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oday, the Lord Jesus continues to develop last Sunday’s
idea of union with him as a condition to bear fruits of
holiness in our lives. He does so by emphasizing that
keeping his “Love Commandment” is the practical way to
show the reality of our union with him and to bear fruit.
There is a life-giving relationship between union with
Jesus and fruitfulness, fruitfulness and love, love and obedi-
ence to God’s Commandments. The Eucharist we are about
to celebrate is a manifestation of our union with the Lord and
among ourselves. It is also a most effective way to strengthen
such union whenever we proclaim God’s Word, participate in
shared prayer, and receive Holy Communion.
apostle St. John, you teach thanks for your great glory,
us that a person who does Lord God, heavenly King, O
not love knows nothing of God, almighty Father.
God. Lord, have mercy! Lord Jesus Christ, Only
Entrance Antiphon All – Lord, have mercy! Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb
(To be recited only when no Entrance P –Lord Jesus, you were sent of God, Son of the Father,
Hymn is sung.) by the Father that we might you take away the sins of the
Proclaim a joyful sound and have life through you. world, have mercy on us; you
let it be heard; proclaim to the Christ, have mercy! take away the sins of the world,
ends of the earth: The Lord has All – Christ, have mercy! receive our prayer; you are
freed his people. Alleluia! P –Lord Jesus, you taught us seated at the right hand of the
to love one another as you Father, have mercy on us. For
Greeting have loved us. Lord, have you alone are the Holy One,
P –The grace of our Lord Jesus mercy! you alone are the Lord, you
Christ, the love of God the Fa- All – Lord, have mercy! alone are the Most High, Jesus
ther, and the communion of the P –May almighty God have Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
Holy Spirit be with you all! mercy on us, forgive us our in the glory of God the Father.
All – And with your spirit! sins, and bring us to everlast- Amen!
ing life.
Penitential Act All – Amen! Collect (Opening Prayer)
P –Aware of our many failings P –Grant, almighty God, that
against the commandment of Gloria we may celebrate with heartfelt
love of neighbor, let us ask the All – Glory to God in the high- devotion these days of joy, which
Lord’s forgiveness and the grace est, and on earth peace to peo- we keep in honor of the risen
to be more faithful in the future. ple of good will. We praise you, Lord, and that what we relive in
(Pause) we bless you, we adore you, remembrance we may always
P –Lord Jesus, through the we glorify you, we give you hold to in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Responsorial Psalm Ps 98 Gospel Acclamation Jn 14:23
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of R –The Lord has revealed to All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever the nations his saving power! “Whoever loves me will
and ever. keep my word,” says the
R. M. Velez Lord, “and my Father will
All – Amen!
F C love him and we will come
to him.”
Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Lord has re-vealed to the
Gospel Jn 15:9-17
Bb Gm C F
By keeping Christ’s com-
1st Reading Acts 10:25-26.
34-35.44-48 mandments, the believers be-
The baptism of the Roman come an integral part of the
centurion Cornelius and all the nations his sa- ving po- wer! chain of love which binds to-
members of his household was a gether the Father and Jesus,
landmark not only in their lives, * Sing to the Lord a new song, Jesus and his disciples, and the
but also in the history of the for he has done wondrous disciples among themselves.
Church. By opening her doors deeds. His right hand has won P –The Lord be with you!
to non-Jews, the Church began victory for him, his holy arm. All –And with your spirit!
R. P – A proclamation from the
to be universal, that is: the home
of all nations and cultures as * The Lord has made his holy Gospel according to
Jesus intented her to be. salvation known: in the sight of John
the nations he has revealed his All – Glory to you, O Lord!
R –A proclamation from the justice. He has remembered his
Acts of the Apostles Jesus said to his disciples:
kindness and his faithfulness “As the Father loves me, so I
When Peter entered, Cor- toward the house of Israel. R. also love you. Remain in my
nelius met him and, falling at * All the ends of the earth love.
his feet, paid him homage. Pe- have seen the salvation by our If you keep my command-
ter, however, raised him up, God. Sing joyfully to the Lord, ments, you will remain in my
saying, “Get up. I myself am all you lands; break into song, love, just as I have kept my
also a human being.” sing praise. R. Father’s commandments and
Then Peter proceeded to remain in his love.
speak and said, “In truth, I 2nd Reading 1 Jn 4:7-10 I have told you this so that
see that God shows no par- Today, the apostle St. John my joy may be in you and your
tiality. Rather, in every na- reminds us of the essential re- joy might be complete.
tion, whoever fears him and lationship between authentic This is my commandment:
acts uprightly is acceptable to love and knowledge of God. He love one another as I love you.
him.” also underlines that Jesus is the No one has greater love than
greatest manifestation of the this: to lay down one’s life
While Peter was still Father’s love for us. for one’s friends. You are my
speaking these things, the Holy friends if you do what I com-
Spirit fell upon all who were R –A proclamation from the mand you.
listening to the word. The cir- First Letter of John I no longer call you slaves,
cumcised believers who had Beloved, let us love one because a slave does not know
accompanied Peter were as- another, because love is of what his master is doing. I have
tounded that the gift of the God. Everyone who loves is called you friends, because I
Holy Spirit should have been begotten by God and knows have told you everything I have
poured out on the Gentiles God. Whoever is without love heard from my Father.
also, for they could hear them does not know God, for God It was not you who chose
speaking in tongues and glori- is love. me, but I who chose you and
fying God. In this way the love of God appointed you to go and bear
was revealed to us: God sent fruit that will remain, so that
Then Peter responded, his only Son into the world whatever you ask the Father in
“Can anyone withhold the wa- so that we might have life my name, he may give you.
ter for baptizing these people, through him. This I command you: love
who have received the Holy In this is love: not that we one another.”
Spirit even as we have?” He have loved God, but that he
ordered them to be baptized The Gospel of the Lord!
loved us and sent his Son as All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
in the name of Jesus Christ. expiation for our sins. Christ!
The Word of the Lord! The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God! All – Thanks be to God! Homily
6 May 2018
Profession of Faith the bishops: May they always P –Lift up your hearts!
(Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed) be united by the bond of love as All – We lift them up to the Lord!
All –I believe in one God, the Fa- Jesus is united with the Father, P –Let us give thanks to the
ther almighty, maker of heaven let us pray! R. Lord our God!
and earth, of all things visible C –For all the peoples of the All –It is right and just!
and invisible. earth: May they understand P –It is truly right and just, our
I believe in one Lord Jesus that only through brotherly love duty and our salvation, at all
Christ, the Only Begotten Son patterned after the example of times to acclaim you, O Lord,
of God, born of the Father be- Christ can they experience genu- but in this time above all to
fore all ages. God from God, ine progress and lasting peace, praise you yet more gloriously,
Light from Light, true God from let us pray! R. when Christ our Passover has
true God, begotten, not made, C –For our community and been sacrificed.
consubstantial with the Father; each of its members: May we By the oblation of his Body,
through him all things were preserve and increase the at- he brought the sacrifices of old
made. For us men and for our mosphere of fraternal love by to fulfillment in the reality of
salvation he came down from overcoming selfishness and all the Cross and, by commending
heaven, (bow)* and by the Holy forms of dishonesty, let us pray! himself to you for our salvation,
Spirit was incarnate of the Vir- R. showed himself the Priest, the
gin Mary, and became man.* For Altar, and the Lamb of sacrifice.
our sake he was crucified under C –For all the faithful who
Therefore, overcome with
Pontius Pilate, he suffered death celebrate the Flores de Mayo in
honor of Mary Most Holy: May paschal joy, every land, every
and was buried, and rose again
they imitate the sincerity and people exults in your praise and
on the third day in accordance
with the Scriptures. He ascended purity of our Blessed Mother’s even the heavenly Powers, with
into heaven and is seated at the love for all, let us pray! R. the angelic hosts, sing together
right hand of the Father. He will the unending hymn of your glo-
C –Let us pray in silence for our ry, as they acclaim:
come again in glory to judge personal intentions. (Pause)
the living and the dead and his All – Holy, holy, holy Lord,
Let us pray! R. God of hosts. Heaven and
kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, P –Lord Jesus, may all our ac- earth are full of your glory.
the Lord, the giver of life, who tions be done out of love and with Hosanna in the highest!
proceeds from the Father and love, and thereby make present Blessed is he who comes in
the Son, who with the Father on earth the love that binds you the name of the Lord. Hosanna
and the Son is adored and glori- to the Father and the Holy Spirit, in the highest!
fied, who has spoken through for ever and ever.
the prophets. All – Amen! Memorial Acclamation
I believe in one, holy, cath-
olic and apostolic Church. I P –The mystery of faith!
confess one Baptism for the All –We proclaim your Death,
forgiveness of sins and I look O Lord, and profess your
forward to the resurrection of Resurrection until you
the dead and the life of the world Preparation of the Gifts come again!
to come. Amen! P –Pray, brethren . . .
All – May the Lord accept the
Prayer of the Faithful sacrifice at your hands, for the
P –Our life has meaning only praise and glory of his name,
if it is characterized by love – a for our good and the good of all
his holy Church. All – Our Father . . .
love patterned after the love of
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
the Blessed Trinity for us. Aware
of the preciousness of this gift, Prayer over the Offerings All –For the kingdom, the
let us implore the Lord, saying: P –May our prayers rise up to power, and the glory are
you, O Lord, together with the yours, now and for ever.
All– God of love, hear our sacrificial offerings, so that, pu-
prayer! rified by your graciousness, we Sign of Peace
C –For all Christians of all de- may be conformed to the myster-
nominations: In their common ies of your mighty love. Breaking of the Bread
love for Jesus may they find the Through Christ our Lord. All – Lamb of God, you take
inspiration to love one another as All – Amen! away the sins of the world: have
he commanded us and to seek the mercy on us. (2x)
unity for which Jesus prayed, let Preface of Easter V
Lamb of God, you take
us pray! R. P –The Lord be with you! away the sins of the world:
C –For the Holy Father and all All –And with your spirit! grant us peace.
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