COLLECT
O God, by whose untold mercy blessed Ceslaus preached the good news of the unfathomable riches of Christ, grant that through his intercession we may grow in knowledge of you and, bearing fruit in every good work, faithfully walk in your presence, in accord with the truth of the Gospel. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

FIRST READING Is 61, 1-3a
A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah.
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn. To place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, to give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit.
The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 89(88), 2-3. 4-5. 21-22. 25 i 27
R. Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
The favors of the LORD I will sing forever;
through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;
in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations.”
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
“I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have anointed him,
That my hand may be always with him,
and that my arm may make him strong.”
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
“My faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him,
and through my name shall his horn be exalted.
He shall say of me, ‘You are my father,
my God, the Rock, my savior.”‘
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

SECOND READING Rom 12: 3-13
Different gifts in the Church.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and sisters:
By the grace given to me I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than one ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has apportioned him. For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one Body in Christ, and individually parts of one another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity;

if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be sincere; hate what is evil; hold on what is good; love one another with mutual affection; Anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the holy ones,exercise hospitality.
The word of the Lord.

ALLELUJA Lc 4, 18
Alleluja. Alleluja. Alleluja.
The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, and to proclaim liberty to captives
Alleluja. Alleluja. Alleluja.

GOSPEL Lc 10,1-9
+ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Start off now, but look, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Take no purse with you, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is put before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.”
The Gospel of the Lord

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
Full of hope, let us raise our humble prayers and petitions to Jesus Christ, who was sent to us by the Father.
1. Lord Jesus, strengthen your Church with your Spirit so that she may effectively spread the Good News and announce God’s mercy, let us pray to the Lord.
2. Lord Jesus, look after the shepherds of the Church so that each one of them may fulfil zealously and judiciously the duties entrusted to them by God himself, let us pray to the Lord.
3. Lord Jesus, look mercifully at the imprisoned so that they may approach you, use well their time of penance and carry out your will anew, let us pray to the Lord.
4. Lord Jesus, send young people into Your harvest so that no one is deprived of a chance of listening to the Gospel and receiving the sacraments, let us pray to the Lord.
5. Lord Jesus, grant eternal life to our beloved departed so that they may sing praise to You in the New Jerusalem, let us pray to the Lord.
6. Lord Jesus, bless us who are present here so that, being strengthened in your Love, we may hate evil and do what is good, let us pray to the Lord.
Jesus Christ, who made with us a covenant of love, † hear our prayers * and let us preach the coming of your Kingdom effectively. You, Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
As we celebrate the memory of blessed N., we pray, O Lord that you may pour out your blessing from heaven on these offerings we have made to you, so that in partaking of them we may be without fault and be replenished with heavenly food. Through Christ our Lord.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May your holy gifts which we have received fill us with life, O Lord, so that we, who rejoice in commemorating blessed Ceslaus, may also profit from his example of apostolic virtue. Through Christ our Lord.