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Kinaadman Elementary School, Incorporated

SEAFDEC Village, Tigbauan, Iloilo

First and General Communion

19 February 2011

INTRODUCTION

Reader:
Dear brothers and sisters, we are gathered today to sing our song of thanks and
praise to God Almighty, a witness to our everyday life, and who guided us to what we
are now. He has been with us and has let His presence be felt in our day to day
activities, in our struggles and conquests, doubts and uncertainties, success and failures.
We thank Him for all these and for the love we share, for the trust we place in one
another and for the growth of our school. Let us praise Him for his goodness.
As we start the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, let us all stand and join in the
singing of the entrance hymn.

ENTRANCE HYMN
(Procession of the first communicants with their parents)

Priest : In the name of the Father, and of the Son , and of the Holy Spirit.

People : Amen.

Priest: The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

People : And also with you.

Priest : My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred

mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

People : I confess to Almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I
have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in
what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and 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.

People : Amen.

LORD HAVE MERCY (sung)

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OPENING PRAYER

Priest : Let us pray. Father, teach us to live good lives, encourage us with your
support and bring us to eternal life. We ask these through Christ our Lord
Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

People : Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

READING
GOSPEL
HOMILY

Priest: My brothers and sisters, faith and love have brought us here together and the
Lord Jesus among us. Let us pray through Him to the Father, who cares for all
His children.
Let us say to Him: Lord, hear your people.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Leader : Loving Father, we thank You for Your goodness. We know that You
love us and desire only our good. Assured by Your fatherly love, we
raise our voices in prayer.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : For peace among nations, that God may rid the world of violence
and let us serve Him in freedom, we pray to the Lord.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : For the aged who suffer from loneliness and infirmity, that we will
sustain them by your love. We pray to the Lord.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : For all travelers, by land, air or sea; for prisoners; and for those
unjustly deprived of freedom. We pray to the Lord.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : Oh Lord, bless the Philippines and its people and guide our government
leaders so that they will do their duties with all honesty and dedication for
the people. We pray that your teachings will prevail in every way.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

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Leader : For our Pope, Benedict, our Bishop, Angel, all the Church’s ministers
and the people they have been called to lead and serve. We pray.

People : Lord, hear your people.

Leader : Father, bless the Kinaadman Elementary School, Incorporated.

Encourage and inspire its board of trustees, principal, faculty and staff to
serve with all honesty, integrity and dedication. We pray.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : Lord, may the pupils of Kinaadman Elementary School, Incorporated

commit themselves to read, pray, live, share, and celebrate the word of
God. We pray.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : For our catechists and for all those who have done their best to make
this a happy day for all of us, that they may go on helping us to love
one another more. We pray.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : With gratitude in our hearts and inspired by the words of God we
pray for the parents who have sacrificed so much for their children. We
pray.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Leader : Finally, we pray for these first communicants. Teach them to dedicate
themselves to the tasks based on the Christian faith and realize that their
daily activities are the best love offerings to the Lord. We pray.

People : Lord, hear Your people.

Priest: Almighty God, You have called us here together as one family. Listen to our
prayers. Help us to live more and more for You and to do everything with
Your Son, Christ our Lord.

People : Amen

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

(Offertory Procession / Hymn)

Leader : Father, with humble hearts, we offer You these gifts. Through them
we are able to work for what is good and for Your great glory. Take Lord,
receive, all is Yours now.

We offer You these candles - symbol of our burning faith and hope to walk
with firmer steps through the lights and shadows of life.
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We offer You these flowers - symbol of our complex and delicate

personalities perfumed by Your spirit and made meaningful by Your love.

We offer You these foods - symbol of bounties that nourish us so we can

perform the tasks You wish us to do.

We offer You these certificates and tokens - symbol of our acceptance of

Your will as Your children.

This offering of bread and wine are symbols that we love You and we are
Yours. We give ourselves to You and others without reserve.

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Priest: Pray brethren, that this sacrifice 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 the good, and the good of all His Church.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Priest : The Lord be with you.

People : And also with you.

Pries : Lift up your hearts.

People : We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest : Let us all give thanks to the Lord our God.

People : It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

Priest : Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and

everywhere to give you thanks. This great season of grace is Your gift to
Your family to renew us in spirit. You give us strength to purify our hearts,
to control our desires, and so to serve You in freedom. You teach us how to
live in this passing world with our hearts set on the world that will never
end.

For such great love we thank You with the angels and saints as they praise
You and say:
To be sung: Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
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Priest : Father, you are holy indeed and all creations rightly give you praise. All
life, all holiness come from you through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord,
by working of the Holy Spirit. From age to age You gather a people to
yourself, so that from east to west a perfect offering maybe made to the
glory of Your name.

And so Father, we bring You these gifts. We ask You to make them
holy by the power of Your Spirit, that they may become the body and
blood of Your Son our Lord, Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate
in this Eucharist.

On the night He was betrayed, He took bread and gave You thanks
and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to His disciples and said:

"Take this all of you and eat it.

This is my Body, which will be given up for you."

People : My Lord and my God.

Priest: When supper was ended, He took the cup again he gave You thanks and praise,
gave the cup to His disciples 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 may be forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.”

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.

People : Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again

Priest : In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer You, Father, this life-
giving bread, this saving cup. We thank You for counting us worthy to
stand in Your presence and serve You. May all of us who share in the body
and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.
Lord, our God, listen to our prayer. Send the Holy Spirit to all of us
who share in this meal. May the Spirit bring us closer together in the family
of the Church, with Benedict, our Pope, Angel, our bishop, and all who
serve Your people.

People : We praise You, we bless You, we thank You.

Priest : Remember, Father, our families and friends and all those we do not love
as we should. Remember those who have died. Bring them home to You
with You forever.

People : We praise You, we bless You, we thank You.

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Priest : Gather us all in Your kingdom. There we shall be happy forever with the
Virgin Mary, mother of God, and our mother. There all the friends of Jesus,
the Lord, will sing a song of joy.

People : We praise You, we bless You, we thank You.

Priest: Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and
honor is Yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever.

People : Amen.

COMMUNION RITE

Priest : Jesus taught us to call God, our Father, and so we have the courage to
say:

All : (to be sung)

Our Father, who art in heaven, holy be Thy name, Thy kingdom come…

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 anxieties as we wait in joyful
hope for the coming of our savior Jesus Christ.

People : 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 and reign forever and
ever.”

People : Amen.

Priest : The peace of the Lord be with you always.

People : And also with you.

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

(People share peace with each other.)
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
All : to be sung
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.
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(All kneel)

Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are
those who are called to His supper.

People : Lord, I'm not worthy to receive You but only say the Word and I shall be
healed.

COMMUNION (People may take the holy communion and sit down)

(to be prayed after having the holy communion)

ANIMA CHRISTI

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
Oh, good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds, hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.
From the malignant enemy, defend me
In the hour of my death, call me.
And bid me to come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
Forever and ever.
Amen

COMMUNICANTS' THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Leader: Let us now say the thanksgiving prayer.

All : Most loving Father, our hearts are filled with gratitude today as we gather in
Your name. Thank You for guiding us patiently through these years.
Thank you for the wonderful gifts that You have showered us - our parents,
families, teachers, and friends.
Thank you for today and the tomorrows that You will be giving us, days
which would make us see, feel and experience Your love and the chance to share
this with others.
Thank you for today for You have given us the privilege to have Your Holy
Body.
Heavenly Father, keep our eyes to the marvels of love and goodness around
us and our hearts sensitive to being able to say: "THANK YOU."

Priest : Let us pray.

Lord, may our sharing at this holy table make us holy. By the body and
blood of Christ join all Your people in brotherly love. Grant this through
Christ our Lord.
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People : Amen.

CONCLUDING RITE

Priest : The Lord be with you.

People : And also with you.

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

May the Lord of all consolation bless you in every way and grant you
peace all days of your life.

People : Amen.

Priest : May He free you from all anxieties and strengthen your hearts in His love.

People : Amen.

Priest : May He enrich you with his gifts of faith, hope and love so that what you
do in this life will bring you to the happiness of everlasting life.

People : Amen.

Priest : That Almighty God bless you, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

People : Amen.

Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Our celebration of the Holy Eucharist
has ended.

People : Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL HYMN