MARIAN SERVICE

MOTHER OF SORROWS MARIAN SERVICE

MARIAN SERVICE

INTRODUCTION

Mary the great personality of our mother church is the mother of us all. Mary, the mother of sorrows is the true model of God’s divine presence amidst us. She being the magnificent example of receptivity is an invitation towards redemption. As we gathered at the close of our gathering to venerate our loving mother Mary as per the tradition of our congregation, let us feel privileged to witness this Marian service. Let us greet her with the virtues we admire in her and draw inspiration from her. After every praise let us sing

Love you mother Mary [ holy virgin Mary]

** Mother most chaste you are the mother of true promises. We praise you for being the most respected mother of this universe. Let us sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most pure you are the mother of all holiness. We love you for your radical transformation in giving meaning to the word of God. We sing

Love you mother Mary.

** Mother most humble you are the mother of all humbleness. We bless you for your transcendent quality of attaining divinely motherhood. We sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most obedient you are the mother of all tranquility. We honour you for your tremendous effortless service to this humanity. We sing

Love you mother Mary

** Mother most genuine you are the mother of serenity. We venerate you for your readiness to fulfil the will of God. We sing

Love you mother Mary

Let us together honour our mother Mary through this hymn and we invite our dear ——– to garland to our dear mother of sorrows.

HYMN

Reading from our directives

Article 85

We are invited by our Congregation to collaborate in the redemptive work of our Lord by radiating compassionate involvement with our brothers and sisters.

May our mother Mary who said yes to the Lord, help us also to say yes to empower women.

May our mother Mary who journeyed to protect child Jesus, help us also to protect the identity of girl children.

May our mother Mary who found Jesus in the temple, help us also to find the lost, abandoned and neglected in the society.

May our mother Mary who strengthened Jesus on the way to Calvery, help us also to encourage the powerless to get rid of their fragile nature.

May our mother Mary who stood at the foot of the cross, help us also to stand with the needy and strive to freed them from slavery.

May our mother Mary who embraced Jesus on her lap, help us also to embrace the children who lost the taste of life and to bring them back to new life.

May our mother Mary who awaited for the resurrection help us also to await and work for the resurrection of the poor people around.

Carrying all these promises and imploring our mother to accompany all of us to fulfil these promises let us venerate her by performing arathi and singing our congregational hymn.

Congregational hymn