Epiphany

[Students]

In nomine patris

Et filus

Et spiritus sancti

Introibo ad altere dei

Amen

[Priest]

I want to welcome all of you back

I hope Christmas was a time of great joy for you and your families

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany

The celebration of the arrival of the three wise men

To pay homage to the baby Jesus

I want you to imagine what that journey must have been like

A journey resting entirely on fate

That they would know where they were going once they arrived

Imagine what a joy it must have been for them

To finally reach their destination

Seniors, you're coming to an end of your time at St. Cecelia's

You've lived together, studied together

And most importantly, prayed together

Strength for the journey

We begin in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Let us take a moment now to call to mind those times

When we have fallen from God's grace

I confess

[Students]

To almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters

That I have sinned through my own fault

In my thoughts and in my words, in what I have

Done and in what I have failed to do

And I ask the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, all the angels and saints

And you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God

Yes, pray for him, to the Lord, your God!

One of these boys just ain't like the others

Loathes his female singers, loves to cook

Looks around in gym, it pleases him

Thoughts enslave him

Somebody save him

'Cause he knows that he is taking chances

And he knows that his romance is doomed

He sacrificed his soul to feed his vice

Heaven severed, hell is forever

Dig down deep and save your soul

Grave mistakes will take their toll

Every sin is entered in

Heaven comes with discipline

[Peter]

But it doesn't all make sense what I feel is real

[Students]

No more dodging, God is watching

His eye is on the lowly sparrow

The road is long, the path is narrow

And his mother, God how she will suffer

Will your father break to bare the shame?

Yes you were a force in their divorce!

Trust the shepherd; God make an effort!

Will you drag that poor boy down there with you?

He's unsure and you can't change his mind!

If you love him so, you'll let him go!

Life is choices lead by our voices!

Dig down deep and save your soul

Grave mistakes will take their toll

Every sin is entered in

Heaven comes with discipline

[Peter]

But it doesn't all make sense, if the love is strong!

[Students]

No more dodging, God is watching

His eye is on the lowly sparrow

The road is long, the path is narrow

[Claire]

Our first reading today is the story of how

Despite the best efforts of a single mother

A child can still go horribly, horribly wrong

For his eighth birthday, Peter asked for an Easy Bake Oven

His father asked for a divorce

To me, the link between those two events was as strong

As Peter's attraction to my makeup table

We sent him to Catholic boarding school, thinking it might help

But, when he met his roommate Jason, the two of them locked eyes

And I said to myself, 'Claire, you wanted grandchildren?

Instead you're going to get ambiguous Christmas cards from South Beach

[Diane]

Please join us in singing our offertory hymn, number 279, 'A Bender Among Us'

There's a bender among us, he must be exposed

Or he'll kidnap our children and take off their clothes

There's a bender among us, there's pink in our flock

A boy without conscience, whose led by his

[Claire]

Cockamamie, pure cockamamie that this isn't a choice!

Don't do this to me, Peter

[Priest]

The peace of the Lord be with you always

And also with you

Let us offer each other a sign of Christ's peace

This is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world

Happy are those who are called to this table

[Peter]

Lord I am not worthy to receive you

But only say the word and I shall be

[Students]

Lord he is not worthy to receive you

[Peter]

Father?

[Priest]

Not at a funeral, Peter

[Matt]

I'd like to start with just a

If we could take a moment

If maybe we were silent

Or we had spoken

[Peter]

Mom? What is it?

Ivy? Nadia? Matt?

Is it I? Lord, is it I?

[Students]

Timothy, Romans, Corinthians, Leviticus

Hate the sinner, hate the sin! Created in his image

Abomination! Bear, the cross!

[Priest]

Let us go forth in peace, to love and serve the Lord

[Students]

Thanks be to God