BICOL REGIONAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION

Commentator: Please all stand as we joyfully sing our opening hymn

ENTRANCE HYMN

INTRODUCTORY RITE
Priest All Priest : All : : In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit Amen.

The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you always! : And also with you.

PENITENTIAL RITE
Priest : In this Eucharistic celebration, we offer our thanksgiving to God for the many blessings that He has bestowed upon us especially for the graduates of this school year 2009-2010. Now, as we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christs love, let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord for pardon and strength.

Brief silence

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I confess, 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; ask the blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, you my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our

May almighty God have Mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life. : Amen.

KYRIE:

THE GLORIA
Refrain: Glory to God in the highest. Glory to God, Glory to God. Glory to God in the highest peace to His people on earth. 1. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father. We worship You, we give you thanks, we praise You for Your glory. (Ref) 2. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father. Lord God, lamb of God. You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayr. (Ref) 3. 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. (Ref) Coda: Peace on earth.

OPENING PRAYER
PRIEST ALL : : Amen

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Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING (Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10)
The Word of the Lord. All : Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
SECOND READING
A reading from the The Word of the Lord. All : Thanks be to God.

COMMENTATOR: Please stand to honor the Gospel

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Priest All

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The Lord be with You! And also with you!

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A proclamation of the Gospel according to Luke. Glory to You, O Lord.

Priest All

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The gospel of the Lord Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ Please be seated and listen to the homily

Commentator:

HOMILY
Commentator: Please stand for the Profession of Faith

CREDO
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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 the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL/ SYMBOLIC OFFERING

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Amen. Please be seated for the offertory.

Commentator:

OFFERTORY SONG:

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Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life. Blessed be God forever. By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity. Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.

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Blessed be God forever. Lord God, we ask you to receive us and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts. Lord, wash away my iniquity; cleanse me from my sin.

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Pray brothers and sisters that our sacrifice may be acceptable to the Almighty Father.

God,

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for the good of all and the good of your church. Please stand.

Commentator:

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Priest : Almighty Father, as we recall the beginning of the Church when your Son became man, may we celebrate with joy today this sacrament of your love. : Amen.

All

PREFACE
Priest : All : The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hands.

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We lift them up to the Lord. : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. : It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. He came to save mankind by becoming a man himself. The Virgin Mary, receiving the angels massage in faith, conceived by the power of the Spirit and bore your Son in the purest love. In Christ, the eternal truth, your promise to Israel came true. In Christ, the hope of all peoples, mans hope was realized beyond all expectation. Through Christ the angels of heaven offer their prayer of adoration as they rejoice in your presence forever. May our voices be one with theirs in their triumphant hymn of praise:

SANCTUS

Commentator:

Please all kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Priest : Son, Jesus to age west a perfect name. Father, you are Holy indeed, and all creation rightly gives you praise. All life, all holiness comes from you through your Christ our Lord, by the working of the Holy Spirit. From age you gather a people to yourself, so that from east to offering may be made to the glory of your And so Father, we bring you these gifts. We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the and blood of your son, our Lord, Jesus Christ, at whose we celebrate this Eucharist. On the night He was betrayed, He took the bread and gave you thanks and praise, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples

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said: TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU, AND EAT IT: THIS IS MY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. When supper was ended, He took the cup. Again He gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to His disciples and said: THIS ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT: THIS IS OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND COVENANT. IT WILL BE SHED FOR YOU AND THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN. DO THIS IN

TAKE THE CUP EVERLASTING FOR ALL SO MEMORY OF ME. Priest :

The mystery of faith. Please stand.

Commentator:

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION
When we eat this bread, and drink this cup, We proclaim your death Lord Jesus Christ, until you come, until you come in glory!

Priest

Father, calling to mind the death of your Son endured for our salvation, His glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven and ready to greet Him when He comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look with favor on your churchs offering and see the victim whose death has reconciled us to yourself. Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ. May He make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in the inheritance of your saints, with Mary, the virgin Mother God; with all the apostles, the martyrs, and all your saints, whose constant intercession we rely for help.

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Lord, may this sacrifice, which has made our peace with you, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Strengthen in faith and love your pilgrim Church on earth; your servant, Pope Benedict XVI, our Archbishop, LEONARDO and all the bishops, with the clergy and the entire people your Son has gained for you. Father, hear the prayers of the family you have gathered here before you. In mercy and love unite all your children wherever they may be. Welcome into your kingdom our

departed brothers and in your friendship. We hope glory, through Christ our Lord,

sisters, and all who have left this world to enjoy forever the vision of your from whom all good things come.

Through Him, with Him, and in Him in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever.

AMEN
We sing Amen. We sing Amen. All glory and praise be yours Oh God. We sing Amen. We sing Amen. With faith and hope and love We sing Amen.

COMMUNION RITE
Priest All : : Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us: Lords Prayer(Sung)

PATER NOSTER
Our Father who art in heaven, holy be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your 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 trespassed against us, ooh... And lead us not into temptation but deliver us, deliver us from evil, ooh Priest : Deliver us Lord from every evil and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxieties as we wait with joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

DOXOLOGY
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.

SIGN OF PEACE
Priest : Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us peace and unity of your kingdom where you live forever and ever. : : : : Amen. The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. Let us offer each other the sign of peace. The graduates are encouraged to go to their parents and give signs of peace and gratitude.

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Commentator:

AGNUS DEI
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Bread of life, 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. Commentator: All kneel.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Priest : May this mingling of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ eternal life to us who receive it. bring

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THIS IS THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD. HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO ARE CALLED TO SUPPER. Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I be healed. : May the Body of Christ bring me to everlasting life. shall

COMMUNION SONG

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest : Lord, may the sacrament we share strengthen our faith and hope in Jesus, born of a virgin and truly God and man. By the power of his resurrection may we come to eternal joy. : Amen.

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FINAL BLESSING:
Commentator: Sister Arabella: parents, Priest All Priest : : : After the Eucharistic celebration, please remain in your seats for the graduation ceremonies. Your Grace, as these students begin a new stage in life, we ask you to invoke Gods blessing upon them and upon their guardians and teachers. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessing. Father, look with love upon your people, the love which our Lord Jesus Christ showed us when he delivered himself to evil and suffered the agony of the cross, for He is Lord : : : : : Amen. May Almighty God bless you, the Father +, the Son +, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. The mass is ended, go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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FINAL HYMN