First Holy Communion

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:00:10]Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to St. Francis Church for our celebration of the sacrament of first holy communion.

[00:00:17]Please use your communion booklets to follow along with the mass. If you don't have one, they are in the back of church in a basket. At this time, I'd like to ask everyone to just turn off your phones and remind you there's no food or drink during mass. There is a cry room in the back of church with a large screen TV. If anyone needs it or needs to use a restroom, it is back there. At communion time, our children will be invited up first with their parents.

[00:00:43]Then the ushers will invite families and friends to proceed up one pew at a time.

[00:00:48]Your communion donation envelopes uh can be placed in the collection basket and we thank you in advance for your generosity. Please be patient and remember we are celebrating a sacrament.

[00:00:58]Um just we ask that no one leaves their pews at any time to go up into the aisle or to the altar to take pictures. Um at the end of mass there will be a group picture taken on the altar with Father Chris and all of the children. So we just ask everyone at the end of mass to remain in their seats at that time. Our children have worked very hard for this day and I'm so very proud of all of them. Please stand and welcome our celebrant and pastor, Father Chris. And our opening hymn is Smile. Don't you know God loves you?

[00:01:27]>> Your hands. Your hands. Okay. Slowly.

[00:01:31]Slowly.

[00:01:33]Ready?

[00:01:41]smile.

[00:01:42]Don't you know God loves you?

[00:01:47]>> Come to think of it, I love you, too.

[00:01:52]>> Take the time to smile at someone and before you're through, someone will be smiling back at you.

[00:02:04]I can't really be happy unless I know that you are happy, too.

[00:02:15]I'm your friend. I care for you. If I have joy, then so can you. And our hearts can sing this happy song.

[00:02:27]Smile. Don't you know God loves you?

[00:02:32]Come to think of it, I love you, too.

[00:02:38]Take the time to smile at someone. And before you're through, someone will be smiling back at you.

[00:02:49]>> Smile. Don't you know?

[00:02:55]>> Come to think of it, I love you, too.

[00:03:01]Take the time to smile at someone and before you're through, someone will be smiling back at you.

[00:03:12]Someone will be smiling back at you.

[00:03:18]>> Good afternoon everyone.

[00:03:21]>> Welcome again to St. Frances Church. We begin our celebration in the name of the Father, the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

[00:03:27]Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

[00:03:34]>> With your spirit.

[00:03:35]>> Gathered today on this special day for our children receiving Jesus for the first time. We gather as one family. We we are gathered as God's family. as one family recognizing again our very shortcomings and sinfulness for us to be less unworthy to offer this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.

[00:03:59]And so all of us we say I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts in my words and what I've done and 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. May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

[00:04:32]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:04:34]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:04:35]>> Christ have mercy.

[00:04:36]>> Christ have mercy.

[00:04:38]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:04:39]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:04:40]>> Let us pray.

[00:04:42]Oh God, who in this wonderful sacrament have left us a memorial of your passion.

[00:04:49]Grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your precious body and blood, that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of your redemption. Who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

[00:05:06]Please be seated for our readings.

[00:05:09]readers.

[00:05:31]>> One, two, >> Alana and Alejandro readers.

[00:05:41]One, two, three.

[00:05:43]>> Okay, Catalina.

[00:05:49]>> She forgot.

[00:05:50]>> Come, come, Alana. Alana, come.

[00:05:59]Okay. Oh, we have to bow. Bow.

[00:06:03]Bow.

[00:06:04]Bow. Girls. Bow.

[00:06:07]Come apolog Exodus. After the people of Israel had escaped from Egypt and were in the desert, they all started complaining to Moses and Aaron. They said, "We wish the Lord had killed us in Egypt. when we lived there, we could at least sit down and eat all the bread and meat we wanted. But you have brought us out here in the desert where we're going to starve to death."

[00:06:41]The Lord said to Moses, "I will send bread down from heaven like rain for all of you. Each day, the people can go out and gather up only enough for that day.

[00:06:49]By doing this, I'll find out if they will obey me. I have heard my people complain. Now tell them that each evening they will have meat and each morning they will have more than enough bread. The people will know that I am the Lord their God. That evening birds came and landed everywhere in the camp.

[00:07:07]The next morning dew covered the ground.

[00:07:09]After the dew had gone, there were thin flakes that looked like frost all over the ground. The people have never seen anything like this. And they started asking each other, "What is it?" Moses told them, "This is the food that the Lord has given you." The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

[00:07:31]This one.

[00:07:34]>> Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

[00:07:37]I will always praise the Lord with all my heart. I will praise the Lord. Let all who are helpless listen and be glad.

[00:07:45]>> Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

[00:07:55]Honor the Lord with me. Celebrate his great name. I asked the Lord for help and he saved me from all my fears.

[00:08:03]>> Taste.

[00:08:03]>> Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

[00:08:17]Keep your eyes on the Lord. You will shine like the sun and never bless with shame. I have nobody, but I prayed and the Lord saved me from all my troubles.

[00:08:29]>> Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

[00:08:41]Honor the Lord. You are his special people. No one who honors the Lord will ever be in need. Young lions may go hungry hungry or even starve. But if you trust the Lord, you will never miss out on anything good. Taste and see.

[00:08:58]>> Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

[00:09:13]A reader from the axis of the apostles.

[00:09:18]The followers of Jesus spent their time learning from the apostles and they were like family to each other.

[00:09:27]They also broke bread and prayed the together.

[00:09:34]Everyone was amazed at the many miracles and wonders that the apostlates worked. All the Lord followers often met together and they shared everything they had.

[00:09:54]They would sell their properties and possessions and give the money to whoever needed it.

[00:10:08]Day after day they met together in the temple. The bro the broken bread to together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely while praising God. Everyone liked them and each each day the Lord added the their to added to their group there. How were being saved the Lord of the >> Thanks be to God.

[00:10:52]>> Please stand. Hallelu.

[00:10:58]Hallelu.

[00:11:03]Hallelu.

[00:11:08]Hallelu.

[00:11:14]Hallelu.

[00:11:19]Hallelu.

[00:11:25]Hallelu.

[00:11:30]Hallelu.

[00:11:36]I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord.

[00:11:45]Whoever eats this bread will live forever.

[00:11:55]Hallelujah.

[00:12:00]Hallelu.

[00:12:11]Hallelu.

[00:12:20]>> The Lord be with you. Your spirit. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John. Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to the crowd, "I am the bread from heaven. Everyone who eats it will live forever. My flesh is the lifegiving bread that I give to the people of this world." They started arguing with each other and asked, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus answered, "I tell you for certain that you won't live unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man. But if you do eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will have eternal life, and I will raise you to the life on the last day. My flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink. If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are you are with me, and I am with you. The living father sent me and I have life because of him.

[00:13:18]Now everyone who eats my flesh will live because of me. The bread that comes down from heaven is not like what your ancestors ate. They died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

[00:13:41]Good afternoon again to everyone.

[00:13:44]Good afternoon again to everyone.

[00:13:46]I know we are all excited especially for these kids receiving Jesus for the first time. Some of you were here, you know, before the um uh the time of our uh first communion and and you saw that Adam's brother was baptized, right? He was baptized and one of the parts of baptism is no other than lighting the candle from here and given to the parents and to the godfather to go mother and godfather. By the way, what is being called? What is this candle called? You forgot already.

[00:14:26]This is the Easter candle or the pascal candle that we lit celebrating Jesus resurrection. So that part being given that candle being given to the mother and to the god parents symbolizing what that that child has been enlightened by Christ. Noah has been enlightened by Christ. You have been enlightened by Christ. And what were the following words? That the child may continue to keep the fl the faith alive in his heart. These were the words obviously you didn't even remember that given to your mom and dad and to the god parents. Yes.

[00:15:10]Keeping the flame of faith alive in our hearts for two years now. Two years you have been preparing for this day. You have been preparing for this day. And mommy and daddy were always there for you as they will always be there for you.

[00:15:30]So I know you have done this many times but today of all days I would like you to stand up. Stand up. First communion kids stand up all of you. Okay? I know you have done this before. I want you to hug mommy and daddy and say thank you to them today. Hug mommy and daddy and say thank you.

[00:15:57]I know you will mess up your dress but it's okay.

[00:16:01]Where's mommy? Oh, ma'am my when she comes back. Okay.

[00:16:05]Okay. Sit down. Sit down. Because gratitude gratitude allows us to be joyful. No one is grateful and at the same time miserable. And that is why we are here today. I know you are all excited. You have been looking forward to this day. And how precious is this day, the most important day in our lives. receiving Jesus in our hearts for the first time. You are so special.

[00:16:30]Look, even the sun came out today. You are so special to Jesus because you made Jesus so special also to you.

[00:16:41]The love of Jesus will never put us down. That is why we celebrate today. You areing not the greatest person in this world, not the president, not even the pope. you are receiving our creator, our God, our lord Jesus Christ whose love never fails. So that's why we start by saying today thank you to your parents and we extend our gratitude to Cheryl our CCD um director to our Martha to your CCD teachers for preparing you along with your parents you know for this day that the Lord has made the church looks beautiful.

[00:17:24]We're lucky because last night I had a wedding here. I had a wedding. They look like you dressed up so beautifully. And uh they even left these bows and these flowers knowing that we'll have first communion today. So say a prayer for that couple. So nice of them to leave everything to the church. Gratitude. We always continue to say that word and thank you from the bottom of my heart for this blessing that you bestow on St. Francis the little church with a big heart because gratitude is also what is all about that kind of mass thanksgiving recognizing this kind of blessing today.

[00:18:07]So today you are going to receive Jesus for the first time. I know all of you have your favorite food, right? Father Chris favorite food is no other than the Filipino adobo. What is that made of?

[00:18:22]She knows. It is made of chicken cooked with a little soya and vinegar.

[00:18:30]And that is Filipino food. When it comes to Italian, but let me ask you here. Let's start Natalie. What? Favorite food? I know.

[00:18:44]What is your favorite food?

[00:18:49]>> Cake soup. Haley, what is your favorite food?

[00:18:55]>> Kimchi.

[00:18:58]I I know.

[00:19:00]How about Marie? What is your favorite food?

[00:19:06]>> Oh, mom's shake. Wow. How about >> must be so special. No need to say a prayer. Grandma is Italian.

[00:19:23]Emma, what is your favorite food? Huh?

[00:19:27]Pizza. A pizza here. How about Elizabeth? What?

[00:19:39]for dessert.

[00:19:45]>> Dumplings.

[00:19:47]Nice.

[00:19:49]What is your favorite food?

[00:19:51]>> Meatballs. Be Italian, too.

[00:19:56]How about Leandra? What is your favorite food?

[00:20:00]>> Pizza. Another pizza girl here. How about you, Alana? What is your favorite food?

[00:20:07]>> My dad's beef.

[00:20:09]>> Dad's beef. Wow. Daddy must be a good chef. Adam, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:14]>> Tacos from Taco Bell.

[00:20:16]>> Tacos from Taco Bell. Where to get it, too.

[00:20:20]Sal, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:23]>> Pasta and meatballs.

[00:20:26]Haley, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:28]>> Chicken nuggets.

[00:20:29]>> Chicken nuggets.

[00:20:31]Catalina, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:35]>> Oh, you're Japanese. Sushi.

[00:20:39]Alejandro.

[00:20:43]>> H.

[00:20:44]>> Sushi.

[00:20:44]>> Sushi. Another sushi. Care about one.

[00:20:47]What is your favorite food?

[00:20:50]>> Hamburger.

[00:20:51]Beatatrice, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:54]>> Pasta. Michelle, what is your favorite food?

[00:20:59]>> Pizza.

[00:21:00]>> Pizza.

[00:21:01]What is your favorite food? H ice cream.

[00:21:05]>> Oh, ice cream.

[00:21:08]Sam, what is your favorite food?

[00:21:10]>> Grilled cheese.

[00:21:11]>> Graci, what is your favorite?

[00:21:14]>> French fries.

[00:21:15]>> French fries. And you, Michael, last but not least, you have no favorite food.

[00:21:19]Daddy does not know how to cook. Huh?

[00:21:22]>> Pizza.

[00:21:24]>> Pizza. I asked them what is their favorite food because you know they always long they always want that kind of food because when it comes to receiving Jesus it's a kind of food that we receive we all know that the food we take we become what we eat obviously you don't become like pizza you don't be like like sushi you know don't be like like that but the food fuels s our energy, our vitality, our productivity.

[00:21:59]When it comes to receiving Jesus, we become like him. And that is precisely we are we rejoice and that is also the challenge for each and every one of us.

[00:22:12]When we become like him and how do we become like him? But if we go before my second question, how many of you here helps mommy or daddy set up the table?

[00:22:26]No one. Mommy and daddy, no one still helping the table. You know where we eat? I hope you don't eat at the sofa watching TV and playing. Okay, we we have tables at home in the church. What do we have? Same thing. And where is the table that we have? Where's the table that we have? If we have to eat, we need a table. Where's the table? Adam and >> that's a lot of direction.

[00:22:57]He means the blessed the tabernacle.

[00:23:00]That is where we put Jesus. You know the blessed uh tabernacle. That's why we bop. That's why those candles are being lit to signify the presence of Jesus.

[00:23:10]And today you become, thank you for that insight. you become living tabernacles where you're going to receive and keep Jesus in your hearts. And that is precisely also what I ask of you. The prayer will all ask for you that you may continue to share what you have. We give that reverence. We bow because we recognize the presence of Jesus. Now receiving Jesus, we recognize that he is in our hearts. Again, sorry for interruption. I want you to all to stand up. The first kid, first communion kids, stand up and come with me. Come with me.

[00:23:46]Come on, all of you. Come with Father Chris. Come on, let's go to the table here.

[00:23:52]I want you to go around.

[00:23:57]I hope this is the first time that you find yourselves on the side of the of the church. Okay, I want you to touch the table. Come on, put your hands Put your hands on the altar.

[00:24:10]Okay.

[00:24:13]>> Beautiful.

[00:24:16]>> What does it feel?

[00:24:18]>> Huh?

[00:24:19]>> Hard.

[00:24:21]Now, what do you say in in Spanish?

[00:24:26]>> Right.

[00:24:28]Ah, masa. Very good. Thank you. My house is your house. This table becomes your table. So, do not be strangers.

[00:24:39]Okay. When it comes to receiving Jesus from this table, because this table is yours, obviously you're going to take it home because Father Chris will have them no more table and besides it's heavy.

[00:24:51]No, I want you to have that kind of feel because I don't want you to be strangers at all. I have start I started by saying you are all special to Jesus because you made Jesus so special. We are all special to Jesus. And that is why in this opportunity in this precious moment of your life receiving Jesus for the first time, you know you are all gathered here. Let it be a simple reminder of Jesus love for you and you are not strangers at all. We are God's children and this table from now on becomes your own table. Okay. So, we go back to our seats.

[00:25:47]Perfect.

[00:25:51]Slowly so we have said from the table we're going to receive Jesus and we become what we eat. I would like you to tell father Chris now what is the one concrete way one concrete way that we would would like to become like Jesus.

[00:26:13]One concrete way Michelle like Jesus.

[00:26:18]What is that?

[00:26:22]>> Honest.

[00:26:23]>> Honest being honest.

[00:26:26]>> Being kind.

[00:26:27]>> Being kind.

[00:26:29]Alejandro son >> help people >> help people >> forgiving people >> forgiving people nice Michael say something >> huh what's a concrete way that we can become like Jesus >> don't lie >> don't lie >> respect others >> we respect others >> help people to stay safe >> we help people to stay safe >> speak up for yourself.

[00:26:59]>> We speak up for ourselves concrete way that we become like Jesus. What else?

[00:27:06]What else you have said?

[00:27:08]>> Be respectful.

[00:27:09]>> Be respectful.

[00:27:12]>> Do not hurt anybody.

[00:27:13]>> Do not hurt anybody. Wow. I know this is a s celebration. Forgive me if I allow you to think. I know we have to celebrate here. But this day in this way, I know that you will remember this day by receiving Jesus for the first time. So precious this day. That's why you're all dressed up. You have taken already your pictures. You have uh a little party. You have you will receive gifts. You have this beautiful banners with you. The church looks beautiful.

[00:27:46]Why? Because it is your presence. It is your love. It is indeed your joy that makes this day so precious, so beautiful, reminding ourselves of that love that Jesus has for each and every one of us. In the name of the father, the son, of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

[00:28:06]Congratulations again from all of us.

[00:28:09]We now stand for the prayer of the faithful. I invite all the prayer prayer leaders to come up for the prayer of the faithful.

[00:28:26]No person.

[00:28:30]I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father.

[00:28:48]Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven. And by the Holy Spirit, was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man. For our sake, he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried and rose again on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the holy spirit, the lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the father and the son, who with the father and the son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Please be seated for our offer to song.

[00:29:38]>> Readers, gifts, and our collection.

[00:29:41]Dads, >> can you light those two candles at the down there? You have to light them. Get the lighter. Just one.

[00:29:50]>> Those two get the one. You >> have the prayer. I'm sorry.

[00:30:02]Sorry.

[00:30:04]>> Okay, readers come up.

[00:30:09]>> Sorry, Sher was so excited and forgot that there is there.

[00:30:17]>> Sorry again to to ask all of you to please stand. Please stand. Please stand everyone. Lord here our prayer for our teachers, parents and pastor who have helped us prepare for this special day.

[00:30:30]May they know how much we appreciate their care and concern for us. We pray to the Lord. Lord, here our prayer >> for us who will receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist for the first time and our families that will be brought closer together in love by worshiping God together. We pray to the Lord.

[00:30:55]>> Lord, here our prayer.

[00:31:02]We pray that God may bless everyone who walks into this church and bless in a special way that person most in need of our prayers. We pray to the Lord. Lord, here our prayer >> for any members of our community who have yet to be baptized or complete their sacraments. May they be inspired to seek God and be fully initiated into our family of faith. We pray to the Lord.

[00:31:40]>> Lord, hear our prayer.

[00:31:47]for all intentions listed on our prayer prayer list and for the sick members of our parish family. We pray to the Lord.

[00:31:56]Lord here our pray >> for all the faithful who have gone before us especially the deceased relatives and friends of our first communion class and parish family especially Bob Miles. May we one day be reunited with them in the joy of everlasting life. We pray to the Lord.

[00:32:21]>> Lord hear our prayer.

[00:32:27]for the family of the church that we may welcome everyone with open arms like Jesus. We pray to the Lord.

[00:32:35]>> Lord, here our prayer.

[00:32:42]>> God our father, source of life and love, accept these prayers we bring you today.

[00:32:47]Prayers that we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. Bow together. Perfect.

[00:32:57]We now all sit down and prepare for the offering of the gifts.

[00:33:01]>> Our offeratory song is here I am Lord number 818.

[00:33:10]Can you >> I the Lord >> the one you used to light this one light those please light. No. I have heard my people cry.

[00:33:20]All who dwell in dark and sin.

[00:33:25]My hand will save.

[00:33:30]I who made the stars of night.

[00:33:35]I will make their darkness bright.

[00:33:40]Who will bear my light to them?

[00:33:45]Whom shall I send?

[00:33:50]Here I am, Lord.

[00:33:55]Is it I, Lord, I have heard calling in the night.

[00:34:08]I will go, Lord, if you lead me.

[00:34:17]I will hold your people in my heart.

[00:34:28]>> I the Lord of snow and rain.

[00:34:33]I have borne my people's pain.

[00:34:37]I have wept for love of them.

[00:34:42]They turn away.

[00:34:47]I will break their hearts of stone.

[00:34:51]Give them hearts for love alone.

[00:34:56]I will speak my word to them.

[00:35:00]Whom shall I send?

[00:35:05]Here I am, Lord.

[00:35:10]Is it I, Lord, I have heard you calling in the night.

[00:35:24]I will go, Lord, if you lead me.

[00:35:33]I will hold your people in my heart.

[00:35:42]Here I am, Lord.

[00:35:44]>> Thank you, Lord.

[00:35:46]Is it?

[00:35:48]>> Thank you, buddy. God bless you. I have >> stay there. Stay there. God bless you.

[00:35:57]>> Stay there, man.

[00:36:00]I will stay here. Stay here. Stay. Give a space. Give space. Give space. Okay.

[00:36:06]Perfect. Thank you, buddy.

[00:36:11]>> Thank you, son. And you can go there. Go over there. Thank you, man. Follow.

[00:36:19]>> Thank you. Did you drink it?

[00:36:25]Perfect.

[00:36:27]This one.

[00:36:30]May God's blessing be upon you, Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Okay, you can go down to your seat.

[00:36:42]One more.

[00:36:46]One more song.

[00:37:04]Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness, we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life. Blessed be God forever.

[00:37:24]Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. And through your goodness, we have this wine to offer. Fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink. Blessed be God forever.

[00:37:51]Let us pray that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God the Almighty Father.

[00:37:55]May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good and the good of all his church. Grant your church, O Lord, the gifts of unity and peace whose signs are to be seen in mystery in the offerings we here present through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lord be with you.

[00:38:14]>> And with your spirit.

[00:38:15]>> Lift up your hearts.

[00:38:16]>> Lift them up to the Lord.

[00:38:17]>> And let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right and >> it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. For at the last supper with his apostles, establishing for the ages to come, the saving memorial of the cross, he offered himself to you as the emblemous lamb, the acceptable gift of perfect praise and sacrifice. Nourishing your faithful by this sacred mystery, you make them holy so that the human race, bounded by one world, may be enlighted by one faith and united by one band of charity. And so we approach the table of this wondrous sacrament, so that bathed in the sweetness of your grace, we may pass over to the heavenly realities here for shadowed. Therefore, all creatures of heaven and earth, sing a new song in adoration. And we with all the host of angels cry out and with one out end we acclaim holy holy holy Lord God of hosts.

[00:39:37]Heaven and earth are full are full of your gloryy.

[00:39:46]Hosana.

[00:39:49]Hosana.

[00:39:51]Hosana in the highest.

[00:39:57]Blessed is he who comes who comes in the name of the Lord.

[00:40:07]Hosana.

[00:40:10]Hosana.

[00:40:12]Hosana in the highest.

[00:40:21]Please kneel if you can. On the day before he was to suffer in the night of the last supper, Jesus took bread and said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take this all of you and eat of it, for this is my body which will be given up for you.

[00:40:45]In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and giving you thanks, gave the chalice to his disciples, saying, "Take this all of you and drink from it. For this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

[00:41:12]The mystery of faith.

[00:41:16]We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.

[00:41:36]Therefore, holy father, as we celebrate the memorial of Christ, your son, our savior, whom you led through his passion and death on the cross to the glory of the resurrection, and whom you have seated at your right hand, we proclaim the work of your love until he comes again. And we offer you the bread of life and the chalice of blessing. Look with favor on the oblation of us your church and which we show forth the pascal sacrifice of Christ that has been handed on to us and grant that by the power of the spirit of your love we may be counted now and until the day of eternity among the members of your son in whose body and blood we have communion by your partaking by our partaking of this mystery. Almighty father give us life through your spirit.

[00:42:23]Grant that we may be conformed to the immates of your son and confirm us in the band of communion together with Leo our pope, Joseph our bishop, with all our bishops, with priests and deacons and with your entire people. Grant that all the faithful of the church looking into the signs of the times by the light of the faith may constantly devote themselves to the service of the gospel.

[00:42:47]Keep us of attentive to the needs of others that sharing their grief and pain, their joy and hope, we may faithfully bring them the good news of salvation and go forward with them along the way of your kingdom. Remember also our brothers and sisters, especially Bob Meyers, who has fallen asleep in the hope of your Christ and all the dead, whose faith you alone have known.

[00:43:11]admit them to rejoice in the light of your face and in the resurrection give them the fullness of life. Grant also to us when our earthly pilgrimage is done that we may come to an eternal dwelling place and live with you forever there in communion with the blessed virgin Mary mother of God with the blessed apostles and martyrs with St. Joseph St. Francis and with all the saints we shall praise and exalt you through Jesus Christ your son. Through him and with him and in him, oh God, almighty father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours forever and ever. Amen.

[00:43:54]Amen.

[00:43:56]Amen.

[00:43:59]Amen.

[00:44:07]Every single Sunday of your CCD class and CCD mass, you always have come up here for the prayer and singing of the Our Father. We do the same today. Come up here, kids.

[00:44:29]Let's see your hand.

[00:44:42]>> Okay. You lead us in the prayer of the our father.

[00:44:47]>> Our father who art in heaven, be thy name.

[00:44:57]Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

[00:45:09]Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who tresass against us.

[00:45:27]and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

[00:45:38]Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior Jesus Christ. For the kingom, the power, and the gloryy are yours now and forever.

[00:46:04]>> Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles, "Peace I leave you, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign forever and ever. Amen." And the peace of the risen Lord be with you all. and with your spirit.

[00:46:21]>> We now offer each other the sign of Christ's peace. Peace be with you. Peace with you.

[00:46:27]Thank you. Thank you.

[00:46:30]>> You can go.

[00:46:32]>> You can go back down.

[00:46:36]>> You guys can go back now.

[00:46:52]Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

[00:47:09]Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

[00:47:26]Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.

[00:47:37]Grant us peace.

[00:47:51]Behold Jesus. Behold the Lamb of God.

[00:47:53]Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed indeed are we called to the supper of the Lamb. Lord, I'm not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

[00:48:05]cup.

[00:48:30]And now we come to the precious moment of our celebration.

[00:48:38]Our communion song is the prayer of St. Francis. Please sing along. Number 702.

[00:48:50]>> Make me a channel of your peace.

[00:48:55]There is >> the body of Christ. Amen. There is injury.

[00:49:02]>> Take the sign of the cross. But where there's doubt.

[00:49:06]>> One more. One more. Where is she going?

[00:49:10]>> Make me a channel.

[00:49:12]>> Michael, the body of Christ. Amen.

[00:49:14]>> Where there's despair in life, let me bring >> Make the sign of the cross. Good job.

[00:49:19]Where there is darkness only light and where the sadness ever join.

[00:49:33]>> Make the sign of the cross to be consoled as to cons.

[00:49:46]Stay there. Stay there. The body of Christ make the sign of the cross that we are in giving ourselves that we receive and in dying that we're sign of father son father son >> make me a channel of your peace where there is hatred let me bring you the body of Christ.

[00:50:17]>> There is injury upon Lord where there's doubt through faith in you.

[00:50:27]>> Make me a channel of your peace.

[00:50:32]There's despair in life. Let me bring home there is only >> where the sadness ever joy.

[00:50:44]>> Stay there. Oh master grant that I may never see.

[00:50:50]>> So much to be consoled as to console.

[00:50:54]Make the sign across.

[00:50:55]>> To be understood as to understand to be loved as to love with all my soul.

[00:51:05]Make me a channel of >> Luna. In the body of Christ >> is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

[00:51:14]>> Very good.

[00:51:14]>> In giving of ourselves that we receive >> and in dying that we're born to eternal life.

[00:51:28]>> S the body of Christ.

[00:51:32]Gentle Jesus risen Lord, we come to your table with our hearts do love and joy. We come to your table.

[00:51:50]>> We come. We come. Good job.

[00:51:55]>> We come to your table.

[00:51:59]We come. We come the body of Christ.

[00:52:04]>> We come to your table.

[00:52:06]>> Good job.

[00:52:08]>> Bringing gifts of all we are. We come to your table.

[00:52:16]>> Mommy and daddy.

[00:52:21]We come to your table.

[00:52:25]>> Father son, your father.

[00:52:27]Good job.

[00:52:29]Come, we come to your table.

[00:52:34]We come, we come, we come to your table.

[00:52:43]In your body, we find life. The body of Christ for us to share. We come to your table.

[00:53:01]We come, we come, we come to your table.

[00:53:09]>> The body of Christ.

[00:53:10]>> We come, we come. Good job.

[00:53:14]>> We come to your table.

[00:53:18]We come. We come. We come to your table.

[00:53:27]We come. We come. We come to your >> the body of Christ.

[00:53:39]>> Good.

[00:53:46]>> The Lord is mine and I am his. His banner over me is love.

[00:53:54]The Lord is the body of Christ. His banner over me is love.

[00:54:01]>> The Lord is good. Congratulations. His banner over me is love. His banner over me is love.

[00:54:14]He brought me to his banqueting table.

[00:54:18]His banner over me is love. He brought me to his banqueting table. His banner over me is good.

[00:54:28]>> He brought me to his banqueting table.

[00:54:32]His banner over me is love. His banner over me is love.

[00:54:42]>> He lifted me up into heavenly places.

[00:54:45]His banner over me is he lifted me up into heavenly places.

[00:54:52]His banner over >> the body of Christ. Amen.

[00:54:55]>> He lifted me up into heavenly places.

[00:54:58]His banner over.

[00:55:02]His banner over me is love.

[00:55:09]>> He is the vine and we are the branches.

[00:55:12]His banner over me is love.

[00:55:15]He is the vine and we are the branches.

[00:55:18]His banner over me is love.

[00:55:22]He is the vine and we are the branches.

[00:55:25]His banner over me is love. His banner over me is the body of Christ.

[00:55:35]>> Jesus is the rock of my salvation. His banner over me is love.

[00:55:42]Jesus is the rock of my salvation. His banner over me is love.

[00:55:49]Jesus is the rock of my salvation. His banner over me is love. His banner over me is love.

[00:56:00]>> The body of Christ.

[00:56:02]>> There's one way to peace through the power of the cross. His banner is love.

[00:56:09]There's one way to peace through the power of the cross. His banner over me is love. There's one way to peace through the power of cross. Now parents, if you want to come to receive >> his banner over me is love.

[00:56:29]One day at a time.

[00:56:39]I'm only human.

[00:56:43]>> I'm just a woman. I'm just a man. Help me build in what I can.

[00:56:57]>> Show me the stairs.

[00:57:02]I have to Lord for my sake. Teach me one day at a time.

[00:57:15]>> One day at a time, sweet Jesus, that's all I'm asking from you.

[00:57:23]>> The body of God bless you. Just give me the strength to do every day what I have to do.

[00:57:36]>> Yesterdayesus and tomorrow may never be mine.

[00:57:46]Lord help me today. The body of Christ.

[00:57:53]Thank you. The body of Christ.

[00:57:56]>> Do you remember >> the body of Christ? God bless.

[00:58:02]>> The body of Christ.

[00:58:04]Well Jesus the body and the body of Christ the body of Christ at a time.

[00:58:30]>> God bless you. You too. one day. Huh?

[00:58:33]The body of Christ.

[00:58:36]>> The body of Christ. Where are you hiding?

[00:58:39]>> The body of Christ.

[00:58:42]The body of Christ.

[00:58:42]>> Give me the strength to do the body of Christ.

[00:58:46]>> Look at the body of Christ.

[00:58:54]>> The body of Christ.

[00:58:59]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:01]The body of Christ.

[00:59:05]>> The body of Christ. We're doing it.

[00:59:07]>> The body of Christ. See, amen. One more time.

[00:59:10]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:12]>> Two Jesus.

[00:59:15]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:19]>> The body of Christ. Hello.

[00:59:24]>> The body of Christ. Hello.

[00:59:26]>> The body of Christ. How are you doing?

[00:59:30]The body of Christ.

[00:59:33]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:36]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:40]>> Soon soon.

[00:59:42]>> The body of Christ.

[00:59:47]>> The body of Christ. God bless, man.

[00:59:49]>> The body of Christ. God bless you.

[00:59:52]>> The body of Christ. God bless.

[00:59:55]>> Body of Christ.

[00:59:58]It's the body of Christ.

[01:00:00]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:03]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:06]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:09]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:12]>> You're ready to >> The body of Christ.

[01:00:18]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:21]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:24]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:27]at a time.

[01:00:28]>> The body of Christ. God bless.

[01:00:30]>> Lord, help me today. The body of Christ, one day at a time.

[01:00:38]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:40]>> The body of Christ.

[01:00:43]>> God bless. One day you too.

[01:00:46]You >> the body of Christ.

[01:00:57]I'm going to let it shine.

[01:01:01]This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. Let it shine.

[01:01:08]Let it shine. Let it shine. One more time. This little light of mine, this little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine.

[01:01:21]This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine.

[01:01:28]>> This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. Let it shine.

[01:01:36]Let it shine. Let it shine.

[01:01:56]for our meditation song. We're going to do um the uh the communion song today.

[01:02:01]Oh, how I love Jesus. And uh kids, you can remember your special part here. And don't forget to help your parents sing in this in this song as well. We we have to have everyone participate. So, >> do do you guys want to come up?

[01:02:16]>> Come on up.

[01:02:19]Thank you.

[01:02:21]Did you guys receive together?

[01:02:24]>> Communion.

[01:02:25]>> Did you receive communion together?

[01:02:27]>> No.

[01:02:36]>> You guys ready?

[01:02:41]>> Hey children, do you love Jesus?

[01:02:45]Oh yes, I love Jesus.

[01:02:48]>> Do you really love Jesus?

[01:02:52]>> Oh yes, I love Jesus.

[01:02:55]>> Tell us why you love Jesus.

[01:02:59]>> Why?

[01:03:02]>> Because he first me.

[01:03:06]>> Hands in the air. Oh, I love Jesus.

[01:03:12]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:03:15]>> And then you invite the parents to stand up. You stand out the parents and sing because he first love.

[01:03:23]>> Good job. Good job.

[01:03:24]>> Parents, stand up, please.

[01:03:25]>> Parents, now parents. Come on, all of us.

[01:03:29]>> Hey, enjoy this.

[01:03:30]>> Do you love Jesus?

[01:03:32]>> Oh, yes. I love Jesus.

[01:03:35]>> Do you really love Jesus? Yes, I really love Jesus.

[01:03:41]>> Tell us why you love Jesus. This is why I love Jesus. Because he first loved me.

[01:03:51]Hence to the right. Oh, I love Jesus.

[01:03:57]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:04:01]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:04:06]because he first loved me. Okay, everybody. Hey, everyone. Do you love Jesus?

[01:04:14]>> Oh, yes, I love Jesus.

[01:04:17]>> Do you really love Jesus? Yes.

[01:04:21]>> Yes, I really love Jesus.

[01:04:23]>> Tell us why you love Jesus.

[01:04:26]>> This is why I love Jesus.

[01:04:29]>> Because he first loved me.

[01:04:34]>> One more time.

[01:04:35]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:04:39]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:04:44]Oh, how I love Jesus.

[01:04:48]Because he first loved me.

[01:04:55]Very good. Very good. Very good.

[01:05:03]Please down. Sit down. Please sit down.

[01:05:05]Thank you. You can go back now.

[01:05:20]The parish family of St. Francis would like to congratulate all the children who received Jesus for the first time today. To the parents who have entrusted their children to us, a very special heartfelt thank you goes out to all of you.

[01:05:36]A special thank you to Father Chris, our pastor, for his generous love and support for our children and all he does for this program all year long. To Mitchell, our music director, for all of his talent and patience working with us, not only today, but all year long. It is so appreciated. Thank you for all you do for us. to Eileen Carvalo who could not be with us today for her guidance and all of her help throughout the year. A special blessed thank you to Miss Marta Samillo, our second grade catechist, for her hard work in preparing the children, not only today, but for all of their sacraments, for all she does at mass.

[01:06:13]Thank you, Miss Marta.

[01:06:18]>> I'd also like to just take a moment and thank our young volunteers. It's so inspirational to our younger children and it's really so gratitude I have for them that come back and help us. Um we have Luke, one of our children who received confirmation through our program doing the live stream today. We have our altar servers, Cara and Nick.

[01:06:38]Thank you so very much. And for Haley and TA for singing and leading us every week and joining, you know, leading our choir and for all they do to inspire our young children. Thank you all so very much.

[01:06:54]I also just want to thank all of you for all that you've done. I know this is just such a commitment sometimes on behalf of Father Chris and myself for all of the Sunday mornings that we've shared together for all of the things that you have supported and for just being a part of your program. I'm so happy to have all of you here. I hope you have a wonderful day with your family and congratulations to all of you. Thank you so much.

[01:07:20]and to Sher obviously let's give a round of applause for a well job done thank you let us pray please stand grant O Lord our God that we may delight for all eternity in the share in your divine life which is foreshadowed in this present age by our reception of your precious body and blood. Who live and reign forever and ever. Amen. The Lord be with you. With your spirit.

[01:08:02]>> And may almighty God bless you all. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

[01:08:07]Amen. The mass is ended. We go in peace to love and serve our Lord. Thanks be to God. Congratulations again to our children and gratitude to our dear parents. Thank you and God bless you all.

[01:08:21]Our closing song is This is the day.

[01:08:26]This is the day >> that the Lord has made the Lord.

[01:08:34]>> We will rejoice >> and be glad in it.

[01:08:43]This is the day that the Lord has made.

[01:08:47]We will rejoice and be glad in it.

[01:08:51]>> This is the day.

[01:08:53]>> This is the day that the Lord has made.

[01:08:58]One more time real loud. This is the day >> that the Lord has made.

[01:09:08]We will rejoice.

[01:09:10]>> We will rejoice >> and be glad in it.

[01:09:13]>> and be glad in it.

[01:09:16]>> This is the day that the Lord has made.

[01:09:19]>> We will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day >> that the Lord has made.

[01:09:47]Happy birthday.