Worship along with us!
Fifth Sunday of Easter! May 18, 2025
St. Mary’s uses music by permission from OCP through One License. Our license number is M-400277. All songs used in today’s Mass are used by permission.
INTRODUCTORY RITES************************
Welcome in this Place
PJ Anderson, Curtis Stephan, Sarah Hart and Hippart Music
https://youtu.be/wpMBQxIRYbI?si=6FT90RZyUdXp_MEb
Almighty God of wonders
Your moves in majesty
We gather here for you.
Our everlasting Father
Who works in wondrous deeds
We gather here for you.
REFRAIN
You are worthy, worthy, worthy of our praise.
You are welcome, welcome in this place
You are holy, holy, holy is your name
You are welcome; welcome in this place.
All splendor goes before you
There’s power in your name
We gather here for you
We stand in courts of mercy
Within these holy gates
We gather here for you
REFRAIN
Let our song arise to you
Let our song arise
Let our song arise to you
Let our song arise
Let our song arise to you
Let our song arise!
REFRAIN (2x)
Greeting
Bishop Tom: Rejoice! Welcome to Holy Angels Catholic Community, mother church of the National Catholic Church of North America! I’m Bishop Tom Wieczorek and all are welcome!
Let us begin,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. +
All: Amen.
Bp. Tom: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.
Sign of Peace
Bp. Tom: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Bp. Tom: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And also with you.
Bp. Tom: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
Penitential Act
Kyrie (SONG)
https://youtu.be/MI8QTqJD1z4?si=sk3FO7ETx7Chk5m9
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit
Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison
You bring pardon and peace to the sinner
Christe Eleison Christe Eleison
You bring light to those in darkness
Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison
Bishop Tom: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life!
ALL: AMEN
Glory to God in the Highest!
https://youtu.be/SP3zWN7YQLE?si=bGG_Aad5IVfvnPf5
Cantor: Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God
And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.
ALL: Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God
And on earth peace to people, 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 Fa-ther.
ALL: Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God
And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.
Lord Jesus Christ, only be-got-ten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
You take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us;
You take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
ALL: Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God
And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.
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
ALL: Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God
And on earth peace to people, to people of good will.
The Collect
Bp. Tom: Let us pray.
God our Father,
look upon us with love.
You redeem us and make us your
children in Christ.
Give us true freedom
and bring us to the inheritance you promised.
We ask this through our Lord
Jesus the Christ, your son,
who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
ALL: Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD***********************
The first reading is from the Acts of the Apostles
After Paul and Barnabas had proclaimed the good news
to that city
and made a considerable number of disciples,
they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
They strengthened the spirits of the disciples
and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying,
“It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships
to enter the kingdom of God.”
They appointed elders for them in each church and,
with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord
in whom they had put their faith.
Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.
After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia.
From there they sailed to Antioch,
where they had been commended to the grace of God
for the work they had now accomplished.
And when they arrived, they called the church together
and reported what God had done with them
and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
The Word of the Lord
ALL: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm
https://youtu.be/VoDMhCFg60c?si=T8EN_43gW3L0R3AI
R (cf. 1) I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might.
R I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
Let them make known your might to the children of Adam,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
R I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
Second Reading
A reading from the Book of Revelation
Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,
and the sea was no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.
He will dwell with them and they will be his people
and God himself will always be with them as their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes,
and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain,
for the old order has passed away.”
The One who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new.”
The Word of the Lord
ALL: Thanks be to God
Gospel (SUNG)
https://youtu.be/LwSBwI4Qa8s?si=gS3edl4uTlKuWU--
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:
love one another as I have loved you.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The Lord IS with you!
ALL: And also with you!
A Reading from the Holy Gospel, according to John
ALL: Glory to you, Oh Lord!
When Judas had left them, Jesus said,
“Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
If God is glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself,
and God will glorify him at once.
My children, I will be with you only a little while longer.
I give you a new commandment: love one another.
As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
This is how all will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.”
Bp. Tom: The Gospel of the Lord
All: Praise to you Lord Jesus the Christ
Homily
Profession of Faith
Apostles’ Creed
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.
Universal Prayer
Bp. Tom: Father, the command should be clear: love. Love not just as a word but love that is so deep and so complete that we would give up all that we have and all that we are for others.
We stand before you with these prayers and petitions and thank you for already knowing and answering.
*For children who cannot believe in themselves, especially our LGBTQ family. May the shy find a new voice of courage and the oppressed be released in love. May the gifts of all children be known and accepted in family, church, and community life.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For our Bishops: the new Bishop of Rome – Pope Leo XIV, Bishop James Sherlock, Bishop Charlie Braun, Bishop Vicar Gerald Miller, Bishop David Lett, Cardinals Robert McElroy and Wilton Gregory; for all priests, deacons, and the laity ministering to your people. We pray that we may be made day by day a living and more perfect image of Christ, the Priest, the Good Shepherd, the Teacher and the Servant of all.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*May is Mental Health Awareness month. For our military and veterans. For construction workers who now have one of the highest rates of death from suicide. Protect our military wherever they may be stationed or deployed. Comfort and care for their families and loved ones who remain behind. We pray for those who have served and who struggle with health and mental health issues.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
* For all who are ill. May our loved ones in hospitals or suffering at home know healing and peace. May God nourish the bodies that hold pain and loneliness. For those who are sick: for Nelson Arnold, Ron Gilroy, Debbie Hanson, Melissa DeWitt Arens, Deb Meyers, Cory Fleming, Fr. Joseph Ruggeri, Bishop Vicar Gerald Miller, Jackie and Gerry Spencer, Donna M. Franco, Ann Carter Haines, Frank Vance, Jr.…………………………..as well as those suffering with or recovering from the measles, Covid, flu, and pneumonia.
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For those who have died:
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
*For the intentions of those joining this Mass……
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
LORD THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR PRAYER
All That I Am (Magnificat) Luke 1:46
David Haas
https://youtu.be/34ikYPM7EZY?si=dWpUNx6d24BFy1Ib
REFFRAIN
All that I am
Sings of the God who brings new life
To birth in me.
My spirit soars
On the wings of my Lord.
My soul gives glory to the Lord,
Rejoicing in my saving God
Who looks upon me in my state,
And all the world will
Call me blessed;
For God works marvels in my sight
And holy, holy is God’s name!
God’s mercy is from age to age,
On those who follow in fear;
Whose arm is power and strength,
And scatters all the proud of heart;
Who casts the mighty from their thrones
And raises up the lowly ones!
REFRAIN
God fills the starving with good things,
The rich are left with empty hands;
Protecting all the faithful ones,
Remembers Israel with mercy
The promise known to those before
And to their children for ever!
REFRAIN
On the wings of my Lord
AMEN
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST*********************
The House that Love is Building
Sarah Hart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM69BAgvuXw&list=PLMQrJzPlip5UIIB8xd995rp-OLeNz2i5I&index=9
In the house that Love is building
There is room enough for all
Endless welcome in her rafters
Mercy singing through her walls
Here is refuge for all people
From every tribe and tongue
In the house that Love is building
There is room for everyone
In the garden Love is tending
There’s a great and boundless feast
Where the seeds of hope are planted
And the yield is heaven’s peace
As the field becomes a harvest
For the many hungry ones
In the garden Love is tending
There’s enough for everyone
Oh the song that Love is raising
Is of pure, unending light
In the voices of her people
Rising to eternal skies
Now the darkness shall be swallowed
By the Living Word of God
Oh the song that Love is raising
Is a song for everyone
In the house that Love is building
There is room for everyone
Prayer over the Offerings
Bp. Tom: 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.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
Bishop Tom pours wine and a little water into the chalice.
By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Bp. Tom: 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.
The people reply: Blessed be God for ever.
Bishop Tom completes additional personal preparatory rites.
Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts.
Bishop Tom pours water over his hands and says:
Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.
Bp. Tom:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of God's name,
for our good
and the good of all God's holy Church.
Prayer:
Lord God,
by this holy exchange of gifts
you share with us your divine life.
Grant that everything we do
may be directed by the knowledge of your truth.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
ALL: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Preface Dialogue:
Bp. Tom: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Bp. Tom: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Bp. Tom: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God People: It is right to give God thanks
and praise
Father, all powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We praise you with greater joy than ever
in this Easter season,
when Christ became our paschal sacrifice.
As he offered his body on the cross,
his perfect sacrifice fulfilled all others.
As he gave himself into your hands for our salvation,
he showed himself to be the priest, the altar, and the lamb
of sacrifice.
The joy of the resurrection renews the whole world,
While the choirs of heaven sing for ever to your glory:
Sanctus ("Holy, Holy"; based on the praise of the Seraphim in Isa 6:3 and Rev 4:8):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjpBj4uhtrA&list=PLMQrJzPlip5U9-Q2kT0FDKb_pcMMQmPie&index=6
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of Power, God of Might.
