Celebrate
your blessings….
Glorify
your creator.
Yes
dear sisters,
It’s
time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday and the hopes of
tomorrow.
It’s
a time to celebrate all the hard work and prayers that led to this joyful occasion.
Dear
sr……….., …………….., ……………, ……………., …………….
May
your life be filled with countless blessings as you begin the new journey
together as a team.
With
joy and jubilation let us greet our dear sisters with music and dance. As our
young sisters dance for joy, the newly elected Provincial team will be led to
the Prayer hall. Let us accompany them in happiness and love, wishing them
congratulations and prayerful wishes.
Prayer Meeting for the
Incoming Provincial Team of the 16th Provincial Chapter.. 16 Dec 2021.
On
this day of Joy, let us praise and thank the omnipotent, omnipresent and ever-loving
God with the words of our foundress Venerable Mother Seraphina."A purely
joyous thing, it is to be united to the Church, in praising God with His own
Praises''.
On
15th Night a conference was called immediately by God, the father.
St. Peter was appointed as chief organizer. Jesus was cool and confused why His
daddy called for a meeting.
Holy
Spirit just arrived after an outing for a year as he was in Mission to collect
the bio-data of the members of the St. Francis Province. Even though he was
tired, God the father told him to present the report after refreshing himself.
So
meeting began, Holy Spirit presented the report and announced the five names
who will be eligible to be voted for a particular and secret mission which will
be announced later.
Then
God the Father addressed the assembly and surprised all with an announcement of
election as He was hearing daily from many virgins the prayer for the success
of the provincial chapter.
Jesus
was perplexed and asked his father, Dad what are you doing?
God
gently silenced His Son with His look, Beta, calm down. Your Mission is over.
Let me sent now my daughter sr. Matilda and asked St. Peter, to hand over the
keys of authority to sr… Matilda.
All
rejoiced because it was purely the plan of God with lot of preparation and
consultation with our Patron Saints Father Francis, Mother Clare and Mother
Seraphina.
Yes
dear sisters it was truly the plan of God as God Has chosen Sr. Matilda to
animate our Province. As someone rightly said whenever God has something in
mind He raises new leaders who can shoulder the responsibilities.
It
is not an accident; it is not by chance Dear Sister. You are being given a
special power and special grace to be a leader who will stand out, walk along
with the sisters and keep alive the legacy of our foundress.
So Dear Sister we thank God for you whole
heartedly as He has chosen you to be a leader, Mother and Sister while
animating our beloved St. Francis Province.
We
read in Bible that Time to Time God’s love is been revealed through the rising
of a new leaders. Some brought revolution in the lives of human beings.
Likewise Dear
sisters………………………………………………………………………………………, today You are a mouth piece of God
and prophetess to our times who has been
given a special grace to radiate the love and Mercy of God to all.
May
the Lord be with you dear Sisters
As
you are unique, You are a mystery too.
God
loves you immensely and so He shares with you His mission
May
you always enjoy the loving presence of Holy Trinity
The
intercession of Mother Mary
The
Accompaniment of Patron Saints
The
Blessings of mother Seraphina
Above
all full the support and cooperation of your dear sisters.
As
you take up this new responsibility today all that God whispers to you is that,
“My beloved Daughter, My grace is sufficient for you”.
Dear
sisters let us thank God for our new provincial team So, let us join together
to sing the joyful praises of God and make it a memorable day.
Song……
Dear Sisters, The Lord says I am with you and
will follow you where ever you go. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you through
and through .I chose you to be mine, before you left your Mother’s side I called
you , my friend , to be a sign and as
the caretakers in the form of Provincial Superior and councilors of St.Francis’ s Province, to be consecrated women of Joy, peace and reconciliation in
communities and Mission. He assures you
dear sisters that anywhere and everywhere you go His hand will follow you and
He will not leave you alone. He will make you strong and He will fill you with
His Holy Word and with His strength, to build and destroy, create and over throw,
reap the harvest that he sows and His Word you will carry in all your endeavors.
Your
answer will be.. Here I am, Lord I will go Lord wherever you lead me.
Flowers are the wealth of the plant
Fruits are the wealth
of the tree
Birds
are the wealth of the sky
Animals
are the wealth of the forest
Vegetations
are the wealth of the land
And
you dear sisters are wealth of our congregation especially our Province.
We thank God for the precious gift of each
of you dear sisters and your willingness to shoulder the responsibility of
animating our beloved Province.
We
wish to surrender each of you in the loving hands of God symbolically.
Now
I invite Rev. sr. Ivy to hand over this bowl
of soil to Sr Matilda.
Soil . (PROVINCIAL)
Soil
is the symbol of productivity and creation. Soil gives life, renews the nature,
replace the old with new and brings newness. Dear Sister you are created to
recreate the earth to renew its life and rearrange the created things. At this
juncture you are given a mandate to create challenge and cooperate and direct
CFMSS today to reinvigorate the province to march as consecrated women of joy
peace and reconciliation in the communities and Mission.
Dear
sister. Matilda
As
you are chosen to be our Provincial superior to animate our Province. May God
guide you to rekindle the sacred flame of love and give you the grace to
safeguard the mandate of our beloved mother Seraphina and embody you with
courage, compassion and a higher vision for our Province.
Lord, today we implore your
blessings upon our dear sister, be her support and guide, joy and solace,
comfort and counselor. Walk with her, down through the valley and over the
plain
Down
in the shadow and in the sunshine
Down
in her strength and strife
Down
in her joys and sorrows
Down
in her todays and tomorrows. Be with her all through her life’s uneven journey
that she may find joy and fulfillment in serving you THANK YOU LORD!
2.
MANURE (Vice Provincial)
The
one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose and
both will be rewarded for their own hard work.( 1Cor 3:8). Now I call sr…………….
to offer the manure.
Manure
is a valuable source of nutrients for crop of every kind and improves soil’s
productivity. It enables the plant to grow strong, withstand adversities and
bear fruit in abundance. God has chosen you dear sister…. As our vice-
Provincial together with our Provincial Superior to improve the productivity of
the soil.
May
God grant you His grace to collaborate with His plan for our Province. May you continue to be available and willing
to give meaning to the meaningless, voice to the voiceless, strength to the
weak and inspiration to the lifeless. Thus you become a powerful agent of
building up the kingdom of God.
3.
SEED (SECOND COUNCILOR)
God’s
daily care is with us .He promises you dear Sr. …… that He is your salvation, your
inspiration, your refuge, .He will calm the tempest that which is going to
become part of your life. He will turn your rainy days into sunny days. He will
be your guide, comforter and teacher. Now I call upon Sr…. to place this seed before
the Lord
Seed. This seed is so small but it is full of life.
It has the capacity to produce 50 to 100 folds of fruit. But it can produce the
fruit only if it is ready to undergo pain of losing its shape .Lord I bring
this seed as the symbol of the dedicated life of our sister….. Like this seed
she has immense capacity to love and serve you, and may all her gifts and
talents help in reshaping and renewing the consecrated women of Joy, peace and
reconciliation in communities and Mission.
4. PLANT (Third COUNCILOR)
Psalmist
is inviting us to go up the mountain of the Lord with serenity and truth, along
with a heart that is spiritually poor so that we may be able to be the
messenger of the kingdom on this earth. Yes dear sister …. today the Lord is asking you to be that person
who can wipe the tears and pain of others and be the light of those who are
growing weak and those whose steps are slow and those whose hopes are bleak,
and be a friend of those whose eyes grow dim and cannot see and cannot walk
though the end is near..
Now
I request Sr…… to place this plant before the Lord
Plant.
This
plant tells us that the Lord has a special message for you dear Sister .And it speaks of 8 aspects of our life namely living,
giving, sharing, loving, bearing, working, receiving and praying.
Dear
Lord we pray that as she offers this plant, may she be reminded of her
role as a councillor,and be rooted
in your love to stand steadily and draw
strength from your font of living water. As the plant always draws the sap
upwards. Let all her thoughts, words and deeds be upward towards you fulfilling
your plan.
5. FRUIT ( Fouth Councilor)
Almighty
and powerful God, we low down before your powerful presence. Today in a very
special way we praise and thank you for choosing Sr….. as a provincial councilor
as you had selected your apostles to continue your mission we beg your choicest
blessing upon your hand maid Sr….. as your instrument to work for the good of our
province and above all for your honor and glory.
Now
I ask Sr….. to come forward and take this fruits and offer to God.
FRUIT:
Fruit
is the produce of the land and the hard work and patient waiting of the
farmer.. it is nutritious to the body and delight to the human heart. Dear
sister as you offer these fruits, we pray that may God supply you with all the
graces to cope with the challenges this responsibility brings with it and
render a joyful service to God, his people and to your sisters. May His Spirit
be a constant guide to bear fruit in hundredfold.
Offering
our dear sisters in the loving hands of God, thanking for the gift of each of
them let us sing the magnificat. ( aatma meri)
LET US PRAY
My Lord and my God Jesus, you who made your triumphal entry
into Jerusalem on the back of an ass, deign to use them today as that ass which
carries you into the lime light of today’s modern world.
Deign
O Lord to use them today as a loud speaker that gives wings to your word and
teachings for the benefit of those living around me.
Deign
O Lord to turn them today into a flowerbed that exudes your divine fragrance
alone for every passerby to breathe in.
Deign o Lord to use them today as a mirror that reflects
your compassionate face and divine personality to everyone who look upon them
Deign O Lord to turn them today into a tree producing
fruits of your Holy Spirit to nourish those who come to sit and rest in their
shade.
Lastly,
my Lord and my God, deign to use them today as a broom, but a broom held in
your holy hands your powerful hands, your hands that shower forth graces and
blessings alone, in order to sweep clean all the nooks and corners of our today’s
world
according to your Holy will as consecrated women of Joy, hope, peace and
reconciliation in our communities and Mission. We make this prayer through
Christ our Lord.
I
request dear sr. matilda our newly elected provincial superior to bless us with
the blessings of St. Francis.
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