SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG

SCHOOL OF LAW

BACCALAUREATE MASS

VERY REV. FR. GERARDO MA. DE VILLA, O.S.B.

Main President
 DR. ULPIANO P. SARMIENTO III
Commentator

READERS:

BETTINA P. BARRION
First Reading

MELCHORA ELENA D. MABILOG

Responsorial Psalm

VENICH JAMMIN RAMZEL A. PEDRON

Second Reading

VALERIE MAE O. TIO

Prayers of the Faithful

MUSIC:
MELCHORA ELENA D. MABILOG
FRANCISCO DE GUZMAN, JR.
 INTRODUCTORY RITES
ENTRANCE HYMN

Bayan, magsiawit na!

Bayan, pinagpala ka!
Dakilang biyayang pangako Niya sumilay na!

Sinauna Mong hangarin ang tao nga’y tubusin

Upang Siya ay makapiling, mapag-irog na
Diyos natin.

Bayan, magsiawit na!

Bayan, pinagpala ka!
Dakilang biyayang pangako Niya sumilay na!

Sa aba Niyang pagkatao, sa buhay Niya sa

mundo.
Inihayag Kanyang puso, Tinig ng Ama nating
Diyos.

Bayan, magsiawit na!

Bayan, pinagpala ka!
Dakilang biyayang pangako Niya sumilay na!

Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and

of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Priest: Blessed be God who offers us His Kingdom

through Jesus, our Brother and Saviour. May
His love and peace be with you all.

All: And with your Spirit.

PENITENTIAL RITE

Priest: Coming together as God’s family, let us ask the

Lord’s forgiveness for He is full of gentleness
and compassion. (Pause)

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 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 ELEISON

Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison, eleison.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, have mercy on us.

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.

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

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.

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

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.

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will…
and on earth peace to people of good will.
Amen

OPENING PRAYER

Priest: Let us pray. (Pause)

O God, Protector of those who hope in You,
without Whom nothing has firm foundation,
nothing is holy. Bestow in abundance Your
mercy upon us and grant that, with You as our
Ruler and Guide, we may use the good things
that pass in such a way as to hold fast even
now to those that ever endure.
 Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who
lives and reigns with You in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

All: Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING 1 KINGS 3:5.7-12
BETTINA P. BARRION

A Proclamation from the First Book of Kings

The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God

said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.” Solomon
answered: “O Lord, my God, you have made me, your
servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am mere
youth, not knowing at all how to act. I serve you in the midst
of the people whom you have chosen, a people so vast that
it cannot be numbered or counted. Give your servant,
therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and
to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this
vast people of yours?”
The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request. So
God said to him: “Because you have asked for this – not for
a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your
enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what
is right – I do as you requested. I give you a heart so wise
and understanding that there has never been anyone like
you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal
you.”

Reader: The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
MELCHORA ELENA D. MABILOG

Ps 119

Response: Lord, I love your commands.

I have said, O Lord, that my part is to keep you words. The

law of your mouth is to me more precious than thousands of
gold and silver. R/

Let your kindness comfort me according to your promise to

your servants. Let your compassion come to me that I may
live, for your law is my delight. R/

For I love your commands more than gold, however fine. For
in all your precepts I go forward; every false way I hate. R/

Wonderful are your decrees; therefore I observe them. The

revelation of your words shed light, giving understanding to
the simple. R/

SECOND READING Romans 8:28-30

VENICH JAMMIN RAMZEL A. PEDRON

A Proclamation from the Letter of St. Paul to the

Romans

Brothers and sister:

We know that all things work for good for those who love
God, who are called according to his purpose. For he
foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image
of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many
brothers and sisters. And those he predestined he also
called; and those he called he also justified; and those he
justified he also glorified.
Reader: The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!

Blessed are you Father, Lord of heaven and earth; for You
have revealed to little ones the mystery of the kingdom.

ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!

GOSPEL Matthew 13:44-52

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your Spirit.

Priest: A proclamation from the Holy Gospel according

to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Priest: Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of

heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again, and out
of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys
that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
merchant searching for fine pearls. When he
finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells
all that he has and buys it.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net
thrown into the sea, which collectsfish of every
kind. When it is full, they haul it ashore and sit
down to put what is good into buckets. What is
 bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end
of the age. The angels will go out and separate
the wicked from the righteous and throw them
into the fiery furnace, where there will be
wailing and grinding of teeth.
Do you understand all these things?” They
answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every
scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom
of heaven is like the head of a household who
brings from his storeroom both the new and the
old.”

