LITURGY OF THE FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

ENTRANCE PROCESSION (with their parents )

INTRODUCTION

Commentator:

Good afternoon my brothers and sisters in Christ! We come together

to acknowledge and give thanks to God, for all the blessings He has
bestowed upon us. This is a place where we can fellowship together in
remembrance of all that He has done. This is a place where we can
celebrate all of the benefits provided for us by His shed blood and broken
body. This is a place where all natural barriers cease to exist and we
recognize, honor, and respect all others who are also part of the Body of
Christ.

Today is a special and joyous day for Dominican School Manila

Community, especially for us children who will receive Jesus for the first
time in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. As young members of the
Body of Christ, we are happy because our parents, teachers, and friends
especially Fr. Louie R. Coronel, OP are here to celebrate with us as we
receive Jesus, the Bread of Life, for the first time. With grateful hearts, we
humbly pray that to receive the Holy Eucharist will strengthen our desire to
know Christ more fully, to love Him more dearly, and to follow Him more
closely.

And now, let us all stand and joyfully sing the entrance hymn.
THE ENTRANCE PROCESSION

Entrance Song

GATHER THE PEOPLE

Refrain:

Gather the people! Enter the feast!

All are invited, the greatest and least.
The banquet is ready, now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast that God has prepared.

Around this table we dine as kin,

Beloved family of God
We share the body of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat. Refrain

Around this table God’s bounty falls

on all who hunger and thirst.
We drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat. Refrain

Around this table our hearts rejoice

in love that’s stronger than death.
We’ll rise in glory with Christ, the Lord.
Then we become what we eat. Refrain

Around this table we tell great tales,

the wondrous stories of grace.
We hold the memory of Christ, the
Lord. So we become what we eat. Refrain

THE GREETING

Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit.

ALL: Amen.

PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.
ALL: And with your spirit.

PRIEST: Dear children, parents and friends when we were

baptized we were cleansed of the sins of our first
parents handed to us. Our souls were made beautiful
with the grace of God. But as we grow, we choose to
say “Yes” always to ourselves and “No” to the will of
Jesus. This makes Jesus very sad. But because
Jesus is a merciful and loving brother, he makes ways
for us to be friends again. As we continue our
celebration, let us prepare to meet Jesus in the
Eucharist by asking forgiveness to our sins. (Pause )

PENITENTIAL RITE

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
through my fault, through my fault, through my most
grievous fault; 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.

PRIEST: May the Almighty God have mercy on us forgive us our

sins and bring us to everlasting life.

ALL: Amen.
KYRIE

Solo: Lord have mercy

All: Lord have mercy

Solo: Christ have Mercy

All: Christ have mercy

Solo: Lord have mercy

All: Lord have mercy

THE GLORIA

Refrain:

Glory to God (3x) in the highest, and on earth peace on earth,

peaceto people of good will.

1. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your
great glory, Lord God, heavenly King,O God, Almighty Father. (Refrain)

2. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take
away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away the sins of the world, receive
our prayer; You are seated at the right hand, the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
(Refrain)

3.For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. (Refrain)Amen. Amen
OPENING PRAYER

PRIEST : LET US PRAY.

O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial

of your Passion grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred
mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always experience
in ourselves the fruits of your redemption. Who live and reign with
God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever
and ever.

ALL: Amen

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

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING

From the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11:23-26)

This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same
night that He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it
and broke it, and He said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of
me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new
covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ Until the
Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are
proclaiming His death.

The Word of the Lord.

ALL : Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
 Our blessing cup is a communion
with the Blood of Christ; and the Bread we break;
it is a sharing in the Body of the Lord

Commentator : Please all stand to honor the holy Gospel.

ALLELUIA

Alleluia (sung)

Verse before the Gospel(John 6:51-52)

All: “I am the living breadfrom heaven, says theLord;

if anyone whoeats this bread willlive forever.”

GOSPEL

PRIEST : The Lord be with you.

ALL : And with your spirit.

PRIEST : A reading from the Holy Gospel according to

John.

