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+,T-OD.CTO-/ -+TES Greeting Cardinal# +n the name of the %ather and of the Son and of the !ol" S&irit0 ll# men0 Cardinal# $eace e 2ith "ou0 ll# nd 2ith "our s&irit lessing and S&rin4ling of 5ater Cardinal# rothers and sisters in Christ in this solemn rite of dedication let us as4 the ord our God to less this 2ater created " his hand0 +t is a sign of our re&entance a reminder of our a&tism and a s"mol of the cleansing of these 2alls and this altar0 a" the grace of God hel& us to remain faithful memers of his Church o&en to the S&irit 2e have received0 Cardinal# God of merc" "ou call ever" creature to the light of life and surround us 2ith such great love that 2hen 2e stra" "ou continuall" lead us ac4 to Christ our head0 %or "ou have estalished an inheritance of such merc" that those sinners 2ho &ass through 2ater made sacred die 2ith Christ and rise restored as memers of his od" and heirs of his eternal covenant0 less this 2ater9 sanctif" it0 s it is s&rin4led u&on us and throughout this Church ma4e it a sign of the saving 2aters of a&tism " 2hich 2e ecome one in Christ the tem&le of "our S&irit0 a" all here toda" and all those in da"s to come 2ho celerate "our m"steries in this church e united at last in the hol" cit" of "our &eace0 5e as4 this in the name of :esus the ord0 ll# men0 +sang $a $ananam&alata"a
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The Cardinal &asses through the main od" of the church s&rin4ling the &eo&le and the 2alls 2ith the hol" 2ater9 then he s&rin4les the altar0 ean2hile the short h"mn is sung0 Cardinal # a" God the %ather of mercies d2ell in this house of &ra"er0 a" the grace of the !ol" S&irit cleanse us for 2e are the tem&le of his &resence0
Gloria
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Cardinal# et us &ra" lmight" ever
+T.-G/ O% T!E 5O-D -eading %rom the oo4 Of ,ehemia E>ra the &riest rought the la2 efore the asseml" 2hich consisted of men 2omen and those children old enough to understand0 Standing at one end of the o&en &lace that 2as efore the 5ater Gate he read out of the oo4 from da"rea4 till midda" in the &resence of the men the 2omen and those children old enough to understand9 and all the &eo&le listened attentivel" to the oo4 of the la20 E>ra the scrie stood on a 2ooden &latform that had een made for the occasion0 !e o&ened the scroll so that all the &eo&le might see it � for he 2as standing higher u& than an" of the &eo&le � 9 and as he o&ened it all the &eo&le rose0 E>ra lessed the O-D the great God and all the &eo&le their hands raised high ans2ered �men amen?� Then the" o2ed do2n and &rostrated themselves efore the O-D their faces to the ground0 E>ra read &lainl" from the oo4 of the la2 of God inter&reting it so that all could understand 2hat 2as read0 Then ,ehemiah that is !is E=cellenc" and E>ra the &riest
-es&onsorial $salm -0 /our 2ords ord are S&irit and life0
The la2 of the O-D is &erfect refreshing the soul9 The decree of the O-D is trust2orth" giving 2isdom to the sim&le0 -0 /our 2ords ord are S&irit and life0 The &rece&ts of the O-D are right re@oicing the heart9 The command of the O-D is clear enlightening the e"e0 -0 /our 2ords ord are S&irit and life0 The fear of the O-D is &ure enduring forever9 The ordinances of the O-D are true all of them @ust0 -0 /our 2ords ord are S&irit and life0 et the 2ords of m" mouth and the thought of m" heart find favor efore "ou O O-D m" roc4 and m" redeemer0 -0 /our 2ords ord are S&irit and life0 -eading from the first letter of St0$aul to the Corinthians The cu& of lessing 2hich 2e less is it not the *communion of the lood of ChristA The read 2hich 2e rea4 is it not the communion of the od" of ChristA %or 2e though man" are one read and one od"9 for 2e all &arta4e of that one read0 Oserve +srael after the flesh# care not those 2ho eat of the sacrifices &arta4ers of the altarA 5hat am + sa"ing thenA That an idol is an"thing or 2hat is offered to idols is an"thingA -ather that the things 2hich the Gentiles sacrifice the" sacrifice to demons and not to God and + do not 2ant "ou to have fello2shi& 2ith demons0 /ou cannot drin4 the cu& of the ord and the cu& of demons9 "ou cannot &arta4e of the ord� s tale and of the tale of demons The 5ord Of The ord G O S $ E The ord e 2ith "ou -eding from the !ol" Gos&el ccording to :ohn �Sir�
the 2oman said � + can see that "ou are a &ro&het0 Our ancestors 2orshi&ed on this mountain ut "ou :e2s claim that the &lace 2here 2e must 2orshi& is in :erusalem0� �5oman� :esus re&lied � elieve me a time is coming 2hen "ou 2ill 2orshi& the %ather neither on this mountain nor in :erusalem0 /ou Samaritans 2orshi& 2hat "ou do not 4no29 2e 2orshi& 2hat 2e do 4no2 for salvation is from the :e2s0 /et a time is coming and has no2 come 2hen the true 2orshi&ers 2ill 2orshi& the %ather in the S&irit and in truth for the" are the 4ind of 2orshi&ers the %ather see4s0 God is s&irit and his 2orshi&ers must 2orshi& in the S&irit and in truth0�
The Gos&el Of the ord B! O + / The $rofession of %aith isa Santo ,i� o de $andacan
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T!E $-/E- O% DED+CT+O, ,D T!E ,O+,T+,GS +nvitation to $ra"er Cardinal# et us as4 the saints to su&&ort our &ra"ers to God the %ather almight" 2ho has made the hearts of his &eo&le faithful tem&les of his S&irit0 itan" of the Saints itaniae Sanctorum atin '(()7(;36 '(())11'1 itan" of the Saints :ohn ec4er English '6'868(6( '6'86))1* '6'87;(87 Cardinal# ord ma" the &ra"ers of the lessed Firgin ar" and of all the saints ma4e our &ra"ers acce&tale to "ou0 a" this uilding 2hich 2e dedicate to "our name e a house of salvation and grace 2here Christians gathered in fello2shi& ma" 2orshi& "ou in s&irit and truth and gro2 together in love0 Grant this through Christ our ord0 ll# men $ra"er of Dedication Cardinal# %ather in heaven source of holiness and true &ur&ose it is right that 2e &raise and glorif" "our name0 %or toda" 2e come efore "ou to dedicate to "our lasting service this house of &ra"er this tem&le of 2orshi& this home in 2hich 2e are nourished " "our 2ord and "our sacraments0 !ere is reflected the m"ster" of the Church0 The Church is fruitful made hol" " the lood of Christ# a ride made radiant 2ith his glor" a virgin s&lendid in the 2holeness of her faith a mother lessed through the &o2er of the S&irit0 The Church is hol" "our chosen vine"ard# its ranches envelo& the 2orld its tendrils carried on the tree of the cross reach u& to the 4ingdom of heaven0 The Church is favoured the d2elling &lace of God on earth# a tem&le uilt of living stones founded on the a&ostles 2ith :esus Christ its corner stone0 The Church is e=alted a cit" set on a mountain# a eacon to the 2hole 2orld right 2ith the glor" of the am and echoing the &ra"ers of her saints0 ord send "our S&irit from heaven to ma4e this church an ever
celerate the memorial of the $aschal am and e fed at the tale of Christ� s 2ord and Christ� s od"0 !ere ma" &ra"er the Church� s anuet resound through heaven and earth as a &lea for the 2orld� s salvation0 !ere ma" the &oor find @ustice the victims of o&&ression true freedom0 %rom here ma" the 2hole 2orld clothed in the dignit" of the children of God enter 2ith gladness "our cit" of &eace0 5e as4 this through our ord :esus Christ "our Son 2ho lives and reigns 2ith "ou and the !ol" S&irit one God for ever and ever ll# men nointing of the ltar and the 2alls of the Church BThe Cardinal &roceeds to anoint the altar0 !e sa"s# Cardinal# 5e no2 anoint this altar and this uilding0 a" God in his &o2er ma4e them hol" visile signs of the m"ster" of Christ and his Church0 Feni Creator S&iritus
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BThe &riest anoints the crosses on the 2alls0 +ncensation of the ltar and the Church Bfter the rite of anointing a ra>ier is &laced on the altar for urning incense0 The Cardinal lights it and &uts incense into the ra>ier sa"ing# ord ma" our &ra"er ascend as incense in "our sight0 s this uilding is filled 2ith fragrance So ma" "our Church %ill the 2orld 2ith fragrance of Christ0 i2anag ng aming &uso BThen the Cardinal &uts incense into some censers and incenses the altar and the Crucifi=9 he returns to the chair is incensed and then sits0 BThe $arish $riest 2al4ing through the church incenses the &eo&le and the 2alls0
ighting of the ltar and the Church Bfter the incensation a fe2 ministers 2i&e the tale of the altar 2ith cloths0 The" arrange in a suitale manner the candles needed for the celeration of ass Cardinal# ight of Christ shine forth in the Church nd ring all nations to the fullness of truth Christ e our ight
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BThen the Cardinal sits0 The $arish $riest goes to the altar and lights the candles for the celeration of the Eucharist and then lights the candles eneath the crosses on the 2alls0 T!E +T.-/ O% T!E E.C!-+ST $ra"er over the Offerings Cardinal# a" the gifts of "our @o"ful Church e acce&tale to "ou O ord so that "our &eo&le gathering in this hol" house ma" come through these m"steries to everlasting salvation Through Christ our ord0 ll# men0 $reface Cardinal# The ord e 2ith "ou0 ll# nd 2ith "our s&irit0 Cardinal# ift u& "our hearts0 ll# 5e lift them u& to the ord0 Cardinal# et us give than4s to the ord our God0 ll# +t isright and @ust0 Cardinal # +t is trul" right and @ust our dut" and our salvation al2a"s and ever"2here to give "ou than4s ord hol" %ather almight" and eternal God through Christ our ord0 %or in this visile house that "ou have let us uild and 2here "ou never cease to sho2 favour to the famil" on &ilgrimage to "ou in this &lace "ou 2onderfull" manifest and accom&lish the m"ster" of "our communion 2ith us0 !ere "ou uild u& for "ourself the tem&le that 2e are and cause "our Church s&read throughout the 2orld to gro2 ever more and more as the ord� s o2n od" till she reaches her fullness in the vision of &eace the heavenl" cit" of :erusalem0 nd so 2ith the countless ran4s of the lessed in the tem&le of "our glor" 2e &raise "ou 2e less "ou and &roclaim "our greatness as 2e acclaim#
/ou are indeed !ol" O ord and all "ou have created rightl" gives "ou &raise for through "our Son our ord :esus Christ " the &o2er and 2or4ing of the !ol" S&irit "ou give life to all things and ma4e them hol" and "ou never cease to gather a &eo&le to "ourself
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a &ure sacrifice ma" e offered to "our name0
Therefore O ord 2e huml" im&lore "ou# " the same S&irit graciousl" ma4e hol" these gifts 2e have rought to "ou for consecration that the" ma" ecome the od" and H lood of "our Son our ord :esus Christ
at 2hose command 2e celerate these m"steries0
%or on the night he 2as etra"ed he himself too4 read and giving "ou than4s he said the lessing ro4e the read and gave it to his disci&les sa"ing# TKE T!+S O% /O. ,D ET O% +T %O- T!+S +S / OD/ 5!+C! 5+ E G+FE, .$ %O- /O.0 +n a similar 2a" 2hen su&&er 2as ended he too4 the chalice and giving "ou than4s he said the lessing and gave the chalice to his disci&les sa"ing# TKE T!+S O% /O. ,D D-+,K %-O +T %O- T!+S +S T!E C!+CE O% / OOD T!E OOD O% T!E ,E5 ,D ETE-, COFE,,T 5!+C! 5+ E $O.-ED O.T %O- /O. ,D %O- ,/ %O- T!E %O-G+FE,ESS O% S+,S0 DO T!+S +, EO-/ O% E0 The m"ster" of faith Therefore O ord as 2e celerate the memorial of the saving $assion of "our Son his 2ondrous -esurrection and scension into heaven and as 2e loo4 for2ard to his second coming 2e offer "ou in than4sgiving this hol" and living sacrifice0 oo4 2e &ra" u&on the olation of "our Church and recogni>ing the sacrificial Fictim " 2hose death "ou 2illed to reconcile us to "ourself grant that 2e 2ho are nourished " the od" and lood of "our Son and filled 2ith his !ol" S&irit