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

HOMILY

PROFESSION OF FAITH (NICENE 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 he was
born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he
was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, 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 for the resurrection of the dead, and of the life of
the world to come. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

VALERIE MAE O. TIO

Priest: With gratitude to the Lord for having called us

to belong to the Kingdom without any merit on
our part, let us ask for all the other blessings
that we need in order to become worthier
members of His Kingdoms. Let us all say
together:

All: May Your Kingdom come.

1. That the Chuch may always be open to welcome all

those who ask to be admitted, in order that they may
gradually become faithful disciples of the Lord, let us
pray: R/

2. That the Holy Father, the bishops, the priests, and the
religious may succeed in inspiring us to love and
serve the Lord with all our heart, all our mind, and all
our soul, let us pray: R/

3. That parents, teachers, and catechists may lead their

children and students to appreciate the importance of
belonging to God’s Kingdom, let us pray: R/
 4. That the homeless, the unemployed, the sick, and the
marginalized may find in their Christian communities
the compassion, solidarity, and generosity that they
need to experience, let us pray: R/

5. For the entire community of San Beda College

Alabang, the Benedictine Monks, our School
administrators, teachers, and school personnel: that
they may constantly be renewed in their mission of
forming young men and women imbued with the spirit
of prayer, work and peace, let us pray: R/

6. For our beloved parents: that God may reward them

with joy, peace, consolation and the inspiration to
guide us towards all that is good, let us pray: R/

7. For us graduating students: that we may give

wholehearted support in upholding the truth and in
opposing the subtle influences of evil, let us pray R/

8. For those among us who are burdened with trials of

whatever kind: may they find in our community the
support they need, let us pray: R/

9. For those who have fallen asleep in the hope of the

resurrection: may God welcome them into the light of
His face, let us pray: R/

10. Let us pray in silence for our personal intentions.

(Pause) Let us pray: R/

Priest: Lord Jesus, healer of body and soul, look with

compassion on our community and on the
whole world. May we inherit the Kingdom
where you live and reign forever and ever.

All: Amen
 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

OFFERTORY HYMN

We bring unto Your table

With humble hearts, O Lord.
The bread and wine,
The fruits of the land and
The vine of the earth.

Transformed beneath
The hands of Your chosen priest behold
We shall receive with open hearts
Eternal life bestowed.

Gathered now Your people

Bringing gifts to Thee
Let us give You worship
For Your Sacred Feast
Continuously we sing You
Our praise on bended knees
We give You thanks,
Revere You for Your generosity.

Paghahanda ng alay
Ay narito Poon,
Ang Alak at Tinapay
Dala sa Altar Mo
Anyo’y magiging tunay,
Dugo Mo’t Katawan
Aming tatanggapin ngayon,
Magbibigay-buhay.

Paghahanda ng alay,
Ngayon ay sisim’lan
 Ang Alak at Tinapay ay bibendisyunan
Anyo’y magiging tunay,
Dugo Mo’t Katawan
Ito’y aming tatanggapin
Sa pakikinbang.

BLESSING OF THE GRADUATES

VALEDICTORIAN
BETTINA P. BARRION

Reverend Father, we the graduating students of the School

of Law, present with joy these diplomas, medals, and other
school awards for which we worked during our law school
years.

We ask you to pray that they will always remind us of our

duty to serve God and country with zeal and loyalty.

BLESSING OF DIPLOMAS, CERTIFICATES AND

MEDALS

Priest: Lord, bless and accept these diplomas,

certificates and medals, the fruits of many
years of constant efforts, which these students,
about to graduate, offer you with joy and
youthful enthusiasm. We ask you Lord to keep
the spirit of this offering alive and strong
through Christ, our Lord.

All: Amen.

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters that all our sacrifice

may be made 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 church.

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Priest: Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings which

we bring from the abundance of your gifts, that
through the powerful working of your grace
these most sacred mysteries may sanctify our
present way of life and lead us to eternal
gladness. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

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: 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.
For by his birth he brought renewal to
humanity’s fallen state, and by his suffering,
canceled out our sins; by his rising from the
dead he has opened the way to eternal life,
 and by ascending to you, O Father, he has
unlocked the gates of heaven.
And so, with the company of Angels and
Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as
without end we acclaim:

SANCTUS

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!
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna in the highest!

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
dew-fall, 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:

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 TH
IS IN MEMORY OF ME.

