INTRODUCTORY RITES

COMMENTATOR:
When we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, we remember the Last
Supper. We remember that we are one with Jesus. In our
celebration, the bread and the wine become Jesus, Himself.
At the Last Supper, Jesus friends gathered together in His table to
be with Him. We too are friends of Jesus, gathered together on
His table to be with Him.

We share a special meal with Jesus. This special meal is called

the Holy Eucharist. When we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, we
must always remember that Jesus loves us very much.
Today, our communicants will receive this special meal which is
a memorial sacrifice for forgiveness of our sins.

Here, we participate with, even offer our own lives with the life
of Jesus to the Father in the most perfect sacrifice of love the
world has or will ever see.

Let us all stand to welcome our communicants and greet our

celebrant, Rev. Fr. Raul N. Lapuz and our Parochial Vicar Rev.
Fr. Lucilo Taburada as we sing our entrance song.

ENTRANCE SONG: PAG-AALAALA

GREETING:
PRIEST: Let the children come to Me, the Lord said with
emphasis to His disciples. They wanted to keep away from
Him but this is one time Jesus protested. He wants the
children to come to Him.

Dear children, do you see now how the Lord is looking

forward to meeting you in Holy Communion. This is a Feast, a
beautiful day, not only for you, also for Him. That is how
much Jesus loves you.

+In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

ALL: AMEN

PRIEST: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of
God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirt be with you all

ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT

PENITENTIAL RITE:
PRIEST: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

ALL: 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 the 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

PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.

ALL: Lord, have mercy.

Priest: Christ, have mercy.

ALL: Christ, have mercy.

PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.

ALL: Lord, have mercy.

GLORIA:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good
will.
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.
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 of the Father, have mercy on us.
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. Amen
OPENING PRAYER:
PRIEST: Let us Pray.
Lord Jesus, You embraced lovingly and tenderly the little ones
who were brought to you. Look now with special loving eyes
upon these children who will receive you for the first time in the
sacrament of your real presence.
Touch their hearts deeply that they may not forget that You are
the real center of their real growth to maturity.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and
ever.

ALL: AMEN.

COMMENTATOR: Let us all be seated and listen to the Word

of God.

LITURGY OF THE WORD READING:

First Reading
A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
(1Cor. 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 of my blood,
whenever you drink it. Do this in 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:
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, oh, 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

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

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

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, oh, lord, save my life
from the snares of the dark, oh, lord, save my life
Be my strength

COMMENTATOR: Please stand to honor the Holy Gospel.

ALLELUIA SONG
GOSPEL:

PRIEST: The Lord be with you.

ALL: And with your Spirit.

Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St.

Mark (10:13-16)
ALL: + Glory to you Lord.

PRIEST: Jesus said: ‘I am the living bread which has come

down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live
forever; and the bread that I shall live is my flesh, for the life
of the world.’ Then the Jews started arguing with one another:
‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ they said. Jesus
replied: ‘I tell you most solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of
the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life
in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood
has eternal life, and I shall raise them up on the last day. For
my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Those who
eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in
them. As I, who am sent by the living Father, myself draw life
from the Father, so whoever eats me will draw life from me.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

All Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ

COMMENTATOR: Please be seated for the Homily.

HOMILY:

THE PROFESSION OF FAITH:

COMMENTATOR:
In this part of Baptismal vows, the communicants will express to
the Lord Jesus their eagerness to have a close relationship with
Him forever. Candles are lighted to symbolize the presence of
Jesus must be light of the world.

COMMENTATOR: COMMUNICANTS, please

stand to renew your baptismal promises.

PRIEST: Dear Children, you are now going to renew your

Baptismal promises. On the day of your baptism, the priest asked
you, “Do you renounce Satan? Do you promise to follow Jesus
Christ?” You were then too small to answer yourselves. Instead,
your parents and godparents answered for you. Today, Mother
Church will ask you the same questions and this time you will
make the promises yourselves with your whole heart and with
your whole mind.

PRIEST: Do you reject Satan?

COMMUNICANTS:I DO.

PRIEST: And all his works?

COMMUNICANTS: I DO.

PRIEST: And all his empty promises?

COMMUNICANTS: I DO.

PRIEST: Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator

of Heaven and Earth?
COMMUNICANTS:I DO.

PRIEST: 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?
COMMUNICANTS:I DO.

PRIEST: 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?
COMMUNICANTS:I DO.

PRIEST: God, the all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, has given us new birth by the water and the Holy Spirit
and has forgiven all our sins. May He also keep us faithful to our
Lord Jesus Christ forever and ever.
ALL: AMEN.

COMMENTATOR: All first communicants can now blow off your

candles.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:

PRIEST: God our Father, You always invite us to renew our
lives for the coming of your kingdom. You never fail to give us
what we need to be able to respond to your call. Help us heed the
invitation to act on your word to make ready the way for your
coming. Teach us to say…
“LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR CHILDREN”

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

CHILD 1: For those who lead us in the church, Francis, our

Pope, Macaraeg, our Bishop, all bishops and all priests,
especially our celebrant for today, Rev. Fr. Abraham Esquig, all
religious
and lay leaders: may the simplicity of Christ’s coming make them
true models of Christian living as you renew them in their
dedication to the service of all men. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”
CHILD 2: For the people in the world, especially here in our
country – the Philippines that we may learn to live in peace with
one another because we belong to one family of mankind and we
have only one Father. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

CHILD 3: For the leaders of the world and of nations, that

they may listen to the voice of the Spirit at work in the world
and look with wisdom and in dialogue for solutions to end
wars, civil strife, and exploitation of nations and one person
by another, and continue to strive for the common good. Let
us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

CHILD 4: Our parents are your gifts to us Lord. They provide

us with everything we need. They are always there for us. We
know how good you are to us Father, and how much you love us
through them. Please take care of our parents, bless them and
give them good health and spirit-filled longer life with us as you
make us good and grateful children. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”
CHILD 5: For us, First Communicants, that as we receive Jesus
in our hearts, we may be strengthened by our love for Him by
showing our love for one another. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

PARENT: For us Parents, that we may not neglect our duties

and responsibilities in bringing our children to God by our
exemplary lives. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

CATECHIST: For the catechists, that we may be fully

enlightened and become aware of the fact that we are instruments
of God to impart to the catechumens useful knowledge, to train
them to be good, and all the patience to withstand and persevere
in all hardships. Let us pray to the Lord.

ALL: “LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR

CHILDREN”

PRIEST: Lord Jesus, in this special celebration of grace, help

us look within and see what prevents us from opening our hearts
to your love. As you give yourself once more to us in your Body
and
Blood, inspire us to yearn for you always, you who live and reign
forever and ever.

ALL: AMEN.

COMMENTATOR: Please be seated… LITURGY OF THE

EUCHARIST
PRIEST: Pray, my brothers and sisters, that our sacrifice may
be acceptable to God, the Father Almighty.

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: FATHER, we bring before you this bread as a sign
of our union with Jesus, and this wine as the sign of our joy.
Please accept them Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

ALL: AMEN.

PREFACE
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
ALL: 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.
PRIEST: God our loving Father, we are glad to give you
thanks and praise because you love us, with Jesus, we sing our
praise.

SANCTUS
COMMENTATOR: Let us all kneel…

God our Father, Blessed be Jesus, whom you sent to be the

friend of children and of the poor. He came to show us how
we can love you, Father, by loving one another. He came to
take away the sin, which keeps us from being friends and
make us all unhappy. God our Father, we now ask you to send
your Holy Spirit, to be with us always so that we can live as
your children. God our Father, we now ask you to send your
Holy Spirit to change these gifts of bread and wine into the
body and blood of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

That night before He died, Jesus your Son, showed us how

much You love us. When he was at supper with His
disciples, He took bread, and gave you thanks and praise.
Then He broke the bread, gave it to His friend, and said:
“Take this all of you and eat it, this is my body which will be
given up for you.”

When supper was ended, Jesus took the cup that was filled with
wine, He thanked you gave it to His friends and said, “Take
this all of you, and drink from it. This is the cup of my blood,
the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed
for you and for all so that sins maybe forgiven. Do this in
memory of me.”

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION (to be sung)

Priest: Lord our God, listen to our prayer, send the Holy
Spirit to all of us who share in this meal. May this Spirit
bring us closer together in the family of the Church, with

Francis, our Pope, Enrique, our Bishop,

All the other clergy and all who serve your people.

Priest: 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
mercy: Welcome them into the light of 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.

THROUGH HIM, AND WITH HIM, AND IN HIM, O GOD,

ALMIGHTY FATHER, IN UNITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ALL GLORY AND HONOR IS YOURS, FOREVER AND
EVER.

Amen: (to be sung)

COMMENTATOR: Please stand…

PRIEST: Let us sing with confidence to the Father in the

words our Savior gave us:
OUR FATHER

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 our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into
temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

COMMENTATOR: Please kneel…

PRIEST: This is Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world. Happy are we who are called to His supper.

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 stand

CLOSING PRAYER
Priest: Let us pray. God our Father, we have shared in the
one bread your Son and His love. Thank You for giving us
this wonderful gift and allowing us a greater share in the
community celebration. Help us to truly be signs of your love
for others. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
SOLEMN BLESSING

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

May the God who created you give you new life each day.

All: Amen.
Priest: May Jesus who loves us teach us all to love.
All: Amen.
Priest: Dear children, love one another as Jesus loves
you. And may Almighty God bless you and your parents and
those who are here in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord, by being

kind and good to your parents, brothers, sisters

All: Thanks be to God