FIRST COMMUNION LITURGY

DECEMBER 12, 2022

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADLUPE
STO. NINO PARISH
CADIZ, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

PROCESSIONAL:
(If seems opportune, the candidates to receive Holy Communion process through the main aisle while an
instrumental music is played.)

Commentator : Please all rise

INTRODUCTION:

CHILD: Rejoice and be glad, the Lord is here!

ALL: Rejoice and let us praise the Lord.

CHILD: Good morning to all!/ We come as one family of God/ in praise and thanksgiving/ for
indeed,/ it is the day/ that the Lord has made for all of us./ Let us together express our
gratitude to our God/ who has been good and generous to us./ We are happy because our
parents,/ teachers, friends/ and especially for Fr. Arnel Raboy is here/ to celebrate with us/
as we receive Jesus,/ the Bread of Life, for the first time.

Yes from the time/ we are going to receive Jesus,/ the Bread of Life!/ He will make us
strong in our faith/and love for God and others.

Today, we too, / are going to renew/ the promise we made when we were baptized;/ promise
made by our parents/ our godparents for us./ We want to be like Jesus./ He is good,/
obedient and full of love.

CHILD: Hail! Jesus, Bread of Life!

ALL: Hail! Jesus, Bread of Life!

CHILD: Hail! Jesus, Life-giving Food!

ALL: Hail! Jesus, Life giving Food.

CHILD: Be happy, Jesus is with us.

ALL: Let us rejoice and be glad.

COMMENTATOR: Please remain standing as we welcome our Mass Presider Rev. Fr. Arnel M. Raboy
as we sing the entrance hymn.

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION

GREETINGS

PRIEST: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
ALL: Amen

PRIEST: The Lord be with you

ALL: And with your Spirit.

INTRODUCTI0N AND PENITENTIAL PRAYER

PRIEST; Brothers and sisters, the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe is a celebration of God’s
willingness to grace all our humanity, to renew humanity from all stain of sin, beginning in
a special way with Mary. We celebrate today that special opennes of Mary, the first
disciple, to place her faith and trust in God with her whole life.

So, with our First communicants let us also, gathered together by the Holy Spirit, proceed
to the house of God to encounter Christ.

There we will find him in the breaking of the bread, until he comes again, revealed in glory.
 My dear children, what do you wish to ask from our Mother church, the family of God?

CANDIDATES: We wish to receive Jesus!

PRIEST: What will Jesus make of you?

CANDIDATES: He will make us strong in faith, obedient, loving and gracious members of His great
family, the Church.

PRIEST: Hence, strive to live as true children of God, love and serve the Lord with all your heart
and love your neighbor as yourself.

To be worthy to celebrate this sacred meal, let us call our sins and ask the Lord for pardon
and strength.

A brief pause for silence follows. Then the priest and the community recite together the formula of general
confession.

Commentator: 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.

And striking 5 her breast, they say:

Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault

Then they continue:

PRIEST: Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever–Virgin, all the angels and Saints, and to you, my
brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

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

CANDIDATES: Amen

KYRIE ELEISON (Sung)

GLORIA (Sung)

OPENING PRAYER:
PRIEST: Almighty ever-living God, we humbly implore your majesty, that, just as your Only
Begotten Son was presented on this day in the the temple in the substance of our flesh, so,
by your grace, we may be presented to you with minds made pure.
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.

CANDIDATES: Amen.

Commentator: Please be sitted and listen to the word of God

LITURGY OF THE WORD

1ST. READING
Response: Thanks be to God

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Response: You are the highest honor of our race.

1. the creator of heaven and earth

Response: You are the highest honor of our race.

2. Your deed of hope will never be forgotten by those who tell of the might of God

Response: You are the highest honor of our race.

2ND READING
GOSPEL READING
P: The Lord is with you
R: And with your spirit
P: A reading from the Holy Gospel
R: Glory to you, O Lord.
P: The Gospel of the Lord
R: Praised to you Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS

Commenatator: May I request all the Candidates to please stand for renewal of vows, And
may I call one Representative of the Candidates to light the candle from the
Paschal candle then share the light with your classmates.

PRIEST: My dear children, today you will renew your Baptismal vows.
When you were baptized, your godparents answered for you.
Today, the mother church will ask you again, and you will promise for yourself.
Are you now ready to answer?

CANDIDATES:Yes, Father, we are ready.

PRIEST: Do you reject Satan?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we reject Satan.

PRIEST: Do you reject all his works?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do reject his works.

PRIEST: Do you believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do believe.

PRIEST: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, who became man and suffered for us?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do believe.

PRIEST: 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 the life everlasting?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do believe.

PRIEST: Do you believe that during the Mass you receive the Body and Blood of Christ?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do believe.

PRIEST: Do you promise to love the church all your life?

CANDIDATES: Yes, we do promise.

PRIEST: May Almighty God help you to be faithful to all you have promised.

