INTRODUCTORY RITES

COMMENTATOR:
Good morning everyone and welcome to our
Thanksgiving Mass. During today’s mass we celebrate our
success. Over the years, we have faced many challenges and
have learned and worked together to overcome them.
Today we celebrate our achievements, and together,
we present our hopes, plans for the future, and joys to the
Lord. We thank God for all the blessings we have received
and ask Him to grant us the courage to continue our mission
of being witnesses to our faith.
Please stand as we sing our Entrance Song.
 

ENTRANCE
Representatives of the graduating students join the entrance procession carrying the
diplomas, medals, and other school awards. These are placed on a side table in the
sanctuary or near the altar. If there is no procession, the diplomas and/or medals are
prepared before the celebration near the altar.
 
GREETING

 
PRESIDER:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 

PRESIDER:
The Lord be with you.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
 

INTRODUCTION TO THE CELEBRATION

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 My dear graduates,
we are gathered here to thank the Lord
for the fruitful years of learning.
God has stood beside you,
carried you all these years
and we pray too that He may continue to be with you
as you head into a new chapter in your life.
You have learned much in this school
may these lessons be your instrument
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 to face the future.
But above all these learning
you must not forget that the greatest lesson in life
is to love God and to love your neighbor.

PENITENTIAL RITE

PRESIDER:
Brothers and sisters let us now acknowledge our sins
and so prepare to celebrate the sacred mysteries:
A brief pause for silence follows...

PRESIDER:
Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us
to one another and to the Father.
Lord, have mercy.
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 COMMENTATOR/ALL: LORD HAVE MERCY.
 

PRESIDER:
Lord Jesus, you heal the wounds of sin and division.
Christ, have mercy.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: CHRIST HAVE MERCY.
 

PRESIDER:
Lord Jesus, you intercede for us to the Father.
Lord, have mercy.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: LORD HAVE MERCY.
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The absolution by the Presider follows:
 
PRESIDER:
May Almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 

COLLECT
 

PRESIDER:

Let us pray... Pause for silent prayer.

O God, the Father of every gift,

we confess that all we have and are
comes down from you;
teach us to recognize the effects of your boundless care
and to love you with a sincere heart
and with all our strength.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 
 
 
 
 
 

COMMENTATOR: PLEASE BE SEATED AS WE LISTEN

TO THE WORD OF GOD.

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 LITURGY OF THE WORD

READING I Sir 50:22-24

A reading from the book of Sirach

And now, bless the God of all,

who has done wondrous things on earth;
Who fosters people's growth from their mother's
womb,
and fashions them according to his will!
May he grant you joy of heart
and may peace abide among you;
May his goodness toward us endure in Israel
to deliver us in our days.

The Word of the Lord.

COMMENTATOR/ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD.

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 RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

I WILL PRAISE YOUR NAME FOREVER, LORD

Everyday will I bless you,

and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.

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Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.

They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds

and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.

The LORD is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,

and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
 
COMMENTATOR: PLEASE STAND TO ACCLAIM THE HOLY
GOSPEL.
 

Alleluia
 
GOSPEL Lk 17:11-19

PRESIDER: The
Lord be with you.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
 
PRESIDER: +A reading from the holy Gospel according to
Luke
COMMENTATOR/ALL: GLORY TO YOU, O LORD.
 

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 PRESIDER:
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village,
ten persons with leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance from him
and raised their voices, saying,
"Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
And when he saw them, he said,
"Go show yourselves to the priests."

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As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
"Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"
Then he said to him, "Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you."
The Gospel of the Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: PRAISE TO YOU, O LORD,
JESUS CHRIST.
 
COMMENTATOR:PLEASE BE SEATED
AND LISTEN TO THE HOMILY.
HOMILY

A brief period of silence may follow the homily.

 (After Homily)
COMMENTATOR: FELLOW GRADUATES, PLEASE STAND.

BLESSING OF GRADUATES, MEDALS, CERTIFICATES

COMMENTATOR: REVEREND FATHER, WE, THE

GRADUATING STUDENTS, PRESENT WITH JOY THESE
DIPLOMAS, MEDALS AND OTHER SCHOOL AWARDS
FOR WHICH WE WORKED DURING OUR HIGH
SCHOOL. WE ASK YOU TO PRAY THAT THEY WILL
ALWAYS REMIND US OF OUR DUTY TO SERVE GOD
AND OUR COUNTRY WITH ZEAL AND LOYALTY.
 
