NATIVITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Corpus Christi Procession the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
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Recessional Hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name GROSSER GOTT NATIVITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Corpus Christi Procession The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 6, 2021 3:00 PM ╬ Gathering at the First Altar ╬ One Bread, One Body Foley ╬ Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ╬ ╬ Benediction in Front of the Church ╬ Exposition Hymn Tantum Ergo ST. THOMAS O Salutaris Hostia WERNER ╬ Eucharistic Devotion in Front of the Church ╬ Prayer Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us. 2 11 ╬ Fifth Altar – Chinese Community ╬ ╬ First Altar – Filipino Community ╬ This altar includes three images of special This altar includes four images of special significance to Chinese Catholics. During the significance to Filipino Catholics. Our attack of rebels from the Army of Tai Ping, Lady of the Most Holy Rosary-La Naval the Superior of the Jesuit community in de Manila is a venerated title of the Shanghai prayed on the mountain of Sheshan Blessed Virgin Mary. Filipino Catholics that the diocese be saved, promising to build believe the Virgin’s intercession under a church to Our Lady in thanksgiving. The this title helped successfully repulse Diocese was spared from destruction and the invading forces of the Protestant Dutch basilica Our Lady of Sheshan was consecrated Republic during the Battles of La Naval de in 1873. Our Lady of China is the name given Manila. Our Lady of Manaoag, (“The to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lady who calls”) is the Patroness of the Donglu, China, first appearing in 1900. A province of Manaoag, Pangasinan. picture of the 120 Martyrs of China Documents dating back to 1610 attest commemorates the 120 men, women, and that a middle-aged farmer walking home children canonized by St. Pope John Paul II in Our Lady of Manaoag heard a mysterious female voice and saw 2000. The martyrs include 87 native Chinese on a cloud-veiled treetop an apparition of the Virgin Mary amidst and 33 foreign missionaries who gave their heavenly glow holding a Rosary in her right hand and the Child Jesus Our Lady of China life for the faith between 1648 and 1930. in her left arm. Santo Niño de Cebú is a title associated with a Most were killed during the Boxer Rebellion religious image of the Christ Child, widely venerated as miraculous of 1900. by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian artefact in the Philippines, originally a gift from explorer Ferdinand Magellan in Fifth Decade of the Rosary in Chinese 1521. San Lorenzo Ruiz is a Chinese-Filipino saint who was executed Eucharistic Devotion Prayer in Japan in the 17th century. Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world First Decade of the Rosary in Tagalog R. spare us, O Lord. Eucharistic Devotion Prayer Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world Response: Have mercy on us. R. graciously hear us, O Lord. Jesus, Eternal High Priest of the Eucharistic Sacrifice Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world Jesus, Divine Victim on the Altar for our salvation R. have mercy on us, O Lord. Jesus, hidden under the appearance of bread V. O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, Jesus, dwelling in the tabernacles of the world R. all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine. Jesus, really, truly and substantially present in the Blessed Let us pray. Sacrament Most merciful Father, You continue to draw us to Yourself through Jesus, abiding in Your fullness, Body, Blood, Soul and the Eucharistic Mystery. Grant us fervent faith in this Sacrament of Divinity love, in which Christ the Lord Himself is contained, offered and Jesus, Bread of Life received. We make this prayer through the same Christ our Lord. Jesus, Bread of Angels R. Amen. Jesus, with us always until the end of the world 10 3 ╬ Procession to Second Altar ╬ ╬ Procession to Fifth Altar ╬ In Christ Alone Getty & Townend Song of the Body of Christ Haas 4 9 ╬ Fourth Altar – Hispanic Community ╬ ╬ Second Altar – Vietnamese Community ╬ This altar is decorated with grapes and wheat This altar displays an image of Our Lady of symbolizing the Body and Blood of Christ, Lavang, who appeared in a forest in Central roses of different colors, and an image of Our Vietnam that grew a special kind of leaves Lady of Guadalupe—the heart of the Hispanic called Lá Vằng. During a period of culture. She is the love of God that came to persecution, Vietnamese Catholics found people marginalized and trapped in their own refuge in this deep jungle. Here they stayed beliefs on December 12, 1531. She is the hidden, suffering privations and illness, to humble, beautiful Mother who came to tell us we are not alone, that we can take refuge in practice their religion. One of the few her. The roses of different colors represent comforts they had was reciting the rosary every day at dusk. On one such evening in the roses that St. Juan Diego carried in his tilma (cloak) and which later became part of 1798, they were first frightened and then enchanted to behold a Woman and Child the miracle of this beautiful image—an image of Our Lady painted by the Hands of our Lord, standing nearby in a mysterious glow of light with two angels holding lights. Mary told His gift to the whole world. them she was fully aware of their hardships and of their chronic sickness due to contaminated water. She told them to gather the Fourth Decade of the Rosary in Spanish leaves and use them to make a strong tea to heal their sickness. She Eucharistic Devotion Prayer added, “From this day on, prayers said on this spot will be heard – Response: We beseech You, hear us. and answered.” We pray that the Holy Virgin of Lavang will one day That we may show fitting reverence when entering Your holy deliver Vietnam from Communist oppressors. temple That we may make suitable preparation before approaching the Altar Second Decade of the Rosary in Vietnamese That we may receive You frequently in Holy Communion with Eucharistic Devotion Prayer real devotion and true humility Response: Have mercy on us. That we may never neglect to thank You for so wonderful a Sacred Host, summit and source of all worship and Christian life blessing Sacred Host, sign and cause of the unity of the Church That we may cherish time spent in silent prayer before You Sacred Host, adored by countless angels That we may grow in knowledge of this Sacrament of Sacred Host, spiritual food sacraments Sacred Host, Sacrament of love That all priests may have a profound love of the Holy Eucharist Sacred Host, bond of charity That they may celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in Sacred Host, greatest aid to holiness accordance with its sublime dignity Sacred Host, gift and glory of the priesthood That we may be comforted and sanctified with Holy Viaticum at Sacred Host, in which we partake of Christ the hour of our death Sacred Host, in which the soul is filled with grace That we may see You one day face to face in Heaven Sacred Host, in which we are given a pledge of future glory 8 5 ╬ Procession to Third Altar ╬ ╬ Procession to Fourth Altar ╬ O Lord, I Am Not Worthy NON DIGNUS I Am the Bread of Life Toolan ╬ Third Altar – Haitian Community ╬ This altar is decorated with hibiscus flowers, the national flower of Haiti, and an image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Haitians credit her with performing miracles during the 1882 epidemic of cholera and smallpox that had triggered death in Haitian families. Illness disappeared in less than three days after a procession with this icon in 1882. She was confirmed Patroness of Haiti in 1942 under Pope Pius XII. In January 2010, Pope Benedict XVI invoked Our Lady of Perpetual Help for Haiti’s earthquake relief. Third Decade of the Rosary in Haitian Creole Eucharistic Devotion Prayer Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. For those who do not believe in Your Eucharistic presence R. have mercy, O Lord. For those who are indifferent to the Sacrament of Your love R. have mercy on us. For those who have offended You in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar R. have mercy on us. 6 7 .