“We love because he first loved us.

” – 1 John 4:19

Celebration of
The Sacrament of Confirmation
Church of St. Anthony, KL

Saturday, 30th April 2022@ 5.00pm

 The Introductory Rites
-Bishop comes in with miter & staff
-Servers receive the miter & staff from bishop
-Bishop incenses the altar
-After incensing, bishop goes to the altar

Cel: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and

of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Cel: Peace be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Penitential Act

Cel: Brethren, 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,

(striking our breast)

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.

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Cel: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us
our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

All: Amen.

Cel: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Cel: Christ, have mercy.

All: Christ, have mercy.

Cel: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

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 Gloria

Cel : Glory to God in the highest,

All: 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.

Collect (3rd Sunday of Easter)

Cel: Let us pray...
May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our
adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
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 who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

A reading from the book of Acts 5:27-32,40-41

The high priest demanded an explanation of the Apostles.

‘We gave you a formal warning’ he said ‘not to preach in
this name, and what have you done? You have filled
Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix
the guilt of this man’s death on us.’ In reply Peter and the
apostles said, ‘Obedience to God comes before obedience to
men; it was the God of our ancestors who raised up Jesus,
but it was you who had him executed by hanging on a tree.
By his own right hand God has now raised him up to be
leader and saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness of
sins through him to Israel. We are witnesses to all this, we
and the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey
him.’ They warned the apostles not to speak in the name of
Jesus and released them. And so they left the presence of
the Sanhedrin glad to have had the honour of suffering
humiliation for the sake of the name.

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God

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Responsorial Psalm 29(30):2,4-6,11-13
# I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me.

1. I will praise you, Lord, you have rescued me

and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O Lord, you have raised my soul from the dead,
restored me to life from those who sink into the
grave. #

2. Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love him,

give thanks to his holy name.
His anger lasts a moment; his favour all through
life.
At night there are tears, but joy comes with dawn. #

3. The Lord listened and had pity.

The Lord came to my help.
For me you have changed my mourning into
dancing:
O Lord my God, I will thank you for ever. #

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Second Reading
திருத்தூதர் ய ோவோன் எழுதி திருவவளிப் போட்டிலிருந் து
வோசகம் 5: 11-14

ய ோவோன் நோன் போர்த்துக்ககோண்டிருக்கும் யபோது,

அரி ணணண யும் உயிர்கணையும் மூப் பர்கணையும்
சுற் றி நின் ற யகோடிக்கணக்கோன வோனதூதர்கைின்
குரணைக் யகட்யடன் : “ககோை் ைப் பட்ட ஆட்டுக்குட்டி
வை் ைணமயும் கெை் வமும் ஞோனமும் ஆற் றலும்
மோண்பும் கபருணமயும் புகழ் ெசி ் யும் கபறத் தகுதி
கபற் றது” என் று அவர்கை் உரத்த குரலிை்
போடிக்ககோண்டிருந்தோர்கை் .

பின் பு, விண்ணுைகு, மண்ணுைகு, கீழுைகு, கடை்

எங் கும் இருந்த பணடப் புகை் அணனத்தும் , அவற் றிை்
இருந்த ஒவ் கவோன் றும் , “அரி ணணயிை்
வீற் றிருப்பவருக்கும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டிக்கும் புகழ் ெசி
் யும்
மோண்பும் கபருணமயும் ஆற் றலும் என் கறன் றும்
உரி ன” என் று போடக் யகட்யடன் . அதற் கு அந்த நோன் கு
உயிர்களும் , ‘ஆகமன் ’ என் றன. மூப் பர்கை் விழுந்து
வணங் கினோர்கை் .

ஆண்டவரின் அருை் வோக்கு.

All: இறைவனுக்கு நன் றி.

Gospel Acclamation Lk24:32

Alleluia, alleluia!
Lord Jesus, explain the Scriptures to us.
Make our hearts burn within us as you talk to us.
Alleluia!

