ENTRANCE HYMN:

Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea.

Raise your voices, lift your hearts.
This is the day the Lord has made.
Let all the earth rejoice.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his

righteousness. And all these things shall be added
unto you. Allelu, alleluia.

I will give thanks to you, my Lord.

You have answered my plea.
You have saved my soul from death.
You are my strength and my song.

I believe in One God, the Father, Almighty, maker of

heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son
of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from
God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,
not made, consubstantial with the Father, Through him
all things were made. For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy
Spirit he was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became
man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered, died and was buried and rose again on the
third day in accordance with the Scriptures; he
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of
the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living
and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who with the
Father and the Son he is adored and glorified. Who has
spoken through the Prophets. I believe in one holy
catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for
the forgiveness of sins. I look forward to the resurrection
of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us be glad and rejoice.
Death has lost and all is life.
Sing of the glory of God.
PENITENTIAL RITES
Son of David have pity on me. Son of God, O hear my
plea. O son of David have pity on me. Listen to my
plea.
GLORIA
Kololia ke he Matua,
Kololia ke he Tama,
Kololia ke he Aga Aga Tapu, (Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Manako au,
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Ke he Kololia,
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
He aho nai
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Moe tau aho oti
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
O mai ke kalaga
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Ke he kamataaga
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Ke he Kololia
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Tukulagai tukumuitea
(Bass Kololia,Kololia)
Amene
FIRST READING: GN 18:1-10A
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
He who does justice will live in the presence of the
Lord.
SECOND READING: Col 1:24-28
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p.43 #3b)
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness. And all these things shall be added
unto you. Allelu, alleluia.
Blessed are they who have kept the word with a
generous heart and bring a harvest through
perseverance.

GOSPEL: Luke 10:38-42

CREED:

PRAYER FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY

Lord Jesus Christ, You have taught us to be merciful like
the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees
You sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved.
Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from
being enslaved by money; the adulteress and
Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created
things; made Peter weep after his betrayal and assured
Paradise to the repentant thief. Let us hear, as if
addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke
to the Samaritan woman; If you knew the gift of God!
you are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God
who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and
mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world,
its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers
would also be clothed in weakness in order that they
may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error:
let everyone who approaches them feel sought after,
loved, and forgiven by God. Send your spirit and
consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the
Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,

and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring

good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and
the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind. We ask
this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy,
you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy
Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

OFFERTORY
Jesus Lord accept our lives with this bread we offer.
Living bread that comes to us, live in us forever.
In this Mass, we offer Christ to His loving Father.
Living bread that comes to us, live in us forever.
Mary Mother of our Lord, pray for us to Jesus.
Living bread that comes to us, live in us forever.
HOLY:
Let all that is within me cry holy. Let all that is within
me cry holy. Holy, holy, holy is the lamb that was
slain.
Let all that is within me cry Jesus. Let all that is within
me cry Jesus. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the lamb that
was slain.
Let all that is within me cry mighty. Let all that is within
me cry mighty. Mighty, mighty, mighty is the lamb that
was slain.
MYSTERY OF FAITH:
Save us saviour of the world for by Your cross and
resurrection, You have set us free.
GREAT AMEN
Yes, I believe. I agree. It is so. Amen, amen, let the
world hear my cry. Yes, I believe. I agree it is so.
Amen, amen, amen.
OUR FATHER
LAMB OF GOD (#210a p. 162)
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world
have mercy on us and all of mankind. (2x)
Lamb of God, you take away the sins, O grant us
your peace, Your everlasting peace.
HOLY COMMUNION
Lose yourself in me and you will find yourself. Lose
yourself in me and you will find new life. Lose yourself
in me and you will find yourself, and you will live, yes
you will live in my love.
Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground. It still
remains but a grain of wheat. But if it falls and dies,

then it bears much fruit so it is with those who lose

themselves in me.
- -Kua nofo a koe, Iesu fakaalofa, fakamoolioli, he
Eukaritia. Ha kua galo mai e haau a fofoga.
Fakaalofa atu, ki a koe, Iesu: He haau a nofo mau ke
he puha tapu. He tino ni haau ne mua ue atu.
Fakamagalo mai au, E haaku a hala. Ha kua tagi atu
Hoko malaia. Haaku fakateaga, ko e mena lahi.
RECESSIONAL
I thank my God each time I think of you And when I
pray for you I pray with joy.
Now there is one thing I am sure of, He who began
His work in you Will see that it is truly finished When
the day of Jesus comes.
Since you have borne with me my burdens, I now
bear you within my heart, And God alone knows how
I miss you, I love you just as Christ loves me.
REFLECTION
In the Gospel passage, we see the true model of
hospitality where Jesus is the guest. The house of Mary,
Martha and Lazarus seems to have been a place where
Jesus was always welcome and where he could find
shelter when things were getting too hot in nearby
Jerusalem. Luke indicates that Jesus was welcome
there as he was a constant visitor and the presence of
Lazarus is not mentioned. The incident described
concerns the two sisters only. The story tells us that
there were certain customs regulating the activities of
men and women while showing hospitality to guests.
Generally it was not permitted for a woman of the
household to sit with the male visitor or engage him in
conversation. They would just extend a greeting and
stay discretely away when the male guest was present.
Martha is upset that her sister has broken the boundary
by sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to his words. This
was equivalent to Mary assuming the role of the man in
the house, certainly not an acceptable situation. Martha
does her best by requesting Jesus to send her into the
kitchen for the preparation of the food and also follow

the custom. The shock comes when Jesus indicates that

he is well aware of what Mary has done. Not only does it
not bother him, he applauds her for it. He clearly says
that she has chosen the better thing. The shock of
Jesus response cannot be overstated. He tells Martha
that both the things, namely service and listening are
important and both of them manifest service and they
are equally praiseworthy.
The Gospel tells us that Mary sat at the feet of Jesus
listening to him. That meant real listening, which is love
in action and hard work. Most people do not listen well
and often our listening is selective, with preset agenda
in mind. Martha, on the other hand as a good host, was
preoccupied with the task of providing hospitality. Jesus
gentle, loving and inoffensive correction of Martha was
directed at her being preoccupied to the point of
distraction about many things. The problem was not that
Martha was just working but that she was obsessed with
working. She wanted to be an extremely good host.
Jesus spoke to Martha those often misunderstood words
that apply to all of us. There is need of only one thing
and Mary has chosen it. Jesus while speaking of the
choice made by Martha and Mary did not refer to the
two states of life contemplation and action and that
contemplative life was better. Jesus in fact never wanted
work to be separate from prayer. He wanted a balance
between action and contemplation and both are
necessary and important. Work and prayer have
become a solid Christian tradition. St Ignatius in the
Spiritual Exercises calls this Contemplation in Action.
The story of Martha and Mary preeminently speaks of
hospitality and indicates of the presence of divinity in
every guest. It happened that at that moment Mary
attended to God by sitting still. At another moment she
could have attended to Gods interests by helping with
the work. What Jesus expected of the sisters that there
should be balance and we must live a free anxiety free
life. Jesus tells us that one thing that is necessary for us
in our lives is love and we must show it both in action
and contemplation. We may be bogged down in
unimportant things while we forget to treat well our
brothers and sisters. This episode tells us that no
custom boundary or Law should ever be allowed to
come between the word of God and us. Luke
emphasizes his concern for the role of women in the
ministry of Jesus and the church. For him no custom or
law can prevent anyone from coming and placing their
self at the feet of Jesus. Many even today are shocked
like Martha by this teaching.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER

132nd day and 32nd Sunday of
the Jubilee year of Mercy

Sixteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
YEAR C
17 JULY 2016