THE ORDER OF BAPTISM

WITHIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE

MASS
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December 10, 2022

Commentator:
Good morning brothers and sisters. Our presider for today’s
liturgy is His Excellency, Most Reverend Antonio Tobias, DD,
Bishop-Emeritus of Novaliches together with concelebrating priests.
Please all stand as we begin the celebration.

Choir playing an INSTRUMENTAL while the presider and the

ministers are processing towards the front door of the church.

INTRODUCTORY RITES

The faithful sing a suitable Psalm or hymn, if circumstances allow.

Meanwhile, the celebrant, wearing an alb and stole, and even a cope, in a
festive color, goes with the ministers to the door of the church, or to that part
of the church where the parents and godparents are gathered with those to be
baptized.

GREETING

Presider:
n the name of the Father, and of the Son,
I and of the Holy Spirit.

People:
Amen.

Presider:
Peace be with you!

People:
And with your spirit
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RITE OF RECEIVING THE CHILD

The celebrant greets those present, especially the parents and
godparents, recalling in a few words the joy with which the parents
received their child as a gift from God, who is the source of all life
and who now wishes to bestow his own life on her. He may use
these or similar words:

Presider:
ear parents and godparents:
D Your families have experienced great joy at the
birth of your child,
and the Church shares your happiness.
Today this joy has brought you to the Church
to give thanks to God for the gift of your child
and to celebrate a new birth in the waters of Baptism.
This community rejoices with you,
for today the number of those baptized in Christ will
be increased,
and we offer you our support in raising your child
in the practice of the faith.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, let us now prepare
ourselves to participate in this celebration, listening to
God’s Word, praying for this child and
her family, and renewing our commitment to the Lord
and to his people.

The celebrant first asks the parents of each child:

Presider:
What name have you given your child?
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Parents:
Isabel.
Presider:
What do you ask of God’s Church for Isabel?

Parents:
Baptism.

Then the celebrant addresses the parents in these or similar words:

Presider:
In asking for Baptism for your child,
you are undertaking the responsibility
of raising her in the faith,
so that, keeping God’s commandments,
she may love the Lord and her neighbor as Christ has
taught us.

Do you understand this responsibility?

Parents:
We do.

Then turning to the godparents, the celebrant asks in these or similar words:

Presider:
Godparents, are you ready to help the parents of this
child in their duty?

Godparents:
We are.
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Then the celebrant continues, saying:

Presider:
Isabel, the Church of God receives you with great joy.
In her name I sign you with the Sign of the Cross
of Christ our Savior;
then, after me, your parents and godparents will do
the same.

And, without saying anything, he signs the child on her

forehead. Afterwards he invites the parents, and if it seems
appropriate, the godparents, to do the same.

PROCESSION TO THE ALTAR

After making the sign of the cross on the child’s forehead, the
procession going to the sanctuary takes place. An appropriate
hymn will be sung.

When the presider comes to the altar, he makes customary

reverence with the ministers and kisses it. Then, the mass will
continue in its usual form.

The Altar Server will ring a bell as a signal of the beginning of the
procession going to the sanctuary.

CHOIR – CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT

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GLORIA
CHOIR – MARAMBA

The presider intones the hymn.

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.
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COLLECT

Presider:
Let us pray.

Pause for silent prayer.

God, who bring us to participate in the mystery

O of the Passion and Resurrection of your Son,
grant, we pray, that, strengthened by the spirit of
adoption as your children,
we may always walk in newness of life.
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.

People:
Amen.

Commentator:
Please be seated.
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LITURGY OF THE WORD

READING I
Ezekiel 36:24-28

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

hus says the Lord GOD:

T I will take you away from among the nations,
gather you from all the foreign lands,
and bring you back to your own land.
I will sprinkle clean water upon you
to cleanse you from all your impurities,
and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within
you,
taking from your bodies your stony hearts
and giving you natural hearts.
I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my
statutes,
careful to observe my decrees.
You shall live in the land I gave your fathers;
you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

The Word of the Lord.

People:
Thanks be to God.
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CANTOR: RESPONSORIAL PSALM

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 8-9, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19

Look to him that you might be radiant with joy!

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad. R.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,

and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him. R.

The angel of the LORD encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him. R.