Priest: The mystery of faith.

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

When we eat this Bread

And drink this Cup,
We proclaim Your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again, until you come again
We proclaim Your death, O Lord.

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 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 Jesse our Bishop, Austin our Abbot
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.

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.

COMMUNION RITE
THE LORD’S PRAYER

Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by the

divine teaching we dare to say:

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, 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 all distress, as we await the blessed
hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus
Christ.

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

SIGN OF PEACE

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 graciously grant Her peace and
unity in accordance with your will.

SALUTATORY
VENICH JAMMIN RAMZEL A. PEDRON

Fellow graduating students, though our law school years are

now about to end, let our fellowship last through the years.
As we offer each other the sign of peace, let us be united in
the love of Christ.

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.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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.

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.

AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy
Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to
receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You
sacramentally, come at least into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.

COMMUNION HYMNS
ANIMA CHRISTI

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, give me strength.

Hear me Jesus
Hide me in Thy wounds
That I may never leave Thy side
From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me.
And when the call of death arrives,
Bid me come to Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints forever.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: Let us pray.

We have consumed, O Lord, the Divine
Sacrament, the perpetual memorial of the
Passion of your Son; grant, we pray, that this
gift, which he himself gave us with love beyond
all telling, may profit us for salvation.
Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

ORATIO IMPERATA ON COVID-19

God our Father,

We come to You in our need
To ask Your protection against COVID 19
That has disturbed and even claimed lives.

We pray that You guide the people

Tasked to find cures for this disease and to
stem its transmission.
Protect the medical experts that they may
minister to the sick
With competence and compassion.

We pray for those afflicted.

May they be restored to health soon.
Protect those who care for them.
Grant eternal rest to those who have died.

Give us the grace in this trying time

To work for the good of all and to help those in
need.
We implore You to stop the spread of this virus
And to save us from our fears.

Grant all these through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Your Son, who lives and reigns with You, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and
ever. Amen.

We fly to Your protection, oh Holy Mother of

God.
Despise not our petition in our necessities,
But deliver us always from all dangers,
Oh glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

Our Lady, health of the sick, pray for us.

St. Rapahel the Archangel, pray for us.
St. Roch, pray for us.
St. Benedict, pray for us.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.
St. Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.
 CONCLUDING RITE

SOLEMN BLESSING

DR. ULPIANO P. SARMIENTO III

Very Reverend Father, as these graduating students

commence their life of service in their various career fields,
we commend them to your prayers and ask you to bless
them, together with their parents, guardians, and professors.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

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

BLESSING BY THE PARENTS:

ATTY. EDGARDO A. BARRION
MRS. EVELYN P. BARRION, C.P.A.

May God, the Heavenly Father, bless and grant you, our
beloved sons/daughters, modeled and designed according
to God’s plan. We send you off to the society to serve as
strong and energetic presence. And this blessing goes with
the assurance that we will be with you to continuously
remind you of the things we have taught you. And may the
Great Teacher up above continue to guide you and perfect
the work, we have begun in you. Amen.

BLESSING BY THE PROFESSORS

ATTY. MELANIE B. TRINIDAD

May the Lord God bless and keep you always. After years of
training and preparation, we finally consider you equipped
and ready to face another phase of your life. May God
always be with you to continuously remind you of the things
we have taught you. And may the Great Teacher up above
continue to guide you and perfect the work we have begun in
you. Amen.

ATTY. CARLO D. BUSMENTE

Very Reverend Father, as these graduates begin a new

stage in life, we ask you to invoke God’s blessing upon them
and upon their parents, guardians, and professors.

Priest: May the Lord give you the superior wisdom you
need to value His Kingdom more than anything
else in life.

All: Amen.

Priest: May He give you the moral strength to reject

anything that is incompatible with the values of
the Kingdom.

All: Amen.

Priest: May He reward your faithfulness to Him by

admitting you to His Kingdom in its perfection
in heaven.

All: Amen.

Priest: And may the blessing of almighty God, the

Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, come
down on you and remain with you forever.

All: Amen.

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

All: Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL

HAIL HOLY QUEEN ENTHRONED ABOVE

Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria.

Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria.

Triumph, all ye Cherubim,

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,
Heaven and earth resound our hymn:
Salve, salve, salve Regina!

Our life, our sweetness, here below, O Maria!

Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim,

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,
Heaven and earth resound our hymn:
Salve, salve, salve Regina!
THAT IN ALL THINGS GOD
MAY BE GLORIFIED!