Sixth Sunday of Easter
All the ends of the earth,
all you creatures of the sea,
Lift up your eyes to the
wonders of the Lord.
For the Lord of the earth,
the master of the sea,
Has come with justice
for the world.
Break into song at the deeds of the Lord,
The wonders God has done in every age.
All the ends of the earth,
all you creatures of the sea,
Lift up your eyes to the
wonders of the Lord.
For the Lord of the earth,
the master of the sea,
Has come with justice
for the world.
Heaven and earth shall rejoice in his might;
Every heart, every nation call him Lord.
All the ends of the earth,
all you creatures of the sea,
Lift up your eyes to the
wonders of the Lord.
For the Lord of the earth,
the master of the sea,
Has come with justice
for the world.
The Lord has made salvation known,
Faithful to the promises of old.
Let the ends of the earth,
let the sea and all it holds
Make music before our King!
All the ends of the earth,
all you creatures of the sea,
Lift up your eyes to the
wonders of the Lord.
For the Lord of the earth,
the master of the sea,
Has come with justice
for the world.
Psalmody
PSALMODY
Ant. 1 This is the day which the Lord has made, alleluia.
Psalm 118
Song of joy for salvation
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, *
for his love endures forever.
Let the sons of Israel say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
Let the sons of Aaron say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say: *
“His love endures for ever.”
I called to the Lord in my distress; *
he answered and freed me.
The Lord is at my side; I do not fear. *
What can man do against me?
The Lord is at my side as my helper: *
I shall look down on my foes.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to trust in men:
it is better to take refuge in the Lord *
than to trust in princes.
The nations all encompassed me; *
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me, compassed me about; *
in the Lord’s name I crushed them.
They compassed me about like bees; †
they blazed like a fire among thorns. *
In the Lord’s name I crushed them.
I was hard-pressed and was falling *
but the Lord came to help me.
The Lord is my strength and my song; *
he is my savior.
There are shouts of joy and victory *
in the tents of the just.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; *
his right hand raised me.
The Lord’s right hand has triumphed; †
I shall not die, I shall live *
and recount his deeds.
I was punished, I was punished by the Lord, *
but not doomed to die.
Open to me the gates of holiness: *
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord’s own gate *
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered *
and you are my savior.
The stone which the builders rejected *
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord, *
a marvel in our eyes.
This day was made by the Lord; *
we rejoice and are glad.
O Lord, grant us salvation; *
O Lord, grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord *
is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord; *
the Lord God is our light.
Go forward in procession with branches *
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you. *
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; *
for his love endures for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Lord God, you have given us the great day of rejoicing: Jesus Christ, the stone rejected by the builders, has become the cornerstone of the Church, our spiritual home. Shed upon your Church the rays of your glory, that it may be seen as the gate of salvation open to all nations. Let cries of joy and exultation ring out from its tents, to celebrate the wonder of Christ’s resurrection.
Ant. This is the day which the Lord has made, alleluia.
Ant. 2 Blessed are you, Lord our God, in the firmament of heaven. You are worthy of praise for ever, alleluia.
Canticle: Daniel 3:52-57
Let all creatures praise the Lord
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, *
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you who look into the depths †
from your throne upon the cherubim, *
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, *
praiseworthy and glorious forever.
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *
praise and exalt him above all forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in the firmament of heaven. You are worthy of praise for ever, alleluia.
Ant. 3 Worship God who is seated upon the throne; sing to him in praise: Amen, alleluia.
Psalm 150
Praise the Lord
Praise God in his holy place, *
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his powerful deeds, *
praise his surpassing greatness.
O praise him with sound of trumpet, *
praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and dance, *
praise him with strings and pipes.
O praise him with resounding cymbals, *
praise him with clashing of cymbals.
Let everything that lives and that breathes *
give praise to the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Psalm Prayer
Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and of all created things, you make your just ones holy and you justify sinners who confess your name. Hear us as we humbly pray to you: give us eternal joy with your saints.
Ant. Worship God who is seated upon the throne; sing to him in praise: Amen, alleluia.
Dan Schutte, SJ
Glory to God! Glory to God!
Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace 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 pray'r;
You are seated at the
right hand, 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.
Glory to God! Glory to God!
Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth, peace on earth,
peace to people of good will.
Amen! Amen!
1st Reading
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him
and, falling at his feet, paid him homage.
Peter, however, raised him up, saying,
“Get up. I myself am also a human being.”
Then Peter proceeded to speak and said,
“In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.
Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly
is acceptable to him.”
While Peter was still speaking these things,
the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word.
The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter
were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit
should have been poured out on the Gentiles also,
for they could hear them speaking in tongues and glorifying God.
Then Peter responded,
“Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people,
who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?”
He ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
℟. (cf. 2b) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
or:
℟. Alleluia.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
his right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
℟. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
or:
℟. Alleluia.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
℟. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
or:
℟. Alleluia.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
℟. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
or:
℟. Alleluia.
2nd Reading
1 Jn 4:7-10
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John
Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
The word of the Lord.
Or, if the Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the following may be read:
Thanks be to God.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord.
and my Father will love him and we will come to him.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel
Jn 15:9-17
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
Jesus said to his disciples:
“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you
and your joy might be complete.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
No one has greater love than this,
to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
I no longer call you slaves,
because a slave does not know what his master is doing.
I have called you friends,
because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
This I command you: love one another.”
Or, if the Ascension is celebrated on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the following may be read:
Jn 17:11:b-19
That they may be one just as we are one!
✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying:
“Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me,
so that they may be one just as we are.
When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me,
and I guarded them, and none of them was lost
except the son of destruction,
in order that the scripture might be fulfilled.
But now I am coming to you.
I speak this in the world
so that they may share my joy completely.
I gave them your word, and the world hated them,
because they do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world
but that you keep them from the evil one.
They do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
so I sent them into the world.
And I consecrate myself for them,
so that they also may be consecrated in truth.”
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I 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.
Amen.
M. V. Francisco, SJ
Santo, Santo, Santo Panginoong Diyos.
Napupuno ang langit at lupa
ng kadakilaan Mo.
Osana, osana,
osana sa kaitaasan!
Osana, osana,
osana sa kaitaasan!
Pinagpala ang naparirito
sa ngalan ng Panginoon.
Osana, osana,
osana sa kaitaasan!
Osana, osana,
osana sa kaitaasan!
M.V. Francisco, SJ
Sa krus Mo at pagkabuhay,
kami'y natubos Mong tunay.
Poong Hesus naming mahal,
Iligtas Mo kaming tanan;
Poong Hesus naming mahal,
ngayon at magpakailanman.
Manoling V. Francisco, SJ
Ama namin, sumasalangit Ka,
sambahin ang ngalan Mo;
mapasaamin ang kaharian Mo,
sundin ang loob Mo,
dito sa lupa para ng sa langit.
Bigyan niyo po kami ngayon
ng aming kakanin sa araw-araw
at patawarin Mo kami
sa aming mga sala, para
nang pagpapatawad namin
sa nagkakasala sa amin;
at h’wag mo kaming
ipahintulot sa tukso,
at iadya mo kami sa lahat
ng masama.
Sapagkat Iyo ang kaharian, kapangyarihan at kapurihan
Ngayon at magpakailanman.
Ngayon at magpakailanman.
M.V. Francisco, SJ
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
ng mga kasalanan ng mundo,
maawa Ka sa amin!
Kordero ng Diyos, maawa Ka.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
ng mga kasalanan ng mundo,
maawa Ka sa amin!
Kordero ng Diyos, maawa Ka.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
ng mga kasalanan ng mundo,
ipagkaloob Mo sa amin
ang kapayapaan.
Gathered in the love of
Christ, we are one in
the fam'ly of God.
We are the dwelling place
that love has made.
We are formed to be goodness and light in the world.
God is light, in God
there is no darkness.
Let us walk in the light of life.
If we live in God, then we
must love each other,
ever follow the way of
truth and life.
Gathered in the love of
Christ, we are one in
the fam'ly of God.
We are the dwelling place
that love has made.
We are formed to be goodness and light in the world.
See what love our God
has shown to us,
to call us the children of God.
And as God has loved us,
so we must love each other,
ever follow the way of truth and life.
Gathered in the love of
Christ, we are one in
the fam'ly of God.
We are the dwelling place
that love has made.
We are formed to be goodness and light in the world.
Join with me and enter in
rejoicing, praise the one who
has called us to be.
And we come to you, the flock that you will shepherd;
you will show us the way of truth and life.
Gathered in the love of
Christ, we are one in
the fam'ly of God.
We are the dwelling place
that love has made.
We are formed to be goodness and light in the world.
Praise our God,
who fashioned all creation;
praise to Christ,
who redeems us in love;
praise the Spirit blest, who
calls us and renews us,
leads us all in the way of truth and life.
Gospel Canticle
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Canticle of Zechariah
Luke 1:68-79
The Messiah and his forerunner
Blessed + be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old †
that he would save us from our enemies, *
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Error Enter Canticle Manually
Humayo’t ihayag (Purihin s’ya!)
at ating ibunyag (Awitan s’ya!)
Pagliligtas ng Diyos
nasa krus ni Hesus
ang syang sa mundo’y tumubos
Langit at lupa (s’ya’y papurihan)
araw at tala (s’ya’y parangalan)
Ating pagdiwang pag-ibig ng
Diyos sa tanan, Alleluia!
At isigaw sa lahat,
kalinga N’ya’y wagas.
Kayo’ng dukha‘t, salat
Pag-ibig nya sa inyo ay tapat.
Halina’t sumayaw,
(buong bayan!)
lukso sabay sigaw (sanlibutan!)
Ang ngalan nyang angkin
‘sing ningning ng bitwin
liwanag ng Diyos sumaatin.
Langit at lupa (siya’y papurihan,)
Araw at tala, siya’y parangalan.
Ating pagdiwang pag-ibig
ng Diyos sa tanan.
(Ng Diyos sa tanan!)
Ating pagdiwang pag-ibig ng
Diyos sa tanan. Alleluia!
Dear Lady of Fatima,
we come on bended knee
to beg your intercession
for peace and unity.
Dear Mary, won’t you show us
the right and shining way?
We pledge our love and
offer you a rosary each day.
You promised at Fatima
each time that you appeared
to help us if we pray to you
to banish war and fear.
Dear Lady on first Saturday
we ask your guiding hand
for grace and guidance
here on earth and
protection for our land.