SAN MATEO CATHOLIC ACADEMY

San Mateo Village, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City

CALL TO SILENCE
PROCESSIONAL/ENTRANCE SONGS:
I WILL SING FOREVER

I will sing forever of Your love, O the dawn

Lord
I will celebrate the wonder of Your
name
For the Word that you speak is a
song of forgiveness
And a song of gentle mercy and of
peace
Let us wake at the morning and be
filled with Your love
And sing songs of praise all our
days
For Your love is as high as the
heavens above us
And Your faithfulness, as certain as
I will sing forever of Your love, O
Lord
for You are my refuge and my
strength
You fill the world with Your life-
giving spirit
Who speaks Your word Your word
of mercy and of peace
Coda: And I will sing forever of
Your love, O Lord
Yes, I will sing forever of Your love,
O Lord

INTRODUCTION:

Commentator:
We celebrate today a new beginning. In this special occasion
we offer to God the gift of ourselves as we cherish the joys ans
expectations of the present moments.
Let us then look back and reminisce the toils and travails of
times past. Let us not forget our parents, mentors and other
persons whose passion, dedication and guidance have molded
us to become gifted individuals as well as faithful citizens of
the Kingdom.
As we commence our journey to build a better world, let us
remember the cherished tradition our beloved Alma Mater:
competence, creativity, community supportiveness and
Christian discipleship.

How good it is to celebrate this moment of joy and this season

of grace. Blessed indeed is the God of life and love!

GREETING

Presider: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
All: Amen
Presider: 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 RITE
Presider: Brethen (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
 (Pause)
All: 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.

Presider: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and
bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.

Presider: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Presider: Christ, have mercy.

All: Christ, have mercy.

Presider: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

OPENING PRAYER:
Presider: Let us pray.
God our Creator, we believe in Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Open our ears to listen to His word. Open our hearts that
we may experience His message as a call addressed
personally to each one of us to go out and do our part
making this world a better place to live in. We ask this in
the name of Jesus the Lord.
All: Amen

FIRST READING (Daily Readings)

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL READING
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HOMILY
GENERAL INTERCESSIONS

Presider: As Christ was sent to the world, we are also sent to build a
better world. Let us pray for the graces we need for this
mission. Let us pray:

SEND US AND BE WITH US, LORD.

Leader 1: (School of Business) For the Church, the People of God,

that with the Gospel it proclaims, it may be a voice and
force promoting love and justice among peoples and
among nations, we pray to the Lord:

Leader 2: For all those in position of authority and leadership, that

they may not become arrogant or dishonest or merely seek
their own interest, that they may love the people entrusted
to them, we pray to the Lord:

Leader 3: For our parents who have responded and are still
responding to God’s call to bring forth life, may the force of
God’s love enable them to carry on their responsibility of
caring their families and nurturing love that never ends,
we pray to the Lord:

Leader4: For our administrators, our teachers and all other

employees of our university that they may continue to
share their talents and ability in order to build a
community according to God's plan, we pray to the Lord:

Leader 5: For the world in which we live, that all people of goodwill
may work together to put an end to war and hatred,
oppression and injustice; and to seek peace, freedom and
justice. Let us pray to the Lord:

Leader 6: For all of us, graduates, that we may never forget to look
back and be grateful to all who have touched our lives; may
the Holy Spirit enlighten our hearts and minds and guide
our endeavors as we embark on a journey to build the
better world, we pray to the Lord:

Presider: Father, source of our life, You know our needs. As we

continue our mission to build a better world, may we be
held by Your hands and walk more readily in Your ways.
We ask You this through Jesus Christ, our Lord now and
forever. Amen.

OFFERTORY SONG: Take and Receive (with Offertory Dance)

Presider: Pray, brethren (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 for the
good of all His Holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS:

Presider: God of compassion, may the food and drink which Jesus
gives us change us into gifts to one another, that we may
become each other’s bread and wine, life and joy. Let
unselfish love and service be our offering to one another
and to You, today and every day, on account of Your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Presider: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

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 and just.

SANCTUS (HOLY)

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION

AMEN

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Presider: Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our
day. In Your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us
from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of
our Lord, Jesus Christ.

All: For the Kingdom the power and the glory are Yours, now
and forever.

Presider: Lord Jesus Christ You said to Your apostles: I leave you
peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on
the faith of Your Church, and grant us peace and unity of
Your Kingdom where You live for ever and ever.
All: Amen

Presider: The peace of the Lord be with you always

All: And with your spirit.

Presider: Let us offer each other the sign of peace

LAMB OF GOD

Presider: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world. Happy are we who are called to partake in this
banquet

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 SONGS

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Presider: Lord our God, we thank You for trusting us so much that
You have entrusted to us the very mission of Your Son to
the world that yearns for well-being and integrity. May
our loving service and unselfish giving show that Christ is
alive and His Spirit is continually present in the life of the
world. We ask You this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

FINAL BLESSING

Presider: The Lord be with you

All: And with your spirit

Presider: May the Almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son †
and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen

Presider: The Mass is offered, go and be witnesses of God’s love as

you help build a better world.
All: Thanks be to God

Commentator: As we sing the final hymn, the graduates may offer their
corsage and the lighted candle to their parents as the sign
of their unending and deepest gratitude.

FINAL HYMNS:

1. One of Heart and One of Soul

2. At the Beginning