SOLEMN EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION

and the

RITE OF ORDINATION
TO SACRED ORDER OF PRIESTHOOD

of

Rev. Arjay Cecilio, CRM

Rev. Emiliano Gutierrez, Jr., CRM

17 February 2020
Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace Parish
Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City, Batangas
9:00 AM

His Excellency
Most Rev. Gilbert Armea Garcera, D.D.
Archbishop of Lipa
Presider

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 EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION

INTRODUCTORY RITE
While the Presider and the concelebrants proceed to the altar, Entrance Hymn is sung.

Entrance
When the Presider comes to the altar, he makes the customary reverence with the
ministers and kisses it.

GREETING
Presider:

I n the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

People:

Amen.

Presider:
Peace be with you.

People:

And with your spirit.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE CELEBRATION AND
PENITENTIAL RITE
The Presider introduces the celebration and leads the people to the penitential rite.

A brief pause for silence follows. Then all recite together the formula of general
confession:
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,
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
Then they continue:
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.

Presider:

May Almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.

People:

Amen.

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 KYRIE
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

COLLECT
Presider:

Let us pray.

Pause for silent prayer.

L ord our God, who in governing your people

make use of the ministry of Priests,
grant a persevering obedience to your will
to these Deacons of your Church,
whom you graciously choose today
for the office of the priesthood,
so that by their ministry and life
they may gain glory for you in Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

R: Amen.

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LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING Jeremiah 1:4-9

A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah

The word of the LORD came to me thus:

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I dedicated you,
a prophet to the nations I appointed you.
"Ah, Lord, GOD!" I said,
"I know not how to speak; I am too young.”

But the LORD answered me,

Say not, "I am too young."
To whomever I send you, you shall go;
whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Have no fear before them,
because I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.

Then the LORD extended his hand and touched my

mouth, saying, See, I place my words in your mouth!

The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

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 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

He guides me in right paths

for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me

in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me

all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

SECOND READING Acts 10: 37-43

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles

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Peter proceeded to speak and said:
"You know what has happened all over Judea,
beginning in Galilee after the baptism
that John preached,
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and power.
He went about doing good
and healing all those oppressed by the Devil,
for God was with him.
We are witnesses of all that he did
both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree.
This man God raised on the third day and granted that he
be visible,
not to all the people, but to us,
the witnesses chosen by God in advance,
who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
He commissioned us to preach to the people
and testify that he is the one appointed by God
as judge of the living and the dead.
To him all the prophets bear witness,
that everyone who believes in him
will receive forgiveness of sins through his name."

The word of the Lord.

ALLELUIA

I am the good shepherd;

I know my sheep and my sheep know me.

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 GOSPEL John 10: 11-16

V. The Lord be with you

R. And with your spirit.

V. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

R. Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said:
"I am the good shepherd.
A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
A hired man, who is not a shepherd
and whose sheep are not his own,
sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away,
and the wolf catches and scatters them.
This is because he works for pay and has no concern for
the sheep.
I am the good shepherd,
and I know mine and mine know me,
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father;
and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.
These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice,
and there will be one flock, one shepherd."

The Gospel of the Lord.

RITE OF ORDINATION
The Ordination of Priests then begins.

The Bishop, if necessary, goes to the seat prepared for the Ordination, and the
presentation of the candidates takes place.

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Election of the Candidates

The candidates are called by a deacon:

Let those to be ordained priests come forward.

Then their names are called by the deacon.

Rev. Arjay Cecilio of the Clerics Regular Minor.

The candidate answers:

Present.

The candidate goes to the Bishop, to whom he makes a sign of reverence.

Then their names are called by the deacon.

Rev. Emiliano Gutierrez, Jr. of the Clerics Regular Minor.

The candidate answers:

Present.

The candidate goes to the Bishop, to whom he makes a sign of reverence.

When the candidates are in their places before the Bishop, the priest
designated by the Bishop says:

Most Reverend Father, holy mother Church asks you

to ordain these, our brothers, to the responsibility of

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 the priesthood.

The Bishop asks:

D o you know them to be worthy?

