Daily TV Mass Thursday March 19, 2026

0:00From the historic Loretto Abbey Chapel, with the kind cooperation of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the National Catholic Broadcasting Council presents The Daily TV Mass. Welcome to the celebration of the Daily TV Mass on this Salemnity of St. Joseph. I'm Father Peter Tudona. The televising of this Mass is made possible by the contributions from three donors. The first is the Langevin Derosche family from Ontario and loving memory of Diane, may her soul rest in eternal peace. And thanksgiving for blessings received and for the living and deceased members of the families. The second is Rodrigo Mopas from Bradford, Ontario, loving memory of his wife, Flour D'Lisa, on the third anniversary of her passing today,

1:00for her soul and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Also for the living and deceased members of the Mopas and the Camponding families. The third are Jenny Mendez, Jacinta Pint, Julianna Cresner, and their families from Canada and the United States, a memory of Josephine Mendez, and for the deceased and living members of the Arugio and Mendez family and friends. Our thanks to the donors for the gift of this Mass. And the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you. And we are Spirit. Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. 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 in what I have failed to do. Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault,

2:03therefore I ask Blessed Mary of a virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, our brothers and sisters, pray for me to the Lord our God. You know, Almighty God have mercy on us. Forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you. We bless you. We adore you. We glorify you. We give you thanks for your great glory. Lord God, Heavenly King, O God Almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us. You take away the sins of the world.

3:03Receive our prayer. You are seated at the right hand of the Father. Have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the most high Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Let us pray. Grant, we pray Almighty God that by St. Joseph's intercession, your church may constantly watch over the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation, whose beginnings you entrusted to his faithful care. For our Lord Jesus Christ, our Son, who lives and brings with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. A reading from the second book of Samuel. The word of the Lord came to Nathan. Go and tell my servant David, when your days are fulfilled, and you lie down with your ancestors,

4:05I will raise you up your offerings after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be a Father to him, and he shall be a Son to me, your house and your kingdom shall be made sure, forever before me. The word of the Lord. And I see you, John. This line shall continue forever. I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever. With my mouth, I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.

5:08I declare that your steadfast love is established forever. Your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens. His line shall continue forever. You shall be a Father to him, and you forever. You said, I have made a covenant with my chosen one. I have sworn to my servant David. I will establish your descendants forever, and build your throne for all generations. His line shall continue forever.

6:18A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans, brothers and sisters, the promise that Abraham would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. For this reason, the promise depends on faith in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the Father of all of us as it is written. I have made you the Father of many nations. Abraham believed in the presence of the God who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

7:19Hoping against hope Abraham believed he would come the Father of many nations according to what was said. So numerous shall your descendants be, therefore his faith was wrecking to him as righteousness. The Word of the Lord. Thank you very much. Praise to you, Lord, King of eternal glory. Praise to you, Lord, King of eternal glory. Blessed are those who live in your house, O Lord, ever singing your praise.

8:19Praise to you, Lord, King of eternal glory. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. A reading from a Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem and the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem and the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem and the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. When he was 12 years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that he was in the group of travelers they went to day's journey, then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him,

9:19they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. After three days they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished and his mother said to him, child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety. He said to them, why were you searching for me? Did you not know that it must be in my father's house? But they did not understand what he said to them. Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. It is a great honor and a privilege to offer the Mass, especially on this day, the great celebrity of St. Joseph, the patron of Canada and the patron of the Universal Church. When we meditate on the fifth joyful mystery, we meditate on today's Gospel. So Jesus was traveling with a caravan going to the temple

10:21and then after they had worshipped, so they had gone back. Now, Jesus would have either traveled usually with the women and they would be a different caravan than that where the men were going. So this helps us to understand how it's possible that Joseph thought that Jesus was a Mary and Mary thought that Jesus was with Joseph. So in the midst of the confusion, once they stop after a day's journey, they find that he isn't with them. So what happens? Well, they are traveling. There's three days of anxiety. So of deep anxiety, they're worried about him. So imagine the thoughts that are going through the minds of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. You know, the father chose me to care for his son and yet I've lost him. So when they get there, everything we hear is according to Mary's perspective because she would have recounted this to St. Luke, the evangelist. So the Lord is there and he's asking questions. He's listening and everyone is amazed at what he's saying.

11:23And he's 12 years old. He's not yet an adult but he's close to it, at least according to Jewish tradition. So our lady goes to him and says, you know, son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety. So Mary acknowledges that Joseph is the adoptive but the real father of Jesus. And this explains to us how Jesus again fulfills the prophecy that he would be seated on the eternal throne of David because Joseph is the great patriarch. He is the heir of the kingdom of David. Even though he's materially poor, he's still in line of that inheritance. So by taking Jesus as his own son, by marrying the Virgin Mary, what happens is that now he transfers everything that he but belongs by rights to him now to Christ. The answer that Jesus gives is quite interesting because he says, why were you looking for me?

