BACCALAUREATE MASS

Elementary and High School Departments

Saint Joseph School Gymnasium
May 21, 2022

INTRODUCTION (Elementary With High Honor)

ENTRANCE HYMN

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.

PENITENTIAL ACT

Priest: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge

our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the
sacred mysteries. (pause)

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 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 almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our

sins and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.

KYRIE ( s u n g )
GLORY TO GOD (sung)

OPENING PRAYER

Priest: Let us pray.

O God, who gladden us year by year

with the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection,
graciously grant that,
by celebrating these present festivities,
we may merit through them to reach eternal joys.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

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First Reading Commentary:

The first reading we will hear God’s voice who will

continuously give us hope, and the things that comes from God
will last until the end of time. Let us listen to the first reading
taken from the Book of Samuel

FIRST READING Samuel 7, 4-5. 12-14. 16

The LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant

David, ‘When your time comes and you rest with your
ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from
your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. It is he who
shall build a house for my name. And I will make his royal
throne firm forever. I will be a father to him, and he shall
be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure
forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever.’”
(pause)

The word of the Lord.

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All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

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Response:

I love the Lord, He is filled with compassion.

He turned to me on the day that I called.
From the snares of the dark, O, Lord, save my life,
Be my strength.

Gracious is the Lord, and just.

Our God is mercy, rest to the weary.
Return my soul to the Lord our God who bids tears away.
I love the Lord. (Response)

How can I repay the Lord for all the goodness He has shown me?
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on His name.
I love the Lord. (Response)

I shall live my vows to You before Your people,

I am Your servant.
I will offer You my sacrifice of praise and of pray'r.
I love the Lord. (Response)

Second Reading Commentary:

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 In the letter of St. Paul, it is righteousness which matters
most. The righteousness that comes from faith, the faith that God
bestow upon us. Let us listen to the Second reading taken from
the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans.

SECOND READING

Brothers and sisters:

It was not through the law that the promise was made to
Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world,
but through the righteousness that comes from faith. For this
reason, it depends on faith, so that it may be a gift, and the
promise may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not to those
who only adhere to the law but to those who follow the faith of
Abraham, who is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have
made you father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight
of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and
calls into being what does not exist. He believed, hoping
against hope, that he would become “the father of many
nations,” according to what was said, “Thus shall your
descendants be. That is why it was credited to him as
righteousness.” (pause)

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Commentator: Please all stand as we acclaim the Holy Gospel.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (sung)

GOSPEL

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Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: A reading from the Gospel according to Saint Matthew

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary of her

was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the
birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was
betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was
found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband,
since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to
shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention
when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary
your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that
this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and
you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from
their sins.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord
had commanded him and took his wife into his home.

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

HOMILY
CREED

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

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Priest: Graduation is an end and a beginning. It
celebrates what was accomplished and welcomes
another stage of life. Let us pray that God
continue to be our guide and our friend. For
every petition we say,

Lord, hear our prayer.

1. duì yú jí jìang bì yè de xué sheng xī wàng ta men néng huān yíng

shēnghuó de měi yī ge xiāng yù hé fēn lí bìng fā xiàn shēnghuó shì duó
me de lìng rén xīng fèn hé chóng măn tiăo zhàn, wo men xiang shàng dì
qì dăo shàng dì yu wo men tóng zài

2. For our candidates for graduation that they may appreciate deeper their
accomplishment by using it for the goo of God’s kingdom and the good
of our country, let us pray to the Lord.

3. Para sa mga namumuno, mga guro, at lahat ng nagtatrabaho dito sa

paaralang ito, nawa’y sila ay patuloy na magkapag-bigay ng kaalaman at
abilidad sa paghubog ng mga tao na naaayon sa kagustuhan ng
Panginoon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

4. Para sa gabos na tao na mayong kakayahan na makapag-adal, mga

nagsasakit huli sa kahelangan, kadukhaan, asin an mga hobenes na
nagiirok sa hararayong lugar na sinda man mabendisyon kan Dios nin
mga marahay na tawo na handing magsacrifisyo para sa saindang
pagtalubo asin karahayan, mamibi kita sa Kagurangnan.

5. For all of us, that as God’s children, we may continue to please God with
our lives by our constant display of compassion, wisdom, virtue, respect,
harmony and holiness, let us pray to the Lord:

Priest: Father in heaven, send us the Spirit of Wisdom

to purify our hearts, mind and soul and make us

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 fully human and truly your children, through
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

OFFERTORY PROCESSION AND HYMN

FLOWERS

Reader: Lord, you have made these flowers to bring joy and happiness
to the creation. May we bring the same spirit of joy and
happiness to others.

MEDALS

Reader: Lord, these medals are the symbol of recognition of our

achievements; we humbly offer them to you. May they be our
inspiration in doing our duties at home, in our community and
our nation.

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

Reader: Lord, these diplomas and certificates speak of our love,

gratitude and promise to fulfill the mission each of us received.
May they always remind us of the Christian values and ideals
set before us by our Alma Mater, Saint Joseph School.

OTHER GIFTS

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Reader: We offer you, O Lord, the work of our hands all for your glory.
May we be aware that you are the sole provider of all these
things and without you, we can do nothing.

CRUETS, CIBORIUM AND CHALICE

Reader: Lord God, we offer you the Bread and Wine, the symbol of
your presence among us whom you called to praise you and
thank you. May they be the food and drink that give us
strength in proclaiming your love in your Father’s kingdom.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The priest does the following silently while the Offertory Song is sung.

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through
your goodness we have received the bread we offer
you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it
will become for us the bread of life.

All: Blessed be God for ever.

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

All: Blessed be God for ever.

Priest: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice

and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty
Father.

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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: Receive, we pray, O Lord the sacrifice which has

redeemed the human race and be pleased to
accomplish is us salvation of mind and body.
Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

PREFACE

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with you 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.

Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but on this day above all
to laud you and yet more gloriously,

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 when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

For he is the true Lamb

who has taken away the sins of the world;
by dying he has destroyed our death,
and by rising, restored our life.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

HOLY (sung)

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.

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 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,

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.

Priest: The mystery of faith.

ANAMNESIS (sung)

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,

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 together with Francis our Pope and Rolando our
Archbishop 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. (pause)

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,
for ever and ever.

AMEN (sung)

COMMUNION RITE (sung)

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

OUR FATHER (sung)

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

graciously grant peace in our days,
that, sustained by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope,
the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.

SING OF PEACE

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.

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

LAMB OF GOD (sung)

INVITATION TO 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.

COMMUNION

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: Let us pray.

We pray, O Lord,
that the reverent reception of the
Sacrament of your Son
may cleanse us from our old ways
and transform us into a new creation.
Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

THANKSGIVING PRAYER (High School With High Honor)

BLESSING OF MEDALS, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

Priest: Our help is in the name of the Lord,

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All: who made heaven and earth.

Priest: O Lord, hear our prayer.

All: and let our cry come unto you.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: Let us pray…

O Lord,
we ask you to † bless
these medals, diplomas and certificates.
Graciously help these graduates
to put into practice
the teachings of Saint Joseph School
for your greater glory
and for the service of their fellowmen.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

FINAL BLESSING

Priest: The Lord be with you.

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All: And with your spirit.

Priest: And may almighty God bless all of you, who are
gathered here, the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy
Spirit.

All: Amen.

DISMISSAL

Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

All: Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL

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