ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

80th Foundation Day

FEBRUARY 6, 2012
INTRODUCTION:
Good morning Brothers and Sisters! Welcome to the Jubilee Thanksgiving
Mass. This year, 80 years ago, Adamson University emerged as a Catholic
Vincentian University from its humble beginnings as a School of Industrial
Chemistry. Like a Phoenix rising from the havoc, anguish and war, Adamson
University has become a home to thousands of young men and women committed
and dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and a professional career.
This is a home we can truly call our own. She is our Alma Mater placed
under Gods care, Marys mantle of love and protection and St. Vincents
patronage. As we celebrate this year of the Lords favor, we look forward to
homecoming of all her sons and daughters.
Our university is a house built and blessed by the Lord, throughout the
years. We gather today to offer our praise and thanksgiving to God for all the
manifold blessings He has bestowed upon our beloved University. At the same
time, we ask our Lord that this our dear Alma Mater will continue with her
mission in educating the children of the working class and in uplifting the lives of
the marginalized.
As one big happy Family, we then join our hands together -- Administrators,
Faculty, Alumni, Staff, Students and Guests, in offering this Eucharistic
Celebration. Let us also ask the Lord to continue blessing us and guiding us in
pursuing and upholding our UNIVERSITYS VISION AND MISSION and in
Keeping the Legacy of Hope and Service Alive.
Brothers and Sisters let us all welcome our Mass Presider, His Excellency,
Bp. Teodoro Bacani Jr., and our Vincentian Fathers as we join in the singing of
the Opening Hymn:
(Please stand)

OPENING HYMN
CELEBRANT:

In the name of the Father,+

and of the Son,+
and of the Holy Spirit.

ALL:

Amen.

CELEBRANT:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ

and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

ALL:

And also with you.

CELEBRANT:

Coming together as Gods family,

with confidence let us ask the Fathers forgiveness,
for He is full of gentleness and compassion.
(A pause for silent reflection follows.)
I confess to Almighty God

CELEBRANT:

May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins

and bring us to everlasting life.

ALL:

Amen.

GLORIA (to be sung)

OPENING PRAYER
CELEBRANT:

Let us pray.
God and Father of all gifts, we praise you,
the source of all that we have
and all that we are.
Teach us to acknowledge always
the many good things
your infinite love has given Adamson University
these past 80 years.
Guide all the members of the University Community
in our quest for quality education.
Help us, to love you
with all our hearts and all our minds
and enable us to live our calling
to be Your instruments in
spreading the Good News.
We ask this through our Lord
Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever.

ALL:

Amen.

(Please be seated)

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING
Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13
A reading from the book of Kings
The elders of Israel and all the leaders of the tribes, the princes in the
ancestral houses of the children of Israel, came to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to
bring up the ark of the Lord's covenant from the City of David, which is Zion.
All the people of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the
month of Ethanim. When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the
ark; they carried the ark of the Lord and the meeting tent with all the sacred vessels
that were in the tent.
King Solomon and the entire community of Israel present for the occasion
sacrificed before the ark sheep and oxen too many to number or count. The priests
brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place beneath the wings of the
cherubim in the sanctuary, the holy of holies of the temple. The cherubim had their
wings spread out over the place of the ark, sheltering the ark and its poles from
above. There was nothing in the ark but the two stone tablets which Moses had put
there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel at their
departure from the land of Egypt.
When the priests left the holy place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord
so that the priests could no longer minister because of the cloud, since the Lord's
glory had filled the temple of the Lord. Then Solomon said, "The Lord intends to
dwell in the dark cloud; I have truly built you a princely house, a dwelling where
you may abide forever."
This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: (TO BE SUNG)

Response:
All the ends of the earth, all you creatures of the sea, lift up your eyes to the
wonders of the Lord. For the Lord of the earth, the master of the sea has come with
justice for the world.
1. Break into song at the deeds of the Lord, the wonders He has done in
every age. (Resp.)
2. Heaven and earth shall rejoice in His might, every heart, every nation call
Him Lord. (Resp.)
3. The Lord has made His salvation known, faithful to His promises of old.
Let the ends of the earth, let the sea and all it holds, make music before
our King. (Resp.)
SECOND READING

(1 Cor 1, 3-9)

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
I continually thank my God for you because of the favor he has bestowed on
you in Christ Jesus, in whom you have been richly endowed with every gift of
speech and knowledge. Likewise, the witness I bore to Christ has been so
confirmed among you that you lack no spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation
of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will strengthen you to the end, so that you will be
blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]. God is faithful, and it was he who
called you to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God

ALLELUIA

GOSPEL

Mk 6:53-56
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and his disciples
came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. As they were leaving the boat, people
immediately recognized him. They scurried about the surrounding country
and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. Whatever
villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces
and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as
touched it were healed.
This is the gospel of the Lord.
ALL:

Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

CELEBRANT:

God our Father is the source of all blessings. As we raise our

minds and hearts in gratitude for his goodness, we also open
our hearts to ask Him for our needs and those of the world.
Let our response be:

GOD, SOURCE OF ALL GOOD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. That our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI and all our pastors may courageously
teach the truth of Christ and keep the Lords flock safe within the pasture of
grace, we pray to the Lord: (R) God, source of all good, hear our prayer.
2. That Adamson students may truly appreciate the value of aspiring for
excellence in their studies and character building, with our faculty, staff and
administrators journeying with them, we pray to the Lord: (R) God, source of
all good, hear our prayer.
3. That our faculty, staff and administrators may use their talents to develop a truly
authentic Vincentian culture and spirituality so as to make it more reflective of
the nobility of their educative vocation, we pray to the Lord: (R) God, source
of all good, hear our prayer.
4. That the poor, the oppressed and all those who are suffering from any form of
affliction may receive consolation and assistance, and never lose hope in the
goodness of God, we pray to the Lord: (R) God, source of all good, hear our
prayer.
5. That all our departed Alumni, Administrators, Faculty, Employees and Students
who have gone to their rest may enjoy the presence of God in the heavenly
Jerusalem, we pray to the Lord: (R) God, source of all good, hear our prayer.
Let us pray in silence for our own personal intentions . . .
CELEBRANT:

God our Father, you alone are perfect; You alone are holy. Keep
us always in your grace especially as we celebrate our 80 th
Foundation Anniversary. This we ask through Christ our Lord.

ALL:

Amen.
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Symbolic Offering...
1. Architecture

- Tower

2. Bus. Ad.

- Wheel of Fortune

3. Education and Liberal Arts

- Open Book with Torch

4. Engrg

- Gear / Lightning Bolt Hammer

5. Law

- Scale of Justice

6. Nursing

- Caduceus

7. Pharmacy

- Cup of Hygeia

8. Science

- Flask / Mortar and Pestle

9. BED

10.Graduate School

- Rainbow

LITURGY OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
CELEBRANT:

Pray, brethren

ALL:

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise
and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all His
Church.

CELEBRANT:

Lord,
you gave us your only Son

to free us from death and from every evil. Mercifully accept

this sacrifice
in gratitude for all the blessings
you have bestowed on us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
ALL:

Amen.

CELEBRANT:

The Lord be with you.

ALL:

And also with you.

CELEBRANT:

Lift up your hearts.

ALL:

We lift them up to the Lord.

CELEBRANT:

Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

ALL:

It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

CELEBRANT:

Father,
it is our duty and salvation
always and everywhere to give you thanks
through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
He is the Word
through whom you made the universe,
the Savior you sent to redeem us.
By the power of the Holy Spirit,
he took flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.
For our sake he opened his arms on the cross;
he put an end to death and revealed the resurrection.
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In this he fulfilled your will

and won for you a holy people.
And so we join the angels and saints
in proclaiming your glory
in their unending hymn of praise.

ACCLAMATION
OUR FATHER
DOXOLOGY
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
COMMUNION
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
CELEBRANT:

Let us pray.
God our Father,
in this spiritual food
you have given back to us
the sacrifice we offered you in thanksgiving,
the saving sacrament of Jesus Christ, your Son.
May by the gifts of strength and joy
sustain us in your loving service.
Renew our commitment to our mission
for Adamson University
on its 80th Foundation Anniversary
and bring us to your gift of eternal life.
Grant this through Christ, our Lord.

ALL:

Amen.

PRIEST:

Please kneel down.

Let us recite the DIAMOND JUBILEE PRAYER.
Dear Lord,
as we celebrate the 80th year of our University,
we lift up our minds and hearts to you in praise
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and thanksgiving.
We thank you loving Father for the gift of the Jubilee year.
Our hearts are grateful for the manifold blessings
you have bestowed upon us during all these years.
We thank you for all the successes of our students,
the achievements of our graduates,
and the difference they have made in the world.
Merciful Father, with contrite hearts we beg forgiveness
for our shortcomings, sins, failures and negligence.
We realize with sadness that we have sometimes failed
to follow your Will.
May this Jubilee year be an opportunity for us
to come back and get reconciled
with you and with one another.
Almighty Father, we pray that you renew your spirit within us.
Strengthen our resolve to pursue our mission
to bring the Good News of salvation to the poor.
Rekindle the spirit of wisdom and dedication in our
administrators, faculty and staff.
Guide our students in their studies,
inspire them to be diligent and develop in them
a compassionate heart.
Intensify love and support for our Alma Mater
among our alumni and friends.
May this Jubilee year be a fitting event for all of us
to discover and live our Vincentian identity.
Bless the work of our hands this year
and in the years to come.
This we ask through Christ, with Mary, our Mother
and St. Vincent, our Patron. AMEN
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CONCLUDING RITE
CELEBRANT:

The Lord be with you.

ALL:

And also with you.

DEACON:

Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessing.

CELEBRANT:

May the God of all consolation

bless you in every way
and grant you peace all the days of your life.
(R) Amen
May he enrich you with his gifts of faith, hope,
and love,
so that what you do in this life
will bring you to the happiness of everlasting
life. (R) Amen
May the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary
be the year of Gods favor for you
and the university
to strengthen your hearts in his love.
(R) Amen

CELEBRANT:

May Almighty God bless you,

the Father, + the Son, +
and the Holy Spirit.+

ALL:

Amen.

CELEBRANT:

The mass is ended,

go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

ALL:

Thanks be to God.

FINAL SONG:

WE CELEBRATE OUR 80 YEARS !

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