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The medium is the mes-sage, says communica-

tion guru Marshall McLuhan. Hecalled it technological deter-minism, a concept that claimsthat communication technologyshapes and influences themessage we convey. Thousandsof years ago though, the Lordsaid it before McLuhan did,albeit only implicitly in todaysGospel. The reference was notin technology, but in the persons

who deliver the message. Aprophet is not without honorexcept in his native place andamong his own kin and in hisown house (Mk 6:4), the Lordsaid. Called to be prophetsand spokespersons of God, webecome the medium (or media)of his message. Result? We getidentied with the message, sothat the message we bring isalways seen in the light of whowe are. To people of goodwill,we are indeed conveyors ofthe message; to the stubbornand unbelieving, we become astumbling block or a scandal. Ina way, they nd the messengera convenient excuse for notaccepting the message.

A story is told of an atheistwho, despite his friends faith-value witnessing and prayers,

has refused to believe in theHigher Being. Fed up, Godappeared to him in a dream andinstructed him to travel in a boatto the middle of the lake andmeet him there. Notwithstandinghis consternation and doubts,he decided to give it a try.

Prophecy as Stepping Stones to Faith

While the man was alone in aboat in the middle of the lake,Jesus appeared to him andapproached him by walkingon the water. The Lord thenasked him what he thought ofhim. The man said dryly: I amsurprised you cannot swim!

It is difcult to persuade aperson who has already madeup his mind on the basis ofthe character of the one whois persuading him. At best,a reasonable option wouldbe to walk away or assumeanother identity. We couldstick to our guns, stand ourground and play the heros roleof persistence and tenacity.We could succumb, to thepressure and give in to theintimidation for our own safety.Doing so, we could be dilutingthe message and compromisingthe One who sent us.

The haughty person picksa fight with his guide, saysan African proverb. Sadly,

this happens. The guide bearsthe brunt of contempt if the

people do not like where he istaking them. The prophet suffersridicule and derision if andwhen he tells the people thingsthey do not want to hear.

Another African adage forall of us: A tree no taller thanan ant cannot shade you. Asprophets, we need to be tallerthan ourselves, bigger than ourminds, mightier than who we

are. Our prophetic calling asChristians is greater than ourworldly ambitions and fears.Inasmuch as we are too humanand too imperfect for our owngood, we still must aspire to bedifferent from the world, takingcomfort from the fact that nopreacher is effective enoughfor a dull listener, no doctor iscompetent enough for a sickperson who does not want toget cured.

We should know better:overfamiliarity breeds contempt.But we should also knowthis: We can get overfamiliarwith contempt without beingdispirited and knocked off ourbase. People can take offenseat us for telling them painfultruths and showing them thedifcult path to holiness. But,

just as it is up to them to takeus as stumbling blocks, it shouldalso be upon us to treat them asstepping stones to our growth infaith and in our commitment toGods message.

Fr. Sisoy A. Cellan, SVD


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INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Antiphon(Ps 48:10-11)(Recited when there is no opening song)

Within your temple, weponder your loving kindness,

O God. As your name, soalso your praise reachesto the ends o the earth;your right hand is flled withjustice.

Greeting(The sign of the cross is made here)

P The grace and peace o theLord Jesus Christ, the Word oGod who became man and lived

among us, be always with you.All And with your Spirit.

Introduction(May be read using these or other similarwords)

P We oten seek God inthe spectacular. The sun risesand sets every day, attestingto Gods providential care, butwe preer to look or God in

the dancing sun. We pray ormiracles o healingall thewhile that God heals us o ourbodily and spiritual ailmentsthrough the sacraments and thehelp o loving people.

Because Jesus appears as anordinary man, the people o hisnative Nazareth take oense athim. They think he cannot be aprophet o God because he is

simply one o their neighbors.The spectacular invites

awe and ear; Jesus chooses toreveal himsel in the ordinarybecause it inspires us to greaterlove and care.

Penitential Rite

P Brethren (brothers andsisters), let us acknowledge oursins, and so prepare ourselves tocelebrate the sacred mysteries.(Pause)

All I coness to almightyGod an d t o y ou , my brothers and sisters, that Ihave greatly sinned, in mythoughts and in my words,in what I have done and inwhat I have ailed to do,through my ault, through

my ault, through my mostgrievous ault; thereore

I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels andSaints, and you, my brothersand sisters, to pray or me tothe Lord our God.

P May almighty God havemercy on us, orgive us oursins, and bring us to everlastinglie.All Amen.

P Lord, have mercy.All Lord, have mercy.

P Christ, have mercy.All Christ, have mercy.

P Lord, have mercy.All Lord, have mercy.