Keep your tongue from evil,

your lips from speaking guile;
Turn from evil, and do good;
seek peace and follow after it. R.

The LORD has eyes for the just

and ears for their cry.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. R.
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When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,

and from all their distress he rescues them.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted,
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. R.

READING II
Romans 6:3-5

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans

rothers and sisters:

B Are you unaware that we who were baptized into
Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into
death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness
of life.

For if we have grown into union with him through a

death like his, we shall also be united with him in the
resurrection.

The Word of the Lord.

People:
Thanks be to God.
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Commentator:

Let us all stand to honor the Holy Gospel

CHOIR – ALLELUIA (c/o Sir Marvs)

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
1 Peter 2:9

Alleluia, alleluia.
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation:
announce the praises of him who called you
out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Alleluia, alleluia.

GOSPEL
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Mark 1:9-11

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V.  A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark

R. Glory to you, O Lord

esus came from Nazareth of Galilee

J and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens
being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending
upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well
pleased.”
The Gospel of the Lord.

People:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentator:

Please remain standing.

CHOIR – ALLELUIA (c/o Sir Marvs)

The bishop then kisses the Book of the Gospels and blesses the people with it.

Commentator:
Please be seated.

HOMILY
Commentator:
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Please all stand.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

Presider:

D
ear brothers and sisters,
let us invoke the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
for this child about to receive the grace of Baptism,
and for their parents, godparents, and all the baptized.

R: Lord, we ask you, hear our prayer.

1. Give this child a new birth in Baptism through the

radiant divine mystery of your Death and Resurrection, and
join her to your holy Church: R.

2. Make her faithful disciple and witness to your Gospel

through Baptism and Confirmation: R.

3. Lead her through holiness of life to the joys of the

heavenly Kingdom: R.

4. Make her parents and godparents a shining example of

the faith to this child: R.

5. Keep her families always in your love: R.

6. Renew the grace of Baptism in each of us: R.

LITANY OF THE SAINTS

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Presider:

D
ear brothers and sisters, let us invoke the prayer of
the saints for this child who will receive the
sacrament of baptism:

CHOIR – LITANY OF SAINTS

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.

Saint Michael, pray for us.
Saint Gabriel, pray for us.
Saint Raphael, pray for us.
Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Peter and Saint Paul, pray for us.
Saint Matthew and Saint Mark, pray for us.
Saint Luke and Saint John, pray for us.
Saint Stephen, pray for us.
Saint Lawrence, pray for us.
Saint Vincent, pray for us.
Saint Fabian and Saint Sebastian, pray for us.
Saint Sylvester, pray for us.
Saint Gregory, pray for us.
Saint Ambrose, pray for us.
Saint Augustine, pray for us.
Saint Jerome, pray for us.
Saint Martin, pray for us.
Saint Nicholas, pray for us.
Saint Anthony, pray for us.
Saint Benedict, pray for us.
Saint Bernard, pray for us.
Saint Dominic, pray for us.
Saint Francis, pray for us.
Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
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Saint Agatha, pray for us.

Saint Lucy, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, pray for us.
Saint Cecilia, pray for us.
Saint Catharine, pray for us.
Saint Anastasia, pray for us.
Saint Hannibal pray for us.
Saint Elizabeth pray for us.
Saint Marie Eugenie pray for us.
Saint Pedro Calungsod pray for us.
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz De Manila pray for us.
Saint John Nepomucene pray for us.

All holy men and women, Saints of God, pray for us.

PRAYER OF EXORCISM

Presider:
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A lmighty ever-living God,

who sent your Son into the world
to drive out from us the power of Satan, the spirit of
evil,
and bring the human race, rescued from darkness,
into the marvelous Kingdom of your light:
we humbly beseech you
to free this child from Original Sin,
to make her the temple of your glory,
and to grant that your Holy Spirit may dwell in her.
Through Christ our Lord.

People:
Amen.

The celebrant continues:

Presider:

May the strength of Christ the Savior protect you,

who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

People:
Amen.

And immediately, without saying anything, he lays his hand on the

child.

CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM
When they have come to the font, the celebrant briefly reminds
those present of the wonderful plan of God, who willed to sanctify
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the human soul and body through water. He may do this in these or
similar words:

Presider:

Let us pray, dear brothers and sisters,

that the Lord God Almighty may bestow new life on
this child by water and the Holy Spirit.

BLESSING OF WATER AND INVOCATION OF GOD

OVER THE WATER

Presider:

O God, who by invisible power

accomplish a wondrous effect
through sacramental signs
and who in many ways have prepared water, your
creation, to show forth the grace of Baptism;

O God, whose Spirit

in the first moments of the world’s creation
hovered over the waters,
so that the very substance of water
would even then take to itself the power to sanctify;

O God, who by the outpouring of the flood

foreshadowed regeneration, so that from the mystery
of one and the same element of water
would come an end to vice and a beginning of virtue;
O God, who caused the children of Abraham
to pass dry-shod through the Red Sea,
so that the chosen people,
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set free from slavery to Pharaoh,

would prefigure the people of the baptized;

O God, whose Son,

baptized by John in the waters of the Jordan,
was anointed with the Holy Spirit,
and, as he hung upon the Cross,
gave forth water from his side along with blood,
and after his Resurrection, commanded his disciples:
“Go forth, teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit,”
look now, we pray, upon the face of your Church
and graciously unseal for her the fountain of Baptism.

May this water receive by the Holy Spirit

the grace of your Only Begotten Son,
so that human nature, created in your image
and washed clean through the Sacrament of Baptism
from all the squalor of the life of old,
may be found worthy to rise to the life of newborn
children through water and the Holy Spirit.

The celebrant touches the water with his right hand and continues:

May the power of the Holy Spirit,

O Lord, we pray,
come down through your Son
into the fullness of this font,
so that all who have been buried with Christ
by Baptism into death
may rise again to life with him.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
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CHOIR – AMEN… AMEN… AMEN…

RENUNCIATION OF SIN AND PROFESSION OF FAITH

Presider:

Dear parents and godparents:

through the Sacrament of Baptism
the child you have presented
is about to receive from the love of God
new life by water and the Holy Spirit.

For your part, you must strive to bring her up in

the faith,
so that this divine life may be preserved from the
contagion of sin,
and may grow in her day by day.

If your faith makes you ready to accept this

responsibility,
then, mindful of your own Baptism,
renounce sin and profess faith in Christ Jesus,
the faith of the Church,
in which child is baptized.

Presider:
Do you renounce sin,
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so as to live in the freedom of the children of God?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.

Presider:
Do you renounce the lure of evil,
so that sin may have no mastery over you?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.

Presider:
Do you renounce Satan,
the author and prince of sin?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.

Next, the celebrant elicits the threefold profession of faith by the

parents and godparents, saying:

Presider:
Do you believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.
Presider:
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was born of the Virgin Mary,
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suffered death and was buried,

rose again from the dead
and is seated at the right hand of the Father?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.

Presider:
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?

Parents/Godparents:
I do.

Presider:
This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church.
We are proud to profess it in Christ Jesus our Lord.

People:
Amen.

BAPTISM
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The celebrant invites the first family to approach the font. In

addition, using the name of the child, he asks the parents and
godparents:

Presider:
Is it your will, therefore, that Isabel should receive
Baptism in the faith of the Church, which we have all
professed with you?

Parents/ Godparents:
It is.

And immediately the celebrant baptizes the child, saying:

Presider:

ISABEL, I BAPTIZE YOU, IN THE NAME OF THE

FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT.

After the Baptism of the child, it is appropriate for the people to

sing a short acclamation.
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ANOINTING OF THE SACRED CHRISM AFTER BAPTISM

Presider:
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
has freed you from sin,
given you new birth by water and the Holy Spirit,
and joined you to his people.
He now anoints you with the Chrism of salvation,
so that you may remain member of Christ,
Priest, Prophet and King,
unto eternal life.

People:
Amen.

Then, without saying anything, the celebrant anoints the baptized child with
sacred Chrism on the crown of her head.

CLOTHING WITH A WHITE GARMENT

Presider:
Isabel, you have become a new creation
and have clothed yourself in Christ.
May this white garment be a sign to you of your
Christian dignity.
With your family and friends to help you by word
and example, bring it unstained into eternal life.

People:
Amen.

