Most blessed Virgin Mary we beseech you to obtain peace for us--peace within our hearts, our homes, our country, and throughout the world.

Lord,fill your Church with the Spirit that gave Saint Josaphat courageto lay down his life for his people.

Entrance antiphon

Because of the Lord’s covenant and the ancestral laws, the Saints of God persevered in loving brotherhood, for there was always one spirit in them, and one faith.

The First Reading

A reading from the book of Wisdom 7:22-8:1

Within Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, active,

incisive, unsullied, lucid, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp, irresistible, beneficent, loving to man, steadfast, dependable, unperturbed,almighty, all-surveying,

penetrating all intelligent, pureand most subtle spirits;for Wisdom is quicker to move than any motion;she is so pure, she pervades and permeates all things. She

is a breath of the power of God, pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; hence nothing impure can find a way into her. She is a reflection of the eternal light, untarnished

mirror of God’s active power,image of his goodness.Although alone, she can do all; herself unchanging, she makes all things new. In each generation she passes into

holy souls, she makes them friends of God and prophets;for God loves only the man who lives with Wisdom. She is indeed more splendid than the sun, she outshines all the

constellations; compared with light, she takes first place, for light must yield to night, but over Wisdom evil can never triumph. She deploys her strength from one end of the

earth to the other, ordering all things for good.

The Word

of the Lord

Thanks be to God.

Your word, O Lord, stands for ever.

The Psalm

Your word, O Lord, for everstands firm in the heavens:your truth lasts from age to age,like the earth you created.

The Psalm

Your word, O Lord, stands for ever.

The Psalm

By your decree it endures to this day; for all things serve you.The unfolding of your word gives light and teaches the simple.

The Psalm

Your word, O Lord, stands for ever.

The Psalm

Let your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.Give life to my soul that I may praise you.Let your decrees give me help.

The Psalm

Your word, O Lord, stands for ever.

The Psalm

Alleluia, alleluia!The word of the Lord remains for ever: What is this word?It is the Good News that has been brought to you.Alleluia! Gospel Acclamation

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit. A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 17:20-25

Glory to you, O Lord. The Gospel

Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there

will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For, you must know, the kingdom of God is among you.’He said to the disciples, ‘A time will come when you will

long to see one of the days of the Son of Man and will not see it. They will say to you, “Look there!” or, “Look here!” Make no move; do not set off in pursuit; for as the lightning

flashing from one part of heaven lights up the other, so will be the Son of Man when his day comes. But first he must suffer grievously and be rejected by this generation.’

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord, let me see your face, know your heart and

experience your love in my life. Strengthen in me the

precious gift of faith. I believe Lord, help my unbelief. Amen.