PARALITURGY

I. Opening Song (Lord I Offer My Life To You by Don Moen

Things in the past
Things in the past
Things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
All of my hopes
And all of my planes
My heart and my hands are lifted to You
Lord, I offer my life to You
Everything I've been through
Use it for Your glory
Lord I offer my days to You
Lifting my praise to You
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer You my life
II. Opening Prayer
O God, our Creator, all life is in your hands from conception until death. Help us to
cherish our children and to reverence the awesome privilege of our share in creation.
May all people live and die in dignity and love. Bless all those who defend the rights of
the unborn, the handicapped and the aged. Enlighten and be merciful toward those who
fail to love, and give them peace. Let freedom be tempered by responsibility, integrity
and morality.
III. 1st Reading (2 Corinthians 5: 1-10)
A reading from the book of St. Paul to the Corinthians, 2
5 1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from
God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we
groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are
clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are
burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our
heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one
who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a
deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
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Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the
body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I
say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we
make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from
it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may
receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
L: The word of the Lord.
A: Thanks be to God.
III. Gospel
L: A reading according to the gospel of St. Matthew
A: Glory to you, Oh Lord
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While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said,
“My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will
live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples. 20 Just then a woman
who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the
edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be
healed.” 22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has
healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. 23 When Jesus entered the
synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he
said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. 25 After the
crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
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News of this spread through all that region.
L: The Gospel of the Lord.
A: Praise to You, Oh Lord Jesus Christ.
IV. Reflection (I will share my insights about the gospel in the class)
V. Prayers of the Faithful
With all our heart and mind let us pray to the Lord.
Let us lay our requests before Him, saying "Lord, Hear our prayer".
L: Show us how to serve one another, to offer love, care and support. Let us pray to the
Lord.
A: Lord, hear our prayer.
L: Protect all those who carry peace to other nations. Bless the food, care and shelter
they provide. Let us pray to the Lord.
A: Lord, hear our prayer.
L: Comfort those who live with grief. Help them see the light of heaven. Let us pray to
the Lord.
A: Lord, hear our prayer.
L: And for the SAGA institution, may You guide our administrators, faculties and our
schoolmates that we may do our best throughout the end of this school year and may
also strengthen the bond of our section, 9 - St. Vincent Ferrer. Let us pray to the Lord.
A: Lord, hear our prayer.
L: Let us now have a minute of silence for our own special intention. Let us pray to the
Lord.
A: Lord, hear our prayer.
VI. Closing Prayer
Lord, we glorify and praise Your name. Thank you for this wonderful paraliturgy. We
hope that the gospel can influenced our daily life. We ask this through Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
VII. Closing Song (Lift Up Your Hands by Basil Valdez)
Life is not all that bad, my friend, hmmm
If you believe in yourself
If you believe there's Someone
Who walks through life without you
You'll never be alone
Just learn to reach out,
And open your heart
Lift up your hands to God,
And He'll show you the way.

And He said, "Cast your burdens upon Me

Those who are heavily laden,
Come to Me, all of you who are tired
Of carrying heavy loads,
For the yoke I will give you is easy
And My burden is light,
Come to Me and I will give you rest."

Submitted by:

CHRISTIAN ERICK C. BAGUIO