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