Commentator : Please all stand for the prayer of the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Divine Holy Spirit, Creator and Renewer of all things, Life of my life, with Mary most holy I adore
you, I thank you, I love you! You give life and vivify the whole universe. Preserve me in good health; free
me from the illnesses which threaten it and all the evils which endanger it. Come, Holy Spirit. Inflame us
with the fire of your love, so that we will be able to humbly and courageously discern the good and evil
present in the society. Help us to listen to your words with the docile attitude of the disciples, and to be
ready, like Mary, the attentive Virgin, to make those words bear fruit in the form of holiness in our
personal lives, in our families and in our society. Make us receptive to Christ, who knocks on the door of
our heart and transform us into ardent dwelling places of God. Come, Holy Spirit. Pour out the power of
your grace on the Pope and on his bishops, so that, with evangelical wisdom and apostolic courage that
they will be able to show everyone how to respond to today’s challenges according to the plan of God.
Bestow your seven gifts on all those called to work on the Lord’s vineyard: priests, deacons, those
consecrated to the service of witnessing your kingdom, Christian families and all the faithful. Work in us
so that our lives might be a sign of a new humanity, reconciled in truth and love, to the praise and glory of
the Father. Come, Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth. Amen.

INTRODUCTORY RITES

INTRODUCTION
Commentator : Dear brothers and sisters: Good morning. Today we commemorate the feast of
Pentecost where the apostles receive the Holy Spirit as the mark of the official
start of their mission. And in this celebration we also celebrate the start of the
official opening of the academic year 2016-2017. The presence of the Spirit is a
guarantee that their and our mission will not simply be a human endeavor but the
work of God, the continuation of Jesus’ saving mission.
The “tongues of fire” mark the apostles’ inner transformation. Since they
are to communicate God to others, God must be present in them like fire that
enflames frozen hearts and shines through the darkness of sin and unbelief.
God has graced us with the presence of our dear school President Most
Rev. Precioso D. Cantillas, SBD, D.D and school director Rev. Fr. Merwin L.
Kangleon to lead us in our celebration. Let us all stand for the entrance hymn

Entrance Procession

Greeting:
PRIEST :  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Commentator/All :  AMEN.

PRIEST : The love of God has been poured out into our hearts by his Spirit living in us.
May the Spirit of the Father and of the Son be with you all.
Commentator/All : AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

PENITENTIAL RITE:
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.
      
Commentator/All :  I CONFESS TO ALMIGHTY GOD, AND TO YOU, MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS, THAT I HAVE SINNED THROUGH MY OWN FAULT, IN MY
THOUGHTS AND IN MY WORDS, IN WHAT I HAVE DONE, AND IN WHAT I
HAVE FAILED TO DO; AND 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.
Commentator/All :  AMEN.
KYRIE ELEISON
GLORIA

OPENING PRAYER:
PRIEST :  Let us pray. (in the Spirit who dwells within us).
Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Commentator/All :  AMEN.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Commentator : Please be seated as we listen to the Word of God.

In the first reading we’ll hear how the gift of the spirit transforms the
disciples of Jesus. From fearful men, they become courageous preachers of the
Good news.

FIRST READING
Lector : The word of the Lord.

Commentator/All : THANKS BE TO GOD.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

“SHINE ON ME. LET ME SEE YOUR GLORY. SHINE ON ME.

LET YOUR SPIRIT FILL ME. ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.
LET YOUR SPIRIT SHINE ON ME.”

Commentator : In the second reading, we are told that the Spirit is the bond of unity; his gifts,
therefore should not lead to division but to unity and peace in the community.

SECOND READING
Lector : The word of the Lord.

Commentator/All : THANKS BE TO GOD.

Lector (Second) : SEQUENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!

Come, Father of the poor!

Come, source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine!

You, of comforters the best;

You, the soul’s most welcome quest;
Sweet refreshment here below;

In our labor, rest most sweet;

Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill!

Where you are not, we have naught,

Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;

On our dryness pour your dew;
 Wash the stains of guilt away:

Bend the stubborn heart and will;

Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

On the faithful, who adore

And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend;

Give them virtue’s sure reward;

Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end. Amen.

Commentator : Please all stand to honor the Holy Gospel.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
PRIEST : The Lord be with you.
Commentator/All : AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
PRIEST : A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John
Commentator/All : GLORY TO YOU, LORD

GOSPEL

Commentator : Please be seated and let us listen to the homily.

HOMILY:

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS / PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Response:
LORD, SEND US YOUR SPIRIT!

Commentator : Please be seated for the preparation of the gifts.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS / PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR:

PRIEST :  Pray, my brothers and sisters, that our sacrifice 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 GIFTS:

PRIEST : Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Commentator/All :  AMEN.

Eucharistic Prayer:
Preface Dialogue:
PRIEST :  The Lord be with you.  
Commentator/All :  AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.
PRIEST :  Lift up your hearts.  
Commentator/All :  WE LIFT THEM UP TO THE LORD.
PRIEST :  Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.  
Commentator/All :  IT IS RIGHT AND JUST.
PRIEST : Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always
and everywhere to give you thanks.
HOLY

Commentator : Please all kneel and please observe silence.

Consecration Proper
PRIEST : Let us joyfully proclaim the Mystery of Faith

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

Intercessions: For the Church & For the Dead

In communion with the Saints
Concluding Doxology

GREAT AMEN (3x)

Commentator : Please all stand.

COMMUNION RITE

Lord's Prayer:
PRIEST :  Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave
us.

OUR FATHER…

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 Savior, Jesus Christ.

FOR THE KINGDOM…

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 kingdom where you live forever
and ever.

Commentator/All :  AMEN.

PRIEST :  The Peace of the Lord be with you always. 

Commentator/All :  AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

PRIEST :  Let us offer each other a sign of peace. In the

Thomasian way.

Thomasian sign of peace.

Commentator : Please all kneel.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD:

Communion:
PRIEST :  Behold Jesus the Lamb of God, our Savior who completed his Paschal Mystery
by the gift of the Holy Spirit. Behold him who takes the sin of the world. Blessed
are those called to the suffer 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.
COMMUNION SONG: PERIOD OF SILENCE OR SONG OF PRAISE:

Commentator : Please all stand.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION:

PRIEST :  Let us pray.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Commentator/All :  AMEN.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC.]

CONCLUDING RITE

Greeting:
PRIEST :  The Lord be with you.
Commentator/All :  AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

Blessing:
PRIEST : Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
The Father of light has enlightened the minds of the disciples by the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit. May he bless you and give you the gifts of
the Holy Spirit forever.
Commentator/All : AMEN.

PRIEST : May that fire which hovered over the disciples as tongues of flames
burn all evils from your hearts and make them glow with pure light.
Commentator/All : AMEN.

PRIEST : God inspired speech in different tongues to proclaim one faith. May he
strengthen your faith and fulfill your hope to see him face to face.
Commentator/All : AMEN.

PRIEST : May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit.
Commentator/All : AMEN.

Dismissal:
PRIEST : God’s Spirit lives in your hearts. Go and serve your brothers and sisters
in the peace of Christ.
Commentator/All :  THANKS BE TO GOD!

[Recessional and Closing Song]

Mass Sponsors:
NURSERY & KINDER 1 - MRS. VICTORIA GOMEZ
TODDLER & KINDER 2 - MRS. CRISPA BASI
GRADE 1 - MRS. LUDEE ABENION
GRADE 2 - MS. GLAIZA MARIE ALO
GRADE 3 - MRS. JOSEPHINE TUDIO
IV FLI – WISDOM - MS. ALICIA DEJARME

Special thanks:
THE CAMPUS MINISTRY
ALTAR SERVER
LADIES OF THE ALTAR
THOMASIAN CHOIR
LECTORS & COMMENTATOR
PROJECTOR OPERATOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FACULTY AND STAFF
CLASSROOM ADVISERS
PARENTS
VISITORS
STUDENTS