And a white garment is placed on the child.

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HANDING ON OF A LIGHTED CANDLE

Presider:
Receive the light of Christ.

The parents and godparents light a candle from the paschal candle
Presider:
Parents and godparents,
this light is entrusted to you to be kept burning
brightly,
so that your child, enlightened by Christ,
may walk always as child of the light
and, persevering in the faith,
may run to meet the Lord when he comes
with all the Saints in the heavenly court.

RITE OF “EPHPHATHA”
The celebrant touches the ears and mouth of each child with his thumb,
saying:

Presider:
May the Lord Jesus,
who made the deaf to hear and the mute to speak,
grant that you may soon receive his word with your
ears
and profess the faith with your lips,
to the glory and praise of God the Father.

People:
Amen.

Commentator:
Please be seated.
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CHOIR – HANDOG NAMIN

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND THE GIFTS

During the preparation of the gifts, the Offertory song is sung and the altar
table is prepared.
The Priest takes the paten with the bread and holds it slightly raised above
the altar says:

lessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

B 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.
People:

Blessed be God forever

The deacon pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying inaudibly:
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.

Then the presider takes the chalice and holding it slightly raised above the
altar says:

lessed are you, Lord God of all creation,

B 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.

People:
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Blessed be God forever

The presider bows and says inaudibly:

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.

He may now incense the offerings, the cross, and the altar. Afterwards the
deacon or a minister incenses the presider and the people. Next the Presider
stands at the side of the altar and washes his hands, saying inaudibly:

Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity

and cleanse me from my sin.

Standing at the center of the altar, facing the people, he extends and then
joins his hands, saying:

Pray, brothers and sisters,

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

People:

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.
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PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Presider:

O Lord, who have graciously gathered into your

priestly people
those you have conformed to the likeness of your Son,
be pleased, we ask you,
to look upon them as acceptable sacrifices
and to receive them favorably
together with the offerings of your Church.
Through Christ our Lord.

People:

Amen.
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PREFACE

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R: It is right and just.

I
t 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.

For through his Paschal Mystery,

he accomplished the marvelous deed,
by which he has freed us from the yoke of sin and death,
summoning us to the glory of being now called
a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for your own possession,
to proclaim everywhere your mighty works,
for you have called us out of darkness
into your own wonderful light.

And so, with Angels and Archangels,

with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:

SANCTUS
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CHOIR – SANTO (PASTORELA- HONTIVEROS)

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

The Priest, with hands extended, says:

ou are indeed Holy, O Lord,
Y the fount of all holiness.

He joins his hands and, holding them extended over the offerings, says:

ake holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,

M by sending down your Spirit upon them like
the dewfall,

He joins his hands and makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and
the chalice together, saying:

so that they may become for us

the Body and  Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He joins his hands. In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should
be pronounced clearly and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.
t the time he was betrayed
A and entered willingly into his Passion,

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,

T FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
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He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and
genuflects in adoration.
After this, he continues:
n a similar way,
I when supper was ended,

He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took the chalice

and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,

T 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.

He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in
adoration.

The mystery of faith.

And the people continue, acclaiming:

CHOIR – SI KRISTO AY GUNITAIN

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

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herefore, as we celebrate
T 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.

Celebrant or One Concelebrant:

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis our Pope
and Jose our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Remember also, Lord, the newly baptized

who, through Baptism,
has today been joined to your family,
that she may follow Christ, your Son,
with a generous heart and a willing spirit.

Celebrant or One Concelebrant:

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,
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with Blessed Joseph, her spouse

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

He joins his hands.

through your Son, Jesus Christ.

He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and, raising both, he says:
HROUGH HIM,
T 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.

The people acclaim:

Amen.

CHOIR – AMEN (MARAMBA)

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COMMUNION RITE

Presider:
ear brothers and sisters:
D this child, reborn through Baptism,
is now called the child of God, for so indeed she is.
Through Confirmation she will receive the fullness of
the Holy Spirit
and, approaching the altar of the Lord,
she will share at the table of his Sacrifice,
and will call upon God as Father in the midst of
the Church.
Now in her name,
and in the spirit of adoption as sons and daughters
which we have all received,
let us pray together as the Lord taught us.