ALL THE GRADUATING STUDENTS STAND.

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 With hands extended toward the graduating students the Presider prays:

PRESIDER:
God our Father,
you are the fountain of knowledge and virtue.
Grant that these your sons and daughters
whom you filled with divine and human gifts
may dedicate themselves to you and the people
with unfailing generosity and love.
Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 
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In silence the presider makes the sign of the cross on the graduation symbols and sprinkles them
with holy water, if this seems suitable.

COMMENTATOR: FELLOW GRADUATES, PLEASE LIGHT

YOUR CANDLES.

GRADUATION PROMISES

PRESIDER:
My dear students, your graduation has come.
Having been educated,
you have been chosen by the Lord in a very special way.

He established a covenant with you to be His people,

now He is sending you out
to be messengers of His Good News and witnesses
to his love, wherever you may be in the future.
 
Today, with the help of his grace
and in the presence of your parents, teachers and friends,
you pledge loyalty to your calling,
to your commitment to Christ
and to the task he has now entrusted you.
 
Therefore, I ask you:
Do you promise to live for Jesus Christ,
your Lord and your God?
COMMENTATOR/ALL: WE DO PROMISE.

PRESIDER: Doyou promise to serve Him

in your neighbor, at home and society?

COMMENTATOR/ALL: WE DO
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 PROMISE.
 

PRESIDER: Doyou promise to fulfill your role

as growing Christians
in building up God’s kingdom here on earth
by making use of the gifts and talents
God has given you to serve others?
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COMMENTATOR/ALL: WE DO PROMISE.
 

PRESIDER: Doyou promise to give glory to God

In everything that you do, both in word and in action?
COMMENTATOR/ALL: WE DO PROMISE.
 

COMMENTATOR: MAY WE ALL STAND.

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS:

Thankful for the Father’s continual help,

PRESIDER:
with gratitude in our hearts, let us now pray to
him to help you keep the promises you have
just made:
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 FOR ALL THAT HAS BEEN,
THANK YOU, FATHER!
Graduate 1: We thank you, Lord, for all the lessons we have
learned from our school that developed our character. We
may forget the mathematical formulas and historical
details, but we ask that the values our teachers inculcated
in us remain always useful in our daily dealings with
others. We pray:

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 We thank you, Lord, for our teachers who were so
Graduate 2:
patient and understanding with our limitations but, at the
same time, firm and determined to correct our mistakes.
Make us always treasure their words of wisdom so that we
may never lose the way to success and to you. We pray:

Graduate 3:We thank you, Lord, for the talents we have

discovered through the various schools activities. Help us
develop more talents and use them in the service of
others. We pray:

We thank you, Lord, for the continual love and

Graduate 4:
support concretely manifested in the love and sacrifices of
our parents. Make us always remain grateful for all these
and may we always give the respect and love that is due to
them. We pray:

Graduate 5:We thank you, Lord, for all of us gathered here,

especially we the young graduates; a sign of Christ’s
victory. May we face all crosses and challenges of our lives
with courage and conviction that with you at our side, all
things are possible. We pray:

PRESIDER:Lord and Father of all gifts, teach us to

acknowledge the many good things your infinite
love have showered on us. Help us to make use of
all our gifts and talents to serve others, Make us
remember, that whatever success this world would
bring us comes only from your generosity. These
we ask through Christ our Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 

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 COMMENTATOR: PLEASE BE SEATED FOR THE OFFERTORY.

OFFERTORY SONGS:

 
COMMENTATOR: PLEASE STAND.

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 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
 
Standing at the middle of the altar, facing the people, extending and then joining his hands,
he says:
 
PRESIDER: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the Almighty Father.

COMMENTATOR/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 OFFERINGS

 
PRESIDER:
For the gifts you have bestowed, O Lord,
we offer you the sacrifice of praise,
humbly begging
that what you have conferred upon us in our unworthiness
we may give back, to the glory of your name.
Through Christ our Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.

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 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PRESIDER: The
Lord be with you.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
 
PRESIDER: Lift up your hearts.
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COMMENTATOR/ALL: WE LIFT THEM UP TO THE LORD.
 
PRESIDER: Let
us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: IT IS RIGHT AND JUST.
 
PRESIDER:
It 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, although you have no need of our praise,

yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift,
since our praises add nothing to your greatness
but profit us for salvation, through Christ our Lord.

And so, in company with the choirs of Angels, we

praise you, and with joy we proclaim:

SANCTUS

The Choir and the assembly sing the Sanctus.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

The Presider, with hands extended, says:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
He joins his hands and holding them outstretched

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 over the offerings, says:
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them
like the dewfall,
He joins his hands and, making the sign of the cross once over the bread and chalice,
together, saying:
So that they may become for us
the Body and + Blood
He joins his hands.
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly and
distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.

TAKE 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:
In 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,
once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
He bows slightly.
TAKE 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
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 SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
 

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

PRESIDER:
The mystery of faith:
COMMENTATOR/ALL:
WE PROCLAIM YOUR DEATH, O LORD,
AND PROFESS YOUR RESURRECTION,
UNTIL YOU COME AGAIN. (may be sung)
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Then the priest, with hands extended, says:
 
PRESIDER:
Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
 
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis our Pope and Ricardo, our Bishop,
and all the clergy.
 
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with Blessed Joseph her chaste spouse,

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 with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints
who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
He joins his hands.
Through your Son, Jesus Christ.

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

COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN. (may be sung)

 

COMMUNION RITE

PRESIDER:
At the Savior’s Command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

The Presider with hands extended, continues alone:

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 PRESIDER:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our day
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.

COMMENTATOR/ALL: FOR THE KINGDOM, THE POWER,

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 AND THE GLORY ARE YOURS, NOW AND FOREVER.
(to be sung)

SIGN OF PEACE
 

PRESIDER:
Lord 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
who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 

PRESIDER: The
peace of the Lord be with you always.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
 
 

The presider or one of the concelebrants invites the graduates to thank their
parents and teachers and friends as they make the sign of peace in these or similar
words:

PRESIDER:
What you have achieved now
is due largely to the love and sacrifices of your parents.
As you offer the sign of peace,
I ask you to approach your parents
and thank them for all that they have given you.
He concludes with:
Let us now offer each other the
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 sign of peace.
All present make an appropriate sign of peace.
 

SONG KORDERO

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

AGNUS DEI
 

The assembly sings the Agnus Dei.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
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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

The Presider genuflects. Taking the host, he raises it slightly over the paten and, facing
the people, says aloud:

PRESIDER:
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.
COMMENTATOR/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 BE SEATED.

COMMUNION SONG

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 (After Communion)
COMMENTATOR: MAY I REQUEST THE GRADUATES TO
PLEASE STAND.

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THANKSGIVING PRAYER
The following prayer is led by one representative each immediately after communion.
 
PRAYER OF THE GRADUATES:
Dear Lord, accept our heartfelt thanksgiving.
Thank you for all the years,
that led us to this long awaited day, our Graduation Day.
Thank you for all the joys and the pains,
the hard earned grades,
the trials and difficulties of disciplined years.
We thank you Lord, for our schoolmates and friends,
we have shared our adventures throughout the years.
Thank you Lord, for our teachers who helped us
turn the keys of wisdom and understanding
and guided us to cope with the pains of growing up
as they instilled worthy Christian values in us.
We remember most especially our parents and benefactors
who spared us not the golden opportunities of education
and who also supported us through all these years
in our search for truth
and reared us in a manner most pleasing to you.
Lord, we thank you for our beloved school,
for moulding us into what we are now,
better persons, loving Christians,
thinking citizens and responsible persons.
Lord, thank you very much for all these special people
namely our beloved parents and relatives
whose presence have made this significant event
a day we shall always remember.
Father, we thank you
for all these wonderful and special people
who mean so much to us.
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 Thank you, dear Lord. Thank you!
 

COMMENTATOR: GRADUATES,PLEASE BE SEATED.

MAY I REQUEST THE PARENTS TO PLEASE STAND.

