Daily TV Mass
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Daily TV Mass
Daily TV Mass Tuesday March 31, 2026
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Fr. Vijai Amirtharaj, CSC
From the historic Loreto Abbey Chapel. With the kind cooperation of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the National Catholic Broadcasting Council presents the Daily TV Mass.
SPEAKER_01Welcome to the celebration of the Daily TV Mass. I am Father Vijay Amir Taraj. The televising of this Mass is made possible by the contribution from Susan from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This Mass is offered for John on the 20th anniversary of his passing, for the family to return to the Lord and for her children, especially those with addiction or health issues. Blessings for her grandchildren, and always in gratitude for the blessings the family has received. Our thanks to Susan for making it possible for tens of thousands of the faithful across Canada, USA, and around the world to share in this celebration. My dear friends, as we continue our journey through Holy Week, I invite you to join us for two special reflections in place of the daily TV Mass on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. On Good Friday, please join Father Peter Choi as we reflect on the Passion of the Lord according to the Gospel of John, contemplating the love that laid itself down for our salvation. On Holy Saturday, Father Ernie DiCiccio will lead us in a reflection titled, Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, as we keep vigil in the silence of the tomb, holding sorrow and hope together. Then, on Easter Sunday, I warmly invite you and your family to join me and the daily TV Mass community for the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord, celebrating together the new life Christ brings to the world. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Sisters and brothers, let us acknowledge our sins and pray for God's mercy. I confess to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I ask, Blessed Mary of our virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Let us pray. Almighty, ever living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord's Passion, that we may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.
SPEAKER_00A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. Listen to me, O coastlands. Pay attention, you peoples from far away. The Lord called me before I was born. While I was in my mother's womb, he named me. He made my mouth like a sharp sword in the shadow of his hand he hid me. He made me a polished arrow in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified. But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity, yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and my reward with my God. And now the Lord says, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the sight of the Lord, and my God has become my strength. The Lord says, It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will give you as a light to the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth the word of the Lord.
SPEAKER_05In you, O Lord, I take refuge. Let me never be put to shame in your righteousness. Deliver me and rescue me. Incline your ear to me and save me I will sing of your salvation Be to me a rock of strong fortress to save me for you are my rock and my fortress. Rescue me, O my God, for the hand of the wicked I will sing to you, Lord, King of Eternal Gory. You went to your crucifixion like a gentle praise to you, Lord, King of eternal.
SPEAKER_01The Lord be with you. Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John. Before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. During the supper with his disciples, Jesus was troubled in spirit and declared, Very truly I tell you, one of you will betray me. The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So while reclining next to Jesus he asked him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you are going to do. Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, Buy what we need for the festival, or that he should give something to the poor. So after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out, and it was night. When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, where I am going, you cannot come. Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered, Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward. Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you. Jesus answered, Will you lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the cock crows, you will have denied me three times. The gospel of the Lord. In twelfth century England, Thomas Bucket and Henry the Second were the closest of friends. Bucket was brilliant, charming, and completely loyal to his friend the king. And the king rewarded Buckett with his wealth, with power, and with the highest office of the court. And when the Archbishop of Canterbury died, King Henry appointed his friend Thomas Buckard as the head of the church in England as a way of keeping the church under royal control. But once consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury, Bucket changed. His spiritual calling awakened in him a fierce royalty and loyalty to Christ. And when Henry tried to usurp authority from the church, Bucket challenged him, insisting that God's law stood calm above the rules and laws of the kings. As a result, their friendship was shattered, and the tensions between the two friends reached its climax. And on December 29th, 1170, four knights allegedly close to the king stormed Canterbury Cathedral and murdered Bucked. And his death shocked the medieval world and led to his immediate veneration as a martyr. The site where he was murdered became a pilgrimage destination, and a couple of years later he was canonized. Now, sisters and brothers, in today's gospel, we are given an account of a dialogue that would lead to one of the greatest betrayals in human history: the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, his friend. In yesterday's gospel, we heard about Mary anointing the feet of Jesus with an expensive perfume or oil. It showed the extravagant devotion of Mary to Jesus. It is extravagant, not only for how much it costs, but also how she gave it to Jesus. If she were anointing Jesus for burial, she would cover his head with the oil. But in an act of adoration and worship, she anoints the feet instead. It is as if she is saying to Jesus, I love you, Jesus, for all that you have done and for what you are about to do. And Jesus would have expected the same level of devotion from Judas. After all, he was the one of the ones that was handpicked by Jesus himself. And Jesus and Judas have been together for three years, and Judas would have learned a lot about Jesus and his mission. But somehow Judas lost his devotion. Unlike Mary, unlike Henry, he was interested in only what he could get rather than what he could give. Now, sisters and brothers, if we look at our own lives, we will notice that we have some aspects of Mary in us, but also some aspects of Judas in us. Sometimes we are filled with devotion and faithfulness to Jesus. Sometimes we are so focused on our own self and our needs. Lent, as we know, is an opportune time to examine our way of life, our attitudes and our priorities. But then Lent is almost over, and as we find ourselves in Holy Week, I really hope that this season was a fruitful time for all of us to examine our lives and to come closer to the Lord. And as we approach the holiest days of our Christian faith, it is my belief and my hope that all of us will journey through these holy days with devotion like Mary, so that with Jesus we will experience that joy and hope of the resurrection. And now let us offer our prayers to God with faith. For all those in our daily TV Mass Prayer Intentions book, we pray to the Lord. This month's community prayer is for fathers, grandfathers, and protectors, that they may lead with wisdom and humility inspired by the quiet faith of Saint Joseph. We pray to the Lord. For all of us celebrating this Mass as we journey through this season of Lent and Holy Week, that this time may be a time of deepening our love for Jesus. We pray to the Lord. Loving God, hear us and hear and answer these prayers through Christ our Lord. Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we are for you. Fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us our spiritual food. The wine we offer you, fruit of the vine, and work at human hands. It will become for us our spiritual drink. Look favorably, O Lord, we pray, on these offerings of your family, and to those you make partakers of these sacred gifts, grand a share in their fullness through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Lift up your hearts. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord Holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God, through Christ. For the days of our saving passion and glorious resurrection are approaching, by which the pride of the ancient foe is vanquished, and the mystery of our redemption in Christ is celebrated. Through him the host of angels adores your majesty and rejoices in your presence forever. May our voices we pray join with theirs in one chorus of exultant praise as we acclaim.
SPEAKER_05Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
SPEAKER_01You are indeed holy, O Lord, the found of all holiness. Make holy therefore these gifts we pray, by sending down your spirit upon them like the dew fall, so that they may become for us the body and the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the time he was betrayed and he entered willingly into his passion. He took bread and giving thanks broke it, and he gave it to his disciples, saying, Take this all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying, Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant. Which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me. The mystery of faith.
SPEAKER_05We proclaim your death all and profess your action until you come again.
SPEAKER_01Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the bread of life and the chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have less worthy to be in your presence and minister to you. Humbly we pray that partaking of the body and blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit. Remember, Lord, your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with Leo, our Pope, and Francis, our bishop, and all the clergy and the people you have gathered. Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy, welcome them into the light of your face and have mercy on us all. We pray that with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with Blessed Joseph, our spouse, with the blessed apostles, and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be co-heirs to eternal life, and we praise and glorify you through your Son Jesus Christ. Through him and with him and in him, O God Almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours for ever and ever. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Deliver us, Lord, we pray from every evil, and graciously grant peace in our days, that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus Christ, you set your apostles, peace I leave you, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will, who live and reign forever and ever. The peace of the Lord be with you always. Let us offer to one another the sign of peace.
SPEAKER_05Of the wall speaks.
SPEAKER_01Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb. Lord of my soul shall be hearing.
SPEAKER_02My Jesus, I believe that you are present in this holy sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things, and I passionately desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my soul, so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever. Amen.
SPEAKER_01Let us pray. Nourished by your saving gifts, we beseech your mercy, Lord, that by the same sacrament with which you have fed us in the present age, you may make us partakers of life eternal through Christ our Lord. The Lord be with you. May Almighty God bless you, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Go forth, the Mass is ended.
SPEAKER_04Thanks be to God. Our thanks to our donor for the gift of this Mass.
SPEAKER_06We gather we stay in the Father. We gather with Jesus his son. We gather in faith with the Spirit of God. We gather together as God. We offer what is we offer.