FIRST HOLY COMMUNICANTS:

BOYS:
Agulto, Alexis John J.
Briones, Ralph Laurence G.
Camba, Mark Chester N.
Casuga, Chester Kurt I.
Cayabyab, Ian Dwight V.
Ducusin,Kenneth L.
Estayo, Kurt Raven R.
Malicdem, Isiah Airvyn T.
Padilla, Lance Andrei L.
Querimit, Christian Aaron A.
Quirimit, Christian J.
Reinhardt, Gabriel Valdreen Kei L.
Soriano, Rollenz P.
Tadije, Reiner A.

GIRLS:
Alberto, Angelica R.
Alipio, Ashlie Gabrielle P.
Biay, Nicole Anne M.
Bucao, Velledon Danielle Y.
Cordero, Maria Lucsyl E.
Costales, Nicole C.
Costales, Nisha C.
Estabillo, Wayne Shyle B.
Estayo, Marella N.
Juguilon, Denielle Luisse B.
Miranda, Remlebelle L.
Ninalga, Cybele Aphrodite F.

Adviser: Ms. Editha D. Fernandez

St. Blaise Christian School, Inc.

January 28, 2017

 INTRODUCTORY RITES
COMMENTATOR:
When we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, we remember
the Last Supper. We remember that we are one with
Jesus. In our celebration, the bread and the wine become
Jesus, Himself.
At the Last Supper, Jesus friends gathered together
in His table to be with Him. We too are friends of Jesus,
gathered together on His table to be with Him.
We share a special meal with Jesus. This special
meal is called the Holy Eucharist. When we celebrate the
Holy Eucharist, we must always remember that Jesus loves
us very much.
Today, our communicants will receive this special
meal which is a memorial sacrifice for forgiveness of our
sins. Here, we participate with, even offer our own lives
with the life of Jesus to the Father in the most perfect
sacrifice of love the world has or will ever see.

Let us all stand to welcome our communicants and

greet our celebrant, Rev. Fr. Abraham Esquig as we sing
our entrance song.
ENTRANCE SONG: ICTHUS
GREETING:
PRIEST: Good afternoon! With heart full of joy, I
welcome you all to this First Communion
celebration.
+In the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
ALL: AMEN
PRIEST: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the
Love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirt be with you all
ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT
PENITENTIAL RITE:
PRIEST: Coming together as Gods family, let us call to
mind our sins and be sorry for them.
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 the
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.
ALL: AMEN
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Christ, have mercy.
ALL: Christ, have mercy.
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you,
we glorify you, we give you thanks for your
great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God,
almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, Lord
God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take
away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive
our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of
the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are
the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus
Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God
the Father. Amen.
OPENING PRAYER:
PRIEST: Let us Pray.
Lord Jesus, You embraced lovingly and
tenderly the little ones who were brought to
you. Look now with special loving eyes upon
these children who will receive you for the first
time in the sacrament of your real presence.
Touch their hearts deeply that they may not
forget that You are the real center of their real
growth to maturity.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
ALL: AMEN.
COMMENTATOR: Please be seated to listen to the word of
God.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
READING:
LECTOR: A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the
Ephesians (6:1-8)
Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this
is right. Honor your father and mother this is
the first commandment with a promise: so
that it may be well with you and you may live
long on the earth.
 And, fathers, do not provoke your children to
anger, but bring them up in the discipline and
instruction of the Lord.
Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord
and not to men and women, we will receive the
same again from the Lord, whether we are
slaves or free.
The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
LECTOR: Let our response be:
LORD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND LOVE
1. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart,
for you have heard the words of my mouth;
In the presence of the angels I will your praise;
I will worship at your holy temple
And give thanks to your name. Response

2. Because of your kindness and your truth;

For you have made me great above all things
Your name and Your promise
When I called, You answered me;
You built up strength within me. Response

3. All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O

Lord. When they hear the words of your mouth;
 And they shall sing of the ways of the Lord:
Great is the glory of the Lord. Response
COMMENTATOR: Please stand to honor the Holy Gospel.
ALLELUIA SONG
GOSPEL:
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And with your Spirit.
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
St. Mark (10:13-16)
ALL: + Glory to you Lord.
PRIEST: People were bringing little children to Him in
order that he might touch them; and the
disciples spoke sternly to them. But when
Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to
them, Let the little children come to me; do
not stop them; for it is to such as these the
Kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you,
whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God
as a little child will never enter it. And he took
them up in his arms, laid his hands on them,
and blessed them.
The Gospel of the Lord.
ALL: PRAISE TO YOU LORD, JESUS CHRIST.
COMMENTATOR: Please be seated for the Homily.
HOMILY:
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH:
COMMENTATOR:
In this part of Baptismal vows, the
communicants will express to the Lord Jesus their
eagerness to have a close relationship with Him forever.
Candles are lighted to symbolize the presence of Jesus
must be light of the world, too. The big candle symbolizes
Jesus, who is the source of light to all men.
(Communicants light up their candle from the big candle)
COMMENTATOR: COMMUNICANTS, please remain
standing to renew your baptismal
promises.
PRIEST: Dear Children, you are now going to renew
your Baptismal promises. On the day of your
baptism, the priest asked you, Do you
renounce Satan? Do you promise to follow
Jesus Christ? You were then too small to
answer yourselves. Instead, your parents and
godparents answered for you. Today, Mother
Church will ask you the same questions and
this time you will make the promises
yourselves with your whole heart and with
your whole mind.
PRIEST: Do you reject Satan?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: And all his works?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: And all his empty promises?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son,
our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was
crucified, died, and was buried; rose from the
dead and is now seated at the right hand of
the Father?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: Do you 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?
COMMUNICANTS: I DO.
PRIEST: God, the all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, has given us new birth by the water
and the Holy Spirit and has forgiven all our
sins. May He also keep us faithful to our Lord
Jesus Christ forever and ever.
ALL: AMEN.
COMMENTATOR: All first communicants can now blow off
your candles.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
PRIEST: God our Father, You always invite us to renew
our lives for the coming of your kingdom. You
never fail to give us what we need to be able
to respond to your call. Help us heed the
invitation to act on your word to make ready
the way for your coming. Teach us to say
LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
CHILD 1: For those who lead us in the church, Francis,
our Pope, Socrates, our Archbishop, all bishops
and all priests, especially our celebrant for
today, Rev. Fr. Abraham Esquig, all religious
and lay leaders: may the simplicity of Christs
coming make them true models of Christian
living as you renew them in their dedication to
the service of all men. We pray to the Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
CHILD 2: For the people in the world, especially here in
our country the Philippines that we may
learn to live in peace with one another because
we belong to one family of mankind and we
have only one Father. We pray to the Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
CHILD 3: Lord, make St. Blaise Christian School a good
and safe place for growing and learning. Guide
our teachers in helping us become better
Christian, responsible, obedient and honest
students, loving and caring to one another
especially to our poor brothers and sisters. We
pray to the Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
CHILD 4: Our parents are your gifts to us Lord. They
provide us with everything we need. They are
always there for us. We know how good you
are to us Father, and how much you love us
through them. Please take care of our parents,
bless them and give them good health and
spirit-filled longer life with us as you make us
good and grateful children. We pray to the
Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
CHILD 5: For us, First Communicants, that as we receive
Jesus in our hearts, we may be strengthened
by our love for Him by showing our love for
one another. We pray to the Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
PARENT: For us Parents, that we may not neglect our
duties and responsibilities in bringing our
children to God by our exemplary lives. We
pray to the Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
TEACHER: For the teachers, that they may be fully
enlightened and become aware of the fact that
they are instruments of God to impart to the
students useful knowledge, to train them to be
good, and all the patience to withstand and
persevere in all hardships. We pray to the
Lord
ALL: LORD, LISTEN TO THE PRAYERS OF YOUR
CHILDREN
PRIEST: Lord Jesus, in this special celebration of grace,
help us look within and see what prevents us
from opening our hearts to your love. As you
give yourself once more to us in your Body and
 Blood, inspire us to yearn for you always, you
who live and reign forever and ever.
ALL: AMEN.
COMMENTATOR: Please be seated
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
COMMENTATOR:
As we have the offertory procession, we offer
what we have to God as an expression of
gratitude for all his blessings. Together with
the gifts, we also offer ourselves as a sign of
our submission to His will.
OFFERTORY SONG
OFFERTORY PROCESSION
1. CANDLES (2)
2. FLOWERS (2)
3. CERTIFICATES, PRAYER BOOK AND ROSARIES
4. OTHER GIFTS (PARENTS / COMMUNICANTS)
5. HOST AND CIBORIUM
6. WINE AND CHALICE
PRIEST: Pray, my brothers and sisters, that our
sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the Father
Almighty.
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.
COMMENTATOR: Please stand.
PRIEST: FATHER, we bring before you this bread as a
sign of our union with Jesus, and this wine as
the sign of our joy. Please accept them Father
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
ALL: AMEN.
PREFACE
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 loving Father, we are glad to give you
thanks and praise because you love us, with
Jesus, we sing our praise.
ALL: Glory to God in the Highest.
PRIEST: Because you love us, you gave us great and
beautiful world with Jesus, we sing your praise.
ALL: Glory to God in the Highest.
PRIEST: For such a great love, we thank you with the
angels and saints as they praise you and so we
sing
SANCTUS
COMMENTATOR: Let us all kneel
PRIEST: Blessed be Jesus, whom you sent to be the
friend of children and of the poor. He came to
show us how we can love you Father, by loving
one another. He came to take away our sin,
which keep 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 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 give you thanks and praise.
 Take this all of you and eat it. This is my Body
which will be given up for you.
ALL: My Lord and My God.
PRIEST: When supper was ended, Jesus took the cup
that was filled with wine. He thanked you, gave
it to His friends and said:
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 men so that sins maybe forgiven.
Do this in memory of me.
ALL: My Lord and My God.
MYSTERY OF FAITH
When we eat this bread
And drink this cup
We proclaim your death o Lord
Until You come again

PRIEST: And so loving Father, we remember that Jesus

died and rose again to save the world. He put
Himself into our hearts to be the sacrifice we
offer you.
ALL: We praise you.
We bless you.
We thank you.
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 Pope Francis, our
Pope, Socrates, our Archbishop and all other
bishops, and all who serve your people.
ALL: We praise you.
We bless you.
We thank you.

PRIEST: Remember, Father, our families and friends

and all those whom we do not love as we
should. Remember those who have died,
especially the soul of Alejandro and Rosario.
Bring them home to you to be with you
forever.
ALL: We praise you.
We bless you.
We thank you.

PRIEST: Gather us all together into Your kingdom.

There we shall be happy forever with 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.
PRIEST: 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.

ALL: AMEN.

COMMENTATOR: Please stand

PRIEST: Let us sing with confidence to the Father in the

words our Savior gave us:

OUR FATHER

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen.

PRIEST: 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
Savior, Jesus Christ.

ALL: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are
yours, now and forever. Amen.
PRIEST: 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 the peace and unity of
your kingdom where you live forever and ever.

ALL: AMEN.

PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

ALL: And with your spirit.

PRIEST: Let us offer each other the sign of peace:

LAMB OF GOD

Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world,
Grant us peace.

COMMENTATOR: Please kneel

 PRAYER BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION
(An assigned First Communicant will lead the congregation
to a prayer)

CHILD: O my God, help me make a good Holy

Communion.
Mary, my dearest Mother, pray to Jesus for
me.
My dear Guardian Angel, lead me to the altar
of God.
Jesus, I love you, I desire with all my heart to
receive You.
O Jesus, come into my heart and give me Your
flesh to eat and Your blood to drink. Give me
Your whole self: body, blood, soul, and divinity
that I may live forever with You. Amen.

PRIEST: This is Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away

the sins of the world. Happy are we who are
called to His supper.

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

COMMENTATOR: Please kneel for the post-communion

prayer.

PARENT: Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for

our children for at last they have received You
 in the Holy Communion. We thank you Lord for
their teachers who helped us from our children
in Christian faith for you know that more than
anything else, we wish them the best.

Help these children Lord to deepen their faith

in you and give us the grace to follow them up
every day in Christian way.

May Your face shine through us the Parents

in every day of our lives. So that we grow in
faith hand-in-hand to glorify Your name.

We ask You this in Jesus name.

ALL: AMEN.

CHILD: Loving God, thank you very much for this

special day you have given us. Thank you for
our parent, teachers, and friends who inspired
us and helped us deepen our faith in You.

Lord Jesus, thank you for offering Yourself for

us, the bread that lasts forever, for You are the
bread of life. For this wonderful and
memorable day, O Lord, we praise and we
thank you.

ALL: Amen.

COMMENTATOR: Please stand for the concluding prayer

PRIEST: Let us pray:
Loving Father, you have shown us your
friendship and love. We thank you because You
are always with us; help us to think of one
another and to love each other. In this way,
we shall always be united with Jesus today,
tomorrow and every day.
We ask this in Jesus name.

ALL: AMEN.

SIGN OF GRATITUDE

PRIEST: The Lord is with You.

ALL: And with your spirit.

PRIEST: Dear Children:

Love one another As Jesus loves you. May the
Lord Jesus help you to be kind and good to
your mommy and daddy, brothers and sisters,
to your classmates and friends and to
everybody.

And may the Almighty God bless you All: + In

the name of the Father, and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit.

ALL: AMEN.

PRIEST: Go in peace to love and praise the Lord with

joy.
 DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES AND SOUVENIRS
(Main celebrant accompanied by the Director and School
Principal)

The children will proceed to arrange themselves on the

steps of the Altar for a group picture with the celebrant.
When this is over, the children may have their pictures
taken individually.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS!