Refrain: Saint Mary’s University

You are never forsaken like a sparrows all over the sky
You may be badly bed-ridden, o man, yet trust and you’ll never die Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
2. You may be blind, begging all day;

Letting Go
mission –each man has a job to be done
You are a man, get up and pray,
do you not know you’re a part of God’s plan?

and Coming Home

(Refrain)

PAG-AALAY NG PUSO
Minsan lamang ako daraan sa daigdig na ito
Kaya anuman ang mabuting maaring gawin ko ngayon
O anumang kabutihan ang maari kong ipadama
Itulot niyong magawa ko ngayon ang mga bagay na ‘to
Nawa’y hwag ko ‘tong ipagpaliban o ipagwalang bahala
Sapagkat di na ‘ko muling daraan sa ganitong mga landas

IN HIM ALONE
Refrain:
In Him alone is our hope, in Him alone is our strength
In Him alone are we justified, in Him alone are we saved
1. What have we to offer that does not fade nor wither
Can the world ever satisfy the emptiness in hearts
In vain we deny
2. When will you cease running, in search of hollow meaning
Let His love fill the hunger in your soul ‘till it overflows
With joy you yearn to know

Our prayers and heartfelt condolences A Necrological Service

to the bereaved family for the Soul of ________
INTRODUCTION
Dear ____ and family, and the relatives and friends of ____,
We, your family from Saint Mary’s University, have come to pay re-
spect to your late ____ who has gone ahead of us to be with the
Father.
We have come also to condole with you and to pray to the Lord, our
loving Creator, to give you strength in your sorrow and to receive
____ among His saints and angels in heaven.
May our presence and prayers be the expressions of our sympathy
and unity during these days of your deep grief.
Let us all stand.
OPENING SONG (choose from the appendix)
OPENING PRAYER
Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
All: Amen.
Leader: Lord, open our lips.
All: And our mouth shall declare Your praise.
Leader: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spir-
it.
All: As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever.
Leader: Lord, help us to see death for what it really is: the end of
poverty and the beginning of riches; the end frustration
and the beginning of tranquility; the end of pain and the
beginning of joy; the end of weaknesses and the beginning
of strength.
All: O Lord, Jesus, let not grief overwhelm us, or a sense of loss
embitter us. But in our sadness let there arise a new joy
2. Madilim na lambak man ang tatahakin ko
Wala akong sindak, Siya’y kasama ko
Ang hawak N’yang tugkod and siyang gabay ko
Tangan N’yang pamalo, sigla’t tanggulan ko
HINDI KITA MALILIMUTAN
Hindi kita malilimutan, hindi kita pababayaan
Nakaukit magpakailanman
sa ‘king palad ang ‘yong pangalan
Malilimutan ba ng ina ang anak na galing sa kanya?
Sanggol sa kanyang sinapupunan, paano n’ya matatalikdan?
Ngunit kahit na malimutan ng ina ang anak n’yang tangan
Hindi kita malilimutan; kailan ma’y di pababayaan
Hindi kita malilimutan; kailan ma’y di pababayaan
ON EAGLE’S WINGS
1. You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in His shad-
ow for life, say to the Lord my refuge, my rock in whom I trust
Refrain:
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,
bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
and hold you in the palm of His hand
2. The snare of the fowler will never capture you
And famine will bring you no fear
Under his wings, your refuge, His faithfulness, your shield
MISSION OF MAN
1. Man, o man, look up and say, “Why am I here? What’s my job?
What’s my goal?”
You are from God, not only clay; You are a person with body and
soul.
 Appendix: Songs and hope for so much is given to us. Help us to stand strong
in the resurrection, believing there is something beyond
SINO AKO?
death. Let this power of resurrection be at work in us.
Hiram sa D’yos ang aking buhay
Leader: O gracious Spirit of Peace, come alive within our experiences
Ikaw at ako’y tanging handog lamang
and hurts; sustain us during the time of grief, comfort the
‘Di ko ninais na ako’y isilang
family, relatives and friends of the late ____ as they experi-
Ngunit salamat dahil may buhay
ence this great loss in their life. We ask this through Jesus
Ligaya ko na ako’y isilang
Christ of Lord.
Pagkat tao ay mayroong dangal
All: Amen
Sinong may pag-ibig, sinong nagmamahal
Leader: Please be seated
kundi ang tao D’yos ang pinagmulan
READING(1 Cor 15:20-27)
Kung ‘di ako umibig, kung ‘di ko man bigyang halaga
Leader: A reading is taken from the first letter of Paul to the Corin-
Ang buhay kong handog, ang buhay kong hiram sa D’yos
thians.
Kung di ako nagmamahal SINO AKO?
The truth is that Christ has been raised from death, as the
SINONG MAKAPAGHIHIWALAY guarantee that those who sleep in death will also be raised.
Koro: For just as death came by means of a man, in the same way
Sinong makapaghihiwalay sa atin sa pag-ibig ni Kristo? Sinong maka- the rising from death comes by means of a man. For just as
paghihiwalay sa atin sa pag-ibig ng D’yos? all people die because of their union with Adam, in the same
1. Paghihirap ba, kapighatian? Pag-uusig o gutom o tabak? At kahit na way all will be raised to life because of their union with
ang kamatayan, walang makapaghihiwalay sa atin sa pag-ibig ng Christ.
Diyos! But each one will be raised in proper order: Christ, first of
2. Ang Ama Kanyang mapagtangkilik, O Anak na nag-alay ng lahat? all, then at the time of His coming, those who belong to Him.
Saan man sa langit at lupa walang makapaghihiwalay sa atin sa pag- Then, the end will come, Christ will overcome all spiritual
ibig ng D’yos! rulers, authorities, and powers, and will hand over the King-
dom of God to the Father. For Christ must rule until God
ANG PANGINOON ANG AKING PASTOL defeats all enemies and puts them under His feet. The last
Koro: enemy to be defeated is death. For the Scripture says, “God
Ang Panginoon ang aking pastol, pinagigihawa akong lubos. put all things under His feet.”
1. Handog N’yang himlaya’y sariwang pastolan The word of the Lord
ang pahingahan ko’y payapang batisan All: Thanks be to God
Hatid sa kalul’wa ay kaginhawahan sa tumpak na landas ,
Siya ang patnubay SONG
Leader: Let us all stand LITANY and CLOSING PRAYER
Leader: Merciful Jesus, look down with eyes of pity on Your faithful
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
son/daughter ____ for whom You have suffered and died on
Leader: Let us now pray to God, our loving Creator, to grant us our the cross.
petitions and intentions. After each prayer we say: Lord, grant My Jesus, through Your bloody sweat in the Garden of Geth-
_____ eternal rest. semane…
1. Lord, grant eternal life and rest to our beloved ____ whom All: Have mercy on his/her soul
You have called to be with You in Your Kingdom. Let us Leader: My Jesus, through the cruel scourging You endured…
pray to the Lord. All: Have mercy on his/her soul
2. Lord, reward ____ a hundredfold for all the good he/she Leader: My Jesus, through Your face covered with blood which You
did on earth and all the love he/she gave to You, his/her allowed to be imprinted on the veil of Veronica…
family and to all of us. Let us pray to the Lord. All: Have mercy on his/her soul
3. Lord, lead ____into his/her unending heritage with Christ Leader: My Jesus, through Your holy body nailed on the cross…
and take him/her into the union of the Saints. Let us pray All: Have mercy on his/her soul
to the Lord. Leader: My Jesus, through Your hands and feet pierced with cruel
4. Lord, we pray for all those who were dear to ____ in life: nails…
his/her family, relatives and friends-that they may follow All: Have mercy on his/her soul
all the good he/she did on earth and may God’s eternal Leader: My Jesus, through Your sacred side pierced with a lance and
light shine on them. Let us pray to the Lord from which flowed blood and water…
Leader: Lord, we trust in Your enduring love, and we pray that You All: Have mercy on his/her soul
free ____ from all his/her weaknesses and shortcomings so
Leader: Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we take our loved one by the
that he/she may enjoy the eternal life with Jesus Christ and all
hand and lead him/her to You. Here is _____. Accept our
Your Saints now and forever.
love and thanksgiving as we entrust him/her into Your loving
All: Amen.
care. Let him/her share the joys and blessings of eternal life.
Leader: Give ____ eternal rest, Lord.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Your Son and our Risen
All: And may Your light shine upon him/her.
Lord.
All: Amen.
Leader: Let us now unite all our prayers and bring them to the Father
in the words that Jesus Himself taught us. FINAL BLESSING
Leader: And may the blessing of the Almighty Father, and the son
THE LORD’S PRAYER (sung or recited) and the Holy Spirit be with us always, now and forever.
All: Amen

CLOSING SONG