He answers:

After inquiry among the Christian people and upon the

recommendation of those responsible, I testify that they
have been found worthy.

Bishop:

R elying on the help of the Lord God and our

Savior Jesus Christ, we choose these, our brothers,
for the Order of the Priesthood.

All present say:

Thanks be to God.

All present give their assent to the choice by means of a sung or recited acclamation, such
as, Thanks be to God, or by other suitable words. The assent may also be given by means
of an action, for example, by applause or by all standing.

HOMILY
Promises of the Elect

After the homily, the elect alone rise and stand before the Bishop, who questions all of
them together in these words:

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 D ear son, before you enter the Order of Priesthood,
you must declare before the people your intention to
undertake this office.

D o you resolve, with the help of the Holy Spirit,

to discharge without fail the office of priesthood
in the presbyteral rank, as worthy fellow works
with the Order of Bishops in caring for
the Lord’s flock?

Together all the elect answer:

I do.

Bishop:

D o you resolve to exercise the ministry of the word

worthily and wisely, preaching the Gospel and
teaching the Catholic faith?
Elect:
I do.

Bishop:

D o you resolve to celebrate faithfully and

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 reverently, in accord with the Church’s tradition,
the mysteries of Christ, especially the sacrifice of
the Eucharist and the sacrament of Reconciliation,
for the glory of God and the sanctification of
the Christian people?
Elect:

I do.

Bishop:

D o you resolve to implore with us God’s mercy

upon the people entrusted to your care by observing
the command to pray without ceasing?
Elect:

I do.

Bishop:

D o you resolve to be united more closely every day

to the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the
Father as a pure sacrifice, and with him to consecrate
yourselves to God for the salvation of all?
Elect:

I do, with the help of God.

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Then each one of the elect goes to the Bishop and, kneeling before him, places his hands
between those of the Bishop.

If the elect is religious, the Bishop asks:

D o you promise respect and obedience to the

Diocesan Bishop and to your legitimate superior?
Elect:

I do.

The Bishop always concludes:

M ay God who has begun the good work in you

bring it to fulfillment.

Litany of Supplication

Then all stand. After putting aside the miter, the Bishop stands, faces the people and,
With hands joined, invites them to pray:

M y dear people,
Let us pray that God the all-powerful Father
will pour out abundantly the gifts of heaven
on these, his servants, whom he has
chosen for the office of priest.

The elect prostrate themselves and the litany is sung; all respond. On Sundays and
during the season of Easter, all in the assembly remain standing. On other days,
however, they kneel, in which case a deacon says:

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 Let us kneel.

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.

Saint Michael, Pray for us.
All you holy angels of God, Pray for us.

Saint John the Baptist, Pray for us.

Saint Joseph, Pray for us.
Saints Peter and Paul, Pray for us.
Saint John, Pray for us.
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, Pray for us.

Saint Mary Magdalene Pray for us.

All you holy disciples of the Lord, Pray for us.

Saint Stephen, Pray for us.

Saint Lawrence, Pray for us.
Saint Agnes, Pray for us.
All you holy martyrs, Pray for us.

Saint Basil, Pray for us.

Saint Augustine, Pray for us.
Saint Benedict, Pray for us.
Saint Bernard, Pray for us.
Saint Francis of Assisi Pray for us.
Saint Dominic, Pray for us.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for us.
Saint Vincent de Paul, Pray for us.
Saint John Bosco, Pray for us.
Saint Catherine of Siena, Pray for us.
Saint Teresa of Jesus, Pray for us.
Saint Francis Caracciolo, Pray for us.
Saint Therese of Lisieux, Pray for us.
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Pray for us.
San Lorenzo Ruiz ng Maynila, Pray for us.
San Pedro Calungsod, Pray for us.

Lord be merciful, Lord, save your people.

From all evil, Lord, save your people.

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From every sin, Lord, save your people.
From everlasting death, Lord, save your people.
By your coming as man, Lord, save your people.
By your death and rising to new life, Lord, save your people.
By your gift of the Holy Spirit, Lord, save your people.

Be merciful to us sinners, Lord, hear our prayer.

