Reading 1RO M 4:1- 8

Brothers and sisters:

What can we say that Abraham found,
our ancestor according to the flesh?
Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works,
he has reason to boast;
but this was not so in the sight of God.
For what does the Scripture say?

Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

A workers wage is credited not as a gift, but as something due.
But when one does not work,
yet believes in the one who justifies the ungodly,
his faith is credited as righteousness.
So also David declares the blessedness of the person
to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven
and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not record.
Responsorial PsalmPS 32:1B- 2, 5 , 11
R. (see 7) I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, I confess my faults to the LORD,
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just;
exult, all you upright of heart.
R. I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible
and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all
worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one
substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy
Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius
Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the
Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall
come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father
[and the Son]; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who
spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the
remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to
come. Amen.

Prayers of the Faithful

For the Holy Catholic Church, for Francis our pope, ___________ our bishop, and for all bishops,
priests, and deacons, we pray to the Lord:
Lord Hear Our Prayer
For the leaders of the world, that they would work together to promote the good of all, we pray to the
Lord:
Lord Hear Our Prayer
For our school community: that we would continue to form the minds and hearts of all students,
allowing them to grow in faith and intellect, we pray to the Lord:
Lord Hear Our Prayer
For our barristers: that they would excel in everything they do, and that they would carry the love of
Christ with them always, we pray to the Lord:
Lord Hear Our Prayer

For our own needs and intentions, that we now recall in our hearts [6 second pause], we pray to the
Lord:
Lord Hear Our Prayer