Mass of Christian Burial for Marvin Knoll

for e for for e please stand e perect the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all and with your spirit as our brother Marv has died with the Lord so may he live with him in glory amazing gra How Sweet the S the [Music] sa I was lost for now and found was but was was Grace that Tau my heart to [Music] and Grace my fears how preious did that Grace of the are I first the Lord has Pro good to me his word my [Music] hope he will my and P be as long as I through many ders to and snares I have all already [Music] come his grace has brought me safe th far and Grace will lead me home when we've been there 10,000 years bright shining as the sun we no last days to sing God's praise then when we first be amazing gra How Sweet the Sound that s like I once was lost but now and found was blind but I see let us pray oh God who have set a limit to this present life so as to open up an entry into eternity we humbly beseech you that by the grace of your mercy you may command the name of your servant Marv to be inscribed in The Book of Life through our Lord Jesus Christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the UN of the Holy Spirit God forever and ever amen please be seated for the readings from sacred scripture the first reading is a reading from the book of wisdom The Souls of the just are in the hand of God and no torment shall touch them they seemed in the view of the foolish to be dead and their passing away was thought an Affliction and they're going forth from us utter destruction but they are in peace for if in the eyes of men indeed they be punished yet is there hope full of immortality chastised a little they shall be greatly blessed because God tried them and found them worthy of himself as gold in the furnace he proved them and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself those who trust in him shall understand truth and the faithful shall abide with him in love because grace and mercy are with his holy ones and his care is with his elect the word of the Lord the Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want the Lord is my shepher there is nothing I shall want the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want [Music] in verdant pastures he gives me Repose beside restful Waters he leads me he refreshes my [Music] soul the Lord is my shepher there is nothing I shall want he guides me in right paths for his name's sake even though I walk in the dark Valley I fear no evil for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage the Lord is my sheer there is nothing I shall want you spread the table before me in the sight of my foes you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows the Lord is my sheer there is nothing I shall want only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come the Lord is my sheer there is nothing I shall want a reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians we do not want you to be unaware brothers and sisters about those who have fallen asleep so that you may not grieve like the rest who have no hope for if we believe that Jesus died and Rose so too will God through Jesus bring him with those who have fallen asleep indeed we tell you this on the word of the Lord that we who are alive who are left until the coming of the Lord will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep for the Lord himself with a word of command with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God will come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first then we who are alive who are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air thus we shall always be with the Lord therefore console one another with these words the word of the Lord please stand hallelu hallelu hallelu Hallelujah hallelu I am the resurrection and the life life says the Lord whoever believes in me never hallelu hallelu [Music] hallelu the Lord be with you a reading from the holy gospel ACC according to Matthew when Jesus saw the crowds he went up the mountain and after he had sat down his disciples came to him he began to teach them saying blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven blessed are they who mourn for they will be comforted blessed are the meek for they will inherit the land blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be satisfied blessed are the merciful for they will be shown Mercy blessed are the clean of heart for they will see God blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of of evil against you falsely because of me rejoice and be glad for your reward will be great in heaven the gospel of the Lord please be seated to you dear Gloria to David and Joan Ron and Lori Shan and Julie Chris and rich James and Angie Eric Aaron Janice Sylvia Paul and Susan Steph and Cal you much beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren on behalf of the cathedral family here our sincer condolences War sympathies and of course assurances of prayers for you all you knew Marv well as a man as you've recounted beautifully was softspoken kind and patient intelligent a star basketball player a teacher and a coach who loved it husband father grandfather great-grandfather you knew him grandkids is Papa it's a beautiful affectionate term it speak speaks something of the love that you have for him and he for you what moved me most in reading the obituary was the mention obviously of his faith being a guiding force but that you acknowledge Him as one who appreciated the many blessings of life to just appreciate the blessings of life there's enough problems but so many blessings and it just depends on what we look at some of us in in this life uh wise man once told me there's two types of people in the world there's bees and there's flies I said what are you talking about he said well think of it what does a fly do it goes around looking for stinky dead stuff and it spends its day looking for all the nasty it's all it sees flies by the beautiful things of the Earth in seek of the rotten and then there are bees and what does a bee do it looks for flowers flies by them newer doesn't pay any attention to it and goes to the beautiful flower and spreads the love and pollinates and makes honey sweet things of the earth it sounds like Marv was a bee and that's a beautiful thing in this world that he appreciated the blessings of life and lived graciously and that's an honor it's a way to honor him is to live that life of faith and gratitude