ma" ecome one od" one s&irit in Christ0 a" he ma4e of us an eternal offering to "ou so that 2e ma" otain an inheritance 2ith "our elect es&eciall" 2ith the most lessed Firgin ar" other of God 2ith lessed :ose&h her S&ouse 2ith "our lessed &ostles and glorious art"rs and 2ith all the Saints on 2hose constant intercession in "our &resence 2e rel" for unfailing hel&0 a" this Sacrifice of our reconciliation 2e &ra" O ord advance the &eace and salvation of all the 2orld0 e &leased to confirm in faith and charit" "our &ilgrim Church on earth 2ith "our servant %rancis our $o&e and ,0 our isho& Band his assistant isho&s the Order of isho&s all the clerg" and the entire &eo&le "ou have gained for "our o2n0 isten graciousl" to the &ra"ers of this famil" 2hom "ou have summoned efore "ou# in "our com&assion O merciful %ather gather to "ourself all "our children scattered throughout the 2orld0 � To
our de&arted rothers and sisters and to all 2ho 2ere &leasing to "ou at their &assing from this life give 4ind admittance to "our 4ingdom0 There 2e ho&e to en@o" for ever the fullness of "our glor" through Christ our ord through 2hom "ou esto2 on the 2orld all that is good0 Through him and 2ith him and in him O God almight" %ather in the unit" of the !ol" S&irit all glor" and honor is "ours for ever and ever0
t the Savior� s command and formed " divine teaching 2e dare to sa"#
Our %ather# Deliver us ord 2e &ra" from ever" evil graciousl" grant &eace in our da"s that " the hel& of "our merc" 2e ma" e al2a"s free from sin and safe from all distress as 2e a2ait the lessed ho&e and the coming of our Savior :esus Christ0
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%or the 4ingdom the &o2er and the glor" are "ours no2 and for ever0 ord :esus Christ 2ho said to "our &ostles# $eace + leave "ou m" &eace + give "ou9 loo4 not on our sins ut on the faith of "our Church and graciousl" grant her &eace and unit" in accordance 2ith "our 2ill0 5ho live and reign for ever and ever The &eace of the ord e 2ith "ou al2a"s et us offer each other the sign of &eace Ba" this mingling of the od" and lood of our ord :esus Christ ring eternal life to us 2ho receive it Bord :esus Christ Son of the living God 2ho " the 2ill of the %ather and the 2or4 of the !ol" S&irit through "our Death gave life to the 2orld free me " this "our most hol" od" and lood from all m" sins and from ever" evil9 4ee& me al2a"s faithful to "our commandments and never let me e &arted from "ou0 ehold the am of God ehold him 2ho ta4es a2a" the sins of the 2orld0 lessed are those called to the su&&er of the am0 C O . , + O ,
+ 2ould li4e to ta4e this o&&ortunit" first to give than4s to the ord ne=t is to is !is Eminence Cardinal Estrada for Dedicating and consecrating this church0 ,e=t for our ltar servers also to all of "ou 2ho are here 2ho attended this ver" memorale da" for this Diocesan Shrine and again 5e than4 "ou all !ave a nice da" God less0 Than4 "ou Cardinal# et us &ra"0 Through these hol" gifts 2e have received O ord 2e &ra" instill in our minds an increase of "our truth so that 2e ma" constantl" adore "ou in "our hol" tem&le and glor" in "our sight 2ith all the Saints0 Through Christ our ord0
CO,C.D+,G -+TE Solemn lessing
Caedinal# The ord e 2ith "ou0 ll# nd 2ith "our s&irit0 Cardinal# lessed e the name of the ord0 ll# ,o2 and for ever0 Cardinal# Our hel& is in the name of the ord0 ll# 5ho made heaven and earth0 cardinal# a" almight" God less "ou the %ather and the Son and the !ol" S&irit0 ll# men0 cardinal# Go forth the ass is ended0 Go in &eace glorif"ing the ord " "our life0 ll# Than4s e to God0 -ecessional !"mn