He extends his hands and, together with the people, continues:

CHOIR – AMA NAMIN (VINTERES)

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.
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With hands extended, the Priest alone continues, saying:

eliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
D 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.

He joins his hands.

The people conclude the prayer, acclaiming:

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

SIGN OF PEACE

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says aloud:

L
ord 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.

He joins his hands.

Who live and reign forever and ever.

The people reply:

Amen.
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The Priest, turned towards the people, extending and then joining his hands,
adds:
The peace of the Lord be with you always.

The people reply:

And with your spirit.

Then, if appropriate, the Deacon, or the Priest, adds:

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

And all offer one another a sign, in keeping with local customs, that
expresses peace, communion, and charity. The Priest gives the sign of peace
to a Deacon or minister. Then he takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and
places a small piece in the chalice, saying quietly:

May this mingling of the Body and Blood

of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

CHOIR – KORDERO NG DIYOS (FRANCISCO)
Meanwhile the following is sung or said:

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.

The invocation may even be repeated several times if the fraction is

prolonged. Only the final time, however, is grant us peace said.
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PRIVATE PREPARATION

Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

who, by the will of the Father
and the work of the Holy Spirit,
through your Death gave life to the world,
free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood,
from all my sins and from every evil;
keep me always faithful to your commandments,
and never let me be parted from you.

COMMUNION

The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the
paten or above the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

ehold the Lamb of God,

B behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

And together with the people he adds once:

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my

roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest, facing the altar, says quietly:

May the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.

And he reverently consumes the Body of Christ.

Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal life.
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And he reverently consumes the Blood of Christ.

After this, he takes the ciborium and approaches the communicants. The
Priest raises a host slightly and shows it to each of the communicants,
saying:
The Body of Christ.
The communicant replies:
Amen.
While the Priest is receiving the Body of Christ, the Communion Chant
begins. When the distribution of Communion is over, the Priest or a Deacon
or an acolyte purifies the paten over the chalice and also the chalice itself.
While he carries out the purification, the Priest says quietly:
What has passed our lips as food, O Lord,
may we possess in purity of heart,
that what has been given to us in time
may be our healing for eternity.

Then the Priest may return to the chair. If appropriate, a sacred silence may
be observed for a while, or a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may
be sung.
CHOIR – ANY SONG RELATED TO BAPTISM OR (PANGINOON,
HALINA’T PUMARITO KA)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Presider:
Let us pray.
Pause for silent prayer
rant, O Lord, we pray,
G that, nourished with the Sacrament of your Son’s
Body and Blood, we may grow in the communion of
his Spirit
and in love for one another,
and so, through ardent charity,
reach the full stature of the Body of Christ.
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Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

People:
Amen.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

CONCLUDING RITES

Presider:
The Lord be with you.

People:
And with your spirit.

The celebrant blesses the mother, holding her child in her arms, the father,
and all those present, saying:

Presider:
The Lord God Almighty,
through his Son, born of the Virgin Mary,
brings joy to Christian mothers
as the hope of eternal life shines forth upon their
children.

May he graciously bless the mother of this child,

so that, as she now give thanks for the gift of her
child,
she may always remain united with her in
thanksgiving, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

People:
Amen.
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Presider:
May the Lord God Almighty,
the giver of life both in heaven and on earth,
bless the father of this child,
so that, together with his wife,
they may, by word and example,
prove to be the first witnesses of the faith to their
child,
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

People:
Amen.

Presider:
May the Lord God Almighty,
who by water and the Holy Spirit
has given us new birth into eternal life,
abundantly bless his faithful here present,
that always and everywhere they may be active
members of his people;
and may he bestow his peace on all who are here,
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

People:
Amen.

Presider:
May Almighty God bless you, the Father,  the son, 
and the Holy  Spirit.

People:
Amen.
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DISMISSAL

Presider / Deacon:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.

People:
Thanks be to God.

After the blessing, if circumstances suggest, a suitable canticle that expresses

paschal joy and thanksgiving or the Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
Magnificat, may be sung by all.

Where it is the custom to bring the baptized infants to the altar of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, this custom should appropriately be retained.

CHOIR – SALVE REGINA

HYMN TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos

misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

The final hymn is sung.

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CHOIR – O POONG SAN JUAN