Govern and protect your holy Church. Lord, hear our prayer.
Keep the pope and all the ordained in faithful service to
Lord, hear our prayer.
your church.
Bless this chosen man, Lord, hear our prayer.
Bless and sanctify this chosen man, Lord, hear our prayer.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate this chosen man Lord, hear our prayer.
Bring all peoples together in peace and true harmony Lord, hear our prayer.
Comfort with your mercy the troubled and the afflicted Lord, hear our prayer.
Strengthen all of us and keep us in your holy service Lord, hear our prayer.
Jesus, Son of the living God, Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.

Christ, hear us Christ, hear us.

Christ graciously hear us Christ, graciously hear us.

After the singing of the litany, the Bishop standing, with hands outstretched, sings or
says:

H ear us, we beseech you, Lord God,

and pour out on these servants of yours
the blessing of the Holy Spirit and the power of
priestly grace, that those whom in the sight of
your mercy we offer to be consecrated,
may be surrounded by your rich and unfailing gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.

All answer:

Amen.

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 Deacon (if the people are kneeling):

Let us stand.

All rise.

Laying On of Hands and Prayer of Ordination

The elect rise. One by one they go the Bishop, who stands at his chair wearing the miter,
and kneel before him.

The Bishop lays his hands upon the head of each of them, without saying anything.

After the Bishop has laid on hands, all the priests present, wearing stoles, lay hands on
each of the elect, without saying anything.

After the laying on of hands, the priests remain alongside the Bishop until the end of the
Prayer of Ordination, in such a way that the faithful may have a clear view of the rite.

With the elect kneeling before him, the Bishop puts aside the miter, and, with hands
outstretched, he sings or says the Prayer of Ordination:

D raw near, O Lord, holy Father,

almighty and eternal God,
author of human dignity:
it is you who apportion all graces.
Through you everything progresses;
through you all things are made to stand firm.
To form a priestly people
you appoint ministers of Christ your Son
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
arranging them in different orders.

A lready in the earlier covenant

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offices arose, established through mystical rites:
when you set Moses and Aaron over your people
to govern and sanctify them,
you chose men next in rank and dignity
to accompany them and assist them in their task.

S o too in the desert

you implanted the spirit of Moses
in the hearts of seventy wise men;
and with their help he ruled your people with
greater ease.

S o also upon the sons of Aaron

you poured an abundant share of their father's
plenty, that the number of the priests
prescribed by the Law might be sufficient for the
sacrifices of the tabernacle, which were a shadow of
the good things to come.

B ut in these last days, holy Father,

you sent your Son into the world,
Jesus, who is Apostle and High Priest of our
confession.
Through the Holy Spirit
he offered himself to you as a spotless victim;
and he made his Apostles, consecrated in the truth,
sharers in his mission.
You provided them also with companions
to proclaim and carry out the work of. salvation

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 throughout the whole world.
And now we beseech you, Lord, in our weakness,
to grant us these helpers that we need
to exercise the priesthood that comes
from the Apostles.

G rant, we pray, Almighty Father,

to these, your servants, the dignity of the priesthood;
renew deep within them
the Spirit of holiness;
may they henceforth possess this office
which comes from you, O God,
and is next in rank to the office of Bishop;
and by the example of their manner of life,
may they instill right conduct.

M ay they be worthy co-workers with our Order,

so that by their preaching
and through the grace of the Holy Spirit
the words of the Gospel may bear fruit
in human hearts and reach even
to the ends of the earth.

T ogether with us,

may they be faithful stewards of your mysteries,
so that your people may be renewed in the waters
of rebirth and nourished from your altar;
so that sinners may be reconciled
and the sick raised up.

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 May they be joined with us, Lord,
in imploring your mercy
for the people entrusted to their care
and for all the world.

A nd so may the full number of the nations,

gathered together in Christ,
be transformed into your one people
and made perfect in your Kingdom.

T hrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.

All answer:

Amen.

Anointing of Hands and Handing Over

of the Bread and Wine

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 After the Prayer of Ordination, all sit. The Bishop puts on the miter and the newly
Ordained stand. The priests assisting the Bishop return to their places, but some of them
help the newly Ordained to arrange the stole in the manner proper to priests and to put
on the chasuble.