Gloria

All Glor y to God in thehighest, and peace to hispeople on earth. Lord God,heavenly King, almightyGod and Father, we worshipyou, we give you thanks, wepraise you or your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Sono the Father, Lord God,Lamb o God, you take away

the sin o the world: havemercy on us; you are seatedat the right hand o theFather: receive our prayer.For you alone are the HolyOne, you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High,Jesus Christ, with the HolySpirit, in the glory o Godthe Father. Amen.

Opening PrayerP Let us pray [or orgivenessthrough the grace o JesusChrist]. (Pause)

F a t h e r , t h r o u g h t h eobedience o Jesus, yourservant and your Son, youraised a allen world. Free usrom sin and bring us the joythat lasts or ever.

We ask this through our

Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with youand the Holy Spirit, one God,or ever and ever.All Amen.

LITURGY OF

THE WORD

First Reading(Sit)

God does not give up on his rebel-

lious people. He sends Ezekiel tocall them to a change of heart.

A reading rom the Book othe Prophet Ezekiel (2:2-5)

AS THE Lord spoke to me, thespirit entered into me and setme on my eet, and I heard theone who was speaking say tome: Son o man, I am sendingyou to the Israelites, rebelswho have rebelled against me;they and their ancestors haverevolted against me to this veryday. Hard o ace and obstinateo heart are they to whom I amsending you. But you shall sayto them: Thus says the LordGod! And whether they heed orresistor they are a rebellioushousethey shall know that aprophet has been among them.

The word o the Lord.All Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 123)

R Our eyes are fxed onthe Lord, pleading or hismercy.

1.To you I lit up my eyes/ whoare enthroned in heaven/ as

the eyes o servants/ are on thehands o their masters. (R)

2. As the eyes o a maid/ are onthe hands o her mistress,/ soare our eyes on the Lord, ourGod,/ till he have pity on us. (R)

3.Have pity on us, O Lord, havepity on us,/ or we are morethan sated with contempt;/ oursouls are more than sated/ withthe mockery o the arrogant,/with the contempt o the proud.(R)

Second Reading

Paul is given ex traordinaryrevelations, but he is contentwith weakness because in it, the

power of Christ is made moremanifest.

A reading rom the second

Letter o Saint Paul to theCorinthians (12:7-10)

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plead - ing for his mer - cy.

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Our eyes are fxed on the Lord,

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BROTHERS AND SISTERS:That I, Paul, might not

become too elated, becauseo the abundance o therevelations, a thorn in the feshwas given to me, an angel oSatan, to beat me, to keep merom being too elated. Three

times I begged the Lordabout this, that it might leaveme, but he said to me, Mygrace is suicient or you,or power is made perect inweakness. I will rather boastmost gladly o my weaknesses,in order that the power oChrist may dwell with me.Thereore, I am content withweaknesses, insults, hardships,

persecutions, and constraints,or the sake o Christ; or whenI am weak, then I am strong.

The word o the Lord.All Thanks be to God.

Alleluia[c. Lk 4:18] (Stand)

All Alleluia, alleluia! TheSpirit o the Lord is upon meor he sent me to bring glad

tidings to the poor. Alleluia,alleluia!

Gospel(Mk 6:1-6)

P The Lord be with you.AllAnd with your Spirit.P A reading rom the holyGospel according to Mark.All Glory to you, Lord.

JESUS depar ted rom thereand came to his native place,

accompanied by his disciples.When the sabbath came hebegan to teach in the synagogue,and many who heard him wereastonished. They said, Wheredid this man get all this? Whatkind o wisdom has been givenhim? What mighty deeds arewrought by his hands! Is he notthe carpenter, the son o Mary,and the brother o James and

Joses and Judas and Simon?And are not his sisters herewith us? And they took oenseat him.

Jesus said to them, Aprophet is not without honorexcept in his native place andamong his own kin and in hisown house.

So he was not able to per-orm any mighty deed there,

apart rom curing a ew sickpeople by laying his hands on

them. He was amazed at theirlack o aith.

The Gospel o the Lord.All Praise to you, LordJesus Christ.

Homily(Sit)

Proession o Faith (Stand)All I believe in God, theFather Almighty, Creator oheaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,his only Son, our Lord. Hewas conceived by the powero the Holy Spirit and born othe Virgin Mary. He sueredunder Pontius Pilate, wascruciied, died, and wasburied. He descended tothe dead. On the third day,he rose again. He ascendedinto heaven, and is seated atthe right hand o the Father.He will come again to judgethe living and the dead.

I believe in the HolySpirit, the holy catholicChurch, the communiono saints, the orgiveness

o sins, the resurrectiono the body, and the lieeverlasting. Amen.