CANDIDATES:Amen
(The priest will bless the children with Holy Water while an appropriate hymn is sung).

Commentator: Please all stand

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and Earth , and in Jesus Christ, his only son
our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried: he descended into the hell; on the third
day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven; and is seated at the right hand
of God the Fther almighty; I believe in the holy spirit, the holy catholic church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the ressurection of the body and life
everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

PRIEST: My brothers and sisters, today we honor Mary in special way, because she, as Mother of
the Savior, was preserved free from the stain of original sin, in union with her, let us pray
to the Lord for all the graces for our church and the whole World. Let us pray to the Lord:
Lord, through the intercessi0n of Mary, hear our prayer.

CHILD 1: For the Holy Father, Pope Francis and all Ministers of the church, may they always
encourage true devotion to Mary and preserve in good works for the cause of love, peace
and justice in the world. Let us pray to the Lord.

CHILD 2: For our government and civic leaders, that they may work together in upholding and
defending the rights and dignity of every person under their care. Let us pray to the Lord.

CHILD 3: For our parents, brothers and sisters, teachers and friends, that they may become for us
good examples of kindness, forgiveness, generosity and love for God. Let us pray to the
Lord.

CHILD 4: For all children, especially those who are sick and neglected, that they may experience
comfort, strength and love from the people around them. Let us pray to the Lord.

CHILD 5: For our country, especially our town, Cadiz, that amidst crisis, it may soon experience
healing and walk towards harmony, understanding and reconciliati0n. Let us pray to the
Lord.

CHILD 6: For all of us, who celebrate this sacred meal, that we may be nourished and may be
stregthened to boldly proclaim God’s goodness and righteousness in our own communities.
Let us pray to the Lord.

CHILD 7: For all Priests, all Catechists, and Teachers that they may continue to become God’s
instrument of love and compassion. Let us pray to theLord.

PRIEST: Father in union with Mary, we make our prayers to you, confident that you will answer
them. Through Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

COMMENTATOR: Please be sitted for Offertory procession and presentation of the Gifts. Candidates
you may get your offerings at the back and bring it to the altar.

Commentator: Please all stand

R: 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.

R: and with your spirit

R: We lift them up to the Lord.
R: It is righ and just

Holy Holy Holy (SONG)

Commentator: Please kneel

Mystery of Faith (SONG)

Lord’s Prayer:
R: And with your spirit
-Peace
Lamb of God (song)
Please kneel!
R: Lord I am not worthy that you should enter my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be
healed.
PRIEST: (FROM THE ROMAN MISSAL)

CHILDRENS’ PRAYER BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION)

CANDIDATES: LORD GIVE US THE GRACE TO PRAY WELL

AND TO DO WHAT IS GOOD ALWAYS. HELP US TO RECEIVE YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS
AND KEEP US FROM DANGERS AND EVIL. GRANT US THE STRENGTH TO KNOW YOU
MORE AND TO LOVE YOU AT ALL TIMES. AMEN

CHILDREN’S PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

(Before the priest recites the Post-communion prayer, when all hav e received Communion, the children
recite the following prayer).

CANDIDATES:JESUS, MAKE US HAPPY/ BY COMING TO US IN SO MANY WAYS./ THANK YOU

FOR BEING WITH US TODAY/ IN FORM OF BREAD AND WINE/ SHARED WITH
OUR PARENTS AND FRIENDS./ HELP US TO KNOW YOU MORE/ EACH TIME
YOU COME TO US IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST. AMEN.
PARENTS’ PRAYER:
LEADER: O Lord, with joyful hearts/ we offer you our children./ We beseech you/ help us always./ we
know there is so much evil in the world./ that is why Lord,/ we pray you,/ keep our children
pure and in your love.

PARENTS: O Lord, we pray you, keep our children pure and in your love.

LEADER: O Lord, we want our childrento live up the dignity of their of their children’s calling. Let
them serve you with generosity all the days of their lives.

PARENTS: O Lord, we pray You, keep our children loyal in your service.

LEADER: O Lord, we promise to guide our children and bring them closer to you by our good
example day by day. We will take them toMass on Sunday and on other Holydays of
obligation whenever we can.

PARENTS: O Lord, we pray you, help us bring our children closer to you by our example.

CONCLUDING RITE:
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.

ALL: And with your Spirit.

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

May God, who is the source of all good intentions enlighten tyour mind and strengthen
your hearts
ALL: Amen

PRIEST; May He help you fulfill with steadfast faith all you have promised.
ALL: Amen.

PRIEST: May the Lord enable you to travel in the joy of Christ as you follow each Him along His
way, gladly sharing each other’s joy.

ALL: Amen.

PRIEST: My dear children, bring God’s love to your home.

Celerate your happiness this day with your parents, relatives and friends.
May the God of love bless you and be with you always,
THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

ALL: Amen.
PRIEST: Our Mass has been offered.
Go and bring the peace andlove of Jesus to all.
ALL: Thanks be to God.

Final Song.