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St. Ferdinand College

City of Ilagan, Isabela
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION LITURGY

INTRODUCTORY RITES:

(First Communicants and their parents enter in procession)

Introduction:

Commentator: Rejoice! Let us praise the Lord!

(Claps his/her hands 3x)

All: Rejoice! Let us praise the Lord!

(Clap their hands 3x)

Child1: Today is a special day. It is a great and beautiful day.

It is the day the Lord has made. We are going to renew the promise
we made when we were baptized, promise made by our parents or
godparents for us. We want to be like Jesus. He is good, obedient
and full of love.

Child2: Today, for the first time, we are going to receive Jesus, the Bread of
life. Just like the bread that we need in order to grow and become
strong, Jesus, the Bread of Life, makes us also strong in our faith and
in our love for God and others.

Child1: Hail, Jesus, Bread of Life!

All: Hail, Jesus, Bread of Life!

Child2: Hail, Jesus, Life-giving Food!

All: Hail, Jesus, Life-giving Food!

Child1: Be happy! Jesus is with us.

All: Be happy! Jesus is with us.

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Entrance Song: Sing tra, la, la, la..

(While singing the entrance song the priest enter in procession with the servers)

GREETING:

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!

Priest: This is a special day for us all, especially for you, our dear children,
because you are going to receive Jesus in Holy Communion for the first
time. When you were baptized you became members of God’s family.
That is why; Jesus will give you a special sign of his body and love. He
will give you his Body and Blood.
Today, you will pledge to love him more each day. Let us then prepare
ourselves to receive Jesus in our heart and in our life.

PENITENTIAL RITE:
Priest: Let us ask forgiveness from one another and especially from God for
not being as good as He wants us to be.

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 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.
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All: Amen.
Lord have mercy (SUNG)
Glory to God…(SUNG)

OPENING PRAYER:

Priest: Let us pray,

Loving Father, you are good. You give us life. On the day we were
baptized, you called us your children. We ask you to make us strong
as we receive Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life, so that we will grow
and become good children. Grant this through Jesus Christ, our
brother, together with the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever.
All: Amen.
Commentator: Please be seated for the liturgy of the word.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

Unang Pagbasa: Acts 2:42-47

Ang pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng mga Apostol
Nanatili sila sa itinuro ng mga apostol,
sa pagsasama-sama bilang magkakapatid,
sa pagpipira-piraso ng tinapay, at sa pananalangin.
Dahil sa maraming himalang nagawa sa pamamagitan ng mga apostol,
naghari sa lahat ang magkahalong pitagan at takot.
At nagsama-sama ang lahat ng sumasampalataya
para sa lahat ang kanilang ari-arian.
Ipinagbibili nila ito at ang pinagbilhan ay ipinamamahagi sa lahat
ayon sa pangangailangan ng bawat isa.
Araw-araw, sila’y nagkakatipon sa templo,
nagpipira-piraso ng tinapay sa kanilang tahanan
at nagsasalu-salong masaya ang kalooban.
Nagpupuri sila sa Diyos at kinalulugdan ng lahat ng tao.
Bawat araw ay dinaragdag sa kanila ng Panginoon ang mga iniligtas.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

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All: Salamat sa Diyos

Salmong Tugunan:
Ang Panginoon ang aking Pastol pinagiginhawa akong lubos

Pangalawang pagbasa: 1Cor 11:23-29

Ang pagbasa mula sa unang sulat ni Pablo sa mga taga Corinto.

Ito ang aral na tinanggap ko sa Panginoon at ibinibigay ko naman sa

inyo: ang Panginoong Jesus, noong gabing siya’y ipagkanulo ay
dumampot ng tinapay ng tinapay. Nagpasalamat, at pinagpira-piraso
ito, at sinabi, “Ito ang aking katawan na inihahandog para sa inyo.
Gawin ninyo ito bilang pag-aalaala sa akin.” Gayon din naman,
matapos maghapunan ay hinawakan niya ang saro at sinabi, “Ang
sarong ito ang bagon tipan na pinagtitibay ng aking dugo. Tuwing
iinumin ninyo ito, gawin ninyo bilang pag-aalaala sa akin.” Sapagkat
tuwing kakain kayo ng tinapay na ito at iinom sa sarong ito ay
ipinahahayag ninyo ang kamatayan ng Panginoon, hanggan sa muling
pagparito niya.

Ang sinumang kumakain ng tinapay at umiinom sa saro ng Panginoon

nang di nararapat ay nagkakasala sa katawan at dugo ng Panginoon.
Kaya, dapat siyasatin ng tao ang kanyang sarili bago kumain ng
tinapay at uminom sa saro. Sapagkat ang sinumang kumakain at
umiinom nang hindi pinahahalagahan ang katawan ng Panginoo, ay
kumakain at umiinom ng hatol sa kanyang sarili.

Ang salita ng Diyos!

Commentator: Please stand to honor the Holy Gospel.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia! (sung)

GOSPEL

Priest: Sumainyo ang Panginoon.

All: At sumaiyo rin

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Priest: Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lukas: 9:10-17

All: Papuri sa iyo, Panginoon!

Priest: Pagbabalik ng mga apostol, sinabi nila kay Jesus ang lahat ng ginawa
nila. At sila’y pumunta sa isang bayang tinatawag na Betsaida:walang
isinama si Jesus kundi sila. Nang malaman ito ng mga tao, sila’y
sumunod. Malugod naman silang tinanggap ni Jesus. Nagsalita siya
sa kanila tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos; pinagaling niya ang mga may
karamdaman.

Nang dumidilim na’y nilapitan siya ng Labindalawa at sinabi sa kanya,

“Paalisin na po ninyo ang mga tao nang makaparoon sila sa mga
nayon sa kabukiran sa paligid upang humanap ng makakain at
matutuluyan. Nasa isang ilang lugar po tayo.” Ngunit sinabi niya,
“kayo ang magbibigay sa kanila ng makakain.” Sumagot sila, “Wala
tayo kundi limang tinapay at dalawang isda, kaya kailangang bumili
kami ng pagkain para sa mga taong ito.” (May 5,000 lalaki ang
naroon.) Ngunit sinabi niya sa kanyang mga alagad. “Paupuin ninyo
sila nang palu-pulutong na tiglilimampu.”
Gayon nga ang ginawa nila pinaupo ang lahat. Kinuha ni Jesus ang
limang tinapay at dalawang isda, tumingala sa langit, at
nagpasalamat sa Diyos. Pinagpira-piraso niya ang mga ito, at ibinigay
sa Kanyang mga alagad upang ipamahagi sa mga tao. Nakakain ang
lahat at nabusog. Tinipon ng mga alagad ang lumabis; at nakapuno
sila ng labindalawang bakol.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon

All: Pinupuri Ka namin, Panginoong Hesukristo.

Commentator: Please be seated for the homily

HOMILY:

Commentator: Mga bata magsitayo kayo sa pagpapanibago ng pangako ng

kayo’y bininyagan. Sisindihan ninyo ang iyong mga kandila.
Ang kandilang ito ay sagisag ng liwanag ni Kristo.

(Instrumental music will be played while the children lights their candles)
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PAGPAPANIBAGO NG SUMPA SA BINYAG

Priest: Mga minamahal na bata, ngayon ay sasariwain ninyo ang mga

pangako ng kayo ay binyagan. Ang inyong mga magulang, ninang at
ninong ang sumagot para sa inyo nang kayo ay binyagan. Ngayon ay
muli kayong tatanungin ng Inang Simbahan, at mangngako kayo sa
Diyos at sa inyong sarili. Handa na kayong tumugon?

Bata: : Opo, nakahanda na po ako.

Priest: Itinatakwil ba ninyo si Satanas na tumukso sa atin na magkasala at

nagbibigay kalungkutan?

Bata: Opo, itinatakwil ko.

Pari: Itinatakwil ba ninyo ang kanyang mga gawain?

Bata: Opo, itinatakwil ko.

Pari: Itinatakwil ba ninyo ang kanyang pang-aakit?

Bata: Opo, itinatakwil ko.

Priest: Sumasampalataya ba kayo sa Diyos Ama na lumikha sa langit at

lupa?

Bata: Opo, Sumsampalataya ako ng buong puso.

Pari: Sumasampalataya ba kayo kay Hesukristo, iisang Anak ng Diyos,

Panginoon natin, ipinanganak ni Santa Mariang Birhen, ipinako sa
krus, namatay, inilibing, muling nabuhay at naluluklok sa kanan ng
Ama?

Bata: Opo, Sumsampalataya ako ng buong puso.

Priest: Sumasampalataya ba kayo sa Espiritu Santo, sa banal na Simbahang

Katolika, sa kasamahan ng mga banal, sa kapatawaran ng mga
kasalanan, sa muling pagkabuhay ng mga namatay, at sa buhay na
walang hanggan?
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Bata: Opo, Sumasampalataya ako ng buong puso.

Priest: Nangangako ba kayong tatanggapin at susundin ang lahat na utos

ng Simbahan?

Bata: Opo nangangako ako ng buong puso.

Priest: Babasbasan ko kayo ng tubig bilang paalala ng tubig napagbibinyag.

Nawa’y tulungan kayo ng dakilang Panginoon na matupad ang
inyong mga pangako nang buong katapatan hanggan sa buhay na
walang hanggan.

All: Amen.

(The Priest will sprinkle holy water to the communicants. Isang

Pananampalataya will be sung)

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:

Priest: Mga kapatid kong minamahal, idalangin natin sa Poong Maykapal

na itaguyod niya tayo para maibigay niya ang mga minamarapat
niyang hingin natin at makamtan. Ang inyong tugon ay: Panginoon,
dinggin mo kami.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Child 1: Para sa ating Santo Papa na si Francisco, mga Obispo at buong

kaparian, kaisa ng mga taong ipinagkatiwalaan ng kanilang
pangasiwaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Child: Para sa aming lahat na tatanggap sa banal na Komunyon sa unang

pagkakataon, at sa lahat ng mga kabataan sa ating bansa, nawa’y higit
naming pahalagahan ang Eukaristiya sa aming buhay at sa aming
masiglang pakikipagdiwang sa Banal na Misa, manalangin tayo sa
Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

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Child 2: Para sa patuloy na pagsisilbi ng aming mga magulang, mga guro, mga pari
sa paaralan, nawa’y patuloy silang biyayaan ng lakas at ng magandang
kalusugan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Child : Para sa lahat ng mga bata, upang matutuhan nating pakinabangan

ang mga kagalingan at biyaya sa kasalukuyan na ibinibigay ng Diyos,
manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Child 3: Para sa mga matatanda na nagtitiis ng pangungulila at may mga

maysakit nawa’y makita ang mapagpagaling na kamay ng Diyos sa
dinaranas nilang mga pagsubok at paghihirap, manalangin tayo sa
Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Child : Para sa ating mga kaibigan at kamag-anak na yumao nawa’y

tumanggap ng walang hanggang kaligayahan sa piling ni Kristo,
manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

All: PANGINOON, DINGGIN MO KAMI.

Priest: Diyos Ama sa langit, nananalig kaming nananalangin sa iyo na

pakikinggan mo ang aming mga mithiin. Hinihiling namin ito sa
pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon.

All: Amen.

Commentator: Please be seated for the presentation and preparation of gifts:

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Presentation of the Gifts:
(Offertory procession…)
Offertory Song:

Commentator: Please all stand!

Priest: Pray brothers and sisters that this sacrifice 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 GIFTS:

Priest: Loving Father, we come before you with gifts of bread and wine to
show that we are yours. These gifts say that you have given us your
Son, Jesus. We want to share this bread and wine as your people-
giving ourselves to Jesus through everyone present here today. We
ask you this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II FOR CHILDREN

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: God our Father, we are to give You thanks and praise because
you love us. With Jesus we sing your praise.

All: Hosanna in the Highest! (sung)

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Priest: Because you love us, you gave us this great and beautiful world.
With Jesus we sing your praises.

All: Hosanna in the Highest! (sung)

Priest: Because you love us you sent your Son to bring us to you and gather
us around Him as the children of one family. With Jesus we sing
your praise.

All: Hosanna in the Highest! (sung)

Priest: For such great love we thank you with the angels and saints as they
praise you and sing.

All: Holy. . .(sung)

Priest: Blessed be Jesus whom you sent to be the friend of our children and
of the poor.

He came to show how we can love you. Father, by loving one

another. He came to take away sin, which keeps us from being
friends, and hate, which makes us all unhappy.

He promised to send the Holy Spirit to be with us always so that we

can live as your children.

All: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the
highest!

Priest: God our Father, we now ask you to send your Holy Spirit to change
these gifts of bread and wine into the +body and the +blood of
Jesus Christ our Lord.

The night before He died, Jesus your Son showed us how much you
love us. When he was at supper with His disciples, he took bread,
and gave you thanks and praise. Then he broke the bread gave it to
his friends and said:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT:

FOR THIS IS MY BODY
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP TO YOU.
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All: Jesus has given his life for us.(sung)
Priest: When supper was ended, Jesus took the chalice that was filled with
wine. He thanked you, gave it to his friends, and said:
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.
All: Jesus has given his life for us. (sung)
Priest: And so, loving Father, we remember that Jesus died and rose again
to save the world. He put himself into our
hands to be the sacrifice we offer you.
All: We praise you, we bless you, we thank you. (sung)
Priest: Lord our God, listen to our prayer. Send the Holy Spirit to all of us
who share in this meal. May this spirit bring us closer together in
the family of the Church with Francis, our pope, William our bishop,
and all bishops who serve your people.
All: We praise you, we bless you, we thank you. (sung)
Priest: Remember, Father, our families and friends and all those we do not
love as we should. Remember those who have died. Bring them
home to you, to be with you for ever.
All: We praise you, we bless you, we thank you. (sung)
Priest: Gather us all together into your kingdom. There we shall be happy
forever with the Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our mother. There
all the friends of Jesus the Lord will sing a song of joy.
All: We praise you, we bless you, we thank you. (sung)
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,
forever and ever.
All: Amen, amen, amen O Lord Amen, amen O Lord (sung)
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COMMUNION RITE

Priest: At the Savior’s command

And formed by divine teaching,
We dare to say:

Lord’s Prayer (sung)

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,

you said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, 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 greet one another as sign of peace.

All: Kordero (sung)

Commentator: Please kneel

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Priest: Behold the Lamb of God,

Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the lamb.

All: Lord I am not worthy that you should under my roof but only say the
word and my soul shall be healed.

(The children will receive the communion one by one in the kneeler)

Communion Songs:

Commentator: Children please kneel

CHILDREN’S PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (all kneel)

Children: (All together)

Jesus, you make us happy by coming to us in so many ways. Thank
you for being with us today in the form of bread and wine shared
with our family and friends. Help us to know and love you more each
time you come to us in Holy Communion.

Child: Jesus, You are my God.

All: I Adore You.
Child: You are my Guest.
All: I welcome You.
Child: You are my Brother.
All: I trust You.
Child: You are my best friend.
All: I love You.
Child: You are my King, You are my Savior.
All: I praise you, I thank you.
Child: Please Lord Jesus, bless my Father, and my mother,
my brothers and sisters.
All: I beg You.
Child: Call back the sinners and pity those who are sick and
those who are suffering.
All: I beg You.
Child: Bless us, dear Lord, on our First Communion day, and bring us closer
to you. God of peace, give us Your peace.
All: Amen.
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Commentator: Please all stand

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Priest: God our Father, You make us happy in many different ways. We are
grateful for giving us Jesus, in this Eucharist. Help us to grow in love
each time we receive Him in Communion. We make our prayer
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, One God for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

BLESSING OF THE FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CERTIFICATES, HOLY ROSARIES &

REMEMBRANCE FOR CHILDREN

Priest: Our Help is in the name of the Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth.

Priest: Dearly beloved brothers and sisters, let us pray to God the
almighty Father that we may be transformed into Christ’s
image through the devout use of these signs as aids to prayer.

May the Lord in his love and mercy

Cherish and reinforce with his blessing + these tokens of your
devotion and piety, so that you may take up the course of the
present life without offending anybody and you may attain
eternal life with joy, through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

The Presiding priest will award the certificates of the communicants. The children
will be called one by one to receive their certificate and token.)
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CONCLUDING RITE:

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

SOLEMN BLESSING:

Priest: Bow your heads, and pray for God’s blessing. (Pause)

May God the Father who invited you to this Eucharistic

celebration protect you from all dangers!

All: Amen.

Priest: May the Lord Jesus who gave himself to you in Holy
Communion remain always with you!

All: Amen.

Priest: May the Holy Spirit, who taught you how to pray, continue to
guide and protect you all the days of your life!

All: Amen.

Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father+, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Priest: My dear parents and children, bring God’s love to your

homes. Celebrate this day with joy and gratitude in your
hearts and share this love to all especially to our poor
brothers and sisters. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

(The children will go to the front of the altar and sing their final Song)
Picture taking of the children with the presiding priest after the song.