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Lord jesus Christ, our hoPe of glory,
Tou are thefulfillment of the Father's plan to saae all
humanitg. You are the mlstery hiddenfrom tbe ages
andfrom generations past now manifested to us.
Tou abide in your Churcb in the most boly sacrament
of tbe Eucharist. As we celebrate the Hollt Eucharist

and receiae your Body and Blood, grAnt us the

awareness that yowr presence in us urges us
to continue yaur sfiaing mission in tba world. Send us

pur

Holjt Spirit, that he may lead us to walk humblg

witb

the

poor and the ruarginalized, in the

cornpany of Mary, J)our most holy mother and ours.

Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament,

to you be all honor and glory and praise in tbe unit.y
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of the Fatber and the Holy SPirit.

One God, foreaer and eoer. Amen.

Term oF CONTENTS

Overview of the IEC

Catechetical Facilitators' Guide
CHRIST in You, our Hope of Glory ( Colossians

I:27

Gearing for the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress

in Cebu is in full swing. The preparatory period is marked by

two important endeavors: " a thorough catechesis, adapted to
the capacity of different groups , about the Eucharist, especially
as the mystery of Christ living and working in the church; and a
more active preparation in the liturgy, in order to encourage a
reverent hearing of the Word of God and the spirit of mutual
love and community." ( Paul VI, Holy Communion and devotion
to the Eucharistic Mystery outside the Mass, 1973)
Following the direction of the Pontifical Council for
International Eucharistrc Congress, the Permanent Committee
for International Eucharistic Congresses solicited the assistance
of various catechetical groups spearheaded by the Episcopal
Commission in Catechesis and Catholic Education. Catechists
from schools of the Catholic Educational Association of the
Philippines, the Catechetical Foundation of the Archdiocese of
Manila (CFAM) and catechetical centers were invited to study,
reflect and collaborate in the formulation of the facilitators'
guide for the use of the catechists who are called to catechize
various age groupings namely: children (9-12 years old), youth
(13-24 years old) and adults.
The guide objectives are

A.

B.

To assist catechists in their effort to facilitate catechesis on the Eucharist geared towards the celebration of
IEC 2016 with the theme :" CHRiST in You, our Hope
of Glory. The Eucharist : Source and Goal of the Church

The sources for the guide are :

A. A Theological and Pastoral reflections in preparation for
the 51't International Eucharistic Congress Cebu, Philippines, 24-31 January 2016.

B. Sacred Scripture, in particular, Colossians 1:27

C. Sacrosanctum Concilium (Vatican II, 1963)
D. Sacramentum Caritatis (Benedict XVI, 2007)
E. Porta Fidei ( Benedict XVI, 2012)

F.

Evangelii Gaudium ( Francis

G.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, (Saint John Paul

H.

I.
J.

The Facilitators'Guide for Children. Children are as much

part of the Church as adults. The participation of children in the
liturgical celebration enables them to be "Missionary Disciples" in their own right, Masses for Children are a Sunday occurrence in the apostolate of Parishes. The catechesis for children will cultivate the love for Eucharistic celebration and for
devotion to the Blessed Sacrament through regular visits.
The facilitators'guide highlight the following

To renew the faith of people , in particular the love for

the Eucharistic Celebration and thus, challenge them to
participate more actively in Church life as missionary

2,
3.

tuality that will

spirihelp transform Philippine society and

Living the Eucharist in Asia, IX FABC Plenary Assembly,

FABC Papers, 2009
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics (CBCP ,7997)
National Catechetical Directory fro the Philippines 2007

It is to be recalled that the catechetical principles identified by the National Catechetical Directory of the
Philippines (NCDP,2007) are : fidelity to God (integration), fidelity to the human person (inculturation) and fidelity to the
Church ( ecclesial forming ). On the end, these "learning experiences" should lead people to a closer relationship with
Jesus in the Church, and to a greater understanding of the
Word of God in the context of Asian Philippines realities.

1.

disciples;

II, 1992)

The guide in brief.

Mission.

C. To challenge Filipino faithful to live a Eucharistic

I,2014)

4,

THE EUCHARIST: CHRIST,S WORK OF REDEMPTION

REALIZED

THE EUCHARISTAS A SACRAMENT OF LOVE

THE EUCHARIST : THE SOURCE AND GOAL OF DIALOGUE WITH JESUS
MOTHER MARY , THE FIRST DISCIPLE OF CHRIST
LEADS US TO THE EUCHARIST

Church.

The Facilitators'Guide for Youth and Adults . The

modules follow the flow of the IEC 2016 Theologicai Pastoral
Reflections

1.

THE EUCHARIST: CHRIST,S WORK OF REDEMPTION

2.

THE EUCHARIST A SACRAMENT OF LOVE, A SIGN OF

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REALIZED

3.

4.
5.

6.
7.

UNIry AND BOND OF CHARITY

THE EUCHARIST AND MISSION
THE EUCHARIST, SOURCE AND GOAL OF DIALOGUE
THE EUCHARIST IN THE CHURCH'S DIALOGUE WITH
OTHER RELIGIOUS CULTURES
IHE EUCHARIST IN THE CHURCH'S DIALOGUE WITH
THE POOR
THE EUCHARIST IN THE CHURCH'S DIALOGUE WITH

THE YOUTH
MARY AND THE EUCHARIST IN THE CHURCH'S MIS.
SION
THE EUCHARIST AND THE "GLORY OF GOD"
10. A POWERFUL IMAGE OF THE EUCHARIST: THE GREAT
MESSIANIC BANQUET I

B.

9.

The catechist should take note through

series of

"learnings" the unique feature of IEC 2016 as it bears the Asian

Philippines flavor. This is "fertile ground" of catechesis. Inculturating and inter culturating (dialogue with various Asian cultures and even various Philippine cultures) is a component of
these modules. Creative imagination is the call to every catechist to make these guide come "alive".

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THE EUCHARITT:
CHRI'T'' WORK OF
REDEMPTION
REALIZED

These facilitators' guide converge to that point where all

catechetical endeavors are encounters with Jesus in the community of believers drawn to involvement in the Church.

OBJECTIVES

In the Old Testament, in the life of the Israelites, God helped

them pass from slavery to freedom in the promised land.

At the end of this module the children would:

.
.
.

understand that the Paschal Mystery is Jesus Christ's

passion, death, resurrection and ascension-the ultimate event of dying and rising, of death and new life;

be able to face the struggles and sufferings of life, to

overcome them, and to be signs of hope in the home,
school, parish and community; and

be faithful in receiving Christ in the Eucharist and be

able to motivate other children to go to Jesus and to
love and receive Him in the Eucharist.

CONTEXT

In life one experiences darkness and light , growth and

loss,

dying and rising, ups and downs, pains and gains, joys and
sadness, life and death as one goes through the different seasons or stages of life.
At these different stages, what is important is how one is able
to go through and beyond them.

a) Pagtawid sa kalye / crossing the street is going from

one

side of the road to another. Children are happy and feel secure
crossing the street if they are accompanied by adults like their

Jesus himself, through His passion, death and resurrection

showed us how to pass (paano ang pagtawid) through struggles and difficulties towards victory,

WORD OF GOD

: Colossians L=24-29

"

The mystery has been kept hidden for ages and generations,
but is now manifested to God's people: it is Christ in you, the
hope of glory."

DOCTRINE : The Paschal Mystery of ChristHis passion, death and resurrection-is the central cause of Christ's work of redemption.

It

was "by dying that He has destroyed our death, and by rising
that He has restored our life." By the mystery of His dying and
rising Christ has indeed become our hope of glory. (rEC Basic
Text,

II-

THE EUCHARIST: CHRIST,S WORK OF REDEMPNON REALIZED;

You, the hope of g/ory")

A. "The Mystery ...Christ in

The Mystery (Christ's work of redemption) has to be proclaimed. We are all

called to bring Christ and His Gospel as hope
to the people.
MORAL

parents or police officers.

is the good news that brings hope to the people: "The

Mystery has to be proclaimed unceasingly so that all may receive Christ and all may be presented to Christ (Ct col 1:28).
This

b) Children also experience pagtawid/going beyond in their studies. There is that pagtawid/moving from one grading period
to another and from one grade level to the next. This kind of

pagtawid/going beyond is not easy as it takes hours spent

reading, analyzing and internalizing lessons to be able to pass
the subject .

Paul took upon himself the mission that Christ sent his apostles

to do: "that by preaching the gospel to every creature they

might proclaim that the Son of God, by his death and resurrection, had freed us from the power of Satan and from death and

brought us into the kingdom of the Father".

II. THE EUCHARIST:

Pagtawid is an experience of passing over/going beyond pains,
sufferings, struggles and difficulties towards victory and success for as the saying

goes: "No pain , no gain".

(rEC Basic Text,

CHRIST,S WORK OF REDEMPTION REALIZED; B. The

The Cross is the symbol

of Christ's Paschal Mystery (dying to rise to new life) and Christian Discipleship: "Whoever wishes to come after me must
deny himself, take up his cross each day and follow me.

Mystery proclaimed...that a// may receive Christ)

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for my sake will find it'i (Catechism for Filipino catholis
s97)

The Eucharist teaches us to bravely confront even painful

memories. For in every dark memory/ we see the action of
God transforming night of betrayals into dawn of reconciliation
(IX FABC Final Document Living the Eucharist in Asia , 2009 ;D. THE EUCHA'
RISTIC PRAYER l.The Institution Narative: From Betrayal to the Sacrifice of
9elf-Giving and Seruice)

WORSHIP : In the Eucharist, Christ work of

redemption is being realized.
"Christ is always present in his Church, especnlly in her liturgical celebrations." fn the Eucharist, he is present to continually
bring people to communion with himself and to fellowship with
one another. In the person of the minister, in their gathering
together, in the proclamation of the Word, and in the Eucharistic species of Bread and Wing Christ continues to unite, to
forgive, to teach, to reconcilg to offer himself for our redemption, and thereforq to give life. It is precise/y for this that he
instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood-to be
the embodiment and realization of the plan of salvation that
culmlnated in the sacrifice of the Cross, to be a living memorial
of his saving death and resurrection.(IEC-Basic Text II. THE EUCHA-

TOPIC # Z
THE EUCHARI'T A' A
OF LOVE

'ACRAMENT

RIST: CHRIST WORK OF REDEMPTION REALIZED; C. The Eucharist: Christ

present among us)

The Eucharist is the memorial of His Paschal Mystery.

In

the

Eucharist, the Death and Resurrection of Christ are not iust

remembered, but effectively proclaimed and made present.
(Catechism for Fi/ipino Catholics 1690)

FAITH RESPONSE

Think about your own life. What events of dying or rising

have you experienced today? This week? This year? Reflect
on those experiences in light of the event of Jesus Christ's
passion, death, resurrection and ascension.

1.

2. Compose a short prayer highlighting those experiences.

3. How can you lead to Jesus, a friend who is also
experiencing struggles and diffrculties in life?

OBJECTIVES

The man who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood

remains in Me and I in him...

At the end of this module the children would:

.
.
.
.

"Father, may they be one as you and

realize that Jesus is truly present-body and blood

under the appearances of bread and wine in the

'A new commandment I give to you, that you love one

another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one

appreciate that in the Eucharist they are all sent as

little missionaries;
feel the need to serue others; and
in a small way, support financially the work of mission
and pray for missionaries.

I are one.

John 13:34

Eucharist;

CONTEXT

another."

DOCTRINE

: Jesus is truly present-body and

blood, under the appearances of bread and

Wine in the EUChafiSt.

How are you affected , when you see street children begging
for food? Children whp do not go to school? Children affected
by different calamities...etc ?

Have you experienced helping victims of calamities in your

community? What was your feeling while you were helping
others? Who do you think inspired you to help? Or what inspired you?

in the world everyday other

than what we hear, see or read in the news and what happenings in our community every day. There is Joy in serving.
There is so much more going on

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ continues to

strengthen us with His life, and united with His Own, we are
able to offer worship acceptable to the Father and also to serue
others with joy.

WORD OF GOD :
Matthew 26=L7-3O
"Take and eat; this is my

body."

"This r's my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for

many for the forgiveness of sins."
Jesus is inviting us to take and eat His body, drink His
blood ...Jesus said: He who feeds on My flesh and drinks
My blood has life eternaland I will raise him up on the last
day. For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.

John L7:21

(Catechism of the catholic Church 1374)

Everytime the Euchanst is celebrated, Christ is "really present

in the assembly itself, in the person of the minister, in His Word
and under the Euchanstic species." (cFC 1722)

It

is by the conversion of the bread and wine into Chnstb body

and blood ( in the consecration ) that Christ becomes present
in this sacrament. ( CCC 1377 )

The Church Fathers strongly affirmed the faith of the Church in

the effrcacy of the Word of Christ and of the action of the Holy
Spirit to bring about this conversion. GCC 1375)

MORAL : In the Eucharist we are being

changed by Jesus (transformed) and we are
sent to others to help them know and love
Him.
"He who eats Me will live because of Me" (Jn 6:57). These
words of Jesus make us realhe how the mystery "believed" and
'telebrated" contains an innate power making it the principle of
new life within us and the form of our Christian existence. By
receiving the body and blood of Jesus Christ we become sharers in the divine life in an ever more adult and conscious way.
Here
we can apply Saint Augustine's words, in
his Confessions, about the eternal Logos as the food of our
souls, Stressing the mysterious nature of this food, Augustine
imagines the Lord saying to him:

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The Eucharist transforms the assembled community into "a

lifg charity and truth" in order to become "an
instrument for the redemption of all and as the light of the
world and the salt of the earth'i

'T Am the food of grown men; grow, and you shall feed upon
Me; nor shall you change Me, like the food of your flesh, into
yourself, but you shall fu changed into Me." It is not the
Eucharistic food that is changed into us, but rather we who are
mysteriously transformed by it. Christ nourishes us by uni-

ting us to Himself; 'He draws us into

self."

communrbn of

For in the Eucharisl "the one whom the Father has sent to do
His will (cf. tn 5:36-38; 6:38-40; 7:16-18) draws us to Himself and

Him'

Tsacramentum Caritatis No. 70)

makes us part of His life and mission'i QECBasiqTextIII.THE

ETJCHARIST SOURCE AND GOAL OF THE CHURCHS MISSION; A. EUCHARIST
AS SACRAMENT OF LOVE, SIGN OF UNITY BOND OF CHARTTV 2. The transforming power of the Holy Spirit)

'A new commandment I give to you, that you love one

another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one

another," ltohn 13:341

a sacrament of lovg a sign of unity, a bond of

paschal
banquet in which Christ is consumeQ the
charity, a
grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given
mind is filled with
"Eucharist as

to tts," ( ccc

FAITH RESPONSE

1. Do you really believe that Jesus

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present

in

the

Eucharist?

and
to
inviting
us
for
us
and
His
love
lasting- "effective signs" of
respond in love. Grc rz+)
The personal presence,of Christ in the Eucharist is dynamb

2. What does "to be on mission for God at home, at

school, in community" mean?

3.

: For the Eucharist to become the

sacrament of Christ's love, effective sign of

WORSHIP

How can you financially support World Mr'ssbn Sunday?

unity and bond of charity, the Holy Spirit is invoked upon the bread and wine so that they
may become the Body and Blood of Christ
(consecratory epiclesis). A little later in the
celebration the same Holy Spirit is invoked on
the assembly so that they may become "one
body, one spirit in Christ" (communion epiclesis)

of the Holy Spirit,

the fruits of the earth and work of human hands are transformed to become life-giving bread and spiritual drink. By the
action of the same Holy Spirit, those who eat and drink of the
Body and Blood of Christ are transformed into the one Body of
Christ. They are then sent forth to transform theh families,
their places of worlg the society and the world.
So great indeed is this mystery! By the action

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OBJECTIVES

At the end of thr's module the children would:

know that the Eucharist is unique experience
a
a

of

dnlogue with Jesus;

participate joyfully at every Eucharistic celebration;
be able to respond lovingly to what God is telling them;
and
be challenged to be a member of the ministry of the
Word (ex. Being a ledor or commentator, altar seruer,
etc.)

CONTEXT

The importance of dialogue/communication in a relationship...

.
.

.
.
.

Children relate/dialogue with their parents, siblings,

teachers and fiiends.
Where do they usually relate/dialogue with their
family?
How and why do they relate/dialogue?

What is the effect to others of this dialogue?

What is the importance of dialogue/communication in
daily life?

to be true to their words. When

uttered with sincerity, words evoke trust and foster relationship. In the same way, the Word of God is especially
proclaimed at the Eucharist is meant to strengthen the
bond between Christ and the Church.
People are expected

When the attentiveness to the words characteristics of

Asian peoples is brought to the liturgy of the word, then
heafts would be rekindled in faith and love. (rXFABCFinat
Document Living the Eucharist rn Asia , 2009 C. LITURGY OF THE WORD 1.)
Listening to the Story of lesus i.) Contextualized Pastoral Implications J

WORD OF GOD : John 6=22-6O

"I am the living Bread that came down from heaven, if anyone
eats of this breaQ he will live forever..."

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The flesh and blood of the Son of Man denote the Redeemer in
the nature of man-Christ crucified and the redemption wrought
out by him-with all the precrbus benefits of redemption, the
pardon of sin, the acceptance with God, the way to the throne
of grace, the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These
are the flesh and blood of Christ, for which was the breaking of
Hr's body and the shedding of Hr's blood. They are meat and
drink for our souls. Eating His flesh and drinking His blood
mean believing in Christ and paftaking of His benefits by faith.
The soul that nghtly knows its state and wants, finds whatever
can calm the conscience and promote true holiness. In the
Redeemer, God is manifested in the flesh. Meditating upon the
cross of Christ gives life to our repentancq lovq and gratitude.
We live by Him just as our bodies live by food. We live by Him,
as Head and we as branches. Because he lives we shall also
live.

DOCTRINE : The Eucharist is a unique experience of dialogue of life and love with Jesus.
He is present in His Word since it is He Himself who speaks
when the Holy Scriptures are read in Church.

(sacrosanctum con-

ciliumT)

Our Eucharistic Celebration teaches us to be attentive so that we may be able to discern from the
many words aroand us what word we would choose
to live by. Through the homily, the Table of the Word
can become a school for discerning the life giving Word
from words that deal death. (IX FABC Finat Document Living the
Eucharist in Asia , 2009 C. LITURGY OF THE WORD 1.; Listening to the Story
of lesus i. Contertuafized Pastoral Implications)

Emerging from the Eucharistic

gathering, we are sent to continue and extend
this dialogue of life and salvation in the form
of loving service to others.
MORAL

Chnst in the Euchanst "is truly Emmanuel, God with us". Day
and night He is in our midst; He helps us to be good children,
He nourishes our virtues. He called us to be like Him meek and
humble of heart. (CFC 1736)

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Christians in dialogue should be ready to offer their faith, to

give an account of the hope that is within them (1 Pt 3:15) in
answer to their dialogue partners' expectations that were
created by the dialogue. Dialogue is always in view of proclamation and sharing of one's faith and hope in Christ. (rEC IV. rHE
CHURCH'S MISSION

and dialogue.-

IN ASIA. MISSION- IN- DIALOGUE C. On proclamation

WORSHIP : The Eucharist, source and goal of

dialogue with Jesus.
This drblogue of life and love takes on
Eucharist.

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a liturgical form in the

In the life of the Church, the Eucharist stands as both the

soarce and goal of this dialogue. By our participation in the
Eucharistic celebration we enter into a communion of life with
the Triune God because we are inserted into the dialogue of life
and saluation that began in history and now perpetuated in
liturgical mystery in the power of the Holy Spirit, The various
elements of the celebration engage our body, our senses, our
consciousness and our affectivity in that dialogue which unfolds
enabling us to share in the rhythm of Christ's life offered for
our salvation. By gathering and forming an assembly of worship we respond to the Father's summons to be His covenanted
People. By listening to and assimilating the Word proclaimed
we engage in a dialogue whereby the Father healq forms and
enriches us with Hr's life and love, especially with the help of a
homily which on account of its Eucharistic contefi surpasses all
forms of catechesis because it leads up to sacramental com-

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MOTHER MARY,
THE FIR'T DI'CIPLE OF

CHRI'T LEAD',
U' TO THE EUCHARI'T

munion.

(IEC Basic TexlIV THE CHURCH MISSSION IN ASIA. MISSIONIN DIALOGUE d. The Eucharistsource and goal ofdialogue)

FAITH RESPONSE
1.

Do you really believe God truly speaks to you in every

Eucharistic Celebration? When was the last time you
experienced this? If you missed this experience, what
may you do so that God may really speak to you in the
Eucharistic Celebration ?

2.
3.

How may we daily live up and share the Word of God

with our family and friends ?
Give a concrete action or a commitment which you can
share with your parish, especially in the Ministry of the
Word.

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OBJECTIVES

At the end of this module the children would:

. understand that Mary is the Woman of the Eucharist;
. identify the viftues of Mary which they would want to
follow as disciple of Jesus;
. appreciate that true devotion to Mary is to glorify God
especially in the Eucharist where Mary is also present;
and
. lead their families to the Eucharist.

CONTEXT

Filipinos have lots

of images, stories, prayers and devotions to

Mary.

Many children are named after Mary.

The names of most Parishes are taken from the different titles

of Mary.
Who is Mary for the Filipino child

Most of all Mary is the first of the evangelizers. When Elizabeth

told her "Blessed are you who believed...", Mary replied: "My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord."
Mary drew from the treasury of words that she pondered in her

heart with the Spirit, proclaiming it as Good News, as Gospel

for humankind.

WORD OF GOD

Luke 1: 46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness

of the LorQ
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly seruant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is His Name.
He has mercy on those who fear Him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of His arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,

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and the rich He has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of Ht's seruant Israel
for He remembered His promise of mercy,
the promse He made to our fathers,
to Abraham and His children forever.

At the appointed timg Mary brought forth the Father's

Son

made flesh from her own womb. She gave us Jesus. She held
Him up before shepherds and wise men. She placed Him in old
Simeon's arms, and he knew in joy the promise of God fulfilled.
Her bidding brought about the first of her Son's signs at the
wedding feast in Cana. Her last words there were directed to
the seruants, "Do whatever He tells you." And she continues to
address these words to all ages thereafter.
As her Son preached to the crowds, she took in His Words, and
pondered them in her heart, to share them later with the nascent Church. Mother of the apostleq she was in their midst
when the Spirit came to them in the likeness of tongues of fire
on that day when the Church, empowered by the Spirit, first
proclaimed the Good News to all the world.
Thus Mary was the first to be evangelizeQ and the first of the
disciples, as well as the first Apostle. In every age from the
time of the Apostles until the end of timq she is to be present
to the evangelizing Church-the Church-in-mission. (rEC Basic
TCxt,

IX.

MARY AND THE EUCHARIST

IN

THE CHURCH,S MISSION;

A. MARY

EXEMPUR AND MOTHER OF THE CHURCH-ON-MTSSION)

Mary is a "Woman of the Eucharist", who by bearing the body of Jesus in her
womb became the first "tabernacle", and the
Church who in her heaft preserves and offers
to the world Christ's body and blood. 6rrt"sia du
DOCTRINE

Eucharistia, 55)

For to the Christian faithful at worship, Mary stands as model in

listening to the Word and taking it to heart; in prasing and

thanking God who has done great favors to oneself and to the
rest of humankind; in bringing Christ and his gifts of joy and
salvation to all that one meets, in praying and interceding for
the needs of all, in nourishing the life of grace which one receives through the sacraments,

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CHRIST IN US, OUR HOPE OF GLORY

Lyrics and Music: Jay-arr Felisilda Librando
Interpreters: Julie Anne San Jose
Nomer Limatog Jr.

We felt your word.burning within us

Your word unlocked the hardness ofour hearts
And opened our eyes that we may see you
Hidden in the broken bread

CHORUS:
Lord you laid down your life as bread and wine we see
Gave strength to out hearts and made us shine with glee
When we eat the bread and drink the cup of wine
We believe that Christ in us, our hope of glory
You brought a ray of light
And you rekindled our hope

And led our hearts to yearn for your love

For in you is our hope

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CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
Through your own flesh, now made living
And by the Spirit made life-giving
You offer life to us
And as you sweat became like drops of blood
Falling down upon the ground
You shed your blood for us

AMEN
Lord you laid down your life as bread and wine we see
Gave strength to our hearts and made us shine with glee
When we eat the bread and drink the cup of wine
We believe that Christ in us, our hope of glory
We believe that Christ in us, our hope of glory