PRAYER OF THE PARENTS:

Today Lord,
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I represent all the parents of this graduating class
and we communally thank you
for your blessings, both great and small.
We thank you for the mission and trust.
You have generously showered us
and all the families gathered before you
with gifts necessary for life.
Thank you for the gift of well-being
and for the happiness of being together.
Thank you for the love you have given us
in the person of our children.
Thank you for breaking bread with us
and letting us share in the Eucharistic meal.
Thank you especially for all the teachers
who have helped us in carrying-out our responsibility
of educating our children the Christian way.
Finally, Lord, thank you so much
for being the God of our lives. Amen.
 

COMMENTATOR: PARENTS, PLEASE BE SEATED.

MAY I REQUEST THE TEACHERS TO PLEASE STAND.

PRAYER OF THE TEACHERS:

Lord Jesus, greatest teacher of all,

every graduation is a symbol of the victorious cross.
We thank you for choosing us
to share in your prophetic ministry,
especially in teaching and caring for the young
people.
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 I thank you for having called me to follow your footsteps.
As I labor and serve my fellow men
in your cause and in the cause of education,
help me to give my best
in the spirit of charity, humility and wisdom.
Grant me a heart that understands
and the wisdom to know what is right
that I may carry out my mission
with a sense of dedication and commitment.
Bless our schools and my co-workers
in this academic community
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that in the tradition of great and dedicated teachers
we may be blessed with the hundredfold you promised
to those who serve you with love.
Amen.
 

COMMENTATOR: MAY WE ALL STAND.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

 
PRESIDER:

Let us pray… Pause for silent prayer.

O God, who have given to us as spiritual food

the saving Sacrament of your Son,
which we have offered you in thanksgiving,
grant that, being strengthened by gifts of courage and joy,
we may serve you more devotedly
and be worthy of still further blessings.
Through Christ our Lord.

COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.

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 CONCLUDING RITE

PRESIDER: The
Lord be with you.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
 

COMMENTATOR: REVEREND FATHER, AS WE BEGIN A

NEW STAGE IN LIFE, WE ASK YOU TO INVOKE GOD’S
BLESSING UPON US AND UPON OUR
PARENTS, GUARDIANS, BENEFACTORS AND
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 TEACHERS.

PRESIDER:
Bow you heads and pray for God’s blessing.
 

Blessed are you, Lord our God

for you begin all things and bring them to conclusion.
At the dawn of creation you created all things
and placed this earth under your care;
You sent your Son Jesus to be the way, the truth and the
life; and through the gift of the Holy Spirit
guide our way to the glory of your kingdom.
 

We praise you for these students

you have guided them to this proud moment.
As we celebrate their graduation, we ask you to continue
your gracious guidance in their lives.
 

Open new doors and lead them

to marvel at the wonders of creation and life.
May your Spirit help them to see their many gifts,
and teach them to share these
in your church and for the benefits of others.
 

Continue to bless this school and this community

bless the parents and teachers
and grant that we may always rejoice in your gift of love.
 
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 
PRESIDER:
And may Almighty God bless all of you,
who are gathered here,
the Father, and the Son, + and the
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 Holy Spirit
COMMENTATOR/ALL: AMEN.
 
PRESIDER: Go
and announce the gospel of the Lord.
COMMENTATOR/ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD.

WALANG HANGGANG PASASALAMAT

Salamat sa’yo aming Ama

Salamat sa iyong mga likha
Salamat sa liwanag ng araw at buwan
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 Salamat sa’yo, O Diyos
 
Salamat, Panginoong Hesus
Salamat sa iyong pagliligtas
Salamat sa buhay na walang hanggan
Salamat, Salamat sa iyo
 
KORO:
Walang hanggang pasasalamat
Ang sa’yo’y aming sasambitin
Maging sa huling sandal ng aming buhay
Pasasamalat sa’yo’y walang hanggan
 
Salamat, Espiritung banal
Salamat sa liwanag ng buhay
Salamat sa walang hanggang patnubay mo
Salamat sa’yo, O Diyos
 
Salamat sa mga magulang ko
Salamat sa mga kapatid ko
Salamat sa lahat ng kaibigan ko
Salamat, Salamat sa iyo
(KORO)
 
 
 

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