Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

1 January 2023 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD ă WORLD PEACE DAY Year A

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Happy and Peaceful New Year to one and all! There is no better wish
we can exchange on this day, for we need peace in our hearts, our
families, our nation, and throughout the world. But we are aware
that real and lasting peace can come only if people obey God’s law and if
God blesses their efforts.
We know that He is ready to grant us this most precious gift through
the intercession of our Blessed Mother, whom we honor today as “Moth-
er of God.” May she bring the warring factions and nations to lay aside all
hatred and start working together to build a civilization of love, justice,
and peace. Let this be the main intention for which we offer this Eucharist.

preciate the preciousness of heavenly King, O God, almighty

time: Lord, have mercy! Father.
All – Lord, have mercy! Lord Jesus Christ, Only Be-
P –We have often neglected to gotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of
Entrance Antiphon God, Son of the Father, you take
(To be recited only when no help our brothers and sis-
ters in need: Christ, have away the sins of the world, have
Entrance Hymn is sung.) mercy on us; you take away the
Hail, Holy Mother, who gave mercy!
All –Christ, have mercy! sins of the world, receive our
birth to the King who rules prayer; you are seated at the right
heaven and earth for ever. P –We have often failed to wor- hand of the Father, have mercy
ship and love you as you on us. For you alone are the Holy
Greeting deserve: Lord, have mercy! One, you alone are the Lord, you
P –Blessed be God who gives All – Lord, have mercy! alone are the Most High, Jesus
us a new year and calls us to be P –May almighty God have Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the
His partners in the building of mercy on us, forgive us our glory of God the Father. Amen!
the Kingdom. May His grace and sins, and bring us to ever-
peace be with you all! lasting life. Collect (Opening Prayer)
All – And with your spirit! All – Amen! P –O God, who through the
fruitful virginity of Blessed
Penitential Act Gloria Mary bestowed on the human
race the grace of eternal sal-
P –My dear brothers and sis- All –Glory to God in the high- vation, grant, we pray, that we
ters, as we start a new year, let us est, and on earth peace to people may experience the interces-
pause for a while to realize how of good will. We praise you, sion of her, through whom we
much we need God’s forgiveness we bless you, we adore you, we were found worthy to receive
for our past sins. (Pause) glorify you, we give you thanks the author of life, our Lord Jesus
P –We have often failed to ap- for your great glory, Lord God, Christ, your Son, who lives and

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reigns with you in the unity of 2nd Reading Gal 4:4-7 the shepherds. And Mary kept
the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and Jesus Christ is the point of all these things, reflecting on
ever. arrival of God’s plan. He comes them in her heart. Then the
All – Amen! to us through a human mother shepherds returned, glorifying
– Mary Most Holy – thanks to and praising God for all they
whom the divine plan to save the had heard and seen, just as it
world could be carried out “at had been told to them.
the appointed time.” When eight days were
1st Reading completed for his circumcision,
Nm 6:22-27 R –A proclamation from the
The beautiful “invocation” the baby was named Jesus, the
Letter of Paul to the Gal-
we are about to hear was used by name given him by the angel
atians
the priests in the Temple to bless before he was conceived in the
the people at the conclusion of Brothers and sisters: womb.
religious services. It is surely most When the fullness of time The Gospel of the Lord!
appropriate at the beginning of had come, God sent his Son, All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
the New Year, when we observe born of a woman, born under Christ!
“World Peace Day.” the law, to ransom those under
the law, so that we might re-
R – A proclamation from the ceive adoption. Homily
Book of Numbers As proof that you are chil-
The Lord said to Moses: dren, God sent the Spirit of Profession of Faith
“Speak to Aaron and his sons his Son into our hearts, crying (Nicene Creed)
and tell them: This is how you out, “Abba, Father!” So you are
shall bless the Israelites. Say to no longer a slave but a child, All –I believe in one God, the
them: and if a child then also an heir, Father almighty, maker of heaven
‘The Lord bless you and through God. and earth, of all things visible and
keep you! The Lord let his face The Word of the Lord! invisible.
shine upon you, and be gra- All – Thanks be to God! I believe in one Lord Jesus
cious to you! The Lord look Christ, the Only Begotten Son of
upon you kindly and give you Gospel Acclamation Heb 1:1-2 God, born of the Father before all
peace!’ ages. God from God, Light from
So shall they invoke my All –Alleluia! Alleluia! Light, true God from true God,
name upon the Israelites, and In the past, God spoke begotten, not made, consubstan-
I will bless them.” to our ancestors through tial with the Father; through him
the prophets; in these last all things were made. For us men
The Word of the Lord! days, he has spoken to us
All – Thanks be to God! and for our salvation he came
through the Son. down from heaven, and by the
Alleluia! Alleluia! Holy Spirit was incarnate of the
Responsorial Psalm Ps 67
Virgin Mary, and became man.
Gospel Lk 2:16-21 (All genuflect and pause after
R –May God bless us in his Today’s Gospel passage in-
mercy! reciting this sentence.) For our
cludes two events of the “Infancy sake he was crucified under Pon-
R. M. Velez Narrative”: the episode featur- tius Pilate, he suffered death and
F C F ing Mary and the shepherds, and was buried, and rose again on
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that of Jesus’ circumcision, the
 rite through which he officially
the third day in accordance with
the Scriptures. He ascended into
May God bless us in his mer-cy! became a member of the Chosen heaven and is seated at the right
People. hand of the Father. He will come
* May God have pity on us P –The Lord be with you! again in glory to judge the living
and bless us; may he let his All – And with your spirit! and the dead and his kingdom
face shine upon us. So may P – A proclamation from the will have no end.
your way be known upon holy Gospel according to I believe in the Holy Spirit,
earth; among all nations, your Luke the Lord, the giver of life, who
salvation. R. All – Glory to you, O Lord! proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father
* May the nations be glad The shepherds went in and the Son is adored and glori-
and exult because you rule the haste to Bethlehem and found fied, who has spoken through
peoples in equity; the nations Mary and Joseph, and the the prophets.
on the earth you guide. R. infant lying in the manger. I believe in one, holy, catholic
* May the peoples praise When they saw this, they made and apostolic Church. I confess
you, O God; may all the peo- known the message that had one Baptism for the forgiveness
ples praise you! May God bless been told them about this child. of sins and I look forward to the
us, and may all the ends of the All who heard it were amazed resurrection of the dead and the
earth fear him! R. by what had been told them by life of the world to come. Amen!
1 January 2023
 Prayer of the Faithful Prayer over the Offerings
P –Today is World Peace Day. P –O God, who in your kind-
Aware of the great need for peace ness begin all good things and
throughout the world, let us im- bring them to fulfillment, grant
plore this precious gift from God to us, who find joy in the So- All – Our Father . . .
through the intercession of Mary, lemnity of the holy Mother of P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
the Queen of Peace. Let us pray: God, that, just as we glory in the All –For the kingdom, the
All – Lord, graciously hear us! beginnings of your grace, so one power, and the glory are
day we may rejoice in its comple- yours, now and for ever.
C –For the whole Church, God’s
family on earth: May she ever tion.
Through Christ our Lord. Sign of Peace
more become an instrument of
reconciliation for all mankind. All – Amen!
Breaking of the Bread
Let us pray! R.
C –For the Holy Father and all Preface of BVM I All – Lamb of God . . .
other religious leaders: May they P –The Lord be with you!
succeed in their constant efforts All –And with your spirit! Communion
to promote peace throughout the P –Lift up your hearts! P –Behold the Lamb of God,
world. Let us pray! R. All –We lift them up to the behold him who takes away the
C –For all nations on earth, es- Lord! sins of the world. Blessed are
pecially those ravaged by war: P –Let us give thanks to the those called to the Supper of the
May they discover in their com- Lord our God! Lamb.
mon brotherhood the ground All –It is right and just! All – Lord, I am not worthy
on which to build a harmonious P –It is truly right and just, that you should enter under
relationship. Let us pray! R. our duty and our salvation, al- my roof, but only say the word
ways and everywhere to give and my soul shall be healed.
C –For our society, character-
ized by strident inequalities and you thanks, Lord, holy Father,
almighty and eternal God, and Communion Antiphon
the pursuit of selfish interests: (To be recited only when no
May all citizens grow in social to praise, bless, and glorify your
name on the Solemnity of the Communion Hymn is sung.)
awareness, respect for the rights
of others, and concern for the Motherhood of the Blessed ever- Jesus Christ is the same
common good. Let us pray! R. Virgin Mary. yesterday, today, and for ever.
For by the overshadowing
C –For all Filipino families, of the Holy Spirit she conceived Prayer after Communion
especially those whose mem- your Only Begotten Son, and
bers are no longer at peace with without losing the glory of vir- P –We have received this heav-
one another: May the grace of ginity, brought forth into the enly Sacrament with joy, O Lord:
this season help them overcome world the eternal Light, Jesus grant, we pray, that it may lead us
their present difficulties. Let us Christ our Lord. to eternal life, for we rejoice to
pray! R. Through him the Angels proclaim the blessed ever-Virgin
praise your majesty, Dominions Mary Mother of your Son and
C –Let us pray in silence for our Mother of the Church.
personal intentions. (Pause) Let adore and Powers tremble before
you. Heaven and the Virtues of Through Christ our Lord.
us pray! R. All – Amen!
heaven and the blessed Seraphim
P –Father, set our hearts at peace worship together with exultation.
with You and with one another, May our voices, we pray, join
that we may promote harmony in with theirs in humble praise, as
our families and communities. we acclaim:
We ask this through Jesus, the All – Holy, holy, holy Lord, God P –The Lord be with you.
Prince of Peace, who lives and of hosts. Heaven and earth are All – And with your spirit!
reigns for ever and ever. full of your glory. Hosanna in P –Bow your heads and pray
All – Amen! the highest! for God’s blessing. (Pause)
Blessed is he who comes in May the Lord fill you with
the name of the Lord. Hosanna His love and mercy!
in the highest! All – Amen!
P – May almighty God bless
Preparation of the Gifts Memorial Acclamation you: the Father, and the
P –Pray, brethren . . . P –The mystery of faith! Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All –May the Lord accept the All –When we eat this Bread All – Amen!
sacrifice at your hands, for the and drink this Cup, we P –Go in peace to love and
praise and glory of his name, proclaim your Death, serve the Lord throughout
for our good and the good of O Lord, until you come this New Year.
all his holy Church. again! All – Thanks be to God!
Mary, Mother of God – World Peace Day
 “Heralds & Intruments of Peace”
• Jess P. Balon

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eace is a tree of many diverse leaves, peace to all men of goodwill. Before he left
flowers, and fruits. It strikes its roots in this world, his greeting was: “Peace!”
the hearts of people and grows Jesus came to our war-torn world
through the moisture of deep personal through a woman – Mary – who is the
convictions, commitment, and perse- Queen of Peace. She spent her earthly
verance in the face of opposition and days in peace-filled communion
obstacles of every sort. with her Son. And from that
intimacy, she derived the moral
Peace is brightened and
strength that she needed to be
strengthened by the sunshine of a sin- always available to cooperate
cere and universal love that refuses with God, attentive to the needs
to bow to the destructiveness of of her neighbor.
hatred and vengefulness. The duty to promote peace
Peace is the aspiration of is the legacy of Jesus and
all those who have not been his Mother to all those who
perverted by the devil, the proclaim to believe in God, and
wrecker of all peace. It is pro- especially of those who pro-
moted by its great champions, but it fess to be disciples of Christ,
cannot succeed without the cooperation the Prince of Peace.
of millions, and ultimately the whole of We are all called to promote
peace by doing the “works of
humankind.
peace” – attitudes and actions that bring
Peace is a fragile fruit. It is easily dam- out the best in people; console the afflicted,
aged and even destroyed by envy, selfishness, welcome the strangers, protect the oppressed;
pride, lust, aggressiveness, insensitivity, and uphold what is right and promote justice and
cruelty. Peace is destroyed by sin whenever education as basic conditions for peace to be
man turns against God or lifts his hand genuine and lasting.
against his brethren. God grieves immensely Sometimes, there may even arise the need
when He sees us, human beings, undermine to defend peace against those who are trying
and destroy our own peace. to destroy it. It is the challenging enterprise
From the beginning, peace has been of doing so by peaceful means that reject vio-
God’s dream and plan for the human family. lence in principle and in practice. The shining
His Kingdom is a Kingdom of peace. The examples of Jesus himself, Francis of Assisi,
greatest sign of God’s “peace initiative” is Gandhi, Martin Luther King, John XXIII, Te-
the incarnation of His own Son, the Eternal resa of Calcutta, John Paul II and Pope Fran-
Word. He came as the Man of Peace – peace cis should be our greatest encouragement.
between God and us; peace among all hu- God’s grace will empower us to do what our
mans. When he was born, the angels wished weakness would be unable to accomplish.

A grace-filled, peaceful
& prosperous
NEW YEAR
to one and all!!!

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