Liturgy for November 17, 2023

Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious

INTRODUCTORY RITES
Introduction
Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Welcome to this sacred Liturgical Celebration in Honor of St.
Elizabeth of Hungary. Today, we gather to be inspired by the profound teachings of Jesus, urging us to love our enemies,
do good to those who hate us, and extend compassion even in the face of adversity.
In the spirit of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, whose life exemplified selfless love and generosity, we come together to
celebrate the 18th Capping and Pinning Ceremony of our dedicated Nursing students. As they embark on this significant
milestone, let us offer our prayers and intentions for their journey ahead.
May these students, as they enter the noble profession of nursing, be guided by the words of Jesus—to love
unconditionally, to serve with humility, and to be a beacon of light and healing to those in need. Let us also extend our
collective intentions for their success, growth, and unwavering commitment to the well-being of others.
As we reflect on the Gospel passage, let us strive to be instruments of love, mercy, and forgiveness, just as St. Elizabeth
of Hungary exemplified in her life. May this celebration be a source of inspiration for all, fostering a community bound
together by compassion, understanding, and the selfless pursuit of a better world.
Let us all stand and join the choir in singing the Entrance Song, as we welcome our celebrant, Rev. Fr. Roi
Alipio.
Entrance Song:
Entrance Antiphon
Come, you blessed of my Father, says the Lord:
I was sick, and you visited me.
Amen, I say to you: Whatever you did
for one of the least of my brethren you did it for me.
Sign of the Cross
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Greeting
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
Penitential Act
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.
Priest: Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Christ, have mercy.
All: Christ, have mercy.
Priest: Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
The Gloria (to be sung)
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. 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/Opening Prayer
Priest:
Let us pray
O God, by whose gift Saint Elizabeth of Hungary recognized and revered Christ in the poor,
grant, through her intercession, that we may serve with unfailing charity
the needy and those afflicted. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
Commentator: PLEASE ALL BE SEATED FOR THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
1 Jn 3:14-18
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John

Beloved:
We know that we have passed from death to life
because we love our brothers.
Whoever does not love remains in death.
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that anyone who is a murderer
does not have eternal life remaining in him.
The way we came to know love
was that he laid down his life for us;
so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
If someone who has worldly means
sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion,
how can the love of God remain in him?
Children, let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth.

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear and be glad.

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Glorify the LORD with me,

let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,

and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

The angel of the LORD encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Fear the LORD, you his holy ones,

for nought is lacking to those who fear him.
The great grow poor and hungry;
but those who seek the LORD want for no good thing.

℟. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Commentator: PLEASE ALL STAND

℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
I give you a new commandment:
love one another as I have loved you.
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to his disciples:

“To you who hear I say,
love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek,
offer the other one as well,
and from the person who takes your cloak,
do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you,
and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners,
and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them,
and lend expecting nothing back;
then your reward will be great
and you will be children of the Most High,
for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.
“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured out to you.”

The Gospel of the Lord

All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Commentator: PLEASE ALL BE SEATED AND LET US LISTEN ATTENTIVELY TO THE HOMILY.
HOMILY
Commentator: PLEASE ALL STAND
CREED
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 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 Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
Prayer of the Faithful
Priest: Through the intercession of holy women let us pray for the Church in these words:
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.

1. Through all the women martyrs who conquered bodily death by their courage, strengthen your Church
in the hour of trial. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.

2. Through married women who have advanced in grace by holy matrimony, make the apostolic mission of
your Church fruitful. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.

3. Through widows who eased their loneliness and sanctified it by prayer and hospitality, help your Church
reveal the mystery of your love to the world. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.

4. Through mothers who have borne children for the kingdom of God and the human community,
help your Church bring all men to a rebirth in life and salvation. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.

5. Through all your holy women who have been worthy to contemplate the light of your countenance,
let the deceased members of your Church exult in that same vision for ever. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
6. For the nurses about to receive their capping and pinning, may their dedication and compassion shine as a
beacon of healing in the world. Grant them strength, skill, and a heart overflowing with the love of Christ as
they embark on their noble mission. We pray.
All: Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Priest:
Father, you helped Elizabeth of Hungary to recognize and honor Christ
in the poor of this world. Let her prayers help us to serve our brothers and sisters
in time of trouble and need. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with your and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.
All: Amen.
Commentator: PLEASE ALL SIT
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Offertory
Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, 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.
Commentator: PLEASE ALL STAND
Prayer Over the Gifts
Receive, O Lord, the offerings of your people, and grant that we who celebrate
your Son’s work of boundless charity, may, by the example of Saint Elizabeth,
be confirmed in love of you and of our neighbor. Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen
Preface
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.

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.

For you are praised in the company of your Saints

and, in crowning their merits, you crown your own gifts.
By their way of life you offer us an example,
by communion with them you give us companionship,
by their intercession, sure support,
so that, encouraged by so great a cloud of witnesses,
we may run as victors in the race before us
and win with them the imperishable crown of glory,
through Christ our Lord.

And so, with the Angels and Archangels,

and with the great multitude of the 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.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
CONSECRATION
After the words of Consecration, the priest says:
Priest: The mystery of faith.
All: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
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, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
COMMUNION RITE
The Lord’s Prayer
Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to sing:
All: (sung)
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, we pray, 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 from 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.
Priest: 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.
All: Amen.

Invitation to Peace
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
All: (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.
Invitation to 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.
Communion Antiphon
Greater love has no one, than to lay down his life for his friends.
Communion
Commentator: PLEASE ALL STAND
Prayer after Communion
Priest: Let us pray,
Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we who are renewed by these sacred mysteries, may follow the example of
blessed Elizabeth, who honored you with tireless devotion and, by surpassing charity, was of service to your
people. Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

CONCLUDING RITE
Blessing
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.

Dismissal
Priest: The Mass is ended. Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
All: Thanks be to God.