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Gospel
Inilah Injil Suci menurut Yohanes: John 21:1-19

Sesudah bangkit dari antara orang mati, Yesus

menampakkan diri kepada murid-murid-Nya di pantai
danau Tiberias.
Ia menampakkan diri sebagai berikut: Di pantai itu
berkumpul Simon Petrus, Tomas yang disebut Didimus,
Natanael dari Kana yang di Galilea, anak-anak Zebedeus
dan dua orang murid-Nya yang lain.
Kata Simon Petrus kepada mereka, "Aku pergi menangkap
ikan." Kata mereka kepadanya, "Kami pergi juga dengan
engkau." Mereka berangkat lalu naik ke perahu. Tetapi
malam itu mereka tidak menangkap apa-apa.
Ketika hari mulai siang, Yesus berdiri di pantai; akan tetapi
murid-murid itu tidak tahu bahwa itu adalah Yesus.
Kata Yesus kepada mereka, "Hai anak-anak, adakah kamu
mempunyai lauk-pauk?" Jawab mereka, "Tidak ada!" Maka
kata Yesus kepada mereka, "Tebarkanlah jalamu di sebelah
kanan perahu, maka akan kamu peroleh." Lalu mereka
menebarkannya, dan mereka tidak dapat menariknya lagi
karena banyaknya ikan.
Maka murid yang dikasihi Yesus itu berkata kepada Petrus,
"Itu Tuhan!" Ketika Petrus mendengar bahwa itu adalah
Tuhan,
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maka ia mengenakan pakaiannya, sebab ia tidak
berpakaian, lalu terjun ke dalam danau.Murid-murid yang
lain datang dengan perahu karena mereka tidak jauh dari
darat, hanya kira-kira dua ratus hasta saja; dan mereka
menghela jala yang penuh ikan itu.
Ketika tiba di darat, mereka melihat api arang, dan di
atasnya ada ikan dan roti. Kata Yesus kepada mereka,
"Bawalah beberapa ikan, yang baru kamu tangkap itu!"
Simon Petrus naik ke perahu, lalu menghela jala itu ke
darat, penuh ikan-ikan besar: seratus lima puluh tiga ekor
banyaknya; dan sungguhpun sebanyak itu ikannya, jala itu
tidak koyak.
Kata Yesus kepada mereka, "Marilah dan sarapanlah!"
Tidak ada di antara murid-murid itu yang berani bertanya
kepada-Nya, "Siapakah Engkau?" Sebab mereka tahu
bahwa Ia adalah Tuhan. Yesus maju ke depan, mengambil
roti dan memberikannya kepada mereka, demikian juga
ikan itu. Itulah ketiga kalinya Yesus menampakkan diri
kepada murid-murid-Nya sesudah Ia bangkit dari antara
orang mati. Sesudah mereka sarapan, Yesus berkata
kepada Simon Petrus, "Simon, anak Yohanes, apakah
engkau mengasihi Aku lebih daripada mereka ini?" Jawab
Petrus kepada-Nya, "Benar Tuhan, Engkau tahu bahwa aku
mengasihi Engkau." Kata Yesus kepadanya,
"Gembalakanlah domba-domba-Ku!" Kata Yesus pula
kepadanya untuk kedua kalinya,
"Simon, anak Yohanes, apakah engkau mengasihi Aku?"
Jawab Petrus kepada-Nya, "Benar, Tuhan, Engkau tahu
bahwa aku mengasihi Engkau."
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Kata Yesus kepadanya, "Gembalakanlah domba-domba-
Ku!" Kata Yesus kepadanya untuk ketiga kalinya, "Simon,
anak Yohanes, apakah engkau mengasihi Aku?"

Maka sedihlah hati Petrus, karena Yesus berkata untuk

ketiga kalinya 'Apakah engkau mengasihi Aku'.
Maka ia berkata kepada-Nya, "Tuhan, Engkau tahu segala
sesuatu! Engkau tahu bahwa aku mengasihi Engkau."Kata
Yesus kepadanya, "Gembalakanlah domba-domba-
Ku!"Aku berkata kepadamu: Sesungguhnya, ketika masih
muda, engkau sendiri mengikat pinggangmu dan engkau
berjalan ke mana saja kaukehendaki. Tetapi jika engkau
sudah menjadi tua, engkau akan mengulurkan tanganmu,
dan orang lain akan mengikat engkau dan membawa
engkau ke tempat yang tidak kaukehendaki."

Hal ini dikatakan Yesus untuk menyatakan bagaimana

Petrus akan mati dan memuliakan Allah. Sesudah
mengatakan demikian Ia berkata kepada Petrus: "Ikutlah
Aku!"

Demikianlah sabda Tuhan.

All: Syukur kepada Allah.

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 The Renewal of Baptismal Promises
-Bishop conducts the rite of Confirmation with miter & staff at the altar

Celebrant : Do you renounce Satan, and

all his works, and all his empty
promises?

Candidates : I do

Celebrant : Do you believe in God, the

Father almighty, creator
of heaven and earth ?

Candidates : I do

Celebrant : 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?

Candidates : I do

Celebrant : Do you believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,
who today through the Sacrament of
Confirmation is given to you in a special
way just as he was given to the apostles
on the day of Pentecost?

Candidates : I do

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Celebrant : Do you believe in the holy catholic
Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting?

Candidates : I do

Celebrant : This is our faith. This is

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

All : Amen.

Laying on of Hands

-Confirmands please kneel

Cel: My dear friends, in baptism God our Father

gave the new birth of eternal life to his chosen
sons and daughters.
Let us pray to our Father that
he will pour out the Holy Spirit to strengthen his
sons and daughters with his gifts and anoint
them to be more like Christ the Son of God.
- All pray in silence for a brief period
-Bishop stands and prays without miter & staff

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Cel: All-powerful God, Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, by water and the Holy
Spirit you freed your sons and daughters from
sin and gave them new life.
Send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their
helper and guide.
Give them the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of right judgment and
courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence.
Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in
your presence.

We ask this through Christ

our Lord.

All: Amen.

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 The Anointing with Chrism

-Candidate stands before the Celebrant

-The oil is given to the bishop

Celebrant : N.____, be sealed with the

Gift of the Holy Spirit.
Candidate : Amen.

Celebrant : Peace be with you.

Candidate : And with your spirit.

-The profession of faith is omitted

-Bishop washes his hands after anointing all candidates

Prayer of the Faithful

Cel: The love of God has been poured out into our
hearts by the gift of the Holy Spirit. Filled
with this same spirit, let us approach God our
Father, and place our petitions before him.
Com: We pray for the Holy Church of God together with Pope
Francis, Archbishop Julian, all the Bishops and clergy;
that, gathered by the Holy Spirit, the Church may grow and
increase in unity of faith and love until the coming of the Lord.
We pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

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Com: We pray these his servants, whom the gift of the Holy Spirit has
confirmed; that, planted in faith and grounded in love, they
may bear witness to Christ the Lord by their way of life,
we pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Com: For the whole world,

that it may truly know the peace and joy given by Christ,
we pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Com: We pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer,

that their sorrow may be turned to gladness which no one can
take from them, we pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Com: We pray for our own community,

that by word and example, they may continue to encourage
those who have confirmed today, to follow in the footsteps of
Christ, we pray to the Lord.

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Cel: O God, who gave the Holy Spirit to your

Apostles and willed that through them and their
successors the same Spirit be handed on to the
rest of faithful, listen favorably to our prayer, and
grant that your divine grace, which was at work
when the Gospel was first proclaimed, may now
spread through the hearts of those who believe in
you. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.
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 THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Presentation of Gifts

Cel: 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 for ever.

while pouring wine and a little water into the chalice

Cel: By the mystery of this water and

(quietly) wine may we come to share in the divinity of
Christ who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.

Cel: 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 for ever.

while bowing profoundly

Cel: With humble spirit and contrite

(quietly) heart may we be accepted by you, O Lord, and
may our sacrifice in your sight this day be
pleasing to you, Lord God.

