THANKSGIVING MASS

Introductory rights COMMENTATOR: Good morning brothers and sisters. We shall again witness Gods loving grace as we celebrate the thanksgiving of His children. The Class of 2014 was born a year ago, blessed with the name Aletheians meaning truth and Sincerity. We are gathered here today to pray for class 2014. May the Lord shower each and everyone with wisdom, enlightenment and love, so that we may be truthful and sincere, in our future academic endeavour, and in everything we do especially in being advocates of life. Together with our Mass Presider, Rev. Fr. Anish Cheripurath. Let us all rise and welcome Christ as we joined the choir sing our entrance hymn. (Entrance Song) Bayan Umawit Greeting PRESIDER: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen PRESIDER: The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All: And also with you. Penitential Rites PRESIDER: As we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christian love, let us acknowledge our failures and ask the Lord for pardon and strength. All: 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 to you my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Kyrie Panginooon Maawa ka by Ryan Cayabyab to be sung by choir PRESIDER: May the Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. All: Amen PRESIDER: Lord Jesus, you are almighty God and Prince of peace: Lord Have mercy All: Lord, have Mercy PRESIDER: Lord Jesus, you are Son of God and Son of Mary: Christ have mercy All: Christ have Mercy PRESIDER: Lord Jesus, you are Word made flesh and splendor of the father: Lord have mercy All: Lord have Mercy PRESIDER: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life All: Amen Gloria Luwalhati sa Diyos (to be sung by choir) Opening Prayer PRESIDER: Let us prayForever and ever All: Amen COMMENTATOR : Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30 Brothers and sisters: Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. To my shame I say that we were too weak! But what anyone dares to boast of (I am speaking in foolishness) I also dare. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they children of Israel? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I am talking like an insane person). I am still more, with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, far worse beatings, and numerous brushes with death. Five times at the hands of the Jews I received forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I passed a night and a day on the deep; on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure. And apart from these things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led to sin, and I am not indignant? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The word of the lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7 R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. Proclaim with me the greatness of Yahweh, let us acclaim his name together. R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. I seek Yahweh and he answers me, frees me from all my fears. R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. Fix your gaze on Yahweh and your face will grow bright, you will never hang your head in shame. R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. A pauper calls out and Yahweh hears, saves him from all his troubles. R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them. R. I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice. COMMENTATOR:Please all stand to honor the Holy Gospel (Alleluia) PRESIDER: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. PRESIDER: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. All: Glory to you, O Lord. Gospel Mt 6:19-23 Jesus said to his disciples: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in

and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be. PRESIDER: This is the Gospel of the Lord All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ COMMENTATOR: Please be seated for the Homily. Homily COMMENTATOR: Please rise for the blessing of the candles. (After the prayer of the candles) COMMENTATOR: Let us recite the Profession of our Faith. Profession of the Faith All: I believe in God, the father almighty creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead, on the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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. Prayers of the Faithful PRESIDER: Let us pray to our Father in Heaven, with the humility of those who have been forgiven and with the trust of those who know that they are destined for life and joy. For every petition, let us pray: Lord, hear our prayer. All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Prayer Leader: That the Church may freemen and women from the slavery of materialism by constantly teaching the values of the kingdom. Let us pray to the lord. All: Lord, hear our prayer. Prayer Leader: That politicians and civil leaders may inititiate programs and projects for the integral development of society and its constituents. Let us pray to the lord. All: Lord, hear our prayer. Prayer Leader: That people who are entrusted with great wealth may realize their status as stewards rather than absolute owners of the goods they possess. Let us pray to the lord. All: Lord, hear our prayer. Prayer Leader: That those who are deprived of the things of this world may realize the beauty of setting ones hearts on heavenly treasures. Prayer Leader: that those who suffered and died in faith may gain their heavenly reward. Let us pray to the lord All: Lord, hear our prayer. Prayer Leader: For the 100% passing rate of the Class of Altairs 2011 in the upcoming July 2011 Nurses Licensure Examinations, may they be given the knowledge and wisdom in this endeavour. Let us pray to the lord. All: Lord, hear our prayer. Prayer Leader: For our batch, the Class of Aletheians 2014, that we may be enlightened with knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for us to do duties and responsibilities of in caring for our patients. Let us pray to the lord. All: Lord, hear our prayer.

PRESIDER: Faithful God, we bring these gifts before you to celebrate how you have made with us, your chosen people, a new and everlasting covenant through the death and rising of your Son. Do not allow us to become proud of being the people you love, but help us to be worthy of your trust and to give you a response of deep faith expressed in service. Grant us this through Christ, our Lord. COMMENTATOR: Please be seated for the offertory. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Offertory Procession I offer my life Take and Receive COMMENTATOR: Lord, accept our offerings that came as your blessings for us. It is now time to bring them before you as your gifts that represent our thoughts, feelings and prayers. Candles: We offer you these candles , which symbolizes our guide in our way in the service of mankind, our burning love and passion, and our work that we may work according to Your will and serve as You have served us. Flowers: We offer You these wonderful flowers for these remind us of all beauty that surround us and Your wonderful creations that continuously inspire us to live, to work and to love. Fruits: We bring forth these fruits that symbolize our goals that every duty obliged upon us, we may see what we reap in accordance to Your will and be reminded that upon harvesting the fruits of our labor, it will be brought ip unto You. Nurses Caps: May these caps remind us of the obligations imposed upon us that we may do our responsibilities well with passion, care, dedication, and determination. May these be our driving forces to exert our best efforts in providing the best health care service to our clients and render our outmost care to those people we serve. Nursing Vital Signs Apparatus: We bring forth these instruments, that these will serve as important tools in

determining the health and wellness status of those of those we serve and we pray that we always be accurate and consistent on duties obliged upon us. Nightingales Lamp: We offer You these lamp, that for us, symbolizes Your shining light, that this may always guide us against darkness and fears and this may continuously spread brightness and inspiration to us, health care providers and this we serve according to your gracious will. Bible: We offer You this bible, that as Christians, we may always be bonded by our faith according to your words and that we may be able to spread your teachings as we work and follow Your commandments for us to be able to live a meaningful life. Bread and Wine: We offer you these bread and wine, that it may serve as our reminder of Your love for us and Your sacrifices. May it always serve as our inspiration of Your eternal love and undying service as we face more challenge ahead of us. COMMENTATOR: Let us all stand. PRESIDER: Pray friends that our sacrifice be acceptable to God the Almighty Father. All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hand, for the grace and glory of His name for our good and the good of all His church. Prayer over the gifts: PRESIDER: Our Father in Heaven, we have presented and offered You these gifts that to us symbolize our past harrowing years of hard work, perseverance and determination in the acquisition of knowledge, attitudes and skills for the future that lies ahead of us. We ask for your guidance and support that we may always perform our duties with ample knowledge, accuracy, compassion, care and dedication, and that You will dwell in our hearts as we work in accordance to your will. May You bless these gifts and bestow upon us so that in times of our needs, sorrows, pains, and happiness. You will always be our witness and strength as we call for your name. We ask You these, in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns forever and ever.

COMMENTATOR: Amen. Eucharistic Prayer: PRESIDER: The Lord be with you All: And also with you PRESIDER: Lift up your hearts All: We lift them up to the Lord PRESIDER: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God All: It is right to give Him thanks and praise PRESIDER: Father it is our duty and our salvation always everywhere to give you thanks and praise through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ. He is the Word, the Saviour whom you sent to us by the Power of the Holy Spirit. He was born of the Virgin Mary, and for our sake had carried the cross on His arms and put an end for our sins and revealed the resurrection. In this he followed Your will and won the victory of Your people. And so with the choirs of angels in heaven we proclaim your glory and join in their unending hymn and praise: (SONG) Santo, Santo, Santo COMMENTATOR: Let us all kneel. PRESIDER: Yes, Lord you are holy; You are king to us and to all. For this we thank you. We thank you above all for your Son, Jesus Christ. You sent Him into this world because people had turned away from you and no longed love each other. He opened our eyes and our hearts to understand that we are brothers and sisters and that You are Father of us all.

And so Fathers, we ask you to bless this gifts of bread and wine and make them holy. Change them for us into the body and blood of Jesus Christ, Your Son. On the night before He died for us, He had supper for the last time with His disciples. He took bread and gave You thanks. He broke the bread and gave it to His friends saying: Take this, all of you and eat it: This is my body which will be given up for you. In the same way, He took a cup of wine. He gave you thanks and handed the cup to His disciples saying: 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. Then He said to them: Do this in memory of me. Let us now proclaim the mystery of faith. Acclamation PRESIDER: Let us now proclaim the mystery of faith COMMENTATOR: Please rise. Dying you destroyed our death Rising you restored our life Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus Come in glory PRESIDER: Father calling to mind the death of Your Son endured for our salvation, His glorious resurrection and ascension to heaven, and ready to greet Him when he comes again, we offer You in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look with favor on Your Churchs offering, and see the victim whose death has reconciled us to you. Grant that we, who are nourished by His body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ. May He make us an everlasting gift to you and enable us to share in the inheritance of Your saints, with Mary, the virgin Mother of God; with the apostles, the martyrs and all your saints, and whose constant intercession we rely for help. Welcome into Your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters, and all who have left this world in Your friendship. We hope to enjoy forever the vision of Your glory, through Christ our Lord, from all good things come. Through Him, with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever.

Amen, Amen Amen Amen, Amen Amen Invitation to the Lords Prayer PRESIDER: Now, with joy and confidence, let us offer our prayer to the Father (SONG) The Lords Prayer Our Father PRESIDER: Deliver us Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in our day. In Your mercy keep us free from our sins and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour Jesus Christ. All: For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are Yours now and forever. Amen. (To be said) Sign of Peace PRESIDER: Lord Jesus Christ, You said to your apostles, I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Do not look on our sins but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your Kingdom where you live forever and ever. All: Amen PRESIDER: The peace of the Lord be with you all. All: And also with you. PRESIDER: Let us offer each other the sign of peace. (SONG) Kordero ng Diyos Communion

COMMENTATOR: Let us all kneel PRESIDER: This is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who invited to His banquet. All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed. PRESIDER: May the body and blood of Christ preserve our souls to life everlasting All: Amen Communion: (SONGS) Huwag kang mangamba Jesus my friend Prayer after Communion: PRESIDER: Let us pray. COMMENTATOR: Let us all rise. PRESIDER: In this gathering of your Church, the living temple of your presence, may we find your mercy. Lord, and so approach with fitting reverence the coming feast of our redemption. Grant this in the name of Jesus our Lord. All: Amen Announcements CONCLUDING RITES PRESIDER: The Lord be with you All: And also with you

Prayer over the People and Blessing PRESIDER: Bow your heads and pray for Gods Blessing. Lord, we rejoiced that you are our creator and ruler, as we call upon Your generosity, renew and keep us in your love.

All: Amen PRESIDER: And may almighty God, () the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever All: Amen DISMISSAL PRESIDER: The mass has ended, go in peace to love and serve the Lord All: Thanks be to God (SONG) Humayot Ihayag

II. Candle Lightning Ceremony

LIGHTING OF CANDLES (with background music) PRESIDER: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who made heaven and earth PRESIDER: The Lord be with you All: And also with you PRESIDER: Let us pray

O God, by whose name all things were made, has counted their blessings on these candles, which you have created. Grant that whoever gives thanks to you uses them in accordance with your law and love. May whoever calls upon your name, receive your help and blessing from heaven through Christ our Lord. All: Amen Candle Lightning Ceremony Recessional/ Picture Taking