Heaven and earth are filled with your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Eucharistic Prayer III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acfOHQAxzQ&list=PLMQrJzPlip5WIw_Kv-KE2sqZSX-cVYM0o&index=12
Epiclesis (calling upon the Holy Spirit):
Father, you are holy indeed, and all creation rightly gives you praise.
All life, all holiness comes from you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, by the working of the Holy Spirit. ALL: HOSANA IN THE HIGHEST
From age to age you gather a people to yourself, so that from east to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name. ALL: HOSANA IN THE HIGHEST
And so, Father, we bring you these gifts.
We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body + and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate this eucharist.
Institution Narrative (recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper; see Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25):
On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and eat it:
this is my body which will be given up for you.
When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and drink from it:
this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
Memorial Acclamation:
Bp. Tom: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
ALL: When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death Lord Jesus until you come again.
Anamnesis, Offering, and Intercessions:
Father, calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven, and ready to greet him when he comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.
Look with favor on your Church's offering and see the Victim whose death has reconciled us to yourself. Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in the inheritance of your saints, with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, the martyrs, and all your saints, on whose constant intercession we rely for help.
Lord, may this sacrifice, which has made our peace with you, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Strengthen in faith and love your pilgrim Church on earth; welcoming Pope Leo XIV, the Bishop of Rome, our Presiding Bishop James, Bishop Charlie Braun, Bishop David Lett, Cardinals Robert McElroy and Wilton Gregory, me, your humble servant, with the clergy and the entire people your Son has gained for you. Father, hear the prayers of the family you have gathered here before you. In mercy and love unite all your children wherever they may be.
Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in your friendship. We hope to enjoy for ever the vision of your glory, through Christ our Lord, from whom all good things come.
Doxology and Great Amen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acfOHQAxzQ&list=PLMQrJzPlip5WIw_Kv-KE2sqZSX-cVYM0o&index=12
Through him, and with him, and in him,
Oh God almighty Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen
Lord's Prayer
https://youtu.be/Go48NULI6Gc?si=KcAXtfqYtXgdhKVE
Bp. Tom: Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as Jesus taught us.
All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be your 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 do not let us be led into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
Bp. Tom: 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.
Breaking of the Bread. LAMB OF GOD (SUNG)
https://youtu.be/RS30J67eky8?si=ja6oS016Z83bozX8
All: 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.
Communion
Bp. Tom: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper.
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Communion Minister: The body of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
Communion Minister: The blood of Christ. Communicant: Amen.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.
I Will Walk With You
Song by David Haas
https://youtu.be/L5JdBFcbPwM?si=qJRONQE8qVBgg6vE
I am here with you
All who live in anguish
The fearful, the lonely, all who are afraid.
I’ll make new your spirit
Tend your deepest hurts
With water flowing endlessly in love.
I know all your ways
And I will come to heal you
And leave you in comfort
All of you who mourn
All you near and far
I will brace you with my peace
With healing that will calm all your fears.
REFRAIN
I will always guide you
I will walk with you
I will hold you in your deepest fears
I will give you life
In all your empty places
With loving that treasures who you are
My prize, my beloved, my child.
I will come to you
And refresh your shattered dreams
And free you from the poison
Of wasted guilt and shame
I will hold your story
and honor you journey
With hope that will transform your grief and pain.
REFRAIN
I am here beside you
Amidst the storm and terror
I will strengthen you with courage
And mend your tattered heart
I will give you songs to sing
When all seems bleak and hopeless
With music of forgiveness and joy!
REFRAIN
My prize, my beloved, my child.
Prayer after communion and blessing
Bp. Tom: Let us pray.
Merciful Father,
may these mysteries give us new purpose
and bring us to a new life in you.
Grant this through Christ our Lord!
All: Amen.
CONCLUDING RITES************************
Optional Announcements
Greeting and Blessing
Bp. Tom: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
Lord,
help your people to seek you with all their hearts
and to deserve what you promise.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
ALL: AMEN
May almighty God bless you,
The Father, + and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
ALL: AMEN
Dismissal
Bp. Tom: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!
Recessional and Closing Song]:
Holy, Holy Forever
CeCe Williams
https://youtu.be/2xcFM9CBiOE?si=SDv11GpKUo6D5Y4g
A thousand generations
Falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who've gone before us
And all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all
And the angels cry, Holy
All creation cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
If you've been forgiven
And if you've been redeemed
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
If you walk in freedom
And if you bear His name
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
We'll sing the song forever and amen
And the angels cry, Holy
All creation cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of Kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all
Jesus
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
Above all thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all
And the angels cry, Holy
All creation cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of Kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever You will always be, Holy
Holy forever
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever
