Para liturgy for
the Newly elected Provincial and Team
Dear sisters we are gathered in the
name of our God with joy in our hearts as we are here to pray for our newly
elected Provincial and the Team.
Lord Jesus, our Master, today we
are in your presence, with joy and gratitude for the wonders that you do in our
life. You make all things new. You are the Master of our life and you know what
is best for us, and you have a plan for us and it is a project of your love.
And all that happens is according to your purpose and plan and you do it for
our good. We believe in your purpose for us and trust in your providence and
love. Even before we ever think of you, you thought of us and adds abundance of
blessings into our life. Even before ever a word is on our lips you know it and
everything under heaven happens according to your designs and plans. Everything
in the universe remains connected to you as you remain united to everything and
everyone, and so we are connected to each other.
Today as we gather in your presence
we are filled with joy and praise and thank you for the amazing gift of our
dearest Sr. ............ the newly elected Provincial, whom you have chosen
to be the leader of our Province for the next quadrennium. There is no
authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been
instituted by God. God chooses whom he finds fit and qualifies the one he has
chosen. Therefore, He has chosen a magnificent person of our dear Sr Joyce, with the depth of heart, wealth of mind,
strength of character, and rootedness in prayer for the purpose as he has found
her worthy.
We also thank you lord for choosing
our dear sisters, Sr. ………….., ………………., ……………..,and …………….. to be with her as Councillors and work
as a team. We thank you for the dedication, willingness and their acceptance to be at the service of the Province. We
thank God dear sisters for each of you, the persons that you are and the gifts
and graces that you are blessed with to serve the Mission. The lord says: “I
will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with
my eye upon you”. Trusting in his words may you gain the strength and grace to
move ahead fulfilling the mission the
Lord had prepared for you.
Offering
A green plant needs fertile soil,
water, sunlight, and air if it has to grow and bear fruit. And a plant cannot
grow healthy if any of these components are missing. The plant needs soil, to
be rooted, and to stand firm, and to absorb the nutrients required. Without the
water, the plant will not be able to transfer the nutrients and other materials
from one part of the plant to the other. The sunlight is required by the plants to perform
the process of photosynthesis and prepare the food which gets stored in the
form of fruits. For this process it needs carbon di oxide which does not
support life, and releases oxygen which is
life giving.
Now we invite you dear sisters to
come forward and offer these symbols-Plant and seeds, fertile soil, water,
sunlight, and air which represents your willingness to work together as a team
and your commitment to the service that the Lord
has chosen you.
I request Rev.Sr. ...... the newly
elected Provincial to hold the plants and the seeds in a tray, as the first Counselor , Sr.. ………. place the fertile soil around the plant, And
the second counselor, Sr. …………. pour the water into the soil and the 3rd
counselor, Sr. ,…………. places the air
near the plant and the 4th Counsellor Sr……….. place the sunlight behind the plant. Now I request Rev. Sr. Joyce to offer the symbols before the Lord.
Yes, my dear sisters, everything in
nature is related and are connected to one another in one way or the other and
so too is our life. Dear sisters, each of your presence and contribution is
essential for the plant of our province to bear fruit in abundance. We pray that you form a healthy plant, with
strong roots, receiving enough water and nutrients, illuminated by the light of
our Lord and bear the fruit that will give life to many and nourish the members
of our province and strengthen everyone who comes to it. May your unity and
love, care and understanding, the witness of your life absorb all the harmful
elements and release the life giving breath to all, especially the emotionally
marginalized, who face challenges, who long for liberation of mind and heart…..so
that we may be a group of consecrated persons where our differences are
celebrated and diversity becomes the means for unity.
Song:
Prabhu………teri rahon pe chalna mene sweekar kiya hai.
Scripture
passage by the Provincial: Lk. 4: 16-21
Prayer
by the Provincial and the Team: I invite our dear
sisters to pray in the words of King Solomon as he prayed for the Wisdom
Prayer of Solomon Wis.9:1-11
: Prayer for Wisdom
God of our ancestors and Lord of mercy,
who have made all things by your word, and by your wisdom have formed humankind
to have dominion over the creatures you have made, and rule the world in
holiness and righteousness, and pronounce judgment in uprightness of soul, give
me the wisdom that sits by your throne, for even one who is perfect among human
beings will be regarded as nothing without the wisdom that comes from you. You
have chosen me to be leader over your people. With you is wisdom, she who knows
your works and was present when you made the world; she understands what is
pleasing in your sight and what is right according to your commandments. Send
her forth from the holy heavens, and from the throne of your glory send her,
that she may labour at my side, and that I may learn what is pleasing to you.
For, she knows and understands all things and she will guide me wisely in all
my actions and guard me with your glory.
Song:
You are the salt of the earth.
Dear Sisters, We pray that you use
all your gifts, talents and intelligence that God has bestowed on you to
faithfully weigh the courses of actions and make decisions. May you always seek
the greater good and the well being of others. May your hearts be always
radiant with the love of God, may your minds
and spirits be exhilarated by the message of the glad tidings of the
Lord. May his compassion, wisdom and right decisions be yours. May you be possessed
and guided by the Holy Spirit. May he make you strong and courageous for the
road ahead, give you ability beyond what you feel able, may his gifts freely
flow through you.
May He give you the discernment to
understand His will, to hear his voice, and to know his ways. May he give you a
spirit of hope to work together for good, a spirit of cooperation to move
beyond lines drawn by particular interest, for life, and pursuit of happiness
knowing that our security comes from relationships of trust and communication.
May God ignite in you the fire of
wisdom and understanding, insight and counsel, compassion and courage. May you
speak with the voice of the voiceless. May you be strong to confront injustice.
May you not be alone, but find support in your struggle, and sisters to rejoice
with you. May your vision be fulfilled, in company with us; may you have
brothers and sisters on your journey. Now, missioned by Jesus, gifted with the
Spirit, called forth by the congregation, particularly the St. Francis
province, may you stand firm in your commitment.
Dear Sisters as you go along the
journey, may our Blessed Mother, intercede for you may our Seraphic father St.
Francis, our Mother St. Clare and our
beloved Foundress Mother Seraphina be at your side to strengthen you, guide
you, and we pray that May we have the strength of character to support you to
respect you and your commitment to serve us. May we have the patience to give
you a chance to govern with grace, compassion, justice and love.
Praying
Psalm …. For the Newly elected provincial and Team: Now
let all stand and pray the Psalm No….. altogether praying for the newly elected
provincial Team.
Dear Sisters, it was the ever
strengthening, unconditional love of the Father, that gave the courage to Jesus
to go to the extend of dying on the cross in obedience to Him. It was the
mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that gave the courage to the Apostles to
profess bravely their faith in Jesus and establish the Kingdom of God on earth
. It was Jesus who promised us that He will be with us to the end of the age.
Therefore, let us invoke the Blessings of the Trinitarian God to come upon our
dear sisters.
Now I request our Most Rev. Mother General Mother ......and
the General Councillors Sr. ..... and Sr. ........ to place your hands on the
head of our Newly elected provincial and
Team one by one and pray for God’ Spirit to come upon them as we all extend our
hands towards them and implore the blessings of the Holy Trinity as we sing the
song.
Song:
Tere Charanon mein hum aaye hai…….
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