INTRODUCTORY RITES

[stand]
Entrance Procession:
Today we find ourselves rejoicing for having accomplished the first phase in our life. For the past six years we
were under the shelter of our beloved school, T. Aviles Elementary School. Truly our hearts are bursting with joy
and gratitude to our God for these experiences. To express our gratitude, let us welcome our Celebrant, Rev. Fr.
Elmo Borgueta. Please all stand for the opening hymn.
HERE I AM LORD
I. I , the Lord of sea and skies, I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin, My hand will save.
I who made the stars, I will make the darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Chorus:
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 hold your people in my heart.

II. I , the Lord of wind and flame, I will save the poor and the lame
I will set a feast for them, My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide, till their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them, Whom shall I send?
( REPEAT CHORUS )
Greeting:
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Priest: 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 with your spirit.
Priest: As we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ's love, let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord
for pardon and strength.



All:
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; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Priest: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Kyrie:
Lord Have mercy on us, come and heal our land
Cleanse with your fire, heal with your touch,
Humbly we bow and call upon you now,
Oh Lord have mercy on us, Oh Lord have mercy on us.
Opening Prayer:
Priest: Let us pray. Father of mercy, hear the prayers of your repentant children who call on you in love. Enlighten
our minds and sanctify our hearts. 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.
[sit]
LITURGY OF THE WORD
Reading 1IS 65:17-21
Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be
remembered or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create; For I
create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight; I will rejoice in Jerusalem and exult in my people. No
longer shall the sound of weeping be heard there, or the sound of crying; No longer shall there be in it an infant
who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not round out his full lifetime; He dies a mere youth who
reaches but a hundred years, and he who fails of a hundred shall be thought accursed. They shall live in the
houses they build, and eat the fruit of the vineyards they plant.

Responsorial Psalm PS 30: 2 AND 4, 5-6, 11-12A AND 13B
R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. O LORD, you brought
me up from the nether world; you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts but a
moment; a lifetime, his good will. At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me; O LORD, be my helper. You changed my mourning into dancing;
O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Lector: Please all rise to honor the holy Gospel

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Speak Lord, I love to listen to your word,
See Lord, Here I am.
Speak Lord, I love to listen to your word,
See Lord, Here I am.
Gospel:

Deacon (or Priest): The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

Deacon (or Priest): A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

All: Glory to you, O, Lord!


Gospel JN 4:43-54
At that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native
place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in
Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast.

Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. Now there was a royal official whose
son was ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked
him to come down and heal his son, who was near death. Jesus said to him, Unless you people see signs and
wonders, you will not believe. The royal official said to him, Sir, come down before my child dies. Jesus said to
him, You may go; your son will live. The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. While the man was on his
way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live.
He asked them when he began to recover. They told him, The fever left him yesterday, about one in the
afternoon. The father realized that just at that time Jesus had said to him, Your son will live, and he and his
whole household came to believe. Now this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.


Deacon (or Priest): The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Commentator: Please be seated

Homily:
Profession of Faith:
APOSTLES' CREED:
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the
Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to
judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of
life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adoredand glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one
baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to
come. Amen.

General Intercessions / Prayer of the Faithful:
Priest: God our Father, you help all those who come to you because our Lord Jesus Christ stays with you and
speaks on our behalf. And so we pray. Lord, hear our prayer

Lector: For the Church, that she may be continually guided by your benevolence and be strengthened by your
spirit. May we, the members always do our role in the community as your faithful followers. Open our eyes to see
each others needs, our hearts to love one another, and our ears to hear your call and our mouths to share your
word. We pray..

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For our world leaders that, they may be instruments of truth and justice and lead their people in the way of
peace we pray

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For all our local government officials, may they be guided by selfless love and a heartfelt conviction to be
of service to the needs of all their constituents in carrying on the responsibilities which their office holds. We
pray.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For all those who feel disheartened by the seemingly unconquerable suffering may find in this season of
Lent the courage to continue their quest for a better life. We pray.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For our parents, may they remain able bearers of Your love to us and to the whole world. Continue to
bless them in times of trials and difficulties. Most especially inspire them by your most Holy Spirit, that in
everything they do, you may be glorified. We pray.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For us graduating pupils, may we embody the true Christian image. May we remember what we have
learned during the past years and put it to practice in the years to come with God as our mentor and teacher. We
pray.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Lector: For all of us gathered here, that we may use and develop the gifts and talents God has given us in
accordance to His will. May we always seek the Holy Spirits guiding presence within our hearts in facing the
challenges that comes our way. May we receive the grace to use our energy, gifts, and abilities for the good of all
and the Glory of God. We pray.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Priest: Generous Father, let us encounter at the Lords table not only your Son but one another in peace, love
and joy of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

All: Amen.

Commentator: Please be seated

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
OFFERTORY:
BLESSING OF CERTIFICATES AND MEDALS

Graduate : Rev. Fr. Elmo Borgueta, we, the graduating pupils, present with joy these certificates and medals, and
other school awards for which, we worked during our grade school years. We ask you to pray that they will always
remind us of our duty to serve God and country with zeal and loyalty

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Priest : Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All : Who made Heaven and Earth.
Priest : O Lord hear my prayer.
All : And let my cry come unto you.
Priest : The Lord be with you
All : And with your spirit.
Priest : Lord we pray to you to bless these certificates & medals, the fruits of many years of constant labor, which
these pupils about to graduate bring to you with joy and youthful enthusiasm. May those who receive them be led
to a deeper sense of gratitude and recognition of your loving providence. We ask you Lord to keep the spirit of this
offering alive and strong through Christ our Lord

All : Amen.
BLESSED ARE YOU LORD
I. Blessed are you Lord God of all Creation ,
Thanks to your Goodness This Bread we offer,
Fruit of the Earth, Work of our Hands,
It will become the Bread of Life.

Chorus:
Blessed be God, Blessed be God, Blessed be God forever Amen.
Blessed be God, Blessed be God, Blessed be God forever Amen.


II. Blessed are you Lord God of all Creation ,
Thanks to your Goodness This Wine we offer,
Fruit of the Earth, Work of our Hands,
It will become the Cup of Life.
( REPEAT CHORUS )

Commentator: Please all stand.

Priest: Pray, my brothers and sisters, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
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 holy Church.
Prayer over the Gifts:

Priest: Lord you have given us these gifts to honor your name. Bless them, and let them become a
source of health and strength. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
All: It is right and just.
Priest: 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 human kind by becoming a man himself. The Virgin Mary, receiving the angels
message in faith, conceived by the power of the Spirit and bore your Son in purest love.

In Christ, the eternal youth, 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.

Holy, Holy (Sanctus):
Holy Holy Holy, My Lord and my God,
Power and might and glory are yours heaven and earth,
Hossana in the highest,
He is blessed in the name of the Lord,
Hossana Hossana Hossana in the highest.

Commentator: Please all kneel.

Priest: Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them
holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Before he was given up to
death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to
his disciples and said: Take this all of you, and eat it, this is my body 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: Take this all of you and drink from it, this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and
everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

Let us proclaim the Mystery of faith.

Commentator: Please all stand.

Memorial Acclamation:

We proclaim your death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection until you come again.


Priest: In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you father this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We
thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all of us who share in the body
and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.

Lord remember your church throughout the world, make us grow in love together with Pope Benedict XVI,
Jose Palma our archbishop and all the clergy.

Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again. Bring them
and all the departed into the light of your presence. Have mercy on us Lord, make us worthy to share eternal
life with Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, with the Apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will
throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.

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.

Great Amen:
Amen, amen, Aaaaaaamen




COMMUNION RITE
Lord's Prayer:
Priest: Jesus taught us to call God our Father, and so we have the courage to say:

Our Father:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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.

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 anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All: 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 the peace and unity of your kingdomwhere you live forever and ever.

All: Amen.
Priest: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And with your spirit.
Priest: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
Breaking of the Bread:
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, 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.

Communion:

Priest: 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.
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,but only say the word and my soul shall be
healed.
Commentator: Please all sit.
Communion Song:
On Eagles Wings
I
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
who abide in his shadow for life, say the to the
Lord: My refuge, my rock in whom I trust
Refrain:
And he will raise you up on eagles wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn, make you
To shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand
II
The snare of the fowler will never capture you
And the famine will bring you no fear;
Under his wings your refuge, his faithfulness your shield.


Prayer after Communion:
Commentator: Please all stand.

Priest: Let us pray. Lord may the mysteries we receive heal us, remove sin from our hearts, and make us grow
strong under your constant protection. Grant this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Graduates: Loving God, we thank you for all your goodness and loving kindness to all of us. Today, we are
especially grateful for all the people you have given us who helped us during our grade school life.

For all the times when we deeply felt your love, your understanding and your forgiveness. Thank you
Lord. For our dear parents and guardians who worked so hard to give us the best in life. We are very grateful,
Lord. For our dear parents and guardians who worked so hard to give us the best in life. We are very grateful,
Lord. But most of all, we thanks you with all our hearts for the gift of being right here, this very moment, today.
Lord we are ready to take another challenging step in growing up to become young men and women you meant to
be. Please be ever at our side and make us your instruments of love and peace. We ask this in the name of our
Lord Jesus.

All: Amen.

Commentator: Please all rise.



CONCLUDING RITE
Greeting:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Blessing:
Priest: May Almighty God keep you from all harm and bless you with every good gift.
All: Amen.
Priest: May He set his word in your heart and fill you with lasting joy.
All: Amen.
Priest: May you walk in his ways, always knowing what is right and good, until you enter your heavenly
inheritance.
All: Amen.
Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Dismissal:
Priest: The Mass is ended, let us go in light and peace to love and serve the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!

[Recessional and Closing Song]: