ATENEO DE MANILA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Votive Mass in Honor of Saint
Joseph
15 March 2023
Priest Presider:
Fr. Norlan H. Julia, SJ
Commentator:
We will begin our liturgy in a few minutes. (Pause)
Here are a few reminders to make our celebration more solemn and meaningful:
We will Rash the responses and the lyrics of the songs on the projection screens. We
encourage everybody to actively participate in our Eucharistic celebration by
responding and singing.
Let us be mindful of our health protocols.
Wear your mask at all times and sanitize your hands.
Properly receive Holy Communion and respond AMEN to the communion
ministers before receiving the consecrated host.
Please pass the offertory collection baskets now to gather them in time for the
offertory. Our mass collection today will be donated to our beneficiary, the San
Jose Seminary - Formation Fund. San Jose Seminary is a Jesuit-run seminary that
forms future diocesan priests from all over the Philippines. Among its alumni are
Lui Antonio Cardinal Tagle and the Most Reverend Honesto Ongtioco, Bishop of
the Diocese of Cubao.
EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS
In case of an emergency, everyone is requested to please remain calm.
Please proceed in an orderly manner to the designated Emergency Exits. After exiting
the Covered Courts, kindly proceed to the High School Parking Area as the
designated Emergency Gathering Point.
Please be guided accordingly. Thank you.
Let us now have a moment of silence before we begin the celebration of the
Holy Eucharist.
(Bell is struck 3 times. After the third strike, a 5-second pause is observed.)
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INTRODUCTION TO THE MASS
Good morning. Welcome to our Eucharistic Celebration.
Today we celebrate the Votive Mass in honor of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus.
We don't know a lot about Joseph – we know that his Father’s name was Jacob and
that he was the husband of Mary. We know that he was a carpenter and that he
lived in Nazareth. We know that before he and Mary lived together, after their
engagement, he found out that she was pregnant and instead of shaming her, he
decided to divorce her quietly. The Gospel tells us that he did this because he was
an upright man, a man of principle.
We also know that he was a righteous man who followed the law: he observed
religious law when he went to Jerusalem for the Jewish festivals. He also followed
civil law when he went to Bethlehem for the census. We also know that Joseph had
dreams. God spoke to him in his dreams and he followed God’s word in his dreams.
Nowhere in the Gospels do we ever hear anything Joseph says but we know him to
be a man of action: he does what the angel tells him; he takes Mary as his wife; he
goes to Bethlehem; he finds a place to stay for the night; he takes his family to safety
in Egypt. Like a good father, he also goes looking for the young Jesus when he
disappears, and he finds him in the Temple after three days.
And so, as we journey through Lent – especially when we gather around the
Eucharistic table, let’s ask for St. Joseph’s intercession. May he guide us and help
us open our hearts to God’s plan: that we may be upright and righteous; that we
may be persons after God’s will; that we may be able to pray, “Father show me
how I fit into this plan of yours.” Like St. Joseph, may we allow God to speak to us
in our dreams and then get up and do as the angel of the Lord directs us. God has a
great plan for all of us.
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Leading us in worship is Reverend Fr. Norlan H. Julia of the Society of Jesus,
Rector of San Jose Seminary. Joining him are the Jesuit priests of the Ateneo de
Manila University.
Let us now together joyfully sing our entrance hymn.
Presider: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
Commentator: Amen.
Presider: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Commentator: And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL RITE
Presider: Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our weaknesses and
sinfulness and ask the Lord for his healing and mercy
A brief pause for silence follows.
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;
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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.
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Commentator: Amen
GLORIA
Presider: Glory to God in the
highest. COLLECT
Presider: Let us pray.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that by Saint Joseph’s
intercession
your Church may constantly watch over
the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation,
whose beginnings you entrusted to his faithful care.
rough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Commentator: AMEN. Please be seated and listen to the Word of God.
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LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
A reading from the Second Book of Samuel
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.’”
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29
R. The son of David will live forever.
The promises of the LORD I will sing forever;
through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness,
For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;
in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.
R. The son of David will live forever.
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“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations.”
R. The son of David will live forever.
“He shall say of me, ‘You are my father,
my God, the Rock, my savior.’
Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm.”
R. The son of David will live forever.
Second Reading
Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
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.
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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.
The Word of the Lord.
Commentator: Please stand to honor the Holy Gospel.
Acclamation before the Gospel
Ps 84:5
Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord;
they never cease to praise you.
Presider: The Lord be with
you. Commentator: And with your
spirit.
Presider: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Commentator: Glory to you O
Lord. Gospel / Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
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,
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she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
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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.
e Gospel of the Lord.
Commentator: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
Please be seated for the homily.
HOMILY
Commentator: Please all stand for the Profession of Faith.
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CREED
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from
Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Presider: Lord, you are the source of all holiness. Let us therefore pray to Our
Lord God who gave St. Joseph the light and strength he needed to
be faithful at all times. For every petition let our response be:
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Lector 1: For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, our Bishops, all priests and religious
men and women, that they may follow St. Joseph’s example of
humble service and lead us through a responsible & dedicated
leadership, let us pray to the Lord.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Lector 2: For our Ateneo de Manila Junior High School community, inspired by
St. Joseph, may we grow in faith, loving service and commitment to our
duties, let us pray to the Lord.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Lector 3: For those entrusted with the responsibility and privilege of being called
father, may they set a modern Christian example for their families, let us
pray to the Lord.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Lector 4: For all laborers and workers, may St. Joseph inspire them to work
wholeheartedly in this world, seeking always to give God glory and be
faithful to the duties assigned to them, let us pray to the Lord.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
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Lector 5: For all humanity, that through the intercession of St. Joseph, we may
find the opportunity to have secure employment and a fitting standard
of living in this time of the pandemic, let us pray to the Lord.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Lector 6: For all those who have gone before us in faith, that they may receive the
fullness of God’s mercy in the eternal kingdom, we pray.
LOVING FATHER, HEAR US.
Priest: Father, we praise you for having led Saint Joseph to serve your Son
Jesus and his Mother so faithfully; help us to be faithful to our
responsibilities and to serve you with love. We ask this through
Jesus Christ our Lord for ever and ever.
Commentator: Amen.
Commentator: Please be seated for the preparation of the altar and the gifts.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Presider: 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 forever.
Presider: By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in
the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
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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 forever.
Presider: With humble spirit and contrite heart may we be accepted
by you, O Lord, and may our sacrifice in your sight this day
be pleasing to you, Lord God.
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
Presider: Pray, brethren, 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.
Commentator: Please stand.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
We pray, O Lord,
that, just as Saint Joseph served with loving care
your Only Begotten Son, born of the Virgin Mary,
so we may be worthy to minister
with a pure heart at your altar.
rough Christ our Lord.
Commentator: Amen.
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PREFACE OF THE MISSION OF ST JOSEPH
Priest: The Lord be with you.
Commentator: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
Commentator: We lift them up to the
Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Commentator: It is right and just.
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,
and on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph
to give you fitting praise,
to glorify you and bless you.
For this just man was given by you
as spouse to the Virgin Mother of God
and set as a wise and faithful servant
in charge of your household
to watch like a father over your Only Begotten Son,
who was conceived by the overshadowing of the Holy
Spirit, our Lord Jesus Christ.
rough him the Angels praise your majesty,
Dominions adore and Powers tremble before
you.
Heaven and the Virtues of heaven and the blessed
Seraphim worship together with exultation.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
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in humble praise, as we acclaim:
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Commentator: Holy, holy, holy…
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Presider:
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.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples,
saying:
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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.
e mystery of faith.
Commentator: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
Presider:
erefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we o fer 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 Honesto our Bishop
and all the clergy.
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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 co
heirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
rough 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.
Commentator: Amen
Presider: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we
dare to pray:
All: Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy
name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
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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.
Presider: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously
grant us 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.
Commentator: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and
for ever.
RITE 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
You Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in
accordance with Your will. Who live and reign forever and ever.
Commentator: Amen.
Presider: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Commentator: And with your spirit.
Presider: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
Commentator: Peace be with you.
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PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION
Presider: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
All: 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.
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: Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Commentator: Let us all be seated, pause for a few moments of silence, and
prepare ourselves to receive the Body of Christ.
Communion
Commentator: Please all stand.
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PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Presider:
Defend with unfailing protection,
O Lord, we pray,
the family you have nourished
with food from this altar,
as they rejoice at the Solemnity of Saint Joseph,
and graciously keep safe your gifts among
them.
rough Christ our Lord.
Commentator: AMEN.
Commentator: Let’s now listen to our Beloved Principal for some
acknowledgements and announcements. Please be seated.
Acknowledgements
Commentator: Please all stand.
Presider: The Lord be with
you. Commentator: And with your
spirit.
Presider: Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
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SOLEMN BLESSING
Presider: Pour out a spirit of compunction, O Lord, on
those who bow before your majesty, and by your
mercy may they merit the rewards you promise
to those who do penance.
rough Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Presider: And may the blessing of almighty God, the
Father, and the Son, † and the Holy Spirit, come
down on you and remain with you forever.
All: Amen.
Presider: Our Eucharist has been o fered.
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
All: Thanks be to God.
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