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[ speaking latin ] >> ma >> translator: make holy these gifts we bring to you for consecration. may they become the body and blood of your son, our lord jesus christ, at whose command we celebrate these mysteries. for on the night he was betrayed, he himself took bread and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying --

Spirit. our father will not be outdone in generosity and continues to scatter seeds. he scatters the seeds of his presence in our world, for love consists in this, not that we have loved god but that he loved us first, that love gives us a profound certainty, we are sought by god. god waits for us. it is this confidence which makes disciples encourage, support and nurture the good things happening all around them. god desires for all his children

Regardless of what people, religion or region to which they belong. may god grant all of us to be prophets of the joy of the gospel, of the gospel of family and of the love of family, to be prophets as the lords disciples and may god grant us the grace to be worthy of this purity of heart, which is not scandalized by the gospel. may it be so.

Of gods word, would that everyone could work miracles in the lords name. jesus instead encountered hostility from people who did not accept what he said and did. for them jesus openness to the honest and sincere faith of many men and women who were not part of gods chosen people seemed intolerable. the disciples in their part acted in good faith but the temptation to be scandalized by the freedom of god, who sends

Within us. and now that we have broken the bread of life at the mass, just like the disciples, we recognize that jesus is truly present among us. he has opened our heart, our eyes and pushed us to go to the world to light the fire of love in all the families of the world. here in philadelphia, families from more than 100 countries have shared six days that have taught them that truly the church is a family people, an extraordinary people of famil s families, really it is

[ bell ringing ] [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: when supper ended, he took the cup again, he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples and said -- [ speaking in foreign language ]

>> translator: i am remind eed the gospel when jesus washes the feet of his disciples at the last supper. they were puzzled by this. peter even refused and he said you shall never wash my feet. >> i think of the gospel scene where jesus washes the feet of his disciples at last supper. even peter refused and told him you will never wash my feet. >> translator: back then when you went to visit someone the host would wash your feet. people were traditionally welcomed this way because the roads were...

Jesus instead encountered hostility from people who did not accept what he said and did. for them jesus openness to the honest and sincere faith of many men and women who were not part of gods chosen people seemed intolerable. the disciples, for their part, acted in good faith, but the temptation to be scandalized by the freedom of god who sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous alike, bypassing

Our father will not be outdone in generosity and continues to scatter seeds. he scatters the seeds of his presence in our world, not that we have loved god but that he loved us first. that love gives us a profound certainty, we are taught by god, we are -- god waits for us. it is this confidence which makes disciples which encourages, support and nurture the good things happening all around them. god desires for all our children to take part in the feast of the

Which stir us with enthusiasm. in the first reading joshua tells moses that two members of the people are prophesizing, speaking gods world without mandate. in the gospel john tells jesus that the disciples had stopped someone from casting out evil in the name of jesus. moses and jesus both rebuke those closest to them for being so narrow in their thinking. would that all could be prophets