ALL : Glory to you, O Lord.

 John 6:51-58

PRIEST : Jesus said to the crowd of the Jews: “I myself am the

living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone who
eats this bread he shall live forever; the bread I will give is
my flesh for the life of the world.” At this the Jews
quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can he give
us his flesh to eat?” Thereupon Jesus told them: “Let me
solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son
of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. He
who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has life
eternal, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my
flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. The man who
feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and
I in him. Just as the Father who has life, sent me and I
have life because of the Father, so the man who feeds on
me, will have life because of me. This is the bread that
came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate
and died nonetheless, the man who feeds on this bread
shall live forever.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

ALL : Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

Commentator: All be seated and listen to the homily.

HOMILY

RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES(Lighting of Candles)

Commentator : Communicants please stands and get your candles…

PRIEST : Today we celebrate with our children as they prepare to

receive the Sacrament of Communion for the first time.
None of us are good enough to presume upon these gifts,
but we are all made welcome by our Lord, God of grace.
The communion is about our relationship with God and
with other people as we join together in sharing bread and
one cup. St. Paul tells us that we risk much if we take
these without due care and reverence. Therefore as you
prepare to receive, it is important that you know what you
are doing. Communicants, the communion is about
belonging to God’s family. You have all been baptized into
that family.

Celebrant: We light this candle to remember Jesus. He is the

Light of the world. He is with us in this celebration.
(The candles are lit)

Celebrant: Dear children, when we were baptized, we passed

from the old life of sin to the new life with God.
God chose to live in each one of us. Today, let us
renew the promises we made to live as sons and
daughters of God our Father, brothers and sisters
 of Christ Jesus and temples of the Holy Spirit. Let
us now profess what we believe in.

Celebrant: Do you reject Satan?

All: I do.

Celebrant: And all his works?

All: I do.

Celebrant: And all his empty promises?

All: I do.

Celebrant: Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty creator

of heaven and earth?

All: I do.

Celebrant: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son our

Lord who was born of the Virgin Mary, was
crucified, died and was buried, rose from the dead
and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?

All: I do.

Celebrant: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic

Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness
of sins, the resurrection of the body and life
everlasting?

All: Amen.
(The priest sprinkles the communicants with the holy water)
I SAW A STREAM

1. I saw a steam of living water bright and fresh and clear.

It braches out and moves so peacefully,
flowing all the year. Refrain

Refrain:
Living water (2x)
spreading goodness in an arid Land,
Eden’s rivers (2x)
never were so grand.

2. So come and drink of living water

Come and quench your thirst
Of all the streams that lead to Paradise
This one is the first. Refrain

3. The smallest cup of living water

Like the finest wine
Give joy and strength and true refreshment
Nothing tastes so fine. Refrain

Commentator: Communicants please blow your candles and put them down.
Please all stand.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

PRIEST : The Lord Jesus told us that the Father knows each one of
us by name, and knows the number of hairs on our
heads. Trusting in such loving kindness, we bring our
prayers before Him. In every petition let us say: HEAR
OUR PRAYER.

Response: Hear our prayer

Child 1 -- For the Holy Father, bishops and priests, through whom the Body and
Blood of Jesus made present everyday, that they may grow in fervent love
for Jesus, and celebrate the Eucharist with greater faith and devotion.
Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 2 -- For the leaders of our nation, that their decisions may reflect respect for
the life and dignity of every h u ma n b e i n g a n d ma n i f e s t i t i n th e i r
c o n c e rn f o r t h e p o o r e s t a n d mo st v u l n e ra b l e me m b e r s
o fsociety. Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 3 -- For all those who work, that they may see their work as
participation in God's creation, and that they may experience and
promote economic justice and peace. Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 4 -- F o r th e me mb e rs o f t h e re l i g i o u s co mmu n i t y i n o u r p a ri sh ,
t h a t w e ma y b e united in building a society in which everyone can
live with dignity and hope. Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 5 -- For all the boys and girls in the world who will be receiving Jesus for the
first time this year, may we always live the simplicity of faith, which brings
us to a harmonious relationship with God and with others. Lord in your
mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 6 -- For our parents and teachers who have prepared us for this great day, that
they may never grow weary of teaching us the Catholic doctrine, and the
depth of Jesus’ love in the Eucharist. Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 7 -- For all of us, that God may renew our sight, so that we may envision a
new heaven and a new earth, a world in which all men and women will
work together joyfully in cooperation and love. Lord in your mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