Next, the Bishop receives a linen gremial. If circumstances so suggest, he instructs the
people. Then he anoints with holy chrism the palms of each new priest as he kneels before
him. The Bishop says:

T he Lord Jesus Christ,

whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit
and power, guard and preserve you,
that you may sanctify the Christian people
and offer sacrifice to God.

Then the Bishop and the newly Ordained wash their hands.

Next, some of the faithful bring a paten holding the bread and a chalice containing the
wine mixed with water for the celebration of Mass. A deacon receives them and brings
them to the Bishop, who places them in the hand of each one of the newly Ordained as he
kneels before him. To each one of the Bishop says:

R eceive the oblation of the holy people,

to be offered to God.
Understand what you do, imitate what you celebrate,
and conform your life to the mystery
of the Lord’s cross.

Lastly, the Bishop gives each of the newly ordained the fraternal kiss, saying:

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 P eace be with you.

The newly Ordained responds:

And with your spirit.

Likewise, all the priests present, give the fraternal kiss to the newly Ordained.

The Mass continues in the usual manner. The profession of faith is said when called for
by the rubrics; the Prayer of the Faithful (Universal Prayer) is omitted.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

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 PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR
AND THE GIFTS
During the preparation of the gifts, the Offertory song is sung and the altar table is
prepared. The Presider takes the paten with the bread and, holding it slightly raised above
the altar says:

B lessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.

Through your goodness
we have this bread to offer,
which earth has given
and human hands have made.
It will become for us the bread of life.
People:
Blessed be God forever.

The deacon pours wine and a little water into the chalice saying inaudibly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Then the Presider takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar says:

B lessed are you, Lord, God of all creation.

Through you goodness
We have this wine to offer,
fruit of the vine and work of human hands.
It will become our spiritual drink.

People:

Blessed be God forever.

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The Presider bows and says inaudibly:

Lord God, we ask you to receive us

and be pleased with the sacrifice we offer you
with humble and contrite hearts.

He may now incense the offerings and the altar. Afterwards the deacon or a minister
incenses the Presider and people.

Next the Presider stands at the side of the altar and washes his hands saying inaudibly:

Lord, wash away my iniquity;

cleanse me from my sin.
Standing at the center of the altar, facing the people, he extends and then joins his hands,
saying:

Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to

God, the Almighty Father.

People:

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.

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

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 Presider:

O God, who have willed that your Priests

should minister at the holy altar
and serve your people,
grant by the power of this sacrifice
may constantly please you and in your Church
bear that fruit which lasts for ever.
Through Christ our Lord.

R: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

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PREFACE
V: The Lord be with you.
R: And with your spirit.

V: Lift up your hearts.

R: We lift them up to the Lord.

V: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R: It is right and just.

I t is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For by the anointing of the Holy Spirit

you made your Only Begotten Son
High Priest of the new and eternal covenant,
and by your wondrous design were please to decree
that his one Priesthood should continue in the Church.

For Christ not only adorns with a royal priesthood

the people he has made his own,
but with a brother’s kindness he also chooses men
to become sharers in his sacred ministry
through the laying on of hands.

They are to renew in his name

the sacrifice of human redemption,
to set before your children the paschal banquet,
to lead your holy people in charity,
to nourish them with your word
and strengthen them with the Sacraments.

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 As they give up their lives for you
and for the salvation of their brothers and sisters,
they strive to be conformed to the image of Christ himself
and offer you a constant witness of faith and love.

And so, Lord, with all the angels and Saints,

we, too, give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim:

SANCTUS
The Priest, with hands extended, says:

Y ou are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for
through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power
and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all
things and make them holy, and you never cease to
gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of
the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to
your name.
He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:

T herefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the

same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have
brought to you for consecration,

He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and the chalice
together, saying:

that they may become

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 the Body and  Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
He joins his hands.

at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and
distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.

F or on the night he was betrayed

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he himself took bread, and, giving you thanks,

he said the blessings,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

T AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and genuflects
in adoration.

After this, he continues:

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 I n a similar way, when supper was ended,

He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took the chalice

and, and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
he gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.

T AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,

AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW
AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU
AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in adoration.

Then he says:

The mystery of faith.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,

and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

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 T herefore, O Lord as we celebrate
the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church

and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by
whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

Celebrant or One Concelebrant:

M ay he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with Blessed Joseph, her spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
with Saint Francis Caracciolo,
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.
Celebrant or One Concelebrant:

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 M ay this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant Francis, our Pope
and Gilbert our Bishop, the Order of Bishops,
these your servants,
who have been ordained today
as Priests for the Church,
all the clergy, and the entire people you have
gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
Whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
Celebrant or One Concelebrant:

T o our departed brothers and sisters

and all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy forever the fullness
of your glory

He joins his hands.

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 through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world
all that is good.

He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and raising both, he says:

T HROUGH HIM,
AND WITH HIM, AND IN HIM,
O GOD, ALMIGHTY FATHER,
IN THE UNITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ALL GLORY AND HONOR IS YOURS,
FOREVER AND EVER.
The people acclaim:

Amen.

COMMUNION RITE

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 Presider:

A t the Savior’s command and formed by divine

teaching we dare to say:

He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues:

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed by 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 sins
as we forgive those who sinned against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying:

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,

graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He joins his hands.
The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

SIGN OF PEACE

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Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud:

L ord Jesus Christ,

who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.

He joins his hands.

Who live and reign forever and ever.

The people reply:

Amen.

The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands, adds:

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds:

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that expresses peace,
communion, and charity. The Priest gives the sign of peace to a Deacon or minister.
Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece in the chalice,
saying quietly:

May this mingling of the Body and Blood

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 of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Meanwhile the following is sung or said:

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.
The invocation may even be repeated several times if the fraction is prolonged. Only the
final time, however, is grant us peace said.

PRIVATE PREPARATION
Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

who, by the will of the Father
and the work of the Holy Spirit,
through your Death gave life to the world,
free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood,
from all my sins and from every evil;
keep me always faithful to your commandments,
and never let me be parted from you.

Or:

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Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgment and condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body
and a healing remedy.

COMMUNION
The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or
above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

B ehold the Lamb of God,

behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
And together with the people he adds once:

Lord, I am not worthy

that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest, facing the altar, says quietly:

May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ.

Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:

May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ.
After this, he takes the paten or ciborium and approaches the communicants. The Priest
raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants, saying:

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The communicant replies:

Amen.
While the Priest is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant begins.

When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a Deacon or an acolyte

purifies the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself.

While he carries out the purification, the Priest says quietly:

What has passed our lips as food, O Lord,

may we possess in purity of heart,
that what has been given to us in time
may be our healing for eternity.

Then the Priest may return to the chair. If appropriate, a sacred silence may be observed
for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may be sung.

Then, standing at the altar or at the chair and facing the people, with hands joined, the
Priest says:

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Presider:

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Pause for silent prayer.

M ay the divine sacrifice

we have offered and received, O Lord,
give new life to your Priests and to all your servants,
that, united to you in unfailing love,
they may receive the grace
of giving worthy service to your majesty.
Through Christ our Lord.

R: Amen.

[MESSAGES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

CONCLUDING RITE
Presider:

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People:

And with your spirit.

The following blessing may be used in place of the usual blessing.

A deacon may say the following invitation:

Bow your head for the blessing.

Presider:

May God, who founded the Church

and guides her still,
protect you constantly with his grace.
that you may faithfully discharge
the duties of the Priesthood.
People:

Amen.

Presider:

May he make you servants and witnesses

in the world to divine charity and truth
and faithful ministers of reconciliation.

People:

Amen.

Presider:

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to provide the living Bread
and word of life to the faithful,
that they may continue to grow in the unity
of the Body of Christ.

People:

Amen.

Presider:

And may Almighty God bless all of you

gathered here,
the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit.
People:

Amen.

DISMISSAL
Presider / Deacon:

T he Eucharist has been offered.

Let us go in the peace of Christ.

People:

Thanks be to God.
The Final Hymn is sung.

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