PROCESSION OF OFFERINGS

Lord, we approach your altar to give you, through these offerings, our lives and our efforts and
the desires that are founded on the hope of eternal life that you promise us in Bread and wine.

THE LIT CANDLES:

Lord, this light represents your own life in our midst. Illuminate our path to travel. May our souls
live eternally lit in your love, may each of us shine in our homes. We promise to always keep
your flame burning in our hearts.

BREAD AND WINE:

Lord, we offer you Bread and Wine, a sign of dedication and fraternal communion. May they be
for us, and for all the children of the world,
Bread of life and Wine of salvation.

FLOWERS:
We offer you these flowers, Lord, as a symbol of life, union, joy and our desire to always live in
love and friendship with you.

PIGEON:
Symbol of peace, which reminds us to help our neighbors and thank God for all the things we
receive.

THE BIBLE:
Lord, we offer you the Bible, our spiritual food on which we rely to believe and live in hope. With
it we offer you our daily effort to fulfill your will.

ROSARY BEADS:
We offer you, Lord, the Rosary. With him we meditate on the mysteries of your life so that, by
praying to the Most Holy Mary, we can reach you, because “Family that prays together, remains
united.”

BANNER
We bring before your Altar, Lord, the banner, the insignia that identifies our school and
It distinguishes itself from other educational institutions with the slogan: “Knowledge dignifies.”

FRUIT:
The fruits radiate your creative work of love to men, which not only feeds us, but also delights
us. Today they symbolize the efforts of all these children.

FOODS:
Lord, we present to you food, the fruit of work that is used to support many families. We ask that
they not be missing in any home.

TOYS:
Sir, these toys serve as entertainment and for children's games, we offer them to so many boys
and girls who have not had the opportunity to entertain themselves with something due to the
economic crisis.

FAMILY:
Primary cell of society, responsible for the education of children, domestic Church

Bread:
We offer you, Lord, Bread, the fruit of the effort of man's work, which becomes food to give us life.

Grapes:
We offer you Lord, the fruit of the vine, these grapes that are selected to be put in oblation to you, we
want to be like them, all the best for you.
Came:
We offer you, Lord, the wine, that with efforts, care and dedication has reached maturity to be consumed,
we must become like it, with your company and with your friendship, to reach the stature of true
Christians.

Hosts:
We offer you Lord, these forms that will be consecrated by the hands of the priest and transformed into
your Body, we want to consecrate ourselves so that you transform our hearts and be the food of love for
the world.

Flowers:
We offer you, Lord, these flowers, a sign that your love and joy has blossomed in us. We want to share
everything that You have given us with our loved ones.

Books:
We offer you, Lord, these books that represent our human knowledge acquired during our training in high
school.

Ball:
We offer you Lord, this ball is a sign of our joys, of our enthusiasm and that we have shared with our
friends, at the Institute.

Lamp:
We present to you Lord, this lamp that is a carrier of light, a sign of what we want to be in life, to carry
and be light for all those who come into contact with us.

- With this collection (several people come out at the same time) we are going to
symbolize our desire that the presence of God be an engine that encourages us to
promote justice and protection for the most disadvantaged.

- With this diaper we want to symbolize what we need to make Christmas authentic:
that we do not take the lives of those born. May we value the gift of life.

- With these rocks (stones) we want to commit to making the world a Bethlehem: a
house of brotherhood, forgiveness, love and generosity.

- Finally, with the bread and wine, we bring our fatigue to the altar, but also the desire
of all of us to offer the Child God the fruit of our effort to cooperate in a better world.

5.3. Bethlehem has the flavor of bread, of Christmas, of love. With this tray of slices of bread
we want to symbolize the spiritual and material food that God offers us every day and, above
all, the strength that Jesus Christ brings to our lives.

5.3. Bethlehem means “house of bread.” With this bread and this wine, we want to reflect the
goodness and love that occur in Bethlehem. The best bread is Jesus. We eat it and with it we
strengthen our Christian life.

With the BREAD , Lord, we want to symbolize on this Christmas day the
justice and love that you give us and bring with your birth. May we also
be BREAD for others.
 With MILK , Lord, we express our gratitude for the coming of God to the
world. May Christians not lack the desire to please you by doing good in
your name.

With HONEY , Lord, we symbolize the sweetness of faith. Without it, life
is difficult. With faith, Lord, it is possible to face and emerge victorious
from difficulties.

With THE BREAD AND WINE TO CONSECRATE , we want to represent our firm
conviction that, YOU LORD, you make yourself truly present on the altar. May
we never stop worshiping you in this sacrament that you left us.

PRESENTATION OF A LOAF OF BREAD AND A JUG OF WINE

PRAYER – EXPLANATION : Lord, I bring you the symbols of the Eucharist, but
with the commitment to plant the table of brotherhood in the middle of the world and all
men.

PRESENTATION OF KEYS

PRAYER – EXPLANATION : Look, Lord, I offer you, in my name and in that of the
entire community, these keys, and with them we want to express our availability to open
hearts, so that You can enter inside them.

PRESENTATION OF A BROOM

PRAYER – EXPLANATION : For my part, Lord, I bring you today something as

simple as this broom. With it I want to express to you my wishes, and those of the entire
community, to thoroughly cleanse our hearts, so that You can be born in each and every
one of them.