Prayers o the Faithul

P Let us pray to our heavenlyFather that we may be open tohis message no matter how itcomes to our lives. Let us say:

R Lord, open our hearts

to your Word.C That those who work orthe Gospel may not measurethemselves by the success,relevance, and spectacle o theirministry but by their love orthe Lord and their care or hisfock, we pray: (R)

C That Church, government,and civil leaders may listen to,rather than oppose or silence,

the prophets o our times whoappeal to our conscience andchallenge our values, we pray:(R)

C That the people o Godmay listen to the hard butliberating message o Godrather than to voices thatappeal to comort and conve-nience, we pray: (R)

C That the Lord may blessthose who earn their living

through diligent and honestwork, keep in sae ty thoseassigned to dangerous places,and inspire everyone to workor mutual understanding andpeace, we pray: (R)

C That we may experiencethe love and care o the Lordin the ordinary events o lie,in the beauty and providenceo nature, in the love o ouramily and neighbors, in ourlittle joys and successes, wepray: (R)

C (The urgent concerns ofthe community are prayed here.)

P Father o mercies, guideus to see your presence in

everything we do, that we mayact according to the ways oyour Son.

We ask this through Christ,our Lord.All Amen.

LITURGY OF

THE EUCHARIST

Presentation o the Gits

(Stand)P Pray, brethrenAll May the Lord acceptthe sacrifce at your handsor the praise and glory ohis name, or our good,and the good o all hisChurch.

Prayer over the Gits

P Lord, let this oering tothe glory o your name puriyus and bring us closer to eternallie.

We ask this in the name oJesus the Lord.All Amen.

Preace (Ordinary I)

P The Lord be with you.AllAnd with your Spirit.P Lit up your hearts.AllWe lit them up to theLord.P Let us give thanks to theLord our God.AllIt is right to give himthanks and praise.

P Father, all-powerul andever-living God, we do wellalways and everywhere to

give you thanks through JesusChrist our Lord.


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The ChurCh renewed:

A Vatican II Catechesis

Fr. James h. Kroeger, MM

Message to Academics and ScientistsThe Second Vacan Council sent a very special greeng to

seekers aer truth, people of thought and science, explorers of

humanity, of the universe, and of history.

This special message was sent, because the parcipants of the

Council, like academics and sciensts, are always on the outlook

for truth. The four-year Council was a more aenve search for

and deepening of the message of truth entrusted to the Church

and an eort at more perfect docility to the Spirit of truth.

The Church and academics serve humanity through their

collaboraon. We are the friends of your vocaon as searchers,

companions in your fagues, admirers of your successes and, ifnecessary, consolers in your discouragement and your failures.

The Council encouraged these truth-seekers and reiterated

words of Saint Augusne: Let us seek with the desire to nd, and

nd with the desire to seek sll more.

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Through his cross andresurrection he reed us romsin and death and called us tothe glory that has made us achosen race, a royal priesthood,a holy nation, a people set apart.Everywhere we proclaim yourmighty works or you have

called us out o darkness intoyour own wonderul light.

And so, with all the choirs oangels in heaven we proclaimyour glor y and join in theirunending hymn o praise:All Holy, holy, holy Lord,God o power and might,heaven and earth are ullo your glory. Hosanna inthe highest. Blessed is he

who comes in the name othe Lord. Hosanna in thehighest. (Kneel)

Acclamation (Stand)

All Dying you destroyedour death , r is ing yourestored our l ie. LordJesus, come in glory.

COMMUNION RITE

The Lords Prayer

All Our FatherP Deliver us, LordAll For the kingdom, thepower, and the glory areyours, now and or ever.

Invitation to Peace

Invitation to Communion

(Kneel)

P This is Jesus, our Lordand Savior, who became manto teach us the truth about God.Happy are we who are called toreceive him.All Lord, I am not worthyto receive you, but only saythe word and I shall behealed.

Communion Antiphon(Ps 34:9)

Taste and see the goodnesso the Lord; blessed is hewho hopes in God.

Prayer ater Communion(Stand)

P Let us pray. (Pause)Lord, may we never ail to

praise you or the ullness olie and salvation you give us inthis Eucharist.

We ask this through Christour Lord.All Amen.

CONCLUDING RITE

P The Lord be with you.All And with your Spirit.

Prayer over the Peopleand Blessing

P Bow your heads and prayor Gods blessing. (Pause)

Lord, come, live in yourpeople and strengthen themby your grace. Help them toremain close to you in prayer.Give them true and perect love

or one another.Grant this through Christour Lord.All Amen.

P And may the blessing oalmighty God, () the Father,

and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,come upon you and remain withyou or ever.All Amen.

Dismissal

P In this Eucharist, Jesushas revealed to us the love thatcomes rom God our Father. Goand share this love with others.All Thanks be to God.

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