Child 8 -- For all our beloved dead, that they may receive forgiveness of their sins,
obtain reward of their goodness and gain everlasting life. Lord in your
mercy.

ALL :Hear our prayer

PRIEST :God our Father, we thank you for listening to our

prayer. Thank you above all for the gift of Jesus
your Son. May our hearts always welcome your
love, especially as you give it in your Word and in
the Bread of Life.We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
ALL : Amen.

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

proceed to offertory procession.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Preparation of Gifts (Offertory) SONG:

WE ARE MANY PARTS

We are many parts, we are all one body,and the gifts we have we are given to share.
May the Spirit of love make us one in deed;One the love that we share,
One our hope in despair; One the cross that we bear.
1. God of all, we look to you,
we would be your servants true,
let us be your love to all the world. Ref.
2. So my pain is pain for you,
in your joy is my joy, too;
all is brought together in the Lord. Ref.
3. All you seekers, great and small,
seek the greatest gift of all;
if you love, then you will know the Lord. Ref.
 TAKE OUR BREAD, WE ASK YOU

Refrain:
Take our bread, we ask you, take our hearts, we love you,
Take our lives, oh Father, we are yours, we are yours.

1. Yours as we stand at the table you set, yours as we eat the bread our hearts can't
forget. We are the signs of your life with us yet; we are yours, we are yours. Ref.

2. Your holy people stand washed in your blood, Spirit-filled, yet hungry, we await
your food. We are poor but we’ve brought ourselves the best we could.
We are yours, we are yours. Ref.

Priest: Blessed 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.

All: Blessed be God forever.

Priest: Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation, through your
goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine
and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual
drink.

All: Blessed be God forever.

Commentator : Please stand.

PRIEST :Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

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: Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord, as she

makes her prayer to you, and grant that, when
consumed by those who believe, they may bring ever
greater holiness, through Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PRIEST: The Lord be with you.

AL: And with your spirit.

PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.

ALL: We lift them up to the Lord.

PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

ALL: It is right and just.

COMMON PREFACE V:

PRIEST :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, through Christ our
Lord. His Death we celebrate in Love, His Resurrection
we confess with living faith, and his Coming in glory we
 await with unwavering hope. And so, with all the Angels
and the Saints, we praise you as without end we acclaim:

ALL :
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of Your glory, full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest (2x).

Commentator : Please all kneel.

CONSECRATION OF THE BREAD AND WINE

INTO THE BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

PRIEST : You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending
down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that
they may become for us the Body and Blood of our
Lord Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into

his Passion, he took bread and, giving thanks, broke
it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of
you, and eat of it,for this is my body which will be
given up for you.
ALL : (My Lord and my God.)

PRIEST : In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the

chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his
disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and drink
from it,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.

ALL : (My Lord and my God.)

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

PRIEST :The mystery of faith.

Commentator : Please all stand.

(sung)

When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death O Lord,
until You come again.

PRIEST : 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 Luis Antonio 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 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 through your
Son, Jesus Christ.

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY AND THE GREAT AMEN

PRIEST: 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.
ALL : AMEN (sung)

COMMUNION RITE

PRIEST: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine

teaching, we dare to sing:
 THE LORD’S PRAYER (sung)

O Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 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
trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into
temptation,but deliver us from evil.

PRIEST: 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.
ALL : (sung)
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever.

PRAYER FOR PEACE, SIGN OF PEACE, BREAKING OF THE BREAD

PRIEST : 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 live and reign
forever and ever.

