SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

and the 60th anniversary of the dedication of the university
church of the immaculate conception
during the marian year 1954
December 8, 2014

INTRODUCTORY RITES
INTRODUCTION
Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ!
We celebrate today the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, a proclamation of Pope Pius IX who, on December 8, 1954,
affirmed as a solemn dogma of our Christian faith the constant belief of the
Church from ancient times that Mary, Chosen Mother of our Savior, received
the benefits of salvation through the Merits of her Son Jesus and she was
conceived free from the stain of Original Sin. With this, the Pope explicates the
deep and full meaning of Sacred Scriptures that describes Mary as full of
grace.
Beyond this marvelous grace of God, the Gospel highlights how the Blessed
Mother corresponds to the privilege given her by consistent and constant
affirmation of herself as servant and instrument of the divine will, God initiated
a big favor for her and she magnifies this favor with her continuing Yes.
Today also, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the solemn blessing and
inauguration of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
Mary by the Most Reverend James TG Hayes (of the Society of Jesus), founder
of the Ateneo de Cagayan and the first Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro during
the Marian Year 1954. The Chapel was constructed in the early fifties by the late
Fr Andrew Cervini (of the Society of Jesus), Rector of then Ateneo de Cagayan
from 1949-1956. It was renamed to University Church of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, 2014, Feast of the
Nativity of Mary, during Xavier Universitys Ruby Jubilee.
In the spirit of thanksgiving, with our celebrant Most Reverend Antonio J
Ledesma (of the Society of Jesus and Doctor of Divinity) and with our
concelebrants, the Jesuit priests of Loyola House community, let us all stand to
sing our entrance hymn.
ENTRANCE PROCESSION
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Ang Puso Koy Nagpupuri

Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ
Ang puso koy nagpupuri,
nagpupuri sa Panginoon,
nagagalak ang aking espiritu sa
king Tagapagligtas.

KORO:

Sapagkat nilingap Niya, kababaan ng Kanyang alipin,

mapalad ang pangalan ko sa lahat ng mga bansa. (Koro)
Sapagkat gumawa ang Poon ng mga dakilang bagay;
banal sa lupat langit ang pangalan ng Panginoon. (Koro)
At kinahahabagan Nya ang mga sa Kanyay
may takot, at sa lahat ng salinlahi ang awa Nyay walang hangaan.
(Koro)
Luwalhati sa Ama, sa Anak at sa Spiritu Santo,
kapara noong unang-una, ngayon at magpakailanman. (Koro)

Before venerating the altar, the Bishop hands on his mitre and staff to the Master of
Liturgical Ceremonies which in turn hands them on to the bearers. Afterwards, the Bishop
venerates the altar and incenses it.

GREETING

Bishop:

In the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Response:

Amen.

Bishop:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Response:

And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL RITE
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Bishop:

My dear brothers and sisters,

let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves
to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(Brief pause for silent prayer)

I confess to almighty God,

and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in 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.
Bishop:

May almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.

Response:

Amen.

Kyrie, Eleison
Arnel dC Aquino, SJ
You raised the dead to life in the Spirit: Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
You bring pardon and peace to the sinners: Christe, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
You bring light to those in darkness: Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.

GLORIA
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Papuri sa Diyos
Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ
Koro:
Papuri sa Diyos! Papuri sa Diyos! Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan!
At sa lupa'y kapayapaan, at sa lupay kapayapaan,
sa mga taong kinalulugdan N'ya.
Pinupuri Ka namin, dinarangal Ka namin.
Sinasamba Ka namin ipinagbubunyi Ka namin.
Pinasasalamatan Ka namin,
dahil sa dakila Mong angking kapurihan.
Panginoong Diyos, Hari ng langit,
Diyos Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Panginoong Hesukristo, Bugtong na Anak,
Panginoong Diyos, Kordero ng Diyos, Anak ng Ama. (Koro)
Ikaw na nagaalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan,
maawa Ka, maawa Ka sa amin.
lkaw na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan,
tanggapin Mo ang aming kahilingan,
tanggapin Mo ang aming kahilingan.
Ikaw na naluluklok sa kanan ng Ama,
maawa Ka, maawa Ka sa amin. (Koro)
Sapagkat Ikaw lamang ang banal at ang katas-taasan.
Ikaw lamang O Hesukristo ang Panginoon.
Kasama ng Espiritu Santo sa kadakilaan,
ng Diyos Ama, Amen, ng Diyos Ama, Amen. (Koro)

COLLECT
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Bishop:

Let us pray.
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin
prepared a worthy dwelling for your Son,
grant, we pray,
that, as you preserved her from every stain
by virtue of the Death of your Son, which you foresaw,
so, through her intercession,
we, too, may be cleansed and admitted to your presence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Response:

Amen.

The Bishop wears his mitre.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING (Gn 3: 9-15, 20)

A reading from the Book of Genesis

After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree,
the LORD God called to the man and asked him, Where are you?
He answered, I heard you in the garden;
but I was afraid, because I was naked,
so I hid myself.
Then he asked, Who told you that you were naked?
You have eaten, then,
from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!
The man replied, The woman whom you put here with me
she gave me fruit from the tree, and so I ate it.
The LORD God then asked the woman,
Why did you do such a thing?
The woman answered, The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it.

Then the LORD God said to the serpent:

Because you have done this, you shall be banned
from all the animals
and from all the wild creatures;
on your belly shall you crawl,
and dirt shall you eat
all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will strike at your head,
while you strike at his heel.
The man called his wife Eve,
because she became the mother of all the living.
The word of the Lord.
Response:

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (to be chanted)

SECOND READING (Gn 3: 9-15, 20)

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians

Brothers and sisters:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world,
to be holy and without blemish before him.
In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ,
in accord with the favor of his will,
for the praise of the glory of his grace
that he granted us in the beloved.
In him we were also chosen,
destined in accord with the purpose of the One
who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,
so that we might exist for the praise of his glory,
we who first hoped in Christ.
The word of the Lord.
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia
Arnel dC Aquino, SJ
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening. You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The incense and boat bearer approaches the Bishop for the incensation. Afterwards, the
Bishop removes his mitre and gives it to the Master of Liturgical Ceremonies.

GOSPEL (Lk 1: 26-38)

Celebrant:

The Lord be with you.

Response:

And with your spirit.

Celebrant:

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

Response:

Glory to you, O Lord.

The Master of Liturgical Ceremonies gives the pastoral staff to the Bishop.

The angel Gabriel was sent from God

to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgins name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his
father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.

But Mary said to the angel,

How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?
And the angel said to her in reply,
The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called
barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.
Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.
Then the angel departed from her.
Celebrant:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Response:

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Bishop gives his to the Master of Liturgical Ceremonies and then kisses the Book of the
Gospels. Afterwards, he gives a blessing to those gathered.

HOMILY
PROFESSION OF FAITH

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,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into 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,
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the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.
GENERAL INTERCESSIONS

Bishop:

With the help of Mary, the Mother of his beloved Son,

let us pray to God our Father and let us say:
LORD, HEAR YOUR PEOPLE.

For the Church of Jesus Christ on earth, which is a community of

sinful people called to be saints by the grace of God, that in us the
power of Gods goodness may become visible through our human
love. Let us pray to the Lord.
For priests and for all those whose task is to preach the Good News,
that the keep proclaiming to the world that Gods grace has destroyed
the mystery of sin. Let us pray to the Lord.
For the world, that evil which appears in it in many forms may be
overcome by our love and our commitment to justice and peace. Let
us pray to the Lord.
For the many who bear a burden of sin and guilt; for those who suffer
from the sins of others, that they may keep trusting in Gods liberating
goodness. Let us pray to the Lord.
For all those who have devotion to Mother Mary and dedicate
themselves to make this celebration more meaningful through their
effort through sharing their time and their resources. Let us pray to the
Lord.
For all those who have died, our relatives, friends, and benefactors,
especially those whom no one prays for them, may our loving Father
welcome them to eternal home with Mary. Let us pray to the Lord.
For ourselves and those dear to us, that the good there in us may be
stronger than evil in and around us. Let us pray to the Lord.

Bishop:

God of all grace, your plans with the world and with
people surpass all our expectations. Keep us trusting in
the power of your saving love. Like Mary, may we give to
the world your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Response:

Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Bishop:

Blessed are you,

Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer you:
fruit of the earth and work of human hands,
it will become for us the bread of life.

Response:

Blessed be God for ever.

The Priest or deacon pours wine and a little water into the chalice, saying quietly:

Bishop:

By the mystery of this water and wine

may we come to share in the divinity of Christ
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

Bishop:

Blessed are you,

Lord God of all creation,
for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer you:
fruit of the vine and work of human hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.

Response:

Blessed be God for ever.

After this, the Priest, bowing profoundly, says quietly:

Bishop:

With humble spirit and contrite heart

may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight
this day be pleasing to you, Lord God.

The Bishop incenses the gifts and the altar.

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Bishop:

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

Response:

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERING

Bishop:

Graciously accept the saving sacrifice

which we offer you, O Lord,
on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and grant that, as we profess her,
on account of your prevenient grace,
to be untouched by any stain of sin,
so, through her intercession,
we may be delivered from all our faults.
Through Christ our Lord.

Response:

Amen.

The Bishop removes his skull cap.

PREFACE: THE MYSTERY OF MARY AND THE CHURCH

Bishop:

The Lord be with you.

Response:

And with your spirit.

Bishop:

Lift up your hearts.

Response:

We lift them up to the Lord.

Bishop:

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

Response:

It is right and just.

Bishop:

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.
For you preserved the most Blessed Virgin Mary
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from all stain of original sin,

so that in her, endowed with the rich fullness of your
grace,
you might prepare a worthy Mother for your Son
and signify the beginning of the Church,
his beautiful Bride without spot or wrinkle.
She, the most pure Virgin, was to bring forth a Son,
the innocent Lamb who would wipe away our offenses;
you placed her above all others
to be for your people an advocate of grace
and a model of holiness.
And so, in company with the choirs of Angels,
we praise you, and with joy we proclaim:
SANCTUS
Holy
Manoling Francisco, SJ
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full, full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

Bishop:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,

and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.

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Bishop
with Concelebrants:

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:

by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have brought to you for consecration,
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and, giving you thanks, he 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.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice,
and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and 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.

Bishop:

The mystery of faith.

ACCLAMATION

When We Eat This Bread

Manoling Francisco, SJ
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again,
until you come again.
We proclaim your Death, O Lord.

Bishop

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial

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with Concelebrants:

of the saving Passion of your Son,

his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

Concelebrant 1:

May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.

Concelebrant 2:

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,

we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant Francis, our Pope and Antonio,
our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.

Bishop

THROUGH HIM, AND WITH HIM, AND IN HIM,

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with Concelebrants:

O GOD, ALMIGHTY FATHER,

IN THE UNITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ALL GLORY AND HONOR IS YOURS, FOR EVER AND
EVER.

GREAT AMEN

COMMUNION RITE
Bishop:

At the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching,

we dare to say:

Amahan Namo
Rudy Villanueva
Amahan namo, nga anaa sa mga langit.
Balaan ang Imong ngalan,
moabut kanamo ang Imong gingharian,
matuman ang Imong pagbuot dinhi sa yuta,
maingon sa langit.
Ang kalan-on namo sa matag adlaw
ihatag kanamo karong adlawa,
ug pasayloa kami sa among mga sala,
maingon nga kami nagapasaylo
sa mga nakasala kanamo
ug dili Mo kami itugyan sa mga pagsulay,
hinonoa luwasa kami sa dautan.
Bishop:

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.

Response:

Kay Imo man ang gingharian,

ang gahum ug ang himaya,
hangtud sa kahangturan.
Amen. Amen.

SIGN OF PEACE
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Bishop:

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 for ever and ever.

Response:

Amen.

Bishop:

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

Response:

And with your spirit.

Bishop:

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Kordero ng Diyos
Arnel dC Aquino, SJ
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan,
maawa Ka sa amin.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan,
maawa Ka sa amin.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan,
ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang kapayapaan.
Meanwhile, the Priest takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece in the
chalice, saying quietly:

Bishop:

May this mingling

of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.

Then the Priest, with hands joined, says quietly:

Bishop:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,

who, by the will of the Father
and the work of the Holy Spirit,
through your Death gave life to the world,
free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood,
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from all my sins and from every evil;

keep me always faithful to your commandments,
and never let me be parted from you.
The Priest genuflects, takes the host and, holding it slightly raised above the paten or above
the chalice, while facing the people, says aloud:

Bishop:

Behold the Lamb of God,

behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Response:

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

HOLY COMMUNION
Communion distribution will proceed in the usual way, with the concelebrating priests
assigned to designated places throughout the University Church.

COMMUNION SONGS

Anima Christi
Jandi Arbodela
Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Water from the side of Christ, wash me
Passion of Christ, give me strength
Hear me Jesus, hide me in Thy wounds
That I may never leave Thy side
From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me
And when the call of death arrives, bid me come to Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints forever
Abang Maria
Manoling Francisco, SJ
Sinong mas malumanay sa kogong kumakaway?
Sinong mas dalisay sa hamog sa himaymay?
Sinong mas malambing sa mapaglarong hangin?
Sinong mas maningning sa buwan at bituin?

Koro:
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Abang Maria, mahal naming Ina,

ang landas tungo kay Hesukristo.
Buong tiwala, kanyang winika:
Maganap nawa ang Yong salita.
Sinong magpapayapa sa bagyong nananakot?
Sinong magpapasigla sa damong sumukot?
Sinong takbuhan ng mga dukha?
Sinong tanggulan ng mahihina? (Koro)
Koda:
Sinong dakilang lingkod ng Amang utos?
Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos.
Sino ang Reyna ng langit at lupa?
Sinong nag-aaruga sa lahat ng nilikha?
(Koro and Koda)
Magnificat
David Haas
Refrain:
All that I am sings of the God who brings new life to birth in me.
My spirit soars on the wings of my Lord.
My soul gives glory to the Lord,
rejoicing in my saving God,
who looks upon me in my state,
and all the world will call me blest;
for God works marvels in my sight,
and holy, holy is Gods name. (Refrain)
Gods mercy is from age to age,
on those who follow in fear;
whose arm is power and strength,
and scatters all the proud of heart,
who casts the mighty from their thrones,
and raises up the lowly ones. (Refrain)
God fills the starving with good things,
the rich are left with empty hands;
protecting all the faithful ones,
remembring Israel with mercy.
The promise known to those before,
and to their children forever. (Refrain)

Stella Maris
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Silvino Borres, SJ Manoling Francisco, SJ

Kung itong aming paglalayag, inabot ng pagkabagabag.
Naway mabanaagan ka, hinirang na tala ng umaga.
Kahit alon man ng pangamba, di alintana sapagkat naron ka.
Ni unos ng pighati at kadiliman ng gabi.
Koro:
Maria, sa puso ninuman. Ikay tala ng kalangitan.
Ningning mo ay walang pagmamaliw, Inang sinta, Inang ginigiliw.
Tanglawan kami, aming Ina, sa kalangitan naming pita.
Naway maging hantungan pinakamimithing kaharian. (Koro)
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Bishop:

Let us pray.
May the Sacrament we have received,
O Lord our God,
heal in us the wounds of that fault
from which in a singular way
you preserved Blessed Mary in her Immaculate
Conception.
Through Christ our Lord.

Response:

Amen.

SHORT ANNOUNCEMENT/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Optional)

VENERATION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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Ave Maria
Fruto Ramirez, SJ
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum benedicta tu,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum benedicta tu,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. Amen.
CONCLUDING RITE
The Bishop wears his mitre.

Bishop:

The Lord be with you.

Response:

And with your spirit.

Bishop:

Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessing.

May God, who through the childbearing of the Blessed
Virgin Mary willed in his great kindness to redeem the
human race,
be pleased to enrich you with his blessing.

Response:

Amen.

Bishop:

May you know always and everywhere the protection of

her, through whom you have been found worthy to
receive the author of life.

Response:

Amen.

Bishop:

May you, who have devoutly gathered on this day, carry

away with you the gifts of spiritual joys and heavenly
rewards.

Response:

Amen.

The Master of Liturgical Ceremonies hands the pastoral staff to Bishop.

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Bishop:

And may the blessing of almighty God,

the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.

Response:

Amen.

Bishop:

The Mass is ended.

Let us go forth in the peace and joy of the Lord.

Response:

Thanks be to God.

RECESSIONAL

I Will Sing Forever

Manoling Francisco, SJ
I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord
I will celebrate the wonder of Your name
For the word that You speak is a song of forgiveness
And a song of gentle mercy and of peace
Let us wake at the morning and be filled with Your love
And sing songs of praise all our days
For Your love is as high as the heavens above us
And Your faithfulness as certain as the dawn
I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord
I will celebrate the wonder of Your name
For the word that You speak is a song of forgiveness
And a song of gentle mercy and of peace
I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord
For You are my refuge and my strength
You fill the world with Your life-giving spirit
That speaks Your word
Your word of mercy and of peace
I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord
I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord

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