12:24He wasn't being difficult. He was asking a question and with a deep innocence. He says, did you not know that I must be in my father's house? So what we see here is that even though Jesus begins his public ministry at 30 years of age, already as a little boy, as his child of 12, he already has a full understanding of his mission. Even though he hasn't received the Holy Spirit as he's going to receive at his baptism again at 30 when he goes off, but he already knows his purpose. And he wants to spend all his time with this Heavenly Father. So you see that there's this shift. So now he's cognizant of the fact that he is the son of the most high, but he still has Joseph as his adopted father and Mary as a mother. So they're meditating and they don't completely understand in what's happening, but you can imagine the flashes that they're having

13:24all the way back to when Simeon spoke to them at the temple during the presentation. So they have to adjust to the fact that Jesus is now changing inwardly. He's now moving in another direction. And the challenge for Joseph and for the Virgin Mary is that they have to start to learn to let him go. And this is the challenge for all parents. We can forget in our daily lives that every child is a gift from God. The child doesn't belong to the parents. Yes, it comes from the parents, generated from the love between the father and the mother, absolutely. But the child, even though, is from the parents, it's ultimately the gift from God. And therefore each mother, each father has to learn to let go of the child and to teach the child as well as Joseph did in Mary that the child could put God, the father,

14:24and the will of God at the center of their lives. It's not an easy thing. And this is St. Joseph did such an incredible job of doing this and is in his mission. So now what about, how does this apply to us? Well, there are many parents that are suffering. They wish that their parents, their children, rather, would spend all their day in church seeking the will of God. Rather, their loss during going to different places except the church. Turn to Joseph. Go to Joseph. He will help. Perhaps maybe you're devout, but you see your child has a vocation, but you feel like you don't want them to do this. You can be an obstacle to them, to God's will. You don't want to do that. Go to Joseph. Pray to him and ask that he reveal to your children and to yourself what is it that they're looking for, what their vocation, the reason why God created them. Pray to them. And the third thing. Well, perhaps this isn't an issue for us, but maybe inside we feel like we don't have that relationship with Jesus that we had before. We've lost a sense of the presence of God.

15:25It can not only be three days, but 50 years like Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Go to Joseph. Ask that he can help us to grow in faith and trust in the Lord. And he will help us. Every time I've turned to him, he's never failed me. He's a good father and he loves us. And he will provide. He will provide a way. So I encourage you. Go to Joseph. Pray. One time I prayed a 30-day devotion to St. Joseph. It's called a Holy Cloak Devotion. It was at the Newman Center. We had to do a rest to restore the church. Didn't have any money. At the end of the 30 days, it's shortly thereafter. The phone calls saying he received the full estate to pay for the entire project. At the end of it, I found this beautiful statue in Quebec and had it mounted on the wall. He loves us because he loves his son. And he wants us to be as close as possible. So go to Joseph and pray to him. And he will lead you to Jesus. Let us now profess our faith. I believe in God the Father Almighty. Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ is only Son our Lord,

16:27who is conceived by the Holy Spirit. Born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day, he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there, he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Catholic Church. The communion of saints. The forgiveness of sins. The resurrection of the body. And life everlasting. Amen. By dying to ourselves, we are born to eternal life. In that spirit of self-denial and penance, let us come to our Father in prayer. The response is, Lord, hear our prayer. Lord, hear our prayer. For all those in our daily TV Mass prayer intentions book, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. This month's community prayers for fathers, grandfathers,

17:27and protectors that they may lead us with wisdom and humility, inspired by the quiet faith of St. Joseph. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Lord of all creation, hear the prayers we unite in the sacrifice which our son gave us as his new and eternal covenant. We ask this to Christ our Lord. Amen. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. For through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you. Through to the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life. Blessed be God forever.

18:30Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. For through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you. Through to the vine and work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink. Blessed be God forever. I will always pray and God that I may be accepted by you. Lord, as sacrifice of us, I said to St. David, pleasing to you, Lord God. Wash my lowly mind, Aquities. Cleanse me from all my sins. Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Almighty Father. And the Lord, as that as sacrifice of your hands for the praise and glory of his name, We pray, O Lord, that Justice St. Joseph served with loving care, your only begotten son, born of the Virgin Mary. So we may be worthy to minister with a pure heart at your altar, who Christ our Lord. The Lord be with you, lift up your hearts.

19:33Let 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, and the solemnity of St. Joseph, to give you fitting praise to glorify you and bless you. For this just man was given to you a spouse to the Virgin Mother of God, set as a wise and faithful servant in charge of her household to watch like a father over your only begotten son, who was conceived by the overshadow of the Holy Spirit, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him, the angels praise your majesty, dominions adore and powers tremble before you, heaven and the virtues of heaven and the blessed Sarah from worship together with exaltation, may our voices we pray join with theirs, and humble praise as we acclaim.

20:36Are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore, these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them, like to do for, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion, he took bread and giving thanks, broke it, and 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.

21:54In 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. O we proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again. Therefore, as we celebrate, the memorial of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Lord,

22:59the bread of life and the chalice of salvation, giving thanks to you of hell, those worthy to be in your presence and minister to you. Humbly, we pray the 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 or Pope and Francis or Bishop and all the clergy. Remember, also, brothers and sisters, who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all have died in your mercy. Welcome them into the light of your face. Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, or spouse, with the blessed apostles, with St. Andrey Bassett, and all the saints, will please do throughout the ages. We may merit to be coerced to eternal life and may pray and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ. Rue him and with him and in him, O God Almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, O glory and honor is yours, forever and ever.

24:05At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say, our Father, Wart in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, honor as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all of the stress. As we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus Christ, do set to your apostles, peace I leave you, my peace I give you. Look not in her sins, but in the faith of your church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will, who live and reign forever and ever.

25:07The peace of the Lord be with you always, and with your spirit to suffer each other at the sign of peace. Peace. You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, Lamb of God. You take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

26:11Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. Please join me now in this act of spiritual communion. My 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.

27:17Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my soul so that I may unite myself wholly to you, now and forever. Amen. Let us pray. Defend with unfailing protection of Lord we pray, the family of nourished with food from this altar, as they rejoice at the solemnity of St. Joseph, and graciously keep safe for gifts among them, through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lord be with you, and with your spirit. May Almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Go in peace. Our thanks to our donors for the gift of this month.

28:18We gather each day in the Father's love, we gather with Jesus his son, we gather in faith with the Spirit of God, we gather together as one. We offer our peace, we offer our love, we offer the good deeds we've done. Grant us that broken, for all to share, and we gather together as one. We gather each day in the Father's love.