it's a beautiful way to live and it's a beautiful way to die and I want to thank you Gloria I can't imagine how many wonderful things you did for him throughout your life together and he for you but right now I know that he's saying a particular and profound thank you for all those gifts and also for calling us so that we could come to him just a few days before his final journey and to give him all the love and mercy and Grace in that Sacrament we call the anointing of the sick last writs to prepare him that matters because on that day June 8th his soul having been prepared properly thank you Gloria a lasting gift to call us and say come to him so he can be ready to meet Jesus and on June 8th Marv met Jesus face to face as we all will we all will when we take our last breath Marv met him and what he saw was a soul that was prepared and that meeting was beautiful and I know Marv said to Jesus thank you for the gifts of my life for saving me for doing that for me so that on that last day June 8th it would be a glorious Embrace and I know Jesus said Thank You Mar for appreciating the blessings seeing them and never giving up on me a beautiful Embrace and that is now an eternal Embrace so may your hearts find comfort in that a life well- lived and you Gloria for allowing us to bring him the Sacrament in that crucial moment in his life the most important right now and at the hour of our death as we pray in the hill Mary only two moments that really matter and those two moments became one for Marv on June 8th and we prepared him you prepared him and all the love that you send him he is receiving and we thank Jesus for the great gift of salvation as Marv sings his Praises now in the glories of Heaven be assured of our prayers my gratitude to you Gloria to all of you for your love for him for allowing us to come to him so that Jesus could prepare his heart we will continue to keep all of you in our prayers through all the sadness but stay focused on the Gratitude be bees for your dear beloved Marv and appreciate the many blessings in this life to live graciously a beautiful Testament God bless you all please stand as we continue to pray for our dear beloved Marvin for one another Jesus is risen from the dead and sits at the right hand of his Heavenly Father where he intercedes for us his church confident that he hears the prayers of those who trust in the Lord Jesus We join our prayers to his for Marv who in baptism was given the pledge of eternal life that he may now be admitted to the company of the Saints we pray to the Lord Lord here our pray for our brother who ate the body of Christ the bread of life that he may be raised up on the last day we pray to the Lord Lord he our prayer many friends and members of our families have gone before us and await the kingdom grant them an everlasting home with your son we pray to the Lord Lord here our prayer the family and friends of Marv need comfort and consolation heal their pain and dispel the darkness and doubt that come from grief we pray to the Lord Lord here our prayer we are assembled here in faith and confidence to pray for all of our deceased family and friends strengthen our hope so that we may live in the expectation of your son's coming we pray to the Lord Lord he our prayer Lord God Giver of peace and healer of souls hear the prayers of the Redeemer Jesus Christ and the voices of your people whose lives were purchased by the blood of the Lamb forgive the sins of all who sleep in Christ and Grant them in a special way Mark a place in your kingdom and we ask this through Christ Our Lord amen please be seated as the gifts are brought forward and the altar is prepared number 637 [Music] 637 In Christ Alone My Hope Is found he is my light my strength my song This Cornerstone this Solid Ground through the fiercest drought and storm whats of love what depths of Peace when fears are still when striving ceas my comforter My All In All here in the love of Christ I [Music] Stand in Christ Christ Alone who took on flesh fullness of God inless babe this gift of love and righteousness scorned by the ones he came to save till on that cross as Jesus died the wrath of God was satisfied for every sin on him was laid here in the death of Christ I live there in the ground his body lay Light of the World by Darkness SL then bursting forth in glorious day up from the grave he rose again and as he stands in victory since curse has lost its grip on me for I am his and he is mine but with the precious blood of Christ please stand and pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty father accept the sacrifice at your hands chur as we humbly present to you these sacrificial offerings O Lord for the Salvation of your servant Marv we beseech your mercy that he who did not doubt your son to be a loving savior may find in him a merciful judge who lives and reigns forever and ever amen the Lord be with you your SP lift up your hearts we lift them up to the Lord let us give thanks to the Lord Our God it is right and just 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 for even though by our own fault we perish yet by your compassion and your grace when seized by death according to our sins we are redeemed through Christ's great victory and with him called back into life and so with the powers of heaven we worship you constantly on Earth and before your majesty Without End we Acclaim holy holy holy Lord God of host Heaven and Earth are full of your glory [Music] hosana hosana in the highest blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord hosana hosana in the High please kneel or be seated as is your you are indeed holy O Lord the F of all Holiness make holy therefore these gifts we pray by sending down your spirit upon them like the dfall 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 [Music] in a similar way when supper was ended he took the challice 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 [Music] me the mystery of faith we Proclaim your death oh Lord and profess your Resurrection until you come until you come again therefore 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 held us 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 to one by the Holy Spirit remember Lord your church spread throughout the world and bring her to the fullness of Charity together with Francis our Pope and David our Bishop and all the clergy remember your servant Marv whom you have called from this world to yourself grant that he who was