BACCALAUREATE MASS

PROCESSIONAL:

CELEBRANT ----------------------------
INTRODUCTORY RITE:

Commentator: INTRODUCTION

Good morning dear brothers and sisters! Today is indeed, one of the most memorable days of our
lives. It marks our success after six years of struggle as pupils of______________________, our Alma Mater. Yet,
graduation is not the end of our endeavors. Rather, it is the beginning of a new life—a new life of facing
more challenges more responsibilities, a new life with a MISSION. God calls us by our names and we are
his children. Thus, we also share the mission of his Son, Jesus Christ: TO MAKE GOD’S KINGDOM A
REALITY IN WHATEVER COMMUNITY WE MAY BE. May we live and work to realize this mission
wherever we will be in the future. But now, let us join our hearts and minds together as a community of
faith, hope, and love to celebrate the Holy Eucharist in thanksgiving for the blessings of the Lord in our
life, especially the love, care, and sacrifices of our parents, guardians, teachers, and school administrator
for us. May all their efforts in educating us throughout the years bear abundant fruits.
Please rise and together we sing the entrance hymn.

ENTRANCE SONG: ENTER REJOICE

GREETING:
PRIEST: In the name of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

ALL: Amen

PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the
Holy Spirit be with you all.

ALL: And with your Spirit

PENETENTIAL RITE:

PRIEST: 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
failedto do, through my fault, through my fault, through my 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: Change my Heart Oh God

OPENING PRAYER:

Let us pray, Father, by this Easter mystery you touch our lives with the healing power of your love. You
have given us the freedom of the sons of God. May we who celebrate your gift find joy in it forever in heaven.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the holy Spirit one God
forever and ever…

ALL: Amen

COMENTATOR: Please be seated to hear the word of God.

The change in name of Abram to Abraham is already a sign that the salvation that God will eventually
bring to the earth in His Son, Jesus, is not just salvation for the Jews, but salvation for all people. How do we
see this? Simply by looking at the name change for “father of a (singular) nation to father of the (many)
nations’. It could not be any simpler than that!

Let us all listen to the first reading, to be read by Grezzyle May Babanto

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading: A reading is taken from the book of Genesis

When Abram prostrated himself, God continued to speak to him: “My covenant with you is this:
you are to become the father of a host of nations.” No longer shall you be called Abram: your name shall be
Abraham, for I am making you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly fertile; I will make
nations of you; kings shall stem from you. I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you
throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. I will
give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are now staying, the whole land of Canaan,
as a permanent possession; and I will be their God.” God also said to Abraham: “On your part, you and your
descendants after must keep my covenant throughout ages.
The Word of the Lord

ALL: Thanks be to God

COMMENTATOR: The responsorial psalm reflects the reaction of those who accepted the Lord’s
covenant. The responsorial psalm will be sung by Kimberly Kate Gracia
PSALMIST: For our Responsorial Psalm let our response be….
“Here I am Lord, is it I Lord
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go Lord if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart.”

COMENTATOR: Please all rise to honor the Holy Gospel.

GRADUAL: Seek Ye First

PRIEST: The Lord be with you

ALL: And with your Spirit
PRIEST: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint John.
ALL: Glory to you Oh Lord

PRIEST:
“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to
Him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say,
“Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.” Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died?
Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself,
my glory is worth nothing; but it is my father who glorifies me, of whom you say, “He is our God.” You
do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar.
But I do know and I keep his word. Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was
glad.” So the Jews said to them. “Amen, amen, I say to you before Abraham came to be, I AM.” So they
picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area.

PRIEST: This is the Gospel of the Lord

ALL: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

COMENTATOR: Please be seated and let us listen to the Homily

HOMILY
Commentator : Let us all rise for the Profession of Faith.
Celebrant : As one family believing in one faith and one true light, let us pray…
ALL:
I believe in one God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven of lall things visible and invisible. I
believe in One Lord Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God born of the Father before all ages Gog 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 Pontious 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 was 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 word to come. AMEN

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

PRIEST: Let us pray to the Father of Light that we may truly become the Salt and Light of the
world. Let us say: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

READER: For the church, we the people of God: that our way of Christian life be faithful to the
Gospel. Let us pray to the Lord. 
ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

READER: For our Pope, Bishops, and Priests: that they may faithfully serve the kingdom of God.
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

READER: For our government officials: that they may work for justice and peace and for the good of
our community. Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

READER: For our parents, teachers, classmates and friends, and all who have been good to us: that
they may continue to touch the lives of young people like us. Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

READER: For us graduates: that God will reveal His wonderful plans for all of us, and that with
Christ, we may develop fully and help build Christian communities by loving and serving members of
our families and our neighbors. Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: LORD, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON US.

PRIEST: Lord, our God, hear our prayers for ourselves and for others. This we ask through Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen
COMENTATOR: Please be seated for the symbolic offering of the gifts. 
OFFERTORY: sana namay tanggapin mo

PRIEST: 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

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PRIEST: Lord, we offer you this sacrifice of praise of all you have given us even though we are unworthy
of your love. May we always use your many gifts to bring glory to Your name. We ask this
through Christ our Lord.

ALL: AMEN

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 and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks Father
most Holy through your Beloved Son Jesus Christ your word through whom you made all things
whom you as our Savior and Redeemer incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin.
Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a Holy people , He stretched out His hands as He
endured His passion so as break the bonds of death and manifest the resurrection.
And so with the angels and all the saints we declare your glory as with one voice we acclaim.

SANCTUS: Holy Lord…

COMENTATOR: Please all kneel.

PRIEST: You are indeed Holy Oh Lord, the fount of all Holiness. Make Holy therefore,these gifts we pray
by sending down your Holy Spirit upon them like the dewfall so that they may become the body
 for us, and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the time, he was betrayed and entered willingly
into passion. He took breadand giving things 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 similar ways, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and once more giving things, 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 this in memory of me.

PRIEST: The mystery of Faith.

ACCLAMATION: We remember…

PRIEST: In memory of death and resurrection, we offer you. Father this life giving bread, this is 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 the unity by the Holy Spirit. Lord, remember your church throughout the world; make us grow in
love, together with Benedict our Pope, our bishops and all the clergy. Remember our brothers and sisters who
have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your
presence. Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin Mother of God with
the apostles and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union
with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ

Through Him and with Him and in Him Oh God Almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all
glory and honor is yours forever and ever.

ALL: Amen

PRIEST: At the Savior’s command and form by divine teaching, we dare to sing:

OUR FATHER: To be sung

PRIEST: Deliver us Lord we pray, from every evil graciously grant peace in our days that by 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.
DOXOLOGY: to be sung

PRIEST: Lord Jesus Christ, you said 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 who live and reign forever and ever.

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.

LAMB OF GOD: kordero sa dios….

COMENTATOR: Please all kneel

PRIEST: Behold the Lamb of God, Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed
are those are 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.

PRIEST: May this mingling of the body and the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us
who receive it.

ALL: Amen

Commentator: Let us all be seated.

COMMUNION SONGS: Lead Me Lord

In Him Alone

PRIEST: Let us pray, all powerful Father, hear our prayers. Prepare for eternal joy the people you have
renewed in the baptism. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

PRIEST: The Lord be with you

ALL: And with your SPIRIT

PRIEST: May Almighty God bless you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

ALL: AMEN

PRIEST: Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord

ALL: Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL SONG: TIME TO CHANGE