being upset then clearly something is not right so we cannot change everything about our lives where there is opportunity to change things we should look for those opportunities whether it's dealing with government officials or or you know our situation regarding work or whatever it may be but what we really need to change is things that really affect our freedom our ability to be happy and things that affect our eternal destiny and most of us cannot do it on our own in fact none of us can get to heaven on our own we need christ we need a savior you know i had mentioned earlier that you know under certain conditions our freedoms are very very much limited and god understands that think of the crucifixion christ was nailed to the cross he was not free to move his arms he was not free to get up and walk away he was nailed he was restricted his freedom was extremely limited now they taunted him you know if you are the messiah come down from that cross he could have because he is god yes he could have but he suffered as one of us and and he experienced this loss of freedom this loss of ability and and he experienced all kinds of humiliations and sufferings and restrictions and he dies on the cross and even death death restricts our freedom death confines us to the after world but you see by by his resurrection christ conquers all these things he conquers the power of sin he conquers the power of satan he even conquers the power of death and if we are united to christ eventually at the end of time we too will be resurrected we will receive our bodies back and if we are heaven we will be free to socialize to interact to truly love one another as god calls us to love and this will be wonderful this is something we should look forward to this is something that can give us great hope during these difficult times of the pandemic i believe in god the father almighty creator of heaven and earth and in jesus christ his only son our lord who was conceived by the holy spirit born of the virgin mary suffered under pontius pilate was crucified died and was buried he descended into hell on the third day he rose again from the dead he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand 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 communion of saints the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and life everlasting amen let us let us raise our minds and hearts to god in prayer let us pray for an end to this pandemic so that we can get back to a more normal way of life for this we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer let us pray for religious and civil leaders that they will do what they can to allow people to get back to living their lives the way that we used to before the pandemic we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer let us pray for all those who are suffering because of the pandemic situation because of the lockdowns for those who have lost their jobs or are unable to make payments that god will help them to find means to to be able to sustain themselves and their loved ones for this we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer let us pray for all those who are lacking in freedom those who may be addicted to various things for those who are struggling with an inclination to sin we pray o lord that you grant them the freedom that they seek enable them to be freed from these attachments we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer let us pray for those who are trapped in purgatory that through our prayers they may be purified and that they may attain to the glory of heaven we pray to the lord for our own personal intentions we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer gracious and loving father almighty and eternal god we thank you for all that you have done for us we thank you for freeing us from our sins and enabling us to have the possibility of making it to heaven we ask that you help us to persevere in following our lord and we ask all this through christ our lord amen blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you fruit of the earth and work of human hands it will become for us the bread of life blessed be god forever himself blessed are you lord god of all creation for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink blessed be god forever pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good and the good of all his holy church oh lord we bring to your altar these offerings of our service be pleased to receive them we pray and transform them into the sacrament of our redemption through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts we lift them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks lord holy father almighty and eternal god through christ our lord for by his birth he brought renewal to humanity's fallen state and by his suffering cancelled out our sins by his rising from the dead he has opened the way to eternal life and by sending to you o father he has unlocked the gates of heaven and so with the company of angels and saints we sing the hymn of our praise as without end we acclaim holy holy holy lord god of hosts heaven and earth are full of your glory hosanna in the highest blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord hosanna in the highest to you therefore most merciful father we make humble prayer and petition through jesus christ your son our lord that you accept and bless these gifts these offerings these holy and unblemished sacrifices which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic church be pleased to grant her peace to guard unite and governor throughout the whole world together with your servant francis our pope and thomas our bishop and all those who holding to the truth hand on the catholic and apostolic faith remember lord your servants and all gathered here whose faith and devotion are known to you for them we offer you this sacrifice of praise where they offered for them themselves and all who are dear to them for the redemption of their souls in hope of health and well-being and paying their homage to you the eternal god living and true in communion with those whose memory we venerate especially the glorious ever virgin mary mother of our god and lord jesus christ and blessed joseph her spouse your blessed apostles and martyrs peter and paul andrew james john thomas james philip bartholomew matthew simon and jude linus cletus clemens sixtus cornelius cyprian lorenz chrysognos john and paul cosmos and damien and all your saints we ask that through their merits and prayers in all things we may be defended by your protecting help therefore lord we pray graciously accept this oblation of our service that of your whole family order our days in your peace and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation and counted among the flock of those you have chosen be pleased oh god we pray to bless acknowledge and approve this offering in every respect make it spiritual and acceptable so that it may become for us the body and blood of your most beloved son our lord jesus christ on the day before he was to suffer he took bread in his holy and venerable hands and with eyes raised heaven to you o god his almighty father giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread 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 in a similar way when supper was ended he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands and once more giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave the chalice 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 we proclaim your death o lord and profess your resurrection until you come again therefore o lord as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed passion the resurrection from the dead and the glorious ascension into heaven of christ your son our lord we your servants and your holy people offer to your glorious majesty from the gifts that you have given us this pure victim this holy victim this spotless victim the holy bread of eternal life and the chalice of everlasting salvation be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance and to accept them as ones who were pleased to accept the gifts of your servant abel the just the sacrifice of abraham our father in faith and the offering of your high priest melchizedek a holy sacrifice a spotless victim in humble prayer we ask you almighty god command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy angel to your altar on eye in the sight of your divine majesty so that all of us who through this participation at the altar receive the most holy body and blood of your son may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing remember also lord your servants who have gone before us with a sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace grant them o lord we pray and all who sleep in christ a place of refreshment light and peace to us also your servants who those sinners hope in your abundant mercies graciously grant some share and fellowship with your holy apostles and martyrs with john the baptist stephen matthias barnabas ignatius alexander marcelinus peter felicity perpetua agatha lucy agnes cecilia anastasia and all your saints admit us we beseech you into their company not weighing our merits but granting us your pardon through christ our lord through whom you continue to make all these good things o lord you sanctify them fill them with life bless them and bestow them upon us through him and with him and in him o god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and ever amen at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy 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 into 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 await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and forever lord 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 who live and reign for ever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit let us offer each other the sign of peace lamb of god you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us lamb of god you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us lamb of god you take away the sins of the world grant us peace behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed let your face shine on your servant save me in your merciful love o lord let me never be put to shame for i call on you you let us pray nourished by these redeeming gifts we pray o lord that through this help to eternal salvation true faith may ever increase through christ our lord amen please note there are no announcements please see the bulletin go to our parish website and see the bulletin because these masses are pre-recorded so i don't know what the most recent announcements are so please check our bulletin thank you the lord be with you and with your spirit may almighty god bless you the father and the son and the holy spirit amen go and announce the gospel of the lord thanks be to god saint michael the archangel defend us in battle be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil may god rebuke him we humbly pray and do thou prince of the heavenly host by the power of god cast into hell satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls amen for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and to the religious life hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen you