Damon Intrabartolo - Epiphany lyrics

STUDENTS In nomine Patris Et Filius Et Spiritus Sancti Introibo ad altare 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 have finally reached 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... ALL ...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, PETER: to pray for me To the Lord, our God. STUDENTS: Yes, pray for him, to the Lord, your God One of these boys just ain't like the others Loves 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 bear 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, live 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 PETER Mom CLAIRE 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 He'll kidnap our children then take off their clothes A bender among us; there's pink in our flock A boy without conscience, who's led by his-" CLAIRE -co*kamamie! Pure co*kamamie that this isn't a choice Don't do this to me, Peter... PRIEST The peace of the Lord be with you always... ALL And also with you PRIEST 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 Abomination Abomination Abomination... Bear, the cross Bear the cross Bear the cross Bear the cross PRIEST Let us go forth in peace, to love and serve the Lord STUDENTS Thanks be to God