United with your son in a death like his may also be one with him in his resurrection 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 have mercy on us all we pray that with the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God with blessed Joseph her spouse with the Blessed Apostles and all the saints who have pleased you throughout the ages we may Merit to be coair to eternal life and may praise and glorify you through your son Jesus Christ through him and with him and in him oh God Almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours forever and [Music] ever amen please stand at the savior's command and formed by Divine teaching we dare to say Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name name thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth 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 is free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the Blessed hope and the coming of Our Savior Jesus Christ the kingdom the Power Glory are yours now and forever Lord Jesus Christ who said to 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 amen the peace of the Lord be with you always with your spirit let us offer each other the sign of peace [Music] L of God you take with the sins of the world have mercy on US Lamb of God you take away the sins of the our world have mercy on US Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world grant us peace please kneel or be seated in just a moment Holy Communion will be distributed to Catholics who have prepared themselves to meet Jesus in this way today all others are welcome to come forward if you'd like to make a spiritual communion and receive a blessing please indicate by crossing your arms in front of your chest thank you Behold the Lamb of God Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed let Perpetual light shine upon him oh Lord with your Saints for forever for you are merciful Eternal rest Grant unto him Lord and let Perpetual light shine upon him with your Saints forever for you are merciful let Perpetual light shine upon them Lord with your Saints forever for you are merciful glory be to the father and to the son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be World Without End let Perpetual light shine upon him oh Lord with your Saints forever for you are [Music] [Music] merciful I the Lord of sea and sky I have heard my people cry all who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save I who made the stars of night I will make the darkness bright who will bear my light to them whom shall I send Here I Am Lord is it I Lord I have heard you calling in the night I will go Lord if you lead me I will will hold your people in my [Music] heart I the Lord of snow and rain I have borne my people's pain I have wept for love of them they turn away [Music] I will break their hearts of stone give them Hearts For Love alone I will speak my word to them whom shall I [Laughter] send Here I Am Lord is it I Lord I have you calling in the [Music] night I will go Lord if you lead me I will hold your people in my heart [Music] in [Music] for Qui s [Music] Mor in ex yes oh yes [Music] please stand and let us pray Lord God whose son left us in the sacrament of his body food for the journey mercifully grant that strengthened by it our brother Marv may come to the Eternal table of Christ who lives and reigns forever and ever amen on behalf of the family i' like to thank you all for your presence here your love and and prayers and support of them all are welcome to the lower level for a reception immediately following this funeral mass and then between 1 and 1:30 whenever the family Glory whenever you're ready uh there'll be a procession to the funeral uh to the place of burial together at the time that you determine but all are welcome downstairs before we go our separate ways let us take leave of our brother may our farewell express our affection for him may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope one day we shall joyfully greet him again when the love of Christ which Conquers All Things destroys even death itself number 134 we all sing This Together 13 4 come to his a saints of God come meet him angels of the Lord receive his soul oh holy ones him now to God most high make Christ who called you take you home and angels lead you to AB receive his soul oh holy ones him now to God most high give him Eternal rest oh Lord May unending shine on him receive his soul oh holy ones him now to God most high I know that my redeemer lives the last day I sh shall rise again receive his soul oh ones him now to [Music] God into your hands father of mercies we commend our brother Marv in the sure and certain hope that together with all who have died in Christ he will rise with him on the last day we give you thanks for the blessings which you bestowed upon Marvin this life they are signs to us of your goodness and of our fellowship with the Saints in Christ merciful Lord turn toward us and listen to our prayers open the gates of paradise to your servant and help us who remain to comfort one another with assurances of Faith until we all meet in Christ and are with you and with our brother forever and we ask this through Christ Our Lord amen in peace let us take our brother to his place of [Music] rest oh Lord my God when I in awesome Wonder consider all the worlds thy hands have made I see the stars I hear The Rolling Thunder thy power throughout the universe is play Then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art when through the W and Forest Glades I wonder and he the bird sing sweetly in the trees when I look down from lofty Mountain grand you and heal the brook and feel the gentle Bree then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art how great thou then sings my soul My Savior God to thee How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art and when I think that God his son not sparing sent him to die I scarce can take it in that on the cross my burden gladly bearing he bled and died to take away my sin then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art how great Thou Art then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art how great thou when Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home what Joy shall fill my heart then I shall bow in Humble adoration and their Proclaim my God how great thou art then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art then sings my soul my savior God to thee How Great Thou Art how great