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while washing hands
Cel: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity(quietly)
and cleanse me from my sin.

Invitation to Prayer

Cel: 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.

Prayer over the Offerings

Cel: Receive, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings of your exultant Church,
and, as you have given her cause for such great
gladness,
grant also that the gifts we bring
may bear fruit in perpetual happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.
Preface of Easter, pp.558-567

Preface Dialogues
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Cel : The Lord be with you.

All : And with your spirit.

Cel : Lift up your hearts.

All : We lift them up to the Lord.

Cel : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All : It is right and just.

Cel: It is truly right and just, our duty and our

salvation,
at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all to laud you yet more
gloriously, when Christ our Passover has been
sacrificed.
Through him the children of light rise to eternal life
and the halls of the heavenly Kingdom
are thrown open to the faithful;
for his Death is our ransom from death,
and in his rising the life of all has risen.
Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,
every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic
hosts, sing together the unending hymn of your
glory, as they acclaim:

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

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 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.

Eucharistic Prayer III

Cel: You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created.
rightly gives you praise for through your Son our
Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of
the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and
make them holy, and you never cease to gather a
people to yourself, so that from the rising of the
sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered
to your name.

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by

the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts
we have brought to you for consecration, that
they may become the Body and + Blood of your
Son our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command
we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed he himself took

bread, and, giving you thanks, he said the
blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his
disciples, saying:

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 TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
Cel: In a similar way, when supper was ended, he
took the chalice, and, giving you thanks, he said
the blessing, and gave the chalice 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 THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

Cel: The mystery of faith.

All: Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and
Resurrection you have set us free.

Cel: 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.
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 Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and
Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by
the Holy Spirit.
Concelebrant:

Remember, Lord, your Church,

spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis our Pope and Julian our
Bishop and all the clergy.
Remember also, Lord, your servants
whom you have been pleased to confirm today
by bestowing the Holy Spirit,
and keep them in your grace.
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 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

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 through your Son, Jesus Christ.
-The celebrant takes the chalice and the paten with the host and says:

Cel: Through him, and with him, and in him,

O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

All: Amen

The Communion Rite

Cel: At the Saviour’s command

and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
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.
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.

Cel: Deliver us, Lord, we pray,

from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
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 we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

All: For the kingdom,

the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Cel: 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 your Church,
and graciously grant her
peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

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

All: And with your spirit.

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

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 Breaking of the Bread

the celebrant takes the host, breaks a small piece and places it in the chalice

Cel: May this mingling of the Body and

(quietly) 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.

then the celebrant says

Cel: May the receiving of your Body

(quietly) and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, not bring me to
judgment and condemnation, but through your
loving mercy be for me protection in mind and
body and a healing remedy.

The Celebrant genuflects

Communion

Cel: 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

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 that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

While consuming the Body of Christ.

Cel: May the Body of Christ keep me
(quietly) safe for eternal life.

While consuming the Blood of Christ.

Cel: May the Blood of Christ keep me
(quietly) safe for eternal life.

Prayer after Communion

Cel: Let us pray...

Look with kindness upon your people, O Lord,
and grant, we pray, that those you were pleased
to renew by eternal mysteries may attain in their
flesh the incorruptible glory of the resurrection.
Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

Announcements

Concluding Rite
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Cel: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

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

May God the Father almighty bless you, whom he

has made his adopted sons and daughters reborn
from water and the Holy Spirit, and may he keep
you worthy of his fatherly love.

All: Amen.

Cel: May his Only Begotten Son,

who promised that the Spirit of truth would abide in
his Church, bless you and confirm you by his power
in the confession of the true faith.

All: Amen.

Cel: May the Holy Spirit,

who kindles the fire of charity in the hearts of disciples,
bless you and lead you blameless and gathered as one
into the joy of the Kingdom of God.

All: Amen.

Cel: And may almighty God bless all of you,

who are gathered here,
the Father, + and the Son, + and the Holy +
Spirit.

All: Amen.

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Cel: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

All: Thanks be to God

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