ALL : Amen

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

ALL : And with your spirit.

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

LAMB OF GOD( sung )

Jesus, Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of Life, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Cup of Hope, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Commentator : Please all kneel.

COMMUNION

PRIEST : 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.
ALL : Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only
say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Priest : The Body of Christ

Communicant : Amen

COMMUNION SONG

JESUS YOU ARE BREAD FOR US

Refrain:
Jesus, you are bread for us. Jesus, you are life for us.
In your gift of Eucharist we find love.

1. When we feel we need a friend you are there with us, Jesus.
Thank you for the friend you are. Thank you for the love we share. Ref.

2. When we feel that we need love you are there with us, Jesus.
Thank you for the friend you are. Thank you for the love we share. Ref.

3. When we feel that things aren’t fair you are there with us, Jesus.
Thank you for the friend you are. Thank you for the love we share. Ref.
 SEED SCATERRED AND SOWN

Refrain:

Seed, scattered and sown,

wheat, gathered and grown, bread, broken and shared as one, the living Bread of God.  
Vine, fruit of the land, wine, work of our hands, one cup that is shared by all, the living Cup, the
living Bread of God.

1. Is not the bread we break, a sharing in our Lord? Is not the cup we bless, the blood of
Christ out poured. Ref.

2. The seed which falls on rock will wither and will die. The seed within good ground will
flower and have life. Ref.

3. As wheat upon the hills was gathered and was grown, so may the church of God be
gathered into one. Ref.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

PRIEST : Let us pray.

May sharing at the heavenly table sanctify us, Lord, we

pray, so that through the Body and Blood of Christ the
whole family of believers may be bound together, through
Christ our Lord.
ALL : Amen.

Commentator:Please be seated. Communicants please remain standing for our

Consecration to the Blessed Mother Mary

INANG MARIA

Sa iyongkandunganakingnatikmanangunangpagmamahal.
Kahitmusmos pa nar’yankanakapilingkaaking Ina.
Hanggangsapagtulogikawangkasamahanggangsabuongmagdamag.
Ipinaghehelengbutihingnanayangkanyangbunsongmahal.
Kahitkailankahitsaanlamankangala-ala, tanging Bit’winsa ‘king langit,
tangingpusosadibdib, Inangsinisinta,Santa Maria. (2X)
Commentator:Please be seated for the THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

Child#1: Thank you, dear mother and father for giving us life and helping us grow.

Child#2: Thank you, dear teachers and sisters for bringing us closer to Jesus and
teaching us how to love Him.

Child#3: Thank you, everyone for making this day such a happy one.

Child#4: Thank you, our dear Chaplain Reverend Father Franklin F. Beltran, OP for
sparing your precious time. Through your tender voice of Jesus’
forgiveness and from your gentle hands, we receive the Body and Blood
of Jesus.

Commentator:Please stand.

CONCLUDING RITE, FINAL BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

PRIEST : The Lord be with you.

ALL : And with your spirit.

PRIEST : Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessings.

May God the Father, who called us together bless
you, protect you and keep you faithful.

ALL : Amen.

PRIEST : May Christ the Lord, the High King of Heaven,

be near you at all times and shield you from all
evil.

ALL : Amen.
PRIEST : May the Holy Spirit, who is the source of
all holiness, make you rich in the love of God’s
people.

ALL : Amen.

PRIEST : And may almighty God bless all of you,

who are gathered here, the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.

ALL : Amen.

PRIEST : We have met Jesus in this wonderful celebration,

let us go and bring Him with us always and
everywhere.

ALL : Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL SONG

HE IS THE LORD

Refrain:

Sing to the Lord with shouts of joy let all creation rejoice!
Come join the song of praise to our God! He is the Lord! He is the Lord!

1. Cry out with joy to the Lord all you nations. Serve the Lord. Serve the Lord. Come before
Him singing for joy.

2. Give thanks to God our Father for His love. Bless our God. Bless our God. His mercy is
forever.

3. Great is the king of creation; He Is faithful. Praise His name. Praise His name.