Baccalaureate Mass Mass in Thanksgiving to God
MAIN CELEBRANT Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. Prior Provincial, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova Chair, Board of Directors, St. Augustine Preparatory School The Augustinian Friars and Guest Celebrants DEACON OF THE WORD & EUCHARIST: Deacon William Lauth ALTAR SERVERS: Mason Anderson, Joshua Diggons, Trevor Fawcett, Robert Houck, Connor Wetherington (Class of 2019) CANTORS: Nicholas A. Pilny, John Morris Kosylo, Brandon Joseph Nailor (Class of 2018) PROCESSION: “Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar GATHERING SONG: “This is the Day” — Scott Soper Refrain - This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad; for this is the day that the Lord has made; alleluia, alleluia. Verse 1 - Give thanks to God; the Lord is good. God’s mercy endures forever. Let the house of Israel say; God’s mercy endures forever. Verse 2 - The Lord’s right hand is lifted up; the hand of the Lord is mighty. I shall not die, but live to tell the marvelous works of God. Verse 3 - The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the work of the Lord, how wonderful, how wonderful, in our eyes! WELCOMING ADDRESS Jake Tyler Ottinger ’18 LITURGY OF THE WORD GLORIA: “Mass of Creation” — Marty H. Haughen - Choir FIRST READING: KINGS 8: 55 -61 — Benjamin Frease Staley ’18 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 118 — Give thanks to the Lord for He is Good, his love is everlasting. SECOND READING: Colossians 3: 12 - 17 — Nicholas Scott Simila ’18 ALLELUIA: “Mass of Creation” GOSPEL: Matthew 11: 25 - 30 HOMILY: Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D., Head of School PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL: Roman Marcus Brooks II, Salvatore A. Carfagno, Devon Christopher Osgood, Gennaro Blaize Zappariello (Class of 2018)
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